BBCi has named the forthcoming 40th anniversary of Doctor Who documentary on BBC-1: it's The Story of Doctor Who. The hour-long documentary is being produced in-house at the BBC, with Kevin Davies ("More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS") acting as advisor. Actors and crew from the series will be interviewed and filming will take place over the next several weeks, with a target date of airing sometime in December. (Thanks to BBCi)

While no official word has been released as to the content of 2004's list of DVD releases in the UK, except for the confirmation that Pyramids of Mars (the winner of the DWM poll) will be released at some point that year, a reporton the Sci-Fi Online page purports to reveal some titles under consideration, including "The Green Death" (for which Katy Manning recorded a commentary in 2002 since she was in the UK at the time) and "Ghost Light". The report also mentions a box set called "The Beginning" featuring the first three stories, "An Unearthly Child," "The Daleks" and "The Edge of Destruction" -- a report that curiously sounds like the aborted 2001 VHS release boxed set. The site also suggests that 2004 will see no Patrick Troughton story releases. We emphasize that this is ONLY a page of rumor and speculation and no confirmation of any of these titles (except "Pyramids") has been released. (Thansk to Carl Simpson)

October 1, 2003  •  Posted By Shaun Lyon