John Levene: Run the Shadows, Walk the Sun He has had a few names during his many lives, but the one for which he is best known is John Levene, the self-taught actor who brought to life the much-loved Benton in Doctor Who. Yet, his journey to our TV screens was hard and frequently painful, and what came afterwards was just as traumatic. This is the emotional and truthful account of a life that should not have been lived. We…
Big Finish, makers of Doctor Who audio adventures, are releasing their first story set in the Twelfth Doctor era! The Astrea Conspiracy is part of their Short Trips range, a series of new short stories read by cast members of the television series – in this case, Neve McIntosh who played Paternoster Gang member Madame Vastra. If you have never heard a story from the range, or are in fact new to Doctor Who on audio, here are some other…
According to The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK it seems Doctor Who will be taking her shortest time trip ever, from a Sunday to Saturday… BBC bosses are planning on moving the show to its original evening slot after a steady ratings slide during Jodie Whittaker’s debut series. The Sunday run kicked off with 8.2 million viewers in October but had slipped to 5.2 million for the last episode in December. An insider revealed: “There is a feeling families…
The writer Graeme Curry has died at the age of 54. Graeme Curry wrote the 1988 Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol, starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The story featured Sheila Hancock as Helen A, a character now acknowledged to be based on the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. The story is unique in Doctor Who stories for being mentioned in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon when Dr Rowan Williams referenced the story…
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, DWAS is pleased to auction prints of three pieces of artwork by Alister Pearson. The artwork was originally drawn for the Titan Script Books range in the early 1990s. Only two prints of each picture will be available – one to be auctioned at the next DWAS event – The Capitol – in April 2019 and the other open for bids at the eBay site now. There are three pictures – The Talons of Weng-Chiang…
A family-run science fiction museum may be exterminated because a Dalek display does not comply with planning regulations. Neil Cole made the model with his art students in Allendale in Northumberland but Northumberland County Council wants it to be removed. In protest, residents have created their own homemade Daleks outside their homes and businesses in solidarity. With thanks to BBC News.
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS comic issue #2.3 is on sale now. In this issue, the concluding adventures through the Doctor’s many lives! Plus, the Thirteenth Doctor must find the source of a portal that holds a trapped time-traveller! And finally, Bill joins the Twelfth Doctor to battle Ice Warriors and Vikings! Check out the details and the amazing cover art below: If you are considering subscribing to the Doctor Who Titan Comics, NOW is the perfect time. This is all you’ll…
Send a message to the fandom. Doctor Who fans, stand to attention. This is a chance to have breakfast with the Thirteenth Doctor on the set of Doctor Who in Cardiff. Jodie Whitaker and her cast mate Mandip Gill would like to share a coffee and breakfast with you and a friend – to discuss the show, explore some theories, revisit some highlights. But that’s not all. After breakfast, you’re going on a tour of the famous Doctor Who set….
Doctor Who actor Peter Purves is in Preston this morning as students at the University of Central Lancashire start a project to film a lost episode. The students will spend the next three days filming Mission to the Unknown in order to bring the story back to life. Here are six facts about the missing Doctor Who episode known as Mission to the Unknown or Dalek Cutaway. 1. It is short but sweet – It is the only single, twenty-five…
Doctor Who fans can now revel in being Doctor Who’s sidekick to help defeat the Cybermen and save the world – all from inside Oxford’s Westgate Centre. Crowds of fans have been rushing to Escape Hunt Oxford after it launched an official Doctor Who escape room where fans must solve cryptic clues against the clock. The escape game, Worlds Collide, transports Tardis travellers into the office of eccentric billionaire Alastair Montague. There, groups face a battle with of the Time Lord’s oldest…