Doctor Who Magazine interviews Carole Ann Ford

In Doctor Who Magazine 623, Carole Ann Ford, the first person cast in Doctor Who, talks about William Hartnell, how she would have like to have played Susan and her return to the programme in 2025. “I felt quite emotional going on set; the feeling of standing on the TARDIS and going, ‘Wow’ – also … >

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Carole Ann Ford describes unused Doctor Who finale scene

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 … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – June 2024

Here’s our June 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, our picks this month are… The Gaby Roslin Podcast: Laura Checkley Gaby spent time in the company of actor Laura Checkley, star of Detectorists, King Gary and Screw. The chat ran through her career, … >

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Susan’s War continues at Big Finish with two new releases

The Doctor’s granddaughter returns for further audio adventures in the Time War.  Back in 2020, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish addressed the fate of the Doctor’s granddaughter during the Time War. As the conflict between the Time Lords and the Daleks engulfed the universe, Susan’s War saw her recruited to aid her people – … >

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Doctor Who special ‘The Star Beast’ screens in London

The TARDIS prop was set up outside Battersea Power Station in London on 6 November in conjunction with a press screening of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast. It’s all gone a bit #DoctorWho round here… pic.twitter.com/QQyqURYQxh — Nick Cannon (@nickycafc) November 6, 2023 The special guests at the screening included some … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future: The Union audio review

Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary mini-series concludes with Once and Future: The Union. October’s second dose of Once and Future brings the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio extravaganza to a close. Still afflicted by his bout of  is degeneration, the ailing Doctor is rattling around his personal timeline more than ever. In The Union, … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future audio mini-series finale lands

It’s a family affair as Paul McGann’s Doctor reunites with Susan and encounters River Song in ‘The Union’, the Once and Future finale.  Updated 25/10/23: It’s the end of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio mini-series, but will it enjoy a suitably big finish? Once and Future: The Union is led by Paul McGann’s Eighth … >

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Doctor Who Season 2: The Collection Blu-ray announced

The second season of Doctor Who starring William Hartnell is available for pre-order on Blu-ray. The release date for Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 2 Blu-ray, which consists of 37 episodes and many special features has not yet been announced. Billed as the biggest release yet, Season 2 is a limited edition nine-disc box … >