Consider the curious case of one Richard E Grant, what we here at THT Omniversal have called our Mystery Guest. Banished to an obscure corner of the western spiral arm of the Tour, he sits there uncomplaining. Happy for any attention that can be drawn his way. Now that the dust has settled from the last major Tour update, attention can be paid to some of the lonelier parts of the Tour.
Now for those who don't know… as part of it's online ambitions with Doctor Who, BBCi produced late in 2003 as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations a new online story starring Richard E Grant as some future incarnation of the Doctor in Scream of the Shalka. This BBC sanctioned event made him Tour-worthy, and by extension was touted for the new Doctor Who series starting in 2005. Along with the Big Finish audios, this production served as a vital bridge for fans during the closing stretch of the wilderness years. He also appeared in the 1999 comic relief special The Curse of the Fatal Death, penned by The Moff himself.
Now we've spiffed up the section bringing it into normal Tour look and compliance, whilst doubling the overall size of the section. The improvement is only about 150 images, relatively tiny by modern Tour standards, but still it's worthy to remember this part of Who history.


Many of the earliest caps included for the Tour were either unsorted or of relatively poor quality, and the goal until the fall return of the show is to improve this. We're particularly proud of the revision to the 
Getting ready to unleash a massive overall site update on the collective hive-mind of the interwebs. One of the joys of managing a collection of this size is in the finding of great photos. Consider these a preview of coming attractions.

Spring is that season of renewal it's often said, and so it is this year with Doctor Who. Nowadays the arrival (or announcement) of a new companion is greeted with almost as much fervor as that of a new Doctor.
But the Moff as a student of Who history knows that, especially during the sixties, companions were changed as often as socks (Katarina of Sara Kingdom anyone?). It's with this in mind that we welcome
When it comes to Christmas specials Doctor Who fans are often caught in the trap of knowledge. While fans understand inherently that a program tailored just for fans is not and cannot be sustainable in the long term, fans also don't want the program to be so broad that it loses it's niche appeal.
All of which brings us to this years outing. It should be stated clearly here that there is nothing inherently bad about
The Sixth Season Discs are arrived hither, tither, and especially yon. The much-talked about discs extra, and a first in Doctor Who as far as we know, is the inclusion of a set of mini-episodes, and while certainly enjoyable, put us here at the Tour in a bit of a quandary. We're rather disciplined here at THT Worldwide in that everything here on the site comes out of televised Doctor Who in one way or another, that's why there aren't Torchwood or SJA caps (which don't have the Doctor in them). But the set of five "Night and the Doctor" minisodes are a different kettle of fish.
Of the five, "Up All Night" reads and feels like an extended or deleted scene from
First Night
Almost entirely set within the Tardis, it seems likely the entirety of these minisodes we're shot over the course of a day tops, but it's nice to know the cast and crew are going that extra light year or two for the fans, who after all are going to be buying the set to begin with.