Over the years Big Finish have told some great stories with the wonderful Geoffrey Beevers – one of the emaciated “crispy” Masters – as well as their own inspired casting of Alex MacQueen. Setting stories in the Time War era however offers the chance for a slice of dream casting, with Sir Derek Jacobi returning … >
If you had any doubt that it was the end of an era for Doctor Who, the BBC has released a video showing the gradual demolition of Peter Capaldi’s TARDIS. Capaldi regenerated into Jodie Whittaker on Christmas Day of course, and from the short scene we saw, it looks as if a new TARDIS will … >
Amongst the many standouts of this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, was Mark Gatiss’ wonderful work in front of the camera as the Captain. Gatiss gave a wonderfully understated performance, and while on set making the episode, he made a small video diary that the BBC has now made available. It’s … >
You guys, just a heads up: the preview version had the final scene edited off but I think it looked like popular character actress Jodie Whittaker is the new Doctor, which is really exciting but you should probably stay off forums and Ian Levine’s Twitter feed for a few decades. There are spoilers below for … >
A two thousand-and-something year old man said it last Christmas, and it feels even more apt now: ‘Everything ends, and it’s always sad. But everything begins again too, and that’s always happy.’ And that’s what we have right here. An ending and a new beginning. Sad and happy all at once. Very Moffat. The mourning of … >
Production is underway on Doctor Who series 11 at the moment, with the first block of episodes for Jodie Whittaker’s opening series of the Doctor filmed. The identity of the writing staff for Doctor Who series 11 remains a secret, though, outside of incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall and his team. But according to Mark Gatiss, … >
The Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, will be available on DVD and Blu-ray in just over a month, with BBC Worldwide setting the release for January 22nd. Amazon has now uploaded the artwork for the release too, and part and parcel of that is the back cover, that’s listed the extras to … >
A new anthology of Doctor Who stories from female authors is set to go on sale in March. The Day She Saved The Doctor is published on International Women’s Day next year, and Calman – so, so brilliant on Strictly Come Dancing recently (but also, in general, brilliant: her book on her battles with depression … >
Earlier this year came a welcome but surprising announcement of a special Doctor Who boxset. Available from one site in Germany, the Doctor Who: Seventh Doctor Special Collector’s Edition is a 17-disc deluxe boxset. And it’s available now! For your 150 euros (yep, that’s the asking price), you get every one of Sylvester McCoy’s adventures … >
Just five more days to go now, before Peter Capaldi hands over the keys to the TARDIS to Jodie Whittaker in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time. Capaldi, who departs the show after three series as the Doctor, has been chatting about his decision to leave, and why now is the … >