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Michael Ferguson: 1937-2021

Michael Ferguson: 1937-2021

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Television producer responsible for invigorating EastEnders in the early 1990s, and who played a key role in Doctor Who history. The producer Michael Ferguson, who has died aged 84, transformed the fortunes of EastEnders after it had fallen into a lull four years after exploding on to British television screens. One of his secret ingredients proved to be introducing two of the soap’s most popular characters, the Mitchell brothers – Phil and Grant. In 1989, BBC bosses, aware of criticisms about the…

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Doctor Who series 13 guest actors and monsters revealed

Doctor Who series 13 guest actors and monsters revealed

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I can’t wait for the audience to come on the Flux ride with us. It’s our biggest adventure yet with so many brilliant new characters to fall in love with. We had a blast making it. — Matt Strevens, Executive Producer The trail for the show’s thirteenth series, entitled Doctor Who: Flux, has revealed a first look at the guest actors and monsters that will feature across the six-episode serial.Joining cast members Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jacob…

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Directing and Writing Credits Confirmed for Doctor Who: Flux

Directing and Writing Credits Confirmed for Doctor Who: Flux

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In an exclusive interview with Doctor Who Magazine, showrunner Chris Chibnall has discussed the writing and directing credits for the forthcoming Series 13. Each of the six episodes will be scripted by Chris, except episode four, which he’s co-written with Maxine Alderton. “Maxine wrote The Haunting of Villa Diodati for the 2020 series,” he says, “She’s brilliant. We had some other really great writers scheduled, but a lot of our plans had to be altered. Partly because the new series is…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 570

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 570

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EXCLUSIVE SERIES 13 PREVIEW AND BIG FINISH DOWNLOAD CODE IN A BUMPER ISSUE! Highlights of the new issue include: An exclusive preview of the first episodes of Series 13, with contributions from Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and John Bishop. Jacob Anderson answers questions in Out of the TARDIS. Costume designer Ray Holman discusses the new-look Sontarans in Series 13. Prosthetics designer Danny Marie Elias describes her work reimagining the Sontarans. A tribute to the late Tony Selby, one of…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that the winner of the third Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Competition is Peter Frankum. In 2017, 2019 and 2021 Candy Jar offered aspiring writers and fans of the Lethbridge-Stewart series the opportunity to pen their own story. Notable entrants included Jonathan Macho (who has since written several short stories and The Lucy Wilson Mysteries book, The Serpent’s Tongue), Richard Brewer (the author of the recent Lethbridge-Stewart anthology, The Ever-Running) and the 2019 winner Megan Fizzell (who…

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Lethbridge-Stewart THE OVERSEERS

Lethbridge-Stewart THE OVERSEERS

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the second book in it’s ninth series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels. The Overseers is the first novel from author James Middleditch after two previous short stories for the series. Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen says: “From the first time I read James’ first short story, Piece of Mind, I knew I had found a very good author. And it was after his second short, Latent Image for The Laughing Gnome anthology, that I knew it…

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Doctor Who announces Halloween air date for season 13

Doctor Who announces Halloween air date for season 13

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Doctor Who fans finally have a date for the return of the long-running sci-fi series, with Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor now confirmed to make her comeback on a spookily auspicious Sunday: 31st October, AKA Halloween. Specifically, the first episode of Doctor Who series 13 will air on that Sunday, followed by new episodes on the five Sundays following, through to the finale on 5th December. And while this six-episode sprint is a shorter run than usual fans won’t have long to wait for…

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Doctor Who unveils new alien spaceship as season 13 plot details revealed

Doctor Who unveils new alien spaceship as season 13 plot details revealed

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Doctor Who has unveiled a new alien spaceship along with some series 13 plot details. Series 13 of the BBC show is set to premiere later this year and will be the beginning of the end of Jodie Whittaker’s journey as The Doctor, while also introducing new companion Dan Lewis (played by John Bishop). On Wednesday (October 6), a Doctor Who spaceship was projected across George’s Pier Head in Liverpool, England. The projection will be visible until midnight. While there’s no details on…

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Face a CyberReaper with the Thirteenth and Tenth Doctor

Face a CyberReaper with the Thirteenth and Tenth Doctor

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The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) need your help to save reality in the new console and PC game, The Edge of Reality, releasing on the 14th October 2021. Compatible with current and next-gen consoles as well as PC, The Edge of Reality reimagines and expands on previous VR-only game The Edge of Time, with a completely new and compelling adventure. The creators of this new Doctor Who console game gave some of the behind the scenes away before the Chaosverse is unleashed!…

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Season 17 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range.

Season 17 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range.

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The penultimate season for Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, with a full season of Lalla Ward as Romana, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 17. In 1979, Tom Baker’s Doctor was in full flight. With Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) as script editor, the series leaned into Baker’s penchant for humour, and paired his Doctor with a regenerated Romana (Lalla Ward) as his traveling companion. Together, they would form one of the most popular Doctor/companion duos…

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