Big Finish – 20 August 2026 Big Finish Productions is republishing the classic Radio Times Doctor Who 10th and 20th Anniversary Specials from 1973 and 1983 as restored collector’s edition hardbacks, released this November. Senior producer John Ainsworth said painstaking work had gone into replicating the original magazines, which are now rare to find in…

Doctor Who TV – 19 August 2026 Speaking to Radio Times, former writer and actor Mark Gatiss said he has a “doomy” feeling about Doctor Who’s immediate future, comparing the BBC’s current tender process to 1989, when a similar promise to continue the series quietly came to nothing. Gatiss stressed he still believes the show…

Big Finish – 18–19 August 2026 A packed few days for Big Finish’s Doctor Who range: David Tennant teams up with Anjli Mohindra’s Rani for a brand-new run of Tenth Doctor audio adventures due in August 2027; Geoffrey Beevers returns as the Master in Dark Gallifrey: The Decayed Master – Part Two, out now; and…

The Doctor Who Companion – 18 August 2026 Blue Zoo Animation Studio has named its new Creative Director, Dominic Minns, as director of the upcoming Doctor Who animated series for CBeebies, currently the only Doctor Who television production in active development. The 52-episode series, aimed at preschoolers, will air in two batches spanning 2027 to…

The Doctor Who Companion – 17 August 2026 Doctor Who Magazine’s second Legends bookazine celebrates 60 years since Patrick Troughton was cast as the Second Doctor, featuring a rare 1984 interview with Troughton, new interviews with several of his co-stars, and a detailed look at his three seasons on the show. It’s on sale now,…

The Doctor Who Companion – 15 August 2026 Former showrunner Steven Moffat has said that only a production company of significant size and experience will be able to take on Doctor Who once the BBC’s tender process concludes, warning that the show is an all-consuming, year-round commitment unsuited to newcomers. Read the full story →

MovieWeb – 13 August 2026 Twelfth Doctor actor Peter Capaldi has joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building for its sixth season, currently filming in London, joining a run of Doctor Who alumni already confirmed for the season including David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Derek Jacobi, Nicola Coughlan and Jim Broadbent. Read the full…

The Doctor Who Companion – 14 August 2026 Fourth Doctor companion actress Louise Jameson (Leela) and monster performer Jon Davey (Cybermen, Daleks, Judoon and more) headline the Stars of Time convention at Weston-super-Mare’s Winter Gardens on 15 August 2026, alongside guests from Star Wars and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Read the full story →

Big Finish – 11–12 August 2026 Two new audio releases this week: Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper’s Ninth Doctor Adventures continue with False Friends (11 August), guest starring Máiréad Tyers and Joe Pitts, as the TARDIS answers a distress call from a planet eerily like Earth; and The Twelfth Doctor Adventures: Run Fast, Be Kind…

Radio Times / Yahoo News – 11 August 2026 Following reports that Electric Entertainment was already in talks with the BBC about producing the next era of Doctor Who, CEO Dean Devlin told Radio Times that “it is untrue that we have had negotiations with the BBC, preliminary or otherwise,” adding that the studio hopes…