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Big Finish Announces Doctor Who: Christmas – Out of the Dark and Other Stories
Big Finish – 3 November 2026 Big Finish has announced a four-story festive box set for December 2026, featuring the Fifth Doctor with Tegan and Nyssa, River Song (Alex Kingston), the Seventh Doctor and Ace (Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred) facing a Cyber-Soviet alliance in Moscow in 1991, and the Eleventh Doctor alongside Bernice Summerfield…
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John Leeson, Voice of K9, Dies Aged 83
Doctor Who TV – 2 November 2026 John Leeson, the actor who voiced K9 from The Invisible Enemy (1977) through School Reunion (2006), The Sarah Jane Adventures and numerous Big Finish productions, has died aged 83. His son, filmmaker Guy Ducker, confirmed that he died peacefully on 1 November 2026 after an illness over the…
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Peter Capaldi Roundup: Approached to Join Tender Bids, BBC Concerns & His Doctor Who Wishlist
Doctor Who TV – 31 October – 1 November 2026 Peter Capaldi says he has been repeatedly asked to join companies bidding to develop the next era of Doctor Who, but has declined because he knows how consuming the show is to make and has other projects to pursue (31 October). In a separate interview…
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News Roundup: Varada Sethu on Series 15 Finale Reaction & Obverse Books’ Missing Episodes Anthology
The Doctor Who Companion – 29–30 October 2026 Varada Sethu says she was “really surprised” by the negative reaction to Belinda Chandra’s exit in the Series 15 finale, The Reality War, adding that she was glad Belinda got to be a mother to Poppy (29 October). Separately, Obverse Books is publishing Fabulous! A Missing Episodes…
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Big Finish Roundup: Paul Spragg Short Trips Winner Revealed & Spooky Halloween Listening Picks
Big Finish – 28–29 October 2026 Daniel Tout has won the 2026 Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity with his First Doctor story, The Underwater Prison, which Big Finish will produce as an audiobook narrated by Stephen Noonan. It will be a free download on 29 December 2026. Separately, Big Finish has published a Halloween…
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Audio & Soundtrack Roundup: The War Master: Deeds Without Name Released & Timelash CD Soundtrack Announced
Big Finish – 27 October 2026 Sir Derek Jacobi returns as the War Master in the four-episode full-cast box set The War Master: Deeds Without Name, released on 27 October. Hunted by Daleks and Time Lords during the Time War, the Master tests his methods on the residents of a luxury care home, brings power…
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Tom Baker Says He Wants Doctor Who to Continue So Fans Keep Saying Hello to “Old Tom”
The Doctor Who Companion – 27 October 2026 Speaking while promoting the audio series Sir Sherlock, in which he plays Holmes, Tom Baker said he hopes Doctor Who carries on partly so that fans will keep saying hello to “old Tom” in the street. Read the full story →
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Myth Makers DVD Interview with Doctor Who Artist Colin Howard Out Now
The Doctor Who Companion – 26 October 2026 The latest Myth Makers DVD, a long interview with Doctor Who artist Colin Howard conducted by Neil Cole, is now available. The second volume of Howard’s Timeslides artbook is also out. Read the full story →
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Big Finish Announces Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter: Zero Chill, with Georgia Tennant Returning for June 2027
Big Finish – 23 October 2026 Georgia Tennant returns as Jenny, the role she first played in the 2008 episode “The Doctor’s Daughter”, in a new three-story box set due in June 2027. Zero Chill features Sean Biggerstaff as Noah and Anna Lundberg as the wealthy intergalactic criminal Jexabel Glyce, with stories by Adrian Poynton,…
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Fandom Roundup: Torchwood Shrine Saved in Cardiff & Paul McGann Headlines Isle of Wight Comic Convention
The Doctor Who Companion – 22–23 October 2026 Gareth David-Lloyd has confirmed that the Torchwood/Ianto shrine, dismantled from Cardiff Bay during redevelopment, has been saved. Cardiff artist Nathan Wyburn is turning its pieces into an artwork, which may be displayed at the Red Dragon Centre around the show’s 20th anniversary, possibly early next year. Read…
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