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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 602

28 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Inside this issue! In the run-up to the new series, Millie Gibson talks to DWM about playing companion Ruby Sunday – her most in-depth interview yet! We examine a long-lost interview that First Doctor William Hartnell gave to the Scottish press – including some forthright opinions! Davina McCall shares her love of Doctor Who and reflects on her role in last year’s Christmas Special. Script to screen: find out what processes went into bringing creepy puppet Stooky Bill and his family to life in The…

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Coming soon – the Fifteenth Doctor comic series

27 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Just before the Fifteenth Doctor hits our screens, you can get an adventure in comic form! Titan Comics is pleased to announce that it is returning to the TARDIS once more from Free Comic Book Day with the beginning of the Fifteenth Doctor’s comic adventures. Pick up a copy of DOCTOR WHO: THE FIFTEENTH DOCTOR – FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION, available in participating comic shops on May 4th, 2024. Look out for more news on Free Comic Book Day 2024 from…

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BBC Abandons Generative AI for Doctor Who!

25 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Summary of complaint: The BBC has received complaints about reports that it is exploring generative AI in Doctor Who promotion. BBC response: As part of a small trial, marketing teams used generative AI technology to help draft some text for two promotional emails and mobile notifications to highlight Doctor Who programming available on the BBC. We followed all BBC editorial compliance processes and the final text was verified and signed-off by a member of the marketing team before it was sent. We have…

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Coming soon, the TARDIS’ memoirs

21 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

‘Did you ever wonder why I chose you all those years ago? I wanted to see the universe, so I stole a Time Lord and I ran away…’ The Doctor has a unique bond with their TARDIS. They’ve always loved the ‘old girl’ for the way she’s gone looking for trouble anywhere in the universe. The Doctor says they stole the TARDIS from Gallifrey. The TARDIS disagrees…she stole them. It hasn’t always taken the Doctor where they want to go,…

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Steven Moffat Returns To Doctor Who!

20 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Yes, okay, fair enough – apologies to everyone I’ve very slightly misled – I am in fact writing an episode of the series of Doctor Who. Exactly like I said I never would. What can I tell you? There was begging, there was pleading but finally Russell agreed to let me have another go – so long as I got out of his garden. — Steven Moffat Former Showrunner Steven Moffat makes an explosive return to the new series of…

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Doctor Who is set to make an explosive return on 11 May!

15 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Doctor Who is set to make an explosive return on 11 May. The TARDIS will make its global premiere around the Whoniverse and for those in the UK, for the first time ever, the Doctor will land with two episodes premiering on BBC iPlayer at 00:00 on Saturday, before arriving on BBC One later that day right before the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. At the same time, those outside of the UK can watch the Doctor and Ruby on their epic adventures…

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BBC is exploring generative AI to increase experimentation and improve Doctor Who promotion!

8 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Experimentation is at the heart of how we approach marketing at the BBC. Testing and learning on how we let audiences know what BBC content is most relevant to them and we know they might love underpins our digital marketing strategy. However, experimentation in marketing typically requires more time spent on the creative work to make extra assets. Generative AI offers a great opportunity to speed up making the extra assets to get more experiments live for more content that…

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THE BENTON FILES IV

4 March 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Candy Jar is pleased to announce The Benton Files IV, the latest in their series of quick-read books about everyone’s favourite UNIT sergeant. The book features two new stories by Hayden Gribble and Ian Ball. The first story is Rotten to the Core, by Candy Jar newcomer, Hayden Gribble. “Hayden was recommended to me, although we had already connected via social media,” says Range Editor Tim Gambrell. “He pitched a strong idea, and what he’s written is essentially that same…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 601

28 February 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

Inside this issue! Costume designer Pam Downe discusses dressing our stylish new Doctor, as well as how she created looks for the Toymaker and the Goblin army. Script to screen: An in-depth look at how the Goblin army developed, from the original concept to the finished product – blending masks and animatronics with digital effects. We pay tribute to Michael Jayston who played the Doctor’s evil alter-ego the Valeyard. Louise Jameson is among the interviewees in a special preview of…

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Pamela Salem: 1944 – 2024

22 February 2024 admin Comments 0 Comment

The Gallifreyan Newsroom is sad to report the death of actress Pamela Salem who died yesterday 21st February 2024 at her home in Florida. Pamela will be well known to Doctor Who fans for starring in two adventures as Toos in The Robots of Death (1977) and as Professor Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), a role she reprised for Big Finish Productions’ officially licensed audio drama spin-off series Counter Measures. She was also heard as one of the many voices of…

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