Doctor Who Magazine 609 includes exclusive Target book

The latest addition to the Target Books range is included with the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine – The Evil of the Daleks. The Evil of the Daleks novelisation is adapted by actor Frazer Hines who played companion Jamie alongside Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor. Ranging from Victorian England to Skaro, home world of the … >

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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Blake’s 7 revives Avon’s backstory in Avon – A Terrible Aspect

Paul Darrow’s Blake’s 7 prequel novel for his character gets the audiobook treatment.  Last month, we heard that Blake’s 7, the classic BBC science fiction series, is getting the Blu ray treatment. The classic 70s/80’s BBC series will enjoy updated effects and interviews from the team behind Doctor Who – The Collection. Now, the late … >

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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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Doctor Who Magazine 608 goes behind the scenes at the BBC Proms

Doctor Who Magazine 608 went behind the scenes to witness the rehearsals for the BBC Doctor Who Proms, which had two performances at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 August 2024. The issue contains interviews with Proms host Catherine Tate, composers Murray Gold and Segun Akinola, Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner and Doctor Who … >

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Tom Baker battles the Dominators and the Quarks on audio

The latest release in The Fourth Doctor Adventures range from Big Finish is Dominant Species.  Tom Baker’s thirteenth audio series draws to a close with the Dominant Species box set, out today. The beloved long scarf wearing incarnation of the Doctor has been travelling with his old friend Harry Sullivan (Christopher Naylor) and a new one, … >

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