Ncuti Gatwa replaced as UK ‘Eurovision 2025’ jury spokesperson

UPDATE: due to unforeseen circumstances, Ncuti Gatwa will not be the United Kingdom’s Eurovision spokesperson. BBC Radio 2 Kitchen Disco presenter Sophie Ellis-Bextor will deliver the results of the UK’s National Jury live during the Grand Final on Saturday 17 May 2025. Ellis-Bextor joins the illustrious BBC Eurovision family, following in the footsteps of previous … >

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Big Finish announce 10th year of The Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity

The annual competition spotlights new talent in memory of the late Big Finish staff member Paul Spragg. Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish Productions have opened submissions for their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Writers’ Opportunity. Since 2016, the process has generated a series of memorable tales which are released for free to listeners. Now in its … >

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Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule – audio novel review

The Doctor and Romana reunite with those indefatigable investigators of the infernal, Jago & Litefoot. Thrown together during 1977’s ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’, Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago were an unlikely double act. However, with Trevor Baxter as the thoughtful pathologist, and Christopher Benjamin playing the loquacious impresario, they were a perfect paring. … >

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Two new Doctor Who Icons books coming this summer

Two new books are announced for Penguin Books Doctor Who Icons series. Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box by Kalynn Bayron The best stories should never be unwritten. When a strange signal echoes through time to the heart of the TARDIS, the Doctor follows it to the home of Shirley Jackson. But the strangeness deepens … >

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Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ co-creator and three-time ‘Doctor Who’ actress, dies at 90

British-born award-winning actress and writer Jean Marsh OBE, died Sunday 13 May at her home in London. She was 90. Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh Jean was born on 1 July 1934 in Stoke Newington, London, England. Marsh co-created and starred in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975) the notable British drama series about class in … >

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‘Homemade Who’ returns for 2025

Recreate your favourite Doctor Who moment from 2005-2025 to win fantastic prizes! Homemade Who is back this year, celebrating two decades since Doctor Who’s 2005 revival, to raise money and awareness for mental health charity Mind! Back during the Covid lockdowns, fans united to recreate their favourite Doctor Who moments while stuck at home for the heart-warming project. More than … >

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