Two Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials received Hugo Award nominations. Wild Blue Yonder, directed by Tom Kingsley and The Giggle, directed by Chanya Button, both written by Russell T. Davies, were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious … >
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies put a name to the phenomenon by which enabled the villainous Toymaker and his legions to enter the known universe in his script for The Church on Ruby Road posted on the BBC Writers website. In a scene which wasn’t included in the special where the Fifteenth Doctor and … >
The 65th Doctor Who Magazine special, The 2024 Yearbook, looks back over the happenings of 2023, the 60th anniversary year of Doctor Who. • A year in the life of the stars of Doctor Who. • A look back at the 2023 Specials. • The producer of Tales of the TARDIS discusses this nostalgic series. … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 599, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctor actors David Tennant Ncuti Gatwa are interviewed together – discussing bi-generation. Doctor Who Magazine 599’s other features include: • An access-all-areas look at the making of the final 60th anniversary special The Giggle. • Production designer Phil Sims takes us on a guided tour of the … >
In the last Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Giggle, the Fourteenth Doctor split like an amoeba into two separate Doctors. Thus Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor came into existence while David Tennant’s Fourteenth remained. For all of previous Doctor Who history, the regeneration is a complete transition from one Doctor the another. The former Doctor … >
The Celestial Toymaker, a Doctor Who story which was lost with the exception of one episode, will soon be released in animated form on DVD and Blu-ray. 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 series stars … >
A cast list for the third and final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Giggle, was released in Radio Times Magazine. The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. The terrifying Toymaker holds the human race in his grasp. When the Doctor discovers the return of his old foe, he is … >
Four Doctor Who 60th anniversary special actors were announced in Doctor Who Magazine 597. Dara Lall plays Fudge in The Star Beast Colin “Fudge” Higgins first appeared in a 1980 comic-strip Doctor Who and the Star Beast in Doctor Who Weekly, which went on to become Doctor Who Magazine. According to executive producer Phil Collinson, … >
An image released by official Doctor Who media leaves no doubt that the the world’s first live working television system, demonstrated by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, is featured in the third Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Giggle. In his laboratory on 2 October 1925, Baird successfully transmitted the first television picture with a … >
BBC Books has released cover artwork for its Doctor Who Target range with three new 60th anniversary titles available January 2024 The collection are novelisations of the three 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Each episode’s novelisation will also be available as … >