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Doctor Who Series 11 and New Year’s Day special available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray

Doctor Who Series 11 and New Year’s Day special available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray

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Series 11, Jodie Whittaker’s first series as the Thirteenth Doctor, will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook (Amazon exclusive) on Monday 14th January 2019.

Jodie Whittaker commented

“Feeling honoured that we’ll soon become part of the Doctor Who DVD collections. It will be great to relive all the fun for years to come!”

Bigger and bolder than ever, Series 11 marked the arrival of the Thirteenth Doctor, a super-smart force of nature, alongside a team of new and delightful characters. The all new cast includes Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole along with an array of exciting guest appearances.

Bonus features include behind the scenes featurettes, closer looks and four brand new audio commentaries. A selection of art cards, exclusive to the release, will be included and the DVD/BD cover is presented in an exciting lenticular format.

All the episodes from Series 11 and selected VAM is available to buy now on digital download from iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Virgin Media, BT TV Store and Sky.

The New Year’s Day special will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 18th February and will be available to pre-order from tomorrow, 14th December 2018.

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 533

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 533

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 533

The Special – Resolution – is written by Chris Chibnall. Chris says: “There’s no better way to start a new year than with Doctor Who. And knowing that it would play on New Year’s Day gave me the opportunity to write the New Year setting into the story. “You want it to feel like a treat: a big, thrilling, explosive, moving, cheeky, surprising treat. Basically, you want the Special to be epic. And I promise, it’s going to be epic.”Also in this issue…

RATINGS: An in-depth look at Series 11’s ratings.

SHARON D CLARKE: An exclusive interview with Sharon, who played Grace O’Brien in the 2018 series.

OUT OF THE TARDIS: Frazer Hines answers questions from our TARDIS tin.

DERRICK SHERWIN: DWM pays tribute to the Doctor Who script editor and producer who oversaw the series’ transition from black and white into colour.

CYBER CONTROLLER: Highlights from a previously unpublished interview with Derrick Sherwin in 2014.

THE WARMONGER: Part Three of a brand-new comic strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.

THE TIME TEAM: The Time Team watches Doctor Who’s very first Christmas Day episode, 1965’s The Feast of Steven.

2018 SEASON SURVEY: Share your views on the latest series of Doctor Who.

THE FACT OF FICTION: Delving into 1981’s spin-off series K9 and Company, starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.

CHRISTMAS QUIZ: Put your Doctor Who knowledge to the test with the DWM Christmas Quiz.

EPISODE REVIEWS: Our verdict on Series 11 episodes Demons of the Punjab, Kerblam! and The Witchfinders.

PLUS…A FREE double-sided poster, The Blogs of Doom, reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much, much more!

Doctor Who Magazine 533 is on sale 13 December, priced £5.99.

DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 11 Soundtrack

DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 11 Soundtrack

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Original Television Soundtrack • Music by Segun Akinola

Bigger and bolder than ever, Series 11 marks the arrival of the Thirteenth Doctor, award-winning actress Jodie Whittaker – a super-smart explorer of the universe, alongside a team of new friends and delightful characters. The new series heralds a brand-new era for Doctor Who, full of action and adventure, humour and heart – an unmissable high-end drama everyone will enjoy.

Segun Akinola is a multi-talented composer who has strengthened many projects with his musical acumen and is a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. Segun’s work includes scoring BBC Two’s landmark four-part series Black and British:

A Forgotten History, written and presented by Historian David Olusoga. He also scored Shola Amoo’s debut feature film A Moving Image, which had its world premiere at the 2016 LA Film Festival. “Where do I even begin?! Working on series 11 has been nothing short of the experience of a lifetime. I have loved every single minute of it. From working closely with the production team, to writing the character themes to recording the New Year Special, it’s truly been so much fun”. Segun Akinola

Order here:

Track Listing: Volume 1

1. Series 11 Opening Titles

2. Getting That Bike

3. Long Story

4. This New Nose Is So Unreliable

5. The Warrior

6. Sonic Screwdriver

7. The Doctor

8. You Really Need To Get Out Of Those Clothes

9. Three Suns

10. Make It Through Those Ruins

11. My Beautiful Ghost Monument

12. Missing You

13. Insurance Policy

14. My Fam

15. Tsuranga

16. Resus One

17. Kerblam

18. Help In Dispatch

19. Ranskoor Av Kolos

20. The Shrine

21. Keep Your Faith

Track Listing: Volume 2

1. Thirteen

2. Get Out That Door

3. Parks, Rosa Parks

4. Artron Energy

5. This Is Very Bad News

6. Fishing Take Down

7. Stand Up Now

8. A Living Icon For Freedom

9. Umbreen

10. Thijarian Hive

11. I Love You Nani

12. Yaz And Nani End Credits

13. King James

14. Tendril

15. Morax

16. Reverse The Polarity

17. Made A New Friend

18. Rebuilt

19. Me And My Mates 

20. Series 11 End Credits

Doctor Who among ‘most tweeted about’ BBC shows

Doctor Who among ‘most tweeted about’ BBC shows

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Doctor Who was the top drama on the list

Question Time, the Andrew Marr Show and Doctor Who were the most tweeted about BBC TV shows of 2018, figures show. Audiences took to Twitter to discuss news and current affairs programmes, with Newsnight, BBC Breakfast and Victoria Derbyshire all in the top 10.TV Licensing said the Apprentice, Eurovision, EastEnders, and Strictly Come Dancing were also popular topics. Other shows on the list included Top Of The Pops 2, Countryfile, Killing Eve, Casualty, Panorama and The One Show.

TV Licensing’s Michael Collins said: “Throughout 2018, unmissable TV moments have united fans, sparked debate and compelled viewers to join the conversation on social media, with watching and tweeting going hand in hand as part of the viewing routine.

“Several BBC programmes, including the most tweeted about show Question Time, encourage viewers to use Twitter to play a part in the programme..”

1. Question Time

2. Andrew Marr Show

3. Doctor Who

4. Daily Politics

5. Eurovision Song Contest

6. Newsnight

7. EastEnders

8. Breakfast

9. Strictly Come Dancing

10. Victoria Derbyshire

11. Sunday Politics

12. The Apprentice

13. Countryfile

14. Politics Live

15. Panorama

16. Top of the Pops 2

17. Casualty

18. Killing Eve

19. The One Show

20. Imagine

Jodie Whittaker arrives outside 10 Downing Street

Jodie Whittaker arrives outside 10 Downing Street

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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 10: Actress, Jodie Whittaker who plays Dr Who poses outside Number 10, Downing Street ahead of the children’s party hosted by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on December 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

She’s just finished her first series starring in Doctor Who, but Jodie Whittaker isn’t putting her feet up before beginning filming for series 12.No, instead the actor posed for photos outside 10 Downing Street. Was the Thirteenth Doctor there to offer her services to help solve Brexit?Sadly not.Instead Whittaker was attending Downing Street as one of the special guests at the annual children’s Christmas party held by charity the Starlight Children’s Foundation. 

As Prime Minister Theresa May fought the latest Brexit crisis next door, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond hosted the Christmas event at 11 Downing Street, with guests including Doctor Who star Whittaker, EastEnders actor Martin Kemp and singer Beverley Knight.

Starlight Children’s Foundation is a charity that helps children living with a serious illness.

While the Doctor won’t be around to fix Brexit, she at least will be making sure 2019 starts with a bang with the Doctor Who New Year’s Day special.

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The BBC recently confirmed that series 12 will be pushed back to 2020, meaning there will be no full series of Doctor Who in 2019. Just when everyone needed something to smile about as Brexit deadline day approaches…

The Doctor Who New Year’s Day special airs on Tuesday 1st January 2019 at 7pm

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos: Overnight Ratings

The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos: Overnight Ratings

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Lizo Mzimba reports.. A massive peak 11.9 million watched Harry Redknapp being crowned King of the Jungle on the final of I’m A Celebrity. Its average audience was 10.8 million (10.9 including ITV+1) up nearly 2 million on last year. The finale of Doctor Who was up slightly on last week with 5.32m

https://twitter.com/lizo_mzimba/status/1072066848907239425

It Takes You Away: Offical Ratings

It Takes You Away: Offical Ratings

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Tom Spilsbury has reported… Ratings: Episode 9 of Doctor Who had a consolidated rating of 6.42 million, after a week of catch-up viewers were added (6.24m on televisions and 0.18m on other devices). It was the 23rd-most-watched programme of the week.

https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/status/1072129351628533761
HAVE A CANDY JAR CHRISTMAS!

HAVE A CANDY JAR CHRISTMAS!

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It’s Christmas time, the season of goodwill, and Candy Jar Books, the independent publisher of the wildly popular Lethbridge-Stewart series, is entering into the spirit of things by releasing a special advent calendar. Every day until the 25th, Candy Jar will be giving away standalone Lethbridge-Stewart short stories, booksamplers, wallpapers and more, completely free, on their website.

Candy Jar have already given away theLethbridge-Stewart short story collection The Xmas Files, a Cardiff ComicCon chapter from the children’s book The Book Spy, The Lucy Wilson Mysteries wallpaper for your computer, the first chapter of God Bless Hooky Street: A Celebration of Only Fools and Horses, the complete books Lethbridge-Stewart: A Very Private Haunting, The New Unusual, Lost in Chistmas by Michael Sloan (creator of The Equalizer) on Kindle, and a short story from Britain’s Got Talent’s Lorraine Bowen’s whimsical book The Crumble Lady. Candy Jar has also started its Christmas sale. Added to this, Candy Jar is offering all customers 20% off everything (except Downtime 2). And that’s just the first seven days.

Subscribers to Candy Jar’s newsletter will receive daily updates containing their prizes, but the calendar is available to everyone at www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/adventcalendar

Children’s Digital Assistant, Keren Williams, explained the thinking behind the advent calendar: “It’s a Christmas tradition that we give away some short stories to our loyal readers, and this year I thought, why don’t we go the whole hog and really spoil everybody? We have enough unseen material, as well as some hidden gems in our back catalogue, to fill Santa’s sack several times over. Whatever your tastes, and whether you’ve been naughty or nice, we have something just for you.”

With the Lethbridge-Stewart series about to enter its fifth year, Candy Jar wants to thank its loyal readership, who have supported the new adventures of the Brigadier since day one.

As Head of Publishing, Shaun Russell, explains: “In our series, the Brig has gone from a beloved, but somewhat forgotten part of Doctor Who history, to an alive and kicking, vital part of the ever-expanding canon. Here at Candy Jar, we’re fans first and foremost, and we’re forever grateful to our readers for embarking on this journey with us. We wanted to give a little something back to everyone who has helped make the series possible. We hope that it will make this a Candy Jar Christmas to remember!”

Jodie Whittaker won’t return for a new series until 2020

Jodie Whittaker won’t return for a new series until 2020

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The next series of Doctor Who won’t start until 2020, it’s been confirmed.

Series 11 ended on Sunday night, but after the festive special on New Year’s Day, Jodie Whittaker won’t be seen in the Tardis again next year.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall said work on the new series had already begun.

He said the team had been “blown away by the response from audiences” to the new Doctor. The first episode of the series, the first to feature a female Doctor, drew a record audience.

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The Doctor has been joined by three new companions for the current series

It saw the highest launch viewing figures for the sci-fi stalwart in a decade, with 10.9 million people tuning in.

The series has been considered a ratings success, with viewing figures above those of the last two series when Peter Capaldi starred in the title role.

On Sunday evening, the Doctor was seen answering distress calls from a battle-scarred planet.

‘More scares, more monsters’

Talking about the next series Chibnall, head writer of the show, said: “We’re off again! Well we never actually stopped.

“As Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor and friends have been winning the hearts of families across the nation this autumn, we’ve been busy with a whole new set of action-packed adventures for the 13th Doctor.”

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Whittaker is to return for a New Year’s Day special

He said they couldn’t wait to bring “more scares, more monsters and more Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole” – referring to the Doctor’s companions.

Lizo Mzimba, the BBC’s entertainment correspondent, said while there was “a recognition that fans might want a series every single year, Doctor Who has almost uniquely complex filming requirements and a lengthy post-production period”.

He added that the New Year’s Day episode could have been planned so that 2019 “won’t be a totally Doctor Who-free year”.

The episode on 1 January marks a change in Christmas tradition, as it will be the first time Doctor Who hasn’t been shown on Christmas Day.