Doctor Who: The Light At The End

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the Doctor Who audio drama The Light At The End, celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who and featuring all of the surviving classic series Doctors and many of their companions. Read more

Doctor Who: Night Of The Doctor

Doctor WhoThe BBC debuts the Doctor Who minisode Night Of The Doctor on the internet, reintroducing Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor in his first on-screen appearance since the 1996 TV movie and depicting his apparent regeneration into a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor, as played by John Hurt. The minisode debuts on McGann’s birthday, but was originally intended to premiere much closer to the 50th anniversary special, Day Of The Doctor, until it became apparent that word of McGann’s secretive return to Doctor Who was about to be leaked. Read more

An Adventure In Space And Time

Doctor WhoBBC2 broadcasts the movie An Adventure In Space And Time, starring David Bradley, Brian Cox and Jessica Raine, chronicling the genesis and the early years of Doctor Who (and celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary). Numerous past stars of the series make cameo appearances in other roles. The movie is written by Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss, who had originally proposed the project a decade earlier. Read more

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

Doctor WhoThe 801st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 103rd episode since the series’ revival). This is the show’s 50th anniversary special, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, and John Hurt, with past Doctors putting in appearances via archive footage; Tennant’s co-star Billie Piper also appears, though not as Rose Tyler. This is the first episode since 1976 to feature the shape-shifting Zygons, and it adds a major plot twist to the Time War. Read more

Doctor Who: The Trial Of The Valeyard

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases a bonus Doctor Who audio drama starring Colin Baker. (This title was initially exclusive to Big Finish’s subscription program, as an incentive for those whose subscriptions included Afterlife.) Read more

Doctor Who: The Time Of The Doctor

Doctor WhoThe 802nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 104th episode since the series’ revival). This Christmas-themed episode sees the exit of Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor (revealed during the story to actually be the thirteenth and final Doctor), but bends the long-standing mythos surrounding regeneration in time to introduce Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. The production staff behind the scenes will remain largely intact for the transition into the Capaldi era. Read more

Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection (soundtrack) (4CD)

Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary CollectionSilva Screen Records releases a 4-CD box set compiling selections from Doctor Who soundtracks across the series’ 50-year history. This set is effectively a sampler of the label’s much larger limited edition 11-CD set. Read more

Doctor Who: Psychodrome

Doctor WhoThee audio drama box set Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Box Set, starring Peter Davison, is released by Big Finish, featuring the story Psychodrome. This set reunites the complete cast of Davison’s first season, including Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, and Matthew Waterhouse. Read more

Doctor Who: Deep Breath

Doctor WhoThe 803rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 104th episode since the series’ revival). This episode opens the show’s eighth full season since its revival, and is the first full episode with Peter Capaldi as the twelfth Doctor. Dan Starkey and Michelle Gomez guest star. Read more

Maggie Stables, Doctor Who actress, dies

Doctor Who and A Town Called FortuneDoctor Who audio actress Maggie Stables, who originated the role of the first TARDIS traveler unique to the audio medium, dies after a lengthy illness. First appearing in a guest role in Big Finish Productions’ inaugural Doctor Who story, The Sirens Of Time, in 1999, Stables was quickly cast as Dr. Evelyn Smythe, a new companion for the sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) who defied the series’ convention of casting young actresses in such roles. Ms. Stables reprised the role intermittently, making her final appearance in a trilogy of stories released by Big Finish early in 2011; the character appeared in animated form in a 2002 webcast, but never appeared on television.

Doctor Who: Death In Heaven

Doctor WhoThe 814th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 115th episode since the series’ revival), starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. Michelle Gomez, Jemma Redgrave, and Ingrid Oliver guest star in the conclusion of the eighth season of the revived series.

This entry is forthcoming.