Sarah Jane Smith Roving Reporter cover reveal

Pencil Tip Publishing has revealed the cover for soon to be published Sarah Jane Smith Roving Reporter. My story, In Memoriam was written some years ago now and I’m looking forward to seeing it in print (and remembering what it was about!). I believe it will be available to order in April. I’ll keep you…

Sarah Jane Smith Comeback — free #lockdownload

This week’s free Big Finish #lockdownload is Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback. This was Elisabeth Sladen’s first audio and was also written by Terrance Dicks. It also starred Sadie Miller (Elisabeth’s daughter). Full press release follows…

DWAS reveals cover and details for TARDIS magazine

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society has released details on contents and cover for the return of TARDIS Magazine. Completely by chance this has Sarah Jane Smith on the cover (with the Fourth Doctor). It’s available to by now and looks like it will be something to collect — 60 pages, A4 and colour!

Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter news

Pencil Tip Publishing has released an update on its forthcoming Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter. It’s due late 2020 / early 2021, but we now have list of stories and writers. Like many other titles, this is a charity raiser in this case the British Columbia Cancer Foundation. Details after the link (spoiler — I…

Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan recast news

Big Finish has announced Sadie Miller will take on her mother’s role of Sarah Jane Smith (starting with?) in the upcoming Lost Stories Return of the Cybermen. Also announced is Christopher Naylor taking on the role of Harry Sullivan. Good news for fans of both characters, which includes me as I got to write a…

Doctor Who: look back at Season 13

While we wait for series 13 of Doctor Who to make its way to our screens (we assume 2021 after the end of year special Revolution of the Daleks) I thought I might pop back to 1975/76. Back to Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor. Back to season 13…

Sarah Jane Smith Complete from Big Finish

To mark what would have been Elisabeth Sladen’s 74th birthday and to supplement a commemorative sale, Big Finish has put together a special Sarah Jane Smith Complete set. It’s available at a special launch price until February 3rd 2020 so hurry!

The DWC looks at the Fourth Doctor’s Sarah Jane Years

Tom Baker’s time as the Fourth Doctor is too much for mere mortals like me to take in all at once. Fortunately The Doctor Who Companion is slicing it into series, and I thought I’d track the Tom Baker years by chunk (ie Sarah Jane Smith / Leela / Romana(s) / The new gang [Nyssa…

Sarah Jane Smith Roving Reporter update

Pencil Tip Publishing has announced further details of their upcoming charity book Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter. The news includes information writers, stories and ways for more people to contribute. The details are taken from their FaceBook page. Warning! One of the stories is mine!

The Other Sarah Jane Smith

I was mulling over the sensitive topic of recasting Doctor Who characters. Big Finish has done a lot of this, with a whole new First Doctor crew, the brilliant Elliot Chapman as Ben Jackson, Tim Treloar as the Third Doctor and any number of people voicing Hartnell, while Frazer Hines is exceptional as Troughton. Add…