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Doctor Who Magazine 611

3 December 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Inside this issue: The writer of this year’s Christmas Special, STEVEN MOFFAT, gives us a preview of what awaits on Christmas Day… PHIL COLLINSON and the team behind the colourisation of Second Doctor finale The War Games discuss the new edit of this landmark story. We catch up with JANET FIELDING (Fourth/Fifth Doctor companion Tegan) and INGRID OLIVER (Osgood) at the Bath Children’s Literature festival. Join the guests at Cardiff’s Arcadia convention including Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN. It’s 50 years since Doctor Who and the Daleks came to the…

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Doctor Who named one of top British TV exports!

1 December 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

According to a report in The Radio Times, British shows to the US hit a record high in 2023, with Doctor Who flagged as a series that performed particularly well. The latest UK TV Exports Report from Pact showed that UK distributor revenues from the US went up by 13 per cent to £593m ($751m) during 2023, topping the £574m generated during 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Amongst the series which were noted as performing well in the report were…

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Special ‘Joy to the World’ Sonic Screwdriver available now

30 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Fans of Doctor Who are to be treated this year with an extra special edition of the Fifteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver. A replica of this will be seen in this year’s Christmas Special Joy to the World. With all the functions of the online exclusive that was released in September, this two-toned Chrome Edition comes in an iridescent magenta-rose and subtle green finish. As with the original, this sonic boasts the completely revamped shape and design with its iconic curved edges never…

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CANDY JAR LAUNCHES UNBEATABLE BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

28 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

This Black Friday, Candy Jar Books is offering its biggest and best sale ever, packed with amazing deals that fans won’t want to miss! Whether you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift, or are looking to treat yourself this winter, now is the time to grab some of your favourite Candy Jar books at unbeatable prices. Fans of Doctor Who, Lethbridge-Stewart and The Lucy Wilson Mysteries will find fantastic deals, such as: Jill Curzon 2023 AD hardback for £15 The…

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Biggest Doctor Who props and costume auction to date for Children in Need

24 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Coming February 2025, an online Doctor Who auction to benefit BBC Children in Need! This is expected to be the biggest Doctor Who props and costume auction to date and follows a record 2-lot auction to benefit BBC Children in Need which ended on Doctor Who Day 2024. There were previously two Doctor Who lots which earned Children in Need – £12,000 for Kylie Minogue’s costume from the 2007 Christmas special Voyage of the Damned, and a record £11,000 for the TARDIS used…

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Watch deleted scenes from Doctor Who Season 1

23 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

First-look into the making of Season 1 in celebration of Doctor Who Day. To celebrate sixty-one years of Doctor Who, we’re bringing you a little bit extra from the latest era of the series! Over on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel, you can watch deleted scenes from Season 1 and the third 60th Anniversary special, The Giggle. There are many reasons why not everything in a script makes it into the final broadcast episode: runtime, pacing, or even just…

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The War Games In Colour Coming This December!

23 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

It’s time to step into the excitement of The War Games once again, as one of Doctor Who’s classic tales is to receive a spectacular new colourisation. 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…

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Casio and Doctor Who countdown to Christmas with a limited edition gift package

22 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Give the gift of time this Christmas! Two fan favourites; Casio and BBC Studios’ Doctor Who, have teamed up to create a limited-edition gift package for the iconic gold A159 watch, to coincide with Doctor Who’s upcoming and eagerly anticipated Christmas special, Joy to the World. This limited-edition package comes with bespoke Doctor Who Christmas themed box sleeve, a free TARDIS pin badge and promotional contents linked to this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special. To make this moment even more memorable,…

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Doctor Who Escape Rooms are regenerated with the Fifteenth Doctor

21 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Escape Hunt has announced exciting updates to their hugely popular Doctor Who escape rooms: A Dalek Awakens and Worlds Collide. The games will now include an exclusive voiceover from Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor along with the new sonic screwdriver. The latest iteration of the Doctor’s famous sonic screwdriver plays a crucial role in helping players solve puzzles and complete challenges, whilst the Fifteenth Doctor is on hand to guide players throughout the experience as they step in and try to save the universe. Players can…

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FIRST LOOK CLIP FROM UPCOMING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

16 November 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Joining the Christmas special, alongside Couglan and revealed in Doctor Who Magazine, are Peter Benedict and Julia Watson as Basil and Hilda. Niamh Marie Smith will play Sylvia, Phil Baxter is Edmund Hillary, Samuel Sherpa-Moore is Tenzing Norgay, Steph de Whalley is Anita and Jonathan Aris played Melnak the Silurian. Galway born actress, Couglan, has made a huge impact in film and television having starred in standout roles such as the hilarious Clare Devlin in award-winning drama comedy series Derry…

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