Jordanian-British actor, writer, and disability rights advocate Nabil Shaban, who is best known for playing Sil in the 1985 Doctor Who story Vengeance on Varos, died on 18 October 2025 at his home in London. He was 72. Born on February 12, 1953, in Amman, Jordan, Shaban was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle-bone condition … >
Actress Carole Ann Ford, who plays the Doctor’s granddaughter, described an unused scene she filmed for the Doctor Who Season Two finale, The Reality War while being interviewed by fellow Doctor Who actress Katy Manning at Club Parramatta in Sydney, Australia on 12 October 2025. Manning introduced the question of Susan’s origins by asking Ford … >
Actress Millie Gibson addressed the tough position she was in when their were unflattering tabloid reports about her role on Doctor Who. Gibson explained that, due to secrecy regarding series plot lines, she couldn’t address a tabloid report that she had been acting like a “diva” on the Doctor Who set and later reports that … >
When its 26-episode deal with Disney concludes in 2026 with the Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and The Sea, Bad Wolf executive Jane Tranter is reportedly very calm amid speculation on whether streamer Disney+ will renew, and what that might mean for Bad Wolf’s continued involvement. “What will happen next is between … >
Simon Pegg reminisced about his time filming Doctor Who while at the Fan Expo Boston convention I attended on 9 August 2025. Pegg played The Editor, a sinister figure in the 2005 Doctor Who episode The Long Game, which aired during the first season of the revived series. He was asked about his experiences working … >
In an interview in Doctor Who Magazine 622, Robert Shearman, writer of the 2005 Doctor Who episode Dalek and several Doctor Who audio adventures and novelisations, described feeling more distant from the television programme of late. “I go through phases,” Shearman told DWM. “I have a real push/pull thing with the show. At the moment … >
The second audio adventure for the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler keeps it local and dials up the scare factor. The new run of The Ninth Doctor Adventures is keeping one foot in familiar territory. Like August’s ‘Snare’, the action takes place on the Powell Estate, home to the Tyler family. However, jumping on some … >
As part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event, Demon Records presents The Last Voyage, an exclusive-to-audio adventure for the Tenth Doctor, written by Dan Abnett and read by David Tennant, accompanied by Murray Gold’s arrangement of the Doctor Who theme. “If everyone’s vanished, who’s flying this thing?” The TARDIS materialises aboard a pioneering space … >
The nominations for the BAFTA Scotland Awards were announced on October 1, 2025 and three Doctor Who actors are nominated for the Actor Film/Television award. David Tennant was nominated for Rivals, Ncuti Gatwa was nominated for Doctor Who and Peter Capaldi was nominated for an episode of Black Mirror titled Plaything. All three actors were … >
While discussing his short story contribution to the Doctor Who: Annual 2026, Night of the Shreek to The Whoniverse Show, Pete McTighe described a Doctor Who read-through which became quite rowdy. “It was kind of a gift really, being asked to write Lucky Day and to… to kind of come up with the Conrad character … >