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Sophie Aldred, who played Doctor Who companion Ace, picks the songs that have soundtracked her life and career. From the magic of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to the raw energy of Joy Division, an utter classic from David Bowie to hearing Christine and the Queens at Glastonbury! Share a brilliant hour of music…

The Power of the Doctor airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, October 23, but journalists and other high-profile attendees were given early access to the episode on the evening of Tuesday, October 11. The premiere, which took place at the Curzon Bloomsbury in Mayfair, featured appearances for Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Sacha…

Ace and Tegan are back! Find out why in the Thirteenth Doctor’s finale. A host of characters from previous series of Doctor Who will return for an episode to mark the BBC’s centenary. The Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen will feature later this year, as will two former companions of the Doctor, who will reprise their…

Sophie takes part in the BBC Radio 5 Live debate “Old Doctor Who is better than New Doctor Who?” with arguments given by actor/comedian Toby Hadoke (@TobyHadoke) and Beth (@0hMySt4rs) Listen 40 minutes in.

Tue, 21 December 2021 18:30 – 22:00 GMT This year’s theme is Words from the Brink – stories and poems and music in response to the climate crisis. We decided that an in person event would take us too close to ‘the brink’ this year, so we are online, with an interactive celebration of everything…

Join Author Clare Owen, Narrator Sophie Aldred, and artists Sally Atkins and Klara Smith for a celebration of the launch of Clare’s debut Young Adult novel, Zed and the Cormorants. Readings, discussion of the writing and illustration process, Q&A, perhaps some surprises… Zed and her family move unwillingly from London to Cornwall, in an attempt to support her mother’s mental health. Gradually…

Fundraising performance of a mother and daughter’s story of life, connection, dementia and death – all infused with the deepest love… About this Event Sunday 2nd May 2021 7.30pm Booking is essential as we are limited to 90 places. Tickets £10, with 20% of profits going to The Loss Foundation (thelossfoundation.org) Welcome to ‘Mum Thumb’!…

Narrated by Sophie Aldred, a brand new novelisation of an exciting screen adventure for the 13th Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yasmin, as played on screen by Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. ‘I am an expert on witchcraft, Doctor, but I wish to learn more. Before you die, I want answers.’ The…

BBC Studios announces Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 24 BBC Studios has today announced the next instalment in the Doctor Who: The Collection range with Season 24, offering Doctor Who fans the opportunity to continue building their own home archive on Blu-ray. Starring Sylvester McCoy in his first season as the Seventh Doctor, this…

Past or future, which path do you choose? Past, present and future collide as the Thirteenth Doctor meets classic Doctor Who companion Ace – in the first epic novel from the woman who played her, Sophie Aldred. Once, a girl called Ace travelled the universe with the Doctor – until, in the wake of a…

Bloomsbury presents The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell, read by Sophie Aldred. Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness…. A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try to identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from Laura…

Season 26 features four epic adventures traversing a future Britain invaded by inter-dimensional knights, a strange Victorian house haunted by ghosts from Ace’s past, an alien world populated by Cheetah People and a 1940s army camp under siege from monstrous vampires. With guest stars including Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Jean Marsh,…

Doctor Who fandom went wild back in September when Sophie Aldred unexpectedly reprised her role of companion Ace, 30 years after she was a regular on the BBC sci-fi series. A specially-shot trailer for Doctor Who: Season 26 – The Collection Blu-ray set saw Aldred play an older Ace – a teenager when she first appeared, the…