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Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 253

2012-01-25T22:17:00.000Z

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

"Phew! It’s not easy pretending to be dead, you know!"

"Last weekend, I had to divert an alien invasion, stop a star exploding and buy some new slippers, all without moving! Still, it seems to have fooled the Silence. Unless they read Doctor Who Adventures, of course… Oh dear."

"Urm… who’s this Doctor chap?"

This week free gift is a Sonic pen and psychic paper set.

Also inside…

Repaired Room

Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Share Their Show Secrets

Order Order

10 Things You Might Not Know about the Silence

The Star Serpent

The Amazing Deaths of Rory Williams

Who lookalikes

Plus much more…

Issue 253 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 1st February priced £2.50 per copy. In other news: Matt Smith won the Best Male Drama Performance award at the National Television Awards earlier tonight while Karen Gillian won the Best Female Drama Performance award.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock - New Trailer

2012-01-23T23:01:00.003Z

The first full trailer for the new upcoming Doctor Who video game The Eternity Clock has been released, you can watch it below:

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will launch globally, initially on PS3 and PS Vita via the PlayStation Network, in March 2012 with a PC version due shortly after.

Players will be up against the most feared monsters from the Doctor Who universe - Cybermen, Daleks, Silurians and the Silence.

Take control of both the Doctor and River Song to unravel the mystery of The Eternity Clock in March 2012. The clock is ticking...

BBC Worldwide today announced that Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be a PlayStation console exclusive in EMEA. Developed by experienced PlayStation developers SuperMassive Games, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be launched on Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita when it is released in Spring this year.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will immerse gamers in the universe of Doctor Who, allowing them to take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they travel across time and space to save the Earth in an epic adventure. Featuring specially recorded original voiceovers from Matt Smith (the Doctor) and Alex Kingston (River Song), Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is the ultimate Doctor Who gaming experience. It is the first in a series of console games based on the brand to be announced by BBC Worldwide, marking a significant move into the console gaming business for the Digital Entertainment and Gaming division.

“Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is such an exciting release for us” said Robert Nashak, EVP digital entertainment and gaming, BBC Worldwide. “It’s one of our most ambitious projects to date, using state of the art motion sensor technology to create stunning graphics as well as specially created vocals. We’re delighted that we’re able to team up with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for this release, a company who are so well respected in the gaming universe.”

Zeno Colaço, SVP, third party relations & operations, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe commented, “Doctor Who is such an iconic franchise, which appeals to people of all ages and backgrounds, worldwide. We are honoured to be able to include it amongst our portfolio of PlayStation console exclusive titles this year.”

Doctor Who: Dark Horizons - Cover & Info

2012-01-21T16:14:00.001Z

BBC Books have released the cover and info on a new Doctor Who book:

DARK HORIZONS - by J.T Colgan

On a windswept Northern shore, at the very tip of what will one day become Scotland, the islanders believe the worst they have to fear is a Viking attack. Then the burning comes. They cannot run from it. Water will not stop it. It consumes everything in its path - yet the burned still speak.

The Doctor is just looking for a game on the famous Lewis chess set. Instead he encounters a people under attack from a power they cannot possibly understand. They have no weapons, no strategy and no protection against a fire sent to engulf them all.

Add in some marauding Vikings with very bad timing, a kidnapped princess with a secret of her own and a Tardis that seems to have developed an inexplicable fear of water, and they all have a battle on their hands. The islanders must take on a ruthless alien force in a world without technology; without communications; without tea that isn't made out of bark. Still at least they have the Doctor on their side... Don't they?

Doctor Who: Dark Horizons is on sale from 7th July at all good bookstores priced £12.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 20

2012-01-20T20:40:00.000Z

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 20...

Top 10 Skull Shocks
The Timey-Wimey Detector
Slitheen V The Family of Blood
The Girl Who Waited
Where’s the Doctor? - Deadly Dolls House
J is for Jenny

Plus much more

Issue 20 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 25th January at all good newsagents until 7th February priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 252

2012-01-17T15:58:00.003Z

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

"What a week it’s been! I must write it down in my 500-year diary so I don’t forget. First, I taught a gorilla to water-ski. Then I stopped an invasion by the grouchy Groog. Then I took part in the Strictly Come Dancing final in 2145 - and came second to Robot John. He was cool! How was your week?"

This week free gift is a Monster Blades battle pack…

Also inside…

Lost and Found

Keep Watching the Skies

Time-Travellers Quiz

Beware of the Dog

Ood Timeline

Picture Imperfect

Make a Cybermat

Plus much more

Issue 252 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 19th January priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 443

2012-01-14T22:45:00.001Z

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

In the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, every reader has the opportunity to download a FREE Doctor Who audio episode from Big Finish Productions! Yes, Tom Baker has reprised his role as the Fourth Doctor, alongside Louise Jameson as Leela - and you can hear them in Part One of The Foe from the Future.

DWM issue 443 also features an exclusive interview with Robert Banks Steward, the original writer of The Foe from the Future - as well as two of most highly regarded Doctor Who stories of all time - Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom. DWM asks him about his unused 1970s script for Doctor Who, now recorded for audio:

“The first three episodes were very much my kind of thing,” Robert tells DWM. “… you’ve only got to read the first two or three pages to see that I was writing a sort of a thriller, before taking the story off into what was hopefully an unexpected direction…”

PLUS!

MENACE FROM THE PAST
Two 1960s episodes of Doctor Who, thought lost forever, have been found! DWM presents the first review of Galaxy 4: Airlock and The Underwater Menace, and examines how they were recovered. We also chat to the people who starred in them, including stars Maureen O'Brien, Frazer Hines and Anneke Wills.

WATCH IN WONDER!
Writer, actor, novelist and all round gentleman, Mark Gatiss tells of the thrill of watching the recovered episodes - and gives reveals some tantalising hints about his next Doctor Who script - in Production Notes.

MORE JANIS THORNS!
The Fourth Doctor and Leela are reunited in a brand new series of audio adventures! DWM goes behind the scenes and catches up with Tom Baker and Louise Jameson as they prepare to battle the Master, the Daleks, Kraals and more…

LET’S SHOOT HITLER!
DWM interviews dynamic director Richard Senior about Let's Kill Hitler, recording special scenes for DVD, and his life-long love of Doctor Who.

ASSASSINS AND TALONS AND HANDS, OH MY!
It was the season that saw the departure of Sarah Jane, the arrival of Leela, and the Fourth Doctor face some of his most terrifying foes… Countdown to 50! continues with a look back to the 70s and Series 14…

NEW NEW YORK, NEW NEW YORK
The Time Team revisit the year five billion and watch what happened when the Doctor and Rose met Cat Nuns, Cassandra and the Face of Boe. What will Emma, Chris, Michael and Will make of New Earth?

GODS AND MONSTERS
The Gods are angry and ancient Greece will suffer their wrath! The Doctor, Rory and Amy face the mighty Zeus himself in Part Two of the new comic strip adventure, The Chains of the Olympus, written by Scott Gray and drawn by Mike Collins.

WE LOVE THE DOCTOR!
Romance! Aliens! And the Electric Light Orchestra! The Fact of Fiction puts the Tenth Doctor and Rose adventure Love & Monsters under the microscope, with exclusive additional comments from writer Russell T Davies!

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
The Watcher reveals the surprising relationship that the Doctor has with filthy lucre, celebrates another supporting artist, and challenges readers with The Six Faces of Delusion in Wotcha!

PLUS!

All the latest official news, merchandise previews and reviews, a prize-winning crossword, competitions and much more!

Issue 443 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 8th February priced £4.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 19

2012-01-13T18:59:00.001Z

The cover and info on this fortnight's edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 19...

Top 10 Rocking Rescues
Eye Drive
Dalek Drones V the Tenth Doctor
The End of Time
Where’s the Doctor? - Demons Run
J is for Judoon

Plus much more

Issue 19 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 24th January priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who: Script to Screen Returns!

2012-01-11T21:19:00.003Z

After the success of Script to Screen with Doctor Who last year, BBC Learning have announced that the competition will again go into motion this year, read on for further details:

The new competition will be launched by the Doctor himself on Blue Peter on CBBC, Thursday 12th January at 5.45pm. The challenge is simple. School children aged 9-11 should write a mini-episode that features the Doctor in an Olympic-themed adventure. Amy and Rory can be included in the script alongside one of four familiar alien species plus a brand new human character.

You can find out much more about the new Script to Screen on Thursday's Blue Peter, but it's been confirmed that once again, the winning script will be produced by the Doctor Who team and broadcast on the BBC. The winners will meet the stars of the show, visit the set and see their mini-episode being shot.

Script to Screen invites UK primary schools to submit one entry each to the competition and a BBC Learning website is available to give master classes in how to write. Learning resources were downloaded 300,000 times during the 7 weeks the competition was open last year and more than 1000 schools submitted an entry.

Following the 2011 competition a survey found that 96% of teachers believed it was an excellent tool for teaching literacy and writing skills. Steven Moffat, Doctor Who's lead writer and executive producer, reflected, 'I come from a family of teachers, I was a teacher, my father's a teacher, my sister's a teacher. We go back teacher generations so it's hard wired for me to want the approval of teachers so I'm very, very thrilled that its gone down so well with the schools that took part.'

Caroline Skinner, executive producer of Doctor Who, looked forward to the return of Script to Screen and commented, 'It's so exciting to be able to challenge young writers in this way. Doctor Who is such an amazing show to work on. It really sets the imaginations of viewers alight, and it's a thrilling prospect to see where young members of our audience would like to see the Doctor go this time!'

All entries for this year's Script to Screen must be submitted by midnight on Friday, March 16, 2012. To find out more about the competition, watch Blue Peter on CBBC, 5.45pm and you can visit the BBC Learning site to investigate the videos and resources created to help develop writing skills that are out of this world!

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 251

2012-01-10T19:04:00.000Z

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

Find out what makes amonster cringe in Doctor Who Adventures!

"I’m here in 1807 to pick up a very rare copy of Jack and the Beanstalk. My last one got eaten by a hungry Multiform."

"And who should I bump into but the Cyberleader! Oh, it’s a small universe. Right, better dash - small Cyber invasion threatening all of history."

"See you next week, if there is one..."

This weeks issue comes with free mind boggling puzzle cube.

Ever wondered whatmight make a Dalek blush or a Sontaran turn scarlet? Find out thisweek as we look at some extra-embarrasing monster moments.

There's also a brilliant Forest Walker maze puzzle that willkeep you busy for ages, a look at a day in the life of MadameKovarian, and loads of facts, puzzles and posters.

Plus, this week wegive one lucky reader the chance to win all six Doctor Who boxsets, and a brilliant portable DVD player to watch them allon.

Also inside…

Talking Rubber Ducks
Monster Cringes
Forest Walkers
10 things You Might Not Know About the Sonic
The Amazing Life of Amy Pond
Vengeance of the Atomon - Part 2

Backstage secrets

Plus much more…

Issue 251 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 12th January at all good newsagents until 19th January priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who: The Art of Death - Cover & Info

2012-01-09T03:27:00.000Z

The BBC have released the cover and synopsis of a new exclusive Doctor Who audio story:

THE ART OF DEATH - written by James Goss; read by Raquel Cassidy
Raquel Cassidy reads this exclusive audio adventure featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory as they encounter one of the wonders of the universe.

‘Don’t be alarmed!’ the Doctor cried through gritted teeth, ‘It’s simply sucking the life out of me. Nothing to worry about...’

When the Doctor falls through a crack in time he finds himself in the Horizon Gallery. But it’s no ordinary art gallery, because this one has the best view of the most impossible wonder of the universe - the Paradox. Tour parties are eager to see this stunning, hypnotic portion of sky that’s beyond description, and it’s Penelope’s job to stop people staring up at it for too long. For the Paradox’s beauty drives people mad.

The Doctor, Amy and Rory are about to discover that the Paradox also contains a giant and frightening creature with a taste for death…

Doctor Who: The Art of Death is on sale now at all good CD stores priced £10.20 per copy.

Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels - Cover & Info

2012-01-07T03:27:00.000Z

Quick Reads have revealed the cover and info of a new Doctor Who book:

MAGIC OF THE ANGELS - by Jacqueline Rayner

'No one from this time will ever see that girl again...'

The Doctor, Amy and Rory round off a sight-seeing tour round London with a trip to the theatre. That's when things start to go wrong.

The Doctor wonders why so many young girls are going missing from the area. When he sees Sammy Star's amazing magic act, he thinks he knows the answer. Sammy's glamorous assistant disappears at the climax of the act - but this is no stage trick.

The Doctor and his friends team up with residents of an old people's home to discover the truth. And together they find themselves face to face with a deadly Weeping Angel.

Whatever you do - don't blink!

Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels is on sale from 2nd February at all good book stores priced £1.99 per copy.

Doctor Who: Rememberance of the Daleks & Attack of the Cyberman Figure Sets - FB Exclusives

2012-01-06T19:05:00.001Z

Character Options have revealed two new classic Doctor Who figure sets - exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Remembrance of the Daleks Figure Set - £29.99

The Tardis arrives in London in November 1963, where the Seventh Doctor and Ace discover that two rival factions of Daleks - one loyal to the Dalek Emperor and one to the Dalek Supreme - are seeking the Hand of Omega, a powerful Time Lord device that the first Doctor hid there during an earlier sojourn on Earth. The Daleks are focusing their search around Coal Hill School - the school that the Doctor's grand-daughter Susan attended - while a human military unit led by Group Captain Gilmore is attempting to resist their incursions. The Imperial Daleks eventually capture the device. The Dalek Emperor is revealed to be Davros, now with only the last vestiges of his humanoid form remaining. The Doctor begs him not to use the Hand but is ignored.

However, this is just the final ruse in a complex trap laid by the Doctor. The Hand of Omega utterly destroys the Dalek home planet, Skaro, and then returns to destroy their forces orbiting Earth.

Contents: 1x Dalek Emperor Davros & 1x Destroyed Imperial Dalek

Attack of the Cybermen Figure Set - £26.99

When something disturbs the Tardis in flight, the Sixth Doctor is determined to find out the reason why. Landing in London, 1985, he and Peri are shocked to find the Cybermen are hiding in London’s sewers! Becoming their prisoner, the Doctor is forced to take the Cybermen to their home planet, Telos. There he discovers the inhuman monsters have captured another time vessel and plan to change history. They want to redirect Halley’s Comet so it crashes into Earth in 1985 - the year before their original home planet, Mondas, was destroyed. Peri Perpugilliam Brown, known as Peri, was an eighteen year-old American Botany student holidaying in Lanzarote with her step-father, when the Fifth Doctor and Turlough landed nearby. Turlough rescued Peri when she tried to swim to shore from her uncle’s boat, and took her inside the Tardis to recover. The Tardis took off with Peri still on board. Headstrong and argumentative, Peri stayed with the Doctor and helped him through his most difficult regeneration to date. Peri’s fate is unclear.

Contents: 1x Peri, 1x Rogue Cyberman (with detachable faceplate & Cybergun accessory)

Both figure sets are on sale from 9th March exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 250

2012-01-04T17:47:00.002Z

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

Happy New Year - again!
"I know for you lot New Year was last week, but here on Slombikkitini it’s New Year every week, because the planet just wooshes round its sun that fast!"

"People have birthdays once a week, too, and the whole place is just one big party! Don’t you wish you were here?"

This weeks issue comes with a free note book and pen with 2 double sided postcards so you can choose your own cover.

Also inside…
The Best Job Ever

The Doctor's Great Escapes
New Year , New Hat
River's Diary
Vengeance of the Atomon
Backstage Secrets
Destination 2012

Issue 250 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 11th January priced £2.50 per copy.

Happy New Year! - from The Ultimate Doctor Who Site

2012-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

It´s 2012! A beginning of a new year of life, thrills, laughter and adventure... and a new series of Doctor Who! Filming for series seven begins in February at set for broadcast this Autumn on BBC One and BBC One HD.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

SJA: Series 5 & Series 1-5 DVD/ Blu-Ray Sets - Covers & Info

2011-12-30T00:02:00.000Z

2entertain have released the covers and synopsis for The Sarah Jane Adventures series five and series one-five DVD and Blu-Ray releases:

SERIES 5 - £15.31 on DVD; £20.42 on Blu-Ray (1 disc)
All three two-part episodes from the fifth series of the highly acclaimed Doctor Who spin-off, created by the award-winning writer, Russell T Davies.

The Sarah Jane Adventures follows the adventures of one of the Doctor’s most famous former companions, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), as she faces all manner of alien life-forms and restores Earth’s cosmic balance with the help of her young assistants Clyde (Daniel Anthony), Luke (Tommy Knight), Rani (Anjli Mohindra) and Sky (Sinead Michael).

Two-part stories included:

Sky

The Curse of Clyde Langer

The Man Who Never Was

COMPLETE SERIES 1-5 - £71.48 on DVD (12 discs)

All two-part episodes from the first to fifth series of the Doctor Who spin-off created by the award-winning writer Russell T. Davies. 13-year-old Maria Jackson (Yasmin Paige)’s life gets a lot more exciting when she finds out she has moved right next door to one of the Doctor’s most famous former companions, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). Soon the young girl is comes face-to-face with all manner of alien life-forms, as she helps her new neighbour restore Earth’s cosmic balance.

Two-part stories included:

S1: Invasion of the Bane; Revenge of the Slitheen; Eye of the Gorgon; Warriors of Kudlak; Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?; The Lost Boy

S2: 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

S3: Prisoner of the Judoon; The Mad Woman in the Attic; The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith; The Eternity Trap; Mona Lisa's Revenge; The Gift

S4: The Nightmare Man; The Vault of Secrets; Death of the Doctor; The Empty Planet; Lost in Time; Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith

S5: Sky; The Curse of Clyde Langer; The Man Who Never Was

Both releases are on sale from 6th February at all good DVD stores.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 249

2011-12-29T18:26:00.002Z

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

Happy New Year!

"How cool mas your Christmas? Mine was all snow and presents and scary living trees. Then I had a nice Christmas dinner with Amy and Rory. And pudding - Mmm. Quick tip, though: don’t use a sonic to do the washing up. It smashes all the dishes! Whoops."

This week's issue comes with Dalek pencils and toppers and a surprise gift.

Also inside…

Unit Files Reopened
Wooden King's Brain
Mega Moments - the Christmas Special
The Doctor's Guide to 2012

Humans aren’t Just for Christmas
The Doctor is Mad - in a Good Way

Monster promises

Plus much more…

Issue 249 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 4th January priced £2.99 per copy.

DWM: Doctor Who Companion - The Eleventh Doctor, Vol. 4

2011-12-29T09:46:00.000Z

The cover and info on the latest Doctor Who Companion magazine from Doctor Who magazine:

Your complete guide to the award-winning BBC One series! Written and researched by Andrew Pixley.

The 2011 season of Doctor Who began in the most dramatic way possible - by killing off the Doctor in the first episode! Unaware of his ultimate fate, the Doctor (Matt Smith) was reunited with his friends, newlyweds Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory Pond (Arthur Darvill) and together they embarked on an incredible series of adventures in time and space.

Their journey took them from the acid mines in the future to the empty world of Apalapucia, and saw encounters with Headless Monks, Handbots, living dolls… and even Adolf Hitler!

Now, Doctor Who Magazine takes you behind the scenes of these astonishing episodes with an in-depth episode guide - including original storylines, deleted scenes, media appearances, ratings information and hundreds of facts about the day-to-day life of the making of Doctor Who - all illustrated with gorgeous, never-before-seen photographs. This collectors’ edition examines The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to War, Let’s Kill Hitler, Night Terrors and The Girl Who Waited, as well as the specially-made Doctor Who sequence that introduced the National Television Awards.

This is your essential guide to the worlds of Doctor Who. Get ready to discover a wealth of information - and remember, silence will fall...

DWM: The Doctor Who Companion - The Eleventh Doctor, Volume 4 is on sale now at all good newagents priced £4.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 18

2011-12-28T16:33:00.001Z

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 18...

Top 10 Powerful Monsters
River’s Gadgets
Nephew V Prisoner Zero
Utopia
Where’s the Doctor? - Gangers Go Gaga
I is for Ironside
Alien scraps

Plus much more…

Issue 18 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 4th January at all good newsagents until 17th January priced £2.60 per copy.

Merry Christmas! - from The Ultimate Doctor Who Site

2011-12-25T12:23:00.000Z

Merry Christmas, one and all! Hope you have a good one this year, so why not unwrap those presents under your tree, grab a mince pie and.... oh, yeah - watch this year´s Doctor Who Christmas special! The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe airs tonight at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD and will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer soon after.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas Eve - One Day to Go!

2011-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

Today is Christmas Eve! Which means we're only one day away until the broadcast of Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. I will have a full schedule for the Christmas extravaganza tomorrow. Happy Christmas Eve!

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 17

2011-12-17T13:47:00.001Z

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 17...

Top 10 Christmas Xhills
Astronaut Suit
Commander Strax V Auton Romans
Silence in the Library
Where’s the Doctor? - Sardick Town
I is for Idris
Royal Code

Plusmuch more…

Issue 17 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 21st December at all good newsagents until 3rd January priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who: Amy & Rory to Leave in Series 7

2011-12-16T13:40:00.002Z

Executive producer and head writer for Doctor Who Steven Moffat has confirmed that the companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams are to leave during the course of the next series and that a new companion will join the Doctor for the latter part of the series, read on for further details:

Although he didn't go into full details he revealed that Amy and Rory, played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, would depart in the next series and Matt Smith commented that everyone would miss them but noted that one of the strengths of Doctor Who is its ability to change, or as he put it, to 'regenerate'.

The audience at the Q&A released an audible gasp at the news. Amy and Rory first appeared in The Eleventh Hour, Matt Smith's full debut as the Doctor. Karen Gillan has appeared in every subsequent episode up until The Wedding of River Song and Rory achieved full companion status from 2010's A Christmas Carol. They've proven immensely popular in both the UK and overseas and already there's speculation about how they will make their farewells, but Steven Moffat would not be drawn! He did let us know, however, that the Doctor would be a getting a new 'friend' but again, he wasn't about to reveal any more details!

Steven has previously revealed that 14 new episodes have been commissioned and all will feature Matt Smith as the Time Lord. So, with coming and goings, a bumper number of episodes on the way and the 50th anniversary in 2013, the next couple of years look set to be a hugely exciting time for Doctor Who.

The final episodes featuring the Ponds are of as yet unknown. Doctor Who returns on Christmas Day with The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl Figure Set - FB Exclusive

2011-12-14T20:01:00.001Z

Character Options have once again released information on a new classic Doctor Who figure set - exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Image of the Fendahl

An anachronistic twelve-million-year-old human skull has been discovered by archaeologists and is now being used by Professor Fendelman in his time scanner experiments at Fetch Priory in contemporary England. The skull is actually an artifact of the Fendahl, an ancient creature that feeds on the life force of others.

Drawn by the operation of the scanner, the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrive as the experiments reach a peak. The skull is exerting an influence over the mind of Thea Ransome, one of the scientists in Fendelman's team, and glowing with power each time the scanner is activated. Thea is eventually transformed into the Fendahl core, and a group of acolytes assembled by Maximillian Stael - another of Fendelman's team, who is trying to harness the creature's power for his own ends - are converted into snake-like Fendahleen.

The Doctor shows the remaining scientist, Adam Colby, and two locals, Martha Tyler and her son Jack, how to defend themselves against the Fendahleen using rock salt. By activating the scanner once more, he triggers an implosion that destroys both the Priory and the Fendahl core.

Contents:
1x Leela figure
1 x Fendhaleen (Adult)
1 x Fendhaleen (Infant)
1 x Skull
1 x Stand

The Image of the Fendahl figure set is on sale from 23rd December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £34.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 248

2011-12-14T18:24:00.000Z

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

"Have you been good this year? Then you might just get the coolest present - my most Christmassy Christmas episode yet!"

"It’s got everything - snow (brrr!), presents (a strange and dangerous one!), and it wouldn’t be Christmas without monsters; wahoo! Or do I mean 'waaah'?"

This week issue comes with a terrific 2012 calendar, Doctor mask, stickers, gift tags, a make you own Weeping Angel for the top of the tree and a Christmas card from the Doctor.

Also inside…

Children in Tweed
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
S’no Angel
Monsters of Christmas past
10 Things you Might Not Know about the Doctor at Christmas
Dear Santa Claws
Wait Until Morning

Christmas comes early

Plus much more

Issue 248 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 28th December priced £2.99 per copy.

DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - New Trailer

2011-12-13T18:44:00.001Z

The BBC have released a new trailer advertising the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, you can watch it above. Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe broadcasts on Christmas Day at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe DVD/Blu-Ray - Cover & Info

2011-12-10T16:56:00.001Z

2entertain have revealed the covers and synopsis for the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe:

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.

The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here, Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible. And that wishes can come true…

Extras:
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Prequel
3 The Best of Doctor Who features

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe is on sale from 16th January 2012 at all good DVD stores priced £9.99 on DVD format and £11.99 on Blu-Ray format.

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - Prequel & Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 247

2011-12-06T21:44:00.001Z

The BBC have released the prequel to upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and Wardrobe online via the official Doctor Who website, you can watch it below:

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe will broadcast on Christmas Day at 7:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. Also: The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

"Happy Christmas Day, everybody! Isn’t it great? Oh, I forgot. You’re not there yet. Sorry! I just couldn’t malt, so I’ve hopped forward in time. The look on your face when you opened that present! Priceless. In fact, I’m going to go and do it all again, right now. See you there!"

This weeks issue comes with a giant pen and has some amazing prizes to win every day.

Also inside…
Meet Matt Smith
10 Things You Might Not Now about the Tardis

Say What?
Celestial Bodies
River's Diary
The Atomon invasion

Treason and plot

Plus much more…

Issue 247 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 8th December at all good newsagents until 14th December priced £2.20 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasions - Issue 16

2011-12-03T15:37:00.001Z

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 16...
Top 10 Cunning Monsters
Sonic Lipstick

Royal Guards V Handbots
Victory of the Daleks
Where’s the Doctor? - Starship UK
H is for Hath

Plus much more

Issue 16 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 7th December at all good newsagents until 20th December priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 246

2011-11-30T16:22:00.001Z

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

"Hey, you! You sitting at the back! Yes, you lot, who are sneakily reading this in class! Your teacher is really a Hive Monster from Framasis Major and she’s going to eat you before break time!"

"Quick! Run! Pheui - that was close! Let’s hope none of the rest of you have omnivorous teachers…"

This weeks issue comes with a mobile phone kit (phone sock, lanyard and screen wipe) and has some amazing prizes to win every day.

Also inside…

How to Survive an Alien Invasion
The Ultimate Quiz
Tardis Scanner
Draw this Sontaran
Harvest of Doom

Sneaky Secrets of The Doctor's Wife
My Monster Day

Plus much more

Issue 246 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 7th December priced £2.20 per copy. In other news: The BBC Media Centre have confirmed that this year's Doctor Who Christmas special will broadcast at 7:00pm on Christmas Day.

New Doctor Who Themed Radio Times Cover

2011-11-26T13:21:00.001Z

The current issue of Radio Times magazine features a Doctor Who themed cover promoting the upcoming Christmas special The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, read on for further details:

The new issue of Radio Times, on sale this weekend and covering listings for 3-9 December, features a snowy Doctor Who cover, and a sneak preview of the new Christmas special. Inside, Matt Smith, Alexander Armstrong, Bill Bailey and Arabella Weir talk about making the Christmas episode.

Inside, Matt Smith previews the special: “Whereas last year felt more like a Christmas romp, there’s a slow-burning, ethereal magic to this. We’ve covered a whole forest in snow. The scale is vast and there’s just something wonderfully magical about it because it’s never that snowy in this country, except maybe in Scotland … and on the telly. It does it for you: all the snow and the lovely smell of the pine trees. I’m really, really looking forward to Christmas now.”

Matt also speaks about pulling off his own fiery stunt: “Believe me, the fireball does so much of the acting for you. It was only afterwards that I realised I could have been seriously charred.

“I’ve been really enjoying it. Hopefully we’ll see more action/adventure-y Doctor next season.” and that the Christmas special monster is “going to be ones of our best. The design is classic.”

Bill Bailey describes his Who debut as “the equivalent of a knighthood.”

This issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 2nd December priced £1.20 per copy.

DW: The Keeper of Traken Figure Set - FB Exclusive

2011-11-25T16:17:00.001Z

Character Options have revealed their latest classic Doctor Who figure set, exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

The Fourth Doctor and Adric learn from the wizened Keeper of Traken that a great evil has come to his planet in the form of a Melkur - a calcified statue. The Keeper is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor’s help in preventing the evil from taking control of the bioelectronic Source that is the keystone of the Traken Union’s civilisation.

The Melkur, via various deceptions, becomes the next Keeper. It is then, however, revealed to be the Master’s Tarfid. Its owner, still blackened and emaciated, hopes to use the Source’s power to regenerate himself. The Doctor manages to expel him and install a new Keeper in his place, but in a last minute ploy the Master traps one of the Traken Consuls, Tremas, and merges with his body before fleeing the planet.

Contents:
The Fourth Doctor in Waistcoat

The Master Decayed
The Melkur Statue action figure.
Master’s Tardis as a Grandfather Clock
Source Manipulator Sphere accessory

The set is on sale from 15th December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £39.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who: Series 6 Soundtrack - Cover & Info

2011-11-24T17:15:00.001Z

Silva Screen have revealed the cover and tracklist for the soundtrack to the sixth series of Doctor Who:

DISC ONE

01. I Am the Doctor in Utah

02. 1969

03. The Impossible Astronaut

04. Trust Me

05. Help is On its Way

06. Another Perfect Prison

07. Greystark Hall

08. Apollo 11

09. Day of the Moon

10. I See You Silence

11. You’re a Dead Man

12. Deadly Siren

13. Perfect Reflection

14. All For One

15. The Curse of the Black Spot

16. I’ve Got Mail

17. My TARDIS

18. Run, Sexy

19. Locked On

20. The Chemical Castle

21. Which One is the Flesh?

22. Scanning Me

23. Ransacked

24. Always With the Rory

25. Double Doctor

26. Tell Me the Truth

27. Loving Isn’t Knowing (The Almost People Suite)

28. River’s Waltz

29. Pop

30. Tell Me Who You Are

31. Melody Pond

DISC TWO

01. Growing Up Fast

02. The Blush of Love

03. Terror of the Reich

04. The British are Coming

05. A Very Unusual Melody

06. When a River Forms

07. Pay Attention Grown Ups

08. The Enigma of River Song

09. Bedtime For George

10. Tick Tock Round the Clock

11. A Malevolent Estate

12. Night Terrors

13. Apalapucia

14. 36 Years

15. Lost in the Wrong Stream

16. The Hotel Prison

17. Room of Your Dreams

18. Fear Enough

19. What’s Left to be Scared of?

20. Rita Praises

21. Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All

22. Definitely Going

23. Over Your Shoulder

24. Ladieswear

25. Fragrance

26. My Time is Running Out

27. Tick Tock (Vocal Track)

28. 5:02 PM

29. The Head of an Enemy

30. My Silence

31. Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart

32. Forgiven

33. Time is Moving

34. The Wedding of River Song

35. The Majestic Tale (of a Madman in a Box)

The Doctor Who series six soundtrack is on sale from 19th Decembet at all good CD stores priced £11.99 per copy.

Doctor Who - 48 Years On...

2011-11-23T18:27:00.001Z

48 years ago to this day, the first ever Doctor Who episode, An Unearthly Child, broadcasted for the first time on BBC Television. 48 years on, and the show as produced 32 successful series consisting of over 200 stories within 783 episodes, 1 movie and 5 animations, as well as a bunch of mini-episodes well and 4 spin-off shows. Next up in the series is The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - coming this Christmas to BBC One and BBC One HD.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DOCTOR WHO

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 245

2011-11-22T18:05:00.001Z

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

"I love Christmas. Even present shopping isn’t a problem for me, thanks to the Tardis!"

"I just do it all next January, so I already know what I gave to my mates, and if they liked whatever it was I gave them. Or not. Usually not. As for cool Christmas TV, have a sneaky peek at page 6!"

This week issue comes with an advent calendar and 4 mega Who games, Dalek War, Tardis twister, Who battle and a board game with dice and counters.

Also in this issue…

Night Time Scares
Christmas Secrets Blabbed
Dalek Doku
10 Things You Might Not Know about Sontarans
Dog of War
Destination 1941
Making stormcage

Plus much more

Issue 245 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 24th November at all good newsagents until 30th November priced £2.99 per copy.

DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - Synopsis

2011-11-22T17:14:00.001Z

The BBC Media Centre has released the synopsis for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special:

THE DOCTOR, THE WIDOW AND THE WARDROBE - by Steven Moffat

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish.

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe will broadcast Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is to be confirmed.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 441

2011-11-21T20:10:00.001Z

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

It’s not quite Christmas, but Doctor Who Magazine issue 441 is offering a modest hint at what’s in store with an exclusive, in-depth interview with producer Marcus Wilson!

“It’s Christmas turned up to 12. It’s the most Christmassy Christmas Special we’ve ever seen. It’s a lovely, heart-warming, touching tale. It’s literally magical. It’s full of the usual concoction of things that spew out of Steven’s imagination. You’re going, ‘How can you have that and that in the same story?’ – and yet it works…”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

HOLDING THE BABY
DWM talks to Closing Time director, Steve Hughes, who reveals the secrets of turning a department store into a haunted house, giving the Cybermats teeth, and defending the honour of Adric!

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
DWM goes behind the scenes of Serpend Crest, AudioGO’s latest series of audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, and talks exclusively to David Troughton - who joins the cast to take on his father’s role as the Second Doctor!

HERE’S TO THE FUTURE!
Executive producer Steven Moffat writes about experiencing Christmas in the snow, his plans for Doctor Who in 2012, and the series’ 50th anniversary, in Production!

SCHOOL WINNERS!
DWM joins the crew of Doctor Who Confidential and visits the pupils of Oakley Junior School to meet MATT SMITH and watch their winning entry for the Script to Screen competition, Death is the Only Answer - featuring Albert Einstein and an Ood!

AND THE WINNERS ARE…
The results of the DWM merchandise poll for the most popular books, audios, and DVDs of 2010 are revealed at last - along with your views on DWM itself!

SHOCK RETURN
The Fact of Fiction is filled with fascinating facts and sinister Cybermen, as it focuses its attention on the much-loved Fifth Doctor adventure from 1982, Earthshock!

LET’S HAVE A PARTY… OR NOT?
As the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who approaches in 2013, how best to mark the occasion - celebrate the past with a multi-Doctor extravaganza or pave the way to the future with something new, original and completely unexpected? There’s only one way to decide… get debating duo Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon to argue the toss in A Battle of Wits!

THE CHILD OF TIME
The Doctor, Amy and Alan Turing face their ultimate encounter with the time-twisting Chiyoko in the thrilling climax to the Eleventh Doctor’s latest comic-strip adventure, The Child of Time by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty!

GOING FOURTH
It’s the season that saw the return of the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Sontarans… and the very first appearance of Davros! Discover more as DWM’s Countdown to 50 looks back at 1974/5’s Series Twelve and the début of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

IT’S ALL BEEN FANTASTIC!
The Time Team shed a tear as they reach the end of the Ninth Doctor era with The Parting of the Ways - what will Emma, Michael, Chris and Will make of the Time Lord’s encounter with the Dalek Emperor and the Bad Wolf?

PLUS!

All the latest official news, TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

Issue 441 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 14th December priced £4.50 per copy.

First Trailer & Title Revealed for 2011 Christmas Special

2011-11-18T21:14:00.001Z

The first trailer for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special was shown on BBC Children in Need earlier this evening, you can watch it above. The title was also revealed, which is (highlight gap below to reveal spoiler)

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

The Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special will broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is yet to be confirmed.

BBC Children in Need - Tonight!

2011-11-18T18:34:00.001Z

BBC Children in Need 2011 is to air it's seven-hour long live TV broadcast from BBC Television Centre tonight from 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. Features of the evening include:

On November 18th, BBC Children in Need’s annual Appeal Night returns. Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton and Alesha Dixon will present one of television’s biggest nights of the year, live from BBC Television Centre.

In an appeal with more associated programming than ever before, this will see the high point of the 2011 campaign. TV’s biggest names will give their all with a massive array of sketches, musical acts, live guests and plenty of glamour.

One Direction will open the Appeal Night programme, with music guests including JLS, Westlife, Susan Boyle and specially formed for Children in Need The Collective (featuring Gary Barlow, Ed Sheeran, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, Ms. Dynamite, Tulisa, Wretch 32, Rizzle Kicks, Mz Bratt, Dot Rotten and Labrinth) with the Children in Need single "Teardrop".

Kylie Minogue, Daniel Craig, Jessie J, Cheryl Cole, Zoe Ball and EastEnders’ Jo Joyner will all make appeal film contributions; Lord Sugar will enter the Dragons’ Den in The Dragons’ Apprentice and there’ll be sketches from Vic & Bob and a special edition of Russell Howard’s Good News.

The cast of EastEnders will rock Albert Square as The Vic does Queen, the cast of Hollyoaks will appear live in the studio, and there will be a performance of "Hey Hey We’re the Monkees" from the Outnumbered kids and Gok Wan will also be singing his own number. The Muppets will lead an all-star version of the classic song "Manah, Manah" with Miss Piggy and Kermit joined by a cast ranging from Harry Hill and Davina McCall to Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen.

In a cornerstone of the evening, Gareth Malone will lead a 10-strong choir who will link up live with 3,000 children from all over the UK including Bristol, Leeds, the West Midlands, Glasgow, Manchester, Cornwall, Cardiff, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, South East Kent, London, Hull, Norwich, Southampton, Newcastle and Leicester.

The Newsreaders - Emily Maitlis, Sophie Raworth, Susanna Reid and Sian Williams - try their hand at ballroom and face Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood with their own Strictly Challenge. Nick Knowles will be in the studio for DIYSOS: The Big Build to celebrate their biggest makeover to date, and there’ll be an exclusive sneak peek at the Doctor Who Christmas special. The casts of Rock of Ages and The Wizard of Oz will also be live in the studio.

There will be regional opt-outs so that each part of the nation can see what’s happening in their area to support BBC Children in Need.

Viewers across Northern Ireland will be treated to a fantastic night of entertainment including stories from local children and young people who have been supported by the charity and the fun and unusual ways in which local people have been raising money to make a difference this year.

BBC Scotland will be hosting its Children in Need extravaganza live from its headquarters at Pacific Quay, presented by Jackie Bird in front of an audience of fundraisers. Along with a variety of top class comedians and performers, a special choir made up of children from all over Scotland will be singing on the night, with all the performances shown in a special highlights programme to go out on Saturday 19th November.

BBC Cymru Wales will be broadcasting live from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff for this year’s appeal in Wales, hosted by Wales Today presenters Lucy Owen and Jamie Owen. Singing live on the night will be a Welsh choir made up of boys and girls aged 11-13 from schools in Cardiff and Newport. They’ll be ready to wow viewers at home as they link-up with choirs from around the UK, coming together under the baton of choirmaster Gareth Malone.

Throughout the evening and for a highlights programme on Saturday 19 November, well-known Welsh personalities including Rhod Gilbert, Eve Myles, Connie Fisher and Colin Jackson will be showing how people’s money helps make a difference for disadvantaged children and young people in Wales.

There’ll be totaliser updates of the growing appeal total throughout the evening as the nation pulls together to support disadvantaged children throughout the UK.

As well as a preview of the Christmas special, Doctor Who fans are treated also with the title of the episode, a mini sketch starring Matt Smith and news of a competition auction for Children in Need where you could win the Eleventh Doctor's costume, more info can be found here.

Thousands of children around the UK are living in poverty, dealing with difficult lives and being abused, could you help them? Please, call 0345 7 33 22 33 to donate money to Children in Need. For more details and to donate online, head over to the official Children in Need website here.

Latest News from Doctor Who!

2011-11-17T18:18:00.001Z

FIRST IMAGE FROM 2011 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL RELEASED

The BBC have released the first promotional image for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, click here to download it. The title of the special is to be revealed on BBC Children in Need tomorrow night when a sneak peek of the special will be shown. The Doctor Who Christmas special will broadcast Christmas Day 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is yet to be confirmed.

DOCTOR WHO ON CHILDREN IN NEED
More details have come to light on what to expect on BBC Children in Need tonight tomorrow evening for Doctor Who fans. As well as a sneak peek of this year's Christmas special, fans will be treated to a mini sketch written by Steven Moffat for Children in Need, as well as the chance to win the Eleventh Doctor's constume worn in The Doctor Wife earlier this year. Read on for more info:

Fans of Doctor Who will get the chance to own a little piece of the Eleventh Doctor today, as BBC Children in Need auctions off an entire costume from the hit BBC One show - from bow tie and braces to the infamous tweed jacket.

Matt Smith was at BBC Television Centre today filming a special sketch for BBC Children in Need written by Steven Moffat, to be shown during the appeal show on Friday evening. Viewers will get to see just what happens when the Doctor gives bidders the chance to take the clothes off his back...

Matt Smith said: "I hope people donate generously for BBC Children in Need because it's a wonderful cause- and we've got to beat last year's total. I saw Terry Wogan on TV the other night, and thought come on! Let's make more money! So hopefully we can raise a good amount.

"I'd say the tweed jacket or the bow-tie are the most iconic - although the boots are my personal favourite."

Throughout the years, the costumes worn by the many incarnations of the Doctor have been as distinctive as the characters themselves. The highest bidder will be the proud owner of the distinguished time traveller's outfit from the episode The Doctor's Wife, including this tweed jacket, shirt, black jeans, black boots, braces, bow-tie and watch.
The auction for the Doctor's clothes, and a copy of the script written by Steven Moffat and signed by Matt Smith from the specially filmed sketch, are part of BBC Children in Need's Once in a Lifetime online auction being held at www.bbc.co.uk/Pudsey. The auction closes on Monday 21st November.

On the Appeal Night, the title of this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special will be revealed and viewers will be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of the festive adventures in store for the Doctor.

BBC Children in Need broadcasts live on BBC Television Centre tomorrow at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD, more info coming soon.

MONSTER INVASION - ISSUE 15

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 15...

Top 10 Who Weapons
The Pandorica
Judoon V Madame Vastra
Night Terrors
Where’s the Doctor? - Vespiform World
*H is for headless Monks

Plus much more…

Issue 15 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 23rd November at all good newsagents until 29th November priced £2.60 per copy. In other news: the new issue of Doctor Who magazine has confirmed that some classic series Doctor Who monsters are to appear in the next series.

Doctor Who Character Building: Temporal Combat Set

2011-11-16T00:00:00.001Z

Character Building have revealed a new toy set for their Doctor Who range of buildable sets and figures:

Temporal Combat Set

Time is fractured!…and now the Vortex is being invaded by the Doctor’s arch enemies the Daleks and the Cybermen! Using stolen Time technology, they could do untold damage to Time itself, so the Doctor with his companions by his side must venture into the Vortex to find and stop them. Each Enemy is protected by a bubble of Temporal shielding made up of four shields.

When all four shields are knocked down the enemy is thrown back out of the Vortex to their own time and space… but… the Doctor is also using the same technology and can also be knocked out of Time. Use Dalek and Cyberman weaponry to fire bolts of time energy at your opponents’ Temporal Shields to knock them down one by one.

When the Shields are gone the enemy is eliminated. Cyberman Blaster and Dalek Exterminator versions are available. Each pack includes one spring loaded blaster weapon, one micro-figure, and one Temporal Shield. 10 variations to collect. One supplied. Styles may vary. For ages 5 years and over.

The toy set is on sale early next year at all good toy stores priced £14.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 244

2011-11-15T19:11:00.001Z

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

"Brrr, chilly, isn’t it? You’re stuck on Earth in late November and it’s dark and wintry. Luxury!"

"I’m on the cold moon Enceladus, where the ice volcanoes - icecanoes - blast out snow that stinks like bad eggs."

"And it’s not easy to read Doctor Who Adventures while also holding your nose. Just you give it a try!"

This week issue comes with 5 yucky slime posts…

Also in this issue…
Happy Birthday Doctor Who!
Meet all the Doctors

Matt Smith Q&A
The Cyberking
Rivers Diary
The Frankenstein Particle
Green Screen Secrets

Plus much more…

Issue 244 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 17th November at all good newsagents until 23rd November priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Movie in the Works?

2011-11-14T23:43:00.001Z

Online sources are indicating that a Doctor Who movie is in the works and is to be directed by David Yates, who previously directed the latter four Harry Potter films, read on for more details:

Harry Potter director David Yates is teaming up with the BBC to turn its iconic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who into a bigscreen franchise.

Yates, who directed the last four Potter films, told Daily Variety that he is about to start work on developing a Doctor Who movie with Jane Tranter, head of L.A.-based BBC Worldwide Prods.

"We're looking at writers now. We're going to spend two to three years to get it right," he said. "It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena."

Doctor Who follows the adventures across space and time of a super-intelligent alien in human form, who battles a variety of cosmic bad guys aided by plucky human companions.

"The notion of the time-travelling Time Lord is such a strong one, because you can express story and drama in any dimension or time," Yates said.

The series ran from 1963 to 1989, and then was successfully rebooted in 2005 by writer Russell T. Davies and subsequently by Steven Moffat (The Adventures of Tintin). Tranter oversaw the revival when she was the BBC's drama topper in London.

Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith as the 11th incarnation of the Doctor, is now one of the pubcaster's most lucrative global TV franchises. The series airs Stateside on BBC America.

Yates made clear that his movie adaptation would not follow on from the current TV series, but would take a completely fresh approach to the material.

"Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch," he said.

Yates and Tranter are looking for writers on both sides of the Atlantic. "We want a British sensibility, but having said that, Steve Kloves wrote the Potter films and captured that British sensibility perfectly, so we are looking at American writers too," he explained.

There are two previous films, based on the TV series: Doctor Who and the Daleks (1965) and Doctor Who: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966), both starring Peter Cushing.

The BBC has since made a few unsuccessful attempts to develop a Doctor Who feature, and shot a one-off telepic in 1996 at a time when the TV series was dormant.

But the combination of Yates and Tranter means this is the most high-powered effort to date to launch Doctor Who onto the bigscreen.

Before directing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Yates worked with Tranter on several BBC TV series, including The Way We Live Now and State of Play.

As stated above, the movie would be an entire reboot from the TV show and apparently it would take over three years to develop the movie before filming would even commence. In other news: According to the BBC Doctor Who Twitter account, more then just a clip/ trailer of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special is to be shown on Children in Need Night this Friday, and that "Doctor Who fans are in for a treat", teasing that maybe a new mini episode is to be shown.

Official Doctor Who Convention Info - Cardiff

2011-11-13T23:20:00.001Z

BBC Worldwide have announced that a Doctor Who-themed convention is to take place in Cardiff's Millennium Centre early next year, read on for more details:

Millennium Centre Cardiff will be transformed into a fans paradise - 24th & 25th March 2012

BBC Worldwide today revealed details of the first ever official Doctor Who Convention since the series’ regeneration in 2005. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th March 2012 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales -the current home of the show.

Billed as the ‘Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Event’, there are just 1500 tickets available for each of the days - the programme is the same on each day to give attendees the most in depth experience possible. Fans who manage to snap these up will gain unrivalled access to Eleventh Doctor star Matt Smith, series lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and many more key members from the award-winning cast, crew and production team including Doctor Who special FX supervisor Danny Hargreaves, production designer Michael Pickwoad, Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson and the award-winning Millennium FX team.

The unique interactive programme will include theatre sessions and Q&As with cast and crew; behind the scenes sessions show-casing the script to screen process; discussions with episode directors and writers and demonstrations from Special FX and prosthetics experts that will illustrate the challenges and scale of their work on the world’s longest running sci-fi show. Autograph and photo opportunities will also be available with attending cast members and there will be official Doctor Who merchandise and collectables on sale.

Convention attendees will be let into the secrets of Doctor Who special effects as Danny Hargreaves and his talented team, reveal the tricks used to create the stunning physical effects that leave audiences on the edge of their seats. Watch them recreate a spectacular battle scene with live pyrotechnics, amazing explosions and laser effects.

Even more tricks of the trade will be unveiled by the award-winning Millennium FX team responsible for creating some of Doctor Who’s most iconic monsters including the Silence; the Silurians; the Weeping Angels and the Ood. The team will be giving a live demonstration of the skilful process involved in prosthetics application that fans can watch up-close and learn from the team how each stage is achieved.

Convention attendees will also be able to get up close and personal with rare costumes and props from the show where designers and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the origins and history of the items on show. The Millennium Centre itself has starred in several episodes - it was the setting for a hospital in New Earth in Series 2 run by the cat-like Sisters of Plentitude, in Tom McRae’s episode The Girl Who Waited in Series 6 the building featured as a principle location on Apalapucia - the kindness facility where people were quarantined, see if you can spot the top floor balcony where Amy fought with a Handbot!

Matt Smith commented on the convention’s announcement: “It’s brilliant that the first official convention is being held in Cardiff, the home of Doctor Who. I’m really looking forward to seeing the fans there, and remember - bow ties are cool!”

Steven Moffat said: “A whole weekend dedicated to all things Doctor Who, brilliant! We’re going to be celebrating the whole team behind the show, people who bring to life the Doctor’s craziest adventures and letting fans into some of our trade secrets. If you want to get under the skin of Doctor Who this is an unmissable event!”

Tickets are priced £99 will go on general sale on November 14th from 9am From www.dwconvention.com. You can also keep up to date via their twitter page.

All tickets will include:

Official Doctor Who Convention souvenir ticket

Official Doctor Who Convention souvenir lanyard and pass

Official Doctor Who Convention exclusive behind the scenes images postcard pack

Official Doctor Who Convention bag

The convention will take places on 24th and 25th March 2012.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 243

2011-11-08T23:03:00.000Z

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

It's monster time inthis week's Doctor Who Adventures!

"Notice anything different about me? Look closely! It’s obvious! Come on! I’ve changed! Well, my signature has changed."

"Displacement is a common side effect of regeneration, so I’m very happy that my hands have caught up with the rest of me. It’s very contemporary. Cutting-edge! Just look at all those wibbly wobbly lines!"

Oh yes, we've anotheraction-packed issue for you. We revisit the Tardis's mostterrifying moments and untangle River Song's life story - it's sotimey-wimey! And meet the very first Dalek!

What's more, we go backstage to find out who is behind theshow's strangest creatures. The Leader of the Cyber Fleet tells usabout his day, the Doctor answers more of your bonkers andbrilliant questions and we find out which of this year's gadgetswins the coveted Golden Eyepatch Award!

All this plus puzzles,posters, really very bad jokes and two awesome comic strips. Lawks,it's all rather brilliant.

This weeks issue comes with a paint your own Dalek kit.

Also in this issue…
Tardis Terror
Search for the Robots

Rivers Timeline
Know your Daleks
Best Gadgets

Air Force Gone

Who lookalikes and much more

Issue 243 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 10th November at all good newsagents until 16th November priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 14

2011-11-06T19:49:00.001Z

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 14...

Top 10 Tardis Moments
Chameleon Arch
Minotaur V Sycorax
The Pandorica Opens
Where’s the Doctor? - Bio Lab Break Out

G is for Graske

Plus much more

Issue 14 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 9th November at all good newsagents until 22nd November priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who: Series 6 Figures - Wave 2D

2011-11-03T22:03:00.001Z

Character Options have revealed the newest wave of Doctor Who action figures from series six:

20 Cybermats (4 variations)
Silent with Closed Mouth (with Electric Hands)

Corroded Cyberman with Face Damage (with Electric Hands)

Peg Solider

Eleventh Doctor in Beard

The Astronaut (with River Song Helmet Reveal)

Corroded Cyberman with Chest Damage (with Electric Hands)

Each figure also comes with a 'Flesh' slime sachet, they are due to be on sale at all good toystores later this month priced £9.99 each.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 242

2011-11-01T18:31:00.001Z

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

See your monsterdrawings come to life in 3-D this week!
"Finally made it to the fifth moon of Sinda Callista. Remember I tried to bring Amy here but ended up in Colchester and met Craig Owens?"

"With its pink sky, blue beaches, red sea and not a monster in sight, Amy would love it, but it’s so dull! Luckily, I have my Doctor Who Adventures, so I can never yet bored! Hurrah!"

Wow! We've got anamazing gift for you this week - a brilliant 3-D drawing kit! Drawyour scariest Doctor Who monsters, stick on your free 3-D glassesand see them jump out of the page at you! We've also got abrilliant 3-D poster of the Silence for your wall!

You can also find out what happened when Matt Smith popped in tovisit an unsuspecting school, read some sneaky secrets abut thenext series of Doctor Who, and see what happens when the Doctor,Amy and Rory meet some zombies with a difference in an all-newcomic story! Plus, there's loads of facts, puzzles, quizzes andposters.

Also in this issue…
Series 7 Secrets
Scary Skulls

The Time Travellers
Best Laughs
Home Awful Home
3D Silence Poster
Dawn of the Living Bread

Monster crime watch

Plus much more…

Issue 242 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 3rd November at all good newsagents until 9th November priced £2.50 per copy.

My 1000th Post, from The Ulitmate Doctor Who Site!

2011-11-01T18:00:00.000Z

I am proud to announce that today, The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has reached its 1000th post!

I would like to thank all my readers, especially those who began with me back in August 2008 when my blog started, who visit my blog for the latest updates from the Who universe, leave kind comments, and I hope they will continue to do so in the future. I have big plans for the website and hope you will all stick around to see them, I won't reveal anything yet, but I hope you will be happy with the new results are much as I will be. Again...

THANK YOU

Bigwhofan

DW: The Caves of Androzani Figure Set - FP Exclusive

2011-10-31T19:35:00.001Z

Character Options have revealed yet another Forbidden Planet exclusive classic Doctor Who figure set:

The Caves of Androzani Figure Set

The Fifth Doctor and Peri arrive on Androzani Minor, the source of a life-prolonging drug called spectrox. Production of the drug is controlled by Sharaz Jek, a facially deformed madman in self imposed exile, who blames Morgus, a powerful industrialist on Androzani Major, for all his misfortunes. Jek is fighting Morgus’ troops on a daily basis using his android army.

Jek’s android weapons are supplied by gun-runners employed by Morgus, who then receives payment in refined spectrox. But, Jek becomes infatuated with Peri and saves her and the Doctor from execution by Morgus’ troops only to hold them prisoner himself. They escape Jek but contract spectrox toxaemia, a fatal condition with only one antidote - milk from a giant queen bat.

In a climactic battle, Morgus, Jek and all the soldiers are killed. The Doctor now dying, carries Peri back to the TARDIS, where he gives her the antidote. She recovers, but the Doctor has to regenerate to save his own life.

Contents:
Peri in Blouse
Sharaz Jek (with Alternate Head)
Android Head Accessory

The figure set is on sale from 9th December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £26.99 per purchase. In other news: the fifth Doctor Who Adventure Game The Gunpowder Plot has become available to download via the official Doctor Who website, click here to do so.

Happy Halloween, from The Ultimate Doctor Who Site!

2011-10-31T00:38:00.002Z

Today, 31st October, is Halloween. I have nothing more to say, apart from enjoy yourself if you're 'trick or treating' or having a gools night-in!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The Sarah Jane Adventures: New Audios - Covers & Info

2011-10-29T00:37:00.000+01:00

BBC Audio have revealed the cover art and synopsis for three new Sarah Jane Adventures audio CD releases:

AUDIO CD COLLECTION - on sale 3rd November - £29.99

Ten exclusive audio adventures featuring Sarah Jane and friends, read by Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra.

Sarah Jane Smith always finds herself on the trail of trouble. As an old friend of the Doctor, she’s used to encountering aliens, battling monsters and defeating evil. And although Sarah Jane doesn’t travel through time and space so regularly these days, she still finds plenty of danger and adventure on Earth.

The Stories included in this collection are: The Glittering Storm, The Thirteenth Stone, The Time Capsule, The Ghost House, The White Wolf, The Shadow People, Deadly Download, Wraith World, Children of Steel and Judgement Day.

In these amazing stories, Sarah Jane finds herself investigating a private health clinic, a mysterious stone circle, some lethal alien artefacts, a strange Victorian house and a bizarre hill carving. Then there’s the camping trip that sees the friends stranded in Snowdonia, the deadly computer virus, the terrifying creature from a world of nightmares, the steam-powered robot and the race of aliens who think Sarah Jane’s a dangerous lawbreaker…

Along with Luke, Clyde, Rani, Maria and Sky - not to mention supercomputer Mr Smith - Sarah Jane and her trusty sonic lipstick must prepare themselves for anything the universe can throw at them!

These stories have been specially written for audio by Justin Richards, Stephen Cole, Peter Anghelides, Gary Russell, Scott Handcock, Jason Arnopp, Cavan Scott & Mark Wright, Martin Day and Scott Gray. With additional music and sound effects, they are read by Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane), Daniel Anthony (Clyde) and Anjli Mohindra (Rani).

JUDGEMENT DAY - written by Scott Gray, read by Anjli Monhindra

Sarah Jane finds herself on trial for her life, in this exclusive audio story read by Anjli Mohindra.

‘The lie betrays life. The truth defies death.’

The Veritas are an ancient force for justice. For centuries they have pursued criminals across the universe, showing them no mercy. Now they have come to Earth, and found the worst law-breaker of all… Sarah Jane Smith.

Why are creatures made of living flame rampaging through a shopping mall? Who is the mysterious magician Clyde and Sky must overcome? And why does the entire crisis seem to revolve around Rani’s mother Gita?

Sarah Jane’s past has finally caught up with her. It’s judgement day…

CHILDREN OF STEEL - written by Martin Day, read by Danny Anthony

A steam-powered robot causes chaos for Sarah Jane and friends, in this exclusive audio story read by Daniel Anthony.

Sarah Jane is thrilled when she successfully bids for a Victorian brass head in an antiques auction. On taking the metal model home, Mr Smith informs her that it contains a research probe from the future.

Sarah Jane speculates that the probe was used as the ‘brain’ that powered the ‘Difference Golem’, a mechanical servant built by eccentric inventor Sir Joseph Montague. She suggests destroying it, to prevent such advanced technology from falling into the wrong hands, but Rani persuades her that this would be wrong, as the golem could have been sentient. So she, Rani, Sky and Clyde travel to Holcote House, the former residence of Sir Joseph, in search of its body. But they are soon to discover that meddling with artificial intelligence can have dangerous consequences…

Both audio CDs are on sale from 10th November priced £6.10 per copy.

Sneak Peak of Dr Who Christmas Special on Children in Need

2011-10-27T15:35:00.002+01:00

The BBC Press Office have confirmed via a press pack for this year's BBC Children in Need that a sneak peek of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special will be shown on the night of the charity event on Friday 18th November at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. It is unknown if the clip shown will be a trailer or the pre-title sequence of the episode, it will broadcast sometime after 8:00pm on the big night. The Doctor Who Christmas special will broadcast Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC One HD, a time is yet to be confirmed.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 241

2011-10-26T17:51:00.001+01:00

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

"You know what I like? Autumn! All the leaves, the colours… It’s my favourite time of the year!"

"It also helps that I like bonfires, toffee apples and fireworks- all because of a certain Guy Fawkes. Turn over to get the latest info on a whole new online adventure game, with me, old Fawkesy - and you!"

This weeks issue comes with glow in the dark shapes.

Also in this issue…

Watch out for Fireworks
Gantok’s Brain
The Handbots
Best fights
Draw the Minotaur
Trapped in the Pages of History

Making the Pyramid

Plus much more…

Issue 241 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 2nd November priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 13

2011-10-25T17:39:00.000+01:00

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 13...

Top 10 bravest allies
Home box
Smilers V Peg dolls
Doomsday
Where’s the Doctor? - Auton Attack
G is for Ganger

Plus much more

Issue 13 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 8th November priced £2.60 per copy. In other news: The Sarah Jane Adventures has become a nomination from this year's BAFTAs. Click here to vote.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series Five - 2011

2011-10-24T22:59:00.000+01:00

Alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith is back on CBBC with a fifth and final series of the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring the late Elisabeth Sladen.Created by Russell T Davies, the hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off returns for a brand-new, six-part series. As new character Sky is introduced as Sarah Jane's newly adopted daughter, the gang face three new threats on Bannerman Road, including the war between Fleshkind and Metalkind, the curse of Clyde Langer and the mystery of the man who never was...

EPISODES

5.01/02: Sky

5.03/04: The Curse of Clyde Langer

5.05/06: The Man Who Never Was

2011-10-24T22:27:00.000+01:00

This is: The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 5 - Episodes 5 &6

Title: The Man Who Never Was

Mon/Vil: John Harrison & Skullions

Synopsis - Part 1: The alien-busting antics continue in The Sarah Jane Adventures with the first part of a brand new story. Joseph Serf has launched his new SerfBoard, the must-have computer that no one can resist owning. Intrigued, Sarah Jane takes Luke and Sky to investigate what's so compelling about Serf and his business. Clyde and Rani take a SerfBoard to pieces, suspecting alien technology may be the answer...

Synopsis - Part 2: Today's alien-packed series finale is also the last-ever episode of the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures - and one not to be missed. This time, the truth behind Joseph Serf's company is out - alien Light Sculptors, slaves kept beneath his office building. As Luke and Sky try to find a way to free them and get them home safely, Sarah Jane needs Clyde and Rani to come and help her - and get married along the way...

Writer: Gareth Roberts

Director: Joss Agnew

Producer: Brain Minchin

First Broadcast: 17th October 2011 (Part 1) & 18th October 2011 (Part 2)

Ratings: 0.71 Million (Part 1) & 0.60 Million (Part 2)

Duration: 26.08 (Part 1) & 25.55 (Part 2)
Cast: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight

Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony

Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Sky Smith - Sinead Michael
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
John Harrison - James Dreyfus
Joseph Serf - Mark Aiken
Adriana Petrescu - Edyta Budnik
Lionel Carson - Peter Bowles
Skullion Plark - Dan Starkey
Newsreader - Jason Mohammad
Mr Smith Voice - Alexander Armstrong

5.03/04: The Curse of Clyde Langer

2011-10-24T22:26:00.000+01:00

This is: The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 5 - Episodes 3 & 4

Title: The Curse of Clyde Langer

Mon/Vil: Hetocumtek

Synopsis - Part 1: Alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith is back and in today’s episode some very unusual weather hits Bannerman Road. It’s raining fish from the skies, and Sarah Jane’s investigations lead the gang to the Museum of Culture, where the ancient god Hetocumtek may offer answers. But when Clyde acts the fool once too often, family and friends savagely turn against him, and he is thrown out of their lives!

Synopsis - Part 2: The Curse of Clyde Langer continues in the second part of this gripping story from the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures. In today’s episode, Clyde is alone and abandoned on the streets of London, living rough, cold and hungry. One person reaches out to him, but as they become friends, he’s warned about the legendary Night Dragon. In Bannerman Road, Sky knows something’s wrong - why do Sarah Jane and Rani suddenly hate Clyde?

Writer: Phil Ford

Director: Ashley Way

Producer: Brian Minchin

First Broadcast: 10th October 2011 (Part 1) & 11th October 2011 (Part 2)

Ratings: 0.76 Million (Part 1 & 2)

Duration: 25.24 (Part 1) & 26.35 (Part 2)
Cast: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen

Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony

Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Sky Smith - Sinead Michael
Ellie - Lily LovelessHaresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
Carla Langer - Jocelyn Jee Esien
Doctor Madigan - Sara Houghton
Steve Wallace - Elijah Baker
Mystic Mags - Angela Pleasence
Max - Ewart Jones
Security Guard - Anwar Lynch
Mr Smith Voice - Alexander Armstrong

5.01/02: Sky

2011-10-24T22:25:00.000+01:00

This is: The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 5 - Episodes 1 & 2

Title: Sky
Mon/Vil: Metalkind, Miss Myers, Possessed Caleb & Possessed Nuclear Planet Workers

Synopsis - Part 1: In today’s episode, Sarah Jane finds a baby girl on her doorstep and tries to find out who abandoned her. At a nearby nuclear power station, a beautiful woman appears out of thin air and uses alien powers to take control. She’s looking for something - and realises that Sarah Jane may just have it…

Synopsis - Part 2: Today, Sky has undergone an amazing transformation, but in doing so has triggered a countdown that no one can stop. As Sarah Jane and Sky find themselves trapped between the alien war fought by Metalkind and Fleshkind, Clyde and Rani face a race against time to stop the biggest bang in history…
Writer: Phil Ford

Director: Ashley Way

Producer: Brian Minchin

First Broadcast: 3rd October 2011 (Part 1) & 4th October 2011 (Part 2)

Ratings: 0.53 Million (Part 1 & 2)

Duration: 26.17 (Part 1) & 25.40 (Part 2)

Cast: Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith - Tommy Knight

Clyde Langer - Daniel Anthony

Rani Chandra - Anjli Mohindra
Sky Smith - Sinead Michael
Gita Chandra - Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra - Ace Bhatti
Miss Myers - Christine Stephen-Daly
Caleb - Gavin Brocker
Metalkind - Paul Kasey
Professor Rivers - Floella Benjamin
Hugo - Peter-Hugo Daly
Shopkeeper - Cyrul Nri
Baby Sky - Chloe Savage/ Ella Savage/ Amber Donaldson/ Scarlet Donaldson
Mr Smith Voice - Alexander Armstrong
Metalkind Voice - Will McLeod

Torchwood: Miracle Day - DVD/ Blu-Ray Cover & Info

2011-10-23T13:04:00.001+01:00

2entertain have released the covers and synopsisof the boxset for Torchwood: Miracle Day:

One day, nobody dies. All acrossthe world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next,people keep ageing - they get hurt and sick - but they never die. The result: apopulation boom, overnight.

With all the extra people,resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the human race willcease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event - someone’s got to bebehind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates aglobal conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. AsRex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?" he’s drawn into a world ofadventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.

Special Features:

'Magical FX on Miracle Day'Special

Behind the Scenes

Motion Comic

Art Department Tour

Audio Navigation &Description

Torchwood: Miracle Day is on sale from 14thNovember from all good DVD stores priced £30.63 on DVD format and £35.73 on Blu-Rayformat.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 440

2011-10-20T17:39:00.001+01:00

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

Doctor Who Magazine celebrates the life of Elisabeth Sladen in a special 100-page issue, packed with rare and never-before-published photos, dedicated to the actress who played the best-loved companion of them all - Sarah Jane Smith. Among those paying tribute are Doctors Tom Baker, David Tennant and Matt Smith.

Tom describes Lis’ death in April as “a terrible blow,” and remembers being overwhelmed by the public reaction.

“Such an out- pouring of grief, the spon- taneous grief of people, the extra- vagance of people saying how great and wonderful she was, sprang out of that shock that we’ve lost part of a culture generated by a programme that goes back… well, she was with me in 1974, and she only died this year. She was a piece of television, wasn’t she? A piece of people’s lives, their childhoods…”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

REMEMBERING ELISABETH SLADEN
Family, friends and colleagues, including Brian and Sadie Miller, Katy Manning, John Barrowman, Louise Jameson, Sophie Aldred, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Philip Hinchliffe, Terrance Dicks, Christopher Barry, Graeme Harper and many more, share their personal memories of Lis.

THE DOCTOR’S BEST FRIEND
DWM takes an in-depth look at the life and times of Elisabeth Sladen, from her childhood in Liverpool, through to her starring roles in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

THE FINAL INTERVIEW
DWM presents Elisabeth Sladen’s final magazine interview, originally conducted for Radio Times in 2010, and published here exclusively in full for the first time.

INTRODUCING MISS SMITH
It was the series that saw the first appearance of Sarah Jane Smith - and the departure of the Third Doctor. DWM looks at a year of Daleks, Ice Warriors and Sontarans as Countdown to 50 reaches 1973/4’s Series Eleven!

THE LAST ADVENTURES
DWM catches up with Phil Ford, the head writer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and stars Daniel Anthony, Anjli Mohindra and Sinead Michael, about working with Lis and making the final series of the top-rated CBBC spin-off from Doctor Who.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Doctor Who’s showrunner Steven Moffat has some confidential thoughts to share exclusively with DWM readers in the 100th edition of Production Notes!

WORLD’S END!
The Doctor, Amy and Alan Turing are on a mission to stop Chiyoko - and save the human race - in Episode 3 of the latest comic strip, The Child of Time by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.

GAME ON!
The Doctor on Big Brother. Rose on The Weakest Link. And Captain Jack with the makeover from hell! DWM’s Time Team - Emma, Chris, Will and Michael - travels to the year 200,100 and watches the penultimate Ninth Doctor story, Bad Wolf as their mission to watch every episode in order continues!

WOTCHA, SARAH JANE!
The Watcher uncovers a feast of fantastic facts about everyone’s favourite investigative journalist, in Wotcha!

PLUS!
All the latest official news, reviews of TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

Issue 440 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 16th November priced £4.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 240

2011-10-18T20:48:00.001+01:00

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

Get ready to face someHalloween horrors in this week's issue!
"Ha, gotcha! You can come out from behind the sofa now!"

"Yes, it’s all gone a bit spooky and scary this week for Halloween. I love a good ghost, me. And I’ve saved the universe from a few monsters, as you know! Speaking of monsters, this issue is jam-packed with ‘em."

"So be brave and keep reading!"

It's our scariestissue ever this week - are you brave enough to open it? Inside,we've got Silence, Weeping Angels, Ood, the Empty Child, HeadlessMonks, the Beast and even some Vashta Nerada. Plus, you can meet abrand-new monster, created by a Doctor Who Adventures reader, whowil face the Doctor, Amy and Rory in an all-new comic story.

As well as all that, there's a mega monster quiz, someextra-tricky puzzles, all the latest Doctor Who news, plus yourchance to win a cool Junk Tardis Playset, complete with an actionfigure of the Doctor. And there's a brilliant Silent mask andfreaky finger, too - perfect for your Halloween costume!

Also in this issue…

A Christmas Connection
Be Afraid
Super Spooky Word Search
Best Gross Bits
Monstrous Mega Quiz
Tommy Knight - What Next?
The Kchrusivour

Silence Secrets

Plus much more

The star of this week’s comic adventure is the terrifying Kchrusivour, invented from the spooky mind of Sean Worley. His winning entry to our Design A Monster competition has been turned into a fantastic model that everyone can see at the Doctor Who Experience.

Issue 240 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 20th October at all good newsagents until 26th October priced £2.99 per copy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Concludes This Week

2011-10-17T01:00:00.000+01:00

The Sarah Jane Adventures concludes this week with the last two-part story from its fifth and final series, here's the schedule:

TODAY (17th October)

The Man Who Never Was - Part 1 - 5:15pm - CBBC

TOMORROW (18th October)

The Man Who Never Was - Part 2 - 5:15pm - CBBC

Both episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer after their broadcasts.

Enemies of the 3rd Doctor Figure Set - Forbidden Planet Exclusive

2011-10-13T22:52:00.000+01:00

Character Options have revealed yet another classic Doctor Who figure set exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Enemies of the 3rd Doctor Figure Set

From the adventures of the Third Doctor, the Drashig figure stands approximately 220mm high and doubles as a hand puppet for little hands, children can animate the mouth in classic FX fashion! This set also includes the imposing Omega figure which features a removable head and fabric robes, lastly the classic Auton figure has a swappable gun hand and Nestene Sphere accessory.

Contents: Drashig figure, Omega action figure (with Detachable head), Auton action figure with Nestene, Sphere accessory and swappable gun hand.

Omega stands a mighty 6.7" tall!

The figure set is on sale from 14th December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £44.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 239

2011-10-12T18:07:00.000+01:00

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

Steel soldiers -everything you need to know about the Cybermen in this week'sDoctor Who Adventures!

"Hey! I’m over here!"

"Yes, I’ve moved to the other side of the page now - its all very exciting. That’s because I wanted to make some room for a giant picture of a reader’s Favourite moment from one of my adventures. Why not send in yours? If you’re lucky, I might even pick it to go in the magazine!"

It's another packed issue of Doctor Who Adventures this week. Wefind out all about the Cybermen - and their not-so-cute Cybermats!There's a preview of The Sarah Jane Adventures finale, The Man Who Never Was, with exclusive new pics and info. Go behind thescenes to see how they made Dorium's headless scenes. And which wasthe best explosion in Doctor Who this year? The Golden Eye PatchAwards pick the winner.

There's two crazy comic strips, loads of posters, puzzles,competitions and jokes. Plus, news from the new Christmas specialand a free giant 3-D notebook.

Also in this issue…
Biggest and Best Explosions
Will Mrs Tinkle Upgrade?

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Agent 99′s Secret Relieved

Plus much more

Issue 239 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 19th October priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 12

2011-10-10T19:01:00.001+01:00

The cover and info on the next edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

In this issue…
Top 10 Sonic Moments
Nano Recorder
Catkind V Werewolf
The Stolen Earth
Where’s the Doctor? - Judoon on the Moon
F is for the Flood
Plus much more

Issue 12 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from 12th October at all good newsagents until 25th October priced £2.60 per copy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Continues This Week

2011-10-10T01:01:00.000+01:00

The Sarah Jane Adventures continues this week with its fifth and final series, here's the schedule:

TODAY (10th October)

The Curse of Clyde Langer - Part 1 - 5:15pm - CBBC

TOMORROW (11th October)

The Curse of Clyde Langer - Part 2 - 5:15pm - CBBC

Both episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer after their broadcasts. The series concludes next week with its third and final story titled The Man Who Never Was, more details coming soon.

Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia - Cover & Info

2011-10-08T21:12:00.003+01:00

BBC Books have revealed the cover artwork and synopsis on the new Doctor Who Encyclopedia:

River Song still a riddle? Stumped by the stolen planets in the Medusa Cascade? Forgotten what happened in the Timelines That Never Happened? Look no further...

Packed with photos, concept drawings, illustrations and artwork, and including the Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith incarnations of the Doctor, learn every fact and discover every figure from every episode.

Completely revised and updated, this is the ultimate guide to everything and everyone that's ever happened, un-happened and happened again in the worlds and times of the Doctor. The Doctor Who Encyclopedia now covers the Eleventh Doctor's first two seasons, plus every Ninth and Tenth Doctor story, and is packed with photographs and artwork from seven stunning years of adventures - including the charity specials, animated adventures, online Adventure Games, TARDISodes and preludes. This is your complete tour of time and space - from Abaddon and Inspector Abberline to Melody Zucker and the Zygons.

The Doctor Who Encyclopedia is on sale as a hardcover book at all good bookstores as well as an iPad app for paid download via iTunes from 13th October priced £25.00 per copy.

SJA: The Curse of Clyder Langer - Trailer

2011-10-07T21:51:00.001+01:00

A new trailer advertising the next two episodes of the current series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is currently airing between show breaks on various BBC channels, you can watch it below:

The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Curse of Clyde Langer will broadcast on Monday 10th (part 1) and Tuesday 11th (part 2) October at 5:15pm on CBBC.

The Chase Figure Set - Forbidden Planet Exclusive

2011-10-07T18:00:00.001+01:00

Character Options have released in yet another classic Doctor Who figure set exclusive to Forbidden Planet stores:

The Chase Figure Set
From the classic story, The Chase, the Mechonoid figure is approximately 130mm high (160mm with the antenna extended) x 130mm wide. It features a swappable flame arm, flip-out claw arms and wheels. It is faced by the Daleks ready to do battle!

Contents: 1x Mechonoid action figure with swappable flame weapon and 2x Daleks (The Chase) action figures.

The figure set is on sale from 16th December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £39.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 238

2011-10-05T00:08:00.000+01:00

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

"I’m not dead! Well, I don’t know about you but I’m very glad about that. "

"Clever business, that plan with the teselecta wasn’t it? Between you and me, I’m not quite sure I follow it all, and I’m the one who thought it up!"

"And don’t worry too much about missing me - you can read a whole new adventure starring me, Amy and Rory in this very magazine every week!"

This weeks issue comes with a monster battle pack.

Also in this issue…
It's time to face the music
The Hotel Quiz
Fast fact - Auntie and Uncle
The Curse of Clyde langer
Agent 99
Who’s Head
Making the Cybermat
Plus much more

Issue 238 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 12th October priced £2.50 per copy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 5 - Begins Today!

2011-10-03T01:00:00.000+01:00

The Sarah Jane Adventures returns this week for the premiere of it's fifth and final series, here's the schedule:

TODAY (3rd October)

Sky - Part 1 - 5:15pm - CBBC

TOMORROW (4th October)

Sky - Part 2 - 5:15pm - CBBC

Both episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer soon after their broadcasts. The series continues next week with its second story entitled The Curse of Clyde Langer, more details coming soon.

Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot - Latest Info

2011-10-01T21:46:00.000+01:00

The official Doctor Who website have released the latest information on the next Doctor Who Adventures Game:

The Tardis returns to BBC One at Christmas, but you don't have to wait that long for more action with the Doctor, Amy and Rory...

Hear ye! Hear ye! The new Adventure Game is released on October 31st, 2011! It's by far the biggest and most epic Adventure Game to date. The incredible cast includes Ralf Little (The Royle Family), Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia, EastEnders), Dan Starkey (A Good Man Goes to War) and CBBC's Chris Johnson... as well as one of the UK's best-known actresses, whose identity we'll reveal shortly!

Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot is set in 1605. Guy Fawkes and his gang are hell bent on blowing up the Houses of Parliament and the Doctor becomes embroiled in their scheme when it emerges he's not the only alien in town... Old monsters return and new threats must be faced. By you, playing as one of the Tardis time travellers!

Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot will be released onto the official Doctor Who website for free download in UK on 31st October, other countries have to pay a fee to play the game.

Doctor Who - Concludes Tonight

2011-10-01T01:00:00.000+01:00

The sixth series of Doctor Who concludes tonight in the UK, US, Canada and continues in Australia, here's the schedule:

6.12: CLOSING TIME
Australia: 7:30pm - ABC1

6.13: THE WEDDING OF RIVER SONG

UK: 7:05pm - BBC One/ BBC One HD

US: 9:00pm/8C - BBC America

Canada: 8:00pm/5P - Space

CONFIDENTIAL: WHEN TIME FROZE

UK: 8:35pm - BBC Three/ BBC HD

Death is the Only Answer - Mini episode to air sometime through Confidential

Doctor Who returns at Christmas with its 2011 Christmas special, more details coming soon.

Latest News from The Sarah Jane Adventures!

2011-09-30T18:42:00.001+01:00

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS - SYNOPSIS

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for the third and final two-part story from the upcoming fifth and final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS - Part 1

The alien-busting antics continue in The Sarah Jane Adventures with the first part of a brand new story.

Joseph Serf has launched his new SerfBoard, the must-have computer that no one can resist owning. Intrigued, Sarah Jane takes Luke and Sky to investigate what's so compelling about Serf and his business.

Clyde and Rani take a SerfBoard to pieces, suspecting alien technology may be the answer...

THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS - Part 2

Today's alien-packed series finale is also the last-ever episode of the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures - and one not to be missed.

This time, the truth behind Joseph Serf's company is out - alien Light Sculptors, slaves kept beneath his office building.

As Luke and Sky try to find a way to free them and get them home safely, Sarah Jane needs Clyde and Rani to come and help her - and get married along the way...

The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Man Who Never Was will broadcast on Monday 17th October (part 1) and Tuesday 17th October (part 2) at 5:15pm on CBBC.

AUDIO CD COLLECTION - COVER & INFO

BBC Audio have released the box art and synopsis on The Sarah Jane Adventures audio CD collection:

Elisabeth Sladen stars as Sarah Jane in this eight CD box set of the CBBC TV series.

STORIES INCLUDED:
01: The Glittering Storm
02: The Thirteenth Stone
03: The Time Capsule
04: The Ghost House
05: The Shadow People
06: The White Wolf
07: Deadly Download
08: Wraith World
09: Children of Steel
10: Judgement Day

As well as the previously released CDs, the boxset also include two new audio CDs, more info on them coming soon. The Sarah Jane Adventures collection CD boxset is on sale from 3rd November at all good CD stores priced £29.99 per purchase. In other news: The Sarah Jane Adventures website has been updated in preperation for the new series, you can view it here.

Enemies of the 1st Doctor Figure Set - Forbidden Planet Exclusive

2011-09-30T18:03:00.002+01:00

Character Options have revealed yet another classic Doctor Who figure set exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Enemies of the 1st Doctor Figure Set
True classics from the First Doctor's era: A Daleks' Master Plan Dalek figure with the rarely seen flame arm, the chilling Roboman figure and the historic Cyberman figure from their first appearance in The Tenth Planet.

Contents: Dalek with flame arm, Roboman action figure and Tenth Planet Cyberman action figure.

The figure set is on sale from 12th December exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £23.99 per purchase.

New Doctor Who Figures!

2011-09-29T18:44:00.002+01:00

Character Options have released information on the next set of Doctor Who series six figures:

Recreate scenes from Doctor Who with these incredibly detailed fully articulated 5-inch action figures. Characters include the Eleventh Doctor and key villains from the hit TV show. Styles may vary - one supplied. For ages five and over. Figures in the wave include:

Eleventh Doctor (in Beard)

Peg Soldier
Mondasian Cyberman (with Chest Damage & Open Cyberman Head)
Mondasain Cyberman (with Face Damage)
20 Cybermats Set

The figures are on sale from next month at all good toystores priced £9.99 each. Also, Underground Toys have revealed their latest classic Doctor Who figure set exclusive to Forbidden Planet:

Leela & Sontaran Commander Stor

After a secret meeting in space with a group of mysterious aliens, the Fourth Doctor takes Leela to Gallifrey so he can claim the Presidency of the Time Lords. After his induction as Lord President, the Doctor inexplicably commands the force field around Gallifrey to be shut down. His alien coconspirators materialise revealing the Vardans, telepathic invaders that can travel on any wavelength.

The Doctor has been planning a double bluff, working alongside them until he can place a time loop around their home planet. But when he springs his trap the Vardans are banished, only to be immediately replaced by Sontarans! This fearsome clone race were also using the Vardans, but to conquer the Gallifrey. The invasion of the Time Lords has begun, led by Commander Stor. A fierce battle ensues across the Capitol and through the Doctor’s TARDIS. With casualties on both sides, Stor is the only surviving Sontaran left. The Doctor uses knowledge extracted from the Matrix by K-9 to construct a De-Mat gun, a very powerful weapon only to be used as a last resort. The gun is destroyed in an implosion with a Sontaran weapon... killing Stor. As they prepare to leave, Leela announces that she wishes to stay behind, and K-9 elects to remain with her.

The figure set is on sale from 24th November exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £26.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 237

2011-09-29T00:00:00.000+01:00

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

Get a Weeping Angelarmy in Doctor Who Adventures!
"Not got a lot of time, sorry. Have this appointment at Lake Silencio. One of those meetings you just can’t get out of…"

But before I go, there’s plenty of everything in this issue. "An interview with Amy and Rory, the best, most exciting moments from Closing Time, behind the scenes secrets, not to mention puzzles and comics - and a peek at where I’m heading next!

"Bye - for now!"

What better way to celebrate this Saturday's epic Doctor Whoseason six finale than with Doctor Who Adventures, issue 237?

Not only do you get a pack of Doctor Who Monster InvasionExtreme trading cards, we've also thrown in a miniature army ofsixteen Weeping Angels. You can use them to guard all your stuff,just try not to blink!

Inside the mag you'll find all our favorite moments from thehilarious Closing Time, an exclusive chat with Amy and Rory'soff-screen alter egos, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, the behindthe scenes low-down on how the Minotaur from The God Complex wasmade and a stunning, eye-patch-themed The Wedding of River Songposter to go with our sneak preview of the episode.

Meanwhile, the Doctor is on the hunt for a secret agent in ourcomic strip The Star Trail and Nervil is offered a new job inAaagh!

Add to that the chance to win a Buzz Lightyear and Batman toyset and you've got another amazing issue - don't miss it!

Also in this issue…

Return to Bannerman Road
Mega moments
Game Over?
Rory’s an Action Hero
The Wedding of River Song

Making the Minotaur

Plus much more

Issue 237 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 4th October priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who Monster Invasion - Issue 11

2011-09-28T18:40:00.000+01:00

The cover and info on this fornight's edition of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine:

IN ISSUE 11...
Top 10 Eleventh Doctor Foe Moments
Cyberking V The Beast
The Junk Tardis
Where’s the Doctor? - Raxacoricofallapatorius
Partners in Crime
F is for Face of Boe

Plus much more

Issue 11 of Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 11th October priced £2.60 per copy.

Doctor Who Confidential Axed

2011-09-28T18:34:00.000+01:00

As part of the BBC spending cuts, the BBC have today announced they are axing the Doctor Who behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential, read on for further details:

For the past seven years, Doctor Who Confidential has put you at the heart of Doctor Who, providing a unique insight into the stars, the show and the entire production.

This journey reaches a fitting finale on Saturday when Doctor Who Confidential premiers a brand new mini-adventure starring Matt Smith as the Doctor. Viewers have seen the story, Death is the Only Answer, being made, watching the entire process from script to screen. Saturday's episode, entitled When Time Froze, also includes the ultimate feature on River Song, with Alex Kingston providing a brilliant timeline of everyone's favourite time travelling archaeologist.

The Confidential team captured the rebirth of the show back in 2005 and for over half a decade they have given an unsurpassed, access-all-areas insight not just into Doctor Who, but the magic and mechanics of making successful drama. From an episode directed by David Tennant, to the special edition that broke the news that Matt Smith would be the Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who Confidential has always delivered the very best in must-see behind-the-scenes action.

The final edition of Doctor Who Confidential, When Time Froze, will broadcast on Saturday 1st October at 8:35pm on BBC Three.

Latest News from Doctor Who!

2011-09-27T20:13:00.003+01:00

The latest news from the universe of Doctor Who:

NEW DOCTOR WHO THEMED RADIO TIMES COVER

This week's edition of Radio Times magazine features a Doctor Who themed cover, promoting the series six final, which broadcasts this Saturday, read on to find out what this issue contains:

As we bid farewell to another cracking series of Doctor Who, we thought we’d gear up for its sand-blown finale by quizzing the show’s mastermind, Steven Moffat, and stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan on their hidden Who heroes - and we also look back at the Doctor’s five greatest escapes…

The magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents priced £1.05 per copy.

SERIES 6 - DVD/ BLU-RAY BOXSET

2entertain have released the covers and synopsis on the Doctor Who series six boxset:

The Doctor returns, alongside newly weds Amy and Rory, to face monsters and mysteries and adventures all across time and space, in a thrilling new series of Doctor Who.

EPISODES INCLUDED:

6.X: A Christmas Carol

6.01: The Impossible Astronaut

6.02: Day of the Moon

6.03: The Curse of the Black Spot

6.04: The Doctor's Wife

6.05: The Rebel Flesh

6.06: The Almost People

6.07: A Good Man Goes to War

6.08: Let's Kill Hitler

6.09: Night Terrors

6.10: The Girl Who Waited

6.11: The God Complex

6.12: Closing Time

6.13: The Wedding of River Song

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS
Night and the Doctor - 5 additional scenes, exclusive to the boxset
Space and Time - the 2 mini-episodes from Comic Relief night
Commentaries - commentaries from 4 episodes
The Monster Files - 4 files based on enemies from the series
Prequels - all 5 prequels originally released online via the official Doctor Who website
Trailers - teasers and trailers used to promote the series
Doctor Who Confidential - cut-down versions from all 14 episodes
Doctor Who Confidential: A Nights’ Tale - special one-off edition

FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO LIMITED EDITION
Embossed Silent Head Slip Case - exclusive to limited edition
Character Building Eleventh Doctor Figure - Complete with stand and Sonic Screwdriver accessory

3D Art Cards - 4 lenticular 3D cards featuring monsters from the series

The Doctor Who series six boxset is on sale from 21st November at all good DVD stores priced £51.05 per copy on DVD format and £61.27 per copy on Blu-Ray format.

UPDATED 'FLESH' FIGURE WAVE

Character Options have added two new figures to their Doctor Who 'Flesh' figure wave, new figures include:

Mondasian Cyberman (with Cyber Weapon)

Eleventh Doctor (with Sonic Screwdriver & Soft Flesh Head & Hands)

The new figures also each come with a Flesh mask and sachet, they are on sale from next month at all good toystores priced £9.99 each. The rest of the figures in the wave are on sale now, also priced £9.99 each. For more info on the wave, click here to read about it in a previous post.

THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES: SERIES 5 - PRESS PACK

The BBC Press Office have released a new press pack on the fifth and final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith and her gang of young sidekicks are back, as the final ever episodes of the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures are broadcast on CBBC from Monday 3rd October.

The six episodes making up the fifth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures were all filmed before the sad death of much-loved actress Elisabeth Sladen earlier this year.

Lis first appeared as Sarah Jane in Doctor Who in 1973 and remained on the iconic programme for three-and-a-half series alongside the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, and the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker. She returned to the role in 2007 in her own spin-off series on CBBC.

The Sarah Jane Adventures brought Lis to a whole new generation of fans who grew to love her alien-busting adventures.

Created by Russell T Davies, this new series of the hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off features new aliens, surprising arrivals, and the usual mix of thrills, scares and fun. Sarah Jane and her gang are thrown into the middle of a war between two deadly aliens, Fleshkind and Metalkind, Clyde finds himself out on the streets when an alien curse turns his friends against him, and Sarah Jane confronts the mysterious Mr Serf and discovers the secret of his success - he has alien slaves in his basement!

Elisabeth Sladen plays Sarah Jane Smith alongside young stars Tommy Knight as Luke, Daniel Anthony as Clyde and Anjli Mohindra as Rani. This series introduces a brand new member of the gang, Sky, played by Sinead Michael. The series also features Ace Bhatti and Mina Anwar as Rani’s parents, Jocelyn Jee Esien as Clyde’s mum, and guest appearances from Floella Benjamin as Professor Rivers, James Dreyfuss as Harrison, Peter Bowles as Lionel Carson, Christine Stephen-Daly as Miss Myers and Lily Loveless as Ellie.

The Sarah Jane Adventures is executive produced by Russell T Davies and Nikki Wilson and is produced by Brian Minchin. Writers include Phil Ford and Gareth Roberts. Episodes from the new series include:

Sky - Part 1

Sarah Jane finds a baby girl on her doorstep and tries to find out who abandoned her. At a nuclear power station, a beautiful woman appears out of thin air and uses alien powers to take control. She’s looking for something - and realises that Sarah Jane may just have it.

Sky - Part 2
Sky has undergone an amazing transformation, but in doing so has triggered a countdown that no one can stop. As Sarah Jane and Sky find themselves trapped between the alien war fought by Metalkind and Fleshkind, Clyde and Rani face a race against time to stop the biggest bang in history…

The Curse of Clyde Langer - Part 1
It’s raining fish from the skies, and Sarah Jane’s investigations lead the gang to the Museum of Culture, where the ancient god Hetocumtek may offer answers. But when Clyde acts the fool once too often, family and friends savagely turn against him, and he is thrown out of their lives!

The Curse of Clyde Lange - Part 2
Clyde is alone and abandoned on the streets of London, living rough, cold and hungry. One person reaches out to him, but as they become friends, he’s warned about the legendary Night Dragon. In Bannerman Road, Sky knows something’s wrong - why do Sarah Jane and Rani suddenly hate Clyde?

The Man Who Never Was - Part 1
Joseph Serf has launched his new SerfBoard, the must-have computer that no one can resist owning. Intrigued, Sarah Jane takes Luke and Sky to investigate what’s so compelling about Serf and his business. Clyde and Rani meanwhile take a SerfBoard to pieces, suspecting alien technology may be the answer…

The Man Who Never Was - Part 2
The truth behind Joseph Serf’s company is out - alien Light Sculptors, slaves kept beneath his office building. As Luke and Sky try to find a way to free them and get them home safely, Sarah Jane needs Clyde and Rani to come and help her – and get married along the way…

You can read the whole press pack here as well as view some new promo images for the series and the first story Sky here. The Sarah Jane Adventures returns next Monday (3rd October) at 5:15pm on CBBC.

Doctor Who: Bump 'N' Go Cybermat Toy

2011-09-26T21:23:00.000+01:00

Character Options have released info for a new Doctor Who electronic toy:

Bump 'N' Go Cybermat

Recreate scenes from Episode 12 of series six of Doctor Who, Closing Time, with this replica electronic patrolling Cybermat with motorised tail action. Watch as it hunts, patrols and changes direction when it bumps into an object.

Requires 2 x AA batteries. 5+

The Doctor Who Bump 'N' Go Cybermat toy is on sale from 16th October at all good toystores priced £16.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song - Prequel & Trailer

2011-09-24T21:25:00.001+01:00

The BBC have released a fifth and final prequel to the current series of Doctor Who, this one takes place before the forthcoming episode The Wedding of River Song, you can watch it below:

Also, a new trailer advertising the next and final episode from the current series of Doctor Who, The Wedding of River Song, is currently airing on various BBC channels between show breaks, you can watch it below:

Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song will broadcast on Saturday 1st October at 7:10pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Doctor Who - Continues Tonight

2011-09-24T01:00:00.000+01:00

The sixth series of Doctor Who continues tonight in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, here's the schedule:

6.11: THE GOD COMPLEX
Australia: 7:30pm - ABC1

6.12: CLOSING TIME

UK: 7:10pm - BBC One/ BBC One HD

US: 9:00pm/8C - BBC America

Canada: 8:00pm/5P - Space

CONFIDENTIAL: OPEN ALL HOURS

UK: 8:00pm - BBC Three/ BBC HD

Doctor Who concludes next week with the thirteenth and final episode of the series, more details coming soon.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 439

2011-09-22T20:04:00.003+01:00

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

The new Doctor Who Magazine is out today for just £4.50 and features an interview with Alex Kingston in advance of the Series Six finale The Wedding of River Song…

“Towards the end of this episode, we have one of the most exciting sequences we’ve ever done,” Alex reveals. “While this battle is going on, there are scenes between the Doctor, River, Amy and Rory where the final jigsaw pieces are put in place. Um…” She’s choosing her words carefully now. “Let’s put it this way: there’s a big revelation about River, and River gets a big revelation about the Doctor…”

Also in this issue:

BUSINESS UNUSUAL

DWM catches up with Gareth Roberts and finds out about his latest episode, Closing Time, his forthcoming novelisation of Douglas Adams’ Shada, and how to write for the most complex character on TV - the Doctor!

THE GIRL WHO WAITED - AND THE BOY WHO WROTE IT
DWM chats to Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, Amy and Rory Pond, about the heart-breaking episode The Girl Who Waited - and interviews the story’s writer Tom MacRae about his remarkable script, the immersive theatre production Crash of the Elysium and the secrets of creating great drama.

PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW
Steven Moffat, Doctor Who’s showrunner, says fond farewells and recalls initial encounters with two of the most important people on the show in Production Notes.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
What do Buddy Holly, Alan Turning and the dodo have in common? Discover the answer in the second part of the thrilling new comic strip adventure The Child of Time, by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.

PAST AND FUTURE GLORIES
DWM revisits Doctor Who’s tenth season - five fantastic stories, featuring Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor, that celebrated the past and lay seeds for the future - as Countdown to 50 continues.

DELETE! DELETE!
108 episodes of Doctor Who have been wiped from the archives and no longer exist. That’s terrible, right? Or is it? DWM’s Jonny Candon and Toby Hadoke argue the surprising pros and cons in the latest Battle of Wits.

IT’LL BE ALL REICH ON THE NIGHT
River Song herself, Alex Kingston, takes DWM behind the scenes of Let's Kill Hitler and reveals her thoughts on River’s past - and future - in Doctor Who…

YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH!
A creepy clown, Weeping Angels and a marauding Minotaur - yes, it’s possibly the weirdest story this year, The God Complex! DWM chats on set to the cast and crew of this a-maze-ing tale, including stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, writer Toby Whithouse and the Minotaur itself - Spencer Wilding.

THE FINAL ADVENTURES
Phil Ford, head writer on The Sarah Jane Adventures, gives DWM readers an exclusive preview of what to expect in all three stories of the fifth and final series of the popular CBBC spin-off from Doctor Who.

EXCUSE DAVID, HE’S A BIT OF A FAN…
David Walliams, star of The God Complex, talks about his memorable role as the cowardly alien, Gibbis, and confesses his long-term love of all things Doctor Who.

BOOM! BOOM!
Emma, Chris, Michael and Will take a trip to sunny Wales and watch the Ninth Doctor, Rose, Captain Jack and Mickey take on Margaret Slitheen - what on Earth will The Time Team make Boom Town?

PLUS!

All the latest official news, TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

Issue 439 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 19th October priced £4.50 per copy. In other news: This issue of DWM has confirmed that series seven of Doctor Who won't go into production until February 2012 and that the first part of the series will broadcast the following Autumn, with the second in Spring 2013.

The Latest News from The Sarah Jane Adventures!

2011-09-22T19:21:00.000+01:00

The latest news from the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures:

NEW SERIES 5 TRAILER

The BBC have released a new trailer for the upcoming fifth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, you can watch it below:

The Sarah Jane Adventures returns on Monday 3rd October to CBBC, a time is to be confirmed.

THE CURSE OF CLYDE LANGER - SYNOPSIS

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for the second two-part story from the upcoming fifth and final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

THE CURSE OF CLYDE LANGER - Part 1

Alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith is back and in today’s episode some very unusual weather hits Bannerman Road.

It’s raining fish from the skies, and Sarah Jane’s investigations lead the gang to the Museum of Culture, where the ancient god Hetocumtek may offer answers.

But when Clyde acts the fool once too often, family and friends savagely turn against him, and he is thrown out of their lives!

THE CURSE OF CLYDE LANGER - Part 2

The Curse of Clyde Langer continues in the second part of this gripping story from the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures.

In today’s episode, Clyde is alone and abandoned on the streets of London, living rough, cold and hungry. One person reaches out to him, but as they become friends, he’s warned about the legendary Night Dragon.

In Bannerman Road, Sky knows something’s wrong - why do Sarah Jane and Rani suddenly hate Clyde?

The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Curse of Clyde Langer will broadcast on Monday 10th October (part 1) and Tuesday 11th October (part 2) on CBBC, times are to be confirmed.

SERIES 4 DVD/ BLU-RAY BOXSET - COVER & INFO

2entertain have released the cover and synopsis for The Sarah Jane Adventures series four DVD boxset:

Created by former Doctor Who show runner, Russell T Davies, this exciting action-adventure series follows the exploits of school friends Luke, Clyde and Rani, who team up with alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith and her trusty super-computer Mr Smith to examine strange and mysterious events.

The fourth series provides ever more thrills and spills. In two special episodes written by Russell T Davies, Sarah Jane is reunited with another of the Doctor’s former companions, Jo Grant. They’re joined by the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) in an alien-busting adventure featuring brand-new vulture aliens, the mysterious Shansheeth and a trip to an alien planet. The series also features fun with enemies old and new, including the terrors of the Nightmare Man and a dangerous journey back into history.

This time, Sarah Jane is reunited with another of the Doctor’s former companions, Jo Grant, and they’re joined by the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) in an adventure featuring new vulture aliens and a trip to an alien planet.

Extras for this release include a classic Doctor Who story, Pyramids of Mars as a tribute to Elisabeth Sladen who sadly passed away this year. Pyramids of Mars sees Sarah Jane Smith and the Doctor arrive at an old priory in the year 1911 where the owner, Marcus Scarman, has been excavating ancient tombs and soon becomes possessed by the spirit of Sutekh, bringer of 'the gift of death to all mankind'. Will Sutekh the all-powerful be freed from his bonds and destroy the world, or will the Doctor manage to bring about his destruction?

The Sarah Jane Adventures series four boxset is on sale from 31st October at all good DVD stores priced £14.99 per copy on DVD format and £17.99 per copy on Blu-Ray format.

Doctor Who: 2011 Christmas Special - First Info

2011-09-21T20:18:00.000+01:00

The BBC have released the first official information about the cast and story of the Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special:

Information about the Christmas Special is starting to emerge and judging from the details below, it's going to be the best one yet with an incredible cast and intriguing storyline...

We'll be bringing you more on the story as it emerges, but for now, here's that press release in full...

Starring Matt Smith, Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir and Alexander Armstrong.

Cardiff, 21 September 2011: Production has started on the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special in which the Doctor (Matt Smith) finds himself in war-torn England embarking on a magical and mysterious adventure with a young widow and her two children.

A stellar guest cast including Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Arabella Weir (The Fast Show) and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong & Miller), join Matt Smith in the emotional festive special, packed full of Christmas thrills and chills.

Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, commented: "The Doctor at Christmas - nothing is more fun to write. Maybe because it's so his kind of day - everything's bright and shiny, everybody's having a laugh, and nobody minds if you wear a really stupid hat. Of all the Doctors, Matt Smith's is the one that was born for this time of year - so it's the best news possible that he's heading back down the chimney."

The special, set during World War II, sees Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, evacuated to a draughty old house in Dorset, where the caretaker is a mysterious young man in bow tie, and a big blue parcel is waiting for them under the tree. They are about to enter a magical new world and learn that a Time Lord never forgets his debts...

Claire Skinner said: "I am thrilled to be in Doctor Who playing Madge who is a bit of super-mum. It's a magical part."

This marks Matt Smith's second outing as the Doctor at Christmas time and will follow hot on the heels of the successful 2011 series, currently airing on BBC One until October.

The Christmas special was commissioned by Ben Stephenson, controller, BBC Drama and Danny Cohen, controller BBC One. Steven Moffat is lead writer and executive producer with Piers Wenger and Caroline Skinner, also executive producing.

Filming on the Christmas special will continue until mid October 2011.

The Christmas special is due for broadcast on Christmas Day 2011 on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 236

2011-09-20T19:35:00.001+01:00

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

Minotaur madness in Doctor Who Adventures!
"So, a bit lonely here on my own in the Tardis. I miss Amy and Rory, but it’s for their own good.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. "

"What did I see in Room 11 that scared me so much? Well, all right. It was Justin Bieber. Yikes!"

"Luckily there’s some slightly less terrifying villains this week -see the preview this issue. Oh, wait - it’s the Cybermen! They’re pretty scary, too!"

It's a jam-packed issue of Doctor Who Adventures this week - andno, that doesn't mean it's full of jam. That would be sticky andfoolish.

Instead, there's an amazing, free Cyberman mask, a cool Dalekfor you to make and an amazing Silence magic card! We check out allthe best moments from The God Complex, catch up with Craig Owensready for his return in Closing Time and go Minotaur mad withfacts, puzzles and a massive poster!

Plus, there are two daft comic strips, backstage secrets fromThe Girl Who Waited, a chance to test your knowledge of NightTerrors... and if all that wasn't enough, the Doctor himself takestime out to answer your letters.

Frankly, this issue couldn't be better even it is WAS filledwith jam. But it isn't; think of the mess.

This issue comes with a free Cyberman mask and has a longer cover than usual.

Also in this issue…

Make a Dalek
Wed or Dead
Night Terrors Quiz
Mega Moments
Craig Returns
Mythical Monsters
Closing Time
The Mutant Turnip

Ultimate Monster Collection -Vashta Nerada

Plus much more

Issue 236 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from 22nd September at all good newsagents until 28th September priced £2.50 per copy.

Doctor Who - Continues Tonight

2011-09-17T09:42:00.000+01:00

The sixth series of Doctor Who continues tonight in the UK, US and Canada, here's the schedule:

6.11: THE GOD COMPLEX

UK: 7:10pm - BBC One/ BBC One HD

US: 9:00pm/8C - BBC America

Canada: 8:00pm - Space

CONFIDENTIAL: HEARTBREAK HOTEL

UK: 8:00pm - BBC Three/ BBC HD

Doctor Who continues next week with the twelfth episode of the series, more details coming soon.

Latest News from Doctor Who!

2011-09-15T18:57:00.001+01:00

Latest from the universe of Doctor Who!

THE WEDDING OF RIVER SONG - SYNOPSIS

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for the thirteenth and final episode from the current series of Doctor Who:

THE WEDDING OF RIVER SONG - by Steven Moffat

As the Doctor makes his final journey to the shores of Lake Silencio in Utah, he knows only one thing can keep the universe safe - his own death - in the concluding episode of this series of the time-travelling drama. But has he reckoned without the love of a good woman?

Doctor Who fans can also enjoy an extra helping of the Time Lord’s adventures in a special, one-off mini episode written by schoolchildren in Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three tonight.

Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song will broadcast on Saturday 1st October at 6:00pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.

DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES - ISSUE 235

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

Watch out - killerHandbots on the loose in Doctor Who Adventures!
"Oh, goodness, it’s you! I thought it might be… But no, you’re fine, you’re good. "

"Sorry, I’m bit jumpy. It’s been a bit scary these last Few weeks. Deadly dolls, horrid Handbots and next… there’s the hotel. "

"Every nightmare ever, all in one place! So if any grown-ups are scared, you just get them to hold your hand."

That’ll work. See you soon… I hope!"

Doctor Who Adventures is packed the issue with brilliant factsabout the latest episodes this week!

Enjoy the most mega moments from The Girl Who Waited and readall about this Saturday's episode, The God Complex. Plus, find outwhy we're talking about the Doctor's old mate, Craig. There's also some fact files about the scary Peg-Dolls, and we lookat all the times the Doctor's kept people waiting…

There's also some amazing posters, as well as a dramatic comic,a hilarious AAAGH, and some brain-bending puzzles! And yougets a free lockable Silence diary!
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Also in this issue…

Closing Time

Mega Moments

Let's Kill Hitler quiz

Terrifying Toys

The Deadly Mutant

Inside the Teselecta

Space File-Neptune

Plus much more

Issue 235 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 21st September priced £2.20 per copy.

THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES: SKY - SYNOPSIS

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for the first two episodes of the next and final series of The Sarah Jane Adventures:

SKY - Part 1

Alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith is back on CBBC with a fifth and final series of the award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring the late Elisabeth Sladen.

Created by Russell T Davies, the hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off returns for a brand-new, six-part series, featuring three stories, each told over two episodes. The first is the spectacular two-part story, Sky.

In today’s episode, Sarah Jane finds a baby girl on her doorstep and tries to find out who abandoned her. At a nearby nuclear power station, a beautiful woman appears out of thin air and uses alien powers to take control. She’s looking for something - and realises that Sarah Jane may just have it…

SKY - Part 2

Today, Sky has undergone an amazing transformation, but in doing so has triggered a countdown that no one can stop.

As Sarah Jane and Sky find themselves trapped between the alien war fought by Metalkind and Fleshkind, Clyde and Rani face a race against time to stop the biggest bang in history…

Six series 5 episodes (three full stories) were filmed at the same time as series 4 last year, long before Elisabeth Sladen sadly died in April this year

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Sky will broadcast on Monday 3rd October (part 1) and Tuesday 4th October (part 2) on CBBC, times are to be confirmed.