A Scottish Doctor Who fan/computing science student named Gary Taylor has brought an old husk of a K9 back to life. Last September, he stumbled onto the K9 shell at a lab within Abertay University in Dundee, and saw an opportunity for a project. “I love robotics, I love programming, I love dogs and I love … >
Given how many people have struggled to get to grips with controlling the Doctor’s TARDIS on screen – the Doctor included! – the latest Doctor Who book to be revealed might just come in useful. Replete with new Doctor Who branding comes an official Doctor Who: TARDIS Type Forty Instruction Manual, that’s been penned by … >
Available as either a boxset or four individual instalments, the seventh series of Fourth Doctor Adventures concludes with Volume 2, and it’s four more hugely entertaining stories for Tom Baker’s Doctor in the company of Leela (Louise Jameson). Justin Richards starts with The Shadow Of London. It’s the 1940s and London seems unusually quiet, and … >
Doctor Who fans have been invited to send welcome videos to Jodie Whittaker, ahead of her first full series in the show’s lead role. The campaign is being led by BBC America, who are planning to compile the video messages together into one big happy montage to show to Whittaker. With regards to exactly what they’re … >
Over 500 classic Doctor Who episodes will stream worldwide on Switch – an online video platform with a built-in chatroom – from May 29th to July 23rd. BBC Studios has teamed up with Switch to put together this online broadcast, which is being described as ‘the first-ever digital broadcasting event of the Classic Doctor Who era’. 26 … >
Six box sets in, and with Autons, Silurians and Sea Devils, The Silence, Daleks and Sontarans already faced, it was inevitable that Kate Stewart’s UNIT team would tackle the Cybermen at some point. Of course, they did so onscreen in Dark Water/Death In Heaven, but these stories are set earlier. Picking up on the story … >
Lots of pop culture treats are being sold through Ewbank’s Auctions, a Surrey-based company, later this month. The entertainment and memorabilia auction will take place on May 31st, with bidding set to take place in real life and on the web. The exterior of Peter Cushing’s actual TARDIS is among the items being sold. It … >
After Christopher H. Bidmead left Doctor Who, Anthony Root took the role on for three months in a trainee capacity. He developed scripts that Bidmead had commissioned, including one by Eric Saward. In the meantime, Root took on another three month contract for Juliet Bravo. Having impressed the outgoing Script Editor with The Visitation, Saward … >
It’s looking certain now that Doctor Who series 11, starring Jodie Whittaker, is heading for an October debut. This had been widely suggested earlier this year already, but a new report on sales of the show to Latin America has also doubled-down on that October start. “The new season of the acclaimed TV show will feature … >
Big Finish has had a reorganisation of its Doctor Who main range, with each Doctor now having their own producer. In the case of the Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor, the producer is now John Ainsworth, who also directed The Lure Of The Nomad, a story written by Matthew J Elliott. Matthew is presumably used to … >