Alex Skerratt

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

Originally filmed in 1963, the Doctor Who pilot episode was significantly different from the version that was broadcast - riddled with technical difficulties and a rather terrifying Doctor! It's no secret that Doctor Who had a rather long and well thought-out journey to the screen, borne out of research, focus groups and planning meetings. In the early 60s, the BBC was … [Read more...] about What might have been: Looking back at the Doctor Who pilot episode

'The Curse of Fatal Death' was an obscure Doctor Who story from 1999 that introduced an alternative Ninth Doctor... as well as the first female Doctor! If you're clued up on Doctor Who history, you will know that the 90s was one of the darkest (and also one of the most creative) periods in the series' history. The show had been unceremoniously cancelled in 1989, leaving … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Looking back at The Curse of Fatal Death

Russell T Davies is busy writing the new series of Doctor Who, and promises to take the 14th Doctor into "strange and new territory." While the 13th Doctor's regeneration is still a few months away, new showrunner Russell T Davies has been penning the show's next adventures, promising to take the 14th Doctor into unexplored territory with "brand new ways of telling the … [Read more...] about Russell T Davies takes the 14th Doctor into “strange and new” territory

'Dimensions in Time' is an obscure Doctor Who story from 1993, which just happens to be one of the highest-rated of all time. And it will probably never be released. Doctor Who's 30th anniversary was quite a chaotic event - or at least, the build-up to it was. The series found itself in the midst of a mini rights war, with various parties fighting for a slice of the Time … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Will Dimensions in Time ever be released?