Tom Baker goes Solo in his latest boxset of audio adventures. Solo is the latest outing for Tom Baker’s irrepressible Fourth Doctor. Set after ‘The Deadly Assassin’, so post-Sarah Jane, pre-Leela, it sees the Time Lord traveling without a companion. However, he makes a few allies along the way, naturally. Blood of the Time Lords … >
The Gallifrey One convention took place at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport from 18-20 February, 2022. This Doctor Who convention feels unique in how it is run and the genuine good fellowship experienced by guests and attendees alike. Some of the more famous guests who attended are actors Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor), Frazer Hines (Jamie … >
Several attendees at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles 19 and 20 February tweeted information from panels in which Doctor Who executive producer Matt Strevens and other panellists were interviewed and answered questions from the audience. Strevens answered questions about the two upcoming 2022 Doctor Who specials, Legend of the Sea Devils and the … >
A film crew recorded scenes for the Doctor Who BBC centenary special at The Gate Arts Centre in the Roath section of Cardiff, Wales on October 5. The first thing noticed was the TARDIS prop on a truck and some lighting cranes. Jodie Whittaker was spotted at the filming as was Mandip Gill. mandip came … >
Master! sees Eric Robert’s incarnation of the dastardly Time Lord, first seen in the 1996 TV Movie, let loose. While he has returned a few times on audio, most recently in Masterful, this boxset offers the villain centre stage. Along for the ride too is Big Finish’s homegrown heroine Vienna Salvatori (Chase Masterson). The impossibly … >
Masterful celebrates the Doctor’s best enemy on the fiftieth anniversary of the character’s onscreen debut. An eight-disc collection, it contains the eponymous full-cast drama as well as two short trips and a longer narrated tale. The headline story also features the audio debut of John Simm’s “Harold Saxon” incarnation. Masterful A three-disc, full-cast epic, Masterful … >
Jon Pertwee’s second Doctor Who season as the third Doctor, featuring the debut of Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Roger Delgado as the Master, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 8 on 23 February 2021. Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 8 includes newly remastered stories Terror of the Autons, … >
Master Thief and Lesser Evils are the first Big Finish contributions to Time Lord Victorious, the Doctor Who multi-platform event. Using their narrated Short Trips format, we are treated to adventures for two classic incarnations of the Master, those originally brought to life by Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley. As both actors are sadly no longer … >
Gallifrey One is the world’s largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who fan convention. The convention is held in mid February in Los Angeles. I make it a point to follow the developments of the convention on social media every year. One of the customs of the convention is for the participants to exchange tokens, typically … >
The BBC released three behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the tenth and final episode of Doctor Who Series 12, The Timeless Children. They all share some interesting scenes from the filming and insights into characterization and the creative processes. Some scenes were filmed at CEMEX at Taffs Well Quarry in Wales at the end … >