The creator of Doctor Who suggested that the Doctor should regenerate as a woman in the mid-’80s. In a letter to BBC One controller Michael Grade in October 1986 detailing how he would reinvigorate the show, Sydney Newman wrote: “At a later stage, Dr Who would be metamorphosed into a woman.” He added: “This requires … >
The new season of Doctor Who will apparently begin in September. Responding to a fan‘s enquiry on Twitter about when the show will return, producer Nikki Wilson commented earlier today: “We’ll be back in September.” Wilson also teased: “#DoctorWho is even bigger and better this year.” Season 9 will kick off with a two-parter written … >
BBC Worldwide has confirmed details of a one-time-only live fan event in Germany next month. Taking place in Berlin on Friday 17 July, the event will offer fans the opportunity to see Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman for the first time in Germany. This visit follows on from last year’s world tour where the show’s … >
Theatre Impresario Henry Gordon Jago (Christopher Benjamin) and Police Pathologist Professor George Litefoot (Trevor Baxter) were thrown together in the classic Doctor Who tale ‘The Talons of Weng Chiang’. Since 2010, as Victorian investigators of infernal incidents, they have been enjoying a terrific series of audio adventures. The latest boxset sees the pair leave London … >
A returning guest star has been confirmed for the new season of Doctor Who. The actor will feature in Episode 10, written by Sarah Dollard, who has previously written episodes of Being Human, Australian soap Neighbours and BBC Two’s recent spy thriller The Game. SPOILERS BELOW The episode … >
A second female writer for the new season of Doctor Who has been announced. Sarah Dollard has previously written episodes of Being Human, Aussie soap Neighbours and BBC Two’s recent spy thriller The Game. The Game is created by Doctor Who writer Toby Whithouse, who returns in Season 9 with a brand new two-part story. … >
In the run up to their 200th monthly release, Big Finish have found a novel way to ring the changes; mixing up eras by pairing older companions with their regular roster of Doctors. ‘The Defectors’ begins as a Pertwee story, but promptly substitutes the Seventh Doctor in place of the Third. The Time Lord has … >
The final chapter of this second E-Space trilogy begins not by resolving the cliff-hanger from ‘Equilibrium’, but rather with the TARDIS returned to our universe and the Doctor keeping an appointment. He comes as the bearer of bad news and begins to tell his tale; the TARDIS was in pursuit of Tegan, who had been … >
BBC Worldwide has announced details of an official Doctor Who Festival later this year. The event will take place at ExCeL in London on 13-15 November and will be attended by Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) and showrunner Steven Moffat. Doctor Who Festival will allow fans to discover “the inspiration behind the Doctor’s recent adversaries, … >
Cucumber stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman reunite in the first trailer for Closets. Also starring The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Lawrence Knight, the new gay short film about time travel sees Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies’ new LGBT drama Cucumber on Channel … >