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Month: October 2018

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: THE MIDNIGHT PEOPLE

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: THE MIDNIGHT PEOPLE

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that the latest The Lucy Wilson Mysteries novel, The Midnight People by, is now up for pre-order, exclusively from the Candy Jar and Lethbridge-Stewart websites. The Midnight People is written by John Peel. John Peel has a long affiliation with Doctor Who prose fiction. In the late 1980s he was personally picked by Dalek creator Terry Nation to novelise the remaining 1960s Dalek serials, including the epic twelve-part story The Daleks’ Masterplan and…

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BBC Studios Signs First Deal With Taiwan’s myVIDEO

BBC Studios Signs First Deal With Taiwan’s myVIDEO

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Today, at the Asia Video Summit in Hong Kong, BBC Studios announced a content deal with myVideo that will give over 4.5 million Taiwanese viewers access to more than 200 hours of premium BBC dramas including the latest series of Luther and Doctor Who. myVideo is an OTT service owned by Taiwan Mobile, a leading telecommunications company in Taiwan offering “Quadruple Play” services – covering mobile, fixed-line, cable TV and broadband. Available in a BBC-branded space within the service, some…

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The Tsuranga Conundrum: monster named, new photos

The Tsuranga Conundrum: monster named, new photos

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Gallifreyan Newsroom has new information about the main threat in the fifth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, The Tsuranga Conundrum plus new photos from BBC America. First, the guest cast list: Suzanne Packer: Eve Cicero Ben Bailey Smith: Durkas Cicero Brett Goldstein: Astos, a medic Lois Chimimba: Mabli, a medic David Shields: Ronan Jack Shalloo: Yoss Inkl New information from TV & Satellite Week magazine: [Eve] Packer plays General Eve Cicero, a former heroic space fighter pilot, who we meet in a futuristic hospital with her brother Durkas…

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Help curate the first ever official collection of Doctor Who fine art prints

Help curate the first ever official collection of Doctor Who fine art prints

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Classic Stills are launching a limited-edition collection of images from Doctor Who. This will be the first time in its 55-year history that archive photography from the show will be available as gallery-quality fine art prints. You can help curate the collection by suggesting which classic Doctor Who scene or moment you would most like to hang on your wall! One entry will be chosen to feature in the collection, with the lucky fan also receiving a copy of their…

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Big Finish casts Rhianne Starbuck as Doctor Who’s first PoC companion Sharon Davies

Big Finish casts Rhianne Starbuck as Doctor Who’s first PoC companion Sharon Davies

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We already knew that Big Finish were bringing two iconic Doctor Who comic strip stories to life as audio plays – and now some exciting new details about these releases have emerged. Rhianne Starbuck will play Sharon, companion to the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) in Doctor Who: The Comic Strip Adaptations, set for release in March 2019. Originally introduced back in 1980 in the comic story ‘The Star Beast’, the character of Sharon was officially Doctor Who‘s first ever non-white…

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Doctor Who all-female box set starring River Song, Vastra, Jenny and more coming from Big Finish

Doctor Who all-female box set starring River Song, Vastra, Jenny and more coming from Big Finish

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Big Finish – producers of Doctor Who audio plays since 1999 – are putting out a very special release to mark International Women’s Day in 2019. Doctor Who: The 8th of March will feature an entirely female lead cast and has been put together solely by female writers, a female producer and director. Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh) and her wife Jenny (Catrin Stewart) will reunite for the first time since their last TV outing together in 2014’s ‘Deep Breath’, while…

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Arachnids In The UK: What The Papers Are Saying…

Arachnids In The UK: What The Papers Are Saying…

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Following the transmission of Doctor Who: “Arachnids In The UK” we present a selection of press reviews. ‘Why did it have to be spiders?’ Viewers terrified by Doctor Who episode Arachnids in the UK Doctor Who recap: series 37, episode 4 – Arachnids in the UK What happened to the Doctor’s sisters? And 8 more HUGE questions Rip-roaring bug hunt is Time Lord’s ickiest adventure yet Doctor Who fans terrified by giant spider episode Pop culture and poignancy collide as…

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Rosa: Consolidated Rating 8.37 million

Rosa: Consolidated Rating 8.37 million

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Gallifreyan Newsroom has received the final official rating for “Rosa” which attained 8.37 million viewers, of which 8.09 million was from viewers watching on regular TVs (The remainder viewed on computers, phones etc.)  This was the fourth biggest rating of the week behind two Strictly eps plus Bake Off. https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/status/1057231762013728768 The audience application figure was a very respectable 83. Audience Appreciation Index is a score out of 100 which is used as an indicator of the public’s appreciation for a show. Over 90…

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Arachnids in the UK: An Exclusive Review by Greg Bakun

Arachnids in the UK: An Exclusive Review by Greg Bakun

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‘I eat danger for breakfast. I don’t, I prefer cereal. Or croissants! Or those little fried Portuguese … never mind, it’s not important!’ -The Doctor If you have not seen this episode of Doctor Who, please note that this article is very spoilerific and I will give away plot points to not only this episode but the entire Series 11. If you do not want to be spoiled please do not read further or read at your own risk. Enjoy! We…

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