The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Knight has revealed that he’d like to reprise his role as Luke Smith in Doctor Who. Knight played Sarah Jane’s adopted son in five seasons of The Sarah Jane Adventures, from January 2007 until October 2011. He previously appeared in Doctor Who in 2008’s ‘The Stolen Earth’ and ‘Journey’s … >
Doctor Who writer Gareth Roberts is keen for original companion Ian Chestertson to return to the show. Actor William Russell played teacher Ian alongside the First Doctor in 77 episodes from 1963 to 1965. The character was referenced in last year’s 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, as Coal Hill school’s Chairman of … >
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (A Modern Prometheus) is a classic story most are aware of but few have read. This new audio release is a full cast dramatization adapted by Jonathan Barnes and directed by Scott Handcock. The adaptation is faithful to Shelley’s masterpiece (written when she was 18) and tells the story of how Victor … >
Recent roles in the likes of Little Britain have demonstrated to wider public something long known by Doctor Who fans; Tom Baker is a national treasure. Now at eighty, this interview comes at the end of a third run of Fourth Doctor adventures, and hot on the heels of his fan-pleasing cameo in ‘The Day … >
To launch Doctor Who: The Early Adventures, stories set in the programme’s formative years, Big Finish have taken us back to the very first season with Domain of the Voord. The story provides an outing for the show’s initial line up of the Doctor, his Granddaughter Susan and her schoolteachers Ian and Barbara. Mid-way though … >
With 3,000 questions drawn from 50 years of on-screen Doctor Who, this quiz tome is quite the most comprehensive of its type. As an editor, author and scriptwriter, as well as a regular Doctor Who Magazine columnist, Jacqueline Rayner is well qualified to pose the questions and sets herself the target of having one at … >
BBC Worldwide has announced the launch date for Doctor Who‘s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. From Friday 3 October, Minecraft players will be able access to a range of Doctor Who assets, allowing them to change their avatar to resemble their favourite characters from the show. The first pack – priced at £1.99 – will include … >
Wallander writer Peter Harness makes his Doctor Who debut this weekend with ‘Kill the Moon’. In the near future, the Doctor and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. Crash-landing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full of corpses, vicious spider-like creatures poised to attack, and … >
“Certain moments in Time are fixed. Tiny, precious moments. Everything else is in flux, anything can happen. But those certain moments…they have to stand.” So said The Tenth Doctor in ‘The Waters of Mars’ – not the last time you’ll hear that episode mentioned in this review, or others. Viewers will draw close parallels between … >
The BBC has released a set of promotional photos for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Peter Harness and guest starring Hermione Norris (Spooks, In the Club), ‘Kill the Moon’ airs at 8.30pm on Saturday 4 October on BBC One and is described by Steven Moffat as “proper drama”. The episode’s synopsis reads: … >