The Doctor finally met Robin Hood in 2014’s Robot of Sherwood but a meeting almost happened much earlier in the life of the series. The original plan for Season 16 would have seen Tom Baker’s Doctor encounter the legendary outlaw in a story titled The Doppelgangers in the quest for the Key to Time. In a twist to the established legend, Robin Hood would have been depicted as a cold-hearted villain…

The previous 12 months have given us a wealth of Doctor Who treats, including Series 10, the animation of Shada, and the introduction of Bill Potts to the Whoniverse. But cast your eye, albeit blinkingly, away from Doctor Who and the televisual landscape has been as wonderful as ever. In fact, you’ll see the vast number of TV shows either star the cast of Who, or have the series’ crew working…

The DWC is sad to report that actor Keith Barron has passed away at the age of 83. Barron is known to Doctor Who fans as the character of Striker, one of the Eternals from the 1983 Fifth Doctor serial, Enlightenment – a role he stepped into as a last-minute replacement for Peter Sallis, who had to drop out when industrial action delayed production – but he’s perhaps most famous for playing David…