The Sarah Jane Adventures: Artists of the Future

The official Sarah Jane Adventures website has been updated with a new feature called Artists of the Future, where fans can send their artwork and have it displayed on the site's online gallery. Click here to find out more and how to submit your drawing. In other news: a special edition of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from tomorrow titled Sarah Jane Smith and is priced £5.99 per copy. The magazine includes a depth look into the first two series of SJA and a preview of the third series, the cover can be viewed below:

The Sarah Jane Adventures returns to screens on Thursday 15th October at 4:35pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

Doctor Who: Series 1-4 DVD Boxset - Cover & Info

2entertain have revealed the box cover artwork on a new Doctor Who DVD collection. The boxset includes the boxsets to the first four series of Doctor Who with their included extras plus an episode guide booklet. The boxset is on sale from 26th October priced £89.99 per copy and consists of 23 discs. Please note that the boxsets have been cerficated 12 years and shouldn't be watched by anyone below that age (most content, however, is rated PG).

SJA: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith - New Pictures!

New images from The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith,  the third story for Series three of The Sarah Jane Adventures, have been released! Digital Spy have also revealed a plot summery:

Overall: "Sarah Jane has met Peter Dalton and wants him to become part of her life; to become a father to Luke perhaps. But Clyde thinks Peter is hiding a secret or two of his own, especially when he and Rani find an empty house where Peter says his home should be..."

Part 1: "The Doctor returns on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life - but a deadly trap is waiting for them all! As the strands of a clever and careful plan draw together, can even a Time Lord save Sarah Jane, on the day of her arch-enemy's greatest triumph?"

Part 2: "The Doctor joins the battle - but is it too late to save both Sarah Jane and the Earth itself? As the power of the Pantheon of Discord grows in strength, the old friends are separated across different time zones, and must fight to save each other - but for one, there's a terrible price to pay."

Part 1 of The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith will broadcast on 29th October at 4:35pm on BBC One and BBC HD with Part 2 on the next day at the same time and place. In other news: the BBC Press Office have released a press pack containing videos information on shows what will broadcast on CBBC this Autumn and Winter 2010, the content includes a trailer for SJA: Prisoner of the Judoon, you can watch it here.

Torchwood 2010 Calender - Cover & Info

Danilo Calendars have released the cover and info on the Torchwood 2010 calender:

Hot on the heels of Doctor Who, Torchwood is hot property, with the BBC dedicating a week long story line for it’s growing army of fans. Si-Fi for grown ups, plan an alien free year ahead with the Torchwood: Children of Earth calender from Danilo!

The Torchwood 2010 calender is on sale from 1st October priced £7.99 per copy.

SJA: Prisoner of the Judoon - Synopsis

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for the first two-part story from the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures titled Prisoner of the Judoon:

PART ONE - Thursday 15th October, 4:35pm

In the first of this two-part adventure, Sarah Jane and the gang face the most dangerous day of their lives, as the rhino-like Judoon return. When prisoner Androvax the Destroyer crash-lands on Earth, a Veil is set free and starts to turn Earth’s technology against itself. And his next intended victim is Sarah Jane.

PART TWO  - Friday 16th October, 4:35pm

Luke, Clyde and Rani fight their most fearsome enemy yet - Sarah Jane Smith - in the second episode of this two-part, alien-busting adventure.

As the Judoon fleet approaches Earth, it's a race against time to stop Androvax. But with Genetech's technology on the rampage, and Rani's parents taken prisoner, can anything stop the Army of the Infinitesimal?

The Press Office also released info on what else to expect later in the series:

The series also features an extraterrestrial girl who can make people play games against their will; a living painting; the inhabitants of a supposedly haunted house; and monsters who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed. Finally, there is a chance for Sarah Jane to find personal happiness with someone who could be the perfect person to complete her family.

Both parts of Prisoner of the Judoon will broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 134

The cover and info on this week's edition of Doctor Who Adventures:

EXTRA adventures!

Doctor Who Adventures takes a look at all the mini adventures the Doctor has experienced over the years, from Attack of the Graske to Time Crash.

The Doctor has travelled to many exciting places on his adventures. This week’s Top 10 is all about the best planets he’s visited, but which will be number one? The countdown includes Gallifrey, the Ood Sphere and Midnight.

Find out how well you know the Weeping Angels in this week’s quiz. But remember not to blink while doing it!

This week’s favourite scene takes us back to the first time Rose steps inside the Tardis.

All this and…

• Free Doctor Who gift!
• Three fantastic posters.
• Puzzles and competitions - Create a new gadget for the doctor. The winner’s invention will be used by the Doctor in a future comic strip.
• Subscription offer - subscribe today and save a fantastic 40%.

Issue 134 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 30th September priced £2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 19

The cover and info on this fornight's edition of the Doctor Who DVD Files:

Episode Guide: The Family of Blood/ Blink

The Doctor: Davros & the Daleks

Enemies: Omega

Technology: Timey-Wimey Detector

Allies: Sally Sparrow

Behind the Scenes: Design Time!

Flashback: Thames Barrier

Issue 19 of the Doctor Who DVD Files is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 6th October priced £6.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 133

The cover and info on the previously edition of Doctor Who Adventures:

REVEALED: The ultimate shape-changer

Doctor Who Adventures runs down the top 10 shape-changers, but who will come top?
Flash back to the 1920s for a monster murder mystery with this week’s story guide, The Unicorn and the Wasp.

A murder investigation, a beastly bug and best-selling author Agatha Christie, the perfect combination for a great Doctor Who adventure.

This week’s Doctor Data is Sarah Jane Adventures’  Mr Smith - find out where he came from and how he once helped the slimy Slitheen!

Doomfinger features in this week’s favourite scene as we go back to 1599 London and The Shakespeare Code.

All this and…

• Three fantastic sticker sets of your favourite Who characters!
• Learn how to become a Time Agent.
• Three brilliant posters.
• Puzzles and competitions - Doctor Who DVDs to be won plus other prizes and puzzles.
• Subscription offer - subscribe today and save a fantastic 40%!

Issue 133 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 23rd September priced £2.10 per copy.

New Doctor Who: Alien Armies Trading Cards

Panini, publishers of Doctor Who magazine, have announced that they will be releasing new Doctor Who collectible trading cards, similar to Doctor Who: Battles in Time. The over all title of the trading cards is Doctor Who: Alien Armies, and features 260 cards. Like the Battles in Time series, different cards have different textures:

• 180 cards - Standard
• 40 cards - Glitter Foil
• 20 cards - Super Foil
• 20 cards - Emboss

Doctor Who: Alien Armies will be launched on 1st October with a starter pack including a collector's binder, game board, checklist, and 18 Alien Armies cards, priced £4.99 per copy. Alien Armies card packs containing six cards will also be available to purchase at newsagents priced £0.50 per pack.

Torchwood: Series 1-3 DVD & Blu-ray Boxsets - Covers & Info

2entertain have revealed the box cover artwork on a new Torchwood DVD/Blu-ray collection. The boxset includes the boxsets to the first three series of Torchwood with their included extras plus an episode guide booklet. The boxset is on sale from 26th October priced £59.99 per copy on DVD format, which consists of 14 discs, and £69.99 per copy on Blu-ray format, which consists of 12 discs. Please note that the boxsets have been cerficated 15 years and shouldn't be watched by anyone below that age.

SJA: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith - Cover & Info

BBC Books have released the cover and synopsis on a new Sarah Jane Adventures novel:

THE WEDDING OF SARAH JANE SMITH - written by Gareth Roberts
Sarah Jane is acting very suspiciously. When Luke, Clyde and Rani investigate, with the help of Mr Smith and K-9, they discover something unexpected - Sarah Jane has a boyfriend and she’s going to marry him!

Of course, in Sarah Jane’s life, things are not always as they seem and some very special wedding guests ensure this is one day she will never forget!

The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith is on sale from 5th November priced £4.99 per copy, the story is to broadcast on BBC One across two episodes of SJA next month.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 2 DVD Boxset - Cover & Info

BBC Children's DVD have released the cover and info on The Sarah Jane Adventures series two DVD boxset:

Life on Earth can be an adventure too! Get ready for more danger, mystery and wonder as incomparable Sarah Jane Smith returns for a second series of the spectacular, thrilling children’s drama from the makers of Doctor Who and Torchwood! When Sarah’s adopted son, Luke, first became part of Sarah Jane’s life, he encountered a world of adventure – not just of dangerous aliens bent on invasion and destruction, but also an amazing world of wonder and excitement which showed him that the universe really is an amazing place. This is something that Sarah Jane is keen to keep from Bannerman Road, and Series Two’s newest addition, fourteen-year-old Rani Chandra and her parents Gita and Haresh. But sparky Rani is a wannabe journalist and, like Sarah Jane, is not the type to let a mystery go unsolved!

Stories from Series 2 Include:

• The Last Sontaran
• The Day of the Clown
• Secrets of the Stars
• The Mark of the Berserker
• The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
• Enemy of the Bane

Bonus Features:

• Interviews with cast & crew
• Season synopses for all stories
• Investigating Tools - a gadget glossary
• Quiz with special footage prize
• Character & alien profiles
• Photo gallery
• Audio clips
• Trailers

The boxset contains three discs and is on sale from 9th November at all good DVD stores priced £19.99 per copy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 3 Broadcast Dates Confirmed!

The next issue of Doctor Who magazine (out tomorrow priced £3.99 per copy) has confirmed the times and dates for the upcoming series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

Prisoner of the Judoon

Part 1 - Thursday 15th October

Part 2 - Friday 16th October

The Mad Woman in the Attic

Part 1 - Thursday 22nd October

Part 2 - Friday 23rd October

The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

Part 1 - Thursday 29th October

Part 2 - Friday 30th October

The Eternity Trap

Part 1 - Thursday 5th November

Part 2 - Friday 6th November

Mona Lisa's Revenge

Part 1 - Thursday 12th November

Part 2 - Friday 13th November

The Gift

Part 1 - Thursday 19th November

Part 2 - Friday 20th November

All episodes will broadcast at 4:35pm on BBC One. More to come!

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 413

The covers and info on this month's edition of Doctor Who magazine:

FIND OUT WHAT’S BEEN VOTED THE GREATEST STORY OF ALL TIME, IN DWM #413!
It’s taken many months to compile... but now, at last, the results can be revealed of the biggest poll Doctor Who Magazine has ever undertaken!

Discover which series in Doctor Who’s incredible 46-year history is the most popular; which is the highest rated story for each Doctor; which Dalek story is the most admired... And which remarkable story has come out on top of THE MIGHTY 200!

Featuring contributions from members of the cast and crew who helped create the Top 10 stories and an in-depth analysis of the results, this very special issue is essential reading!

ALSO THIS ISSUE...

Hero’s welcome!

Russell T Davies describes the incredible reception David Tennant received when he took to the stage in the USA in Production Notes!

Silent victory?

There’s brand new comic strip adventure, Onomatopoeia, by Dan McDaid with art by Mike Collins.

Winning strategy?

The Eleventh Doctor’s on the way and Neil Harris is doing his best to avoid spoliers... Find out how in You Are Not Alone!

Dark Horse?

The Watcher continues his guide to everything you need to know about the Doctor’s 10 incarnations. Was the Seventh Doctor as dark and mysterious as his reputation suggests...?

Top of the pops!

DWM interviews Thomas Sangster, star of Human Nature/The Family of Blood about his role as Tim Latimer, his Doctor Who audio story... and on playing Paul McCartney!

Issue 413 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 14th October priced £3.99 per copy and is available in four different covers.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 132

The cover and info on the previous released edition of Doctor Who Adventures:

Top Time Agent!
This week we celebrate the coolest Captain in the Whoniverse - Captain Jack!

He may be a rogue Time Agent but he’s also saved the Doctor’s bacon plenty of times. This week, we look back at his top ten best moments and consider whether he really is destined to become the ancient Face of Boe.

The new issue is packed full of robots of all shapes and sizes, from Sarah Jane’s metal mutt K-9 to the halo-hurling Host and the shape-shifting Kamelion. Read all about them in our special fact file. Sister Jatt gets zombified in this week’s photostory and there’s a brand-new comic adventure called Photo Finish.

Doctor Who Adventures comes with a free monster stationery set and three exclusive posters.

Plus…

• Tenth Doctor quiz - test how well you know this Top Time Lord!
• Who knows - your burning Who conundrums answered.
• Inside out ­- find out what lurks behind the Clockwork Robots masks.
• Comps ­- Win loads of goodies!
• Subscription offer - subscribe today and save over 40%.

Issue 132 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until tomorrow priced £2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 18

The cover and info on this week's edition of the Doctor Who DVD Files:

Episode Guide: 42/ Human Nature

The Doctor: End of the 3rd Doctor

Enemies: The Cyber Controller

Technology: SS Pentillian

Allies: Joan Redfern & Adam Mitchell

Issue 18 of the Doctor Who DVD Files is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 22nd September priced £6.99 per copy.

K.9 - New Details

New details about the new forthcoming Doctor Who spin-off K.9 have emerged. Read on for further details:

K.9 - First Look at Mipcom
The long-awaited television series K.9, featuring everyone’s favourite robot dog, is in post-production. Episodes are now being delivered and will be shown to TV buyers at Mipcom in October.

Originally created for the 1970s Doctor Who series by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, K.9 has long been an iconic television character. K.9 is a children’s sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense - X Files meets Men in Black with a zany dash of Ghostbusters. K.9 mixes live action characters with stunning visual-effects.

K.9 and his three teenage companions become the earth’s front line defence against dangers threatening from anywhere and anytime in the galaxy. They will have a lot of fun, action, adventure, and some scares along the way, saving the earth from alien creatures, monsters and more than a few human threats.

K.9 is to broadcast soon on Disney XD, an exact time and date is to be confirmed.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 131

The cover and info on this week's edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

Looking for monsters? You’ve been warned! 
This week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures is packed with the yuckiest monsters in the universe!

Look out for facts and pictures of the Daleks, the Tritovores, Pig Slaves and many more…

Doctor Who Adventures talks to new companion Karen Gillan about her role in Who before she was cast as Amy Pond.

Plus, we chat to the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, about his new audio adventures and his time as the Time Lord.

The magazine comes with a set of free stickers of all the creatures you love, as well as Doctor Who photo frames, so you can turn yourself into a monster or the Doctor…

All this and…

• The top 10 Doctor Who quotes - our favourite heroic sayings!
• Dalek attack photo story.
• Posters.
• Make the Dalek Crucible.
• Top 10 children in Doctor Who.
• Puzzles and competitions - great Doctor Who prizes could be yours!
• Subscription offer - subscribe today and save over 40%.

Issue 131 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 9th September priced £2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Enemies - Tonight

The third and final episode of Doctor Who Greatest Moments is to broadcast tonight at 8:00pm on BBC Three. The episode is titled The Enemies and looks into the Doctor's enemies since the show was revived in 2005. The episode will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer soon after it's broadcast.

Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll - Cover & Info

BBC Audio have released the cover and synopsis for a new exclusive Doctor Who audio:

THE DAY OF THE TROLL - written by Simon Messingham, read by David Tennant

When the Doctor arrives on Earth in the far future, he is horrified to find the planet beset by famine and starvation. England is a barren wasteland, and scientists are desperately seeding the ground to make the crops grow again. But now it seems that something even worse is happening.

Karl Baring, the owner of research facility the Grange, has been snatched away in the middle of the night. His sister Katy was with him when he vanished, but is now in catatonic shock - so it is up to the Doctor, with the help of the scientists at the Grange, to investigate. What is lurking under the old bridge, and why is it preying on people?

The Doctor must find out, before it strikes again...

The Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll audio is on sale from 8th October  at all good CD stores priced £9.99 per copy.

Doctor Who: Code of the Krillitanes - Cover & Info

Quick Reads have released the cover and info on an new Doctor Who 'quick-read' book:

CODE OF THE KRILLITANES - written by Justin Richards

"I blame those new Brainy Crisps. Since he started eating them, he’s been too clever by half.”

Can eating a bag of crisps really make you more clever? The company that makes the crisps says so, and they seem to be right. But the Doctor is worried. Who would want to make people more brainy? And why?

With just his sonic screwdriver and a supermarket trolley full of crisps, the Doctor sets out to find the truth. The answer is scary - the Krillitanes are back on Earth, and everyone is at risk!

Last time they took over a school. This time they have hijacked the internet. Whatever they are up to, it’s big and it’s nasty. Only the Doctor can stop them - if he isn’t already too late...

Doctor Who: Code of the Krillitanes is on sale from 4th March 2010 at all good bookstores priced £1.99 per copy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: New Series 3 Details

Last weekend at Manchester, a CBBC event called See Me on CBBC took place. One of the things that visitors could do was to act out a scene from The Sarah Jane Adventures. The scenes involve SJA monsters set to appear in the new series, such as a Judoon Trooper and a Blathereen. But thanks to Sarah Jane.tv, we now get a taste of what the Blathereen will look like, and as we can see the image above, they're orange rather than green like their cousions the Slitheen. The Blathereen are set to appear in the new SJA story The Gift later this year on CBBC. Also...

The BBC have confirmed further details related to the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

Sarah Jane and her gang, Clyde, Luke and Rani, are back on TV this autumn for brand new escapades. They'll be battling Judoon, Slitheen and Blathereen non-stop in what's set to be endless action and adventure. And watch out for a very special guest star this series!

Brand new series starts this October, only on CBBC.

It is rumoured that the series will premiaire on 15th October, this has not as of yet been confirmed. In other news: the official Sarah Jane Adventures website has been revamped in preperation for the new series, click here to view it and check out the new features.