WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Tim Robins This is an updated version of this review. We apologise to anyone for mistaken use of a draft version sent by accident during the O2 blackout which featured mis-spellings not picked up… Read More ›
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In Review: Doctor Who – The Witchfinders
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 25th November 2018 Writer: Joy Wilkinson Director: Sallie Aprahamian Guest Starring: Alan Cumming (King James), Siobhan Finneran (Becka Savage), Tilly Steele (Willa Twiston) The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and… Read More ›
Top Doctor Who artist David Roach faces podcast Mind Probe
Episode #106 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel from erudite Who comics aficionados Jeremy Bement is live. Artist, inker and art connoisseur David Roach chats with him about drawing the Third Doctor and Jo for the Doctor Who Infinity computer/app… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Kerblam!
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Paul Mount UK broadcast: 6.30pm – Sunday 18th November Written by Pete McTighe Directed by Jennifer Perrott Guest starring Julie Hesmondhalgh and Lee Mack A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Demons of the Punjab
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Tim Robins First UK Broadcast: Sunday 11th November 2018 Written by Vinay Patel Directed by Jamie Childs Guest starring Shane Zaza, Amita Suman and Hamza Jeetooa “What’s the point of having a mate with… Read More ›
New Year, New Doctor Who Special – on New Year’s Day
The first Doctor Who special starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor will kick off 2019 in style with a New Year’s Day broadcast – a change from the traditional timeslot on Christmas Day. “We’re delighted the Doctor and her companions… Read More ›
Doctor Who comics: new Panel to Panel, annual out now
Episode #105 of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast from Jeremy Bement is live, and the Doctor Who: The Official Annual 2019 is out now. Jodie Whitaker’s Thirteenth Doctor has made her debut in Doctor Who Magazine with “The… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Tsuranga Conundrum
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Tim Robins Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum. Image: BBC/BBC Studios First UK Broadcast: Sunday 4th November 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Jennifer Perrott Guest Starring: Suzanne Packer, Ben Bailey Smith, Brett Goldstein and Lois Chimimba… Read More ›
Missing Believed Wiped – 25th Birthday Bonanza at London’s BFI
The BFI will celebrate Missing Believed Wiped’s 25th birthday on 15th December at BFI Southbank, London, with a treasure of television riches that includes the premiere of a new Doctor Who animated “missing episode” and a Basil Brush rarity, too. Reflecting on… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor #1 – A New Beginning
Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor #1 Writer: Jody Houser Artists: Rachael Stott, Enrica Eren Angiolini Publisher: Titan Comics FC, $3.99, 32pp, On sale: 7th November 2018 With 13 Variant Covers – full details here The Book: Experience mind-blowing challenges and dynamic… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Arachnids In The UK
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Review by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 28th October 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Sallie Aprahamian Guest Starring: Chris Noth (Robertson) and Shobna Gulati (Najia Khan) ‘Something’s happening with the spiders in this city.’ The… Read More ›
Titan Comics first Thirteenth Doctor series begins next week!
7th November 2018 sees the debut of Titan Comics‘ highly anticipated Thirteenth Doctor ongoing comic series, an event marked with the release of no less than thirteen variant covers. While the storyline is still under wraps, taking control of the… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Rosa
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Tymbus Robins First UK Broadcast: Sunday 21st October 2018Writer: Malorie Blackman, Chris ChibnallDirector: Mark TonderaiGuest Starring: Vinette Robinson (Rosa Parks), Joshua Bowman (Krasko) Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in… Read More ›
Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition Winners
Last week, downthetubes announced ran a competition aimed primarily at North West residents to win entry to the opening of the new Madame Tussauds Blackpool Doctor Who exhibit later today. The competition, which closed at 12 noon on Wednesday 17th… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Ghost Monument
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 14th October 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Mark Tonderai Guest Starring: Susan Lynch, Shaun Dooley and Art Malik Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and… Read More ›
First Look: Doctor Who Magazine’s first Thirteenth Doctor comic
Doctor Who Magazine has teased its first Thirteenth Doctor comic adventure. “The Warmonger” by Scott Gray, who also penned the first Twelfth Doctor story for the title and John Ross (whose work on Who stretches back to the first issue… Read More ›
Doctor Who is back in Blackpool!
Madame Tussauds Blackpool has launched an out of this world new Doctor Who area, including a wax figure replica of the Thirteenth Doctor. The Thirteenth Doctor and the TARDIS will set up home in an immersive new area at the… Read More ›
Vworp announces Day of the First Doctor event in Manchester
Vworp – an independent celebration of Doctor Who – is hosting Day of the First Doctor on Sunday 25th November 2018, at The Bread Shed in Manchester An entire day focused on the William Hartnell era of the show, expect… Read More ›
Win a ticket to the opening night of the new Doctor Who exhibit at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool!
PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED Madame Tussauds Blackpool – already home to many a Marvel Superhero – is launching a brand new Doctor Who area next Thursday night (18th October) and downthetubes has TEN tickets to the Opening Night… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Woman Who Fell To Earth
Review by Tim Robins WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… First UK Broadcast: Sunday 7th October 2018 Written By: Chris Chibnall Directed By: Jamie Childs Introducing Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor; Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien; Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair; and… Read More ›