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Month: April 2020

Read a new short story ‘The Terror Of The Umpty Ums’ by Steven Moffat

Read a new short story ‘The Terror Of The Umpty Ums’ by Steven Moffat

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In a new Doctor Who short story by former showrunner, Steven Moffat, the Doctor and Karpagnon face the most terrifying creature… The Terror Of The Umpty Ums The reeking flesh mass was silent for a moment before twisting and stretching its upper, frontal skin lumps into a new configuration. Karpagnon’s visual circuits processed and pattern-matched the configuration within two nano-seconds: apparently the human was smiling. Karpagnon considered for a moment and elected not to retaliate. “Did you hear me?” emitted…

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Lucy Wilson Brand New Short Story (Plus A Word From The Brig)

Lucy Wilson Brand New Short Story (Plus A Word From The Brig)

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its latest free-for-download short story. Copy/Paste by Jonathan Macho sees Lucy Wilson and Hobo Kostinen stuck in isolation along with the rest of us. And just like the rest of us, they are using technology to communicate with the outside world. But what if the technology has other ideas? The Serpent’s Tongue and The Two Brigadiers author, Jonathan Macho, has written this story especially for fans in lock-down. He says: “When Shaun at…

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Honor Blackman: 1925-2020

Honor Blackman: 1925-2020

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Honor Blackman’s death was announced today by her family. It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman aged 94. She died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by her family. She was much loved and will be greatly missed by her two children Barnaby and Lottie, and grandchildren Daisy, Oscar, Olive and Toby. As well as being a much-adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific…

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Doctor Who stories from Big Finish to be made available for free during lockdown

Doctor Who stories from Big Finish to be made available for free during lockdown

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Good news for Doctor Who fans looking to stave off lock-down boredom: audio drama producers Big Finish will be making a series of releases *free to download* for a limited time. If you’ve never sampled a Big Finish play – full-cast audio dramas based on the BBC sci-fi series – then now’s the perfect time, with a new story being made available to download for free every Monday on the Big Finish website. By registering for a free Big Finish account, fans…

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The Doctor is on trial, the Krotons face the Second Doctor, the Fourth Doctor’s penultimate journey, and more!

The Doctor is on trial, the Krotons face the Second Doctor, the Fourth Doctor’s penultimate journey, and more!

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Many thousands of years ago, strange crystalline creatures came down from the stars and settled on the planet of the Gonds. Over the years they educated the Gonds through teaching machines in the great Hall of Learning. In return, the Gonds periodically selected their two most brilliant scholars to become the ‘companions’ of these mysterious beings. But when the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on the planet, they soon discover the true evil purpose of the aliens and learn what…

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#BiggerOnTheInside: The Doctor’s Wife

#BiggerOnTheInside: The Doctor’s Wife

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Join in with a worldwide watchalong of ‘The Doctor’s Wife‘ on Saturday 11 April, featuring live tweets from the brilliant @neilhimself Note the 8pm BST start (because Neil is in New Zealand). Hashtag: #BiggerOnTheInside Don’t panic guys, the others Doctors are on their way. But first, this… Join @neilhimself for a live tweetalong of ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ on Saturday 11 April, 8pm BST: https://t.co/LbFVhZYsew Hashtag: #BiggerOnTheInside pic.twitter.com/JeH9uW0FRK — Emily Cook (@Emily_Rosina) April 3, 2020 Join in with a worldwide watchalong…

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READ A NEW DOCTOR WHO SHORT STORY ‘PRESS PLAY’

READ A NEW DOCTOR WHO SHORT STORY ‘PRESS PLAY’

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In a new Doctor Who story by Kerblam! and Praxeus writer Pete McTighe, the Doctor gets a friendly message dating back from long, long ago… PRESS PLAY! The Doctor was feeling lonely. Most of the time, she could suppress those feelings and distract herself by saving a planet, averting a war, or emergency-deep-freezing Krynoid hatchlings. But not today. Today was different. Today, she sat on the steps of the TARDIS console room, munching her last custard cream, watching the glowing…

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The Master actor Sacha Dhawan joins Spyfall fan watchalong TONIGHT!

The Master actor Sacha Dhawan joins Spyfall fan watchalong TONIGHT!

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Doctor Who fan watchalongs have become all the rage during the current coronavirus pandemic – and now another star has confirmed that he’ll be taking part in one of the live events. Sacha Dhawan, who played the Master in the recently concluded 12th series of the beloved sci-fi series, confirmed on Twitter that he would be joining in with a rewatch of Spyfall Parts 1 and 2 tonight, April 1st 2020! The watchalong will begin at 7pm, just two days after the most recent rewatch…

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The Eleventh Hour – Friday 3rd April 2020 #FishCustard

The Eleventh Hour – Friday 3rd April 2020 #FishCustard

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GNR has just heard that Steven Moffat will be back, live-tweeting with us for The Eleventh Hour watchalong on Friday 3 April at 7pm (UK time)! Also joining in the fun this evening will be: Matt Smith @LockdownWho Karen Gillan @karengillan Arthur Darvill @RattyBurvil Steven Moffat @StevenWMoffat Adam Smith @flatnosegeorge Don’t forget to join tonight’s #DoctorWhoLockdown watch-along, Whovians! Starts tonight at 7pm, full details here…https://t.co/iB036Pjz7I pic.twitter.com/TxPM7YzsQG — Radio Times (@RadioTimes) April 3, 2020 #FishCustard #DoctorWhoLockdown

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 550

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 550

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Doctor who Magazine issue 550 celebrates Doctor Who’s mid-70s classics. Highlights include: Showrunner Chris Chibnall and former producer Philip Hinchcliffe – together at the Doctor Who studio! Director Michael E Briant describes the making of his 1977 classic The Robots of Death. Sadie Miller remembers her mother, Sarah Jane Smith actress Elisabeth Sladen. The Doctor Who Magazine review of Series 12 – every episode from Spyfall to The Timeless Children! A diary and scrapbook of 1976-77 – the extraordinary months that spanned the broadcast of Season 14. A new presentation of Dr Who and the…

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