Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor. seated and holding a cricket bat

Doctor Who: Goth Opera – Big Finish to adapt a 5th Doctor vampire novel

From acclaimed writer Paul Cornell, Goth Opera sees The Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa battling bloodsuckers in 1990’s Manchester.  After a long gap, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish are back in the novel adaptations business. Between 2012 and 2016, the company dramatized various Doctor Who books, many by authors subsequently wrote for the Doctor … >

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Doctor Who Children in Need 2023 - David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor

Doctor Who on Children in Need – a colourful history

In preparation for another exclusive Doctor Who scene on BBC Children in Need night, we reflect on the show’s long association with the charity fundraiser.  Doctor Who is back on our screens this month. Saturday 25th November brings us the first of three 60th Anniversary Specials starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate as the Fourteenth … >

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Doctor Who: The Collection Season 20

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 20 next in Blu-ray range

The 20th anniversary season of Doctor Who, with Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 20. Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 20 includes seven stories from 1983; Arc of Infinity, Snakedance, Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, Enlightenment, The King’s Demons and The Five Doctors. A specially-shot announcement trailer was … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future 2 released (updated)

Once and Future 2 – ‘The Artist at the End of Time’ promises a multi-Doctor tale with a twist. Updated 14/06/22: Once and Future: ‘The Artist at the End of Time’ lands today. To celebrate the release of the second instalment of Once and Future, the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audio series, audio producers Big … >

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The Davison era at Forty: Janet Fielding interview

Celebrating Forty years of the Fifth Doctor, Doctor Who star Janet Fielding answers our questions.  2022 marks forty years of the Fifth Doctor era and audio producers Big Finish are celebrating with two boxsets. Forty was released in January and Forty 2 comes out today. Across three stories, featuring classic villains, Peter Davison’s Doctor spends … >

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Classic Doctors New Monsters – Big Finish announce two more volumes

There’s a fresh line-up of familiar foes with unexpected Doctors!  Across their wide output of Doctor Who audios, every classic series Doctor now has their own range at Big Finish. Either with the original actor or judiciously recast, each incarnation appears in full-cast drama boxsets. While they often encounter period-appropriate threats, it’s also immense fun … >

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Doctor Who on Forces TV – twelve classic stories

Further to the recent announcement, we now have a list of the stories Forces TV viewers can look forward to.  After the exciting news that a selection of classic Doctor Who stories from the 1970s and 80s are coming to Forces TV, we were left with a puzzle – what would they show? Thanks to … >

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Classic Doctor Who is coming to Forces TV

The UK free-to-air channel beings a run of classic Doctor Who stories this month.  Forces TV have announced that they will be showing a run of twelve stories from the classic era of Doctor Who. With BBC repeats a rarity and access to these episodes otherwise needing a subscription or a boxset budget, it’s great … >

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Doctor Who: Big Finish celebrate Forty years of the Fifth Doctor

It’s been four decades since Peter Davison visited Castrovalva. Never ones to miss a good anniversary, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have released the first of two celebratory volumes to mark Peter Davison’s 40th anniversary as the Doctor. The actor, best known at the time for playing Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and … >

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