Much of the discussion around the new DVD/Blu-ray of The Abominable Snowmen has focussed on the fact that it’s likely to be the last story to be animated, at least for the time being, due to BBC America withdrawing support. But what of the release itself? Fans will have been studying how the animated version of the Second Doctor classic matches what we know about the story as transmitted from…

Will there be any more Doctor Who animations of missing episodes in future? If so, it looks like Big Finish won’t be taking part. At the BFI screening of The Abominable Snowmen, its co-director, Gary Russell, said that no further animations are planned, and explained: “From Big Finish’s point of view, this is it for us – I’m just very glad that we went out on one of the best Doctor Who stories…

To coincide with the release of The Abominable Snowmen on DVD, Blu-ray, and Steelbook, BBC Studios has shared a great new trailer for the animated story. The Second Doctor tale is a mostly missing serial where only one episode and the soundtrack still exist; these have now been paired with new animation. And it’s a significant release not just for the fact that this is the first appearance of…

Following the passing of Bernard Cribbins, Doctor Who Magazine pays tribute to the much-loved actor who played Wilfred Mott. Returning showrunner Russell T Davies writes about the late Bernard Cribbins, alongside recollections from John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Phil Collinson (producer), Julie Gardner (producer), Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble), Matt Lucas (Nardole), and directors,…

The animated version of largely-missing story, The Abominable Snowmen, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray early next month. The six-part serial’s release date has been confirmed by retailers like Amazon, stating it’ll be come out on 5th September 2022. In the UK, at least. This could very well be the last animated missing story too, after the plug was seemingly pulled; indeed, this Second…

The BFI will screen all six animated episodes of missing Doctor Who story, The Abominable Snowmen, in September — which might mean the serial will be released on DVD and Blu-ray later that month too. The Second Doctor storyline features the first appearance of the Great Intelligence (who reappeared in numerous tales like The Web of Fear, The Snowmen, and The Name of the Doctor) and his…

The fifth issue of the Doctor Who Chronicles, a bookazine series from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine, covers 1967, the first full year with Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor! Having recently made his debut as the Second Doctor, Troughton made the role his own, fighting such foes as the Daleks, Yeti and the Great Intelligence, Cybermen (twice in 1967 alone), and Macra. However, Doctor Who’s…

It appears that the Doctor Who animations have come to an end, thanks to BBC America reportedly pulling funding from the ongoing project. Animations of classic missing episodes have proved hugely popular, allowing fans to fill in gaps in their DVD collections, primarily featuring Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor but recently venturing in the First Doctor (William Hartnell) era with Galaxy…

“And when all the programs on all the channels actually were made by actors with cleft-palettes, speaking lines by dyslexic writers, filmed by blind cameramen, instead of merely seeming like that.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Fit the Eleventh) Doctor Who writer Douglas Adams has rightly been lauded for his comedic brilliance, visionary ideas, and technological…

When it comes to animating the missing episodes of the William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton eras, first, we of course should just be grateful we get anything. We get old stories in both black and white and a colour version. It’s not necessary but it’s a nice option to have, as some adventures work a bit better in black and white, some better in colour. When they animate episode 3 of The Web of…

Though not announced by the BBC just yet, it seems that two more missing Doctor Who stories will be animated for DVD and Blu-ray, presumably for release sometime in 2021 or early 2022. So which lost stories will be animated next? It won’t come as a massive shock that we seemingly have The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmen on the horizon! This comes from the latest issue of The…

Following a public vote, BBC Books will be releasing two hardback books collecting The Essential Terrance Dicks – reprinting 10 of his best Target novelisations, including the much sought-after Doctor Who and the Wheel in Space. Volume One contains, complete and unabridged: Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of EarthDoctor Who and the Abominable SnowmenDoctor Who and the Wheel in SpaceDoctor Who…

It’s rumoured that the Second Doctor serials, The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmen, will be the next missing stories to be released on DVD and Blu-rays using animation.

The next animation is Fury from the Deep, but we’ve not heard anything about future instalments in the range. And though nothing has been confirmed, The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmendo seem likely…

I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here by saying the BBC is now focused on animating all the missing episodes. If it is a limb, it feels very sturdy. The purse strings that used to be tied up in Gordian knots seem to have been sliced open and it’s raining animation money out there. 

How do we know they’re starting to spend money hand over fist? In the past, once in a blue egg, they’d…