The latest headlines from around the Doctor Who fan press – updated periodically.
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Big Finish Roundup: Tenth Doctor & Rani, Dark Gallifrey and Twelfth Doctor Finale
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…
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Blue Zoo Appoints Dominic Minns as Director for Doctor Who’s CBeebies Animation
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…
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Doctor Who Legends: Patrick Troughton Bookazine Now Available
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,…
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Steven Moffat: Doctor Who’s Next Producer Must Be an Experienced Outfit
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 →
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Peter Capaldi Joins Only Murders in the Building Season 6, Reuniting With Fellow Doctor Who Alumni
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…
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Louise Jameson and Jon Davey to Headline Stars of Time Convention in Weston-super-Mare
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 →
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Big Finish Roundup: An Uncanny Planet & Doctor vs Companion
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…
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Electric Entertainment Denies Talks With BBC Over Doctor Who Tender
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…
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Doon Mackichan Joins Ninth Doctor Adventures for Dark Tides
Big Finish – 11 August 2026 Big Finish has released Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Dark Tides, in which Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are joined by BAFTA winner Doon Mackichan, making her Big Finish debut as the mysterious Dr Vivian Rest. The story also features Ben Arogundade, Sam Stafford and David Shaw-Parker as…
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Hollywood Studio Electric Entertainment Reportedly in Talks with BBC Over Doctor Who Tender
CultBox – 10 August 2026 The Times reports that Dean Devlin’s Los Angeles-based Electric Entertainment is in talks with the BBC about producing the next series of Doctor Who, and that David Tennant has been approached by a production company said to be bidding for the show. The report has raised questions about the propriety…
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BBC Books Announces Two Fourth Doctor Novels Based on Lost Terrance Dicks Treatments
The Doctor Who Companion – 8 August 2026 BBC Books is publishing two Fourth Doctor novels built from previously unseen Terrance Dicks material: The Six Doctors by Simon Guerrier, based on Dicks’ original conception of The Five Doctors, and The Vampire Mutation by Steve Cole, a novelisation of Dicks’ cancelled Season 15 opener. Both are…
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Doctor Who Magazine #632 Asks What’s Next for the Show
The Doctor Who Companion – 7 August 2026 The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine tackles the question on every fan’s mind right now, with director Waris Hussein, former showrunner Steven Moffat, and Big Finish writer Rochana Patel considering where the series might go next. The issue also features Ingrid Oliver discussing Petronella Osgood’s role…
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Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker Expands to Doctor Who: Lost in Time Mobile Game
CultBox – 5 August 2026 The multimedia Doctor Who event Circuit Breaker continues in Castling, a new story for the Doctor Who: Lost in Time mobile game featuring Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor and introducing the Sontaran Shock Troopers, available from East Side Games from 6 August. Read the full story →
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Big Finish Releases The Twelfth Doctor Adventures: Wings of Steel
Big Finish – 5 August 2026 Jon Culshaw and Gwithian Evans face the fascist Ultima regime in Wings of Steel, the fourth instalment of The Twelfth Doctor Adventures: Run Fast, Be Kind, Big Finish’s weekly six-episode miniseries. Read the full story →
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Chris Chibnall: Doctor Who Tender Delay “Is About Money”
CultBox – 4 August 2026 Former showrunner Chris Chibnall says the BBC’s delay in posting its Doctor Who Invitation to Tender comes down to funding, not the wider debates around the show’s future. Speaking on the WHO Corner to Corner podcast, he explained that with the BBC’s Disney co-production deal over, the corporation must line…
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Big Finish Announces Torchwood: Legacy, Bringing the Franchise to a Close
The Doctor Who Companion – 4 August 2026 Big Finish’s ongoing Torchwood range has come to an end, with the company revealing details of Torchwood: Legacy, a two-volume, twelve-episode miniseries due for release in September and October 2027. The story reunites TV cast members including Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen, Tom Price and Tracy-Ann Oberman alongside…
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Big Finish Releases The Second Doctor Adventures: The Haunted Windmill
Big Finish – 4 August 2026 Michael Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury arrive on an uncanny Earth in The Second Doctor Adventures: The Haunted Windmill, a new full-cast audio drama box set from Big Finish Productions, available now. Read the full story →
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Colin Baker: Doctor Who Tender Process Is “Exciting”
The Doctor Who Companion – 3 August 2026 Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker says he’s optimistic about Doctor Who’s competitive tender process, telling the Doctor Who Companion he doesn’t expect an eleven-year gap before the show returns and that fresh creative voices could reinvigorate the series. He credited today’s largely supportive fandom with helping carry…
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History of Big Finish Series Reaches the Post-2005 Revival Era
Doctor Who TV – 2 August 2026 Part two of Gustaff Behr’s history of Big Finish looks at how the company adapted once the TV series returned in 2005, from the Gallifrey and UNIT spin-offs born out of the revival’s absent Time Lords to the launch of The Eighth Doctor Adventures and the Companion Chronicles.…
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Colin Baker: Fans Are the “Dragons” Guarding Doctor Who Through the Wait
CultBox – 1 August 2026 Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker spoke to Christel Dee on The Whoniverse Show about the long wait for Doctor Who’s return, comparing today’s largely supportive fanbase to the protective dragons of Game of Thrones. Baker said he doesn’t expect an eleven-year gap before the show is back, and voiced confidence…