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Photo: Alex Kingston as River Song..

Doctor Who: River Song – The promise that paid off

Doctor Who Season 2 release date announced in an incredibly confusing way

Doctor Who review: "The Lord of Misrule" is a fitting tribute to Jago & Litefoot

Doctor Who: The Doctor and River in romance tropes

In Oct 2025, the Third Doctor will travel from an alien world to Dunkirk in 1940 to save his friend Jo in "Operation: Vengeance".

Doctor Who news: The Third Doctor Adventures: "Operation: Vengeance"

The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) had several companions with tragic origins. But one companion stood out as having the most tragic and traumatic origin of them all...

Doctor Who: The companion with the most tragic origin story

Douglas Adams In England

Doctor Who: The genius and influence of Douglas Adams

Doctor Who is a show that's meant for children just as much as adults. But is one audience more important than the other?

Doctor Who and the family audience - Getting the balance right

First Doctor in The Savages.

Doctor Who news: Upcoming animation "The Savages" has exciting special features

Tom Baker and Lalla Ward star as the Fourth Doctor and Romana in the 17th season of Classic Doctor Who - now available to watch complete on YouTube.

Doctor Who: You can watch the (kind of) complete Season 17 on YouTube for free

Next stop, everywhere: my Doctor Who love story

Daleks have been known to make the worst allies, especially for those hungry for more power. But what of those who ally themselves for more complicated reasons?

Doctor Who: Reluctant allies - When humans help the Daleks for complex reasons

Doctor Who: The pros and cons of having Rory Williams as a Valentine

The epic audio series Dark Eyes gave us "A Life in the Day", a very unusual take on a time loop story.

Doctor Who: When a time loop was explored from an outside perspective

You can watch the Second Doctor's final adventure for free on YouTube right now!

Doctor Who US fans - You can watch the Second Doctor's epic final adventure for free right now!

Whether it's on VHS, DVD, or Blu-Ray, Classic Who has long had a history of being released in random order. But why?

Doctor Who: Why has the Classic Series always been released in random order?

Jon Pertwee, 1972

Doctor Who review: "Day of the Daleks" - An excellent and underrated Dalek story

Doctor Who: The Birth of a Sun - The Edge of Destruction

"The Edge of Destruction" Review: A serial with all the right goals, but dubious execution

Doctor Who review: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted is a great start to a new era

The 5 best episodes to turn your friend into a Doctor Who fan

Jon Pertwee

Doctor Who: Three for seven - How the Third Doctor's debut season mastered the seven-parter

Doctor Who – Once and Future: Coda - The Final Act

Doctor Who review: Once and Future: "Coda - The Final Act" is a fun ending to the 60th anniversary series

Jodie Whittaker and Jo Martin are the Doctors in "Fugitive of the Judoon".

Doctor Who Re-Watch: "Fugitive of the Judoon" is a solid introduction to the Fugitive Doctor

A sample of clips reconstructing lost episodes using AI has been uploaded on YouTube. Is it an effective way of bringing back lost classics?

Doctor Who: Lost episodes have been reconstructed using AI - but is it effective?

First Doctor in The Web Planet. Doctor Who

Doctor Who news: '60s companion Anneke Wills wants First Doctor story “The Smugglers” to be animated, and we agree

The Wirrn Infection | The Ark in Space | Doctor Who

Should body horror come back to Doctor Who?

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Doctor Who news: Four new writers announced for Season Two!

A new trailer for Jon Pertwee's debut season includes glimpses of both classic stories and new documentaries.

Doctor Who news: Classic stories, new documentaries and regeneration feature in new trailer for Season 7 Blu-ray