Alex Skerratt

'Fury from the Deep' is coming to DVD! Now steady yourselves - this is only an animation, but that alone is enough to increase the heart rate of many a Whovian (myself included.) This classic Doctor Who story from 1968 is all about under siege bases and killer seaweed, and sadly no longer exists in the BBC archives. At least not in its entirety. But is it really worth buying a … [Read more...] about Fury from the Deep: Everything you need to know

Behold, the Time Lord Victorious timeline! Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious is a multi-media extravaganza spread across comics, books, audio adventures and live interactive events. Featuring the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors, many fans have been wondering where they should start with this epic adventure, and whether they need to buy everything in order to follow the … [Read more...] about Time Lord Victorious timeline: Where should you start?

News about some Doctor Who lost episodes is reaching us from a high profile source. And by that we mean The Mirror. Now before you get excited, we're talking about animated versions. (Okay, you can get a little bit excited.) According to The Mirror, the next Doctor Who lost episodes to get the animation treatment will be 'The Evil of the Daleks' and 'The Abominable Snowmen' … [Read more...] about Doctor Who lost episodes: Is The Evil of the Daleks coming to DVD?

Tom Baker became the Fourth Doctor in 1974, taking over from the immensely successful Jon Pertwee who'd been the incumbent Time Lord for five years. This was the first time in the show's history that an actor had been leaving Doctor Who at a time of peak popularity; the Third Doctor was regularly attracting audiences between eight and 10 million, so the prospect of following … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide to the Fourth Doctor

The original Cybermen story, 'The Tenth Planet,' no longer exists in the BBC archives. At least, not in its complete form. Frustratingly, Doctor Who was the victim of the BBC's mass junking policy in the 60s and 70s, and the final episode of this classic adventure has fallen through a crack in time. I've written about this in a bit more detail in another piece - 'Can we … [Read more...] about The Tenth Planet: Can we complete the original Cybermen story?