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Month: June 2015

MORE NEW SERIES DOCTOR WHO FROM BIG FINISH

MORE NEW SERIES DOCTOR WHO FROM BIG FINISH

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Big Finish is proud to announce a new range of boxsets, featuring heroes and monsters from the New Series of Doctor Who. Leading this new wave of adventures is Alex Kingston as River Song, the beloved Time Lord archaeologist who first appeared in 2008’s Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. River will be stepping into the era of the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) for Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2, alongside Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) and Helen Sinclair (Hattie Morahan). But how can River…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 488

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 488

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FAN FAVOURITE OSGOOD – aka INGRID OLIVER – IS BACK ON ACTIVE DUTY IN DWM 488! The popular UNIT science whizz was apparently killed off at the hands of Missy in Death in Heaven – but the rumours of her death may have been exaggerated! Actress Ingrid Oliver tells DWM about her joy at Osgood’s unexpected return. “When I died, I was like ‘Oh. That’s a shame. That is a shame.” I really didn’t think I would return,” Ingrid tells…

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FROM POLDARK TO DOCTOR WHO, 17 FASCINATING THINGS YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE SHOWS AT THE RADIO TIMES FESTIVAL

FROM POLDARK TO DOCTOR WHO, 17 FASCINATING THINGS YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE SHOWS AT THE RADIO TIMES FESTIVAL

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How did Gogglebox become a reality TV smash hit? What is life like after Strictly Come Dancing? Just how do you get a job in TV? There are many exciting things to learn at the Radio Times Festival… Come to the Radio Times Festival this September (25th–27th) and you’ll get the inside story on how your favourite TV shows are made – including hits like Doctor Who, Poldark, Gogglebox, Call the Midwife and many more. So many more, in fact,…

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RIVER SONG TO TEAM UP WITH THE EIGHTH DOCTOR FOR A NEW ADVENTURE

RIVER SONG TO TEAM UP WITH THE EIGHTH DOCTOR FOR A NEW ADVENTURE

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Paul McGann and Alex Kingston will reprise their roles for a Big Finish radio drama Looks like River Song is coming back to Doctor Who in 2016 – but this time, she’s teaming up with a different Doctor. A new radio drama from Big Finish will see Alex Kingston’s time-travelling archaeologist team up with Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor (as well as his companions, played by Hattie Morahan and Nicola Walker) in Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2 – but there’s a…

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BACK TO THE EIGHTIES EVENT (WITH DWAS) GUESTS ANNOUNCED

BACK TO THE EIGHTIES EVENT (WITH DWAS) GUESTS ANNOUNCED

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  The Gallifreyan Newsroom has recieved advanced information on the guests who will be appearing at this event on the 24th of October   Writers Andrew Smith (Full Circle) and Phillip Martin (Vengence On Varos and The Trial Of A Timelord) will be joining the DWAS at this one day celebration of 80’s Doctor Who.  For more information please visit their site.   Andrew Smith Phillip Martin

DOCTOR WHO AND SHERLOCK IN TOP 10 TV FAVOURITES IN EMPIRE MAGAZINE POLL

DOCTOR WHO AND SHERLOCK IN TOP 10 TV FAVOURITES IN EMPIRE MAGAZINE POLL

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The sci-fi classic and detective series are both made by BBC Wales and are filmed extensively in Wales. Doctor Who and Sherlock have made it into the top 10 greatest television characters of all time, in a poll for film magazine Empire. Doctor Who’s Time Lord came fourth, behind Walter White of Breaking Bad, Game Of Thrones hero Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage, and cartoon character Homer Simpson and Benedict Cumberbatch’s incarnation of Sherlock Holmes was voted into sixth place….

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DOCTOR WHO: THE TAKING OF CHELSEA 426

DOCTOR WHO: THE TAKING OF CHELSEA 426

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Synopsis The Chelsea Flower Show – hardly the most exciting or dangerous event in the calendar, or so the Doctor thinks. But this is Chelsea 426, a city-sized future colony floating on the clouds of Saturn, and the flowers are much more than they seem. As the Doctor investigates, he becomes more and more worried. Why is shopkeeper Mr Pemberton acting so strangely? And what is Professor Wilberforce’s terrible secret? They are close to finding the answers when a familiar…

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DOCTOR WHO PRODUCER TWEETS RETURN DATE FOR HIT SHOW – THEN SWIFTLY DELETES IT

DOCTOR WHO PRODUCER TWEETS RETURN DATE FOR HIT SHOW – THEN SWIFTLY DELETES IT

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Producer deletes tweet after letting slip transmission date. Doctor Who’s producer has let slip that the next series will start in September in a tweet – and deleted it just seconds after posting it. Nikki Wilson went on Twitter to say how much she was enjoying the ninth series of the show, starring Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord , and Jenna Coleman as companion Clara. She tweeted: “Another successful day on the TARDIS! #DoctorWho is even bigger and better this…

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UNIT: THE NESTENES HAVE LANDED

UNIT: THE NESTENES HAVE LANDED

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Big Finish is pleased to announce additional cast members for the upcoming UNIT: Extinction.. UNIT: Extinction is a brand new box set of adventures that take place in the world of the New Series of Doctor Who, with Jemma Redgrave reprising the role of Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver back as trusty scientist Osgood. The story sees the Unified Intelligence Taskforce defending the Earth from the might of the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons. Representing the aliens…

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THIS IS COLIN BAKER

THIS IS COLIN BAKER

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Big Finish is proud to announce the recording of a candid two-hour interview with Colin Baker. Released in September to celebrate the eagerly awaited Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor – The Last Adventure, This Is Colin Baker explores the man behind the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who, Paul Merroney in The Brothers, Bayban the Butcher in Blake’s 7 and countless unforgettable screen roles. Interviewed by Nicholas Briggs (friend, fan and author of the final Sixth Doctor tale), Colin discusses his life, career and achievements from throughout his time on the planet….

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