The first concept for show’s 10th Anniversary story saw three Doctors in a fantastic battle with Death. ‘The Three Doctors’, Doctor Who’s tenth anniversary tale, set the template for multi-Doctor encounters. For all its charm, however, it wasn’t without its drawbacks; the Season 10 opener suffered from poorly realised visuals and a dose of run-of-the-mill … >
The next volume of Big Finish’s The Third Doctor Adventures will pit the Doctor and Jo Jones against the men from Mondas in ‘The Quintessence’. Famously, Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor didn’t encounter the Cybermen during his original television run. While that fact has been remedied a few times, in ‘The Five Doctors’ and on audio, … >
‘Operation Werewolf’ and the original plan for ‘The Three Doctors’ both become Doctor Who Lost Stories. Updated 07/06/24: Cover, cast and further details revealed for ‘Operation Werewolf’. While ‘Deathworld’, which eventually evolved into ‘The Three Doctors’ naturally fascinates, there’s a second lost Doctor Who story imminent. Today, audio producers Big Finish have unveiled the cover … >
It’s the potato-headed Sontaran clone army vs the shape-changing jellyfish Rutan Host as Doctor Who celebrates fifty years of conflict. Updated 19/03/25: The trailer is out for ‘In Name Only’ Ahead of its April release, Big Finish have dropped the trailer for the final part of Sontarans vs Rutans. From writer John Dorney, ‘In Name … >
The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith enjoy a visit to the future, where Earth’s expansion into space has led to colonies in the asteroid belt – and revolution is fermenting. Set in Jon Pertwee’s final season, ‘Revolution in Space’ brings us a futuristic, science fiction tale. On a TARDIS trip, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find … >
The Third Doctor is acting suspiciously, but the Brigadier and Sarah Jane Smith are on his trail. Can he be trusted? The first skirmish of the Sontarans vs Rutans mini-series took us to Ancient Ireland with the Eighth Doctor. In the second, the action shifts to Doctor Who’s much-loved UNIT era in the 70s (or … >
Big Finish celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary with the story of an impossible meeting between Omega, two Doctors… and two versions of Sarah Jane Smith! While audio producers Big Finish were frenetically degenerating Doctors in the monthly-released saga Once and Future, the show’s 60th Anniversary itself saw the release of a more traditional multi-Doctor tale. … >
The latest Pertwee-era audio drama returns to Season 7 – but is Liz Shaw really a dangerous security risk? Intelligence for War brings us back for another serious-minded 7-parter set in Jon Pertwee’s first run. Doctor Who burst into colour with the Doctor’s time and space faring curtailed as he embraced an exile on Earth. … >
Jo Jones returns to her Doctor’s side; to him, they’ve only just parted! One of the great gifts of the Russell T Davies penned ‘Death of the Doctor’, a two-part story for The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2010, was the reintroduction of Jo Jones. Returned to the Whoniverse, we found her still fighting the good … >
There’s a new otherworldly hero – but is Kaleidoscope the real deal or just a spoonbender from space? Set in his final season, Kaleidoscope sees the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith with rivals for their positions. Consciously channelling the 1970s, this Season 11-set story brings the Doctor face to face with the Cold War … >