DOCTOR WHO: CHRONICLES – 1971

DOCTOR WHO: CHRONICLES – 1971

The new 116-page bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates an unforgettable era in the show’s history. The success of the first episodes starring Jon Pertwee saved the series from the threat of cancellation. A year later, the next phase of its reinvention introduced a new assistant for the Doctor and a debonair adversary to threaten him during his exile on Earth. The colourful formula for some of Doctor Who’s best-loved adventures was complete. This issue covers all the stories…

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A Doctor Who audio drama podcast is coming March 2024

A Doctor Who audio drama podcast is coming March 2024

Coming March 2024, this weekly podcast will present stories in episodic instalments released weekly on Saturdays – like the original serialised broadcast of classic Doctor Who stories on the BBC. Since 1999, Big Finish Productions has been producing full-cast audio adventures set in the world of Doctor Who. Featuring specially composed music and cinematic sound effects, these stories are officially licensed by the BBC and star original cast members of the TV series. To mark 25 years of this output,…

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Meet ‘The Edge of Destruction’ on vinyl this Record Store Day

Meet ‘The Edge of Destruction’ on vinyl this Record Store Day

Demon Records presents, exclusive to Record Store Day 2024, the complete narrated TV soundtrack of the Doctor Who story ‘THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION’. Escaping from their previous adventure, in THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION the Doctor (William Russell), Susan (Carole Ann Ford), Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) are inside the TARDIS when it appears to be taken over by an outside force. 2024 is the 60th anniversary of this two-episode story starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. First broadcast on 8 & 15 February 1964, it was only the…

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Michael Jayston: 1935-2024

Michael Jayston: 1935-2024

The Gallifreyan Newsroom has just recieved the sad news about the passing of actor Michael Jayson.  Tributes have been pouring in from the Doctor Who Community! My dear dear friend, Michael Jayston has left us today. I am absolutely devastated. He was warm witty, clever naughty and a very fine actor & wonderful man. My thoughts and love go to his wife Ann and daughter Katie. Heartbroken Goodbye my friend — Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) February 5, 2024 I just got…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 600

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 600

This celebratory issue also includes a 16-page supplement, an exclusive art card, a specially commissioned diorama featuring figures from the recent series and a four-hour long Sixth Doctor audio drama for every reader. Inside the mag! Millie Gibson checks in with DWM following the debut of companion Ruby Sunday in The Church on Ruby Road. UNIT regulars Jemma Redgrave (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Alexander Devrient (Colonel Ibrahim) and Ruth Madeley (Shirley Anne Bingham) face questions from the TARDIS Tin. Production designer Phil Sims takes us…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL: THE 2024 YEARBOOK

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL: THE 2024 YEARBOOK

THE 2024 YEARBOOK A year in the life of the stars of Doctor Who. A look back at the 2023 Specials. The producer of Tales of the TARDIS discusses this nostalgic series. A summary of various instalments of the Doom’s Day multi-media event! Wrarth Warrior actor Robert Strange speaks to the magazine about his role in The Star Beast. A special feature on Goblin celebrity Janis! A report from the Doctor Who at 60 musical celebration at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre. We talk to BBC Audio, Big Finish, Silva…

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Fugitive Doctor and TARDIS set announced by Character Options

Fugitive Doctor and TARDIS set announced by Character Options

The enigmatic incarnation of the Doctor as first seen in FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON gets her own figure set in an online exclusive from Character Options. Character Options is excited and delighted to announce that, for the first time, the Fugitive Doctor will join her esteemed other incarnations with her own figure set, in this latest online exclusive Doctor Who Figure set. Inspired by the Doctor Who episode entitled FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON, Character Options is proud to present this figure of the mysterious Fugitive…

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Horror of Fang Rock At The BFI

Horror of Fang Rock At The BFI

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock + Q&A with Louise Jameson The Doctor and Leela make a grizzly discovery in this classic story from 1977. Sunday 04 February 2024 12:00   NFT1 On sale Director Paddy Russell With Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Colin Douglas UK 1977. 4x25min Courtesy of BBC Studios The Doctor and Leela land on the island of Fang Rock where a trip to a lighthouse leads to a grisly discovery and suspected alien activity. With the power…

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Season 15 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range

Season 15 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range

Tom Baker’s fourth season as the Fourth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray when The Collection – Season 15 releases later this year. Doctor Who fans can continue to build their own home archive on Blu-ray with a SEVEN DISC box set of the 15th Season from 1977, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. Containing six classic stories, this limited-edition set is packed with hours of new and exclusive material. These stories feature Louise Jameson as the…

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Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road Takes Silver on Christmas Day

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road Takes Silver on Christmas Day

A lot has changed since official figures came in. #CallTheMidwife is now the most-watched on the 25th December as a HUGE 3.3m caught up in the week after. #DoctorWho rose to 2nd place with another huge addition! #Ghosts finalised with a great 6.62m! Consolidated, The Church On Ruby Road has overtaken both The King and Strictly Come Dancing to become the 2nd most-watched programme on Christmas Day with 7,487,000. Call The Midwife, also broadcast on Christmas Day, was just ahead…

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