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Month: July 2016

DOCTOR WHO – RARE COLLECTABLE VINYLS

DOCTOR WHO – RARE COLLECTABLE VINYLS

Two of Big Finish’s most popular and acclaimed Doctor Who titles are returning… Is this a record? In October 2016 and April 2017, Big Finish release the second and third ever versions of their titles to appear on vinyl LPs. The first release – 2013’s gorgeous vinyl limited edition release of Doctor Who – The Light at the End – is long since deleted and hard to come by, and with limited runs of 500 copies on the new titles these will…

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DOCTOR WHO – SHORT TRIPS: THE BLAME GAME

DOCTOR WHO – SHORT TRIPS: THE BLAME GAME

The Monk has returned, with an offer the Doctor can’t refuse! Rufus Hound performs our latest downloadable Short Trip, available today for just £2.99! To escape his Earth exile, the Doctor is prepared to make any bargain, come to any arrangement, or to do any deal with any devil – even if in this case the Devil wears a monk’s robes. But when past misdeeds start catching up with both the Doctor and the Monk, who can Liz Shaw trust…

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DOCTOR WHO – ORDER OF THE DALEKS!

DOCTOR WHO – ORDER OF THE DALEKS!

Mrs Clarke (Miranda Raison) has her first encounter with the Daleks – but the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) discovers they’re not quite themselves… As exclusively revealed in this month’s Doctor Who Magazine, Big Finish have not only confirmed the full title of November’s Doctor Who – Main Range story: Doctor Who – Order of the Daleks, but have put the brand new Simon Holub cover online. The intricate CGI imagery was done by Chris Thomson, who has put some notes on the work…

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Collections: how to avoid a hobby becoming a problem

Collections: how to avoid a hobby becoming a problem

A few tips on what to do if your geek merchandise and DVD/Blu-ray collections run the risk of getting out of hand… How do you cope when your prized memorabilia turns from a healthy collection of a few hundred items into an obsession of Guinness Book of Records proportions? With Star Wars and Doctor Who collections now making said Guinness Book of Records, by nature of their perceived uniqueness and sheer range, we look at what constitutes a collection which…

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Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters

Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters

A brand new boxset of four adventures, featuring monsters from the new series of Doctor Who! 1.1 Fallen Angels by Phil Mulryne 2015: When sightseers Joel and Gabby Finch encounter a strange man in Edwardian cricketing garb in the Sistine Chapel, their honeymoon suddenly takes a terrifying turn. 1511: Michelangelo is commissioned to create some very special sculptures by a mysterious sect. But as he carves, angels seem to emerge fully-formed from the rock. Almost as if they are alive……

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Series 10 Latest Round Up!

Series 10 Latest Round Up!

The new series of Doctor Who has been in production since June, with block one just coming to an end – insert your favourite time pun here! There’s been plenty going on behind the scenes with the cast and crew hard at work; we can’t show you everything, you’ll have to wait until series 10 hits our screens for that, but we can provide the occasional sneak peek… Here’s a roundup of what’s been happening on Doctor Who series 10 production over…

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Are the Sonic Sunglasses making a comeback in Doctor Who series 10?

Are the Sonic Sunglasses making a comeback in Doctor Who series 10?

The Sonic Sunglasses were a controversial feature of Doctor Who series nine, with some fans even signing a petition to bring back the Sonic Screwdriver after it was temporarily replaced by the shades. In the end, the TARDIS did create a new Screwdriver for Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor but even then, the Sunglasses proved impossible to shake. They were snapped in half by Odin, leader of the Mire, but then either repaired or replaced. They were lost to the Doctor when Clara and Me’s…

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Jenna Coleman responds to talk of her Doctor Who return

Jenna Coleman responds to talk of her Doctor Who return

Peter Capaldi may have said recently that we haven’t seen the last of his former companion Clara Oswald, but actress Jenna Coleman isn’t anticipating a return just yet. Not that she’s writing it off, of course… “We had the exit in the works for so long. Who knows, in the future,” said Coleman. “But I think, at least for a good while, Clara is probably broken down somewhere in time and space, trying to understand how to work a TARDIS with Ashildr/Maisie…

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Doctor Who spin-off Class started with a rejected Who episode

Doctor Who spin-off Class started with a rejected Who episode

We still don’t know much about what we can expect from upcoming Doctor Who spin-off Class yet (Who’s the alien? What is Shadow? And how much is Peter Capaldi in it?), but we are beginning to learn a little bit about its origins thanks to showrunner Patrick Ness. The novelist, who is making his TV debut with the BBC3 sci-fi series, revealed today at Young Adult Literature Con in London that the whole project started when he was asked to get involved with Doctor Who…

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