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Month: September 2018

DOCTOR WHO APPRECIATION SOCIETY LAUNCH PARTY

DOCTOR WHO APPRECIATION SOCIETY LAUNCH PARTY

Series 11 Launch Party 7th October 2018, Saks Bar, Southend. The Society is pleased to announce their series 11 launch party. For all fans looking forward to the new series and the new Doctor, this should be a great way to start the show off. Tickets can be booked online and are FREE Click here for more details and to book

Doctor Who screenwriter, author to speak at Festival of Ideas

Doctor Who screenwriter, author to speak at Festival of Ideas

Doctor Who Series 11 screenwriter and author Malorie Blackman and Doctor Who author Juno Dawson are scheduled to join a moderated discussion on taboo topics in Young Adult fiction on Saturday, September 15. The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting the talk as part of its Festival of Ideas. Malorie Blackman has written over 60 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts and Crosses series, the novel Thief! and was recently announced as writing one episode of Doctor Who Series 11….

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Christopher Eccleston to pen memoir

Christopher Eccleston to pen memoir

Simon & Schuster UK will publish Christopher Eccleston’s memoir, I Love the Bones of You, charting his acting career plus the impact on him and his family of his late father’s struggle with dementia. The book will explore Eccleston’s life growing up in working-class Salford, his deep-rooted desire to perform on stage, and what developed into an acting career that has included his film debut in Let Him Have It to the BBC’s landmark drama mini-series Our Friends in the North…

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The Thirteenth Doctor Comics: new images released

The Thirteenth Doctor Comics: new images released

Titan Comics has released a preview of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor No. 0, subtitled The Many Lives of Doctor Who via the Hollywood Reporter. One of the images shows the thirteenth Doctor, newly regenerated in the TARDIS, with a continuation of the twelfth Doctor’s speech from Twice Upon a Time. “People are going to call you Thirteen, the thirteenth Doctor. You’re not. But that’s what they’ll call you. Those in the know.” “Of course thirteen used to be the end, the limit, didn’t…

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The Secret in Vault 13: new cover image revealed

The Secret in Vault 13: new cover image revealed

As reported back in April, Penguin Books planned the release of The Secret in Vault 13, a book featuring the thirteenth Doctor written by David Solomons. The publisher has now released an animated image of the cover of the book. https://twitter.com/DavidSolomons2/status/1040223291703808002 Penguin Books has also provided a plot synopsis: “The Doctor has never faced a challenge quite like this . . . In the coldest spot in the universe is the Galactic Seed Vault. For generations it has existed to store…

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The TARDIS lands in Hangzhou, China for Taobao Maker Festival

The TARDIS lands in Hangzhou, China for Taobao Maker Festival

The TARDIS has landed at the Taobao Maker Festival in Hangzhou, China, where it will stay until 16 September 2018. This four-day festival is a celebration of China’s young entrepreneurs, organised by Taobao, China’s largest mobile commerce destination developed by Alibaba Group. The TARDIS is parked on the banks of Hangzhou’s West Lake, the UNESCO World Heritage site where the outdoor festival is held. Festival-goers are able to enter the specially constructed TARDIS and print out limited-edition Doctor Who postcards,…

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Bernice Summerfield’s 20th anniversary and more: Doctor Who audio releases from Big Finish for September

Bernice Summerfield’s 20th anniversary and more: Doctor Who audio releases from Big Finish for September

Big Finish are back with a range of brand new audio adventures for September, including Bernice Summerfield’s 20th anniversary, a brand new volume of The Diary of River Song, the First Doctor’s early adventures and more! Here’s a roundup of what’s coming this month. Bernice Summerfield celebrates her 20th anniversary! The first of two three-story full-cast sets released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the archaeologist and Doctor’s companion, Bernice Summerfield. Order Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far Volume 1…

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Doctor Who Premiere: Red Carpet Experience

Doctor Who Premiere: Red Carpet Experience

On Monday 24 September Doctor Who will be coming to Sheffield for the premiere of the brand new series. At this unmissable red carpet event the attending cast will include Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole as well as new showrunner Chris Chibnall. Bigger and bolder than ever, this BBC One series marks the arrival of Jodie Whittaker, the Thirteenth Doctor on Sunday 7 October – a super-smart force of nature, alongside a team of new and delightful…

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The TARDIS lands in Hangzhou, China

The TARDIS lands in Hangzhou, China

Doctor Who collaborates with Alibaba Group’s Taobao Maker Festival for the first time BBC iconic brand Doctor Who will be making an appearance at the Taobao Maker Festival in Hangzhou, China, from 13-16 September 2018. Organised by Taobao, China’s largest mobile commerce destination developed by Alibaba Group, this four-day festival is a celebration of China’s young entrepreneurs. As part of this festival, the TARDIS will land on the banks of Hangzhou’s West Lake, the UNESCO World Heritage site where the…

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Jodie Whittaker to guest on Graham Norton September 28

Jodie Whittaker to guest on Graham Norton September 28

Along with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, Ryan Gosling and a performance by Rod Stewart, Jodie Whittaker will appear as a guest on The Graham Norton Show on September 28, according to Digital Spy. It shall be interesting to see how Whittaker interacts with Norton and her fellow guests. This is Jodie Whittaker’s first appearance on the Graham Norton show and will precede her first full episode playing the Doctor in The Woman Who Fell to Earth when Doctor Who Series 11 premieres…

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