The first concept for show’s 10th Anniversary story saw three Doctors in a fantastic battle with Death. ‘The Three Doctors’, Doctor Who’s tenth anniversary tale, set the template for multi-Doctor encounters. For all its charm, however, it wasn’t without its drawbacks; the Season 10 opener suffered from poorly realised visuals and a dose of run-of-the-mill … >
The next volume of Big Finish’s The Third Doctor Adventures will pit the Doctor and Jo Jones against the men from Mondas in ‘The Quintessence’. Famously, Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor didn’t encounter the Cybermen during his original television run. While that fact has been remedied a few times, in ‘The Five Doctors’ and on audio, … >
Happy Easter! Here’s our March 2024 Podcast Roundup – what we’ve been listening to in the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… They Like to Watch: Little Wigs Abound! And Russell T Davies (DOCTOR WHO) Sara Barron and Geoff Lloyd’s television watcher’s podcast hosts Russell T Davies. There’s plenty … >
A new 116-page bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates an unforgettable era in the show’s history. The success of the first episodes starring Jon Pertwee saved the series from the threat of cancellation. A year later, the next phase of its reinvention introduced a new assistant for the Doctor and a debonair adversary to … >
Doctor Who – The Collection – Season 15, featuring Tom Baker’s fourth season as the Fourth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray in March 2024. The announcement is accompanied by a specially-shot trailer featuring Leela vs the Time War, written by series contributor Pete McTighe (Kerblam! and Praxeus) and featuring Louise Jameson’s … >
The TARDIS prop was set up outside Battersea Power Station in London on 6 November in conjunction with a press screening of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast. It’s all gone a bit #DoctorWho round here… pic.twitter.com/QQyqURYQxh — Nick Cannon (@nickycafc) November 6, 2023 The special guests at the screening included some … >
The first exclusive content to land in the BBC iPlayer “Whoniverse” will be Tales of the TARDIS, a brand new six-part series that reunites beloved classic Doctor Who duos, as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time. From 1 November, The Whoniverse will become the official name, and … >
The redoubtable Jo is back at the Doctor’s side for three more audio adventures in The Return of Jo Jones. The wonderful thing about Doctor Who’s audio afterlife is the possibility to create impossible things. The latest The Third Doctor Adventures release from Big Finish is one such marvel – it’s a trio of tales … >
The Making of Doctor Who, a non-fiction work by script editor Terrance Dicks and screenwriter and novelist Malcolm Hulke first published in paperback in 1972, will be available as an audio edition in early summer. The 1972 edition was principally written by Hulke for Piccalo Books. A second 1976 edition was rewritten by Dicks in … >
Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor Season 9 Blu-ray is available for pre-order for a spring release. A specially shot announcement trailer was released, written by new series contributor Pete McTighe (Kerblam! and Praxues) and featuring Katy Manning back as Jo. Across an action-packed twenty-six episodes, the Doctor and Jo (Katy Manning) face off against Daleks, Ogrons, … >