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DAEMOS RISING, the sequel to DOWNTIME and the DOCTOR WHO story THE DAEMONS, is being re-released by KOCH MEDIA on July 18th 2016 across major high street outlets including AMAZON and HMV. This new version is a 2 Disc DVD collectors edition with, for the first time, a widescreen 16 x 9 version of the film, plus a choice of Stereo or 5:1 Surround Sound. Including the original SPECIAL FEATURES, there are also two new ones – a RETROSPECTIVE and a PHOTO GALLERY….

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Next month’s release will be MYTH MAKERS 126 – JESSICA MARTIN! Jessica was interviewed for MYTH MAKERS at the DWAS The Capitol event by SOPHIE ALDRED. A really great interview about JESSICA’s career and working together on THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY.

Matthew Waterhouse filming his Myth Makers at Buckhurst Park – location for the exterior shots in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid. I’ve been wanting to film this “one” for a long time – so it was a personal “box ticked”! Many thanks to Matthew for being such a great “sport” and for a splendid interview! Congratulations and thanks also to Robert Dick for his first Myth Makers as one of our “pool” of presenters. A real natural and marvellous…

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Here’s the inlay for ANDREW HAYDEN-SMITH’s MYTH MAKERS, to be released on 1st June 2016. This will be the first edition hosted by one a new team of presenters (still including the inestimable NICHOLAS BRIGGS). For this MYTH MAKERS it will be actor and presenter (and DOCTOR WHO fan!) MARTIN PARSONS.

Reeltime Pictures are really pleased to announce the DAPHNE ASHBOOK special, produced by COVERT PRODUCTIONS for 10TH PLANET, is being re-released by Reeltime next month. Made in 2004, the production has been unavailable for many years, but thanks to ROBIN PRICHARD for bringing it to us with the kind permission of DEREK HAMBLY at 10TH PLANET. Re-mastered and re-packaged, this is a really great little production everyone involved with should be proud of. It covers DAPHNE’s trip to the UK…

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“Vengeance on Varos” and “Mindwarp” writer PHILIP MARTIN will be the next MYTH MAKERS release on 1st April 2016. Also famous for writing the famous drama series “Gangsters”, PHILIP gave us an in-depth interview at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society event “Back to the 80’s” last year Lots of interesting facts and stories from the writer of one of the best COLIN BAKER DOCTOR WHO stories! He also created SIL! Available, as ever, through www.timetraveltv.com

Now that Reeltime Picturers have successfully re-released the entire CultTV catalogue (barring RETURN TO DEVILS END – more about that later!), they are now concentrating on producing one new programme a month. Their first is a MYTH MAKERS with writer and former TARGET BOOKS Editor NIGEL ROBINSON, interviewed at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society event BACK TO THE 80’s – held at The Pendulum Hotel, Manchester in October 2015. A great production and it was nice to spend a bit…

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Doctor Who series 9’s Blu-ray steelbook boxset will hit shelves next month, with illustrations from Alice X Zhang… The BBC has announced a limited edition Blu-ray steelbook release for Doctor Who series 9. Alice X Zhang was personally selected by Peter Capaldi to design the artwork, which you can get a glimpse of above. The steelbook set will be released on Monday the 7th of March, and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon. It will feature all the same…

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The final set of re-released titles will be out on February 1st 2016, together with another NEW Myth Makers interview with author ANDREW SMITH … writer of the TOM BAKER story FULL CIRCLE. RTP0354 Myth Makers 003 Nicholas Courtney RTP0248 Myth Makers 051 David Brierley RTP0261 Myth Makers 057 Keff McCulloch RTP0359 Myth Makers 079 The John Wiles Team RTP0363 Myth Makers 081 Andrew Skilleter RTP0367 Myth Makers 086 Derek Martinus RTP0473 Myth Makers 122 Andrew Smith (Brand New Title)