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Blind teen working with Living Paintings to create Dr Who book

Blind teen working with Living Paintings to create Dr Who book

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A BLIND teenager who is a Doctor Who fanatic has launched a mission to bring the Time Lord’s adventures to others who cannot see. Louis Moorhouse has been blind since he was 18-months-old because of Neuroblastoma – a type of children’s cancer. However, his parents were keen for him to have the same opportunities as his sighted peers and they discovered Kingsclere based charity Living Paintings, which creates Touch to See books for blind and partially sighted people. Louis has…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 566

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 566

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JODIE WHITTAKER & MANDIP GILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS Highlights of this issue also include: A CGI reconstruction of the sets from Episode 4 of The Tenth Planet. A tribute to the late Roy Scammell, who performed some of Doctor Who’s most spectacular stunts. The performance that recreated sections of Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for 1964 story The Aztecs. The story of Donald Wilson, and the part he played in the creation of Doctor Who. An interview with the museum owner who restores and exhibits Doctor…

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Jackie Lane: 1941 – 2021

Jackie Lane: 1941 – 2021

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Tributes are coming in for the actresses Jackie Lane, who has passed away at the age of 79.  Jackie played companion Dodo Chaplet to the first Doctor in 1966. Dodo is introduced at the end of the serial The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve. In that story, the Doctor and Steven travel to 1572 Paris, where they witness the persecution of the city’s Huguenot population. Despite befriending a young woman named Anne Chaplet, the Doctor knows he cannot prevent the…

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Shadows in the Glen

Shadows in the Glen

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GNR are delighted to be able to present Richard’s short story Shadows in the Glen for readers as a PDF; click on the cover image below to read it! With thanks to Candy Jar Books.

THE EVER-RUNNING

THE EVER-RUNNING

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the latest Lethbridge-Stewart book, The Ever-Running written by Richard Brewer. This book is very different to the ongoing Lethbridge-Stewart series and the anthology books, The HAVOC Files. Instead, The Ever-Running is a collection of short stories with an arc, taking the Brig into situations and locations that he has never encountered before. If you are a fan of dystopian melodrama or futuristic space operas, then this collection is just for you. However, this…

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The Ninth Doctor’s next audio adventures – revealed!

The Ninth Doctor’s next audio adventures – revealed!

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New artwork, and further cast and story details are revealed for the seond volume of audio adventures for the Ninth Doctor starring Christopher Eccleston. The Ninth Doctor answers cries for help from around the galaxies in a trio of full-cast audio adventures due for release in August 2021. Alongside the previously-announced Camilla Beeput as Nova and Jayne McKenna as Audrey, this full-cast audio drama box set also teams Christopher Eccleston up with Jamie Parker (Callan, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child)…

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‘The Myth Makers’ comes to vinyl

‘The Myth Makers’ comes to vinyl

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Demon Records presents the narrated TV soundtrack of a ‘lost’ four-part adventure set in ancient Greece, starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. When the TARDIS lands on the plains of Asia Minor, not far from the walled city of Troy, the Doctor is hailed as the great god Zeus. He’s enlisted by the Greek army – led by Odysseus and Agamemnon – to come up with a strategy for defeating the Trojans. With his companions already prisoners of the opposing side,…

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‘The Web of Fear’ cover art and special features revealed

‘The Web of Fear’ cover art and special features revealed

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The cover art and special features of the partially animated version of The Web of Fear, releasing on DVD, Blu-Ray and Steelbook on 16th August 2021, have been revealed. In order to escape an attack in space, the TARDIS makes an unscheduled landing and ends up deep inside the London Underground. Here the travellers soon find themselves engulfed in a thrilling battle with the Great Intelligence and the Yeti, a deadly enemy set to invade the Earth. But as events…

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More Doctor Who characters join the Funko Pop! Blitz mobile game

More Doctor Who characters join the Funko Pop! Blitz mobile game

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Doctor Who returns to Funko Pop! Blitz, and this time they’re bringing along some friends and enemies! Collect some friends of the Doctor and expand your collection in the digital game from Thursday, June 17th 2021. Funko Pop! Blitz is a match-3 puzzle game featuring the Funko Pop! versions of lovable characters across multiple iconic franchises. Each week, Funko Pop! Blitz celebrates pop culture with a new collection of digital Funko Pops! These characters all come with their own unique…

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The Tenth Doctor and Fifth Doctor team up, the War Doctor returns, plus more…

The Tenth Doctor and Fifth Doctor team up, the War Doctor returns, plus more…

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June 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. Five and Ten vs the Cybermen! A collision of two Doctors’ timelines triggers a temporal catastrophe, granting the Cybermen dominion over the Earth. The Doctors must travel back in time to find the source of the Cyber-invasion and close the Gates of Hell… Order Out of Time 2 – The Gates of Hell here…

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