August 2018 – Page 2

Season 19 Boxset – Confirmed! – Updated!

20 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

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BBC Studios announces Peter Davison’s inaugural series as the next instalment in the DOCTOR WHO: THE COLLECTION Blu-ray range. The Blu-ray will be released on the 19th November and pre-order will open on Amazon and HMV tomorrow Wednesday 22nd August.

Today BBC Studios is pleased to announce Doctor Who Season 19 as the next release in the Doctor Who: The Collection range. Season 19 is Peter Davison’s first series as the Fifth Doctor and this edition follows the success of Tom Baker’s first season on Blu-ray. To be released on the 19th November 2018, this collector’s edition also has a limited run.

The title will be available to pre-order from HMV and Amazon from tomorrow.

Peter Davison joined the long running BBC series in 1982, replacing Tom Baker as the Doctor. His first season bursts with the fresh energy and breathless excitement that would come to define his era. Across seven classic adventures, the Doctor and his companions Tegan, Nyssa and Adric face off against The Master, the terrifying Mara, the Terileptils, the Plasmatons, Monarch and the revamped Cybermen, making a triumphant return to the series in one of the programme’s all-time classics.

The Limited Edition Blu-ray includes brand new ‘Special Features’ exclusive to this set include: Five new ‘Making-Of’ documentaries for Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Black Orchid, Earthshock and Time-Flight, surround sound mixes for Kinda and Earthshock, an Extended Version of Black Orchid Part One, rare studio footage from Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Earthshock and Time-Flight, updated special effects for Castrovalva, seven more editions of Behind The Sofa and a newly-shot one-hour interview Peter Davison In Conversation with Matthew Sweet, and much more.

The eight-disc box set also includes the Peter Davison/David Tennant mini-episode Time Crash, plus hours of extensive special features previously released on DVD.

All 26 episodes are being remastered from scratch by Peter Crocker and Mark Ayres. With this season’s original 16mm film elements still in existence, the location material can be presented in true HD, with studio material upscaled. Lee Binding is again providing stunning packaging design and Pete McTighe has written extensive booklet notes and is the content consultant for the title. Doctor Who: The Collection is executively produced for BBC Studios by Russell Minton.

DOCTOR WHO: THE COLLECTION – SEASON 19 includes the following stories from 1982:

Castrovalva (Four episodes); Four To Doomsday (Four Episodes); Kinda (Four Episodes); The Visitation (Four Episodes); Black Orchid (Two Episodes); Earthshock (Four Episodes); Time-Flight (Four episodes)

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Former Doctor Colin Baker signed Ingrid Oliver’s fan art with the sweetest message

17 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

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Colin Baker, the man who played Doctor Who’s sixth and most colourful Doctor, is an absolute sweetie.

The evidence? Take the message he wrote on the fan art presented by Ingrid Oliver, who played Osgood (and her Zygon duplicate) in the BBC sci-fi show. Showing the made-up photo of herself standing by Colin’s Doctor on Twitter, Oliver revealed his autograph alongside the message: “For Ingrid, the companion I wish I’d had”.

https://twitter.com/ingridoliver100/status/1030059540954406912

An amazing moment for Oliver, but probably a terrible one for Nicola Bryant and Bonnie Langford, who played Sixth Doctor companions Peri and Mel, respectively.

However, fans love the idea of Osgood and the Sixth Doctor pairing up and now want the characters to join forces in a new Big Finish audio adventure.

It’s unclear at the moment if Osgood will return to Dr Who, with the character appearing only in name during 2016 Christmas Special The Return of Doctor Mysterio. But it’s not too likely: the scientist was a character created by former Who boss Steven Moffat, who’s now been replaced by Chris Chibnall. And as it seems like the new head of Who wants to establish a new era of in the show – with a new TARDIS, sonic screwdriver, companions and, of course, Doctor in Jodie Whittaker – don’t expect him to tread on past ground too heavily.

So, for the moment at least, it looks like Osgood won’t be materialising to our screens.

Doctor Who to headline channel BBC First to launch in Poland

15 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

Channel to premiere on 26th October with BAFTA award winning Broken starring Sean Bean and will be the home of the all new series of Doctor Who.

BBC Studios announced today that BBC First, the premium British drama brand from BBC Studios’ portfolio, is to launch as linear channel in Poland on 26th October 2018. The channel, which will be available with full English and Polish subtitles, will replace BBC HD and will be accessible through DTH, cable and IPTV providers alongside BBC Brit, BBC Earth, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News. The introduction of BBC First will see the full BBC channel portfolio offered to viewers in Poland for the first time.

BBC First, which is also available in Australia, South Africa, Benelux and the Middle East, will now become the destination for Polish audiences seeking original, innovative and premium British drama. With award-winning talent in front of and behind the camera, the channel gives audiences the chance to see unforgettable stories that challenge, immerse and entertain. The finest writers, directors and actors, complex characters, suspense-filled thrillers, stunning design and photography will now be available in one place.

The channel launches with a raft of critically acclaimed series including the territory premiere of BAFTA-award-winning Broken starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) as a Catholic priest haunted by his past in a tale of redemption, compassion and forgiveness.

Other programming highlights include Unforgotten, a compelling, BAFTA-nominated crime drama starring Nicola Walker (River, Collateral) as a police detective uncovering long buried secrets while looking for justice for the victim of a cold case.

A territory premiere of three-part psychological thriller Paula will have audiences gripped from start to finish. The drama tells a heart-pounding story of a self-destructive schoolteacher whose one-night stand sends her life spiralling out of control.

The specially chosen launch schedule also includes mini-series In Plain Sight based on the true story of the quest to bring a notorious serial killer and rapist who terrorised Great Britain in the 1950’s to justice. And Tasmania-set mystery drama The Kettering Incident,a dark and brooding eight-part series with a sci-fi twist starring Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager).

BBC First will also be the home of the all new series of Doctor Who, with Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.

Jacek Koskowski, General Manager and Vice President for Poland, BBC Studios commented: “We’re living through a golden era of British drama with outstanding talent producing some of the very best television in the world. Increasing the drama hours on BBC HD was integral to that channel’s recent growth and now we are going further by bringing viewers even more of what they want. Coupled with the addition of Polish and English subtitles for the first time, I’m delighted to be introducing a dedicated premium drama channel to Poland.

The line-up of the rebranded channel will see the biggest premiering titles sit along new seasons of audiences’ favourite light crime series such as Father Brown and Death in Paradise, as well as more family skewed entertainment like The Durrells, Our Zoo and Sinbad. All programming will be available with Polish and English subtitles from the start.

The BBC is now asking Twitter to help track down who leaked Doctor Who series 11 materials

13 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

Earlier this summer, the first footage from Doctor Who series 11 made its way – briefly – online, ahead of the planned official release of it at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con.

The BBC, naturally enough, wasn’t best pleased about this, and has now taken its investigation into what happened to Twitter. Specifically, it’s apparently filed a subpoena against Twitter and Microsoft in the US District Court, in order to reveal “all information that may identify the alleged infringer”.

With Twitter specifically, the BBC has identified two accounts that it presumably feels are key to its investigation. It’s thus asked Twitter to hand over personal information on the two users concerned.

With regards Microsoft, the BBC has zeroed in on a pair of OneDrive links that presumably contained the leaked footage.

More information as we get it. But the BBC is clearly keen to clamp down on any unauthorised leaks surrounding this year’s Who…

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Big Finish Celebrate 20 Years Of A TimeLord!

13 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

Big Finish Productions is delighted to announce its first wave of special releases to celebrate 20 years of Doctor Who audio adventures… Two new box sets of audio adventures are coming out soon from Big Finish Productions in arrangement with BBC Worldwide.

As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, Big Finish is releasing a number of special titles in 2019 and 2020, each focused on an incarnation of the Time Lord. And now we can unveil the first two titles.

Coming out this November, Sylvester McCoy’s calculating and comic Seventh Doctor returns with two companions from the Virgin Books’ New Adventures of Doctor Who: Yasmin Bannerman plays Roz Forrester and Travis Oliver plays Chris Cwej in Doctor Who – Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures.

The Virgin Books’ New Adventures of Doctor Who took the reigns of Doctor Who after the television series finished after its 26th season back in 1989. The novels took a darker, deeper approach to Doctor Who, using longer storylines and ideas that wouldn’t have made it to the television screen.

This new box set includes four stories:

1. The Trial of a Time Machine by Andy Lane
2. Vanguard by Steve Jordan
3. The Jabari Countdown by Alan Flanagan
4. The Dread of Night by Tim Foley

Producer and director Scott Handcock explains: “As a fan who grew up in the era of the New Adventures novels, I was thrilled when David Richardson offered me the opportunity to tackle a new box set featuring the Seventh Doctor, Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej. The feedback for the Novel Adaptations was fantastic, and getting the chance to tell completely new stories with this TARDIS team has been a joy!

“We’ve tried to make the most of the box set format, so we have four original hour-long stories reuniting the Doctor, Roz and Chris – and, of course, Sylvester, Yasmin and Travis, who struck up such a brilliant rapport on the adaptations. The four new tales tackle very different genres, in very different settings and times, with Chris and Roz creator Andy Lane kicking off the box set with his story, The Trial of a Time Machine. There really is something for everyone!”

The New Adventures will be released in November 2018, available as a CD box set for £23 or on download at £20 from www.bigfinish.com

Two new adventures are also being released for the bohemian Fourth Doctor adapted from the comic strip by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons that featured in Doctor Who Magazine (when it was Doctor Who Weekly).

Doctor Who: The Comic Strip Adaptations will be released in March 2019 comprising of:

1. Doctor Who and the Iron Legion adapted by Alan Barnes
2. Doctor Who and the Star Beast adapted by Alan Barnes

In these two adventures, we find the Fourth Doctor travelling with his famed elongated technicolour scarf for company. He’ll encounter the Iron Legion, an army of robotic Roman legionnaires, and in Doctor Who and the Star Beast, the Fourth Doctor encounters one of the deadliest and most adorable villains ever – Beep the Meep!

Nicholas Briggs, director of the Fourth Doctor audio adventures, explains: “These Fourth Doctor comic strip adaptations have a whole different feel to them. It’s like they’re from a parallel universe vision of Doctor Who. Tom Baker spotted it straight away, emailing me the moment he’d read The Iron Legion, commenting that this was ‘a bit DIFFERENT’ – actually typing ‘different’ in capitals! But he rose manfully to the challenge and entered into the spirit of it all wonderfully. And that spirit is that they are, essentially, wackier.

“There’s a feeling of ‘we could do anything because there are no budget restrictions’ in the original comic strips, and our adaptor, Alan Barnes, has captured this perfectly. Crazy characters, extravagant action sequences. And Alistair Lock has done a superb job with his sound design and music.

“The Star Beast has a slightly different feel. The alien monster craziness is contrasted sharply with a dash of kitchen sink drama and a touch of Grange Hill, which predated the TV series exploring more domestic settings. It’s interesting how the brilliant comics writer of these strips, Pat Mills, kind of anticipated this. Alan has a great love for Pat’s work, and he was absolutely the right fit to adapt these beautiful, bonkers adventures of an extra-eccentric Fourth Doctor.”

These two epic stories will be released in March 2019 as a 5-disc CD box set for £23 or on download at £20 from www.bigfinish.com.

Or you can get both sets together as a pre-order bundle, at £45 on CD or £40 on download.

And in celebration of the return of Chris and Roz we have some special offers for the next 48 hours on Doctor Who – Novel Adaptations. Get up to 50% off our standard edition releases, or snap up the Limited Edition versions at £25 on CD or £20 on download.

The latest Novel Adaptations, featuring Chris and Roz, are available at a reduced price. Get Cold Fusion at £14.50 on CD or £13 on download, or their origin story Original Sin at £12.50 on CD or £11 on download. Or you can buy a bundle of Damaged Goods, Cold Fusion and Original Sin for just £33 on CD, or £30 for the Download.

These special offers only last until 23:59 UK time 15th August 2018, so don’t miss out!

A NEW BEGINNING FOR LETHBRIDGE-STEWART

10 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

A NEW BEGINNING FOR LETHBRIDGE-STEWART

Candy Jar Books are proud to announce a new chapter in the adventures of Lethbridge-Stewart, Anne Travers, Bill Bishop and the men and women of the Fifth Operational Corps!

Beginning at the end of August 2018, the Lethbridge-Stewart range returns with a six-book series celebrating fifty years of the Brigadier. And with it comes a brand-new look for the range.

The new design was the brain child of head of publishing Shaun Russell and Will Brooks, known for his work on Titan Comics’ Doctor Who range, as well merchandise for the latest series of Doctor Who. Shaun says: “Andy (Frankham-Allen, range editor) and I have been discussing rebranding the books for some time now, and it seemed the anniversary range was the perfect time. New cover design, new logo, and I knew just the man for the job. We had worked with Will previously. His covers for Philip Martin’s Gangsters and Peter George’s Pattern of Death were outstanding, and we knew he would create the right look for us. And he didn’t disappoint!”

The artwork for Scary Monsters is by Lethbridge-Stewart artist Richard Young. He says: “This is my ninth cover for the Lethbridge-Stewart books, but the first one I’ve done as the lead book, so the stakes were raised for this. It’s also the first cover to feature the Brig. I’d been pushing to feature him on a cover for years, and with this being the fiftieth anniversary of the character it felt like the time was right.”

Andy Frankham-Allen explains the umbrella-title, The Laughing Gnome. “We took our cue from Life on Mars and its sequel series, Ashes to Ashes, and opted for another David Bowie title for our very first time travel series of books. But we didn’t want it just be a title – we decided that we’d make the Laughing Gnome an integral part of the story, the catalyst for our heroes’ adventures in time. I don’t wish to give away the conceit of the series, but the basic premise is thus: Sir Alistair is nearing the end of his life and has just buried another old friend. Feeling out of sorts, he is somewhat surprised to find himself in 1981. Some mysterious force has pulled him backwards in time, into his own past, an adventure he has only vague memories of! As the series progresses we discover that both Anne Travers and her husband, and popular series regular, Bill Bishop, have also been dragged through time. But why? What, or who, is behind it?”

The first book in the series, Scary Monsters, is by Simon A Forward, who penned the 2016 Lethbridge-Stewart novel, Blood of Atlantis.

Simon says: “To be asked once to write for the Lethbridge-Stewart range is fortunate. To be asked twice seems like – what are they thinking? Letting me loose to play with these favourite characters again. Madness. Initially, I thought, well okay, but only if the right idea struck. And the next day the right idea struck me. To make life more challenging, this time it was more than merely contributing to a range. For the Brigadier’s big anniversary year, Candy Jar outlined an ambitious arc to frame these adventures.”

Not only is it the first of the series, but if forms something of a sequel to Blood of Atlantis, with the return of popular character Grigoriy Bugayev and Señora Sophia Montilla. But Simon is keen to stress there’s more to it than that: “This is more than your average jaunt down memory lane and it’s about much more than introspection and reflection.
My book sees the Brigadier and friends confronting terrorism in an international thriller that, while rooted in the past – and in the Doctor Who universe – should carry some resonance in the 21st century. And not just for the Brigadier.”

Blurb:

1981: London, a bomb detonates in a London pub and Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart is among the injured. Moscow, a hijacked plane sits on the airport runway and Major Grigoriy Bugayev leads the assault against the six gunmen holding the passengers hostage.

These are the triggers that set the two military men on an international manhunt. Their investigations converge and uncover a group of terrorists whose roots reach back to sinister Cold War experiments, and something that was unearthed in ancient ruins in the New Mexico desert by one Sophia Montilla… and Anne Travers.

Terror is a contagion. It means to spread. And humanity is set on doing everything in its power to help it…

NB: IF YOU HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION THE LAUGHING GNOME SERIES IS COVERED BY THIS.

The Laughing Gnome: Scary Monsters is available for pre-order now for £8.99 (+ p&p). The book is released at the end of August.

http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/scarymonsters.html

New video game Doctor Who Infinity launches on PC and Mac

8 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

Doctor Who Infinity, the highly-anticipated follow-up to the smash hit Doctor Who: Legacy video game by Tiny Rebel Games, launched today for PC and Mac, including on Steam.

The new game brings the world of the Doctor to life with brand new, episodic, comic-book style game adventures. Beginning today, players can enjoy the first three episodes, including The Dalek Invasion of Time, The Orphans of the Polyoptra and The Lady of the Lake, with more to be released later this year. Mobile versions of the game will release later this month on iOS and Android.

Each Doctor Who Infinity story is crafted in collaboration between Tiny Rebel Games and Seed Studio, along with a broad team of UK-based talent including well-known Doctor Who actors, writers and artists. Cardiff-based, award-winning audio designer and composer Stafford Bawler is providing audio direction. The multi-story game packs engaging, original Doctor Who stories for players to play through and enjoy – with each adventure featuring its own unique art style and author.

Doctor Who Infinity episodes available now include:

The Dalek Invasion of Time

The first episode is written by George Mann, critically-acclaimed author of many Doctor Who stories; drawn by acclaimed artist and writer Mike Collins, known worldwide for his history of work with Doctor Who and other major comic properties; and colored by Kris Carter, who has previously worked on properties such as Shrek, Torchwood and Doctor Who. The game is narrated by actors Michelle Gomez, who reprises her TV series role as Missy; Ingrid Oliver, who reprises her TV series role as Osgood; and Bella Ramsey, who voices new villain Freya in the game.

The Orphans of the Polyoptra

Episode two is written by former Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures script editor Gary Russell, who is also a well-known writer of Doctor Who novels and audio dramas and a former editor of Doctor Who Magazine. Gary has stated this will be his final Doctor Who story The game’s art has been drawn by David Roach, noted inker of comic strips for Doctor Who Magazine, and colored by Dylan Teague. The story is narrated by actor Katy Manning, who returns as companion Jo Grant, and also voices the enemy.

The Lady of the Lake

Episode three is written by Scott Handcock, author of many Doctor Who audio dramas and short stories; drawn by Neil Edwards, whose work includes Marvel, DC and Titan Comics; and colored by John-Paul Bove, known for his colorist work on G.I. Joe, Doctor Who, Transformers, and Dylan Teague, comics artist and colorist for Doctor Who Magazine and DC Comics. The story is being narrated by actor Celyn Jones playing the role of Geraint. Other voices featured include Katy Manning as Delyth and Marilyn Le Conte as the eponymous “Lady of the Lake”.

Doctor Who Infinity is now available on Steam, Humble Bundle, Green Man Gaming. The game launch for iOS and Android will follow later this month with mobile game pricing to be announced at that time.

DWM Special 50 – The World of Doctor Who

8 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

There have been Doctor Who fans for as long as there has been Doctor Who. And like the show itself, fandom has spent decades evolving into a global phenomenon, with enthusiasts in such far-flung territories as the United States, China and New Zealand.

If you’re new to Doctor Who, or curious about the way its viewers are inspired by the programme, then this unique guide will tell you everything you need to know about television’s most devoted fans.

DWM Special 50 – The World of Doctor Who is on sale from Thursday 9 August, price £5.99. Also available from pocketmags.com

BBC asks Microsoft for information that could identify Doctor Who leaker

8 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

The BBC has gone to a US court in a bid to track down the source of a Doctor Who leak earlier this year and is asking technology giant Microsoft for information.

Footage from Jodie Whittaker’s upcoming debut as the first female Time Lord in the revered sci-fi franchise was leaked online.

The 53-second clip and two still images of Whittaker were shared in June.

According to legal documents lodged in Washington, the footage was stored and shared on Microsoft-operated file-hosting service OneDrive.

The documents say the BBC, referred to as BBC Worldwide Limited t/a BBC Studios (Distribution), is asking the court to subpoena Microsoft under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

The BBC is looking to “identify an alleged infringer or infringers” of its copyright material, which was taken from episode one of Doctor Who season 11.

It means the corporation is asking Microsoft to hand over any information that could identify the user of the OneDrive account which leaked the footage.

In July, the BBC asked a court in California to force a company based in the state to produce records to identify the leaker. The leaked footage was shared on Tapatalk.

Doctor Who season 11 is set to arrive later this year.

The Fourth Doctor Adventures continue until 2021

7 August 2018 admin Comments 0 Comment

Tom Baker returned to play the Fourth Doctor in January 2012 in an audio series produced by Big Finish Productions. With seven audio series under his belt and an eighth due for release in 2019, he’s not stopping anytime soon! Another two audio series featuring the enigmatic time-travelling bohemian have been confirmed, out for release in 2020 and 2021. And we also have some old friends to re-acquaint ourselves with…

In series nine of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, Tom Baker’s Doctor is reunited with Time-Lady Romanadvoratrelundar II (Romana to us humans), played by Lalla Ward. And joining them will be Adric, played by Matthew Waterhouse, in his first adventures back with Tom since his regeneration in 1981. John Leeson also reprises K-9, the Doctor’s faithful robo-canine companion.

These stories are set in the beginning of Tom Baker’s last television series as the Doctor, season 18, in between the stories State of Decay and Warrior’s Gate. Trapped in E-Space, a pocket universe next to our own (N-Space), the Doctor acquires a new companion Adric, a 15 year old mathematical genius, who begins to travel with the Doctor and Romana.

So hold on tight for four more adventures in E-Space! Volume 1 of Series 9 of The Fourth Doctor Adventures is out for release in January 2020:

9.1 Purgatory 12 by Marc Platt
9.2 Chase the Night by Jonathan Morris

And Volume 2 of Series 9 follows in February 2020:

9.3 The Planet of Witches by Alan Barnes
9.4 The Quest of the Engineer by Andrew Smith

Matthew Waterhouse reveals what it’s like travelling with the Fourth Doctor again:

“I’ve always found that when recording a Doctor Who on audio, it felt like coming home. I absolutely loved it, and this (new series) is another development of that. I love the idea of E-Space with the Fourth Doctor, Romana, Adric and K9 travelling together.”

David Richardson, producer of The Fourth Doctor Adventures on audio, explains what mystical escapades this TARDIS team will encounter in a universe very different to our own:

“We’re returning to another much-loved era in Season 9, as the E-Space trilogy gets a massive extension on audio and we explore strange and wonderful worlds in another universe with the genius team of the Doctor, Romana, Adric and K-9.

It’s been such fun recreating the tone and high-concept style of that era, as the travellers begin the search for a CVE (Charged Vacuum Emboitment) which can take them (or at least most of them) home.”

Big Finish have also announced that in Series 10 the Fourth Doctor will be reunited with Leela (played by Louise Jameson) in four new double-length adventures. David Richardson explains more:

“For Series 10 it’s a joy to welcome back our friends Louise Jameson and John Leeson to reprise Leela and K9. The stories include a prequel to The Sun Makers, a visit to a doomed world, and a group of time-travelling tourists who make a terrible mistake.”

Series 9 will be released in January and February 2020, with Series 10 following in January and February 2021. Each volume is available as a 4-disc CD box set for £25 or on download at £20 here. Or you can get both sets together in a pre-order bundle for £45 on CD or £40 on download. Each of these stories are also available at an individual download price of £12.99.