Big Finish finally releases one of the most anticipated titles from its extended Doctor Who licence this month: Classic Doctors, New Monsters – Volume 1. The concept is simple; four single-disc stories, each with a classic Doctor and a monster from the post-2005 TV series. All you need to know is the idea works very well on … >
It is now 30 years since Doctor Who returned from its first hiatus with a reduced episode count and a season arc reflecting the show’s situation at the time. ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’ was the umbrella title for 1986’s quartet of stories linked by a running narrative, the title of which said it all. … >
Can you believe it’s 30 years since ‘The Trial of a Time-Lord’ aired? We take a look back at Colin Baker’s epic 14-part Doctor Who serial, which formed his second full season as the Sixth Doctor in late 1986. > Buy ‘The Trial Of A Time Lord’ on DVD on Amazon. The story The Doctor is summoned by the … >
Nearly 30 years since ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’ first aired on BBC One, a fan has edited together a brilliant trailer for the epic 14-part Doctor Who serial. Colin Baker’s second full season as the Sixth Doctor aired in late 1986 and comprised four linked stories: ‘The Mysterious Planet’, ‘Mindwarp’, ‘Terror of the Vervoids’ and ‘The Ultimate Foe’. … >
Big Finish has treated us to something very special in the form of ‘The Sixth Doctor – The Last Adventure’. Brought forward from September, this is a four-disc story telling how the Valeyard (Michael Jayston) schemes across the Sixth Doctor’s (Colin Baker) incarnation. We know in advance that this is the story which will regenerate … >
Big Finish has treated Doctor Who fans to a feast of new releases this month. The Fourth Doctor Adventures 4.08: ‘Return to Telos’ Here we have the final release in this year’s Fourth Doctor Adventures. These star Tom Baker (of course) and also Louise Jameson as Leela. For most of the run they have … >
Doctor Who actor Peter Davison, who played the Fifth Doctor, has given an update on the status of a possible sequel to The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. Written and directed by Davison, the half-hour spoof film debuted on the BBC Red Button service and iPlayer in November 2013 to celebrate Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary, starring Davison … >
Concluding this trilogy of post-Mindwarp adventures for Peri and the Sixth Doctor, we are on familiar ground again when poor Ms Brown finds her mind is not her own. Reeled in by the Rani, who tries to play on the Doctor’s vanity by organising for him to be awarded with an honorary degree, the TARDIS … >
With a wonderfully temporal twist at its heart, this is the second in a trilogy of post-Trial stories for Peri and the Sixth Doctor. Materialising in the Scottish Highlands of 2163, the time travellers discover they are on an Earth under the Dalek control – the very same regime which the First Doctor helped to … >
‘The Widow’s Assassin’ picks up on perhaps the most important story thread that television Doctor Who left dangling in the 1980s, namely the fate of Peri. While companions were rather more disposable than they are these days, her dramatic stunning exit at the end of ‘Mindwarp’ left the audience stunned. The victim of a brain … >