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The first collection of the Doctor Who Adventures comic strips arrives with Save the Humans!

It’s finally happening. For fans of a certain age, the Doctor Who Adventures magazine holds a special, very nostalgic, place in their hearts. Aimed at younger readers than DWM, it ran for almost 400 issues between 2006 and 2017, not counting the odd special here and there since. At the heart of each issue, packed with puzzles, character guides, and fun, was the DWA comic strip. Those comic book adventures have never been reprinted… until now. Save the Humans! will collect the first fifteen issues worth of adventures for the Tenth Doctor and Rose.

The DWA comic strip is famous for using the format to create wild, imaginative visuals. It created its own vision of the Whoniverse beyond even the biggest TV show budget. Its short, largely self-contained, stories also helped create the frenetic energy which defined the strip.

Save the Humans! arrives on the 18th of August and will be available in two editions. The mass market version features a cover by series artist John Ross, which captures the joyful chaos of the strips, as the Doctor and Rose bound happily into danger, surrounded by a collage of villains from these stories. You can also order an exclusive variant directly from Panini. This has an alternative cover by fellow strip artist Adrian Salmon, featuring our heroes facing off against the theme park dinosaurs from the title comic.

 

 

Doctor Who: Save the Humans! Panini Exclusive cover by Ardrian Salmon (c) Panini Doctor Who: Save the Humans!

Step back into one of the most beloved eras of Doctor Who as the Doctor and Rose dash across time and space, facing a host of brilliantly bonkers monsters – from the diabolical Mirrorlings to malfunctioning Disinfectoroids, and even giant vampire bats stalking the streets of Victorian London! Packed with action, humour and heart, this all-ages collection is a certified classic – and the perfect nostalgia hit for fans who grew up with the Tenth Doctor!

Collecting comic strips from Doctor Who Adventures #1-15. 

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Yesterday saw Doctor Who return to NFT1 at the BFI Southbank for another special screening. But this one was particularly special. Not only was the one night only 1996 TV Movie screened but as part of a completely unique experience.

Thanks to agreement from Universal in the US, the original film prints from the filming were shipped to the UK. Here, all 219 reels were painstakingly scanned, twice, to deliver the stunning 4k experience attendees at the BFI enjoyed yesterday and soon fans will be able to enjoy at home. It was also shown at 24 frames per second, as it was originally shot, and specific sound mix for NFT1, offering a unique experience. Alongside the screening there was the usual quiz for prizes and guest panels aplenty, delivering another excellent event.

Doctor Who TV Movie in 4k at BFI Southbank – Justin Johnson, Dick Fiddy and Al Dewar (c) Bedwyr Gullidge Introductions

Regular hosts Justin Johnson and Dick Fiddy welcomed attendees who had survived the 11am Sunday start time post Eurovision. Multiple contributors donated items to win during the customary quiz including BBC Studios, The Who Shop and John McClay, who donated some very nice digital prints featuring the Eighth Doctor. Perhaps most exciting was what Al Dewar from Character toys brough along. Fresh in the office this week were the new Vortex edition ‘Nightmare in Silver’ Cybermen figures, not due out until July. Three lucky winners certainly got something cool in advance. Dewar also said that they would get round to doing a ‘Wheel in Space’ Cyberman variant eventually.

Doctor Who TV Movie in 4k at BFI Southbank – Justin Johnson, Dick Fiddy and Reecy Pontiff (c) Bedwyr Gullidge

Also invited onto stage was Reecy Pontiff who has written a history of the ongoing adventures of the Eighth Doctor. Frustratingly, I wasn’t able to purchase a copy because the lengthy autograph queue could not be skipped and limited transportation options on a Sunday required an earlier than usual departure. This also meant missing out on seeing the TARDIS toolkit from the movie, along with McGann’s costume which were on display courtesy of James Sutton. But, at least the book is available now direct through the publisher; Telos. Writer Matthew Jacobs had sent a video introduction which was shown, still proud of the movie 30 years on.

Doctor Who TV Movie in 4k at BFI Southbank – Justin Johnson, Dick Fiddy, David Palfreyman, Darren Mostyn, Mark Ayres and Paul Vanezis (c) Bedwyr Gullidge Restoration

Watching Doctor Who on a big screen has become less of a novelty in recent years with multiple screenings at the BFI and Riverside Studios. However, there was something particularly special about this particular screening. That special ingredient was without question the opportunity to see the work of a dedicated restoration team in spectacular glory. The story behind the restoration is itself an epic tale. Vanezis confirmed that, despite not being out of the cans in 30 years, the film reels are suffering from vinegar syndrome so sadly they only have a limited lifetime remaining. Thank goodness they were scanned but that’s another story…

David Palfreyman scanned all 219 reels. Twice. The second pass took much longer, about 7 to 10fps, to pick out the details. Ten boxes were delivered by the BBC every Monday at 11am but trying to get those boxes scanned in a week eventually led to 16-17 hour days, with Palfreyman getting up at 3am! Paul Vanezis then conformed the scans to order the edit and colourist Darren Mostyn worked his magic to get the pictures looking better than ever. There is a lovely brightness and colour to this version for sure. Of course audio supremo Mark Ayres did his thing to get it sounding as good as the picture looks. The results spoke for themselves and it is a fantastic achievement, a shining example of the dedication involved in the original production but also of this new restoration.

Doctor Who TV Movie in 4k at BFI Southbank – Justin Johnson, Dick Fiddy, Geoffrey Sax and Paul McGann (c) Bedwyr Gullidge He’s back! And it’s about time…

Paul McGann returned to the BFI Southbank for another screening of the TV Movie after previously attending in 2013 during 50th anniversary celebrations. This time however the BFI could also show ‘The Night of the Doctor‘, the special minisode which saw the Eighth Doctor return and regenerate into John Hurt’s War Doctor. Also returning was director Geoffrey Sax who firstly acknowledged the fantastic restoration work by Paul Vanezis and the team. McGann compared watching the film back to like watching a holiday movie, remembering being in the location or the filming day. The prospect of a series continuing beyond the pilot was part of the atmosphere on set, with an expectation that they would be returning for more. Sadly they did not.

Other highlights from the interview and Q&A included Sax recalling his Dalek voice, cuts to the shooting of guns after Dunblane, shifting the “Who Am I?” sequence to a disused area of the hospital rather than a rooftop and the final battle between the Doctor and the Master being referred to in the script as ‘They fight in a cool and interesting way!’ McGann described being less than enamoured with his wig, thinking of having to potentially relocate to Vancouver and praised Steven Moffat‘s writing of the 2013 minisode (“I think Moffat possibly has never written anything better“), although he couldn’t tell the other doctors when filming ‘The Fiveish Doctors‘. Both also admitted they would’ve signed up for the project even without the bigger US budget.

Doctor Who: The TV Movie on Blu-ray and 4K. Cover by Lee Binding (c) BBC Studios

Overall, it was another excellent screening with engaging guests and stories. The centrepiece was the restored version of the film which is well worth investing in when released next Monday.

BlogtorWho wishes to thank the team at the BFI Southbank for their continued hospitality and for another great event.

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2026 Doctor Who multimedia event Circuit Breaker will include a Blu-ray collection of classic episodes

This year’s multimedia Doctor Who event, Circuit Breaker, involves books, audios, comics, games, and more. There’s even a Blu-ray set out on the 31st of August – The Black Archive Files. Full details of the set are now available, revealing the collection of Doctor Who stories included. Each one if a classic tale which relates to the storylines of the rest of the series.

In the depths of UNIT’s most secure facility, the Black Archive, familiar objects have been pulled through time and space surrounded with a dangerous energy signature threatening to tear reality apart. With time running out, newly appointed Head of the Black Archive, Osgood and her assistant Andrew turn to the only person who can help… the Doctor.

This is no ordinary crisis, and not the Time Lord they are familiar with. As the Fugitive Doctor confronts her most infamous enemies such as the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans and a rogue Weeping Angel, she is forced to complete a mission with an insidious presence lurking in the shadows.

Secrets begin to surface, and trust between UNIT and the Fugitive Doctor begins to erode as those who idolise her start to question if she really is the Time Lord they thought they knew…

Osgood has pulled together top-secret accounts from UNIT’s records of the Doctor’s adventures to help the Fugitive Doctor return these objects and complete the mission. Each file is listed below:

 

The full list of stories in The Black Archive Files

• Fugitive of the Judoon
• Dalek
• The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky
• Time Heist
• Genesis of the Daleks
• War of the Sontarans
• Blink
• The Shakespeare Code
• The Girl in the Fireplace
• The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon

This Blu-ray includes 10 beloved stories from Doctor Who and also includes an interview with The Fugitive Doctor, Jo Martin, and bonus booklet – both exclusive to this Blu-ray release.

 

Your guide to the different elements of Doctor Who: Circuit Break (c) BBC Studios How to Follow the Story

• 25 June: Calling the Doctor – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
• 8 July: Adversary of the Daleks – Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 23 July: The Honourable Society – Doctor Who Magazine issue 632, written by Jason Quinn and illustrated by Anthony Williams
• 30 July: The Deadliest Weapon – BBC Audiobooks Audio Original written by Steve Lyons, narrated by Jo Martin with David Banks as the Cyber-Leader
• 4 August: Dawn of the Daleks –Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 6 August: Castling – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. (The icon for this game in the official guide suggests this will feature the Sontarans.)
• 17 August: Don’t Blink! – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. (As if the title wasn’t a big enough clue, the guide icon also suggests this features the Weeping Angels.)
• 20 August: The Doctor and the Three Witches – Puffin book written by Janelle McCurdy. (With the icon for this being the crystal ball from The Shakespeare Code, this novel likely involves the Carrionites.)
• 27 August: Moment Mori – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. Based on the game icon, this appears to bring back the Clockwork Droids from The Girl in the Fireplace.)
• 31 August: The Black Archive Files – Circuit Breaker DVD release
• 3 September: The Kaleidoscope – Penguin Random House book written by Jo Martin. The icon for Martin’s debut novel indicates an appearance by the Silence. ​
• 22 September: Full Circuit – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine
• 24 September: Short Circuits – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine

 

Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker, the new multimedia event for 2026 (c) BBC Studios Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker begins with Calling the Doctor, free on the UNIT website on the 25th of June

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The Fugitive Doctor and Osgood face the Daleks in the first of two Titan Comics entries for Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker

This summer the Fugitive Doctor takes over the Whoniverse for Circuit Breaker. The multimedia Doctor Who epic will be winding its way through audios, novels, games, and more, starting in June. Also included in the adventures are two new issues from Titan Comics. The first of these is titled Adversary of the Daleks and is out on the 8th of July.

In Circuit Breaker’s overall story arc UNIT scientist Osgood discovers that items from the highly secure Black Archive have gone missing. Worse, these powerful alien artifacts could also tear reality itself apart. But when Osgood summons the Doctor for help, she comes face to face with a stranger. In Adversary of the Daleks, the Doctor and Osgood begin their quest to put things right and immediately run straight into conflict with the Daleks. The Time Lord would appear to be at a disadvantage, against an unfamiliar threat that seems to know her better than she knows herself. But then again, the Fugitive Doctor is more ruthless than any incarnation the Daleks have ever met before…

Adversary of the Daleks is written by Dolce M Montoya and Dan Watters. Watters also wrote the recent Doctor Who series Everyone Must Go! and The Prison Paradox as well as the acclaimed Batman series Dark Patterns. Meanwhile, Watters’ Prison Paradox collaborator Sami Kivelä joins them on art duties.

Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker #1. Cover A by Jay Anacleto (c) Titan Comics

You can pre-order Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker #1 now from Forbidden Planet. There’s a choice of five cardstock covers, though only the Cover A art by Jay Anacleto has been revealed so far.

• Cover A – Jay Anacleto
• Cover B – Photo Cover
• Cover C – Robert Sienecki
• Cover D – Flops
• Cover E – Blank

 

Your guide to the different elements of Doctor Who: Circuit Break (c) BBC Studios How to Follow the Story

• 25 June: Calling the Doctor – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
• 8 July: Adversary of the Daleks – Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 23 July: The Honourable Society – Doctor Who Magazine issue 632, written by Jason Quinn and illustrated by Anthony Williams
• 30 July: The Deadliest Weapon – BBC Audiobooks Audio Original written by Steve Lyons, narrated by Jo Martin with David Banks as the Cyber-Leader
• 4 August: Dawn of the Daleks –Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 6 August: Castling – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. (The icon for this game in the official guide suggests this will feature the Sontarans.)
• 17 August: Don’t Blink! – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. (As if the title wasn’t a big enough clue, the guide icon also suggests this features the Weeping Angels.)
• 20 August: The Doctor and the Three Witches – Puffin book written by Janelle McCurdy. (With the icon for this being the crystal ball from The Shakespeare Code, this novel likely involves the Carrionites.)
• 27 August: Moment Mori – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. Based on the game icon, this appears to bring back the Clockwork Droids from The Girl in the Fireplace.)
• 31 August: The Black Archive Files – Circuit Breaker DVD release
• 3 September: The Kaleidoscope – Penguin Random House book written by Jo Martin. The icon for Martin’s debut novel indicates an appearance by the Silence. ​
• 22 September: Full Circuit – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine
• 24 September: Short Circuits – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine

 

Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker, the new multimedia event for 2026 (c) BBC Studios Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker begins with Calling the Doctor, free on the UNIT website on the 25th of June

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Scream if you want to go faster, as Helter Skelter brings you on a thrilling ride of twisted horror and fun

The latest set of Fifth Doctor Adventures arrives under the collective title Helter Skelter. It’s a slightly misleading name for a couple of reasons. Most obviously, it names the entire set after James Moran’s middle story despite it being the odd man out. That’s a fun and fast adventure sandwiched between two scripts by Big Finish’s resident king and queen of chills and thrills, Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle. It also suggests the chaotic yet inexorable downward spiral of the traditional fairground ride. But this trilogy of Doctor Who stories actually goes in much more unexpected directions.

All three stories feature the TARDIS team of Peter Davison’s Doctor, Janet Fielding’s Tegan, and Mark Strickson’s Turlough. It’s a particular treat, given Australia based Strickson’s limited availability and it results in an excitingly fresh dynamic. As with most of Big Finish’s recent Fifth Doctor stories, the genuine affection of the cast for each other is plain to hear. It does soften the relationship between the three characters. The bickering between Tegan and Turlough, or the eye rolling at the Doctor’s driving, here feels more like the love language of this close knit family, with no real suspicion or rancor in it. It does, however, create a wonderful moment when Turlough comes under the malign M’s charismatic influence in Land of Fools. Tegan basically rolls her eyes at his sudden yet inevitable betrayal. The lad, let’s face it, has form.

 

Field of Miracles and Land of Fools bookend the set, and despite drastically different settings, mirror each other’s themes of grief and desperation

Mooney and Pringle’s Field of Miracles and Land of Fools are united by some common themes. The heaviness of grief and loss hang over both of them, along with the desperation that the unscrupulous will prey upon. Field of Miracles takes the TARDIS to the sleepy English village of Hetherington. It’s 1951 and the community still struggles under the shadow of so many of its young men dying at war. They think they have a miraculous solution, as one by one those they lost return, wandering home out of the darkness of a nearby field.

Land of Fools mirrors it but on a grander scale, while throwing in a dash of political commentary. The story’s alternate 1980s London embodies Thatcherism in its purest form. A dream for some, with a BMW in every garage and champagne on tap in the section of the city segregated for use by the ‘luminary’ yuppie elite. A nightmare for others, as poverty runs rampant outside their gates and increasing numbers of people are ‘disappeared.’

Of course, this being Doctor Who, it’s not as simple as basic human authoritarianism at work behind the disappearances. There’s something growing under the heart of the City. Something which promises much, but demands even more. And it’s hungry.

 

Both stories are full of delightfully horrible imagery, including a field weaving a macabre crop out of its roots and vines

The pair of writers’ trademark folk horror vibes made them stand-outs of the already critically acclaimed Torchwood range. By now they’ve also mastered the code shifting needed to bring it to the more family friendly Doctor Who lines. So this pair of tales are full of imaginatively grotesque images, like a field growing televisions and luxury cars from gnarled roots below ground, or a rustic farmhouse and its unsettling mistress perched inside a skyscraper’s penthouse.

However, the real success, in both Field of Miracles and Land of Fools, is their ability to create real, believable, guest characters to visit all these horrors upon. There are no crude shortcuts to elicit our sympathies either. Whether 1950s unmarried mother Joanie, desperate to save her newborn baby, or Tegan’s terminally ill friend Jackie, it’s the reality of these women and their fear and dreams which heightens the fantastical drama around them.

 

Title story Helter Skelter gifts the main cast a script full of opportunities for fun mischief

In contrast, middle entry Helter Skelter is not terribly concerned with verisimilitude. Comedy science fiction stories are always difficult to pull off, but James Moran’s script is rightly confident in his cast’s comic skills. It takes inspiration from the classic fairground ride, and the Beatles song. Both in its theme park planet setting, and the nature of the trap awaiting our heroes.

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide,
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride

Time loops have become a standard go-to when science fiction shows want to let the cast have a little fun, but Helter Skelter is a particularly great example. Its particular stroke of genius is putting Tegan at the centre of the chaos. Only she’s aware that the planet keeps exploding over and over again. The Australian firecracker has never had the longest fuse in the Whoniverse. So there’s a special pleasure in seeing her move through the cycle of denial, anger, bargaining, anger, depression, anger, acceptance, and, indeed, anger, even as she moves repeatedly through the cycle of rude staff, candy floss, skeptical security guards, killer cultists, and exploding planets.

And, of course, explaining. So much explaining. The script successfully turns one of the more annoying time loop tropes on its head. Yes, the Doctor should be pretty open to the possibility of time loops. But it’s precisely because he’s so familiar with them that he’s doubtful he’d be trapped in one without realizing it. Both Davison and Fielding take full advantage of the reversal, having fun with the long suffering Tegan expositioning technobabble to a befuddled Doctor always three steps behind.

Both the supporting cast and the threat at the heart of the time loop are only lightly sketched in. Even Turlough gets little to do other than sighing that he has little to do. But that’s all to give more space to Janet Fielding’s delightfully sparky Tegan. It’s all hugely entertaining.

 

Like a true Helter Skelter, the latest Fifth Doctor Adventures will leave you laughing and screaming so much, you just may stop being able to tell the difference

Perhaps Helter Skelter is an appropriate over-arching title after all. It’s a set which zigzags unpredictably from folk horror, to technicolor riot, to urban dread. You’ll certainly enjoy the ride all the way down, even if you’re screaming…

 

Doctor Who: Helter Skelter. Cover by Rafe Wallbank (c) Big Finish Doctor Who: Helter Skelter

Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Helter Skelter is available to purchase now for just £19.99 (download to own) or £24.99 (download to own + collector’s edition 3-disc CD box set). Please note: the collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be re-pressed.   

 

 

 

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