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Month: August 2017

James Marsters returns as Captain John to Torchwood!

James Marsters returns as Captain John to Torchwood!

Audio producers Big Finish have announced that actor James Marsters will be reprising his role as Captain John for a brand new Torchwood adventure alongside Captain Jack Harkness, as played by John Barrowman. Marsters, also known for his role as Spike in TV shows Buffy and Angel, was last seen in the Torchwood Series 2 finale in 2008 and has returned to wreak havoc in the new release coming next year, The Death of Captain Jack. Producer James Goss comments:…

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Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who: ’this is an honour’

Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who: ’this is an honour’

Doctor Who Magazine – issue 516 out now, – features an exclusive interview with the Thirteen Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker has been discussing what it means to be cast as the Doctor, she told DWM: “Chris [Chibnall, new Doctor Who showrunner] wouldn’t have cast me as the Doctor because he wanted me to repeat anything that had gone before. And I think as a fan you don’t want to watch something that’s an imitation of something that’s gone before….

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Former showrunner in ‘conversation’ for Doctor Who book release

Former showrunner in ‘conversation’ for Doctor Who book release

Next month sees the release of the new Doctor Who book of Time Lord verse, Now We Are Six Hundred from former showrunner Russell T Davies and author James Goss. To celebrate the release of the book, Russell and James will be attending a special event in London – for full info click here. The pair have a lifelong love of Doctor Who – Russell revived the series in 2005, and James has adapted the work of Douglas Adams. They’ve…

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Dr Who stars to attend as Leigh hosts its first Comic-Con event

Dr Who stars to attend as Leigh hosts its first Comic-Con event

A WORLDWIDE phenomenon is coming to Leigh for the first time. Dr Who stars John Leeson, Rosie Jane and Jon Davey will be among the famous faces at the Comic-Con event at Leigh Leisure Centre on Saturday, November 25. Comic book conventions have steadily grown in popularity since Comic-Con International was launched in San Diego in 1970 and now imitation events are held across the globe. They attract the some of the biggest names in film and TV as special…

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Hank Marvin Does Doctor Who!

Hank Marvin Does Doctor Who!

We’re excited to announce Hank’s brand new album ‘Without A Word’ was released on the 2nd June 2017 on CD, Vinyl and digital. Featuring 14 new recordings, including some of Hank’s favourite songs (he’d wish he’d personally written) 1. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 2. Michelle 3. Alfie 4. Theme From ‘Poirot’ 5. Are You Lonesome Tonight 6. Russian Doll 7. Peter Gunn/Baby Elephant Walk 8. Moon River 9. Doctor Who Theme 10. What A Wonderful World 11. Cry Me…

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Charity Auction – Peter Capaldi Script

Charity Auction – Peter Capaldi Script

Earlier this year at The Capitol II Doctor Who fans helped raise over £1400 after tax relief to support an ongoing project run out of Muswell Hill Methodist Church. It provides accommodation and assistance for Syrian Refugees in the UK who have escaped the conflict in that sad country. Peter Capaldi and his wife Elaine lead one of the (secular) groups on the project. Following this, Peter has kindly donated a unique item for auction – his suitably annotated rehearsal…

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Jodie Whittaker says the new Doctor’s “body happens to be female”

Jodie Whittaker says the new Doctor’s “body happens to be female”

The casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who is a significant milestone, with the Broadchurch star set to portray the first female incarnation of the regenerating character from this year’s Christmas special. However, it has emerged that Whittaker doesn’t believe the Doctor will fundamentally change. “I never thought this opportunity would come,” Whittaker said in a new interview with Doctor Who Magazine. “It is the first time a woman’s played it, but in a way it’s…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: THE LEGEND CONTINUES: The LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: THE LEGEND CONTINUES: The LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES

Award-winning independent publisher Candy Jar Books is publishing a new series of novels, The Lucy Wilson Mysteries. A spin-off from Candy Jar’s Lethbridge-Stewart range, Lucy Wilson will likewise feature fully licensed characters and concepts from the BBC’s beloved Doctor Who. Eleven-year-old Lucy Wilson doesn’t want to move from London to sleepy Ogmore-by-Sea in south Wales. But when she arrives in her new seaside home, it isn’t as boring as she expected. The village is under the control of a mysterious…

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Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special

Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special

The big draw for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special (apart from, you know, that whole regeneration thing) is the casting of David Bradley. The Harry Potter and Game of Thrones actor takes over the role of the first Doctor from original series star William Hartnell. Of course, Bradley previously played Hartnell himself in An Adventure in Space and Time, the 2013 drama that went behind the scenes of the creation of the show. So we have already seen him…

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THE DALEKS & SURVIVAL HEAD TO VINYL FROM SILVA SCREEN RECORDS THIS AUTUMN

THE DALEKS & SURVIVAL HEAD TO VINYL FROM SILVA SCREEN RECORDS THIS AUTUMN

A pioneer in the field of electronic music, Tristram Cary served as a wartime naval officer specialising in radar and electronics. He combined a career at the cutting edge of experimental music with works for cinema (The Ladykillers), television and radio. The Daleks made their debut in Doctor Who just before Christmas 1963 and Cary’s music was composed to script as a number of atmospheric pieces for specific scenes and situations. These were then played live into the studio recording,…

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