Cyberman from Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966)

Genesis of the Cybermen – Big Finish announce Doctor Who Lost Story

The audio drama draws on the ideas of the Cybermen co-creator Gerry Davis.  The Fifth Doctor met the Cybermen on television in the fateful ‘Earthshock.’ However, before that storyline became a fixed point in Doctor Who history, an alternative idea explored the origins of the metal men from Mondas. While the Cybermen were first introduced in … >

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The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted

Big Finish reveal details of The Fugitive Doctor’s first audio box set

Jo Martin’s mysterious Doctor returns as the star of her own series.  During Jodie Whittaker’s run, Doctor Who’s mythos expanded as we learned of the Timeless Child. As part of that storyline, we were also introduced to a hitherto unknown Doctor. Dubbed ‘The Fugitive Doctor’, and played by Jo Martin, this no-nonsense incarnation was on … >

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Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend (Studio Version) – audio review

The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard encounter danger, Daleks and the Master down a Cornish tin mine. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Big Finish Productions – Doctor Who’s audio producers – have created a story for the stage. Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend was performed live four times over weekend of 14th/15th September, … >

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Doctor Who Magazine 608 goes behind the scenes at the BBC Proms

Doctor Who Magazine 608 went behind the scenes to witness the rehearsals for the BBC Doctor Who Proms, which had two performances at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 August 2024. The issue contains interviews with Proms host Catherine Tate, composers Murray Gold and Segun Akinola, Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner and Doctor Who … >

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The Second Doctor Adventures: Conspiracy of Raven audio review

The Second Doctor Adventures continue with The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe reunited.  Since Michael Troughton took on his late father’s role, we’ve heard the Second Doctor’s life continue beyond his trial. Extracted after ‘The War Games’, he’s now an unwilling agent for his own people, under the director of the unscrupulous Raven. He’s battled Ice … >

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Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend – Big Finish live on stage (updated)

The audio drama company announce a live Doctor Who drama, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher. Updated 30/07/24: A second date added with two more chances to see ‘The Stuff of Legend’ live. ‘The Stuff of Legend’, the live Doctor Who audio drama being presented on stage, sold out in record time. Consequently, producers Big … >

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The Third Doctor vs the Mondasian Cybermen in a Gothic mystery tale

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, … >

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