It’s with huge sadness that we report the passing of the Doctor Who writer, Bob Baker. He wrote some fantastic stories, but will probably be best remembered as the co-creator of that iconic dog, K9, a true legend of Doctor Who. And actually, I think he’ll have been proud to have K9 as a major part of his legacy because he seemed so pleased to have come up with such a fantastic part of the Who…

Fandom, fandom, fandom. Why do we love Doctor Who? What is the nature of this thing, fandom, which explains our loyalty and our enthusiasm? Which is so baffling to those who don’t share our commitment? Why do we stick with the show? Why do we stay loyal to it, even when it isn’t very good sometimes? Why do we get upset when people attack it and why do we rush to defend it from such attacks? Why…

Doctor Who Season 17 will be the next series to be released as part of The Collection Blu-ray range. The series includes the fan favourite story, City of Death, and I personally think there’s something here for everyone: Destiny Of The DaleksCity Of DeathThe Creature From The PitNightmare of EdenThe Horns Of NimonShada (Anyone who doesn’t like Destiny of the Daleks and Nightmare of Eden is…

The Kasterborous Doctor Who podcast this week chats with Gareth Kavanagh about Cutaway Comics, producers of stories about a range of Doctor Who characters and settings including Orcini from Revelation of the Daleks, a sequel to Nightmare of Eden, and an expansion of Paradise Towers. With Lytton already available, Omega released, and the audio version with Brian Blessed on the horizon, there is…

This year’s Bedford Who Charity Con was in a new location – The Quarry Theatre. I think the happy coincidence of being in a quarry in Bedford wasn’t lost on the organisers! (No prizes if you understand the reference.) New venue aside, it was the same informal and easy going event as in previous years, which makes it a winning combination. You just feel more connected with the guests as they…

Election fever has hit Cardiff as The Doctor Who Experience launches its second (and presumably last) monster restoration project, with fans asked to vote for which of the Doctor’s foes from the show’s classic era should be repaired and put on display. Although it’s sadly set for closure in summer 2017 due to the end of its lease, the museum (Who-seum?) has launched what it describes as ‘the…

A few years ago, I was talking to a friend who loves Douglas Adams, but doesn’t like Doctor Who. I know. I didn’t know these sort of people existed either before then. Nonetheless, he said he’d probably watch The Pirate Planet and City of Death because Adams, in his words, “gets it.” We both agreed on this statement – a seemingly-ambiguous one, but a shared acknowledgement of exactly what “it”…