Big Finish play with the War Doctor concept in their Unbound range… but have they the right? The multiverse is all the rage these days thanks to Marvel’s high-profile What If? concept. Of course, alternate dimensions and altered chronologies are nothing new for Doctor Who, from 1970’s ‘Inferno’ to the mixed up Earth of ‘The … >
The Tenth and Sixth Doctors collide for a high-concept, time twisting face-off with the Weeping Angels. ‘Wink’ is the latest in the Out of Time series of doctorly collisions. The range sees David Tennant’s version of the Time Lord meeting his former selves and facing a few famous foes. The title, of course, nods to … >
The actor is swapping his multi-coloured coat for a deerstalker in a radio-play-on-stage production. Colin Baker is touring the UK this autumn, playing Sherlock Holmes in a production of The Hound of the Baskervilles. He’s joined by Terry Molloy as Dr Watson which is a fascinating pairing for Doctor Who fans; Molloy is, of course, … >
New companion Hebe Harrison joins Old Sixie and Mel for Water Worlds. Classic Doctors and new faces are all the rage at the moment, with the incoming RTD2 era filming scenes for Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary celebrations on the streets of London (spoilers!) However, it will be a long time until we see the fruits … >
With Stranded 4, the Eighth Doctor’s time trapped in London comes to an end in familiar territory and a story telling experiment comes to an end When Big Finish released Stranded 1, a way to tell a different type of story by fixing the TARDIS in place, they picked London in 2020. Fact overtook fiction, and … >
There’s a fresh line-up of familiar foes with unexpected Doctors! Across their wide output of Doctor Who audios, every classic series Doctor now has their own range at Big Finish. Either with the original actor or judiciously recast, each incarnation appears in full-cast drama boxsets. While they often encounter period-appropriate threats, it’s also immense fun … >
Thanks to a lucky lockdown discovery Mind of the Hodiac, Russell T Davies’ earliest script for Doctor Who, gains a new life on audio. Unearthed while he was preparing for one of the Doctor Who: Lockdown! live tweetalongs, Mind of the Hodiac was a speculative script for mid-1980s Doctor Who. Featuring Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor … >
It a new/old Russell T Davies tale for Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor. Today is release day for a new Doctor Who adventure from former (and incoming) showrunner Russell T Davies. While he’s doubtless beavering away on what follows the Jodie Whittaker era however, this new tale was a lucky lockdown find. Originally written as a … >
Peladon charts the history of one of the Doctor Who’s favourite planets through the ages. It’s been fifty years since the Third Doctor and Jo first travelled to Peladon. A feudal Earth-like society, though mineral rich, it was on the cusp of membership to the Galactic Federation – though not all his people shared that … >
The first full season for Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 22. All episodes are newly remastered from the best available sources. Across an action-packed season of double-length episodes, Colin Baker’s Doctor and companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) face off against a host of classic monsters and villains, … >