For the seventh year in a row, January brings the thrill of another series of Doctor Who: Fourth Doctor Adventures – and it is still a thrill, both that Tom Baker was persuaded to return to his most famous role and that he clearly relishes every moment! This year brings a slight tweak in format; … >
The mighty Tom Baker has given a new interview to GQ magazine, where he’s been chatting about the Doctors who followed him into the TARDIS. And in particular, he’s been talking about Christopher Eccleston’s take on Doctor Who, that – of course – only lasted for one series. “I thought it was amazing that Eccleston … >
BBC Worldwide is finally releasing this week its reassembled version of the infamously unfinished Doctor Who adventure, Shada. It’s been a long time coming, and is likely to be the closest we’ll get to a definitive version of the tale. The story, penned by Douglas Adams, began filming in 1979 with Tom Baker in the … >
After last month’s ghostly goings on at Malkin Place, the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) are back in space on a new planet, and in Jonathan Morris’s Subterranea, they are actually inside the planet’s crust. Packed with imagination, Jonathan Morris paints a world where the human inhabitants live inside so-called Drill-towns, desperate … >
In their second set of stories blending so-called classic Doctors with new series monsters, Big Finish has mixed things up to an extent. There are still four stories, but a slight change to the set of Doctors, and one monster appearing twice. First up John Dorney brings us Night of the Vashta Nerada, bringing the … >
In The Movellan Grave, writer Andrew Smith makes light work of fitting an entire four-part 1970s style story into a single disc release for the Big Finish Fourth Doctor Adventures range. Starring Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor, and Lalla Ward as the second Romana, this time our heroes are up against the Movellans. If … >
A brand new DVD set is heading in stores on September 11th, that promises to explore the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who. The double DVD set is coming from Koch Media, and it’s the latest in its series of Doctor Who releases. The features for this one have been confirmed, and as per the … >
While the adventures of the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and Nardole continue to blaze across our Saturday nights, there is plenty more happening in the Doctor Who universe. Here are out Big Finish Doctor Who audio story reviews for May 2017
As a life-long Doctor Who fan, the hardest and most annoying question to answer is, “Who’s your favourite Doctor?” Here Liam South provides five reasons why the Fourth Doctor should be your answer… That scarf. That hair. That voice. Tom Baker’s performance is truly mad, constantly walking the line between childishly silly, … >
A grim and gruesome festival provides the focus for the latest tall tale of Tom Baker’s retirement. In fact it is a wonder that Susy Goshawk, Tom’s former co-star, is prepared to risk another visit to Baker’s End; since Tom ‘died’ and was resurrected as the self-styled ‘King of Cats’, he has attracted no end … >