The award for Most Useless Companion goes to… Ryan Sinclair. Of course it’s Ryan. Oh sure, I could beat around the bush for a while, then land on the Sultan of Sulk like a ton of bricks, but no. He’s gone and that can only be a good thing.  Time to celebrate, and in keeping with our new global motto, “Let’s have Fun in ’21!”, why not keep things positive — let’s look at previous companions…

Tomorrow (Saturday 23rd January 2021), fans will have the opportunity to take part in the next Doctor Who lockdown watchalong, organised by Emily Cook – my all-time favourite New Series episode, School Reunion. Working undercover as a teacher at Deffry Vale High School, the Tenth Doctor reunites with his former companion Sarah Jane Smith, played by the late Elisabeth Sladen, accompanied by the…

Starting today (Monday 9th November 2020), a new series of weekly full-cast audio dramas will begin, all completely free to download from Big Finish Productions, as part of the company’s #lockdownloads project!

During the UK-wide lockdown earlier this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Big Finish began a series of weekly free downloadable audio dramas – or #lockdownloads. Now…

The next Doctor Who Twitter watch-along is to be The Girl in the Fireplace, Steven Moffat’s sci-fi romance from Series 2. Moffat himself will be on Twitter duties once again and he’ll be joined by Sophia Myles, who played Madame de Pompadour (or Reinette to the Doctor).

The rewatch will be on Wednesday 6th May at 7pm (BST), exactly 14 years after the episode’s first transmission on BBC1. It’s…

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, Russell T Davies, and Graeme Harper will all be tweeting along to the next internal rewatch, The Stolen Earth/ Journey’s End, which takes place tonight (19th April 2020)!

While Russell took part in the Rose rewatch, this is the first time David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Graeme Harper have been on Twitter.

Organised by Doctor…

Lenny Henry, who guest stars in the upcoming Doctor Who Series 12 opener, Spyfall, has criticised the show, saying that the BBC “would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black person” – which yes, is quite an astonishing thing to say.

During an interview for Colourful Radio, Henry said:

“Why have we never had a black Doctor Who? They would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black…

We were hungry, to say the least. I compare it to 1987 when Star Trek: The Next Generation came on the air. Us Trek fans were so eager to get a taste of more that we ignored the first two very shaky, uneven, and at times awful stories. But that was Star Trek, still under the guiding hand of creator, Gene Roddenberry, who was no longer the creative force he used to be. This was Doctor Who, and it…

The Infamy of Zaross sounds like the sort of title you would get from a Random Doctor Who Name generator (try it, it’s fun). It gives very little away about the story, except that it will involve something called Zaross. There is also a race of aliens who are intent on invading Norwich. The question on everyone’s lips throughout the story is ‘Why?’… What is so special about Norwich?

It is still…

Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones from 2007, says “never say never” to a return to Doctor Who. The actress, currently making her West End debut in Apologia, was asked whether she could come back to the show, and replied: “I had a really great time on the show, I really loved the character, it brings so many people so much joy. So never say never! I feel like there was more to explore with…