English actor and voice artist John Leeson, best known for voicing the robotic dog K9 in Doctor Who and its spin-offs, died peacefully after “a summer of illness”, according to a 1 November post by his son on Facebook. He was 83. “Many thanks to the Whovian community for the love they showed to my … >
Tom Baker’s second season of adventures as the Doctor will be available on Blu-ray with an eight-disc box set of Season 13. In his second season, Tom Baker’s Doctor really hits his stride, with faithful companion Sarah-Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) by his side. Together they cross time and space to do battle with the Zygons, … >
Sadie Miller plays Sarah Jane Smith, ably assisted by Christopher Naylor as Dr Harry Sullivan. Updated 04/06/24: Cover and cast revealed. Ahead of its July release, Big Finish have debuted a wonderfully retro cover by artist Ryan Aplin for their Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan Doctor Who spin-off. The series puts the two former … >
Following on from The Legend of Ruby Sunday, in which the Doctor and Ruby came face to face with one of the Doctor’s greatest enemies, Sutekh, the pair are set to take a trip down memory lane in Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars. Originally airing in 1975, the four part story Pyramids of … >
The latest Doctor Who Magazine features a 28-page retrospective of every story in The Sarah Jane Adventures, the much-loved spin-off from Doctor Who that ran from 2007-11 and starred Elisabeth Sladen. Included are new interviews with stars Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight and Anjli Mohindra, plus lead writer Phil Ford. Other highlights of the new issue … >
Following six successful fan watch-longs, Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook has organized another communal fan watch-along and live tweet-along of the Doctor Who series 4 two-part story The Stolen Earth and Journey’s End with David Tennant (the Doctor) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones), writer Russell … >
The tragic death of Elisabeth Sladen in 2011 still feels incredibly unfair. Not least because she was headlining one of the best ever Doctor Who spin-off series, the terrific The Sarah Jane Adventures. In the show, she was reprising the role of Sarah Jane Smith, and in all five series were produced. The fifth series … >
Marking five years since the death of Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen, a fan has edited together the ultimate trailer for The Sarah Jane Adventures. YouTube user Gallifreyforever97 has created a beautiful tribute to the show and its much-loved star, featuring clips from all 53 episodes. Watch the video…. CBBC’s Doctor Who spin-off premiered on 1 January 2007 and the final episode aired on 18 … >
With the Doctor taking a rest in 2016, a year apparently already too chock full of “national moments”, it is the perfect time for us raid the back catalogue of Doctor Who’s CBBC spin-off. Bringing back the much-loved companion who travelled with both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, The Sarah Jane Adventures capitalised on the … >
“It’s very well-behaved, this place… “I thought there would be happy slapping hoodies. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs and ringtones. Yeah? Yeah? “Oh yeah! Don’t tell me I don’t fit in.” Coal Hill School Top of our list is a location hardwired into the DNA of Doctor Who. The … >