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Big Finish will continue to be the home of official Doctor Who audio dramas for at least another decade

Since launching its first Doctor Who release in 1999, Big Finish has produced thousands of hours of full-cast audio drama. They’ve brought back Doctors, companions and aliens from across the show’s history, from Tom Baker to Jodie Whittaker. They’ve also introduced new characters, worlds and series that have become part of the Whoniverse’s wider storytelling tapestry.

The renewed agreement means Big Finish can continue creating new stories featuring the Doctor and friends. Meanwhile, of course, 27 years of stories will remain available as digital downloads and on various collector’s edition formats.

 

“Big Finish have played a pivotal role in expanding the Doctor Who universe for more than 25 years”

Jan Paterson, Director of Books and Audio at BBC Studios, said: “Big Finish has played a pivotal role in expanding the Doctor Who universe for more than 25 years, consistently delivering stories that honour the legacy of Doctor Who and bringing fans new adventures that are imaginative, bold and full of heart. This renewal reflects not only our confidence in Big Finish’s creativity and ambition, but also the strength of collaboration across our licensee community. We’re incredibly proud to continue this journey together and look forward to seeing and hearing where their creativity takes the Doctor next.”

Jason Haigh-Ellery, chairman of Big Finish Productions, said: “This is wonderful news for everyone who’s made Big Finish part of their Doctor Who journey. Being licensed until the end of 2035 lets us plan further ahead than ever. And that means bigger stories, more ambitious series, and plenty of surprises… We can’t wait to share what’s coming.”

Nicholas Briggs, executive producer and creative director at Big Finish, added: “We’ve been telling Doctor Who stories for over a quarter of a century now, and the joy is that it still feels like we’re only just getting started. One of my favourite aspects of Doctor Who is that it never runs out of space and time to explore. Eternity and the universe create a limitless canvas to work on!”

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The final +28 viewing figures for The War Between the Land and the Sea cements its status as one of the highest rated Whoniverse stories of the past few years

The War Between the Land and the Sea series premiere Homo Aqua was seen by 6.07m in its first 28 days. That’s up 1.76m (40.8%) from the +7 result. In fact, it’s a very rare case of the time-shift in weeks 2-4 exceeding that in the first week, when 1.48m was added to the original overnight viewing figures of 2.83m. All in all this is a massive total time-shift increase of 214.8%. It’s indicative, perhaps, of the role of modern ‘binge watch’ culture. Most of the audience appear to have waited for all five episodes to be available before watching the first.

The second part of that premiere double bill, Plastic Apocalypse has a +28 viewing figure of 5.08m. That a drop of 0.99m (16.3%) on the first part, likely reflecting the number of viewers just checking out this brand new show before deciding it wasn’t for them. As with Homo Aqua, though, it bucks the usual +28 trend. It has a 42.7% increase on the +7 result, with 1.52m extra viewers. Again, this reflects positively on the binge-friendly nature of the five part serial. If we focus on those binge watchers, it appears that only 0.24m switched off after part one.

 

Homo Aqua COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon The large time-shifting for The War Between suggests many viewers waited to binge watch the serial

Moving on to The War Between the Land and the Sea’s second double bill, 4.67m viewers watched The Deep in the first 28 days. That’s a further drop of 0.41m (8.1%) episode to episode, with a 0.96m (25.9%) increase on The Deep’s +7. Still a very healthy increase, but the first time this season that the +7 time-shift (1.26m) was greater than that in the following three weeks.

The Witch of the Waterfall, meanwhile, has a +28 viewing figure of 4.47m. That’s down 0.20m (4.3%) from the previous episode and up 1.27m (39.7%) on Witch’s +7, for a total time-shift of 2.77m.

Ultimately, The End of the War’s +28 viewing figure was 3.84m, down 0.63m (14.1%) on the previous episode. It’s up a more modest 0.76m (24.7%) on the +7. As you’d expect, the finale gains the least from the +28 time-shift. After all, it’s +7 rating was the first to contain some of those binge watchers who had been waiting for it before even starting the series. However, the overall time-shift of 2.05m is still a sizeable 114.5% increase on the original overnight.

 

Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) ,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Alistair Heap The average +28 for the series as a whole places it near the top of the Doctor Who franchise since 2023

Overall, The War Between the Land and the Sea has an average +28 rating of 4.83m, up an average of 1.26m from the +7 viewing figures. That would make it one of highest rated Whoniverse stories of recent years. 73 Yards is the only regular Doctor Who episode to beat it, in addition to the various Christmas and Anniversary specials.

It indicates that there’s certainly an appetite for more stories set in the wider Whoniverse, and with UNIT in particular. How such a sequel would be budgeted in a post-Disney world, or if it would be practical at all without some other streaming partner, remains to be seen.

 

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The makers of Doctor Who Magazine present Doctor Who: The 2026 Yearbook: your full guide to twelve months in the Whoniverse

The latest Doctor Who Yearbook from the people behind Doctor Who Magazine covers every television episode of 2025, as well as discussing the year’s books and audios, and events behind the scenes. Plus, of course, spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea.

Coverage of Ncuti Gatwa’s second – and final – season as the Doctor includes:

• The design of The Robot Revolution.
• The animation in Lux.
• Stunt work on The Well.
• A study of the Shreek from Lucky Day.
• Interviews with the Barber and Abena from The Story & the Engine.
• The staging The Interstellar Song Contest.
• The costumes of Wish World and The Reality War.

 

Other highlights this year:

• Who fan Lizzie Abel on becoming part of the Whoniverse!
• Meet the Who Kids of The Lamplighter School in Dallas, Texas…
• Memories of 2025’s Gallifrey One convention.
• How monster actor Mickey Lewis took the Cybermen home with him…
• Location Manager Iwan Roberts on finding alien worlds…
• Fans reflect on the importance of disability representation in the latest series.
• Pete McTighe and Chris Chapman assess their work on the Blu-ray range.
• A big year for Big Finish – we talk to the producers about new innovations on audio…
• Writer and designer Paul Lang on his work on the Doctor Who Annual 2026.
• Join Brand Manager James Page as he welcomes fans to Stonehenge for Doctor Who Day.
• The table read for The War Between the Land and the Sea.
• In Memoriam… Paying tribute to Doctor Who contributors who we’ve lost in the past year.

 

Doctor Who: The 2026 Yearbook (c) Panini Doctor Who Yearbook 2026

Doctor Who: The 2026 Yearbook is on sale Thursday the 29th of January from the online Panini store, and other retailers priced £9.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags for £8.99. You can also save with a subscription, as well as receiving exclusive, text-free covers.

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Lovarzi’s new Fourth Doctor cardigan brings one of Tom Baker’s key wardrobe pieces to fans at an affordable price

 

Doctor Who cosplay is a world as diverse, as strange, and as wonderful as Doctor Who itself. It contains full size Daleks and Cybermen, made with the blood, sweat, and splinters of skilled craftsmen. Some track down meticulously researched vintage clothes, others are just as meticulous in stitching their own. Of course, there are expert tailors who will do the sewing for you, for a reassuringly expensive fee. And there are any number of cheap and cheerful online outlets, where the thinness of the material is made up for by the amount of fun to be had bouncing around your nearest con. Then there’s Lovarzi, and their officially licenced items mixing quality with affordability.

 

Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen as the Doctor and Sarah in The Ark in Space (c) BBC The replica makes some compromises for everyday wear but is still an essential addition to any Fourth Doctor cosplayer’s collection

The latest addition to Lovarzi’s range of Doctor Who clothing is their recreation of Tom Baker’s cardigan from Season 12. It appeared in all five of Baker’s original run of stories, seeing action everywhere from the battlefields of Skaro to the caverns of Voga, planet of gold. It’s a deceptively simple design. After all, argyle cardigans are hardly difficult to find, even if they’re not as fashionable as they used to be. And yet… Baker’s was a very specific pattern with as many of its own eccentricities as the Time Lord itself. Extra pockets, a pattern of three different colours of brown and cream rather than the more usual two, extra-long sleeves mysteriously a different shade of brown than the body, and the unusually high waist, designed to sit above the hips.

Up until now, getting an accurate version has been restricted to small fan-sponsored group runs, and some of the more expensive unofficial retailers. That’s still true, to an extent. Lovarzi’s unique mandate involves balancing the needs of cosplayers with regular, everyday wear by those who just want a hint of Doctor Who in their wardrobe. As a result, their cardigan makes a few compromises to complete accuracy. It has the pockets, those odd mismatched sleeves, and the correct pattern of colours (though one of the browns is arguably a shade light.) It’s a rather more normal shape than the original, however, with a lower waist and less steep neckline. It also runs rather large, size wise, so you may want to go a size down from your normal knitwear.

It’s a halfway house which will mean some black marks on purists’ scorecards, but considerably fewer funny looks in real life.

 

The Fourth Doctor cardigan (c) Lovarzi Embrace your inner bohemian Time Lord with the Lovarzi cardigan

At only a quarter of the price of a high end, unofficial, replica, and far, far closer to the real thing than anything you could find on the high street, the Lovarzi cardigan is pretty much a must for any Fourth Doctor fan. Even if you already have another version, it’s a fantastic alternate. If you don’t, it’s a superb complement to any cosplay, as well as any fan’s wardrobe.

You can order yours from the Lovarzi website now.

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Join the Fifth and Eighth Doctors and other Doctor Who stars at the Festival of the Time Lords this May

 

There will be a true Festival of the Time Lords in Newark this summer, as Doctor Who guests materialize at Newark Showground on the 30th of May. The one day Doctor Who convention has just added Paul McGann, star of the 1996 TV Movie and countless Big Finish audios. McGann was most recently seen on television as the Doctor in 2022’s The Power of the Doctor. Also announced alongside McGann is Sarah Sutton. Sutton played Nyssa, from the alien planet Traken, and who travelled with the Fourth and Fifth Doctors from Season 18 to Season 20.

They join a guest list that already includes Sutton’s 1980s co-stars Peter Davison (The Fifth Doctor) and Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka). Having appeared for three seasons together during the 1980s, the pair recently reunited for minisode Destination: Daleks. Also appearing at Festival of the Time Lords is their old enemy Terry Molloy. Molloy played evil genius Davros in Resurrection of the Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks, and Remembrance of the Daleks. He was also undercover police detective Russell in 1985’s Attack of the Cybermen.

It appears that there is a sixth guest for the event, still to be announced.

There will also be a trade hall for merchandise and art, with stall spaces currently available to order.

The festival team promise “an unforgettable, immersive experience for Doctor Who fans.” The team plans to celebrate “the vast and iconic Who universe while building a strong sense of community among collectors, fans, and cosplayers of all ages.”

The event takes place from 10am to 5pm, with tickets costing £25 and available here.

Check the official Festival of the Time Lords website for more details and updates between now and May.

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Tegan Jovanka is the latest classic Doctor Who companion to become an action figure in the new Vortex Edition set

Character Options have revealed the first Doctor Who exclusive figure set of 2026: Tegan Jovanka and Destroyed Dalek. This limited-edition Vortex set comes with two figures, as well as two accessories. The Tegan figure is intricate in its styling and stands 13.7cm tall, with multiple articulation points consisting of ankles, knees, hips, waist, shoulders, elbows and neck.

The figure features Tegan’s outfit from Resurrection Of The Daleks. In the 1984 story a mysterious time corridor diverts Tegan, the Fifth Doctor, and Turlough, to present day London. There they uncover an evil new plot across two time zones by old enemies the Daleks. In the distant future they attack the prison ship holding their creator Davros, and in the present day they also move to replace Earth’s leaders with duplicates. But within these plans is an even greater target: Gallifrey itself.

Resurrection of the Daleks was also Janet Fielding’s final regular appearance as Tegan in Doctor Who, with one of series’ most touching companion departure scenes. She would return 38 years later for The Power of the Doctor, starring Jodie Whittaker.

Accessories in the new action figure set include a Dalek Trooper gun, as used by Commander Lytton’s mercenaries, as well as a Movellan virus canister. There’s also a destroyed ‘Resurrection’ style Dalek, with a blasted and scorched casing, and internal life support tank. The design is splattered with bright green Dalek gore and shows the mortally wounded Dalek mutant within.

The set comes beautifully presented in open presentation box packaging with insert and is the perfect piece of memorabilia to add to any Doctor Who collection.

 

The Tegan and Destroyed Dalek Set (c) Character Options

You can order the Tegan Jovanka and Destroyed Dalek set now, exclusive to the Character Options site.

 

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