The BBC’s Director of Drama Lindsay Salt said conversations over financing Doctor Who for a long-term future post-Disney have not yet started, according to Deadline. “There are different ways of setting up a show. We just need to make sure we do it in the right way and make sure we take the right time … >
Big Finish debut a new range of shorter narrated tales, with stories for the First and Third Doctors. In addition to their full-cast audio dramas, audio producers Big Finish launched their narrated Doctor Who Audio Novels back in 2021. We reviewed the first of these, Scourge of the Cybermen, as well as last year’s The … >
According to Russell T Davies in the documentary: The Making of The War Between the Land and the Sea, the Doctor Who spin-off was intended for significantly earlier production and release dates. “It’s worth saying how long ago this production begins. I must have written The Star Beast and The War Between as the launch, … >
In his first interview since joining BBC Studios from Sky, production chief Zai Bennett expressed confidence about the future of Doctor Who and its standing in the USA. “[BBC Studios is] a big important part of Doctor Who and are all motivated to make sure Doctor Who has a long and flourishing life,” Bennett told … >
The Ninth Doctor and Rose are on Cloud Eight – but what is the terror stalking a teenage girl’s nightmares? The opening three stories of the current run of Ninth Doctor Adventures, reuniting Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor with Billie Piper’s Rose, took place in and around her earthly home – the Powell Estate. Now, the series … >
First Doctor adventure The Rescue will be available in a collectable vinyl audio adaptation for Record Store Day 2026. The narrated TV soundtrack of the 1965 serial is presented for the first time on 140g red translucent vinyl in an illustrated outer sleeve depicting the mysterious Koquillion, plus an illustrated inner sleeve which includes full … >
A BBC-commissioned study, Independent Thematic Review of Portrayal and Representation of the UK in BBC Content, conducted by former BAFTA chair Anne Morrison and ex-Ofcom executive Chris Banatvala, referred to audience complaints about the casting of Nathaniel Curtis as Sir Isaac Newton in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special Wild Blue Yonder. The 80-page report … >
The series story arc kicks off in ‘Ride of Die’ as the time travellers are lured into a war on an alien planet. As the Doctor seeks to end the conflict, Yaz is prompted to consider her TARDIS/home life balance. Ride or Die A flurry of space/time coordinates beamed at the Doctor begin this story. … >
Director Peter Hoar thinks the Disney+ exit after only two seasons of Doctor Who, one of the biggest co-production deals of the decade, is a cautionary tale. “I don’t think anybody would doubt the skills at the front line of that show but something went wrong,” the director told Deadline. “I think there were lots … >
Derek Martin, the actor best known for playing taxi driver Charlie Slater in EastEnders, has died at age 92. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EastEnders (@bbceastenders) “I get called, ‘Oi, Charrrrrlie!’,” Martin bellowed humorously to Doctor Who Magazine. “It’s lovely to think I’m still in people’s minds. It’s an honour.” Martin … >