In a hotel in Penarth Wales on October 12, not far from Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff where Doctor Who is filmed, three former Doctor actors gathered for a meal. Sylvester McCoy (seventh Doctor), Colin Baker (sixth Doctor) and David Bradley (third actor to portray the first Doctor) were photographed seated at a table at … >
In a guest appearance on BBC’s The One Show, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that the very first Doctor Who script he ever wrote will be adapted into a Big Finish audio adventure. “It’s a strange thing. I reached into one of those boxes I have at home full of old paper … >
The Lovecraft Invasion is destined to be known as the Big Finish Doctor Who story that had to be delayed. As far as we know this was to ensure the messaging around Lovecraft was clear. His racist views are abhorrent and (with extra lines here and there) Big Finish makes its position in this regard clear. … >
Doctor Who Season 23, the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range featuring the sixth Doctor, will be available on September 23. The season (The Trial of a Time Lord) includes the following stories from 1986: The Mysterious Planet Mindwarp Terror of the Vervoids The Ultimate Foe A specially shot announcement trailer, written … >
“It’s not a kids’ programme at all. It could have been a lot better. It could have been slightly better written, especially the last story. It was very clichéd, it was very routine – running up and down corridors and silly monsters.” That’s what Chris Chibnall said at age 16 when he expressed his disdain for … >
In their second set of stories blending so-called classic Doctors with new series monsters, Big Finish has mixed things up to an extent. There are still four stories, but a slight change to the set of Doctors, and one monster appearing twice. First up John Dorney brings us Night of the Vashta Nerada, bringing the … >
Big Finish finally releases one of the most anticipated titles from its extended Doctor Who licence this month: Classic Doctors, New Monsters – Volume 1. The concept is simple; four single-disc stories, each with a classic Doctor and a monster from the post-2005 TV series. All you need to know is the idea works very well on … >