The Doctor Who Big Blue Box Podcast

The News We run down the latest trailer for Series 12 and it's opening story "Spyfall". Merch Corner Cuteness all around this week with new Mr Men and Little Miss cushions for the 11th and 13th Doctors, chibi-style pin badges and a set of 6 Sonic Screwdrivers. Review story this week is SJA: The Eternity Trap Things take a dark turn for the Attic Crew in this creepy haunted house story. A slight ch...

Not the standard show this week Who fans as Adam is super busy so Garry recaps what happened at the BFI screening of The Curse of Fenric, some cool merch items in time for Christmas and he dives into the Series 12 trailer. Thank you all for listening this week. Our review story next week will be the SJA story - The Eternity Trap. Until then have a great week and remember – Allons-y!

The News No news this week. Merch Corner The Unofficial Doctor Who Annual 1987 is out now to order , emp.co.uk offer up a new TARDIS bathrobe and womens hoodie plus Candy Jar Books are releasing the DW Art of Chris Achilléos early next year. Review story this week is: Turn Left Fandom usually has good things to say about this so we dive into this belter of a Doctor-lite story from Series 4 where C...

The News We run through the press announcement for Series 12 that landed on Wednesday 13th and a great fan project for a Terrance Dicks book that\'s due out next year. Merch Corner The upcoming vinyl LP The Web Planet looks gorgeous. Review story this week is: Torchwood - Captain Jack Harkness We\'ve been up and down with Series 1 so far and this one is often viewed as a decent watch. Does this br...

HEY, WHO FANS! The News No news this week guys. Merch Corner Fury from the Deep is getting the animated treatment and is due out next year, we're getting a Master-centric unofficial annual, Sophie Aldred's first DW novel is out next year too and the next exclusive vinyl LP is The Web of Fear. Review story this week is: The Ambassadors of Death Super cool and suave, the Third Doctor is on a mission...

HEY, WHO FANS! The News Gamers will be happy to know another Doctor Who VR game is on the way - The Edge of Time is out on the usual VR platforms on the 12th November. Merch Corner A double bill of the little green alien Sil is on the the way in Nov: SIL And the Devil Seeds of Arodor is out on the 4th Nov and The Doctors: More Monsters! is also out on the 4th. There's a couple of Who Xmas jumpers...

HEY, WHO FANS! The News We say Happy Birthday to Doctor Who Magazine who is still going strong after 40 years and sadly we say goodbye to Stephen Moore (coincidentally Stephen played “Eldane” in our review story this week) who passed recently. Merch Corner Another unofficial Doctor Who Annual is on its way. After the success of the 1972 Annual, this fan project from Terraqueous Distributors is now...

Hey, Who fans! The News Still very quiet for news, nothing of note to report on. Merch Corner Lovarzi's new 13th Doctor scarf will be landing on their site from 11th October and if you sign up to their DW Fan Club you'll get 15% off too. We also mention the two Doctor Who NYCC Exclusives from Titan. Review story this week is Torchwood: Combat Written by Noel Clarke, this story throws Owen into an...

Hey, Who fans! It is sooo good to be back and chatting Doctor Who. Let's get into it... The News Chris Eccleston seems to be embracing fandom recently and another example of that is the announcement that he'll be attending the Gallifrey One convention next February. Nice one Chris. Merch Corner Fan of Martha Jones? If so then you'll be pleased to know Freema Agyeman is returning to the world of Do...

Hey, Who fans!  It's a Garry-solo show this week as Adam is not about. The News Extremely sad news as we say goodbye to the amazing Terrance Dicks. Merch Corner The latest classic Who blu ray box set is Season 26, yay! A new Rose adventure from Big Finish and ol' Sixie will be back with Peri next year for more Big Finish. Q&A with Garry As Adam is not with us at the moment I don't want to wat...

Hey Who fans. We're back! In this week's show... The News No decent news of any substance but we do chat about that so-called announcement that turned out to be a debunking of a rumour. Gotta love Who fandom at times, lol. Merch Corner An awesome new collection of short stories is out in October in the style of the old Target books titled "The Target Storybook" which has a couple of interesting au...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News It's that time of year again when San Diego Comic Con is upon us and lovers of artwork will want to check out portraits of all 14 Doctors by artist Jeremy Enecio which will be on display all weekend. Merch Corner A bunch of SDCC exclusives are available, a new blu ray set "The Complete David Tennant" is releasing in the US in September and Donna Noble...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News A bunch of guests have already been announced for next year's The Capitol event from the DWAS in April (as well as the ruddy good read The Cosmic Masque VIII ) and sadly actor Glyn Houston who played Professor Watson in "The Hand of Fear" and Colonel Wolsey in "The Awakening" has passed away aged 93. Merch Corner The modern series steelbooks continue t...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News On Sat 20th and Sun 21st July, Big Finish is running a 20-hour live stream to celebrate their 20th Anniversary over on their YouTube channel and this Sat 6th July, BBC Radio 4 Extra is running a special Jon Pertwee centenary program hosted by his son Sean. Merch Corner Danilo has released their new 2020 Doctor Who calendars which are available over on...

Hey Who fans. We're back! In this week's show... The News Some news to catch up on plus new stuff. We start with the sad news of the passing of Paul Darrow, the next classic animated movie will be "The Faceless Ones" and in the US, "The End of Time" gets a cinema outing for its 10th anniversary year. Merch Corner New Character Options figure sets are coming to B&M stores this summer, the next...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News Sad news, Stephen Thorne who played Azal from The Dæmons, Omega from The Three Doctors and Eldred from The Hand of Fear has passed away aged 84. Merch Corner Bugger all merch this week. "The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone" Review We love Series 5 and Matt Smith is soooo good in this series. With The Weeping Angels back in this pseudo-sequel to Blin...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News The VR film/game/experience "Doctor Who: The Runaway" is now available on the Oculus Store, Vive Port and, the BBC VR App and the BBC have teased the return of the Judoon for series 12. Merch Corner The next story to get the vinyl treatment is "The Evil of the Daleks", out in July. "Torchwood - Random Shoes" Review Back to Torchwood this week for this...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... We have no news or merch to cover this week. We know, sad face. "The Keys of Marinus" Review "Yes my boy!" We're hanging out with the 1st Doctor this week for this series 1 six-parter. A collection of mini-stories provide some interest across the arc but enough to keep up into the search for the keys? Next week our review will be the Torchwood story - Random Sh...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News Some rumblings around the interwebs suggest a Doctor Who Christmas Special could be on the cards before Series 12 starts next year. Merch Corner Some Big Finish is on the way starting with the limited edition vinyl release of the 10th Doctor story The Creeping Death which is exclusive to Asda and The Lives of Captain Jack which shows an intriguing cove...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News It's another no-news week 😞 Merch Corner Chris Eccleston has a new autobiography due out this September and for Twelfth Doctor cosplay fans out there you can now order the Series 9 coat from Abbyshot. "Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel" Review Some Tennant action this week as we five into this series 2 two-parter. Garry and Adam haven't watche...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News The BEEB has set up a fan art competition where you could get your art printed on t-shirts for San Diego Comic Con. Merch Corner The Complete Season 4 Steelbook is on the way and the K-9 Mega Model from Eaglemoss has had a price drop. "The Keep Killing Suzie" Review Back to Torchwood this week as we continue to roll through series 1. This story sees Su...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News It's another no-news week 😞 Merch Corner A new animated collection is coming on dvd, Reeltime Picture's next dvd is The Paul McGann Years, TITAN collectors can get hold of some swanky artist proof versions and the next classic blu ray special edition will be Season 10 from the 3rd Doctor era. "The Macra Terror" Review We've been looking forward to che...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News The CHAS charity is asking for your donations while sporting your best geeky t-shirts. Get the details and donate here. Merch Corner No merch this week. "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" Review Another emotional wallop this week from SJA but does it provide anything else that keeps the review scores high with this always likeable story. Next week ou...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News A scene from Rosa has been nominated for a BAFTA in the Must See category - get over there and vote. Merch Corner Big Finish is releasing a multi-Master story later this year for Ravenous 4, a fan has been bust putting together the un-released classic 1972 annual, Robert Harrop release the monochrome 2nd Doctor statue and Forbidden Planet (.com) has re...

Hey Who fans. In this week's show... The News Fancy working on Doctor Who? Work placement company It's My Shout is looking to fill five placements and they are encouraging applicants from diverse backgrounds, disability and lower Socio-Economic backgrounds. Get your cv emailed here: DoctorWho. Scheme@bbc.co.uk If you're thinking of going to Bedford Who Charity Con 5 then you can grab 10% off with...