Eddie Robson takes an irreverent look at the show’s history and considers its amusing inconsistences. With the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who almost upon us, there’s a TARDIS-load of new merchandise available; from Big Finish audio dramas to animated Troughton reconstructions, Blu-rays to comic strip collections. One of the more off-beat recent releases comes from … >
All three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, are available to pre-order on Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD for a December 2023 release in the UK. As well as David Tennant starring as the Fourteenth Doctor and companion Catherine Tate returning as fan-favourite Donna Noble, other guest stars … >
The Star Beast, the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special where the Doctor and Donna come face to face again after many years, will air BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 25 November and on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. The next two 60th anniversary specials Wild Blue Yonder … >
According to Nicola Methven and Mark Jefferies of The Mirror, an announcement that the missing 1966 Doctor Who serial, The Celestial Toymaker, is to be animated will coincide with with The Toymaker character’s imminent return to television. The Celestial Toymaker was the seventh serial of Season 3 of Doctor Who. It introduced The Toymaker, a … >
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 … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 579, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies teased shared several possible scenarios for why the Fourteenth Doctor resembles the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant): “A mysteriously forgotten excursion for the TARDIS in between Planet of the Ood and Sontaran Strategem? Or maybe a multiverse thing, they’re all the rage these days. Maybe this is the Doctor … >
All three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, will be available as audio books of their novelisations in February. The Star Beast novelisation, written by Gary Russell, will be read by Jacqueline King, the actress who plays Sylvia Noble in the television special. The readers of the … >
Come face to face with a Robot of Death, an Imperial Dalek and more. With Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary around the corner, there’s a growing number of exhibitions for fans to visit. From Riverside Studios celebrating the early years of the show, to Weston-Super-Mare showing off 60 years of Doctor Who art. Now there’s a … >
Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, a special concert held on 28 September at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff will air on BBC Four Wednesday, 1 November, from 8:30pm to 10:00pm, following a documentary hosted by David Tennant, Talking Doctor Who. Sponsored by BBC Radio 2, the concert features the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >
BBC Studios and Toshiba TV have unveiled new partnership to mark the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who which includes a live interactive panel, Doctor Who: Beyond the Screen, featuring some of the experts and creative minds who have shaped the show into what it is today. The invite-only event will be hosted on Saturday 9 … >