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Month: April 2019

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES NOMINATED FOR SCRIBE AWARDS

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES NOMINATED FOR SCRIBE AWARDS

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Welsh indie publisher Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Curse of the Mirror Clowns by Chris Lynch has been nominated for the prestigious Scribe Awards. The Scribe Awards, from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, acknowledge and celebrate excellence in licensed tie-in novels and audio dramas based on TV shows, movies, and games. The Lucy Wilson Mysteries is a licensed Doctor Who spin-off novel and features the granddaughter of the Doctor’s best friend,…

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Former Doctor Who star Frazer Hines slates Jodie Whittaker series 11 storylines

Former Doctor Who star Frazer Hines slates Jodie Whittaker series 11 storylines

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Former Doctor Who star Frazer Hines has slated the latest series of the show, hitting out at the storylines for Jodie Whittaker’s debut. The actor played Jamie McCrimmon on the show between 1966 and 1969, a companion to Patrick Troughton’s Doctor, and seemed to take issue with the show’s more recent politically correct storylines. “I’m old-fashioned – I don’t want to know about Rosa Parks, I don’t want to know about whether we’d done this we could have changed history and Kennedy…

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Doctor Who Record Store Day 2019 releases

Doctor Who Record Store Day 2019 releases

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Two narrated full-cast TV soundtracks, Galaxy 4 and Destiny of the Daleks, will be available exclusively from independent record shops in the UK on Record Store Day (13th April). Search for shops near you. Galaxy 4 2LP x 12” Heavyweight Splatter Vinyl In this classic 4 part lost adventure, first broadcast between September and October 1965, the TARDIS materialises on a doomed planet. The Doctor (William Hartnell), Steven (Peter Purves) and Vicki (Maureen O’Brien) discover two crashed spaceships, their inhabitants locked in battle with…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: BRAND NEW SHORT STORY

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: BRAND NEW SHORT STORY

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its latest free-for-download short story. Pirates of the Prime Meridian by Roy Martin sees Lethbridge-Stewart investigate the disappearance of military equipment and, in doing so, discovers that all in the the coastal town of Peacehaven is not quite what it seems. NV-66 author, Roy Martin, has written this story especially for Candy Jar. He says: “As I was part of the Doctor Who audience growing up in the ’70s, it was great to…

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There’s was an unexpected Doctor Who crossover in Britain’s Got Talent 2019

There’s was an unexpected Doctor Who crossover in Britain’s Got Talent 2019

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Britain’s Got Talent aims to do what it says on the tin, really: celebrate the talented folk of Britain. But it appears the 13th series has gone intergalactic, with a visitor from the planet Skaro here to try their luck in front of Simon Cowell and co… Ron the Dalek takes to the stage of the London Palladium in the first episode of BGT 2019, showing off quite an unusual talent for a being that famously speaks in only one tone. Wearing a…

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Michelle Gomez: “I don’t think any fandom can quite compare to the Doctor Who fandom”

Michelle Gomez: “I don’t think any fandom can quite compare to the Doctor Who fandom”

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Michelle Gomez says that though the Netflix series has developing a large and devoted fanbase in the months since its release, it still has a way to go before it measures up to the Doctor Who fandom. The actor, who starred as Missy in Doctor Who before appearing in the opening season of Sabrina, says that she loves being part of both fan groups – but that it’s impossible to compare the two. “I don’t think any…

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Five ‘lost’ Doctor Who episodes come to audio and more in the latest Doctor Who releases from BBC Audio for Spring 2019

Five ‘lost’ Doctor Who episodes come to audio and more in the latest Doctor Who releases from BBC Audio for Spring 2019

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Spring is starting to burst with an array of colourful BBC Audio Doctor Who titles for March and April! It’s well known that many of the Doctor’s earliest TV adventures are missing as a visual record, but Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Onepresents five of them as narrated audio soundtracks. This popular set has been reissued on CD, and a digital edition is now available for the first time. The First Doctor takes on WOTAN, a powerful and evil…

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Kate Stewart and Osgood vs River Song – and more Big Finish titles for April!

Kate Stewart and Osgood vs River Song – and more Big Finish titles for April!

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April sees the release of a range of brand new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month. It’s Kate Stewart and Osgood vs River Song! Threats to our planet come in many forms. Some are alien visitations, some lay dormant in Earth itself, and occasionally, danger arrives with a big gun and fantastic hair. As deadly predators focus their attention on Earth, it seems activating the power of…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 537

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 537

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 537 REVEALS THE REMAKE OF MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN! This issue also includes: What does it takes to become a Stenza warrior? Actor Samuel Oatley explains. An interview with the man behind the new version of Mission to the Unknown. Colin Baker and the cast of The Ultimate Adventure look back on the Doctor Who stageplay. Backstage with Colin Baker at Leeds’ Grand Theatre in 1989. War World– an in-depth look at the script originally intended for the 1989 stage production. Cyber Leader David Banks…

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