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Month: October 2017

CHEETAH PEOPLE AND CYBERMEN FROM DOCTOR WHO FIGURINE COLLECTION

CHEETAH PEOPLE AND CYBERMEN FROM DOCTOR WHO FIGURINE COLLECTION

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The latest issues of the Doctor Who Figurine Collection feature two memorable foes from the Seventh and Tenth Doctor eras. Every two weeks, Whovians can enjoy an exclusive hand-painted and highly-detailed figurine and a magazine packed with info on its subject. Check out the details and images below from Issues 109 and 110. Cheetah People Doctor Who Figurine Collection: Part 109 (available late Oct 2017) From the 1989 Seventh Doctor story, Survival. The Cheetah People are one of the strangest in the…

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VOTE FOR DOCTOR WHO AT THE NTA’S 2018!

VOTE FOR DOCTOR WHO AT THE NTA’S 2018!

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The voting is now open for the 2018 National Television Awards and once again Doctor Who has been nominated in two categories. You can vote for Doctor Who in the Drama category and Drama Performance, where both Peter Capalid and Pearl Mackie are vying for this award! We think it would be a wonderful and fitting climax to the end of the Peter Capaldi era to see Doctor Who once again lift these prizes. All votes must be in by 23:00…

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BBC regenerates ‘lost’ Tom Baker story Shada

BBC regenerates ‘lost’ Tom Baker story Shada

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A lost Doctor Who classic starring Tom Baker is about to be brought back to life, 38 years after the story was abandoned and the final episodes were left unbroadcast. https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho/videos/2064819360198747/   Shada, written by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams and starring Baker as the Fourth Doctor, was set to be the finale to the 17th series in 1979, but strike action at the BBC meant the episodes were never finished. Now the BBC has finally completed…

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Changes to new Doctor Who series starring Jodie Whittaker revealed as show bosses plot “fresh and brilliant” revamp

Changes to new Doctor Who series starring Jodie Whittaker revealed as show bosses plot “fresh and brilliant” revamp

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According to British newspaper “The Daily Mirror”, Doctor Who will have fewer episodes when Jodie Whittaker takes over the lead role next autumn. The BBC1 series will run for 10 weeks rather than the usual 12 or 13, but each programme will last a full hour instead of 45 minutes.  The changes are part of a revamp by incoming show boss Chris Chibnal. Excitingly Chibnall – a lifelong Doctor Who fan – has also ordered a new-look police box, a…

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Trevor Martin – RIP

Trevor Martin – RIP

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GNR has heard from Ben Martin, the son of actor Trevor, letting us know that his father had passed away on October 5th 2017, he was 87.  Ben hopes that his Dad’s forthcoming Myth Makers will stand as a “lovely memorial” to him. GNR would like to pass on our sincere condolences to Ben and his family at this sad time! Trevor Martin was a British stage and film actor known for playing popular British characters. Martin is perhaps best…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART THE NEW UNUSUAL

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART THE NEW UNUSUAL

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the latest Lethbridge-Stewart novel of 2017, the first of its exciting fifth series, is now up for pre-order, exclusively from the Candy Jar webstore. The first book (and two subsequent releases) are limited editions, with only 400 copies planned. The New Unusual includes a revised ‘exclusive’ version of The Playing Dead short story. All three limited edition books will only be available to purchase from the Candy Jar Books webstore, and will NOT…

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Christmas special to air in US cinemas with a Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi retrospective

Christmas special to air in US cinemas with a Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi retrospective

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Don’t mean to pressure you, but you should definitely cut your family festivities short this year and travel to a US Who cinema screening. The upcoming Christmas special will be shown in American theatres on 27th December, alongside some bonus features. These include a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the special, and a retrospective of lead Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat, both of whom are leaving the sci-fi series this year. The pieces will be shown after the…

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Is Mark Gatiss playing the man who invented the blue Police Box in the Doctor Who Christmas special?

Is Mark Gatiss playing the man who invented the blue Police Box in the Doctor Who Christmas special?

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It’s fair to say that Doctor Who fans have plenty of big questions about the upcoming Christmas special Twice Upon a Time. Questions like: ‘How will Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor regenerate? What will new Doctor Jodie Whittaker be like in action? How will the return of Pearl Mackie’s companion Bill be explained? And why is the First Doctor back anyway?’ But equally intriguing is what you might call a second-tier mystery: who is the character played by longtime series writer…

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Relive the ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ on audiobook!

Relive the ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ on audiobook!

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  This month’s Doctor Who audiobooks from the BBC give us a seminal Fourth Doctor story introducing Dalek creator Davros, and another collection of classic television story soundtracks featuring Doctors Two, Three, Four and Five! Both releases are available now, check out the details and artwork below. Genesis of the Daleks By Terrance Dicks The place: Skaro. Time: The Birth of the Daleks. After a thousand years of futile war against the Thals, Davros has perfected the physical form that…

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THE NEXT MYTH MAKERS RELEASE WILL FEATURE ACTOR TREVOR MARTIN!

THE NEXT MYTH MAKERS RELEASE WILL FEATURE ACTOR TREVOR MARTIN!

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The next Myth Makers release will feature actor TREVOR MARTIN, who played THE DOCTOR in the stage play (to give it the full title) DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS IN SEVEN KEYS TO DOOMSDAY. Out on the 16th October, it’s a really lovely interview by Martin Parsons at the DWAS event THE CAPITOL last year.