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PULL TO OPEN: 1962–1963

PULL TO OPEN: 1962–1963

Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who


PULL TO OPEN: 1962–1963: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE BBC CREATED AND LAUNCHED DOCTOR WHO


‘Fresh and compelling… As definitive an account of those early years as I have read’ Toby Hadoke

When Doctor Who began on Saturday November 23 1963, few could have guessed that it marked the start of perhaps the most extraordinary story in the history of BBC television drama. But there had already been another story, equally extraordinary yet unseen, leading up to the transmission of that opening episode – the creation of the series itself.

Pull to Open explores the behind-the-scenes saga of Doctor Who in 1963, when a chain of events at the BBC brought together a disparate group to launch what would become one of British TV’s best-loved and most successful programmes. It’s the story of why these events happened; the BBC creative culture into which Doctor Who was born; how television drama was made in the early 1960s; and an insight into the people who started this epic journey.

Drawing from the BBC’s written archives and new interviews with some of those who were there, including Doctor Who’s first director Waris Hussein and original co-star Carole Ann Ford, Pull to Open is a detailed and comprehensive account of the programme’s path to the screen. Immerse yourself in the world of BBC Television in 1963 and discover how a series which was almost cancelled before a single episode was shown survived to cement its place in the popular culture of a nation.

Foreword by Toby Hadoke

Paul Hayes was born and raised in West Sussex, and now lives in Norwich. A writer and broadcaster, he has contributed feature articles to the likes of Doctor Who Magazine, BBC Online, The Stage and the Eastern Daily Press. For the BBC he has produced and presented a variety of radio documentaries, on subjects including The Beatles, motor racing, broadcasting history, politics, film, football and – of course! – Doctor Who, a programme which he has loved for as long as he can remember.

Paperback: 424 pages in black and white

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: RELEASE DATE – JULY 24 2023

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Doctor Who Magazine 592

Doctor Who Magazine 592

Doctor Who Magazine 592 Magazines & Comics magazines

Highlights of the new issue include:

  • A 20-page supplement featuring Four Hours of Doom’s Day – a new comic-strip adventure including Autons, Cybermen and lots of surprises!
  • A giant double-sided poster.
  • Voice of Doom ­– Sooz Kempner, aka Doom the assassin, discusses playing the lead character in the new cross-media adventure Doom’s Day.
  • Day of Reckoning – the complete guide to Doom’s Day, with insights from the people who have created the stories.
  • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies looks forwards to the new episodes of Doctor Who, and recalls the revived series’ launch back in 2005.
  • The Doctor’s Wife – actor and author Elizabeth Morton on being the wife of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, and the mother-in-law of the Fourteenth, David Tennant!
  • Working Wonders ­­­– colleagues and family recall the pioneering visual effects created by the late Peter Day.
  • The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll – the analysis of the results continues, with this issue looking at the rankings of the Seventh and Ninth Doctor’s adventures.
  • Memory Worm ­­­– Dalek writer Robert Shearman puts his knowledge of his Doctor Who career to the test.
  • Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
  • Quick Draw – John Erasmus reveals what it’s like to work as a storyboard artist on the new series of Doctor Who.
  • Liberation of the Daleks Part Nine – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
  • 60 Objects, 60 Years – the latest instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
  • The Fact of Fiction concludes it exploration of the Second Doctor’s encounter with the Cybermen aboard The Wheel in Space.
  • Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news, including cast announcements.
  • Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
  • Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 592 is on sale Thursday 22 June from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.

More audio adventures for the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Doctors in June

More audio adventures for the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Doctors in June

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…


Four new adventures for the Fourth Doctor!


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The Doctor, Leela and Margaret find themselves deep in trouble! In the recent past, fighting a very local war. In a world of stories and battling against statues that move. But perhaps the greatest difficulty will be going home…

 THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: ANGELS AND DEMONS here.


Peter Davison and Georgia Tennant unite!


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The Fifth Doctor takes the reins in the second audio adventure of the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary audio series, starring Peter Davison opposite his real-life daughter Georgia Tennant!

The Doctor heads towards the end of the universe in search of answers. Instead, he finds his daughter – Jenny – and an Artist whose works appear to mark the end of every world they touch.

ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME here.


The diamond anniversary audio special continues…


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Available only as part of a download bundle, this special edition of ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME sports a celebratory 60th anniversary cover, featuring the diamond Doctor Who logo, Peter Davison as the Doctor and Georgia Tennant as Jenny.

ONCE AND FUTURE: THE ARTIST AT THE END OF TIME here.


A world of stories and WWII G.I.s!


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Two amazing audio adventures! In THE WIZARD OF TIME it’s time for a story. Jacob Harmer’s fantasy novels entranced a generation. But how much of the stories were fantasy and how much was the truth?

In THE FRIENDLY INVASION it’s 1943 and the village of Westbourne has been invaded… not by the enemy, but by the allies!

THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: THE WIZARD OF TIME here.


The Seventh Doctor versus the Vashta Nerada!


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The TARDIS takes the Seventh DoctorHarry and Naomi to Earth, but a dangerous era decades before their own. And when they visit the aftermath of a distant supernova, Harry is keener than ever to return to home comforts. But Naomi isn’t so certain…

THE SEVENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: FAR FROM HOME here.


The Fourth Doctor faces the Weeping Angels!


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The TARDIS lands on a rocky, volcanic planet and its crew soon find they are not alone. A pleasure cruiser has recently crashed on this world… but survival has proved rather dangerous. Because there’s something on the surface snatching people away. Something made of stone. And with wings. Don’t blink.

THE FOURTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: STONE COLD here.


Even more Masterful adventures…


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The Drane Institute is home to the galaxy’s most criminally deranged. Patients are kept locked away for the protection of themselves and the rest of the universe… with their most dangerous kept in active isolation.

The Master is one such convalescent. He has no memory of how he came to be there. All he knows for certain is he should be: his presence is part of a greater design.

Confiding in the institute’s staff, the Master shares stories of love and loss, madness and glory… but there’s still a final twist in the tale: one the Master’s waiting to share with his enemies.

THE WAR MASTER: SOLITARY CONFINEMENT here.


An adaption of a beloved TV episode


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DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK unveils the original script for classic TV adventure THE ARK IN SPACE before it was rewritten!

A space station has lain dormant for 8,476 years with the human crew kept frozen in cryogenic storage. When the Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive to resuscitate the sleepers, they discover something else on board…

THE LOST STORIES: THE ARK here.


All stories are initially available exclusively from the Big Finish website in June. Check back here next month for a roundup of next month’s releases!

Bafta award winner Lenny Rush joins Doctor Who

Bafta award winner Lenny Rush joins Doctor Who

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It’s an absolute honour to be part of Doctor Who, one of the most iconic shows on television and wow what a dream come true!

— Lenny Rush

Having just won a Bafta at the age of fourteen, Lenny Rush’s stardom is once again about to go out of this world as he takes on the role of Morris in the new series of Doctor Who, starring alongside Ncuti Gatwa.

Lenny has starred in numerous shows including Dodger and A Christmas Carol but it was his starring role in Daisy May Coopers Am I Being Unreasonable that won him the Bafta for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme this year.

Now Lenny is about to join the team travelling time and space as he takes on his new role as Morris.

Speaking about joining Doctor Who, Lenny says:

“It’s an absolute honour to be part of Doctor Who, one of the most iconic shows on television and wow what a dream come true!”

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says:

“This is what Doctor Who’s all about, brand new talent from the next generation, and no one’s more talented than Lenny! He joins the TARDIS team just in time for the Doctor’s greatest nightmare, so hold on tight!”

BBC Books to Publish ‘Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse’

BBC Books to Publish ‘Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse’

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BBC Books is delighted to announce the publication of WHOTOPIA: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE WHONIVERSE on 16th November 2023.

Co-written by Simon Guerrier, Una McCormack and Jonathan Morris, this official 60th anniversary celebration book will publish in November alongside three anniversary specials starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

Crammed with exciting new images and in full colour throughout, WHOTOPIA is the essential celebration of 60 years of the world’s longest-running sci-fi TV show. For fans and casual viewers alike, this special in-world encyclopaedia will allow readers to free-roam the Doctor’s dimension as never before. They’ll get to join each Doctor as they tell their own story, will hear from the monsters’ own mouths what makes them tick, and explore the gadgets, robots, spaceships, computers and mind-blowing creations that crowd the never-ending corridors of the Whoniverse.

Pre-order ‘Whotopia: The Ultimate Guide to the Whoniverse’ here.

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Bonnie Langford returns to Doctor Who as Mel Bush

Bonnie Langford returns to Doctor Who as Mel Bush

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Bonnie Langford

I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing Melanie Bush back. To be part of the exceptional cast, crew and production team led by the force of nature that is Russell T Davies is a career highlight. I’m so privileged and proud to have been a member of the Doctor Who family since the classic era and to be included in the new generation is phenomenal.

— Bonnie Langford
Star of stage and screen Bonnie Langford will once again reprise her legendary role as Melanie Bush as she returns to Doctor Who, this time starring alongside Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the Fifteenth Doctor in the new series.

Bonnie first entered the world of Doctor Who in 1986 as the companion to the Sixth and Seventh Doctors played by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, before returning in a cameo role in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode as the Thirteenth Doctor.

Making her West End debut at just seven years old in Gone with the Wind at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Bonnie has since gone on to lead an outstanding career. From her countless performances on both Broadway and West End, such as Chicago, 9 to 5 and Cats, to her award-winning role as Carmel Kazemi on EastEnders.

Now Bonnie is back, as Melanie returns for another epic adventure.

Bonnie Langford says:

“I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing Melanie Bush back. To be part of the exceptional cast, crew and production team led by the force of nature that is Russell T Davies is a career highlight. I’m so privileged and proud to have been a member of the Doctor Who family since the classic era and to be included in the new generation is phenomenal.”

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says:

“Open those TARDIS doors wide, because Bonnie’s back! What an honour, delight and hoot to welcome back the character of Melanie, after too long away. And this isn’t just a cameo, Bonnie is right in the thick of the action, battling monsters and chaos and cliffhangers, right at the Doctor’s side, just like the old days.”

Read Doom’s first hour in Doom’s Day

Read Doom’s first hour in Doom’s Day

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Ready for Doom’s Day?

Someone has sent literal Death after Doom. She can only outrun it for 24 hours. Unless she can find the Doctor.

Launching today with the first story below, you can follow Doom as she travels through all of time and space in pursuit of the Doctor to save her from the ever-approaching Death. She only has 24 hours and a vortex manipulator to save herself before her fate is sealed forever.

Read Hour One, the first story in Doom’s Day, below.


Hour One by James Goss


There are worse places to die than New Venice. She told herself this as she staggered out of the ballroom.
Her name was Doom and she was having a terrible day. She checked herself in a gilded mirror. For a dead woman, she looked amazing. The holographically-generated ballgown shimmered with a thousand rubies, her hair was swept up into a startled wedding cake, and she held a jewelled mask in one hand and a staser rifle in the other. The only thing wrong was her face – it should have looked its normal smart, self-deprecating and quietly amused self. Instead, she looked like a goldfish learning bad news while sunbathing.
She dropped the rifle behind a curtain and clamped her jaw shut.
She needed to think and think fast. They’d be looking for her.

“I’m dying.”

Behind her the party was still going strong. On New Venice the party always carried on. Heartbreak, lethal feuds or the outbreak of a temporal paradox never interfered in the dance. The revellers swirled and laughed, the android string quartet didn’t miss a beat, and the crystal gondolas still slid smoothly by as she fell against the balustrade and sank onto the marble tiles of the terrace.
Not a bad view.
Worse places to die.
Maybe there was a chance – She checked her life signs on her Vortex Manipulator. No. Not good. Really very badly not good. So she did what you were supposed to do when you were dying. She phoned the office.

On a distant planet in a sullen orbit slinking behind a shifty sun was an office. The office was just one grey box in a grey tower in a grey city against a grey sky. What very few people knew was that the office was so important that it predated everything else on the planet. Indeed, the entire nondescript city had been built only to provide cover for the office. Whole generations had been born, had loved and died here, just to provide camouflage for the office.
Because the office was the headquarters of the Lesser Order of Oberon.
Sat in the office was Terri. No longer young, she hadn’t yet summoned up the energy to grow old. Her face shrugged because her shoulders couldn’t be bothered. Her resting expression was someone who’d just swiped the last chocolate and discovered it was the one she didn’t like.
Terri was doing her nails and reading a magazine full of last year’s scandals when the phone rang.
She did not even look at the phone.
She had better things to do. She wasn’t sure what. But she did know they were better.
The phone continued to ring. Terri considered answering it. In her experience if you answered one call, it only encouraged the others, and then there’d be a tidal wave.
And yet, the phone continued to ring.
Terri sighed. Her sighs were the only things she practised.
Every morning while she waited for the kettle to boil.
Going against her better instincts, Terri picked up the cradle, and watched a hologram spring into the air.

The familiar figure, slumped in a holographic ballgown stared desperately out at her.
Doom.
“Can anyone hear me? Can anyone-”
The other line lit up. Of course it did.
“Got another call, putting you on hold,” said Terri and did so. She enjoyed pressing that button.
The hologram froze, edged out of the way by a Judoon Vice Admiral. Now, he was important. Doom could wait.
Terri put on her sweetest tones and leaned into the hologram, pulling her face into something that had at least met a smile once. “Assassins of the Lesser Order of Oberon, we aim to kill, how can I help?”

Back on New Venice, Doom howled in frustration. Nobody heard her. The only sounds anyone ever heard on New Venice were pleasant laughter and whispered gossip. That’s why it had been such a perfect place to come for the mission.
Doom was a very good Assassin. Which was why she was surprised, ironically surprised, to find that she was dying.
She tapped the frozen hologram desperately.
“Terri… Terri…. Terri….”
The hologram did nothing.
From the distant ballroom came the merry sounds of a conga line.
Am I going to die listening to the conga, she thought?
She poked the hologram again. “Terri! This is an emergency. Terri!”

The hologram sprang back into life. “Doom, I was just finishing an important call,” said Terri. She was sipping what looked like a very fresh cup of tea from a mug which read “You Don’t Have To Kill To Work Here But It Helps”. Only Terri found this funny.
“Terri!” yelled Doom. “The New Venice mission’s gone wrong. This is an emergency. Terri?”
Terri regarded her mug and took a long and slurping sip. Doom realised she’d made an error. There was a trick to handling Terri. Never let her see you were getting angry. No matter how mad she made you, just keep your voice calm and reasonable.
“Now, I know you can hear me, Terri,” Doom said, calmly and reasonably.
Terri took another bubbling sip of tea, and spun her chair towards the window.
“Terri!” Doom shouted. “I’m the very best assassin you’ve got on your books. And I’m dying. You need to fix this. Who sent me here? Because I’ve been set up.”
That almost secured Terri’s attention. She put the mug down, which was something, her hands drifting across the folders and sweet wrappers littering her desk.
She found a datapad, and glanced down at it.
“The New Venice Mission?”
“Yes!”
“Just checking,” Terri picked up a pen, and clicked it several times. “Doom, did you kill the target?”
“Terri! That’s the problem!” Doom protested.
“Just confirm the kill, Doom,” Terri tapped the pen against the datapad. “Did you go to Duke Derek Gamma’s Masked Ball?”
“Yes, but-”
Terri stabbed the datapad with the pen, ticking a box. “Kill confirmed, money transferred to the Guild Account.”
There was a distant boink as the Lesser Order of Oberon’s banking computers began a lucrative transfer of funds from the escrow account.
“Listen – that’s the problem,” Doom protested. “It’s not as simple as that – I’ve killed the one person I’m not supposed to kill. I was set up. I fired the staser bolt before I realised. The Doctor was there-”
“Wait,” Terri held up her hand, cutting Doom off. Terri’s eyes narrowed dangerously and she scrolled through the options on the datapad. “You killed the Doctor? We didn’t charge for that. I mean, the Doctor has a lot of faces, but still-“ Terri tutted, and performed an over-elaborate eyeroll.
The Doctor. A relentlessly do-gooding immortal who rattled around the universe in a shower of bumbling heroics. Every assassin knew about the Doctor. Being sent to kill the Doctor was like being sent out to buy a tin of tartan paint. Someone was having a laugh at your expense.

“You killed the Doctor? And for free? Bad Mistake,” Terri let out her best I-don’t-have-time-for-this sigh, and reached for a fresh datapad. “We might as well get started on the paperwork, see if we can claim some bounty- Name?”

Doom thought she was used to Terri by now. As booker for the Lesser Order of Oberon she knew she was the least important person in the entire guild of assassins. She didn’t do any of the actual killing. She didn’t go out there and win business. She didn’t even get the sandwiches. Terri just sat resentfully at a desk, answered the phones, sent assignments out to the guild’s assassins, then asked for the same information to be read back to her at the end of every mission.
Right now, Doom had never needed her more and Terri was at her most maddening.
Doom let out a howl of raw frustration. “I haven’t killed the Doctor and I’ve not got time for paperwork!” She checked the readout on her vortex manipulator. No change. “My vortex manipulator says I’ve got 24 hours left to live. You see-”

Terri stared out of the hologram. “Name?” she repeated. Had she even been listening?
“You don’t understand,” Doom tried to keep the panic from her voice. “I’m. Dying. Terri.”
“You’re dying?”
“Yes.”
Terri considered her options.
“And you’d like me to do something about it?”
“Please.”
Terri let out a huff of air. “Since it’s you, Doom,” She reached down for a third datapad, and clicked her pen a few more times. “I’ll start on a Death-In-Service Report. Name?”

Doom took a moment to smooth out the pleats in her holographic ballgown. She flicked through a few holo-costume options – pirate, astronaut, accountant, then let it drift back to default.

Doom thought back to that meeting on the Grand Balcony. She prided herself that she knew how to slip into a room, execute her mission, then slink out again.

“My superpower is not being noticed when I fancy it.”

And yet the old man had noticed her. As soon as she’d walked onto the balcony he’d been watching her.
She’d looked back at him, and smiled her most reassuring smile. “Hi,” she’d said, managing to inject into the single syllable that she was important and fabulous and on her way to spend time with important and fabulous people.
“I wouldn’t,” was all the man had said.
“Wouldn’t what?”
“Do what you came here to do,” the man tilted his head on one side.
“Just came to get a breath of fresh air,” she smiled back, eyes drifting down onto the dance floor. There was the target, moving into position. Mustn’t let the target get away.
But the man was still there. He laid a hand on her arm.
“I think I can help you,” he said. “My name is the Doctor.”
Well, that had been a laugh.

The Doctor had a reputation across creation. If your planet was in danger, if your leader was cruel, if your gods were unreasonable, then the Doctor would be there, standing by your side. Doom suspected the Doctor’s largesse did not extend to assassins. She doubted he’d hear her out when she made her case. If you thought about it, they were in pretty much the same line of work, she just dealt in more divorces.

Mind you, why was the Doctor speaking to her at a party? Was he going to try and stop her? He’d better not.
“Excuse me,” she said. “I think you’ve confused me with someone else.”
“Listen to me,” the Doctor had said, angrily. “You’re about to make a terrible mistake-“
“Nah,” she’d told him and marched off to make a terrible mistake.

As she’d walked away, she felt his eyes following her. Even when she ducked behind the arras and slipped into an unoccupied private box, she could still feel his cold gaze. She looked around. No sign of him. One thing less to worry about.
Had she even really met the Doctor? Probably not. And even if she had, he wasn’t going to get in her way.
She saw the target again, dancing beautifully across the dancefloor arm-in-arm with one of the Cauldron Princes. They were laughing beneath their masks. Ah well, she had no objection to people dying happy.
She pulled up the staser she’d stolen from the cloakroom, took careful aim and fired.
And that was when everything had all gone wrong.

“Terri,” Doom pleaded. “Just for once forget about the forms. I’m not dead yet! My vortex manipulator says I’ve got 24 hours left. The Doctor’s gone and I need to find him again. He warned me. But I didn’t listen. He’s the only one who can fix this.”
“Soooo,” Terri scrutinised the form in front of her. “You don’t want to pick a tune for your burial?” “No!”
“I see,” Terri said. “I’ll just pop you down for the Macarena. It’s a classic.”
“But-”
“Oh, don’t worry,” Terri said, reassuringly. “I’ll take you off the rota as well.” She reached out for another pad.
“No!”
That was the last thing Doom wanted. “You can’t do that! Keep me on the rota.”

The way the Lesser Order of Oberon worked was very straightforward. They prided themselves on their lethal efficiency. Operatives were paid by the assignment, and given one hour. At the end of that time the vortex manipulator would reactivate – fee either deducted from the client’s account or from the unsuccessful assassin’s wages. The Lesser Order always won.

There would be a split-second in between missions as the manipulator snatched the assassin away into the vortex. They’d be sent a number of assignments located anywhere in time and space, giving them a moment to choose their next mission.
Doom had the beginnings of an idea.
The Doctor could be anywhere in time and space.
Well then, so could she.
“If I’m still on the rota, then I’ve got 24 hours left before I’m gone. That’s 24 missions. 24 chances to find the Doctor. I’m on the clock here.”
Dying? Meh. She’d dealt with worse. Who’d overthrown the Daedalus Conspiracy? Who’d sealed the Mandeville Dimension? Who’d saved Princess Agatha from her seven deadly husbands?
She’d only had one shot at each. And now she had 24 chances to sort this mess out.

Something moved in the shadows at the end of the terrace. Of course, it was the Doctor. Come to check on her. He’d seen her running pale-faced from the ballroom. Probably wanted to wag his finger and say “I told you so.”
Well, fair dos, magic grandpa. Get it over with and save my life.
Doom squinted at the figure emerging from the shadows.
It was not the Doctor.
The figure was pulling itself out of the shadows, dragging them with it. There was almost a cowl, almost a claw emerging from the almost a cloak. And it was coming towards her.
Well, that wasn’t subtle.
That’s what she’d unleashed.
“Please Terri – It’s coming for me. My actual Death is coming for me!”

Terri squinted at the panicked face on the hologram. That was odd, Terri thought. The hologram was getting very dark. She said the most helpful thing she could think of.
“Um?”
“Terri. Get me out of here! Send me a target, quickly.” Doom begged.
“Fiiiine,” said Terri, sending through a list of possible targets. Whatever Doom was babbling about would, she was sure, take care of itself. And Terri had quite enough on her plate. She always did.
“You’re a lifesaver!” said Doom, and the hologram vanished.
“A lifesaver,” Terri muttered as she reached for her mug. “Fancy.”
Her tea had gone cold.

As the shadows swept towards her, Doom took one last look at the beautiful sunset on New Venice. It had been a long day and it was going to get even longer. She sensed the vortex gathering around her, and hastily scrolled through the possibilities on offer:

  • The Alderton Array
  • Madrigal’s Escalation

…. And there it was. Perfect. Of course, she’d find the Doctor there, and if not, then someone who knew them very well….

  • The Stormcage Containment Facility.

Doom selected the option just as the shadows reached her, forming into a giant screaming skull.
“Death, mate, you can wait. I’m going to find the Doctor.”
And the manipulator flung her into the vortex.
Her name was Doom and she was having a terrible day. But she was about to have the best day of her life.

Find more DOOM’S DAY stories at doctorwho.tv/dooms-day

DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 5 Diamond Anniversary Edition Triple Vinyl LP

DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 5 Diamond Anniversary Edition Triple Vinyl LP

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The first ever episode of Doctor Who aired on the 23rd of November 1963. To celebrate sixty years of the TV show that has become a national institution, Silva Screen Records are releasing the soundtrack to Series 5 as it first appeared on CD back in November 2010.

Steven Moffat’s new vision of Doctor Who, with Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor, was perfectly matched by Murray Gold’s score in Series 5.

This album features music from all 13 episodes of Series 5 on triple coloured vinyl in a special gatefold sleeve.

Track Listings

1 Doctor Who XI
2 Down to Earth
3 Little Amy
4 Fish Custard
5 Can I Come with You?
6 Little Amy: The Apple
7 The Sun’s Gone Wibbly
8 Zero
9 I Am the Doctor
10 The Mad Man with a Box
11 Amy in the Tardis
12 The Beast Below
13 Amy’s Theme
14 A Lonely Decision
15 A Tyrannical Menace
16 Victory of the Daleks
17 Battle in the Sky
18 River’s Path
19 The Time of Angels
20 I Offer You My Daughter
21 Chicken Casanova
22 Signora Rosanna Calvierri
23 Cab for Amy Pond
24 The Vampires of Venice
25 Wedded Bliss
26 This Is the Dream
27 Rio de Cwmtaff
28 The Silurians
29 Paint
30 Vincent
31 Hidden Treasures
32 A Troubled Man
33 With Love, Vincent
34 Adrift in the Tardis
35 Friends and Neighbours
36 Doctor Gastronomy
37 You Must Like It Here
38 A Useful Striker
39 A Painful Exchange
40 Kiss the Girl
41 Thank You Craig
42 River Runs Through It
43 Away on Horseback
44 Beneath Stonehenge
45 Who Else Is Coming
46 Amy and Rory
47 The Pandorica
48 Words Win Wars
49 The Life and Death of Amy Pond
50 Amy’s Starless Life
51 Into the Museum
52 This Is Where It Gets Complicated
53 Roman Paradox
54 The Patient Centurion
55 The Same Sonic
56 Honey I’m Home
57 The Perfect Prison
58 A River of Tears
59 The Sad Man with a Box
60 You and Me, Amy
61 The Big Day
62 Remember You
63 Onward

Release Date: 7th July 2023

First ever vinyl release  |  Triple coloured vinyl  |  Soundtrack by Murray Gold

PRE ORDER HERE