The beloved former Doctor Who companion and Eastender is bound for The Woolpack. Louise Jameson, best known to cult TV fans as the savage Leela – a companion to the Fourth Doctor – is joining the cast of itv’s long-running soap opera Emmerdale. The actress will play Mary, the mother of longstanding character Rhona Goskirk … >
Hero Collector offers a first look at Doctor Who: Flux figurines plus brand new models for collectors of classic Doctor Who figurines. Karvanista, the Lupari first seen in The Halloween Apocalypse Commander Skaak, the Sontaran first seen in War of the Sontarans Movellan, first seen in Destiny of the Daleks Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s TARDIS … >
In an interview with Radio Times, Doctor Who BBC Centenary Special director Jamie Magnus Stone spoke of filming Jodie Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor’s regeneration scene for the final of the three 2022 Doctor Who specials. “I’m very fortunate in that I’m directing the last one of them. So I’m actually doing her regeneration.” “Basically her last … >
The Eighth of March: Protectors of Time is another set of stories for the powerful women of Doctor Who. In 2019, Big Finish celebrated a number of Doctor Who’s female icons with a special release for International Women’s Day: The Eighth of March. Now, three years on, a further set of audio dramas are announced … >
Vancouver-based East Side Games Group has announced a multi-year partnership with BBC Studios to release a Doctor Who free-to-play mobile game. East Side plans to release the game worldwide on iOS and Android in 2022 as a “free-to-play narrative-driven title.” The as-yet-untitled Doctor Who game will be built on its proprietary technology. The developer’s past … >
The first full season for Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 22. All episodes are newly remastered from the best available sources. Across an action-packed season of double-length episodes, Colin Baker’s Doctor and companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) face off against a host of classic monsters and villains, … >
According to the online CV of Block Producer Vicki Delow, Doctor Who is “currently in production” at Wolf Studios in Wales. 👀 pic.twitter.com/0L1XCKPcUr — Ruther (@Ruther2) January 19, 2022 Not only for the 60th anniversary special but Series 14 is also “currently in development, according to the CV of Phil Collinson, who produced many Doctor … >
The latest ‘Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity’ Winner delivers atmosphere in spades. Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish annually mark the birthday of their late colleague Paul Spragg, December 29th, with the release of a free Short Trips story. The author of this tale is picked through a competition, which seeks to encourage fresh … >
The adventures of Dodger (Billy Jenkins), Fagin (Christopher Eccleston), his gang and a colourful gallery of Victorian characters are coming to CBBC and BBC iPlayer on 6 February. Written by Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery, the series follows the gang as they are down on their luck, ducking and diving their way through the tough … >
The statuesque Doctor Who villains are also battling a pair of Doctors on audio this July. Fresh from their appearances in Flux, including the entertaining Village of the Angels, the monsters are adding both a board game and a new audio drama to their repertoire in the coming months. Amazingly, it’s almost fifteen years since … >