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The Collection Season 12 gets a re-release!

The Collection Season 12 gets a re-release!

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Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 12

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 12, first released as a limited edition on Blu-ray in February 2018, is being re-released by BBC Studios to bring the total number of copies in line with other seasons in the classic collection. All content, extras and artwork will remain the same as the 1st edition.

Season 12, Tom Baker’s first as the Doctor, features five stories over 20 episodes, Robot, The Ark In Space, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks and Revenge of the Cybermen.

The Doctor is accompanied in this season by Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) and was first broadcast between December 1974 and May 1975.

Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 12

The Blu-ray release includes existing bonus material from the original DVDs as well as the features below:

  • TOM BAKER IN CONVERSATION
    A candid new one-hour interview with the Fourth Doctor.
  • BEHIND THE SOFA
    Classic clips from Season 12, viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe, Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Sadie Miller
  • NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES
    For The Sontaran Experiment and Revenge of the Cybermen
  • IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES
    For The Ark in Space and Genesis of the Daleks
  • OPTIONAL BRAND NEW UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS
    For Revenge of the Cybermen
  • GENESIS OF THE DALEKS – OMNIBUS MOVIE VERSION
    Unseen since broadcast in 1975
  • THE TOM BAKER YEARS
    The 1991 VHS release, on disc for the first time
  • PRODUCTION ARCHIVE MATERIAL
    PDF files from the BBC Archives

You can pre-order Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 12 by using the link below.

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 548

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 548

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The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has an exclusive, in-depth interview with Sacha Dhawan. Other highlights include:

  • A choice of collectable covers, one featuring Sacha Dhawan and one featuring Jodie Whittaker.
  • Exclusive previews of the final four episodes of Series 12.
  • The latest Production Notes from showrunner Chris Chibnall.
  • A report from the filming of Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror at the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria.
  • An exclusive interview with Robert Glenister, who played Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror.
  • A tribute to the 1960s writer and story editor Donald Tosh.
  • Peter Purves shares his memories of Donald Tosh.
  • The director of Doctor Who and the Silurians, Timothy Combe, looks back on its production.
  • Remembering the late Doctor Who comic-strip artist Bill Mevin.
  • Updates on Doctor Who luminaries, past and present, with new feature Time and Space Visualiser.
  • Public Image looks at how Doctor Who is doing in the TV ratings.
  • The Fact of Fiction continues its epic exploration of The Daleks’ Master Plan.
  • The final part of Mistress of Chaos, a new comic-strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.
  • Reviews of the Series 5 Blu-ray Steelbook and Sophie Aldred’s novel At Childhood’s End.
  • Big Finish previews and reviews, news, prize-winning competitions, The Blogs of Doom and much more!

 On sale from Thursday 6 February 2020

£5.99 (UK)

Captain Jack meets River Song in new audio drama from Big Finish

Captain Jack meets River Song in new audio drama from Big Finish

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The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 3

John Barrowman will return as the irrepressible Captain Jack Harkness in three new full-cast audio adventures from Big Finish. And this time, he’s meeting the Doctor’s wife…

In The Lives of Captain Jack Volume Three, River Song and Captain Jack Harkness cross paths for the first time in their zig-zagging timelines. Will the universe ever be the same again? Alex Kingston co-stars along with Camille Coduri, also returning as Jackie Tyler.

The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 3

Actor John Barrowman said:

“Alex Kingston and I have talked about this for years. We knew that the fanbase always wanted River and Jack to meet, or to cross timelines, and we just never knew when it would happen. Alex and I were always game for it and, thanks to Big Finish, this is where it’s happening.

“It’s like Jack is the male River and River is the female Jack. There are all sorts of comparisons in their behaviours and how they react; the verve and vivacious passion they have for solving problems; getting to the heart of the action and adventure; the determination to get what they want, but also the sadness behind both of their eyes.”

Co-star Alex Kingston added:

“I’ve always imagined that, when River’s not on adventures with the Doctor, she’s somewhere having fun with Captain Jack. I’ve always had that at the back of my head.

“John Barrowman and I get on so well, and whenever we’ve met at conventions, it’s the one request that the fans have come up with more than any other. We have a lot of fun together so it’s something we’ve both been pushing independently for. I was so thrilled to find out that our dream has come true.”

The Lives of Captain Jack volume three features the following adventures:

Crush by Guy Adams

  • Captain Jack takes Mrs Tyler on a luxury cruise in space.

Mighty & Despair by Tim Foley

  • On a distant planet in the far future, two travellers have come looking for a mythical hero.

R&J by James Goss

  • *From ancient battles to eternal wars

A pair of time-cross’d lovers take the stars

You can pre-order The Lives of Captain Jack Volume Three from Big Finish.

Fugitive of the Judoon: Consolidated Ratings

Fugitive of the Judoon: Consolidated Ratings

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REVIEW: Doctor Who: Fugitive of the Judoon - WHAT JUST ...

According to Tom Spilsbury, episode 5 of Doctor Who, Fugitive of the Judoon, had a consolidated seven-day rating of 5.57m (5.42m on televisions and 0.15m on other devices). This meant it was the 23rd-most-watched TV programme of the week.

Praxeus: Overnight Ratings

Praxeus: Overnight Ratings

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Doctor Who series 12 episode 6 review: Praxeus - Checkersaga

According to TV Zone, last nights episode of Doctor Who: Praxeus  (Episode 6) averaged 3.97m from 7:10pm on BBC One. This continues the downward trajectory on the live “as broadcast” viewing figures.