A busy month for Big Finish started with the release of The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume 1. In the absence of Jon Pertwee, Tim Treloar takes the part of both a narrator and the Third Doctor, alongside Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. The boxset consists of two 2-CD stories. … >
Back for a fifth season, and embracing a zippy new format (as trialled in ‘The Worlds of Big Finish’), the Number 22 to Putney Common has returned. For the uninitiated, her driver is the erstwhile Iris Wildthyme, trans-temporal adventuress, bon viveur and occasional sparring partner of the Doctor. For these stories, she is accompanied by … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat wants Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston to appear in BBC One’s sci-fi drama. Moffat told the Daily Record: “Who’d be good in Doctor Who? Bryan Cranston, he’s brilliant, he should be in Doctor Who.” He joked: “I don’t know if he’s even heard of Doctor Who, but wouldn’t he be … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ will air on Saturday 26 September on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no … >
‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. When an episode wears a title as Harry Potterish as that, you’d expect its characters to be shrouded in an invisibility cloak. There’s an element of that – it’s called a BBC embargo. However, if you’re looking for wizardiness or witchcraft, look elsewhere. The Doctor’s magic sonic screwdriver may have its part … >
Jemma Redgrave has been announced as the latest addition to the cast of Holby City. Redgrave begins filming her new role as Bernie Wolfe in BBC One’s long-running medical drama this month. The character is described as “a feisty general surgeon with battlefield experience”. The actress commented: “It will be great to be practicing medicine … >
Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman made a valiant try at a Scottish accent at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto. We’re not sure what Peter Capaldi would think of it though. Watch the video… @Jenna_Coleman_ attempt at a Scottish accent. #FanExpoCan pic.twitter.com/TF8TuaAq9a — Marvelous (@Shuebzters) September 7, 2015
The BBC has released the official story synopsis for the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ will air on Saturday 19 September on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, … >
Big Finish have released a trailer for the opening instalment of their new Torchwood audio series. Torchwood: The Conspiracy features the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. > Order The Conspiracy on Amazon. The official synopsis reads: “Captain Jack Harkness has always had his suspicions about the Committee. And now Wilson is also … >
Since the departure of Matt Smith in 2013, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has appeared keen to establish the stories of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as a new era. Although the Paternoster Gang appeared in ‘Deep Breath’ and the new UNIT gang introduced in the Eleventh Doctor’s era returned in ‘Death in Heaven’, fandom seems divided … >