The Doctor Who Companion

A Doctor Who website run by a team of dedicated writers, bloggers and very silly people who should know better.

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Candy Jar Books Announces HUGE Summer Sale of Doctor Who-Related Titles

Candy Jar Books has announced its Summer sale, including discounts on a range of Doctor Who-related titles (including a few from the Doctor Who Companion)! Shaun Russell, Director of Candy Jar Books says: “With the future of televised Doctor Who currently uncertain, there’s never been a better time to explore the wider universe of stories. For years, Candy Jar Books has expanded the universe…

Candy Jar Books Announces HUGE Summer Sale of Doctor Who-Related Titles

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Steven Moffat Says Doctor Who Will "Very Definitely" Return

Former Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat, says that the show will “definitely” return, but admits that not having a Christmas special this year is disappointing. Speaking at the Utopia convention this last weekend, he said: “I don’t like the fact there’s not going to be a Christmas special. There should always be a Christmas special. There’s not going to be that, but the show will return –…

Steven Moffat Says Doctor Who Will "Very Definitely" Return

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Coming Soon from the Doctor Who Companion's Editor: The Lucy Wilson Mysteries -- The Three Lucys

Candy Jar Books has announced a special novel in its successful Lucy Wilson range, The Three Lucys – due out later this month, and written by me! The Lucy Wilson Adventures features the granddaughter of Doctor Who legend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, as she battles alien invaders alongside her best friend, Hobo. While The Three Lucys is the landmark 30th book in the popular series, it’s…

Coming Soon from the Doctor Who Companion's Editor: The Lucy Wilson Mysteries -- The Three Lucys

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Ncuti Gatwa's Third Season of Doctor Who Would've Been a "Dalek Spectacular"

Prolific Dalek operator, Barnaby Edwards, has said that the next season of Doctor Who would’ve been filled with Daleks — that is, if Ncuti Gatwa hadn’t have moved on, and if Russell T Davies, now former showrunner, had stayed in the position. Appearing at the Utopia convention this last weekend, Edward claimed that Gatwa’s next series as the Fifteenth Doctor would’ve been a “Dalek spectacular”.…

Ncuti Gatwa's Third Season of Doctor Who Would've Been a "Dalek Spectacular"

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Former Showrunner, Russell T Davies, Reaffirms that Doctor Who Hasn't Been Cancelled

Former showrunner, Russell T Davies, has confirmed that Doctor Who hasn’t been cancelled; instead, the tender process means, in his opinion, that the show has a long future. Davies said: “It’s extraordinary to see newspapers who should know better saying the show has been cancelled. It’s the opposite. It’s been put out to tender, and I understand that’s an industry phrase and people might not…

Former Showrunner, Russell T Davies, Reaffirms that Doctor Who Hasn't Been Cancelled

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A One-Sentence Review of Every Doctor Who Story Ever: The Third Doctor Era

Haiiii! Good grief! It’s the one sentence reviews of the Pertwee stories, you ham fisted bun vendors! It’s common for Who fans periodically to change their minds about which era of the programme they like best. I maintain – and other views are available – that the glory days of Doctor Who were the Pertwees and the first three seasons of Tom Baker, with the Sixties coming a close second. The…

A One-Sentence Review of Every Doctor Who Story Ever: The Third Doctor Era

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Former Showrunner, Steven Moffat, Shares Thoughts on the Future of Doctor Who

Former showrunner, Steven Moffat, has said that, while he doesn’t know the future of Doctor Who, he suggests staying positive is the key. Talking to the Radio Times, Moffat said: “No clue what’s going on, all news to me. No idea what’s coming either. But brave heart everyone. It’s a cliffhanger – the Doctor ALWAYS survives those.” The cliffhanger in question saw Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor…

Former Showrunner, Steven Moffat, Shares Thoughts on the Future of Doctor Who

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Casting Director, Andy Pryor, Announces He's Leaving Doctor Who Too

Andy Pryor, who’s been responsible for casting the parts of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fifteenth Doctors, has announced that he, too, is leaving Doctor Who. Pryor is the longest-serving front-line member of the production team, having worked under Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall during their tenures as showrunner. Andy announced his departure on…

Casting Director, Andy Pryor, Announces He's Leaving Doctor Who Too

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Wait, Has Doctor Who Actually Been Cancelled?

After yesterday’s announcement that the Doctor Who Christmas special has been axed and that both Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf have left the franchise, many are asking whether the show has actually been cancelled. So has it? The answer is actually no. And that’s a good thing. But the answer was also “no” in 1989. Back then, the show was on hiatus and a series was promised at some point in the…

Wait, Has Doctor Who Actually Been Cancelled?

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Doctor Who Christmas Special Axed; Russell T Davies Leaves Show; and the Future is Uncertain!

The BBC has announced that there won’t be a Doctor Who Christmas special this year, that Russell T Davies has left the show, as has Bad Wolf, and that the franchise is “out to competitive tender this year.” Brace yourselves, folks… As part of securing the next phase of the show for future generations, and in line with the BBC’s Charter and Agreement requirements, the BBC will put Doctor Who out…

Doctor Who Christmas Special Axed; Russell T Davies Leaves Show; and the Future is Uncertain!

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Doctor Who, Reviewed: Big Finish's Rutans Vs Sontarans -- Rendition

Tempting as it is to draw some sort of a connection between this rather curious Rutans Versus Sontarans line of releases from Big Finish, and the much larger Time War umbrella, there are, in fact, no connections whatsoever between the two strands, and this second wave of Rutan/Sontaran stories from the publisher is actually something that, in principle, anyone can dip into and sample a given…

Doctor Who, Reviewed: Big Finish's Rutans Vs Sontarans -- Rendition

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Lifetime Doctor Who Collection to Go Up For Auction Tomorrow

A replica of Doctor Who car, Bessie, a full-sized Dalek, and huge number of rare toys are just some of the lots going up for auction tomorrow (10th June 2026), hosted in the North East of England. Anderson & Garland will host the Doctor Who Auction at Anderson House in Newcastle upon Tyne, with lots ranging from every era of Doctor Who — a lifetime collection of memorabilia. These were all owned…

Lifetime Doctor Who Collection to Go Up For Auction Tomorrow

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Russell T Davies Urged Doctor Who Accounts to Stop Posting on X (Formerly Twitter)

Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies, has alluded to clashes behind the scenes between him and the BBC over the corporation’s use of social media. Speaking to the Huffington Post to publicise his latest series, Tip Toe, Davies said he had some “very big problems” with the BBC after he “refused to be part of any press release that went on Twitter [now X]”. He explains: “I said, ‘I’m taking my…

Russell T Davies Urged Doctor Who Accounts to Stop Posting on X (Formerly Twitter)

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Reviewed: Big Finish's The Second Doctor Adventures -- The Potential Daleks

“Planets materialising out of nowhere, across eternity… the same planet… It’s Skaro, the home planet of the Daleks… But weren’t they wiped out?!” Think of the black and white era of Doctor Who, and imagine it as a closed system. From the frailty of his first incarnation to his second, more vital incarnation, the Doctor spends a lifetime waging a vigorous war against the evils of reality.…

Reviewed: Big Finish's The Second Doctor Adventures -- The Potential Daleks

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Cutaway Comics Announces Doctor Who: Paradise Towers Sequel, Unalive the Multiverse

Cutaway Comics, Manchester’s comic imprint exploring creator-owned properties from Doctor Who, has announced a new sequel to Seventh Doctor story, Paradise Towers. Paradise Towers: Unalive The Multiverse is a complete 48-page story presented as a “Prestige Format” graphic novel, featuring art by Silvano Beltramo (Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, Twisted Dark, Black Mirror: USS Callister, Space…

Cutaway Comics Announces Doctor Who: Paradise Towers Sequel, Unalive the Multiverse

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Arthur Darvill Returns to Doctor Who as Rory for Big Finish's The Death and Life of River Song

Eleventh Doctor era fans can celebrate as Arthur Darvill will return as Rory Williams in an upcoming audio boxset also starring Alex Kingston as his on-screen daughter, River Song! The Death and Life of River Song: River and Rory is due for release in January 2027, and includes four stories: Bog Man by Lizzie Hopley, Life Lessons by Karissa Hamilton-Bannis, A Most Dangerous Game by Robert…

Arthur Darvill Returns to Doctor Who as Rory for Big Finish's The Death and Life of River Song

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Coming Soon: The Peter Davison Doctor Who Collection on CD and Vinyl

Demon Records has announced a special Fifth Doctor set, to be available as a deluxe CD boxset as well as on vinyl, to celebrate 45 years of Peter Davison’s first appearance in Doctor Who. Davison narrated two Doctor Who Target Books written by Terrance Dicks, alongside bonus audio items. It’s something of a mixed bag, at least for some fans, but it does give a fair overview of this incarnation…

Coming Soon: The Peter Davison Doctor Who Collection on CD and Vinyl