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Month: November 2019

Five stories that you can play in Doctor Who Infinity

Five stories that you can play in Doctor Who Infinity

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Doctor Who Infinity, the follow-up to the fan-favourite Doctor Who: Legacy video game by Tiny Rebel Games has released the final fifth chapter in the story. The game brings the world of the Doctor to life with brand new, stand-alone, comic-book style interactive audio adventures. Players can now delve into all five episodes including The Silent Streets of Barry Island, The Horror of Flat Holm, The Dalek Invasion of Time, The Orphans of the Poloypotra, and The Lady of the Lake. Doctor Who Infinity episodes…

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Sophie Aldred says she “burst into tears” after reading script for her Doctor Who comeback

Sophie Aldred says she “burst into tears” after reading script for her Doctor Who comeback

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Doctor Who fandom went wild back in September when Sophie Aldred unexpectedly reprised her role of companion Ace, 30 years after she was a regular on the BBC sci-fi series. A specially-shot trailer for Doctor Who: Season 26 – The Collection Blu-ray set saw Aldred play an older Ace – a teenager when she first appeared, the character was head of a philanthropic foundation called A Charitable Earth. Ace’s fate was left in limbo when Doctor Who was originally cancelled in 1989,…

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Terrance Dicks – Charity Art Cards

Terrance Dicks – Charity Art Cards

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Terrance Dicks was a name known to every Doctor Who fan. He was script editor and writer on the show for many years but is probably best known for having written many Doctor Who novelisations and novels, as well as other factual books on the series. Many fans credit a later love of reading to Terrance’s books. Following Terrance’s death in August 2019 the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, in consultation with the family, has produced some commemorative ‘Target’ style items….

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Series 12 Trailer – First Look

Series 12 Trailer – First Look

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The first look that fans have been waiting for is finally here, after the BBC revealed that an official trailer for series 12 would be turning up on Doctor Who Day (Saturday, November 23) at 3pmGMT. The first glimpse of the new episodes tease old monsters including the Judoon – and, as The Doctor declares “something is coming for me, I can feel it”, the Cybermen… A creature is also seen materialising through the TARDIS doors – to the Doctor’s surprise… We…

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Series 12 trailer is confirmed for Saturday, 23rd November – watch first-look teaser

Series 12 trailer is confirmed for Saturday, 23rd November – watch first-look teaser

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Set your atomic clocks: the first trailer for Doctor Who series 12 will materialise tomorrow, just in time for the show’s 56th anniversary. A post on the official Doctor Who Twitter account has confirmed that the big reveal teased earlier this month is, as many fans had speculated, a trailer for Jodie Whittaker’s second series as the Doctor. Tomorrow 15:00GMT #DoctorWhoDay pic.twitter.com/Qz07mB3yUH — Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) November 22, 2019 Not only that, but the tweet contains a teaser for the trailer, providing…

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Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE star in Series 12

Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE star in Series 12

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Two national treasures, Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE, will appear in Series 12 of Doctor Who, broadcasting in early 2020. With the TARDIS hurtling full throttle on its way back to our screens, it is only right that two British TV legends will be making their Doctor Who debut. TV icons Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE will both appear in the series opener when the TARDIS lands once more, with Jodie Whittaker reprising her role as…

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THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: A CHRISTMAS CRACKER!

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: A CHRISTMAS CRACKER!

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Christmas Crackers is now up for pre-order, and will be released just in time for Christmas. Head of publishing at Candy Jar, Shaun Russell, says: “We’ve had such good feedback for the series of books. Reviews have been encouraging and fans seem to have embraced the series completely. As a small thank you for all of the support received, we wanted to release something completely unexpected in time…

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CHRIS ACHILLÉOS: DOCTOR WHO VISIONARY

CHRIS ACHILLÉOS: DOCTOR WHO VISIONARY

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In his five decades as an illustrator, painter and conceptual artist, Chris Achilléos has four best-selling books of his art, Beauty and the Beast, Syrens, Medusa and Amazona. He worked with the likes of George Lucas, as well as producing the iconic promotional art for the cult film Heavy Metal. But it is probably his work for Doctor Who that is the most enduringly popular. His covers for the official Target novelisations, which began in the early ‘70s, defined a…

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NEW AUTHOR LINE-UP FOR LOOSE ENDS

NEW AUTHOR LINE-UP FOR LOOSE ENDS

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its next short story collection is going to the printers this week. The HAVOC Files: Loose Ends features six brand new stories written by Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen and guest authors Tim Gambrell, Sharon Bidwell and John Peel. The collection was originally due early in the year but has been delayed by real life events. It was intended to be a collection with only one author, Andy Frankham-Allen, but to ensure it got…

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The Doctor Who Cast Join BBC Children In Need

The Doctor Who Cast Join BBC Children In Need

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Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker made time (and space) in her busy schedule saving the universe to bring the TARDIS to this year’s Children in Need special. The Timelord continued building anticipation for the upcoming 12th series of the science fiction series by popping into the BBC’s charity telethon on Friday night (November 15). The segment told the story of a brave young girl called Anastasia, who’d used drama classes through Children in Need to rebuild her confidence. Talking to Tess Daly in…

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