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…
As part of their plans to re-open, The British Film institute have today announced they will be screening Doctor Who: Dragonfire (BBC, 1987), on 12th June 2021 to herald the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 24. This exciting closing story from Season 24 saw fans wave farewell to Bonnie Langford as Mel and introduced them to Sophie Aldred as Ace, the new companion to Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor. Priority booking from Mon 3 May. Public booking…
The next Doctor Who screening at the BFI will be ‘The Curse of Fenric’ on the 23rd of November to promote the upcoming Season 26 blu-ray release. There will be a Q&A with actor Sophie Aldred and script editor Andrew Cartmel. Tickets on sale from the BFI September 24th https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp…
Planet of the Daleks screening at BFI Southbank on Saturday 15th June with some updated visual effects and a 5.1 stereo surround mix followed by a conversation with the one and only Katy Manning. Tickets on sale next week to BFI members then the following week to all. With the Doctor seriously wounded and the TARDIS under the control of Jo and the Time Lords, our heroes arrive in a jungle environment on the planet Spiridon. Before long, they meet a…
It’s now been over 14 years since Doctor Who made its big 21st-century comeback when showrunner Russell T Davies successfully established a new era for the Time Lord. However, despite earning God/Doctor-like status among Whovians after his five years helming the BBC show, Davies has vowed not to write another episode. Speaking about a possible return to Who at the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival, Davies told us a comeback will never be on the cards – even if he had…