Doctor Who Short Trips: The Astrea Conspiracy review

With the February 2019 Doctor Who Short Trips: The Astrea Conspiracy, Big Finish takes its licence into the Peter Capaldi twelfth Doctor era for the first time. There’s no Peter Capaldi, but we do have Neve McIntosh (known for playing Madame Vastra on-screen). Unusually for the Short Trips range, Neve McIntosh isn’t performing as an … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: Block 1 actress discovered

A Doctor Who Series 12 actress was discovered by @Ruther2 on Twitter. According to her online CV, Molly Harris will play a character named Suki Cheng in an episode directed by Jamie Stone. #DoctorWho casting info for block one pic.twitter.com/dr4nQXG0nl — Ruther (@Ruther2) March 20, 2019 Jamie Stone directed Block 1 of Doctor Who Series … >

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Missy Series 1 review

Exclusively available from the Big Finish website until the end of April, Missy Series 1 delivers exactly what it says on the cover: Michelle Gomez as that most diabolical of Time Lords, Missy, in what must surely be the first set of many. Across four CD-length stories, Missy is able to do her worst, unchallenged … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: filming in Cardiff with Jodie Whittaker

Filming continued on Doctor Who Series 12 during a night shoot at the Cory’s Building on Bute Street in Cardiff, Wales on Monday, March 18, into the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 19. One fortunate fan was able to snap a selfie with thirteenth Doctor actress Jodie Whittaker.   View this post on Instagram … >

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Catherine Tate was surprised to be asked back to Doctor Who

In a podcast interview with her former Doctor Who costar David Tennant, Catherine Tate revealed that she was surprised to be asked to reprise her role as Donna Noble as a regular companion on the show. Both Catherine Tate and David Tennant reminisced about their shared experiences on David Tennant Does a Podcast With…. Debuting … >

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Doctor Who: Black Thursday/Power Game review

February’s Doctor Who main range release from Big Finish is a brace of single disc fifth Doctor stories rather than the more common double-disc story. Peter Davison is joined by Tegan (Janet Fielding), Turlough (Mark Strickson) and newly re-voiced shape-shifting android Kamelion (Jon Culshaw). The first story is Black Thursday, the tale of a 1902 … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: back to “Sheffield”

On Monday, March 11, a Doctor Who film crew once again set dressed a Cardiff Central Police Station on the campus of Cardiff University in Wales as the headquarters for the Hallamshire Police.   View this post on Instagram   When austerity amalgamation goes extreme – Cardiff police station becomes part of Sheffield #filmingnotonlocation A … >

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