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Terrance Dicks – A Celebration

Terrance Dicks – A Celebration

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Doctor Who Appreciation Society and The Whoovers, in partnership with the Dicks Family, are delighted to present “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration”.

This one day event will take place on Sunday 15th March 2020 at The Cinema Museum, Dugard Way, Lambeth SE11 4TH, times to be confirmed.

Admission tickets, priced at £40 each plus booking fee, will go on sale at 10am on Saturday 4th January 2020. Autographs will be available to purchase on the day; to minimise costs these will be cash only.

The event page may be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/834377230333770/

All proceeds will be donated to Save The Children which, for many years, was Terrance’s chosen charity.

Guests confirmed thus far:

Nicholas Briggs
Paul Cornell
Jon Culshaw
Peter Darvill-Evans
Toby Hadoke
Marcus Hearn
Rebecca Levene
Steven Moffat
Nigel Robinson
Edward Russell
Gary Russell

Please note that only 125 tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis. It is anticipated that demand will be high. We would like to express our gratitude to Martin Humphries and all at The Cinema Museum for their assistance in providing the venue.

For information, or queries, please email terranceacelebration@gmail.com

New line of Doctor Who T-shirts launched to mark series 12

New line of Doctor Who T-shirts launched to mark series 12

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Ten T-shirts, each based on a different episode from the series, will be available for pre-order the morning after each episode’s transmission.

It’s only a matter of days until fans are reunited with Jodie Whittaker and her companions for more adventures in time and space – and BBC Studios has announced that it will mark the new series with a special collection of T-shirts.

The ten exclusive Doctor Who T-shirts will be released by retailer Forbidden Planet.

Each T-shirt will be themed around a different episode from the series, and will be available to pre-order for £15.99 the morning after the corresponding episode’s transmission.

The hit sci-fi show returns to BBC One on 1st January at 6:55pm for a New Year’s Day special named Spyfall, with subsequent episodes broadcasting every Sunday.

Jodie Whittaker returns to the Tardis for her second run of adventures as the Thirteenth Doctor and will once again be joined by friends Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).

Anita Majhu, senior licensing manager at BBC Studios, said:

“This is such an exciting line and we’re thrilled to be offering Doctor Who fans the opportunity to be a part of the new series in this way.”

Anthony Garnon, licensing & special projects manager at Forbidden Planet, said:

“The launch had taken months of behind the scenes planning and co-ordination.”

T-shirts will be available to pre-order online at ForbiddenPlanet.com and will be priced at £15.99 RRP

Doctor Who releases Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant crossover teaser… but there’s a twist

Doctor Who releases Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant crossover teaser… but there’s a twist

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Two of The Doctor’s classic incarnations are set to team up in a new Doctor Who crossover, though not in the way you might expect.

Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and David Tennant’s Tenth will cross paths in Titan Comics’ series, launching in January with the first issue of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Season 2.

In issue #1, Thirteen and her companions will meet Ten and companion Martha Jones in a reimagining of classic Doctor Who episode ‘Blink’.

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The Doctor in “Blink”

A new trailer gives us a neat preview of all the action as they face off against the Weeping Angels ahead of the comic’s January 8 release.

The comic coincides with the launch of the new series of Doctor Who, which will begin on New Year’s Day.

Ahead of series 12, showrunner Chris Chibnall has teased a theme for the episodes, though it seems it will be up to viewers to work it out.

“I don’t really want to talk concretely about what the theme is until after the series is over,” he said (via Radio Times). “You want to see the audience figure it out: that’s part of the viewing experience, how that evolves.

“I think it was pretty clear that the big theme of last series was family: different versions of family and different ideas of family.

“There is a different governing theme this year but I’m not going to talk about it at the start. People will be able to figure out what it is. It’s pretty clear by the end.”

Doctor Who returns on New Year’s Day on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

Doctor Who series 12 casts The Inbetweeners star for guest role.

Doctor Who series 12 casts The Inbetweeners star for guest role.

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Actor, James Buckley.

Doctor Who‘s 2020 New Year’s Day special, and the beginning of series 12, is less than a week away, but the BBC has been playing one bit of casting very close to its chest… until now.

The Beeb has just revealed that The Inbetweeners and White Gold star James Buckley will be appearing ‘in the upcoming series when it returns on New Year’s Day’, although we don’t think that actually means the New Year’s Day episode, ‘Spyfall, part 1’.

Although details about his character have not been revealed, executive producer Matt Strevens has stated that Buckley will put his “dramatic and comic talents” to use in what he calls an “action-packed” episode, which doesn’t help us narrow down which episode it is.

The actor himself says: “It was surreal to be on such an iconic show and I’m really happy to be part of something so well loved. Hope everyone enjoys it!”

The show has already announced a slew of guest stars for series 12, including Stephen Fry, Breaking Bad actress Laura Fraser, Anjli Mohindra (aka Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures!), Hustle star Robert Glenister, ER‘s Goran Višnjić and Sir Lenny Henry. Phew!

Doctor Who returns on New Year’s Day on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

Doctor Who Tops Ratings On Britbox This Christmas.

Doctor Who Tops Ratings On Britbox This Christmas.

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LONDON, 27th December 2019: BritBox, the streaming service where the best of British creativity comes together, today announced the most streamed content over the Christmas period.

Tracking subscriber habits from Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day, it quickly became apparent that the most streamed series was Doctor Who Classic.

In the first 24 hours of its availability on the service, fans flocked to stream the 600+ episode collection, outstripping the popularity of other series by almost 20:1.

Social media quickly became awash with appreciation for the offering; the first time Doctor Who Classic has been available to stream in the UK.

‘Damn it, thanks to BritBox_UK and its app permitting me to watch classic #DoctorWho on my phone in bed, I may never sleep again’ said one fan.

Reemah Sakaan, group launch director for ITV SVOD commented:

‘We are so glad that subscribers are enjoying our fantastic Doctor Who Classic collection; the first of its kind available to stream in the UK. There has never been a better reason to miss a few nights’ sleep!

Jodie Whittaker’s New Year message as Doctor Who returns: “Don’t lose hope”

Jodie Whittaker’s New Year message as Doctor Who returns: “Don’t lose hope”

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Doctor Who returns to our screens on the first day of the 2020s and Jodie Whittaker has spoken exclusively to The Big Issue about her hopes and dreams for the new year and new decade.

“What we should do going forward, and what I feel I need reminding to do, is take huge inspiration from the groups of young people who are putting their voices out there and articulating what we grown-ups can’t,” she says in our New Year edition of the magazine.

“We have Greta [Thunberg] putting herself at risk of criticism to say what needs to be said to move us forward – and we as grown-ups can take inspiration from a united massing of non-violent protest and voice. It’s inspiring.”

As someone who time-travels on television for a living – and does it better than ever judging by the electrifying New Year’s Day episode, Spyfall (Part I) – Whittaker offers a unique perspective on the new year.

She says: “However deflated we feel, throughout history, people have come together and got over massive hurdles. But the one we potentially can’t get over is climate change. So how can our generation think we shouldn’t be listening to the next one? I mean, they’re the ones that have to deal with all this.

“You are never too old or too young to give advice. So you need to be able to receive it from any age group. The new year needs to be open ears and open hearts. Don’t lose hope.”

Whittaker also explains how she takes inspiration from her television alter-ego, and how she feels fully at home in the Tardis as her second full series begins.

“What’s so incredible about playing the Doctor is that fearlessness,” she says. “Knowing the outcome could be devastating but doing it anyway, swimming out and not saving anything for the swim back. That is really extraordinary…

“I feel like I’ve been accepted as the Doctor,” Whittaker continues. “There was a pressure. If I’d have been a guy in this role I’d have only been representing my own casting as an individual. But it felt like I could hold people back if nobody liked what I brought to the Doctor.

“The gender question is now going away. Hopefully it won’t make the news next time.”

In a wide-ranging interview, the 37-year-old star reveals that there may be dark times ahead for The Doctor as she experiences more horrors and further heartbreaks…

“Some of those things take a particular toll,” says Whittaker.

“The new series is a huge learning curve… but I can’t tell you how. And this isn’t my last season so there’s no point cramming every single side of the entire character into every episode. We’re not in a rush because we hand these shoes on. For me it’s a transition through this universe. And it’s an epic journey.”

Read the full interview in The Big Issue magazine, on sale from 27 December across the UK

Doctor Who returns on New Year’s Day then continues on Sunday evenings from 5 January on BBC One

Unwrap Classic Doctor Who on Britbox from Boxing Day

Unwrap Classic Doctor Who on Britbox from Boxing Day

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Doctor Who fans across the land – get ready to clear your schedules as the biggest Doctor Who Classic collection ever streamed in the UK launches on BritBox from Boxing Day.

From 26th December, 627 pieces of Doctor Who Classic content will be available on the service. This tally is comprised of a mix of episodes, spin-offs, documentaries, telesnaps and more and includes many rarely-seen treasures. Subscribers will be able to access this content via web, mobile, tablet, connected TVs and Chromecast.

129 complete stories, which totals 558 episodes spanning the first eight Doctors from William Hartnell to Paul McGann, form the backbone of the collection.

The collection also includes four complete stories; The Tenth Planet, The Moonbase, The Ice Warriors and The Invasion, which feature a combination of original content and animation and total 22 episodes. An unaired story entitled Shada which was originally presented as six episodes (but has been uploaded as a 130 minute special), brings this total to 28.

A further two complete, solely animated stories – The Power of the Daleks and The Macra Terror (presented in HD) – add 10 episodes.

Five orphaned episodes – The Crusade (2 parts), Galaxy 4, The Space Pirates and The Celestial Toymaker – bring the total up to 600. Doctor Who: The Movie, An Unearthly Child: The Pilot Episode and An Adventure in Space in Time will also be available on the service, in addition to The Underwater Menace, The Wheel in Space and The Web of Fear which have been completed via telesnaps. Spin-off drama K-9 and Company, and documentaries More Than 30 Years In The TARDIS and Doctor Who: Doctors Revisited complete the collection.

If watched back-to-back without stopping to eat, drink or sleep it would take a committed viewer around 272 hours or over 11 days to watch everything… assuming no access to a TARDIS!

BritBox will also be curating special Doctor Who Classic collections, including ‘New to Who’, featuring one key episode from each of the first seven Doctors as an introduction to the uninitiated. Further collections will be devoted to the most memorable monsters, with Cybermen, Daleks, The Master and Sontarans each getting the limelight. Regeneration episodes have also been collated.

Boxing Day also marks the start of a longer-term collaboration with the BBC, with a shared vision of making BritBox the ultimate home of Doctor Who Classic content in 2020 and beyond, ensuring the widest collection of content available is presented in the best possible format and quality.

Reemah Sakaan, Group Director ITV SVOD, commented:

“BritBox becoming the first complete digital home of Doctor Who Classic creates a special opportunity for fans and streamers across the UK. We are looking forward to expanding the collection even further by working with the show creators to lovingly restore lost and previously unavailable episodes in the months to come and offering a truly exclusive experience.”

Sally de St Croix, Franchise Director for Doctor Who at BBC Studios added:

“It’s thrilling to partner with BritBox and see all this amazing Doctor Who Classic content congregate in one place where subscribers can stream to their hearts’ content – some experiencing the show for the first time whilst others will simply be enjoying it all over again.”

Get ready to tune in! Classic Doctor Who will launch on BritBox from Boxing Day this year.

Full Doctor Who Classic content list

Story Episodes Type of Story
An Unearthly Child 4 Complete story
The Daleks 7 Complete story
The Edge Of Destruction 2 Complete story
The Keys Of Marinus 6 Complete story
The Aztecs 4 Complete story
The Sensorites 6 Complete story
Planet Of Giants 3 Complete story
The Dalek Invasion Of Earth 6 Complete story
The Rescue 2 Complete story
The Romans 4 Complete story
The Web Planet 6 Complete story
The Crusade 2 Orphaned episodes
The Space Museum 4 Complete story
The Chase 6 Complete story
The Time Meddler 4 Complete story
Galaxy 4 1 Orphaned episode
The Ark 4 Complete story
The Celestial Toymaker 1 Orphaned episode
The Gunfighters 4 Complete story
The War Machines 4 Complete story
The Tenth Planet 4 Complete story with animation
The Power Of The Daleks 6 Complete animation
The Underwater Menace 4 Complete story with telesnaps
The Moonbase 4 Complete story with animation
The Macra Terror 4 Complete animation
The Tomb Of The Cybermen 4 Complete story
The Ice Warriors 6 Complete animation
The Enemy Of The World 6 Complete story
The Web Of Fear 6 Complete story with telesnaps
The Wheel In Space 6 Complete story with telesnaps
The Dominators 5 Complete story
The Mind Robber 5 Complete story
The Invasion 8 Complete story with animation
The Krotons 4 Complete story
The Seeds Of Death 6 Complete story
The Space Pirates 1 Orphaned episode
The War Games 10 Complete story
Spearhead From Space 4 Complete story
Doctor Who And The Silurians 7 Complete story
The Ambassadors Of Death 7 Complete story
Inferno 7 Complete story
Terror Of The Autons 4 Complete story
The Mind Of Evil 6 Complete story
The Claws Of Axos 4 Complete story
Colony In Space 6 Complete story
The Daemons 5 Complete story
Day Of The Daleks 4 Complete story
The Curse Of Peladon 4 Complete story
The Sea Devils 6 Complete story
The Mutants 6 Complete story
The Time Monster 6 Complete story
The Three Doctors 4 Complete story
Carnival Of Monsters 4 Complete story
Frontier In Space 6 Complete story
Planet Of The Daleks 6 Complete story
The Green Death 6 Complete story
The Time Warrior 4 Complete story
Invasion Of The Dinosaurs 6 Complete story
Death To The Daleks 4 Complete story
The Monster Of Peladon 6 Complete story
Planet Of The Spiders 6 Complete story
Robot 4 Complete story
The Ark In Space 4 Complete story
The Sontaran Experiment 2 Complete story
Genesis Of The Daleks 6 Complete story
Revenge Of The Cybermen 4 Complete story
Terror Of The Zygons 4 Complete story
Planet Of Evil 4 Complete story
Pyramids Of Mars 4 Complete story
The Android Invasion 4 Complete story
The Brain Of Morbius 4 Complete story
The Seeds Of Doom 6 Complete story
The Masque Of Mandragora 4 Complete story
The Hand Of Fear 4 Complete story
The Deadly Assassin 4 Complete story
The Face Of Evil 4 Complete story
The Robots Of Death 4 Complete story
The Talons Of Weng-Chiang 6 Complete story
Horror Of Fang Rock 4 Complete story
The Invisible Enemy 4 Complete story
Image Of The Fendahl 4 Complete story
The Sun Makers 4 Complete story
Underworld 4 Complete story
The Invasion Of Time 6 Complete story
The Ribos Operation 4 Complete story
The Pirate Planet 4 Complete story
The Stones Of Blood 4 Complete story
The Androids Of Tara 4 Complete story
The Power Of Kroll 4 Complete story
The Armageddon Factor 6 Complete story
Destiny Of The Daleks 4 Complete story
City Of Death 4 Complete story
The Creature From The Pit 4 Complete story
Nightmare Of Eden 4 Complete story
The Horns Of Nimon 4 Complete story
Shada 6 Complete story with animation
The Leisure Hive 4 Complete story
Meglos 4 Complete story
Full Circle 4 Complete story
State Of Decay 4 Complete story
Warriors’ Gate 4 Complete story
The Keeper Of Traken 4 Complete story
Logopolis 4 Complete story
Castrovalva 4 Complete story
Four To Doomsday 4 Complete story
Kinda 4 Complete story
The Visitation 4 Complete story
Black Orchid 2 Complete story
Earthshock 4 Complete story
Time-Flight 4 Complete story
Arc Of Infinity 4 Complete story
Snakedance 4 Complete story
Mawdryn Undead 4 Complete story
Terminus 4 Complete story
Enlightenment 4 Complete story
The King’s Demons 2 Complete story
The Five Doctors 1 Complete story
Warriors Of The Deep 4 Complete story
The Awakening 2 Complete story
Frontios 4 Complete story
Resurrection Of The Daleks 2 Complete story
Planet Of Fire 4 Complete story
The Caves Of Androzani 4 Complete story
The Twin Dilemma 4 Complete story
Attack Of The Cybermen 2 Complete story
Vengeance On Varos 2 Complete story
The Mark Of The Rani 2 Complete story
The Two Doctors 3 Complete story
Timelash 2 Complete story
Revelation Of The Daleks 2 Complete story
The Trial Of A Time Lord 14 Complete story
Time And The Rani 4 Complete story
Paradise Towers 4 Complete story
Delta And The Bannermen 3 Complete story
Dragonfire 3 Complete story
Remembrance Of The Daleks 4 Complete story
The Happiness Patrol 3 Complete story
Silver Nemesis 3 Complete story
The Greatest Show In The Galaxy 4 Complete story
Battlefield 4 Complete story
Ghost Light 3 Complete story
The Curse Of Fenric 4 Complete story
Survival 3 Complete story
Doctor Who: The Movie 1 Complete story
An Adventure In Space And Time 1 Special
An Unearthly Child (Pilot) 1 Special
The Doctors Revisited 7 Special
K9 And Company 1 Special
More Than 30 Years In The TARDIS 1 Special
Sir Lenny Henry criticises the show’s diversity?

Sir Lenny Henry criticises the show’s diversity?

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Sir Lenny Henry has criticised hit BBC One show Doctor Who for a lack of diversity in recent seasons.

The comedian – who is set to appear in the sci fi show’s upcoming New Year special – has claimed that TV bosses “would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black person” during an interview with London’s Colourful Radio.

“Why have we never had a black Doctor Who? They would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black person. There’s no black people in Doctor Who,” he said (via The Sun).

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“The Long Song” Photocall

“When [former head writer] Russell T Davies was doing Doctor Who, there was so many black people in the show,” he continued, before adding: “I rang up and said, ‘There are too many black people in the show — put in some white people, it’s getting embarrassing’.

“Discussing how he thinks television can become more inclusive going forward, the 61-year-old said that the only way to achieve authentic representation is to make changes behind the scenes too.

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Doctor Who season 11, episode 7, ‘Kerblam!’

“I only think when the decision-makers and the gatekeepers and producers and the executives look like the people you see when you’re walking down the street in your area will things change,” he said.

“We’re still a long way away. The ‘in’ group who are in charge of everything are getting complacent. They’re mistaking pro-black for anti-white.

“People have to stop being upset when racism gets called out. Not everyone is racist, but when we hear monkey chants at football matches somebody is doing it. Somebody has to take responsibility for it.”

When Jodie Whittaker returns for her second season as The Doctor in the New Year’s Day two-part special ‘Spyfall’, Henry is set to play a morally ambiguous tech guy.

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“We don’t know what side he’s on but there’s something going on,” Henry teased, before adding: “I’m so glad they didn’t make me wear tentacles, I get to wear a tuxedo.

“Doctor Who returns on New Year’s Day on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

Doctor Who, Spyfall: screening at BFI Southbank

Doctor Who, Spyfall: screening at BFI Southbank

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A screening of the Doctor Who, Series 12 opening episode Spyfall, Part 1 was held for the press and special guests at BFI Southbank in London, Wednesday evening, December 17.

A few journalists and a number of children where invited to the screening.

Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Spyfall co-star Sir Lenny Henry were present at the screening, as were showrunner Chris Chibnall and composer Segun Akinola.

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Only the children attending were allowed to ask questions of the panel after the screening, which featured Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and Sir Lenny Henry.

After the screening and the panel, guests socialised and enjoyed hamburgers with “DOCTOR WHO” branded on the bun.

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There were very few comments by the journalists present on Spyfall, Part 1. We can expect to hear more from them when their reviews appear in various publications on an unknown date the BBC has chosen, possibly as early as a week from the screening.

Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Magnus Stone, Spyfall, Part 1 airs Wednesday, January 1 at 6:55 p.m. on BBC One, and 8:00 p.m. on BBC America.