Ace actress Sophie Aldred spoke to the BBC at the Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury, where her Doctor Who co-star Dalek model is on display. The actress, who lives in nearby Hertfordshire, has written two books about her character Ace’s jacket, with contributions from Doctor Who stars including David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker and Peter Capaldi. … >
A new Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure BBC audio adventure read by Sophie Aldred is coming in August. Aldred, who played Ace alongside Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor in the Doctor Who BBC TV series, reads Doctor Who: What Still Remains, a tense and atmospheric thriller by bestselling author Adam Christopher. The TARDIS materialises on a … >
Here’s our May 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, this month’s picks are… The Doctor Who Show – Astronaut Switcheroo (The Ambassadors of Death) The ever reliable Aussie podcast tackled Season 7‘s underrated ‘The Ambassadors of Death’ for its main feature this month. They gave the … >
With the cancellation of Doctor Who in 1989, a whole season of stories were left in limbo – including ‘Alixion’. Original Season 27 plans included a return for the Ice Warriors and the introduction of a new companion. You can find a ton of articles on the web about where the show might have gone. … >
Here’s our April 2025 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, this month’s picks are… The Sirens of Audio – Jean Marsh Remembered The Doctor Who audiophile’s podcast turned over a whole episode to the memory of Jean Marsh who died this month. Writer Simon Guerrier joined regular hosts … >
River Song meets two of her husband’s best friends, Ace and Tegan, in a time-twisting four-part adventure. With her own capacity to time-travel, Professor River Song (Alex Kingston) encountered three Doctors on screen, and has met more on audio since. However, her latest adventure brings her into contact with two of the Doctor’s former travelling … >
A special limited edition hardback to mark 20 years of Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel’s bestselling memoir Script Doctor will be available March 2025. Andrew Cartmel was the script editor on Doctor Who from 1986 to 1989. During his time on the show, he introduced the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace … >
There’s another massive year coming as Jodie Whittaker joins Big Finish to lead her own series of Thirteenth Doctor audio dramas in 2025. Producers Big Finish celebrated twenty-five years of making official Doctor Who audio dramas in 2024. However, they’ve no signs of slowing down with a packed schedule for the year ahead. Here are … >
Sylvester McCoy’s penultimate season as the Seventh Doctor is the next release in the Doctor Who Blu-ray collection. A special trailer containing archive footage from Season 25 and special features from the release was released to mark the announcement. The stories also feature Sophie Aldred who plays iconic 80s companion, Ace, who joins the Doctor … >
Once upon a time, Dorothy McShane used to blow things up. Now she runs a charity putting them back together. Mr Colchester works for Torchwood, and he’s suspicious of everything. Torchwood’s 80th monthly audio release, out this February, reteams former Doctor Who companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) with the organisation’s Mr Colchester (Paul Clayton). While crossovers … >