Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor. seated and holding a cricket bat

Doctor Who: Hooklight – Big Finish announce an epic Fifth Doctor tale

Told across two box sets, Hooklight stars the Season 19 TARDIS crew.  Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have announced a 12-part drama for Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor. Released in April and May 2025, Hooklight sees the Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan embarking on a great quest. We’re told that the vast, multi-layered story spans … >

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Doctor Who audio spin-off ‘Planet Krynoid’ to star Reece Shearsmith

The voracious plant life has its sights set on domination in Planet Krynoid: Nightfall from Big Finish Productions.  Ever busy exploring The Worlds of Doctor Who, audio producers Big Finish have revealed details of a new horror-tinged spin-off. Following the news of Zygon Century, which kicks off in January, 2025 also heralds the revival of another … >

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Dark Gallifrey: The War Master trilogy audio review

The saga continues, drawing in Bernice Summerfield, Torchwood’s Captain John and the War Doctor. 2024 has seen the start of Dark Gallifrey – a multi-year, multi-part series set in the Whoniverse. Taking the focus from the Doctor, the saga instead shines a light on their greatest foes – villainous Time Lords. First up was a … >

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Doctor Who Icons books: Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children & Charles Darwin and the Silurian Survival

Two Doctor Who Icons books coming out this year

Penguin Books introduces a new Doctor Who Icons series with two new books which promise to be a thrilling journey through time celebrating the Doctor’s encounters with legendary figures from the past. The Thirteenth Doctor meets the illustrious artist Frida Kahlo in Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children. Some art can be deadly… Young Frida … >

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Cast of the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea

Doctor Who spin-off to film in Mallorca

The Doctor Who spin-off series, The War Between the Land and the Sea, will film on location in Mallorca in October, according to Majorca Daily Bulletin. Palma Pictures, a full production service company in Spain and Portugal, will assist with the filming. A part of Spain, Mallorca is located in the Balearic Islands off the … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Dominant Species – audio review

Harry Sullivan and Naomi Cross conclude their adventures with Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor.  UNIT’s medic Harry Sullivan continues his time-travels, in the company of Naomi Cross – a fellow UNIT operative. Dominant Species is their third box set of tales, made up of a 2-part story on a ship crossing the Atlantic in WWI, and … >

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Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend (Studio Version) – audio review

The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard encounter danger, Daleks and the Master down a Cornish tin mine. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Big Finish Productions – Doctor Who’s audio producers – have created a story for the stage. Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend was performed live four times over weekend of 14th/15th September, … >

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The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words audio review

There’s life after death for Alex Kingston’s River Song as her irrepressible adventures continue.  Since her 2015 audio debut, Big Finish have published twelve box sets of adventures with Professor River Song, as well as having her pop up in various other places. The Diary of River Song concluded in 2023 with The Orphan Quartet … >

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