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Roger Delgado - still the ultimate Master

Introducing: The Dæmons

Doctor Who has a history with the occult. Look at all those clans, summoning strange forces and worshipping something far from their understanding. It’s laced throughout classics like The Masque…

Doctor Who: The Daemons on DVD

The Dæmons DVD Review

Of all the classic Doctor Who run of adventures the final one from Season 8 seems to always rank high in people’s list of Top 10 favourites. The Dæmons is…

Doctor Who: The Daemons on DVD

Behind the Scenes in Aldbourne!

Want to see what went on behind the scenes on location in Aldbourne back in 1971? The shoot for The Daemons – with Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, John…

Invasion of the Dinosaurs 2

Introducing: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

This month saw the release of Invasion of the Dinosaurs, accompanied by The Android Invasion, in The UNIT Files boxset. The 1974 six-parter saw the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane…

Tom Baker stars in Hornet's Nest, written by Paul Magrs

Fourth Doctor on Radio 4 Extra

If you can’t wait until Christmas for some new Doctor Who and haven’t yet sampled the delights of the Fourth Doctor’s adventures with Mike Yates and Mrs Wibbsey, what could…

Day of the Daleks Special Edition #2

When I read that Day of the Daleks achieved 71st place in DWM’s Mighty 200, the 2009 survey to rank all 200 stories, I couldn’t believe it. I mean, c’mon!…

Day of the Daleks Special Edition #1

With the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, the Brigadier, Benton, Yates and the other UNIT chaps, troops galore, a little bit of CSO and a theatrical villain, Day of the Daleks…