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Tom Baker Awarded MBE By King Charles In New Years Honours

Tom Baker Awarded MBE By King Charles In New Years Honours

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Doctor Who star Tom Baker has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours list for his services to television. The 90-year-old actor played the fourth incarnation of the Time Lord for seven seasons between 1974 and 1981, the longest consecutive stint for any actor in the title role of the hit BBC sci-fi show. Born in Liverpool in 1934 to a father in the Merchant Navy and a mother who worked as a barmaid…

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Doctor Who Magazine 612

Doctor Who Magazine 612

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Inside this issue: An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in Colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence. EastEnders veteran RUDOLPH WALKER recalls his role in The War Games… Writer and exec producer STEVEN MOFFAT discusses Joy to the World, including scenes that never made it to screen. RUSSELL T DAVIES explains what connects The Pirate Planet, The Christmas Invasion’s ill-fated Danny Llewellyn and a branch of Marks and Spencer… Build your own half-scale Dalek with a new Doctor Who partwork. We talk to the team…

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Joy To The World Amongst BBC Big Hitters For Christmas Day

Joy To The World Amongst BBC Big Hitters For Christmas Day

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Top 10 most watched Christmas Day TV shows Gavin & Stacey 12.32m Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 9.38m The King (BBC and ITV) 6.81m (not including other channels) Call The Midwife 4.42m EastEnders 4.39m Doctor Who 4.11m Strictly Come Dancing 4.05m EastEnders 3.98m Tiddler 3.23m The Weakest Link 3.05m All figures are based on “overnight” TV ratings – which do not include viewers who watch Christmas specials on catch-up services during the rest of the festive period. Source: BARB…

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Doctor Who Returns in 2025… | Series 15 TEASER

Doctor Who Returns in 2025… | Series 15 TEASER

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“There are forces beyond this universe… It’s all a game to them” Doctor Who returns in 2025. The BBC has released a teaser for season two of Doctor Who, premiering in 2025 on BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ outside of the UK (where available). The teaser features a first-look at the new season starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. The Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and…

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The War Games In Colour Coming To DVD & Blu-ray Soon!

The War Games In Colour Coming To DVD & Blu-ray Soon!

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Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War I military zone—but all is not as it seems. They soon discover that soldiers from different historical periods have been abducted and are being manipulated in a cruel game. As they work to uncover the mystery behind the War Lord…

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Tom Baker @ 50 bookazine

Tom Baker @ 50 bookazine

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To mark 50 years since Tom Baker‘s debut as the iconic Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who, Radio Times has published a special edition bookazine, now available as a free digital download. This exclusive compilation features classic articles, rare photographs, and fascinating insights from the past five decades, showcasing Baker’s extraordinary era as the Doctor and the enduring legacy of his adventures in the TARDIS. Dive into a treasure trove of timeless interviews and behind-the-scenes moments, capturing the wit, charm, and eccentricity that defined Baker’s…

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Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE to guest star in Doctor Who

Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE to guest star in Doctor Who

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Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE will be joining Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor for a thrilling and frightening adventure in the upcoming 15th season of Doctor Who, which will air in 2025. Russell T Davies, Showrunner says: “We always want guest actors on Doctor Who to have fun, but Rose takes it to a whole new level. She storms in with an astonishing performance of terror, anger and bravery in one of the most frightening episodes we’ve ever made.” Rose Ayling-Ellis, says: “I loved…

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Season 7 Confirmed as the next instalment in Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray range

Season 7 Confirmed as the next instalment in Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray range

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As we reported yesterday, Jon Pertwee’s debut season as the Third Doctor will be the next release to join the Blu-ray collection. Fans can continue to build their own home archive on Blu-ray with a seven-disc box set of Season 7, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Caroline John as companion Liz Shaw. Containing four classic stories, this limited-edition set is also packed with hours of new and exclusive material. In his debut season, the Third Doctor is exiled to Earth,…

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Doctor Who: The Collection Season 7 Slated for Early 2025?

Doctor Who: The Collection Season 7 Slated for Early 2025?

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This evening we have been hearing unconfirmed reports that the next release in the “Doctor Who The Collection” range will be season 7, the first season to star Jon Pertwee as The Doctor from 1970 and the first season to transmit on the new BBC1 colour service.  Earlier today the Rarewaves eBay store were offering this title for pre-order, giving a release month of February 2025 however this listing was quickly removed! Again, we must stress that at this time…

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Doctor Who theme added to Australian national sound archive

Doctor Who theme added to Australian national sound archive

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The theme music to iconic British sci-fi TV show Doctor Who has been immortalized by Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive. Wait? What? Why is music from the UK’s most substantial contribution to broadcast sci-fi worthy of inclusion in an Australian archive? Because, as explained by the Archive (NFSA), it was written by an Aussie. “While the theme for the long-running BBC series, with its otherworldly pulsing bassline, was recorded by English musician Delia Derbyshire, it was written by Australian composer Ron…

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