Following the Radio Times Fifth Doctor poll, we now have the results from the Sixth Doctor poll. There’s an obvious classic, and a few I wouldn’t have chosen myself. SPOILER — my favourite (possibly) isn’t included. Read the results after the break…
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Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor
Fifth Doctor top titles from Radio Times poll
The Radio Times poll for the main range Fifth Doctor titles is closed, and the winners announced. Apart from the predicable Spare Parts, there were two of my personal favourites (both by Paul Magrs). Full details below. You can still vote in this week’s Sixth Doctor poll.
Big Finish marks forty years of the Fifth Doctor
Big Finish has revealed two boxsets for 2022 marking forty years since the Fifth Doctor appeared on screen for the first time. Full details below…
An unexpected return in the Fifth Doctor Adventures
The Fifth Doctor Adventures: The Lost Resort and Other Stories brings the Fifth Doctor back to his (temporarily) abandoned companions Tegan, Nyssa and new companion Marc… and someone else… The return of Adric? Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: The Lost Resort and Other Stories reunites the Doctor with his companions (last heard in the 2020…
Doctor Who: Wicked Sisters review on Cultbox
I mostly enjoyed Doctor Who: Wicked Sisters by Simon Guerrier, and found it a welcome change of pace compared to some other titles. It’s not perfect and while the idea of the Fifth Doctor and Leela wishing to put the tracer twins aka Graceless sisters Abby and Zara out of commission has its merits, I’d…
Wicked Sisters sale!
To mark the release of Wicked Sisters, Big Finish has a great sale on everything Graceless. It’s one of the stronger ideas Big Finish ever came up with and spun out of the Key2Time main range trilogy many years ago (ten!) I can recommend all of the titles, and they’ve been covered here extensively. +++…
Fifth Doctor boxset Starburst review
Here’s a link to my Starburst review of the Fifth Doctor Boxset. Another view on when Adric returned to the TARDIS and how the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa all fit together. All comments welcome! -=- Message Ends -=-
Fifth Doctor boxset reviewed
The Fifth Doctor Boxset sees the return of Matthew Waterhouse to the character of Adric, something for a long time seemed unlikely to ever happen. The set comprises two full cast stories each of two discs (so just like the main range) plus a disc of extras. This is very much the format of many boxsets at present….
Fifth Doctor boxset – details announced
Big Finish has announced the details for the return of Adric. The article on the Big Finish news stream tells us that the whole team – Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan will be appearing in two stories which will be available from August 2014. Pre-order prices are £25 for CD and £20 for download. The…
Red Rocket Rising 