Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 54

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

ISSUE 54 INCLUDES...

The Time Warrior

Lonely Wanderer

Reapers

Major Stike

Wild Thing! Interview with Louise Jameson

Van Gogh

Voc Robot

Issue 54 of the Doctor Who DVD Files is on sale now at all good newsagents until 8th February priced £6.99 per copy.

Torchwood: Department X & Ghost Train - Covers & Info

BBC Audio have released the cover and synopsis on two new exclusive Torchwood audio stories:

DEPARTMENT X - written by James Goss, read by Kai Owen

G.R Owen is the last of Cardiff’s old department stores. Times are hard and the ancient firm has gone into administration. But who are the Administrators? What goes on behind the shutters at night? And why are customers disappearing?

Torchwood are already investigating; G.R Owen is the site of their oldest unsolved cases, and Jack is determined to solve it before the store closes forever - which is why Ianto is working undercover in gentlemen’s fashions and Gwen is in handbags. Are the new managers really aliens? What connection do they have to the mysterious G.R Owen himself? And is Jack the only one looking for the department of Curiosities, last seen in 1905?

GHOST TRAIN - written by James Goss, read by Kai Owen

It’s not easy being Rhys Williams. You’re married to the sexiest woman in Torchwood. She saves the world for a living, you move lorries round in a timely fashion. Suddenly, you’ve got a mystery of your own. Oh, it starts off being about missing fridges.

But it leads to a midnight train pulling into an abandoned platform at Cardiff Station. What is the mysterious cargo that Rhys is unloading from the train? Where’s it going? And what can be behind it? Rhys Williams is going to get to the bottom of it. All by himself, thank you very much. Soon Captain Jack is missing, his wife’s dead, and it’s up to Rhys to try and put everything right. And find those fridges… 

Both audios are on sale from 3rd March at all good CD stores priced £13.25 each.

Doctor Who: Stone Dalek Figure - Single Release

Character Options have announced that the Stone Dalek figure - exclusive to one of the Toys R Us exclusive Doctor Who figure sets - is to be re-released as a single carded figure:

The Daleks were one of the races that created the legends of the Pandorica and lured the Doctor to it and trapping him inside!

When the universe was destroyed, the Daleks were erased from history, although the Daleks at Stonehenge where the Pandorica was situated were reduced to stone and dust, echoes of what might have been, caught in the eye of the time storm. When the Pandorica was moved to a museum in 2010, two stone Daleks were placed there with it and were temporarily reactivated by the restorative energies from the Pandorica when it opened.

Add this detailed 6″ scale Dalek action figure to your collection of Supreme Beings!

The figure is on sale in early February at all good toy stores priced £10.99.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 202

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

Are you still feeling the winter chill?

Well, we’ve got something to warm you up this week -a load of facts about the Sun!

We’ve also got a sneak peek at some of the cool stuff that’s coming up in Doctor Who, and all our usual scares, monsters and secrets.

Also in this issue…

Learn how to draw a Cyberman

Out of control

The Doctor saves the day

Monster watch

Undersea comic action

Find it!

Plus much more...

Issue 202 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 2nd February priced £2.20 per copy.

Doctor Who: April 2011 Novels - Covers & Info

BBC Books have released the covers and synopsis on three new Doctor Who novels:

DEAD OF WINTER - written by James Goss

'The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them.'

In Dr Bloom’s clinic at a remote spot on the Italian coast, at the end of the 18th century, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Maria is a lonely little girl with no one to play with. She writes letters to her mother from the isolated resort where she is staying. She tells of the pale English aristocrats and the mysterious Russian nobles and their attentive servants.

She tells of intrigue and secrets, and she tells of strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. She writes about the enigmatic Mrs Pond who arrives with her husband and her physician, and who will change everything. What she doesn’t tell her mother is the truth that everyone knows and no one says - that the only people who come here do so to die.

HUNTER'S MOON - written by Paul Finch

'There's no end to the horror in this place - it's like Hell, and there are devils round every corner.'

Welcome to Leisure Platform 9 - a place where gamblers and villains rub shoulders with socialites and celebrities. Don’t cheat at the games tables, and be careful who you beat. The prize for winning the wrong game is to take part in another, as Rory is about to discover - and the next game could be the death of him.

When Rory is kidnapped by the brutal crime lord Xorg Krauzzen, the Doctor and Amy must go undercover to infiltrate the deadly contest being played out in the ruins of Gorgoror. But how long before Krauzzen realises the Doctor isn’t a vicious mercenary and discovers what Amy is up to? It’s only a matter of time. And time is the one thing Rory and the other fugitives on Gorgoror don’t have.

They are the hunted in a game that can only end in death, and time for everyone is running out...

THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS - written by Una McCormack

‘The motorway bends around the woods. So did the old road. So did the Roman road. As long as people have lived here, they've gone out of their way to avoid the woods...’

England, today. Between the housing estate and the motorway lies an ancient wood. The motorway bends to avoid it. Last week, teenager Laura Brown went missing. Tonight, Vicky Caine will miss her bus and take a shortcut through the wood. And she will disappear too. England, 1917. Between the village and the main road lies an ancient wood. The old Roman road bends to avoid it. Tonight Emily Bostock and a man called Rory Williams will go to the woods.

Investigating events in the present day and back in 1917, the Doctor and Amy are desperate to find out what’s happened to Rory. He was supposed to look after Emily - and now they’ve both vanished. Something is waiting in the woods. Something that’s been there for thousands of years. Something that is now waking up...

All three novels are on sale from 28th April at all good bookstores priced £6.99 each and per copy. In other news: Neither Matt Smith or Doctor Who didn't win the awards they were nominated for at the National Television Awards earlier this evening.

National Television Awards - Tonight

This year's National Television Awards is to broadcast live tonight from the O2 Arena in London from 7:30pm on ITV1. Doctor Who has been nominated for Best Drama, while Matt Smith and Karen Gillan are up for Best Drama Performance. Also, a short Doctor Who sketch starring Matt Smith and Dermot O'Leary will be shown, where the duo visit the sets of EastEnders and Coronation Street.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 201

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

There’s loads of cool stuff in this issue of Doctor Who Adventures

Get the Doctor’s top tips on how to catch a flying shark and build your own cryo-cylinder (er,ok

it’s a model of one).

Plus, there’s loads of puzzles and prizes and jokes and monsters.

Also in this issue…

The Doctor's choice

Lost in time

Backstage secrets

Shark ride

Rory’s story

The Masters Minions

And much more

Issue 201 of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale now at all good newsagents until 26th January priced £2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment Figure Set

Character Options have revealed their next Forbidden Planet exclusive classic Doctor Who set:

The Sontaran Experiment Figure Set

The Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan arrive on a desolate and apparently deserted Earth to discover that a group of shipwrecked astronauts from a human colony, GalSec, have been lured there by a fake distress call!

In this great gift set we present the classic Sontaran: Field-Major Styre and his iconic Sontaran space ship along with the Fourth Doctor in duffle coat and hat.

Contains the Fourth Doctor in duffle coat and hat action figure with Sonic Screwdriver. Sontaran Field-Major Styre action figure with helmet and gun and Sontaran ship.

The figure set is on sale exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores from 20th February priced £34.99.

Doctor Who: The Gemini Contagion - Cover & Info

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

THE GEMINI CONTAGION - written by Jason Arnopp, read by Meera Syal

The ice-planet Vinsk, in the year 2112. The all-new anti-viral handwash, Gemini, has been laced with Meme-Spawn: a sentient micro-organism which makes the user fluent in every language in the universe. However, manufacturer Zalnex made one crucial mistake. They didn’t test Gemini on humans, who are seized by the violent urge to communicate but speak every language all at once - with a manic, garbled shriek - and pass on the virus by touch.

The Doctor and Amy arrive on an Earth-bound cargo-ship loaded with Gemini, where a human crew are succumbing to the virus which has nasty second and third phases in store. When the Doctor and Amy are separated, they both know that it’s only a matter of time before Amy is infected.

With the ship locked on course, and no way of curing the sufferers, the Doctor is faced with a terrible decision: does he save Amy, or Earth?

Doctor Who: The Gemini Contagion is on sale from 3rd March at all good CD stores priced £9.99 per copy.

New Constructable Doctor Who Toys

Character Options and BBC Worldwide have revealed information on a new constructable Doctor Who toyline:

BBC Worldwide is delighted to announce a major new deal with Character Options' new construction division which will see Doctor Who enter the construction toy market for the first time.

The Character Building range will include 3D micro-figures, brought to life with sculpted facial features whilst play sets will be uniquely tailored to Doctor Who. Fans will be able to build their own Doctor Who world with all their favourite characters including the Doctor and Amy Pond with their famous foes the Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.

Distinctive to the Character Building range will be the use of texture on some of the building blocks, whether it be the sleek and smooth edges of a spaceship, or the rough edges of a rock face. This will be pivotal in recreating each environment, providing a natural look, but still allowing easy construction play. The entire range will be displayed at the Character Options stand at the London Toy Fair with the first products set for release in Spring 2011.

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan have already seen their new figures and commented:

Matt Smith: "It was very surreal and funny coming face to face with a miniature version of myself as the Doctor but I'm glad that the Doctor's trusty Sonic Screwdriver is in his hand, ready to fend off attacks from monsters!"

Karen Gillan: "I absolutely love these miniature toys of the Doctor and Amy Pond despite the strange sensation of seeing myself immortalised in plastic and miniature and buildable...and dissectible. I'm loving Pond's flaming ginger mane and it's funny to think that the Doctor and Amy are small enough to travel around in someone's pocket!"

Richard Hollis, head of UK Licensing at BBC Worldwide said: "We are delighted to build on our existing relationship with Character Options. We've worked successfully with them in the past and the quality and imagination they put into their toys is outstanding. This new venture offers the perfect play pattern for Doctor Who fans and opens up a fascinating and innovative genre. We believe that this is a fantastic new project and we're really excited to see how popular these toys will become."

Jon Diver, Character Group's Joint managing director, commented: "This new project represents a major investment for us and we are delighted to be increasing our Doctor Who portfolio. In doing so we will also be supplying a new option to the child constructor who will now have the choice of a construction toy that has all the excitement and appeal that the licences brings with them."

The first sets from the toyline are on sale from this coming Spring, more details are to be confirmed.

Doctor Who: Bumper Activity Book & Puzzle Ball

Penguin Books have released the cover and synopsis of a new Doctor Who activity book:

Bumper Activity Book

Join the Eleventh Doctor and companion Amy Pond, plus Rory and a whole host of aliens, on an action-packed activity adventure! This massive Doctor Who bumper activity book is bursting with puzzles, games, codes and conundrums - and brilliant stickers, too! Hours of holiday fun for 7-9 year old Doctor Who fans.

The Doctor Who: Bumper Activity Book is on sale from 3rd March priced £5.99.

Doctor Who Puzzle Ball

A new dimension in puzzling - 108 piece enemies of the Doctor puzzle ball featuring Daleks, Weeping Angels, Silurians and more. This highly collectable 108 piece sphere fits together to make a perfect ball. Once completed the ball can be displayed on the stand which is included.

The puzzle ball is on sale from 28th February 2011priced £10.99.

Doctor Who: Series 5 Pandorica Figure Advert

A commercial advertising the Doctor Who Collect & Build Pandorica figure assortment is currently being shown on various advert-showing channels during show breaks. You can watch it below:

The Doctor Who series five Collect & Build Pandorica figures are on sale now priced £9.99 each. More info on them can be found here in a previous post.

New Doctor Who Medals

Royal Mint have revealed that they'll be releasing new themed Doctor Who medals. Read on for further details:

Eleventh Doctor Medal

The new Doctor and the Tardis appear on this gleaming medal. Housed in a presentation card with information on the character, it makes an ideal gift for all ages. They are sure to attract the attention of the Doctor’s thousands of fans as well as medal collectors, and although perfect as an individual gift a complete set would delight any enthusiast. This medal focuses on the Eleventh Doctor.

Price: £5.99

Eleventh Doctor Medal - Silver

The ultimate collectors’ edition which no true Doctor Who fan would want to miss out on, this sterling silver medal is struck to Royal Mint Proof quality, the highest minting standard, and hand-polished to a gleaming finish. With only 5,000 of each silver medal ever to be minted, they are highly collectable and are packaged with a Certificate of Authenticity in a stylish case.

Price: £44.25

Eleventh Doctor Medal - Gold

The ultimate collectors’ edition which no true Doctor Who fan would want to miss out on, this 22 carat gold medal is struck to Royal Mint Proof quality, the highest minting standard, and hand-polished to a gleaming finish. Each collectable medal is packaged in a stylish case and accompanied by a fact-filled Certificate of Authenticity, with only 500 of each gold medal ever to be minted.

Price: £188.00

Regeneration Medals

The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors are united in a fantastic Regeneration set which includes two gold proof medals struck to the highest minting standard, and hand-polished to a gleaming finish. Each Regeneration set is packaged in a stylish case and accompanied by a fact-filled certificate of authenticity, with only 250 sets being made available.

Price: £375.00

You can order the medals from the Royal Mint website here, among other Doctor Who themed medals.

New Doctor Who Magazine Coming to America

Attention American Doctor Who fans, Panini Magazines is proud to present Doctor Who Unlimited; a new Doctor Who magazine exclusive to North America. It will include news coverage, interviews, character and story guides and much more - including a double-sided poster. It will complement Doctor Who Magazine and look at the fictional side of the show. Issue 1, consisting of 44 pages, is on sale from 7th April priced $6.99 per copy in America and $7.99 in Canada per copy.

Amy Pond in Police Uniform Figure added to Pandorica Wave

Character Options have revealed that they have released the Amy Pond in Police Uniform figure - previously exclusive to the Doctor Who Christmas Adventure set - as a single carded figure with a new batch of the Doctor Who series five Pandorica figure wave, including one piece of the Collect & Build Pandorica cube:

Each 5-inch action figure includes a MP3 CD with audio book instalment and one piece of the Pandorica! 

Collect and build your own Pandorica CD cube case! There are three complete classic stories across 6 CDs. One CD supplied with each figure.

Amy Pond includes CD 05 - Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters - Part 1.

The figure is on sale now at all good toy stores priced £9.99.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 200

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

Crack open the party poppers! 

This week, Doctor Who Adventures is 200 issues old - that's nearly a quarter of a Time Lord! To celebrate, we've packed the magazine with 200 out-of-this-world and brainpleasingly brilliant facts!

In this week's thrilling comic, the Doctor, Amy and Rory are deposited on a far-flung desert world, where a giant worm with fangs is wreaking havoc!

Then there's the usual stuff, like the latest Who news and gossip, posters, prizes and puzzles. Plus, this week we've got a jumbo companions crossword - can you name them all?

And don't miss the whopping stack of stickers we're giving away FREE, including a mega exploding Dalek sticker. There are so many, you'll run out of places to put them.

Issue 200 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 19th February priced £2.20 per copy.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 430

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

In a brand new interview for Doctor Who Magazine, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan reveal their secret thoughts about each other - and what’s in store for their characters in their second series…

“There are some great monsters coming up in series two,” says Matt. “Steven Moffat has created the greatest monsters since the Weeping Angels. It might even eclipse the Angels for me…”

“I think it’s the scariest one yet,” agrees Karen, “physically and just what it does. They’ve got one thing about them that feels almost undefeatable…”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

ELECTRIC DREAMS!

DWM talks to the people behind the DVD range - and reveals ALL the Doctor Who DVDs releases coming up in 2011! Will your favourites be among them?

TRAIN OF THOUGHT!

Doctor Who’s head writer, Steven Moffat, takes the train with the Doctor, Amy and Rory, and tells DWM of a fantastic journey accompanied by saucy pictures of Karen Gillan - and a very special copy of the script for Episode 7…

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST!

Toby Haynes, the director of A Christmas Carol, gives DWM an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what was the most Christmassy Doctor Who Christmas special ever, and reveals the thought processes which went into realising the episode.

INITIAL SUCCESS!

With just two years to go before Doctor Who celebrates it's 50th anniversary, DWM looks back at the actors, writers and stories that helped make it the longest-running and best-loved sci-fi show on television! This issue, DWM reflects on the very first series, which began on Saturday 23 November, 1963…

… BY ANY OTHER NAME!

It’s back! The all-new Time Team of Chris, Emma, Michael and Will get comfy on the sofa and experience an episode of Autons, burping bins and p-p-p-pizza, as they pop on a VHS of the Ninth Doctor’s début story, Rose! What will they make of it?

THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT…!

They’re two of the most fondly remembered Doctors - Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor and Tom Baker’s Fourth. But who was the most influential actor to play Doctor Who? Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon argue the toss as they engage in A Battle of Wits!

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA!

A trip to the Opera in nineteenth-century Paris leads the Doctor and Amy into a terrifying adventure! What are the creatures that murder in the night? Find out in Part One of a brand new comic strip, The Screams of Death, written by Jonathan Morris, with art by Dan McDaid.

BORN IN THE USA!

DWM brings together the writer and the star of a brand new audio adventure for 80s companion Peri Brown, as actress Nicola Bryant and writer Nev Fountain interview each other about Peri and the Piscon Paradox!

TIME AFTER TIME!

The Third Doctor, Jo and UNIT battle the Daleks and Ogrons in one of the most memorable stories of the 1970s! Take a trip back through time to 1972 as The Fact of Fiction discovers the secrets behind The Day of the Daleks!

TWEET, TWEET!

DWM examines Twitter, the social networking phenomenon that’s taken over the internet, and recommends 40 people every Doctor Who fan should follow…

WATCH OUT!

The Watcher returns with an irreverent look at the sillier side of Doctor Who in his brand new regular column, Wotcha! It’s the page that crosses the void beyond the mind!

ART CARDS!

Free with this issue of DWM, three collectible art cards featuring exclusive DWM cover images!

PLUS!

All the forthcoming CDs and DVDs previewed; the latest CD, DVD and book releases reviewed; all the latest official news; five fantastic prize-winning competitions; a challenging new Crossword; and much, much more!

Issue 430 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 9th February priced £4.50 per copy.

Torchwood: The New World Renamed Plus New Details

The BBC have released new details on the next series of Torchwood:

TORCHWOOD CAST JOINED BY INDEPENDENCE DAY AND ER STARS
Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, Alexa Havins and Arlene Tur join John Barrowman and Eve Myles for new series as plot and character details exclusively revealed.

Los Angeles, U.S - January 7, 2011 - BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Worldwide and US premium entertainment network, Starz Entertainment, today announced new cast, plot and character details for the new series of hit BBC One hit drama Torchwood. This highly anticipated new series will have the title Torchwood: Miracle Day and will premiere this July.

ER and Lie To Me star Mekhi Phifer will play Rex Matheson, a C.I.A operative who joins forces with Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper to fight a global conspiracy that reaches from Washington to Wales and the slums of Shanghai whilst Bill Pullman, best known for his big screen roles such as While You Were Sleeping and Independence Day will take on the role of Oswald Danes, a convicted child killer who survives his own execution to become the most infamous man on the planet.

Also making their Torchwood debuts are Alexa Havins as Esther Drummond, a deskbound C.I.A employee who dreams of active duty and who suddenly finds herself running alongside Jack, Gwen and Rex; and Arlene Tur as Dr Vera Juarez, a Washington D.C. surgeon, who ends up on the frontline of medical care on Miracle Day advising the government think-tanks on the best course of action for the world’s population.

The plot of Miracle Day is the most explosive Torchwood storyline yet. One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging - they get hurt and sick - but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the Human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event - someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be Human, forever.

John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return in their roles as Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper respectively.

The 10-episode instalment has been written by a team led by Torchwood creator, Russell T Davies, and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions’ SVP Scripted, Julie Gardner, return as executive producers with BBC Worldwide Productions EVP Jane Tranter, and BBC Wales’ Bethan Jones. The series has been commissioned by Controller BBC Drama, Ben Stephenson, and Starz President and CEO, Chris Albrecht.

BBC Worldwide, having previously distributed Torchwood to territories such as Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across Latin America will distribute the new series to broadcasters globally.

While previous series were based on location in Cardiff, Wales, this new instalment will feature locations in Wales, the US and around the world.

The series was originally commissioned and produced in 2006 by BBC Cymru Wales, with the latest high octane series, Torchwood: Children of Earth capturing UK audiences of more than 6 million.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

REX MATHESON (Mekhi Phifer)
He’s the golden boy. The embodiment of the American dream and has been all his life. Harvard education, Rex is destined for success and could make a fortune in Wall Street or Hollywood, but he chose the C.I.A. because he believes in justice and will fight for it. He can talk his way into anything, then charm his way out, fast. This may be just what he needs as he joins forces with Jack and Gwen to fight a global mystery behind “Miracle Day” that has them racing from one crisis to another, dodging assassins, blackmail, corruption and conspiracy, from Washington to Wales and the slums of Shanghai.

CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS (John Barrowman)
Jack looks like a hero. He's handsome, witty and subversive with a killer smile. But there's a reason for that glint in his eye. His dashing style hides a secret. Truth is Jack Harkness is immortal, the only one of his kind. He once ran the Torchwood Institute, a British organization dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre. But Torchwood closed down, and Jack disappeared, to start yet another of his many new lives. When a new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself back at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth.

GWEN COOPER (Eve Myles)
Gwen once lived the ultimate double life - the funny, salty, earthy woman who loves home and family, combined with the tough, ruthless warrior, who loves the thrill of the fight. She was the heart and soul of an organization called Torchwood. She was a defender of the human race. But now she lives in seclusion, with her devoted husband Rhys and baby Anwen, knowing that one day trouble would come calling again. When events surrounding “Miracle Day” push Gwen to the limit, she'll need to call on resources she never knew she had and make the most terrible decisions, on behalf of all mankind.

ESTHER DRUMMOND (Alexa Havins)
Esther is an innocent, in a world of assassins, liars and zealots. She got where she is with the C.I.A through diligence and application. Hard work keeps Esther focused but she still dreams of active duty as a field agent serving her country. The dream is going to happen faster than she thinks and in no time at all, Esther finds herself running alongside Jack, Gwen and Rex, living off the grid, gun in hand, fighting a global conspiracy against enemies ranging from big business to the state. It’s a tough, brutal, hard lifestyle where survival is hard won and life-changing choices have to be made.

OSWALD DANES (Bill Pullman)
Well-educated and a former school teacher, Oswald’s a convicted child killer, both guilty and unrepentant. But when Oswald survives his own execution, he’s given a whole new life. The most infamous man in the world, he becomes the most provocative figure in modern media. He’s a flare, reviled yet mesmerizing, whose very existence embodies how the world changed on “Miracle Day”.

DR VERA JUAREZ (Arlene Tur)
An attending surgeon in Washington D.C., she’s smart, fast talking and hard working, Vera is on the frontline of medical care on “Miracle Day”. As the world crisis grows, Vera's surgical and ER experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks until she has to make a moral choice of enormous consequence. Sexy, confident and passionate, Vera's life is soon inextricably tangled up with Rex's.

Though launching in the United Kingdom (BBC One) and the United States (Starz), BBC Worldwide plan to distribute the new series around the world. Torchwood has previously been seen in countries like Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across Latin America.

Torchwood: Miracle Day will premiere in July.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 199

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

The story of Rory!
He's brave, loyal and clumsy - and married to Amy Pond! This week, Doctor Who Adventures celebrates the life of intrepid Tardis traveller Rory Williams and catches up on his adventures so far. We also go behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol to see how that amazing stunt of the Doctor falling down the chimney was done.

Sarah Jane needs your help to stop a load of monsters invading Bannerman Road in our picture search, and Amy falls through time and space in our amazing comic strip. Plus, we investigate the hideous new monsters coming in the next series, and there's puzzles, prizes and posters galore...As well as all that, there's an amazing FREE heading-spinning Winder toy, plus Doctor Who badges and stickers! We're just too good to you!

Issue 199 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 12th January priced 2.10 per copy.

Doctor Who & Matt Smith Nominated for NTA 2011

The National Television Awards - 2011 is to broadcast later this month - and you can vote for nominated actors, presenters and shows! Doctor Who have been nominated for Best Drama, along with Matt Smith for Best Drama Performance. Click here to vote (among other categories). The ceromony will broadcast live from the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday 26th January, a time is to be confirmed. In other news: BARB have revealed the final ratings for the broadcast of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol from Christmas Day. The episode was watched by 12.11 million viewers with a 41.8% audience share.

Happy New Year from The Ultimate Doctor Who Site!

It´s 2011! A beginning of a new year of life, thrills, laughter and adventure... and a new series of Doctor Who! Series six begins this Spring on BBC One and BBC One HD and will run for seven weeks, before returning in the Autumn for the rest of the series. Also, watch out for Torchwood: The New World and a brand new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures!