Doctor Who At The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Volume 1: The Early Years – 1963-1969 (soundtrack)

The Early YearsBBC Music releases Doctor Who At The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Volume 1: The Early Years – 1963-1969, collecting early music cues and sound effects created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during Doctor Who’s early black & white years. Read more

Doctor Who At The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Volume 2: New Beginnings – 1970-1979 (soundtrack)

New BeginningsBBC Music releases Doctor Who At The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Volume 2: New Beginnings – 1970-1979, collecting early music cues and sound effects created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker years of Doctor Who. Read more

Sir Alec Guinness, Star Wars actor, dies

Sir Alec GuinnessSir Alec Guinness, best known to SF fans as Obi-Wan Kenobi, dies at the age of 86. He was a working actor for over six decades, though directors had to beg him into participating in his two best-known outings – Star Wars and The Bridge Over The River Kwai; indeed, in recent years, he has made his disdain for the former project very well known to any fans who dared to ask. Reports around the time of his death indicated that Sir Alec Guinness has been suffering from liver cancer. He is survived by his wife and son.

Doctor Who: The Shadow Of The Scourge

Doctor WhoBig Finish Productions releases the 13th Doctor Who audio drama in its main monthly range, starring Sylvester McCoy, Shopie Aldred, and Lisa Bowerman as Professor Bernice Summerfield, the character’s first appearance in official Doctor Who media other than books and comics. Read more