The Gallifreyan Newsroom has just recieved the sad news about the passing of actor Michael Jayson. Tributes have been pouring in from the Doctor Who Community! My dear dear friend, Michael Jayston has left us today. I am absolutely devastated. He was warm witty, clever naughty and a very fine actor & wonderful man. My thoughts and love go to his wife Ann and daughter Katie. Heartbroken Goodbye my friend — Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) February 5, 2024 I just got…
This celebratory issue also includes a 16-page supplement, an exclusive art card, a specially commissioned diorama featuring figures from the recent series and a four-hour long Sixth Doctor audio drama for every reader. Inside the mag! Millie Gibson checks in with DWM following the debut of companion Ruby Sunday in The Church on Ruby Road. UNIT regulars Jemma Redgrave (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Alexander Devrient (Colonel Ibrahim) and Ruth Madeley (Shirley Anne Bingham) face questions from the TARDIS Tin. Production designer Phil Sims takes us…
THE 2024 YEARBOOK A year in the life of the stars of Doctor Who. A look back at the 2023 Specials. The producer of Tales of the TARDIS discusses this nostalgic series. A summary of various instalments of the Doom’s Day multi-media event! Wrarth Warrior actor Robert Strange speaks to the magazine about his role in The Star Beast. A special feature on Goblin celebrity Janis! A report from the Doctor Who at 60 musical celebration at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre. We talk to BBC Audio, Big Finish, Silva…
The enigmatic incarnation of the Doctor as first seen in FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON gets her own figure set in an online exclusive from Character Options. Character Options is excited and delighted to announce that, for the first time, the Fugitive Doctor will join her esteemed other incarnations with her own figure set, in this latest online exclusive Doctor Who Figure set. Inspired by the Doctor Who episode entitled FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON, Character Options is proud to present this figure of the mysterious Fugitive…
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock + Q&A with Louise Jameson The Doctor and Leela make a grizzly discovery in this classic story from 1977. Sunday 04 February 2024 12:00 NFT1 On sale Director Paddy Russell With Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Colin Douglas UK 1977. 4x25min Courtesy of BBC Studios The Doctor and Leela land on the island of Fang Rock where a trip to a lighthouse leads to a grisly discovery and suspected alien activity. With the power…
Tom Baker’s fourth season as the Fourth Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray when The Collection – Season 15 releases later this year. Doctor Who fans can continue to build their own home archive on Blu-ray with a SEVEN DISC box set of the 15th Season from 1977, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. Containing six classic stories, this limited-edition set is packed with hours of new and exclusive material. These stories feature Louise Jameson as the…
A lot has changed since official figures came in. #CallTheMidwife is now the most-watched on the 25th December as a HUGE 3.3m caught up in the week after. #DoctorWho rose to 2nd place with another huge addition! #Ghosts finalised with a great 6.62m! Consolidated, The Church On Ruby Road has overtaken both The King and Strictly Come Dancing to become the 2nd most-watched programme on Christmas Day with 7,487,000. Call The Midwife, also broadcast on Christmas Day, was just ahead…
The BBC has released the viewing figures for Doctor Who over the festive period, and has revealed the sci-fi show from 2005 onwards was watched a whopping 10.01 million times. During the Christmas week (25th December to 31st December), viewers all flocked to iPlayer and set a new all-time record, according to the BBC. The Doctor Who Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, was the fifth most watched series throughout the BBC’s festive fortnight. It received 1.79 million streams over the festive period, which saw the…
As we enter a new era of Doctor Who, we know that some spin-offs are on their way – and a new report on Production List suggests that one of them will begin production very soon. An entry on the website suggests that a spin-off, titled “The War Between the Land and the Sea“, will start shooting on 4th March 2024. The series is specifically listed as a Doctor Who spin-off and the entry states it will feature the Sea Devils. The iconic monsters first…
In this issue: An exclusive double interview with Ncuti Gatwa and David Tennant – talking about bi-generation. An access-all-areas look at the making of the Anniversary Specials finale The Giggle. Production designer Phil Sims takes us on a guided tour of the new TARDIS. Sonic disruptors! The making of the Fifteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver. A profile of new companion Ruby Sunday. Join Blue Peter competition winner Verity on a tour of Doctor Who’s Wolf Studios. We talk to the people who worked on post-production…