Reviewed: Big Finish’s Short Trips – Falling
Ambiguity runs through the life blood of Doctor Who. It has survived for over 50 years by not having many hard and fast rules, and breaking the few it has. The series is far more interested in the...
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Retrospective: The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss seems something of a go-to writer when it comes to history serials: looking at his TV credentials, all but two of his Doctor Who episodes have been set in the past (the exceptions being the...
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The Macra Terror to be Animated for DVD and Blu-ray!
The missing episodes of the Second Doctor serial, The Macra Terror are to be animated and released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download. Originally broadcast from 11th March...
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The Macra Terror Animation: Covers and Special Features Revealed
The BBC has revealed the cover art for the upcoming DVD, Blu-ray, and steelbook releases of the upcoming animation, The Macra Terror. The 4 x 25 min missing episodes, which were originally part of...
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What is the Bonus Mini-Episode Included on The Macra Terror DVD?
Will The Wheel in Space be animated after The Macra Terror? Attentive DWC readers will have noticed this special feature on the forthcoming Blu-ray of The Macra Terror. Listed as “Bonus Mini-Episode:...
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Big Finish: The Second Doctor Due to Meet the Master for the First Time
As part of Big Finish’s 20th anniversary celebration of producing Doctor Who on audio, the company is releasing two special new titles in its The Early Adventures range – one of which sees the Second...
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Rare Power of the Daleks Photos and Plans Up for Auction
Rare original designs and production materials for The Power of the Daleks are up for auction. The Power of the Daleks is one of the most sought-after lost Doctor Who stories. Well, I say ‘lost’. You...
View ArticleIt Sounds Like More Missing Serials Will Be Animated after The Macra Terror
We’re about a week away from getting to enjoy the animated release of Second Doctor classic, The Macra Terror – and it seems like further missing stories will get the same treatment soon. In the...
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Not Buying the Animation? Five Ways You Can Still Enjoy The Macra Terror
The release of the animated The Macra Terror on the 25th March will be strongly anticipated by many Doctor Who fans; especially those still beguiled by Patrick Troughton’s magical performance and the...
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Out Now: The Macra Terror Animated DVD, Blu-ray, and Steelbook
We keep telling the BBC that there’s no such thing as Macra, but will they listen?! And now, they’ve done the inexcusable and animated four episodes of Classic Doctor Who and released them on DVD,...
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The Importance of Ben Jackson and Polly Wright
Ahh, Ben and Polly, two of the most criminally underrated companions in the history of Doctor Who. But they don’t deserve to be overlooked because they’re simply great and they actually mark quite an...
View ArticleUnique Colour Photos from The Power of the Daleks Go Up for Auction
Another set of rare colour photos from the set of the Second Doctor’s debut serial, The Power of the Daleks are going up for auction in July. They were owned by the late production designer and art...
View ArticleThe Faceless Ones to be Animated for DVD and Blu-ray
The Second Doctor classic, The Faceless Ones will be getting an animated release on DVD, Blu-ray, and steelbook, available in 2020. The six-part serial is the last to feature Anneke Wills and Michael...
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The Doctor’s Scrapbook: Adventures on Sol 3’s Moon
The recent spasm in the space-time continuum, contiguous with the election of the new British Prime Minister in defiance of all the timelines, caused the TARDIS to leak extracts from the Doctor’s...
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Rare Power of the Daleks Colour Photos Sell for Nearly £7000 at Auction
As DWC reported in May, a set of 21 rare colour images from Patrick Troughton’s debut as the Second Doctor went up for sale this month. But nobody could have predicted how much they’d fetch. The...
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The Doctor Who Companion’s 2019 Project Launches This Week – But What Is It?
For some time, the Doctor Who Companion has promised readers a project that caters for fans of all eras. This week, that project will launch. So what exactly is it? How long will it run for? And...
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Reviewed: Doctor Who Season 3 – Missing In Action
Due to the BBC’s lack of vision, Doctor Who Season 3 is one of the hardest hit regarding missing episodes and definitely the most affected of the William Hartnell era. Only 17 of the 45 episodes...
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Reviewed: Doctor Who Season 4 – Die A Hero
There’s a line said by Polly Wright (Anneke Wills) in The Faceless Ones, her and Ben Jackson’s (Michael Craze) last serial, which particularly sticks in the mind: “You don’t think my friends will...
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Festive Fiction: Christmas Miniature
Monday 23rd December 2019 – their last and their busiest day of the year. A slightly shabby community hall on a dark and cold evening and it’s been raining all day, without pause and without mercy....
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Festive Fiction: The Machine in the Shed
His handwriting deteriorated as his rage overmastered him. The end of the letter was a filthy, blotchy scrawl. And what’s more, he wanted a cigarette. Combined, these factors made for a messy...
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