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News, Views and Reviews from the ever expanding universe(s) of Doctor Who

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Lost Files

Just to prove that there’s plenty of life in the Jack / Gwen / Ianto / Rhys (sometimes) combo the BBC treated us via Radio 4 to a trio of tales to warm us back up for Miracle Day. Inevitably I gave them a listen and this is how they seemed to me. Ahead of them, from checking the Radio 4 website they break into one with a great cast, one set underwater and one in a haunted pub. I expect the enjoy…

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Desert Island Doctors

Relax, actors and showrunners leave Doctor Who all the time I just can’t get excited about the forthcoming departure of Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall. Instead I wrote a piece about Doctor Who actors who have been on Desert Island Discs for Cultbox. Desert Island Doctors — Who actors’ favourite music revealed. Enjoy! <– Message Ends —>

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Lady Christina series 2 review on Cultbox

Lady Christina series 2 review on Cultbox @BigFinish

Lady Christina series 2 I quite like the Lady Christina series, even though it’s rather flawed in places. It’s fun and seems to set out to entertain, sometimes that’s all I want from an audio (or even a TV show). I found lots of faults in Lady Christina series 2, as you’ll see in my Cultbox review: Lady Christina Series 2 audio drama review — more lightweight fun, but I’d still be up for another…

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Memories of Tomorrow — New Brigadier series from BBV

Memories of Tomorrow — New Brigadier series from BBV

Memories of Tomorrow BBV has announced a new spin-off series The Brigadier Adventures. The series sees PROBE director Giles uncover a batch of documents revealing never-before-seen Brigadier adventures. The first story, Memories of Tomorrow, penned by acclaimed Doctor Who author John Peel, details Alistair’s first day at his new headquarters, where he encounters an unlikely ghost. More details…

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Robots 4 review

Robots 4 review on @CultboxTV @BigFinish

Robots 4 I’ve decided The Robots is my current favourite Big Finish spin-off, and Robots 4 keeps up the good work. I reviewed it for Cultbox here: The Robots 4 audio drama review — three more enthralling tales. +++ Message Ends +++

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Eighth Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll

Eighth Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll @BigFinish #DoctorWho

We’ve had the past three Doctors, and this week step up Paul McGann as the Radio Times reveals the most voted for main range titles. The winner is no surprise, I’m pleased at the second and thought the fourth might have come second. Details below (spoiler — look at the picture!) (more…)

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Seventh Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll

Seventh Doctor top titles from the Radio Times poll — #DoctorWho @BigFinish

Seventh Doctor Radio Times poll winners The Radio Times poll of Seventh Doctor main range titles is out and I have to say the top two include two of my favourite ever, and they may even be my top two as well across all Doctors! The press release is below.. (more…)

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Vworp, Vworp issue 4 coming this August

Vworp, Vworp issue 4 coming this August #DoctorWho @VworpVworpZine

Vworp Vworp 4 Rarer than hen’s teeth, it seems Vworp Vworp issue 4 will be available from August 2021. The cover (left) is by Stephen B. Scott and tells you everything we know so far. You might want to check the website nearer the time for details on cost and ordering. {{{ Message Ends }}}

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Jon Pertwee uncut announced by BBC Productions

Jon Pertwee uncut announced by BBC Productions — #DoctorWho @bbv_productions

Jon Pertwee Uncut from BBV Productions BBC Productions has announced Jon Pertwee Uncut available on pre-order only (follow the link). The press release follows below… (more…)

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Sixth Annual Paul Spragg opportunity announced

Sixth Annual Paul Spragg opportunity announced — @BigFinish #DoctorWho #GoneButNot Forgotten

Paul Spragg Big Finish has announced the sixth annual Paul Spragg Short Trips writing opportunity. Once again it’s a time to remember a much-missed member of the Big Finish team. In years gone past I’ve written various suggestions on how to approach this, the rules may well have changed, but you might get something from my various posts, along with links for the various winners. You might also…

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Sixth Doctor top titles from Radio Times poll

Sixth Doctor top titles from Radio Times poll — #DoctorWho @BigFinish @RadioTimes

Sixth Doctor Radio Times poll winners Following the Radio Times Fifth Doctor poll, we now have the results from the Sixth Doctor poll. There’s an obvious classic, and a few I wouldn’t have chosen myself. SPOILER — my favourite (possibly) isn’t included. Read the results after the break… (more…)

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First Doctor Adventures volume 5 review on Cultbox

First Doctor Adventures volume 5 review on Cultbox #DoctorWho from @BigFinish

First Doctor Adventures volume 05 At first I was very unsure of the recast First Doctor range from Big Finish, but they’ve grown on me a lot. I enjoyed the latest (Volume 05) instalment, though a few things I felt might have been better handled. You can see my thoughts in my Cultbox review: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 05 — Doctor Who audio drama review. +++ Message Ends +++

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Fifth Doctor top titles from Radio Times poll

Fifth Doctor top titles from Radio Times poll #DoctorWho winners from @BigFinish

Fifth Doctor Radio Times poll winners The Radio Times poll for the main range Fifth Doctor titles is closed, and the winners announced. Apart from the predicable Spare Parts, there were two of my personal favourites (both by Paul Magrs). Full details below. You can still vote in this week’s Sixth Doctor poll. (more…)

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Inferno Fiction

Inferno Fiction — #DoctorWho #fanfiction @infernofiction1

Inferno Fiction If you’d like more Doctor Who fan fiction, or somewhere to send your own (apart from the Divergent Wordsmiths) you could do worse than visit Inferno Fiction where you can grab all twenty existing issues free and even submit your own! }– Message Ends –{

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Cosmic Masque 13 is out and still free!

Cosmic Masque 13 is out and still free! #DoctorWho @DWASOnline

Cosmic Masque XIII Cosmic Masque 13 is now up for grabs on the DWAS site, and it’s a massive 70+ pages of reviews, articles and fan fiction. It’s also completely free, not even an email address required. You can get it (and all the previous issues) here. /|[ Message Ends ]|/

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Dalek Universe 2 details revealed

Dalek Universe 2 details revealed — more #DoctorWho from @BigFinish

Dalek Universe 2 Big Finish has revealed details for Dalek Universe 2, due for release in July. The press release is below. (more…)

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Celestial Toyroom #517 is on its way to DWAS members

Celestial Toyroom #517 is on its way to DWAS members #DoctorWho @DWASOnline

Celestial Toyroom #517 Celestial Toyroom #517 is on its way to DWAS members, and while there’s no theme, there is a great range of articles and opinions. There’s a chat with Stuart Douglas about The Black Archive and also a piece about actor Mark Bonnar (and I only just mention him and the Sixth Doctor in this previous post. As ever, not every piece will be on interest to everyone, but there’s…

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