The BBC has announced the return of UNIT scientist Osgood, played by Ingrid Oliver, who will appear in the upcoming series of Doctor Who.

Much to the distress of her many fans, Osgood was killed by Missy in the series eight finale Death in Heaven, with showrunner Steven Moffat asserting her death was necessary to emphasise the immorality and ruthless nature of the Master.

However in science fiction, anything is possible, and Osgood will return in episodes currently being filmed in Cardiff.

Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, said, Speaking on set, Ingrid Oliver commented on her reappearance Osgood will return in a two part story written by Peter Harness, who wrote last year's episode Kill the Moon, which will also feature the return of the Zygons. First seen in the 1975 story, Terror of the Zygons, the shape shifting monsters made an appearance, along with Osgood, in the 2013 50th Anniversary story The Day of The Doctor/

Also joining Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman and confirmed for guest roles in the double episode is Jemma Redgrave, Jaye Griffiths, Cleopatra Dickens, Sasha Dickens, Abhishek Singh, Todd Kramer, Jill Winternitz, Nicholas Asbury, Jack Parker and Aidan Cook.

Doctor Who series nine will be back on BBC One in Autumn 2015 and further guest cast will be released over the coming months.

A new unofficial audiovisual presentation, inspired by Doctor Who, is to receive its première at the Brno Planetarium in the Czech Republic, this weekend.

Written, sound designed and composed by Duncan Hendy and with visuals by David Konečný is a fulldome show with live musical accompaniment, and specially created 3D images and video.

The presentation features the vocal talents of John Guilor as Doctors 1, 3, 4 and 5, Christopher Thomson as Doctor 2, Elliott Crossley as Doctor 10 and Jake Dudman as Doctors 11 and 12.

The actor Nigel Terry has died at the age of 69.

Nigel Terry played General Cobb in the 2008 Tenth Doctor story The Doctor's Daughter.

Terry has a long career both on stage and screen and worked extensively for both the National Theatre and theRoyal Shakespeare Company.

He is best known for playing King Arthur in John Boorman’s 1981 film Excalibur. Other movie roles include playing Prince John in Anthony Harvey’s The Lion in Winter and playing the title role of Caravaggio in the Derek Jarman film. On television he appeared in Agatha Christie's Marple, MI-5, Foyle's War, Holby City, Mortimer's Law, Resort to Murder, Highlander, The Orchid House, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Denys Villiers, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sherlock Holmes and Kenilworth.

Nigel Terry died last Thursday after contracting emphysema.

Big Finish Productions, have announced they have secured the rights to Torchwood, and that they will produce six new stories starring Captain Jack and the team, this Autumn.

The licensing deal with BBC Worldwide will allow the team to recreate the series with members of the television cast, and the range will be launched in September with the return of John Barrowman as the irrepressible Captain Jack Harkness.

Conceived as a spin-off from Doctor Who, Torchwood was created by Russell T Davies and made its début on television in 2006. The top secret organisation Torchwood saved Cardiff (and often the world) from alien menaces and terrible forces, trying to keep the city safe from the inter-dimensional rift that ran through it. In charge of Torchwood was Captain Jack, a man who has been called: “A companion to the Doctor, a rogue Time Agent, an immortal, a dangerous con-man, and very good at parties.” Captain Jack can't be exterminated or trusted, and there's just no stopping him.

The new series of audio dramas will each focus on different members of the Torchwood team, exploring the impact that a mysterious event has on them. Starting off the range will be John Barrowman, who stars in The Conspiracy, a deadly thriller by David Llewellyn.

Torchwood creator Russell T Davies says:
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Additional cast members for the series will be revealed later. Torchwood: The Conspiracy will be released in September 2015, with the remaining five instalments following monthly from January 2016.

The first season of Big Finish's Fourth Doctor adventures, is coming to BBC Radio 4 extra later this month.

The season starts with Destination Nerva, first released in January 2012, which reunites Tom Baker with his former companion Louise Jameson, in a story written and directed by Nicholas Briggs, and which sees the Doctor return to the location first seen in the 1975 story The Ark in Space

The series continues with The Renaissance Man, The Wrath Of The Iceni, Energy Of The Daleks, Trail Of The White Worm and The Oseidon Adventure.

Tom Baker previously revived the character of the Fourth Doctor in a series of stories for BBC Audiobooks, which were broadcast on Radio 4 extra in 2011. Since 2012 he has started in four seasons of Fourth Doctor stories for Big Finish, with a fifth Season planned for release next year.

The series begins on Radio 4 extra on Saturday 16th May at 6pm. Radio 4 extra can be heard globally on the BBC iPlayer.

BBC Books are to publish "the first official guide to the science of Doctor Who" this coming June, written by novelist Simon Guerrier and the Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Dr Marek Kukula.


The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who is published in hardback and as an e-book from 4th June, and is available to pre-order from our Amazon Shop.

Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, a global event which celebrates the amazing world of comic books.

The event takes place annually on the first Saturday in May, when participating comic book speciality shops around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops.

This year Titan, publishers of the Doctor Who Comic Books, are offering a special edition of Doctor Who comic for Free.

This special edition includes three all-new short stories featuring the Tenth Doctor, the Eleventh Doctor and the Twelfth Doctor, written and drawn by the ongoing Doctor Who comics creative teams. There is also a sneak peek of the Top Secret Summer 2015 event. Be the first to get a hint of the epic that will shake the Doctor to his very core.

Doctor Who fans can pick up this free Comic Book Day edition of Doctor Who Comic from your local comic book store. To find your local store visit the Comic Shop Locator.

In addition Titan are offering a chance to win the ultimate Doctor Who Goody Bag.

All you need to do to be in with the chance of winning a bag full of​ ​Doctor Who comics, including rare collectible covers, signed items and​ ​merchandise, including SDCC and NYCC items, is send a picture of​ ​yourself holding up a copy of the FCBD Doctor Who edition outside your​ ​local comic store.

Entries can be submitted via Twitter and must include​ ​the Titan Comics Twitter handle @ComicsTitan.

One winner and their local store will be picked after the submission​ ​deadline: Midnight EDT, Saturday May 2 and both will receive a bundle.

You will need to follow @Comicstitan on Twitter to enable Titan to contact you should you win..

The BBC has confirmed Jemma Redgrave will be back in Series Nine of Doctor Who, reprising the role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.

A video released by the Corperation reveals that the Brigadier's daughter will return in Episodes 7 and 8 of the upcoming series, which will shortly begin filming in Cardiff.


The character was first seen in the 2012 story The Power Of Three, before appearing in The Day of The Doctor and Death in Heaven.