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The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Metamorphosis – audio boxset review

Harry Sullivan and Naomi Cross enjoy three more adventures with the Tom Baker’s Doctor.  Flexing the format a little, the latest Fourth Doctor audio boxset contains three 2-part adventures. The first brings the Doctor face to face with the Toymaker, albeit in a new different form. The second is a fantastical affair – a celebrity … >

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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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Doctor Who: The Giggle — full cast list

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 … >

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Latest Doctor Who image reveals John Logie Baird’s first live TV prototype

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 … >

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Doctor Who rumour: new ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ animation to be announced this year

According to Nicola Methven and Mark Jefferies of The Mirror, an announcement that the missing 1966 Doctor Who serial, The Celestial Toymaker, is to be animated will coincide with with The Toymaker character’s imminent return to television. The Celestial Toymaker was the seventh serial of Season 3 of Doctor Who. It introduced The Toymaker, a … >

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Doctor Who fans teased to watch BBC One on September 23

A promotional teaser which first appeared on BBC One on September 16 shared a binary code with a special message. SOMETHING IS COMING!!#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/oEiEaL8hV6 — Bad Wolf Archives (@BadWolfArchives) September 16, 2023 The binary code shared this message: “Saturday, 23 September, BBC One 6:10PM” and “Their time has come” In the minutes before ‘Strictly Come … >

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New Doctor Who 60th anniversary trailer hinted to drop before Eurovision

Three cryptic Doctor Who 60th anniversary teasers were released on BBC One in the past three weeks, all with clues which mention Eurovision, the annual wildly-popular televised song contest which began in 1956. Catherine Tate, who stars as Donna Noble in the three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, will deliver the results of the UK’s … >

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Doctor Who 60th Anniversary: teaser trailer breakdown

On December 25, 2022, a sixty-second trailer, publicity photos and some statements were released for the three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to air in 2023. What follows is a breakdown of the trailer complete with screen shots and information. It opens with a shot of London highlighting Tower Bridge. Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant): “I … >

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