Alex Skerratt

Doctor Who fan Charlie Lowe has used his design skills to breathe new life into 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' - a classic Third Doctor adventure. As you may know, 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' aired during Jon Pertwee's final season in 1974, and saw the good Doctor and his companion Sarah Jane tackle an influx of prehistoric creatures as they wreaked havoc in contemporary … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs lovingly restored

Doctor Who Season 25 coincided with the programme's 25th anniversary celebrations, and the production team took the decision to delve deeper into the Time Lord's mysterious past. By the time Doctor Who Season 25 came around, the programme had been on the air for a quarter of a century. And remarkably, few stories had actually explored the Doctor's origins, or indeed played … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Season 25: What do we learn about the Doctor’s origins?

We take a look at the Doctor Who ratings from 2010 to 2013, when Matt Smith was at the TARDIS helm. Which were the most popular Eleventh Doctor episodes? 5) The Eleventh Hour It's no surprise that Matt Smith's debut episode was one of the highest in the Doctor Who ratings, achieving a final figure of 10.09 million. This is usually the case for new Doctors, although in … [Read more...] about Doctor Who ratings: Which were the most popular Eleventh Doctor episodes?

Susan Foreman was the first Time Lord we ever saw, and granddaughter to the eponymous Doctor. But where did she really come from, and what happened to her? When Doctor Who began in 1963, Susan Foreman was one of the first characters we saw. She was the eponymous 'unearthly child' of the very first episode, and a supposed teenaged student at the Coal Hill School in London. … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: What happened to Susan Foreman?

The actor Lynda Baron - one of the few actors to have appeared in both classic and modern Doctor Who - has died at the age of 82. Lynda Baron was an actor who transcended the generations. For many people, she will be best remembered as the face of the children's TV show Come Outside, which followed the adventures of a female pilot and her faithful dog Pippin. Together, … [Read more...] about Remembering Lynda Baron