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Month: July 2020

100 OBJECTS OF DR WHO

100 OBJECTS OF DR WHO

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce 100 Objects of Dr Who. Written by Philip Bates, the book collects together facts and opinions from all fifty-seven years of the best science-fiction series in the world. Objects of interest include the Space-Time Visualiser, the sonic screwdriver, a talking cabbage, the Revenge of the Cybermen VHS, River Song’s diary, the BBC Sound Effects No. 19: Doctor Who Sound Effects vinyl, the 1996 Series Bible, a Bubble Shock bottle, the Seal of the…

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LUCY WILSON BRAND NEW SHORT STORY IN EIGHT MINUTES AND FORTY-SIX SECONDS

LUCY WILSON BRAND NEW SHORT STORY IN EIGHT MINUTES AND FORTY-SIX SECONDS

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its latest free-for-download short story, 8.46. The story sees Lucy Wilson and Hobo Kostinen face the realities of prejudice. Written by critically acclaimed African American author, Julia Press Simmons, 8.46 has been created in response to the death of George Floyd and protests that followed. She says: “When Shaun at Candy Jar asked me to work on this story I was so pleased. Lucy Wilson is an amazing character and I am honoured…

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A new Time Lord Victorious story incoming… on download, CD and vinyl!

A new Time Lord Victorious story incoming… on download, CD and vinyl!

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The Doctor travels with Brian, the Ood assassin, to the planet Magnox, one of the greatest receptacles of knowledge the universe has ever known, and home to the Minds of Magnox. The Doctor needs to ask a vital question, but the answer is Grade 1 Classified. In order to gain an audience with the Minds of Magnox he must take a dangerous test. Meanwhile, Brian gets involved with a criminal group and is asked to assassinate the Minds of Magnox….

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Doctor Who up for TV Choice Best Family Drama vote

Doctor Who up for TV Choice Best Family Drama vote

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The voting for the 2020 TV Choice Awards is now online and Doctor Who is nominated for Best Family Drama. The programme vies for the award with Call The Midwife, Casualty and Doc Martin.  The TV Choice Awards, run by TV Choice Magazine, are chosen by public vote online. The 2020 awards ceremony will be shown this autumn online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can vote online here. Voting closes midnight on Friday, July 17, 2020.

Earl Cameron: 1917-2020

Earl Cameron: 1917-2020

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Bermudian acting legend Earl Cameron has died aged 102. Earl Cameron appeared in the 1966 Doctor Who story The Tenth Planet, the final story featuring the First Doctor. He played Glyn Williams, one of two astronauts on the Zeus IV when it conducted an orbital atmosphere survey mission. He was the first Black actor to portray an astronaut on any film or TV series in the world. Mr Cameron was one of the first black performers to break into mainstream British…

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Missy faces the Meddling Monk, the Fifth Doctor travels solo, plus the Robots of Death return!

Missy faces the Meddling Monk, the Fifth Doctor travels solo, plus the Robots of Death return!

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July 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. Missy is unleashed once again! Missy… alone, unleashed and unfettered. What does she get up to when the Doctor isn’t around? Missy needs someone to show off to. But her temporal mischief attracts the wrong kind of attention. Infuriating children, a vacationing Sontaran and her own worst intentions will get in her…

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