It was an exciting period and Jack and I were there from the beginning. We were there when Television Centre was still only a rubbish dump and Lime Grove was as famous as Hollywood. We were the first designers to work at Ealing Studios and were certainly the first effects men ever to be employed in British television.’ Bernard Wilkie DUE TO BE PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2015 – THIS IS A PRE-ORDER Bernard Wilkie is a pioneer in the world of…
DUE FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 2015 The memoir of Robert Banks Stewart, one of Britain’s most legendary television writer/producers, whose career has spanned five decades. Viewers who have watched television and its development over this period – including viewers of today – will be hugely entertained by this splendid autobiography. The author has penned a host of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, most of them hitherto untold, plus descriptions of his considerable work experiences with refreshing candour (successes and failures) and delightful humour. Credited…
Alex Kingston returns to Cardiff to reclaim her role as Professor River Song for the highly anticipated 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special, part of BBC One’s essential seasonal viewing. It’s Christmas Day in the future and the TARDIS is parked on a snowy village street, covered in icicles, awaiting its next adventure. Time traveller River Song meets her husband’s new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the first time this Christmas. Day one of filming the eleventh Doctor…
The latest release in the range of Doctor Who short stories is out today! It’s India Fisher’s turn in the recording booth this month to bring Julian Richards’ new story Doctor Who: Foreshadowing to life. A young lieutenant is sent to interrogate two strangers who were apprehended whilst intruding at a secure RAF base. The man seems strangely familiar, could pass for Lord Byron, and says he’s an alien; meanwhile his female friend is apparently from 1930. As the lieutenant tries to find out…
Doctor Who series 9 is getting a prequel – and here’s your first look. ‘The Doctor’s Meditation’ will premiere next month, as part of the US screenings of ‘Dark Water’ and ”Death in Heaven’ in 3D. Scheduled for September 15-16 at cinemas across the US, the screenings will feature appearances from Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, with a panel hosted by Wil Wheaton. The BBC is yet to announce if ‘The Doctor’s Meditation’ will be screened to fans outside of…
At long last, but the wait is finally almost over! BBC Worldwide today give The Gallifreyan Newsroom the news we have all been waiting for. The classic 2nd Doctor adventure “The Underwater Menace” will be released onto DVD in October. This will be the final classic Doctor Who story to be released onto DVD completing the range which started with “The Five Doctors” back in 1999. As of today we do not have the disc contents however, Amazon.co.uk now have this title…