Meet The Cast of The War Between The Land and The Sea

This Sunday, the first two episodes of Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land and The Sea arrive on BBC One (and iPlayer) from 8.30pm.

This follows the prequelish screening of a condensed reworking of the classic Third Doctor story, The Sea Devils, on BBC Four at 7pm.

I'm excited for The War Between The Land and The Sea, but also slightly apprehensive (as I am with all new Who shows these days). I hope we get a decent explanation of why these "sea devils" look nothing like the classic ones of, even those seen in the 13th Doctor's Legend of The Sea Devils.

To be honest, I'm still not 100 per cent convinced they are Sea Devils!

Birthday Bonus Trailer for The Timeless Doctors

There are fan films, then there are fan films, and then there is The Timeless Doctors.

Of this forthcoming epic, due for release next year, creator Stuart "BabelColour" Humphryes says:

"It cleverly weaves archive film with newly created special effects, modelwork and voice acting to produce a spectacular new adventure in time and space. Augmented with a bespoke musical score and specially filmed inserts, with cutting edge CGI and the appearance of very special guest artists, this is a fan venture like no other!"

Celebrating Doctor Who's 62nd anniversary with the release of a new, bonus, trailer Stuart adds:

"To celebrate Doctor Who Day today (23rd November), I share a bonus trailer for the 'Timeless Doctors' fan-film. This trailer takes us back to Old Gallifrey, to the days of the Doctor's childhood and much, much further - through the millennia to the Dark Time and the Age of Rassilon, when Omega detonated stars, the Great Vampires stalked the universe and the fledgling Time Lords invented living metals to protect their world. "

This is next-level fandom, supported by many with direct connections to the production of Doctor Who - both Classic and Modern - and a phenomenal pool of talent.

Check out an earlier trailer below and make sure you subscribe to BabelColour's Doctor Who YouTube Channel and/or The Timeless Doctors Bluesky feed for further developments.

Okay, So It Was The Sea Devils All Along!

In a revelation that should shock no one, it appears as though my guesses about the aquatic species in The War Between The Land and The Sea were wrong.

I had suggested that they could be the Fish People from The Underwater Menace, but the BBC has just revealed that the Third Doctor classic adventure The Sea Devils is getting a trimmed, 90-minute release just before the new serial releases - making a definitive link between the two stories.

Showrunner Russell T Davies is quoted as saying:

"Fifty-two years after they first rose from the depths, it’s Sea Devil night across the BBC! A great idea never dies, and viewers young and old can now heed the warning: watch the seas!"

The cut-down Sea Devils drops on BBC iPlayer at 6am and will be shown on BBC 4 at 7pm on Sunday December 7, with the first two episodes of The War Between The Land and The Sea then airing at 8.30pm on BBC 1.

You can read more about the return of the Sea Devils here.