The Doctor Who Companion

Blue Zoo Animation Studio has announced the director of the upcoming Doctor Who animation destined for CBeebies. The company’s new Creative Director, Dominic Minns, will be in charge of all episodes of the show, which is aimed at youngsters and is now in production, ready for transmission over the next few years. At the moment, it’s the only official Doctor Who TV series in production! Dominic…

The latest bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates 60 years of the Second Doctor, as played by Patrick Troughton. This special tribute is the second in DWM’s Legends series. Editor Marcus Hearn says: “It’s 60 years since Troughton was cast as the Doctor. William Hartnell had already made an indelible impact in the role, but the endearing ‘cosmic hobo’ that Troughton created…

The Doctor Who Companion is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, so we’re looking back at every single Doctor Who serial from the show’s TV history. How? With a series of one-sentence reviews, of course! And we’ve reached the longest-serving TV Doctor, Tom Baker… Robot This is basically a Pertwee UNIT story with a new Doctor, but Tom Baker excels and Lis Sladen shines, as does Nick…

Former showrunner, Steven Moffat, has implied that only a seasoned production team would be fit to take on Doctor Who. As it’s soon to enter the tender process, everyone’s wondering who might get the chance to make Doctor Who. Moffat, however, warns that it’s not for everyone: “There are few things I can speak from experience on, but I can speak from experience on this. It’s all-year-round work…

Leela actress, Louise Jameson, and Cyberman actor, Jon Davey, will be headlining the Stars of Time event in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow (15th August 2026). The convention takes place four times a year at present — twice a year in Weston and twice in Swindon. This weekend’s event will feature Louise, who, of course, played the Fourth Doctor companion, Leela, though her extensive credits also…

‘River Song has been imprisoned in the Stormcage, facing multiple life sentences for the Doctor’s assassination… or, at least, she was. Now, time is collapsing, and River is unexpectedly marooned in Tudor England, 1536 – with a mysterious alien companion, Dust. Someone, or something, has broken history: the distortions centring on the court of King Henry VIII. River must find the culprit, and…

Former Doctor Who showrunner, Chris Chibnall, has reflected on the sort of love story between Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and Mandip Gill’s Yasmin Khan. Instead of seeing it as an “unrequited” story, Chibnall claims it was “unconsummated”, seeing as the Doctor essentially told Yaz that she couldn’t enter into a relationship with a human. He explains: “It’s now sometimes spoken about as…

Electric Entertainment, headed by Dean Devlin, has expressed an interest in producing Doctor Who alongside the BBC, with rumours that the company are in talks to take on the sci-fi franchise. Devlin is a writer, director, and producer, and his independent studio is based in Los Angeles, California, and co-run by Rachel Olschan-Wilson and Marc Roskin. The firm has an impressive portfolio,…

Seven volumes on in this disposable series, The Benton Files, given away with the latest UNIT books but also available separately, and upon finishing this latest edition, what I was left with was actually quite intriguing. The two stories within stayed with me for several days, which isn’t me saying they are ground-breaking in any way, but, against the considerable restrictions of being so short…

Arc of Infinity is often forgotten or maligned, and there are decent enough reasons for that: it’s a bit dull and it doesn’t entirely make sense. Nonetheless, it’s not as bad as some make it out to be; it’s just not as good as you’d hope it to be for a story that not only kicked off Doctor Who‘s 20th anniversary season but also brought back Omega, last seen in The Three Doctors. Compared to…

Well, this is unexpected: BBC Books is releasing two Doctor Who novels based on Terrance Dicks’ treatments for The Five Doctors and State of Decay. The Six Doctors and The Vampire Mutation are written by Simon Guerrier and Steve Cole respectively, and will be published in January and March 2027. Two Fourth Doctor novels coming in 2027? Wonderful news. Here’s what they’re about… The Six…

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine asks a pertinent question that’s surely on all of our minds right now: what’s next for Doctor Who?! In Doctor Who Magazine #632, director Waris Hussein, former showrunner Steven Moffat, and prolific Big Finish script writer Rochana Patel consider where the series might go next… Here’s what else is inside: INGRID OLIVER talks to DWM about the return of…

“We formally announce our intention to seek a dialogue with the Rutan Host. A ceasefire will go into immediate effect… All Sontarans are to await further instructions.” For a story that looks at what sustained war does to the psychology of the two sides fighting in it, Peace At Last, the concluding chapter in Big Finish’s Rutans vs Sontarans series, works very well. Right from the opening,…

Former Doctor Who showrunner, Chris Chibnall, has really hit the nail on the head by explaining that one of the core components of the show going out to tender is finance. And yes, that’s what this really is about. It’s not just about creative decisions: it’s finding a team who can help to fund the programme. Speaking to the WHO Corner to Corner podcast, Chibnall explained: “I think the…

Big Finish’s regular Torchwood range has now come to an end, but the audio company has revealed details about how they’ll be celebrating its conclusion — with a miniseries spread across two box sets named Torchwood: Legacy! Due to be released across two audio drama box sets in September and October 2027, Torchwood: Legacy will consist of 12 half-hour episodes, which together tell an epic story…

Sixth Doctor actor, Colin Baker, has enthused about the upcoming period of Doctor Who as it’s due to go out to tender. Though Doctor Who is awaiting a new production team to guide the TARDIS to its next stops, Colin remains positive about the talent the franchise can bring in. He says: “It’s exciting actually, what is Doctor Who going to be, because I have no doubt that we’re not in for an…

With Just Sarah: More Than Fifty Years of a Doctor Who Companion out now from Candy Jar Books, and available from other retailers like Amazon and Waterstones, it‘s the perfect time to revisit Sarah Jane Smith’s first ever adventure, The Time Warrior — from Sarah’s perspective! “Really Doctor, must you be so patronising?” Setting: The Middle Ages. Originally broadcast 15th December 1973 to 5th…