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The latest offcial news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe…

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THE MY TH MA KERS

Is Doctor Who the same show it was in 1963, or 1977

PATHFINDERS IN SPACE

Doctor Who’s early voyages were guided by two very different, but equally influential, figures: David Whitaker and Terry Nation.

The ‘Base Under Siege’ Story

Many different types of story have featured in Doctor Who throughout its history – from purely historical adventures to time-twisting mindbenders. But certain narrative styles are often associated with particular eras of the programme…

ONE SHOW, TWO GUVNORS

Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes didn’t just dominate 1970s Doctor Who – even today, they remain contenders for the title of the show’s best-loved writer.

The ‘Gothic Horror’ Story

One of the best-remembered tropes from the series’ second decade owed conspicuous debts to classic horror lms and their literary antecedents.

THE THREE WHO RULE

Christopher H Bidmead, Eric Saward and a team of hungry young writers recruited by Andrew Cartmel offered strikingly different visions of Doctor Who in the 1980s.

The ‘Dark Doctor’ Story

The latter days of Doctor Who’s original run were typified by stories that briey revitalised the series, creating a mysterious new role for the Time Lord…

OUT OF THE TARDIS

Doctor Who Magazine’s TARDIS tin contains 120 tantalising, taxing and trivial questions. Each interviewee must answer a random selection…

THE ROBOTS OF RAVOLOX

What became the opening story in The Trial of a Time

NOT GUILTY

The Trial of a Time Lord had a troubled production and a mixed critical reception. However, could this in fact be the most underrated adventure in Doctor Who’s long history?

THE POWER OF THE MOBOX

PART THREE

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Coming Soon …

We talk to the talents behind the upcoming Doctor Who releases.

BLU-RAY Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 23

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THE Blogs of Doom

Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in the Doctor’s orbit… #24: The Inquisitor The Trial of a Time lord (1986)

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A new perspective on the JNT years, with previously

TRIAL & ERROR

”Well, we tried.” In the final part of a candid interview, 1980s script editor Eric Saward recalls the drama of Season 23, on and o_ screen…

Planet of the Ood

On a freezing planet in 4126, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble uncover the horrifying secret behind Ood Operations…