Alex Skerratt

Big Finish has announced an epic adventure featuring seven Time Lords for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. Titled Once and Future, this ambitious adventure will star (deep breath) Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and will be spread across eight episodes starting in May 2023. It seems that these … [Read more...] about Once and Future: An epic Big Finish adventure is on its way for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary

Doctor Who Season 2 saw a peak in the show's popularity, but radical changes where happening on both sides of the camera. Doctor Who Season 2 in 1964 saw the series' popularity reach fever pitch. The Daleks had helped catapult the programme to dizzying heights of fame the year before, and viewers were poised for the metal mutants' long-awaited return. And when it … [Read more...] about Looking back on Doctor Who Season 2

That's the trouble with Doctor Who regenerations - you never quite know what you're going to get. Or what you'll be wearing! Doctor Who regenerations can be a complicated business, and at the end of the latest episode we witnessed a transition that was unprecedented in the Whoniverse. Not only did the transformation take place outside the TARDIS (the first since 1996, … [Read more...] about Doctor Who regenerations: Why do the Doctor’s clothes regenerate?

Millie Gibson has just been unveiled as the new Doctor Who companion in front of a live studio audience. But how have previous Doctor Who companions been announced to the public? It could be argued that Millie Gibson's casting as the new companion Ruby Sunday is one of the most high profile unveilings in the history of the programme. New Doctor Who companions aren't … [Read more...] about How have previous Doctor Who companions been announced?

Philip Hinchcliffe oversaw one of the most popular periods in Doctor Who history. But why did it resonate so powerfully with viewers? In 1974, Doctor Who was far from unpopular. Yes, the viewing figures were slightly lower than they were at the peak of Jon Pertwee's popularity, but a solid 8-9 million people were still watching the programme on a regular basis. So when … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Why is the Philip Hinchcliffe era so popular?