Category: Doctor Who (franchise)

Doctor Who Unbound: Auld Mortality

Doctor Who UnboundBig Finish Productions releases the first Doctor Who Unbound audio drama, a limited series of unconnected audios that are also unconnected to the larger continuity of the Doctor Who universe. Starring as an alternate first Doctor is Geoffrey Bayldon. Read more

Doctor Who Unbound: Sympathy For The Devil

Doctor Who UnboundBig Finish Productions releases the second Doctor Who Unbound audio drama, a limited series of unconnected audios that are also unconnected to the larger continuity of the Doctor Who universe. David Warner (Tron, Time Bandits) stars as an alternate Doctor, with Nicholas Courtney returning as the Brigadier; David Tennant guest stars. Read more

Doctor Who Unbound: Full Fathom Five

Doctor Who UnboundBig Finish Productions releases the third Doctor Who Unbound audio drama, a limited series of unconnected audios that are also unconnected to the larger continuity of the Doctor Who universe. David Collings and Ed Bishop (UFO) star. Read more

Doctor Who Unbound: He Jests At Scars…

Doctor Who UnboundBig Finish Productions releases the fourth Doctor Who Unbound audio drama, a limited series of unconnected audios that are also unconnected to the larger continuity of the Doctor Who universe. Michael Jayston stars as the Valeyard. Read more

Doctor Who: Devils’ Planets (soundtrack)

album coverCelebrating 40 years of Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Devils’ Planets – The Music Of Tristram Cary is released, including the complete underscores from The Daleks (1963/64), The Daleks’ Masterplan (1965/66) and The Mutants (1972); the marks the release of the earliest episodes of Doctor Who for which the complete music score still exists. The album quickly sells out and becomes a coveted collectors’ item; this is also the final Doctor Who archive music release from the BBC’s in-house label, and the last Doctor Who television soundtrack music to be released prior to the new series soundtracks. Read more

Doctor Who returns

Doctor WhoWith its hand forced by a scoop in the London Daily Telegraph, the BBC confirms that plans are afoot to relaunch Doctor Who as a full television series for the first time since 1989. As the series has only just been commissioned, no casting decisions have been made yet, but the series is to be overseen by writer and producer Russell T. Davies, whose most high-profile project at the time is the gay-themed drama series Queer As Folk (though Davies also contributed a novel to the Doctor Who New Adventures book series in the late ’90s, and has been approached several times by Big Finish Productions to write a script for a Doctor Who audio story). Production won’t begin until sometime in 2004, with the series set to premiere in 2005. The BBC had planned to sit on the news until November 23rd, 2003 – the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who’s first broadcast.

Doctor Who: The Scream Of The Shalka

Doctor WhoA new animated Doctor Who adventure, Scream Of The Shalka, premieres on BBCi, the BBC’s web site, starring Richard E. Grant as the ninth Doctor, Sophie Okonedo, and Sir Derek Jacobi. Written by popular Doctor Who novelist Paul Cornell, this story is heavily promoted well in advance with the announcement that Richard E. Grant is the official ninth incarnation of the Doctor; BBCi is unaware of the behind-the-scenes negotiations elsewhere in the BBC with Russell T. Davies. (The BBC’s unexpected announcement of Doctor Who’s imminent return as a live action series invalidates Shalka before its premiere.) Read more

Doctor Who: Zagreus

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the 50th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann. This story, which unites many past stars of TV Doctor Who in unusual roles, celebrates 40 years of Doctor Who. Read more