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MYSTERIOUS FOURTH DOCTOR TRAILER RELEASED
The official Doctor Who youtube channel has released a mysterious trailer called #thefourth Is this video a hint of what’s to come in the 50th Anniversary Special… who knows? UPDATE: Trailer 2
AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME TARDIS CONSOLE
Our friend Cameron K McEwan, owner of the Blogtor Who website, is in Paris for this year’s Comic Con. From there he writes: This weekend at Paris Comic Con, attendees can enjoy a display set of the actual TARDIS console … Continue reading
OFFICIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY DOCTOR WHO CONVENTION
BBC Worldwide have announced that tickets to the official 50th Anniversary convention for Doctor Who will go on sale from 11am on Monday 8 July. As with the Cardiff convention last year, each of the three days over the 22nd, … Continue reading
THE (DOCTOR WHO FAN) PUBCAST EPISODE 3
And they’re back for another bout of chit chatting about the world of Doctor Who. This episode Simon and Nick talk about: The Crimson Horror, An Unearthly Child and Doctor Who conventions. Warning, this episode may include a lot of … Continue reading
CELEBRATE REGENERATE
Year-long project, Celebrate Regenerate is an epic 303-page doorstop of a book, filled with celebratory articles for every televised Doctor Who story. Fandom has come together to build this wonderful archive of thoughts, memories and reviews, all in aid of … Continue reading
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF DOCTOR WHO
Earlier today Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Doctor Who studios at Roath Lock in Cardiff, on the third day of their Welsh tour. The Royal couple arrived at the studios and were greeted by the Time Lord’s … Continue reading
THE GREEN DEATH SPECIAL EDITION
BBC Worldwide have released details of next month’s Special Edition DVD release of The Green Death. Commentary with actors Katy Manning (Jo Grant), producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks. Bonus commentary with actors Richard Franklin (Captain Yates) and Mitzi … Continue reading
WHOOVERVILLE 5.0
Whooverville is the East Midlands’ biggest annual get-together for fans of the BBC TV series Doctor Who. Organised by Derby’s local Doctor Who group, the Whoovers, one of the most popular fan groups in the UK, Whooverville is a day … Continue reading
PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE RETURNS TO DOCTOR WHO
Big Finish are reuniting Tom Baker (The Fourth Doctor) and Louise Jameson (Leela) with former Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe for two brand new audio adventures. The Hinchcliffe era is considered by many fans to be one of the most successful … Continue reading
BBC RADIO 2 CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
BBC Radio 2 has told Doctor Who News it is to produce a documentary entitled Who is the Doctor? to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who. The 90 minute programme will be broadcast on Thursday 21st November, just two … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #462
A REGENERATION IS ON THE WAY, SO WHO WILL BE THE TWELFTH DOCTOR…? In the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, as speculation mounts about the identity of the next Doctor, the show’s head writer and executive producer STEVEN MOFFAT … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO ACTRESSES WALK FOR LIFE
Four former Doctor Who actresses took part in the Walk for Life last Sunday, joining forces with Gay Times to raise money for the Terrence Higgins Trust. Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Louise Jameson (Leela), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and Freema Agyeman (Martha), walked the 10km … Continue reading
AFTERNOON TEA WITH MATT SMITH
Afternoon tea at the Ritz in the company of Matt Smith, is being auctioned in aid of the National Autistic Society and Ambitious About Autism. The auction is part of A Curious Night at the Theatre, a one off performance taking … Continue reading
FREE WEB COMIC ADAPTATIONS ARE A HIT!
Website Kasterborous is currently publishing a free online Web Comic adaptation of the two missing William Hartnell era adventures Mission to the Unknown and The Daleks’ Master Plan. Here it is, ladies and gentlemen – part one of The Daleks’ Master … Continue reading
ANGUS MACKAY 1927 – 2013
The actor Angus MacKay has died at the age of 86. MacKay appeared in numerous television and film productions such as One Foot in the Grave, Only Fools and Horses, Howards’ Way, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Steptoe and Son as the salesman … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES 323
The new edition of Doctor Who Adventures has plenty of food for thought. A Cyber cress head is the free gift with the magazine, which has also seen creating prehistoric parasites out of fruit and is inviting readers to send in … Continue reading
A MESSAGE FROM MATT SMITH
Matt Smith, currently in America filming How to Catch a Monster, has recorded this message to Doctor Who fans.
KASTERBOROUS MAGAZINE #1
Here are details of the first issue of Kasterborous Magazine, including two interviews with the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, who tells the magazine: “I’m not turning into a woman”. Karen Gillan tells us what she gained from her time on … Continue reading