Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom Figure Set - FP Exclusive

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

The Seeds of Doom Figure Set

Two alien seed pods are found buried in the Antarctic permafrost. The Fourth Doctor, accompanied by Sarah-Jane Smith, realises that they are from a Krynoid, a form of voracious plant life that infects and transforms all animal life on planets upon which it becomes established.

One of the pods opens and infects a scientist at an Antarctic base but the developing Krynoid is destroyed by a bomb set to cover the tracks of two men, Scorby and Keeler, who have made off with the other pod for their boss, eccentric plant collector Harrison Chase.

The second pod infects Keeler and he also becomes a Krynoid, rapidly growing to giant proportions. UNIT are called in, and they arrange for the Krynoid to be bombed before it can spread its pods across the Earth.

Contents:
1 x Fourth Doctor

1 x Krynoid

1 x Cutlass accessory
1 x Open Seed Pod accessory
1 x Closed Seed Pod accessory

The set is on sale from 2nd April exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores priced £24.99 per purchase.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 253

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

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

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

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

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

Facts, posters, prizes and a great free gift in this week's Doctor Who Adventures!
"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's mag is packed with awesome facts about time and space! The Doctor keeps us aware of what's lurking in the sky, from Atraxi space ships to the number 200 bus.

You can find out what happened when the Tardis scanned the Master, and take our Time Traveller's Quiz to see which era of history you belong in. Plus, try your hand at making a Cybermat and read about the cool pets that have appeared in Doctor Who.

As well as all that, there is an all-new Doctor Who comic strip story, Mrs Tinkle's latest adventures in AAAGH! and some tricky puzzles to try!

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

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.