Night of the Doctor - Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor

Exclusive: Paul McGann joins ‘The Musketeers’ in final season

Doctor Who star Paul McGann will appear in the upcoming third season of BBC One’s The Musketeers. It was confirmed earlier this week that the action-adventure drama will end after this season. McGann is best known to cult TV fans for his role as the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who. Co-showrunner Simon Allen exclusively told CultBox: “Paul plays a wealthy … >

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Paul McGann is up for ‘Doctor Who’ return

Doctor Who star Paul McGann is open the idea of returning as the Eighth Doctor “every now and again.” The actor made his debut as the Time Lord nearly 20 years ago in 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ and reprised the role in 2013’s minisode ‘The Night of the Doctor’, which earned 2.5 million views across YouTube, … >

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Top 10 ‘Doctor Who’ audio releases from Big Finish in 2015

2015 was a pivotal year for Doctor Who on audio. Big Finish, the audio drama company who hold the rights to make classic adventures on audio, had their remit widened to encompass New Series elements up to the end of Matt Smith’s tenure. During the year, the company celebrated the release of their 200th Doctor … >

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Night of the Doctor - Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor

‘Doctor Who’ audio review: The 8th Doctor returns in ‘Doom Coalition’ Volume 1

Following his successful run of ‘Dark Eyes’ box sets, the Eighth Doctor returns for another series of linked releases. ‘Doom Coalition’ will unfold over four volumes, each comprised of four hour long tales. In Matt Fitton’s opener, an ill-advised prison visit results in the escape of one of Gallifrey’s most notorious criminals, ‘The Eleven’. As … >

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Our hopes for Big Finish’s new ‘Doctor Who’ War Doctor audios

When John Hurt was cast in Doctor Who’s fiftieth anniversary tale, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, it was terrific coup for the programme and proof of how high its stock had risen since its triumphant return to our screens in 2005. His curmudgeonly and reticent take on the Doctor, or indeed the missing incarnation of … >

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John Hurt returns as The War Doctor in new Big Finish audios

Big Finish has announced twelve new full-cast Doctor Who audio plays featuring John Hurt as The War Doctor. Hurt’s Doctor was introduced in 2013’s ‘The Name of the Doctor’ and featured alongside the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in the 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’. Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery commented: “I … >

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