In the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, we learn more about the unmade “Dr Who” movie which, if made, would have starred Peter Cushing’s version of the First Doctor. Sergei and Dmitri Subotsky reveal how their father, producer Milton Subotsky, tried to make a third Doctor Who film – Dr. Who’s Greatest Adventure. Plus, never-before-published details of exactly what was in the movie’s…

Attending the BFI event on Sunday for the Peter Cushing Dr Who movies, I was expecting some treats. And amongst them was getting to meet original actors Roberta Tovey and Jill Curzon, but the biggest surprise came just before the screening of The Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D., when the sons of the films’ original producer Milton Subotsky, began to delve through a number of papers they’d found…

Ncuti Gatwa gets his first Doctor Who Magazine cover today, in the latest issue, which features a behind-the-scenes exclusive on his casting. No, this isn’t the classic “… is the Doctor” cover; that generally comes after a regeneration. For now, Jodie Whittaker is still the current Doctor. Nonetheless, Gatwa gets his first cover, with a photo taken at the BAFTA event which he and showrunner,…

The two 1960s Peter Cushing Doctor Who movies, Dr Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150AD, are to be released on 4K UHD Collector’s Edition Blu-rays, steelbooks, and digital platforms this summer. Released initially in 1965 and 1966 respectively and directed by Gordon Flemyng, these two films, shot in glorious Technicolor, feature Cushing as an alternative First Doctor with a…

1965 must have been an exciting time for Doctor Who fans, not only with the television series being on screen, but on the big screen, Dr Who was gearing up to battle the Daleks in cinemas and in glorious technicolour. Ever since its 1965 release, Dr Who and the Daleks has enjoyed occasional television repeats, but nowadays it seems to be featured around Christmas time on some genuinely obscure…

After a Covid-enforced hiatus, the Doctor Who Magazine Special Editions are back, this time looking at the show’s production design.

Production designers are some of the unsung heroes of Doctor Who, bringing outlandish script concepts to life and recreating historical settings for one of the BBC’s most demanding productions. Initially responsible for creating alien creatures as well as bizarre…

Britbox, the streaming repository of all things British, cult, and difficult to find on DVD will be adding the two Peter Cushing Dalek films. 1965’s Doctor Who and the Daleks and 1966’s Daleks – Invasion: Earth 2150AD will arrive on the service today (10th September 2020).

The films were produced during Dalekmania – like Beatlemania, but more plungers. In the infamous first film, Dr. Who is…

Bradley Walsh has made it very clear how much he’s always loved Doctor Who, and he’s described his role as Graham O’Brien, the Thirteenth Doctor’s companion, as a “lifelong ambition” – and further shows his fan credentials by mentioning Roy Castle!

Whatever you think of the programme under showrunner, Chris Chibnall, it’s heart-warming to know the respect and love Walsh has for Doctor Who.

Bradley Walsh has been mulling over his recollections of watching Doctor Who in the First Doctor era – and of how proud he is of being in the show now. Though Doctor Who Series 11 proved divisive, most praised the performance of Walsh, who plays companion, Graham O’Brien opposite Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor.

He says:

“I remember watching William Hartnell as the First Doctor. Black…

The Paint and Draw the Film of Dr Who and the Daleks was published in 1965. Come with us into another world to explore its possible origins…

We find ourselves in the comfortable, warm, and gently lit house of Dr Who, the kindly moustached scientist from good old London town. It is 1965 and we join him on a winter’s evening. A roaring fire sparkles in the hearth. Dr Who is working on a new…