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The latest sonic screwdriver gets another new toy variant featuring the colour scheme from the next Doctor Who Christmas Special

Character Options are releasing a brand-new exclusive variant for its iconic Doctor Who Collection. The Fifteenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver ‘two tone chromed’ edition, replicating the sonic screwdriver’s appearance in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special Joy to the World.

The Doctor’s latest sonic screwdriver boasts a completely revamped shape and design, with its curved edges, making it the most unique rendition of his favourite bit of tech yet. However, just as the current Doctor is unusual in having an ever changing wardrobe, he also likes to mix things up with his sonic screwdriver. Although publicity photos focused on its default colour scheme of blue, gold, and chrome, it hasn’t looked like that in every episode. In The Devil’s Chord and Rogue it had an apparently pink sheen in place of the blue. Meanwhile in two part finale The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death the Doctor carried a canary yellow sonic.

This new deluxe toy version, only available on Character Online, features Joy to the World’s colour scheme. It’s described by Character as “a stunning iridescent magenta-rose and subtle green finish.” In practice this seems to mean that in some lights it looks orange, under others pink, and sometimes something in between.

(Of course this also means it’s possible this is also the same version from The Devil’s Chord and Rogue, and it simply appeared particularly pink there.)

 

The new Two Tone Chromed Sonic Screwdriver Deluxe Edition from Character. Other than the new colour, the Joy to the World sonic screwdriver’s list of features is identical to that for the previous Deluxe Edition

Other than the colours, the new Two Tone Chromed Edition seems to replicate all the same features as the earlier blue Deluxe Edition. It features two modes of operation, Open and Closed, as well as five unique sound and light effects, with each accessed by a different button sequence.

Features include a uniquely shaped, swivel-out Power Core complete with flickering Power Crystal Chamber and on/off sounds. There are also three different sounds with accompanying light FX; a standard sonic sound, a data sound, and a lifeform scan sound. The spring-out and retract Emitter section also has its own sound and finally the slide out analyser comes with its own sound completing the sound FX.

You can order the new sonic screwdriver variant directly from Character Online here. And there’s still time to have it in your hand on Christmas Day when watching Joy to the World.

You can find our full review of that earlier Deluxe Edition here. There’s also still the option of the blue Standard Edition, which features a less metallic paint job and slightly fewer lights and sounds.

 

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The Fugitive Doctor herself, Jo Martin, is the first guest for the EU’s biggest Doctor Who convention Time Lash

 

Plans are already being announced for Time Lash IX, the 2025 edition of the biggest dedicated Doctor Who convention in the EU. The action returns to the city of Groß-Umstadt in Germany on the 25th and 26th of October. Time Lash is famous for its fun and lively atmosphere created by the enthusiastic German fans, and for the quality of the Doctor Who guests who make the journey to meet them. And we now know the first of those names for next year. Fugitive Doctor Jo Martin will be entering the Time Lash.

Famously (or perhaps infamously) Time Lash features on Doctor Who: The Collection Season 20 Blu-ray set. The hilarious extra feature Look Who’s Driving charts Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton’s chaotic road trip to Time Lash, as well as their (eventual) triumphant arrival at the convention. Other guests from past years have included Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Philip Hinchcliffe and more. So the 2025 list is sure to be equally impressive. Time Lash is also well known for its fan led programs with analytical writers like Dr. Rebecca Haar, live editions of the Whocast podcast, and screenings of fan films.

Tickets for Time Lash IX go on sale in January. You can order them from the Time Lash site from then.

 

 

You can also track down the Fugitive next year closer to home at DWAS and Whoover events

Time Lash is one of several Jo Martin appearances in 2025. Closer to home, she’ll also be at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Capitol Cutaway on the 6th of April, where she’ll be joining Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, and Susan Twist. On the 30th of August, she’ll be at Whooverville 16 at the Derby Quad.

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Tom Baker makes a rare new acting appearance in the Crime & Comedy Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, now touring England

It’s fast becoming an annual tradition. Colin Baker and Peter Purves are once again live on stage and in person, leading an adaptation of A Christmas Carol. But this year’s production of Charles Dickens’ classic also has something a bit special to add. It features a rare, specially recorded appearance by Tom Baker as Jacob Marley! The three Doctor Who stars unite to tell one of the all time great Christmas stories.

This version of A Christmas Carol styles itself as a radio-play-live-on-stage. It’s a similar approach to Big Finish’s recent live version of Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend. The set of the stage resembles a radio studio, with the actors ready as if for a broadcast. The sound effects are also created live. It all combines to transport the audience to Victorian London. There, Dickens’ timeless tale of charity, forgiveness and redemption at Christmas will unfold once more.

The Crime & Comedy Theatre production continues touring around England until the 15th of December. You can find the full list of dates on the Crime & Comedy Theatre website.

You can see Tom Baker himself invite you to come along in a special video on the Crime & Comedy Youtube Channel.

 

Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Peter Purves appear in Crime & Comedy Theatre’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol (c) Crime & Comedy Theatre A Christmas Carol

On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is warned by the ghost of Jacob Marley that he will be visited by three Spirits – Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come. They whisk Scrooge to the past and his happy boyhood Christmastimes, to the present to meet Tiny Tim at Bob Cratchit’s Christmas feast, and to the future and Scrooge’s own miserable grave – all to show him the error of his ways. But will Scrooge wake on Christmas morning a changed man?

 

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You can now read the 2024 scripts by Russell T Davies and the rest of the Doctor Who team at the BBC Writers page

 

BBC Writers have updated their Whoniverse script library to include every episode of the 2024 season of Doctor Who. BBC Writers (previously BBC Writersroom) is a cross-platform department which seeks out and develops new writing talent, with a strong emphasis on diversity and regionality, while also championing more experienced writers. They work with a wide range of production departments across the BBC. They also work with BBC Studios, and with independent production companies across the UK. In providing support to new and aspiring script writers, one of the key resources they provide is free access to a wide range of finished television and radio scripts by established and award winning writers. Now, Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Doctor is available to read too.

Each script is the final version that went into production but there are still plenty of moments that were either lost in the edit, or filmed slightly differently. So the Whoniverse script library isn’t just a fascinating opportunity to see how Davies and other writers approach their scripts. It’s also your chance to seet how scripts evolve once filming begins.

The 2024 episodes add to an already impressive Whoniverse library. It includes the entire David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker eras, almost all of the Peter Capaldi episodes, and a sampling of the Eccleston and Smith years too. You can even find every Sarah Jane Adventures and Class script, and the first three seasons of Torchwood.

You can explore the Whoniverse script library here. Beyond Doctor Who, you can also various writers put together everything from meticulously structured comedies like Inside No. 9 and layered dramas like Line of Duty to serial dramas like Casualty.

To learn more about how BBC Writers helps writers, and to explore more resources, check out the BBC Writers page.

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Sit by the fire for tales of the Doctor for 1001 Nights in Time and Space

Doctor Who’s range of books taking inspiration from classic literature and legends evolves in 2025. Previous volumes have included Doctor Who in Wonderland, Josephine and the Argonauts, The Return of Robin Hood and more. Now, a new hardback collection by regular contributors Paul Magrs and Steve Cole brings together a whole universe of classic tales reimagined as part of the Doctor’s adventures. Borrowing the format of the iconic 1001 Arabian Nights, Doctor Who: 1001 Nights in Time and Space sees a mysterious storyteller regaling their campfire audience with various tales. Narrations taking inspiration from across planet Earth’s folk lore traditions but with one common thread: a traveller known as the Doctor.

The new 304 page short story collection is out in hardback on the 18th of September, 2025, priced £22. You’ll also be able to download an eBook version for £11.99. You can pre-order 1001 Nights in Time and Space now. A list of stockists can be found on the official Penguin Books page.

 

Doctor Who: 1001 Nights in Time and Space

‘Stories are the most important thing of all because they are just about the only living thing that lasts…’ At the end of the universe, a mysterious storyteller builds a campfire to draw his audience. He has gathered tales like any minstrel of old – and his specialty is tales of the Doctor. In this book of stories both long and short, you can experience Doctor Who’s adventures through the prism of folk tales and fables. Retold from unusual perspectives, 1001 Nights in Time and Space is a bubbling mix of heroes and villains, soldiers and monsters, princesses, goblins, demons, tricksters, computers, ghosts and gods from all across the universe… taking inspiration from the entire 60-plus years lifespan of Doctor Who.

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It’s time to step into the excitement of The War Games once again, as one of Doctor Who’s most classic tales is to receive a spectacular new colourisation.

Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War I military zone—but all is not as it seems. They soon discover that soldiers from different historical periods have been abducted and are being manipulated in a cruel game. As they work to uncover the mystery behind the War Lord and his twisted experiments, the Doctor faces one of his most difficult challenges.

For the first time, these original episodes have been meticulously colourised and enhanced with updated visual effects edited into a new, 90-minute feature-length experience to appeal to today’s modern audiences. The Lead Colourisation Artist is Richard Tipple and the episodes have been edited by Benjamin Cook. With updated sound and a new score, this newly updated version of The War Games offers both fans and newcomers even more ways to watch the much-loved classic story.

In addition, the episode will also feature the Second Doctor’s never-before-seen regeneration into the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), alongside recovered footage not seen since the original broadcast.

Doctor Who: The War Games – colourised Time Lords (c) BBC Studios Executive Producers: Russell T Davies, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson and Joel Collins

Russell T Davies, Showrunner said: “From the day I arrived back on Doctor Who, this was the plan.  To colourise old stories and bring them back to life.  And on Doctor Who Day itself, it’s great to announce this, celebrating the show’s wonderful heritage with an all-time-classic.  It looks so vivid and new – and for fans of black-and-white, the story in its original form will stay on BBC iPlayer, so everyone wins!  I actually watched this transmit in 1969, at 6 years old, terrified of the Roman soldiers, fascinated by villains with glinting spectacles, and in awe of the Doctor’s brand new origin. Now fans old and new can enjoy it all over again.”

This special episode is the second time that a classic Doctor Who story has been colourised, following The Daleks in 2023 which was updated to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the franchise.

Doctor Who: The War Games – colourised Zoe (Wendy Padbury), Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and Jamie (Frazer Hines) (c) BBC Studios Doctor Who: The War Games will air on 23rd December 2024 on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. The original episodes are available in The Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer.

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Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor makes her Big Finish debut, and she’s up against the War Doctor. Once and Future – Coda: The Final Act is out now!

 

In Once and Future, a full-cast audio series celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Doctor Who, the Doctor faced a ‘degeneration’ crisis, flitting between his past and future faces. When that series came to a dramatic climax in October 2023’s The Union, he finally stabilised as the War Doctor (Jonathon Carley) – but that’s not the end of his troubles. In Coda: The Final Act, the Doctor is recovering from this crisis when he finds himself hunted down by another previous incarnation, one he didn’t even know existed – the Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin).

This Doctor-on-Doctor pursuit will take the two Time Lord incarnations across time and space, and see them encounter a motley crew of characters, some very familiar. There’s Benny Summerfield (Lisa Bowerman), a 26th-century archaeologist and friend of the Doctor. There’s Shalvar (Nicholas Khan), leader of the alien Voord. And there’s Vienna Salvatori (Chase Masterson), a bounty hunter who’s fallen on hard times.

Finally, there’s Queen Elizabeth I (Imogen Stubbs), coming to the end of her reign – who finds one of the Time Lord’s faces strangely familiar.

 

Jonathon Carley, Jo Martin, Lisa Bowerman © Tony Whitmore Coda marks Jo Martin’s Big Finish debut ahead of her own series next year

This is Jo Martin’s debut on audio for Big Finish Productions, after having played the Fugitive in three TV episodes from 2020 to 2022. She said: “Doing Doctor Who on telly was life-changing. It’s led to more opportunities than I’ve ever had before. And now I’m here, doing the audio, which is just incredible. And meeting these guys who have been here so many years, and are still looking fabulous and sounding great – it’s all good!”

Her co-star Jonathon Carley added: “I recorded the surprise twist appearance of the War Doctor at the end of The Union but assumed that was it. But then when I found out about Coda and who would be in it, I was just giddy.

“To pair these two ‘secret’ Doctors together, it takes that antagonism of different incarnations to a whole new level. Not so much two Doctors teaming up together, at least not initially, but actually fighting each other. Jo’s Doctor is really no-nonsense and quite formidable – it was a journey of discovery to react to that, because we’ve seen so little of her Doctor on screen, it’s really new and exciting.”

 

Doctor Who: Once and Future – Coda: The Final Act. Cover by Lee Johnson (c) Big Finish Doctor Who: Once and Future – Coda: The Final Act

Dealing with the repercussions of degeneration, the Doctor has a limited window of time to evade capture, recruit old allies, wage a war, and find out what’s really going on.

A warrior is being hunted by a mysterious stranger in a TARDIS. A rogue agent has been assigned a mission to eliminate a dangerous foe. This is a fight between a war criminal and a fugitive. A fight between Doctors.

 

Doctor Who – Once and Future: Coda: The Final Act, written by Tim Foley, is now available to pre-order as a single-disc collector’s edition CD (+ download for just £10.99), or digital download only (for just £8.99), exclusively from www.bigfinish.com.

 

Big Finish listeners can purchase all eight Once and Future audio adventures together in a standard edition series bundle for just £72 (on collector’s edition CD and download) or £60 (download only). The special edition series bundle, which contains extended behind-the-scenes extras and music suites for each story, is also available to purchase for just £62 (as a digital download only).

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Build-a-Bear have expanded their line of Doctor Who products to include the current Fifteenth Doctor era

You can now create your own Fifteenth Doctor teddy bear thanks to Build-a-Bear! There are a number of options for anyone who wants a little cuddly Ncuti Gatwa to bring home with them. The standard option is a bear that comes fully dressed in the most familiar of this Doctor’s many outfits, which he wore in The Church on Ruby Road. The Doctor also comes complete with a soft play version of the latest sonic screwdriver in blue and gold. Beneath the costume, the Doctor Who bear has some special features distinct from a regular Build-a-Bear. Where most bears have the familiar heart motif on their chest, the Doctor bear has two overlapping hearts instead, featuring the diamond logo. The diamond logo also appears on the base of his left foot.

If you’re giving the Fifteenth Doctor bear as a present then you can select an option to include a TARDIS themed gift box. Alternatively, you can buy both bear and costume separately. So if you already have a bear ready to slip into a new Time Lord look, you can simply get the costume. Similarly, it might be the Doctor Who branding on the bear that appeals to you rather than the costume. In that case, you can get him by himself.

 

The new additions are American exclusives for now, but will hopefully be added to the UK site soon

For now the Build-a-Bear Fifteenth Doctor appears to be exclusive to American fans, as it’s not available on their .co.uk site. Hopefully, though, it will be added there soon, though it does seem Santa will only be able to leave them under trees in North America in time for Christmas.

The standard Fifteenth Doctor Build-a-Bear retails for $68.50. To include the TARDIS gift box is $73.50, while prices to buy the bear and costume separately are $32 and $36.50 respectively. There’s also still a range of other Doctor Who items available, including the Fourth and Tenth incarnations, and even K9.

American fans can browse the collection here on the Build-a-Bear US site (but note outside the US it will automatically redirect you to your local version.)

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B&M will have two new Doctor Who action figure sets in store, just in time for Christmas!

In case family and friends were looking for hints for what to get the Doctor Who fan in their lives, B&M have them covered. The next two sets in the range of Character Options figures exclusively available in B&M will soon be in store. Between them, they feature new editions of the Doctor’s wife, River Song, and villains in the form of a Cyberleader, Clockwork droid, and two types of Dalek.

 

Friends & Foes of the Doctor (c) Character Options Friends & Foes of the Doctor

The first set is Friends & Foes of the Doctor, containing three 5.5” (14cm) scale figures.

It includes River Song in her cat burglar outfit from The Pandorica Opens, as seen when she steals Van Gogh’s eponymous painting from Liz 10’s collection. The new River Song features a new head sculpt with pony tail, but otherwise appears to be a repaint of her other Pandorica outfit. River comes armed with her blaster pistol that can be held in her hand or stowed in her holster.

Also included is the unique Cyberleader variant from the same episode, with black ‘handlebars’ and a plain circular chest-piece (but without the exposed brain of the Good Man Goes to War variant.) The Cyberleader carries the heavy blaster rifle that featured in several episodes.

Finally, the golden Clockwork Droid is based on one of the mechanical menaces spied in the background of scenes of The Girl in the Fireplace. This particular colour scheme is a new variant to the toy range. Like previous Clockwork Droids, the elaborate 18th century mask is removable. Beneath it the internal clockwork parts are visible inside the transparent clear head.

 

History of the Daleks 19: The Parting of the Ways (c) Character Options History of the Daleks #19: The Parting of the Ways

The other set out in December is History of the Daleks #19, featuring Daleks from The Parting of the Ways. One if the traditional bronze Dalek that’s appeared frequently in Doctor Who since 2005. The other is an Imperial Guard Dalek, whose paintwork is mainly black but accented with bronze.

The Imperial Guards appeared alongside the Emperor Dalek in the 2005 season finale. Their look takes inspiration from the Imperial Guards seen back in 1967’s The Evil of the Daleks, the story in which the Emperor Dalek first appeared.

 

The two new Doctor Who sets will be available from B&M outlets from early December. As always though, would be Santas will need to be quick. B&M’s Doctor Who exclusives are notorious for being swept up by people buying multiple copies.

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