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Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford
Or whether we will be getting the return of The Common Men. Photo by Rich Johnston On the Sunday, it was Bonnie Langford's turn to get the big line, and she also joined Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy on stage, her two Doctors from playing the companion Mel in the eighties and recently returning to The Giggle[...]
Doctor Who: Redeeming Mel, One of the Most Unappreciated Companions
The latest example is Melanie Bush, played by Bonnie Langford, who was the Sixth Doctor's (Colin Baker) final companion and the Seventh Doctor's (Sylvester McCoy) first companion She might be the most underrated and under-appreciated companion of the classic series. Bonnie Langford as Mel Bush in "Doctor Who", still: BBC Doctor Who Used to be Bad for[...]
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The Doctor begins to go through a "degeneration" that finds him face-to-face with a number of his other selves as he seeks to find an answer before it's too late. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Image: Big Finish Image: Big Finish Near[...]
Doctor Who: Tegan Gets a Short Episode for Next Blu-Ray Boxset
Then the short becomes an extended trailer for the most extras-filled Blu-Ray box set to date, with other cast members from the classic Doctor Who family showing up for all kinds of fun shenanigans. Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 20Box Set Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 20 includes the following stories from 1983:  "Arc of[...]
Doctor Who: Sequel to The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot was Rejected
The latter was a comedy spoof where Davison and fellow former Doctors Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and even Paul McGann got miffed about not being written into the 50th anniversary special and conspired to sneak on the set and appear in the show Now with the 60th Anniversary looming, Davison revealed he pitched a sequel[...]
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Last week, we learned that the fourth episode ("Two's Company") features Colin Baker returning as the Sixth Doctor, joined by Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Michelle Ryan (Lady Christina), Christopher Naylor (Harry Sullivan), and Michael Maloney (The Renegade) Now, we're getting a chance to pass along to you a look at both the official cover artwork and[...]
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Following that, the second chapter ("The Artist at the End of Time") includes Peter Davison reprising the role of the Fifth Doctor, with Georgia Tennant returning as the Doctor's daughter, Jenny) – with Colin Baker making a grand return as the Curator (a retired incarnation of the Doctor originally played on screen by Tom Baker)[...]
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In addition, the adventure sees Colin Baker make a grand return as the Curator (a retired incarnation of the Doctor originally played on screen by Baker) Kicking off in the middle of The Time War, the eight-episode adventure finds an injured Doctor being cared for at a field hospital when he begins to glow Regeneration[...]
Doctor Who  Once and Future: Audio Drama Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Big Finish marks the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023. Doctor Who: Once and Future stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, and David Tennant, with dozens more guest casts still to be revealed. Image: Big Finish Screencap "There will never come a[...]
Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor
Last night's Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor saw the return to the screen of Sylvester McCoy, Peter Davison, Paul McGann, David Tennant, Jo Martin, and Colin Baker, all playing The Doctor in one form or another, for Jodie Whittaker;'s final swan song Even Sacha Dawhla got a go, and Ncuti Gatwa made it[...]
Doctor Who: Does the Celestial Toymaker Really Need to Come Back?
A scripted story with the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) was cancelled when plans for Baker's second season were drastically changed in 1985 The Doctor has also since been up against other near-omnipotent cosmic villains since his one appearance, like the Black Guardian, Omega, and Fenric. Then again, they've also been clamouring for the return of virtually[...]
Doctor Who: Russell T. Davies’ “Mind of the Hodiac” Out Now!
Davies Doctor Who story, "Mind of the Hodiac", has regenerated into a new highly-anticipated full-cast audio drama, released today by Big Finish Productions. Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford star in this brand new (old) adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Mel, based on the recently rediscovered unproduced script by Davies It was thought lost until Davies found it amongst[...]
Doctor Who: “Castrovalvia” Supercut Revisits Peter Davison’s Debut
Later, Bidmead would be replaced as Script Editor by Eric Saward, a more messy writer who was said to not particularly understand Science Fiction at all, and it showed in the seasons he oversaw, including the Sixth Doctor's (Colin Baker) entire run. In an amusing bit of real-life meta "timey-wimey" surrealism, Davison was said to be[...]
Doctor Who: Promo Video for Blu-Ray Boxset Shows Peri’s Happy Ending
This time, "The Eternal Mystery" features Peri (Nicola Bryant) to promote the Blu-Ray boxset release of the Sixth Doctor's (Colin Baker) second season from 1985. Nicola Bryant in "Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery", BBC Peri's departure from the show in 1986 was vague and possibly tragic Her brain seemed to be removed and replaced with the brain[...]
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Now it's the 6th Doctor's (Colin Baker) turn His second full season is getting the Blu-ray treatment with a long list of extra features to fill every fan's whole life for hours, possibly days, weeks. Image: Screencap Across an action-packed season of double-length episodes, Baker's Doctor and companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) face off against a host of[...]
Doctor Who: BBC Releases Incomplete Sontarans Compilation Video
They never showed up in the 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) era, but one did in the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) era in "The Two Doctors" That was the final appearance they made in the old show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9yvRajJv0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Sontarans | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9yvRajJv0) Now, you wouldn't know that if you[...]
Doctor Who: 6th Doctor Colin Baker Weighs in on Olly Alexander
 Colin Baker, who played the 6th Doctor from 1984 to 1986, was interviewed by Metro.co.uk asked his opinion "I think that would be too obvious for him," Baker said. Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor in "Doctor Who", courtesy of BBC America "Mind you, he did cast David Tennant after working with him, so who knows? I[...]
Doctor Who: Big Finish Reveal Russell T. Davies’ First Ever Who Story
So now that speculation race is underway to see who the next Doctor will be, Sixth Doctor Colin Baker (who is reprising the role for Big Finish audio dramas) is sharing his thoughts on the future of the long-running series as well as what he enjoyed about Whittaker's run. Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford in "Doctor[...]
Doctor Who: Big Finish to Produce Long-Lost Russell T. Davies Story
It's all in the Mind of the Hodiac! Conceived in 1986 and rediscovered almost 35 years later, Doctor Who: Mind of the Hodiac stars Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford as the Sixth Doctor and Mel The full cast audio version is expanded from the original script into two episodes and is co-written by Russell T[...]
Doctor Who: Best of Series 2 Video Brings Back the Show’s Heights
Ever wanted to see the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) team up with the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker)? A team-up between the 5th (Peter Davison), 6th (Colin Baker), and 7th Doctors (Sylvester McCoy)? Leela (Louise Jameson) and Romana (Lalla Ward) working together on Gallifrey before and during the Time War? Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) hopping between[...]
Doctor Who: Big Finish Celebrates Female Producers
Big Finish has been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, and John Hurt Now they're kicking off 2021 by celebrating their newest audio drama producers – all of them female – and their forthcoming work on the Doctor Who and Torchwood audio[...]
Jodie Whittaker & David Tennant: Doctors Stick Together
"But with Jodie Whittaker hot on his heels and a great showing for other recent Doctors like Peter Capaldi, it looks like fans also now hold other Time Lords close to their heart(s)." Here are the full numbers and results of the poll: David Tennant 10518 / 21% Jodie Whittaker 10423 / 21% Peter Capaldi 8897 / 18% Matt Smith[...]
Jodie Whittaker in "Doctor Who", BBC
When you watch past versions played by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, and Sylvester McCoy and their deeply ambivalent interactions with Gallifrey takes on new meaning knowing their origin as the Timeless Child Chibnall has also introduced more unknown incarnations out there prior to the First[...]
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The production company began with some of the surviving leads like Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann in new audio dramas They have since expanded to include Tom Baker, John Hurt, David Tennant, David Bradley (as the First Doctor), and the cast of Torchwood.  With this many Doctors and other series, they're[...]
Ten Doctors are set to reunite for The Big Night In, courtesy of BBC Studios.
Actors Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker, and Jo Martin have recorded a special message for not only the NHS but also for all frontline workers in what is an unprecedented reunion for the long-running series. Ten Doctors are set to reunite for The[...]
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They helped keep the flame of Doctor Who alive during the years when the show was off-air. Big Finish They produced original stories featuring surviving Doctor Who actors like Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker. Paul McGann, who only appeared once as the 8th Doctor in the 1996 TV movie, had a long run in audio dramas produced by Big Finish[...]
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Contributors include Peter Davison and Colin Baker. Making 'The Curse of Fenric'– a brand new documentary featuring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Tomek Bork, Nicholas Parsons, Cory Pulman, Marek Anton, Ian Briggs, Andrew Cartmel, Mark Ayres and Ian Collins featuring unseen behind-the-scenes footage and photographs. In Conversation– Matthew Sweet chats to companion Sophie Aldred. The Writers' Room– Ben Aaronovitch,[...]
“Doctor Who”: Eric Saward Talks about Adapting his Dalek Episodes into Novels
He originally objected to the casting of Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor and hated his multicoloured rodeo clown costume He oversaw the darkest, most violent stories in the original show's run. BBC In the official video, journalist and superfan Matthew Sweet interviews Saward about his time on the show and his two Dalek stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICjkuihWcw&t=0sVideo can't be[...]