Tag Archives: Sylvester McCoy

Sherlock and the Doctor in Middle Earth

In the category of ‘as-far-away-from-Doctor-Who-but-still-considered-relevant-news’ another major name has been released for The Hobbit – a Steven Moffat friendly name: Benedict Cumberbatch. The star of the popular show Sherlock, and…

Fry Joins McCoy in The Hobbit

Stephen Fry, the host of popular quiz show QI and self confessed Doctor Who addict has been cast in the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit as the…

Sophie to Follow Mother’s Footsteps?

Pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor – best known for her unique facial features, her hit “Murder on the Dance Floor” and being the daughter of former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis…

McCoy and the Minister

As we’ve already mentioned a couple of times, The Minister of Chance has returned with an all new audio Doctor Who spinoff that could potentially be a full series, starring…

A Question of Regeneration

I’m sure there was general disappointment when, on 7th September 1987, the Doctor returned in Time and the Rani. Only he wasn’t the Doctor. Or at least, he wasn’t the…

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Oliver Elmes

As reported by the Doctor Who News Page, former BBC graphics designer Oliver Elmes, who was responsible for various computer generated sequences for the broadcaster during the 1980s, has died….

Cartmel Talks Thatcher

Enemy of the Thatcher and Former Doctor Who Script Editor Andrew Cartmel is reminiscing about his time controlling the very legacy of the Doctor for podcast series SFP.now. Cartmel is…