Airfix, the British model kit manufacturer, had many problems last year attempting to get the first of their new Doctor Who kits, Welcome Aboard, into shops in time for Christmas. The saga was even detailed on the BBC TV series… Read More ›
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Billy’s Birthday
A belated tribute to the first Doctor of Doctor Who, William Hartnell. Had he lived, this fine actor would would have been 100 on Tuesday, 8th January. Born in London on 8th January 1908, Hartnell began acting professionally in 1924… Read More ›
Who writer Gary Russell Interviewed
With a new Doctor Who comic book on its way from IDW Publishing (and reprints of the Marvel UK/Panini Who strips already on sale only in the US via the company), comics site Broken Frontier has an interview with its… Read More ›
Who ratings triumph
With the BBC dominating the ratings on Christmas Day, Doctor Who managed its best ratings since 1979 with the festive episode Voyage of the Damned, no doubt helped by the guest appearance of actress-singer Kylie Minogue, playing waitress Astrid on-board… Read More ›
(W)HO! (W)HO! (W)HO! It’s Christmas!
The Down The Tubes crack reporting team debate potential plotlines for the Doctor Who Christmas special. Last year I sat on (not behind) a sofa on Christmas Day and watched the Doctor Who special with my five year old nephew…. Read More ›
In Space No One Can Hear You Build…
If the Forbidden Lego book hasn’t sparked your imagination for something to do with the kids’ Lego once they have become bored with it after Christmas, maybe this website will give you a few ideas. Lego Sci-Fi has Lego representations… Read More ›
Daily Telegraph Doctor Who Story
Paul Cornell’s Doctor Who short story for Christmas, The Hopes and Fears of All the Years will be appearing in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 22 December, and then on the Telegraph’s website, www.telegraph.co.uk. “There are some lovely illustrations by… Read More ›
Verity Lambert OBE 1935 – 2007
Sad news of the death of original Doctor Who producer, Verity Lambert
In Memoriam: Peter Haining
Award-winning journalist and author Peter Haining, perhaps best known for his Doctor Who books, has died suddenly at the age of 67, reportedly of a heart attack. Haining, who lived in Suffolk, wrote a number of books about Doctor Who,… Read More ›
Steampunk Dalek!
Matthew Badham and the Forbidden Planet International blog have discovered this fab Victorian Dalek via Boing Boing, the creation of Promus-Ka also put this short animated clip on YouTube, complete with silent movie-style caption cards proclaiming “exterminate!”. The artist describe… Read More ›
Does Sarah Love Daniel?
The Sarah Jane Adventures, CBBC’s delightfully fun take on the ‘new’ Doctor Who universe, is getting a bit of a reputation for referencing ‘old’ Doctor Who in each story. In the first part of the story Whatever Happened To Sarah… Read More ›
Running Wild on BBC2
Comics artist Lee Sullivan, perhaps best known for his work on Doctor Who, Robocop and Transformers UK, has a secret he’s about to share with the nation. “I’m in a Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry tribute band called Roxy Magic,”… Read More ›
Chap with wings…
Good news for fans of early Doctor Who: BBC 4 is to screen a classic Third Doctor story later this month. Fan favourite The Daemons screens from Sunday 21 October at 7.00pm, with the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and trusty… Read More ›
Moffatt on Tin Tin
(with thanks to Jeremy Briggs) The Hollywood Reporter and Empire Magazine reports that Steven Moffat, acclaimed writer on Doctor Who and Jekyll, is to write the trilogy of Tintin films being overseen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. The directors… Read More ›
Doctor Who – Damned (or Cursed) To Reprint Forever?
Neorama has put up new art for the first of IDW’s American Doctor Who comics and it shows that, once again, the early Doctor Who Weekly strips drawn by Dave Gibbons are going to be reprinted. The first of these,… Read More ›
Dalek Invasion of Earth Art Auction
Doctor Who and Dalek fans reading this blog might like to know I have just begun an ebay auction of Alister Pearson’s original artwork for the 1990 Target Book and BBC Video Dalek Invasion of Earth. The painted artwork measures… Read More ›
New broom at Doctor Who Magazine…
— I’m sure the power won’t go to Mr Spilsbury’s head, after all it never affected me!
Dalek Empire: The Fearless
Big Finish has just released an awesome CGI trailer to promote Dalek Empire IV: The Fearless, a mini-series of four, full-cast audio dramas with each chapter released on single CD. Spanning four spin off series from Big Finish’s Doctor Who… Read More ›
CBBC LIne Up includes "Sarah Jane Adventures"
The BBC’s revamped CBBC launches its new programming season on 3 September 2007 with a slew of fantasy and drama shows including Adventure Rock, a new online game and play environment for children which allows children to inhabit a virtual… Read More ›
Doctor Who Magazine Original Comic Art for sale
I’m selling four outstanding illustrations on ebay by top artist Gary Erskine (Knights of Pendragon etc) used to illustrate the short story “Pathfinders” published in Doctor Who Magazine #173 by Michael E.P. Stevens. The illustrations are on two boards measuring… Read More ›