Steven Moffat has openly admitted that, when he was writing his first drafts of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, Day Of The Doctor, that he had Christopher Eccleston’s ninth Doctor in line for a return.
Billie Piper sent social media into something of a tizz – unusual for social media, right? – when she sent out a post a few days back, suggesting she had news, and included an Emoji of a rose. Could, fans wondered, she be about to announce a return to the role of Rose Tyler in … >
Doctor Who series 11 continues to film, with new showrunner Chris Chibnall and new Doctor Jodie Whittaker now settled into their new jobs.
While Dan Starkey is doubtless most familiar to Doctor Who fans for his role onscreen as most of the modern Sontarans, notably the nurse, Victorian butler and comic stooge Strax, he has also worked extensively for Big Finish in various roles. Kicking off a new year of Short Trips, ‘The Authentic Experience’ is his first … >
This Big Finish Doctor Who tale kicks off a second trilogy of stories for Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor in the company of both his onscreen companions; Mel having re-joined the TARDIS crew post ‘Dragonfire’ and after her (mis)adventures with Sabalom Glitz. Written by John Dorney, the story takes place within an isolated futuristic community, with … >
A new rumour suggests Doctor Who may move to Sunday nights in the autumn, to avoid Strictly Come Dancing…
Filming on the second episode of Doctor Who series 10 came involved a big Peter Capaldi speech – and a quick snooze!
Back when the BBC confirmed Doctor Who series 11, that’s filming now, it in doing so confirmed rumours that the episode count would be down to ten. That was being offset by the fact that the episodes would be longer, with the standard Doctor Who series 11 instalment set to run to 50 minutes. However, … >
Back in 2014, with Doctor Who series 8 coming to an end in November of that year, it looked increasingly as though Jenna Coleman would be quitting the role of the Doctor’s companion, Clara. In fact, she was all set to leave following that year’s Christmas special, Last Christmas, before Coleman reversed her decision and … >
Concluding the sixth series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish, ‘The Thief who Stole Time’ contains the third and fourth episodes of a story which began in ‘The Skin of the Sleek’, dealing with the fate of the curious planet of Funderell. Marc Platt’s tale delivers on the promise of the first part … >