Two Doctor Who episodes from 1965, thought to be lost forever, were found by a charitable trust run by film collectors, cinema lovers and vintage television enthusiasts. The recovered episodes represent the first missing Doctor Who material to be announced since 2013. Film is Fabulous! approached BBC Archives after finding the episodes in a private … >
Big Finish debut a new range of shorter narrated tales, with stories for the First and Third Doctors. In addition to their full-cast audio dramas, audio producers Big Finish launched their narrated Doctor Who Audio Novels back in 2021. We reviewed the first of these, Scourge of the Cybermen, as well as last year’s The … >
Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper talk about their reunion for a brand-new series of audio adventures in Doctor Who Magazine 619. DWM also chats with the team behind Big Finish’s new Ninth Doctor and Rose adventures. Also in DWM 619: • Celebrating 60 years of Steven Taylor – actor Peter Purves looks back over his … >
Peter Purves joined the TARDIS as Space Pilot Steven Taylor in 1965 as still plays the role 60 years on. After the departure of original companions Ian and Barbara, the next addition to Doctor Who‘s ever-changing line-up was Steven Taylor. Played by Peter Purves, Steven was a space pilot from Earth’s future who joined the … >
A animated version of a First Doctor adventure and the farewell outing for companion Steven Taylor, The Savages, gets a home release in March 2025. The First Doctor story, a four-part adventure originally broadcast between May and June 1966, will be available on DVD and Blu-ray and as a limited edition Blu-ray steelbook. The Doctor … >
The celebration of the production company’s audio drama output is themed as a live podcast. Tickets are available now for this year’s Big Finish Day. For 2025, the convention returns to Derby and the event is taking place at QUAD, in association with the Whoovers. With the event themed as The Big Finish Podcast: Live, … >
A 1966 lost Doctor Who adventure The Savages will be released as an animation on DVD, Blu-ray and limited-edition steelbook in spring 2025. The four-part First Doctor story was originally broadcast between May and June 1966. As the original master recordings are lost, due to the BBC’s historic policy of wiping content after transmission, BBC … >
The Celestial Toymaker, a Doctor Who story which was lost with the exception of one episode, will be released in animated form on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2024. We had previously announced the rumour regarding this special animated release. The two-disc set contains the third season story as well as special features. This classic … >
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 … >
Charles Dickens’ classic tale of charity, forgiveness and redemption celebrates 180 years. Last year, one of our highlights was catching Colin Baker on stage as Sherlock Holmes. In the company of fellow Doctor Who thespian Terry Molloy, he starred as the Great Detective in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Now, we’re pleased to see that … >