Peter Purves as Steven Taylor in Doctor Who

Big Finish celebrates 60 years of Peter Purves in Doctor Who

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 … >

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Big Finish Day 2025 is announced for June 21st

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, … >

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Doctor Who The Savages animation

Missing Doctor Who story ‘The Savages’ returns as animation in 2025

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 … >

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The TARDIS & The Celestial Toymaker

‘The Celestial Toymaker’ part-missing Doctor Who story to be completed with new animation

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 … >

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A Christmas Carol – Colin Baker plays Scrooge for Christmas 2023

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 … >

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Doctor Who Season 2: The Collection Blu-ray announced

The second season of Doctor Who starring William Hartnell is available for pre-order on Blu-ray. The release date for Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 2 Blu-ray, which consists of 37 episodes and many special features has not yet been announced. Billed as the biggest release yet, Season 2 is a limited edition nine-disc box … >

Missing Doctor Who adventure ‘Galaxy Four’ to be animated

Galaxy 4, the mostly-missing serial starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, will be released as a fully-animated recreation in November. Only the third episode of the four-part adventure released in 1965, Air Lock, and clips from the first episode, Four Hundred Dawns, are known to exist. An animated recreation by Big Finish Creative is … >

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