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Month: March 2018

FIGURINE COLLECTION CELEBRATES DOCTOR WHO VILLAINS OLD AND NEW

FIGURINE COLLECTION CELEBRATES DOCTOR WHO VILLAINS OLD AND NEW

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The latest issues of the Doctor Who Figurine Collection feature a classic Dalek and an unnerving alien from the Twelfth Doctor era. Every two weeks, Whovians can enjoy an exclusive hand-painted and highly-detailed figurine and a magazine packed with info on its subject. Monk Doctor Who Figurine Collection: Part 121 (available early April 2018) From the 2017 Twelfth Doctor trilogy, Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the World and The Lie of the Land. This highly detailed, hand-painted figurine…

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Christopher Eccleston set to appear at London Comic Con

Christopher Eccleston set to appear at London Comic Con

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Look Who it is: Christopher Eccleston – the actor who played the leather-jacket-wearing Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who – will be appearing at London ComicCon. This will mark his first ever signing at a convention. The sci-fi festival revealed the news on their Facebook page, saying the actor would be appearing on Sunday 29th July at the Olympia London event. At least one of Eccleston’s successors, Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi, is also due to appear over the weekend. His companion…

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Doctor Who: Series 9 Soundtrack Announcement

Doctor Who: Series 9 Soundtrack Announcement

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LIMITED EDITION ONLY – INCLUDES ADDITIONAL BOOKLET WITH STUART MANNING POSTER IMAGES AND SLIPCASE. This edition will be generally available on other sites but is limited in number. The Standard Edition is the same as the Limited Edition but does not include the slipcase or additional booklet. Premiering in September 2015, the ninth series of Doctor Who featured Peter Capaldi in the title role in his sophomore season as television’s favourite time traveller. This all encompassing four part collection features…

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AUTHOR WITH ALOPECIA LAUNCHES DOCTOR WHO SPIN-OFF SERIES OF BOOKS

AUTHOR WITH ALOPECIA LAUNCHES DOCTOR WHO SPIN-OFF SERIES OF BOOKS

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Independent publisher Candy Jar Books is tackling prejudice against differences and promoting diversity, self-confidence and acceptance for young people, in publishing their latest sci-fi adventure series for children. The series begins with The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Avatars of the Intelligence. The action-packed adventure story is set in the sleepy Welsh town of Ogmore-by-Sea and features the young, sharp-as-a-tack Lucy Wilson, a London-bred pre-teen with mixed-race parentage, and her perennial side-kick Hobo, a highly intelligent boy with alopecia. The book is…

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CANDY JAR BOOKS ANNOUNCES LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION

CANDY JAR BOOKS ANNOUNCES LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce an exciting new collection of stories featuring Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart. The Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Collection comes off the back of the publisher’s mission to find new writing talent in south Wales and beyond. In August 2017 Candy Jar offered aspiring writers and fans of the Lethbridge-Stewart series the opportunity to pen their own chapter in the Lethbridge-Stewart universe. The results are in, and Candy Jar has collected the best and brightest writers in this…

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How Christopher Eccleston was supposed to fit into the 50th anniversary special

How Christopher Eccleston was supposed to fit into the 50th anniversary special

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As promised, former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has published an earlier version of his script for the show’s 50th anniversary special, Day Of The Doctor. It’s for the charity book A Second Target For Tommy, that’s aiming to help raise funds for Tommy Danvaband in his battle against cancer. Moffat noted that “this is the roughest of early drafts” in his notes on the earlier script, but he nonetheless revealed a scene that takes place where the Doctor first…

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There’s a new Doctor Who videogame – and here’s the trailer

There’s a new Doctor Who videogame – and here’s the trailer

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The highlight of Doctor Who videogames so far has arguably been the series of adventure games that the BBC made available for free that debuted back in 2010. Five in all were produced, with scripts penned by Phil Ford and James Moran. In the end, the BBC opted to concentrate more on console games that free downloadable PC adventures. But there’s been no sign of anything close to a definitive Doctor Who game since. Next to have a try though…

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Thirteenth Doctor to feature in Doctor Who books for younger fans this year

Thirteenth Doctor to feature in Doctor Who books for younger fans this year

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Younger Whovians can enjoy two new Doctor Who books released later this year, both featuring the Thirteenth Doctor as portrayed by Jodie Whittaker. Both titles are available to pre-order now. Here’s a bit more information about both and a first look at the covers: One Doctor, Two Hearts Learn your 1, 2, 3 across the stars, with the help of the Doctor and friends! One Doctor. Two Hearts. Three Knocks. Four Daleks… A Doctor Who counting book with a timey-wimey…

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More covers released for Doctor Who ‘Target’ novelisations

More covers released for Doctor Who ‘Target’ novelisations

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  April sees a whole new range of novelisations of Doctor Who television episodes in the style of the classic ‘Target’ book range. The five new releases see the debut Doctor Who novelisations from former Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat. The books are also the first novelisations of the show’s post-2005 era. We have the artwork for another wo releases below. TWICE UPON A TIME By Paul Cornell Still reeling from his encounter with the Cybermen,…

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Jodie Whittaker on how many series she’s signed up for, how long she’s filming

Jodie Whittaker on how many series she’s signed up for, how long she’s filming

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Jodie Whittaker made her debut in the TARDIS last Christmas, courtesy of her brief appearance at the end of the Doctor Who Christmas special. Her first full series as the Doctor is currently filming, and will premiere this autumn. It’s expected that Whittaker will have signed up for a good few series of the show – the modern day way of the Doctors is to do three full runs – and she was asked about her future plans in a…

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