New Year's Day adventure announced

Sunday, 5 December 2021 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Eve of the Daleks poster (portrait clean) (Credit: BBC/James Pardon)

The BBC have released details on the New Year's Day adventure for Doctor Who.

Following the explosive series finale of Doctor Who: Flux, the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and friends Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop), will kick-start 2022 with an action-packed spectacular episode set to air on BBC One on New Year’s Day.

Eve Of The Daleks will also feature guest stars Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Living With Yourself, Quiz), Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black, Enterprice) and Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless).

Sarah (Aisling Bea) owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick (Adjani Salmon) is a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year’s Eve. This year, however, their night turns out to be a little different than planned as they find themselves joining forces with the Doctor, Dan and Yaz in a fight against the Daleks.

The trailer for the special, which aired following the series thirteen finale, finds the cast trapped in ELF storage and stuck in a terrifying time loop with the Daleks. Will the gang manage to avoid extermination and escape the storage facility in time to see out New Year’s Day?

Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, says:

We all need a little romance in our lives around New Year. Less so, Daleks. But Aisling Bea and Adjani Salmon’s characters will have to deal with both in a New Year’s Eve from hell. Together with Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor, it’ll hopefully prove the perfect New Year’s Day tonic.

Eve of the Daleks: Trailer

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The Vanquishers

Saturday, 4 December 2021 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who reaches its season finale this weekend with the sixth chapter in the Flux series, The Vanquishers

In the final epic chapter in the story of the Flux, all hope is lost. The forces of darkness are in control. But when the monsters have won, who can you count upon to save the universe?

The episode is once more written by showrunner Chris Chibnall and directed by Azhur Saleem.

It stars Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor alongside Mandip Gill as Yasmin and John Bishop as Dan.

The episode can be seen in the UK on BBC One at 6.20 pm on Sunday. Full global broadcasts are listed at This Week in Doctor Who

It can be streamed on the BBC iPlayer, on Netflix, on Amazon Prime and Britbox depending on location.

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Jericho (Kevin Mcnally) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Sontaran (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Serpent (Craig Parkinson) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Diane (Nadia Albina), Vinder (Jacob Anderson) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Jericho (Kevin Mcnally), Dan (John Bishop), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), Williamson (Steve Oram) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Stack))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Stack))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Dan (John Bishop), Jericho (Kevin Mcnally) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Stack))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Sontaran, Serpent (Craig Parkinson) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: Sontarans (Credit: BBC Studios (James Stack))

Flux Chapter 6 - The Vanquishers: (Credit: BBC Studios (Sam Taylor))

FIRST LOOK | The Vanquishers | Doctor Who: Flux

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Paul McGann and Colin Baker join Doctor Who: Peladon

Friday, 3 December 2021 - Reported by Marcus

Colin Baker, Alex Kingston, Bonnie Langford, and Paul McGann star in January 2022’s special Doctor Who Audio box set from Big Finish Productions.

The Sixth and Eighth Doctors, Mel and River Song join multiple time and space travelers visiting the legendary mining planet of Peladon in four brand new full-cast audio adventures.

The release sees the return of David Troughton as King Peladon, returning to the role he first played on television 50 years ago.

He is joined by familiar friends and foes, plus some new faces, including Alpha Centauri (Jane Goddard), Queen Thalira (Deborah Findlay), Queen Minaris (Sara Powell), Chancellor Barok (Jason Watkins), Helais (Liz White), Arla (Meera Syal) and the Ice Warriors (Nicholas Briggs).

Journey to Peladon, member world of the Galactic Federation and home to intrigue and adventure. With each passing generation, the toll of industrial exploitation and deadly political games is taking its toll on the planet. Can the Doctor and his allies guide the course of history towards a hopeful future? Or is Peladon's fate in the lap of the gods?

Doctor Who – Peladon is now available to pre-order as a collector’s edition box set (on CD at £24.99) or a digital download (at £19.99), exclusively from the Big Finish website.

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Doctor's Do Shakespeare

Friday, 3 December 2021 - Reported by Marcus

Two Shakespeare plays starring two Doctor's have been released onto the streaming service Stageplayer+

On the service, you can view David Tennant's performance in the title role of Richard II, the vain King who lost a Kingdom, as well as Christopher Eccleston playing Macbeth, the usurper of the Scottish crown.

Each play costs £2.99 to access.

StagePlayer+ is the world’s first pay-per-view Performing Arts-focused platform. StagePlayer+ enables users to search content from around the world, putting the Performing Arts in the spotlight and enabling fans to support theatres, producers, content owners, and rights holders from the comfort of their own homes and on an ongoing basis.

The system can be viewed across a growing number of large-screen connected devices and platforms, including Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast,and at stageplayerplus.com.

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