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Circuit Breaker - The Black Archive Files: What's the deal?

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I often talk about how much care and attention to detail goes into the Classic Series releases to convince us fans to shell out on something a lot of us have already bought at least two or three times. Then comes along a random release out of the blue that makes you ask who does this appeal to? But some unexpected new bonus material alongside some unusual and rare episode variants perhaps gives enough value to justify buying.    Circuit Breaker is the latest multi-platform event from BBC Studios, following on from Time Lord Victorious (2020) and Doom’s Day (2023). This time focusing on the mysterious Fugitive Doctor as played by Jo Martin, who has refreshingly been heavily involved with the entire range. I’ve personally not been following the story that closely, but the premise involves the Doctor teaming up with Osgood who is now working in the Black Archive as objects from the Doctor’s personal timeline have gone missing. This new Blu-ray release features 10 Doctor Who stori...

The Future of Doctor Who Animations (Feb 2022)

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This time last year I was so excited and optimistic about the future of Doctor Who animations.   With confirmation that The Web of Fear, along with rumours of The Evil of the Daleks, Galaxy 4 and The Abominable Snowmen all being in the works, for a moment it felt like anything might be possible.   Interest in the UK appeared to be very strong with each release was topping (or coming second) in the home media and Amazon charts.   But then, suddenly, and terribly, the Animations faced the most dangerous crisis in their long history... (this might be an exaggeration, but I couldn’t possibly turn down the use of the quote) Late last year rumours were circulating that BBC America (who provided a significant amount of funding) were not continuing with their funding of the range.   This was then appeared confirmed by The Mirror (from a journalist who has a pretty good track record with these things) earlier and was backed by Radio Times.   This came as a bitter b...