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

‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Fifth Doctor Box Set’ audio review

Big Finish’s latest boxset release takes us back to 1982, for a reunion of Peter Davison’s original TARDIS team of Nyssa, Tegan and Adric. The participation of Matthew Waterhouse, who has stayed away from audio up until this point, allows access to an unexplored era of Doctor Who’s chronology. Comprised of two four-parters, the stories … >

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Colin Baker confirms ‘The Five(ish) Doctors’ sequel plans

Doctor Who actor Colin Baker, who played the Sixth Doctor, has revealed the status of the sequel to last year’s The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot spoof. Written and directed by Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor), the half-hour film debuted on the BBC Red Button service and iPlayer last November to celebrate Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special, starring … >

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‘Law & Order: UK’ to be rested by ITV

ITV has announced that Law & Order: UK will take a break “for the foreseeable future” following the departure of lead actor Bradley Walsh. Walsh has played Ronnie Brooks in all eight series of the crime drama. Created by acclaimed US show runner Dick Wolf and based on the US franchise, Law & Order: UK … >

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Moonflesh’ (Big Finish 185) audio story review

‘Moonflesh’ begins a new trilogy of stories starring the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. Arriving in a Suffolk forest in the autumn of 1911, the Doctor is intrigued to hear an African elephant’s trumpeting call and sets off to investigate. Danger soon presents itself and the pair are rescued by a Native American named Silver Crow. … >

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Watch 5 of the Fifth Doctor’s best moments in ‘Doctor Who’

We’ve picked out five classic Doctor Who moments featuring the Fifth Doctor, as played by Peter Davison from 1981–1984…   The first appearance of Rassilon on screen (looking not that much like Timothy Dalton) in ‘The Five Doctors’   After the highest on-screen body-count in the show’s history, Tegan bids farewell in ‘Resurrection of the … >

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‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘The Caves of Androzani’ (1984)

The story The Doctor and his new companion Peri become embroiled in a drug war between on the twin planets of Androzani. When they encounter the disfigured terrorist known as Sharaz Jek, they learn that they have each been poisoned – and will surely die unless they can obtain a rare antidote!   Best moments … >

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