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Thursday, 18 September 2008

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 400

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

Doctor Who Magazine reaches its 400th issue in style, with EIGHT extra pages and an exclusive photoshoot with the Doctor himself, David Tennant!

“I bought the first issue, in 1979,” David tells DWM. “I just thought, at last! Why’s this not happened before now? I was delighted. I chose it as my order. I used to be allowed one issue a week. Could DWM run for another 400 issues? “Well, that’s a long time. How many years are we talking?”It’s been 29 years so far...“ Another 400 issues...” he considers.

“You know, I’m tempted to say, ‘If the television series continues,’ but Doctor Who Magazine thrived when the series was nowhere to be seen, to be fair, so I can see no reason why it won’t run and run. But hopefully the series will be there with the magazine, side by side, all the way. That’s how it should be. Yeah, with me on the cover! Forever...”

Also in this very special issue:

•  Executive producer Russell T Davies looks back over the last five years, in his most candid DWM interview ever.
•  An exclusive competition where YOU can win the chance to become a DWM reporter and go on the set of the TV series!
•  Sontarans! The Brigadier! And Creepy Clowns! Discover what dangers lie ahead for the Bannerman Road gang as DWM talks to writer Phil Ford and previews the brand new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
•  DWM celebrates the sheer brilliance of Doctor Who as Gary Gillatt takes an affectionate look at just what makes Doctor Who the best TV show ever.
•  The Watcher casts a nostalgic eye over the last 400 issues as he charts the surprising, amusing and often bizarre history of Doctor Who Magazine.
•  “You were expecting someone else?” The Time Team get a shock as the Sixth Doctor himself, Colin Baker, joins them to watch the end of 1986’s epic adventure, The Trial of a Time Lord!
•  It’s the start of a brand new era for the comic strip as the Doctor discovers a familiar face aboard a prison in space... Part One of Thinktwice is by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty.
•  Plus! Never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes info... and all you favourite features, including Production Notes, You Are Not Alone, Gallifrey Guardian, reviews, previews, competitions... And a FREE, double-sided poster featuring an exclusive image of David Tennant on one side... and every single cover of DWM on the other!

Issue 400 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 15th October priced £3.99 per copy.

Monday, 15 September 2008

Doctor Who Battles in Time - Issues 53 & 54

The covers and info on the next two issues of Doctor Who Battles in Time magazine:

The Shadow Proclamation 
Episode Guide: Silence in the Library 
Card Clash: Davros vs Supreme Dalek 
Comic Strip: The Time Stealer 
Dalek Wars: Daleks vs US Military 
On Sale: 17th September 2008
Cards: Devastator - 1 pack 
Price: £2.50
Supreme Dalek and Dalek Caan
Doctor Deck: Tardis Panorama
Episode Guide: Forest of the Dead
Card Clash: Vespiform vs General Staal
Comic Strip: School of the Dead
Behind the Scenes: Creating the Creator  
On Sale: 1st October 2008
Cards: Devastator - 1 pack
Price: £2.50

Wednesday, 10 September 2008

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 81

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

Essential Doctor Who facts guaranteed! 
It’s useful to know all the facts about scary monsters because you never know when you might run into one. Take the Time Beetle, for example. Together with a mysterious fortune teller, it tried to change the universe by making Donna Noble turn right instead of left…

In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures, there’s a fact file about the mystical lady and horrible beetle - so you’ll know to avoid them both if you ever take a trip to the planet Shan Shen.

There’s also the final part of our competition to win a cool Roboform head - and if you’ve missed one of the tokens, don’t worry as there will be a bonus one in the following issue.

The issue comes with a free set of special pens - one’s got a Cyberman on it and the other has the Tardis - and there’s also a set of Ood stickers.

PLUS:


  • Three posters! The lone Dalek, the Fortune Teller and the Trickster, and the Doctor and his duplicate.
  • Ultimate Companions: K-9 talks us through the Doctor’s many friends.
  • Quiz: Take our quiz to find out which companion you’d be.
  • Tales from the Tardis: Donna discovers a Vespiform!
  • Adventure guide: The Lost Boy from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
  • Comic strip: Part two of By Order of the Bonemenders - something strange is happening to the Doctor.
  • Doctor’s Data: The yucky clone from The Sontaran Stratagem.
  • Time Teasers: Puzzles to strain your brain.
  • Activity: Cut out a picture of Captain Jack and stick him on your face!
  • Woven wordsearch: Win a copy of one of the latest Doctor Who books.
  • Win: Life-size Doctor Who cut outs and a remote-control Dalek Sec watch could be yours.
  • Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get a free Doctor Who Tardis and Doctor Files. 
  • All this and loads more!

Issue 81 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 18th September priced £2.10 per copy.

Tuesday, 9 September 2008

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 2 - Episodes 1-4 Synopsis

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis on episodes 1-4 of the forthcoming series of The Sarah Jane Adventures! You can read them below:

THE LAST SONTARAN, written by Phil Ford, directed by Joss Agnew
Part One
Reports of Strange lights around the Tycho Radio Telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter - and Sarah Jane comes to face with her oldest enemy. Meanwhile Maria wrestles with a huge decision when her dad is offered a new job in America.

Part Two

Sarah Jane and the gang have only 40 minutes to save Earth as Sontaran Commander Kaagh plots to bring the world's orbiting satellites crashing down on on nuclear installations across the world. And Maria's Mum finally gets to the truth from Alan - but will they be in time to save Maria?

THE DAY OF THE CLOWN, written by Phil Ford, directed by Michael Kerrigan
Part One
New girl in Bannerman Road, Rani Chandra, is being haunted by a sinister Clown - does it have anything to do with the local children who have gone missing? When Clyde's friend disappears the trail leads them to a strange circus museum - and the legend to the Pied Piper!

Part Two

Sarah Jane's investigation into Spellman and Odd Bob the Clown takes her to a meteorite at the Pharos Institute. But Spellman's plot to make all of Park Vale's pupils vanish leads Sarah Jane into a confrontation with her own childhood fears in a bid to save Luke.

The Sarah Jane Adventures returns on Monday 29th September at the new time of 4:35pm on BBC One. You can catch the next episode over on CBBC straight after. In other news: Torchwood: Lost Souls airs tomorrow at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4. More to come!

Friday, 5 September 2008

The Sarah Jane Adventures: New Series 2 Trailer


A new trailer advertising the next series of The Sarah Jane Adventures has been released and is currently being showed on CBBC during show breaks and cinema screens, you can watch it above. The Sarah Jane Adventures returns 29th September at 5:00pm on BBC One with the next episode over on CBBC straight after.

Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 80

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

Win a Dalek Voice Changer Helmet!
This week in Doctor Who Adventures we’re off to a dangerous world. You’ll find everything you need to know about the mysterious monster that trapped the Doctor when he visited the planet Midnight. The weird thing is, we never got to find out what the creature looked like - so we’ve got a competition to draw what you think the creature looks like. The winning entry will receive a Dalek voice changer helmet - and have their monster appear in a future issue of Doctor Who Adventures. The issue comes with a free set of monster pens and stickers - featuring a scary Sontaran and deadly Dalek. There’s another set in next week’s issue too.

PLUS:
 
  • The Fourth Doctor: A look at some of this Doctor’s top moments!
  • Four posters! The Midnight gang, the hideous Trickster, Rose and the Ninth Doctor and a brilliant Cyberman poster.
  • Win! Part two of your chance to win a Roboform head.
  • Ultimate Ood: The last part of our guide to the Ood.
  • Who knows: Your questions answered.
  • Tales from the Tardis: A shock for Yvonne Hartman and Jackie Tyler in Doomsday!
  • Adventure guide: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
  • Comic strip: Part one of a new adventure for the Doctor and Donna - By Order of the Bonemenders.
  • Doctor’s Data: Tim Latimer the psychic schoolboy!
  • Time Teasers: Fun puzzles for you to work out!
  • Activity: Make a Dalek Caan Mutant.
  • Woven wordsearch: Solve the clues and win a Doctor Who audio book.
  • Win: Monster artwork and Doctor Who storybooks up for grabs!
  • Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get a free Doctor Who Tardis and Doctor Files.
  • All this and loads more!

    Issue 80 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 8th September priced £2.10 per copy.

    Tuesday, 2 September 2008

    The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 2 News

    The first promo images advertising series two of The Sarah Jane Adventures have been released and can be viewed above, more are to come. 

    The BBC have also confirmed that the series starts broadcasting from Monday 29th September at 5:00pm on BBC One with The Last Sontaran: Part 1. Part 2 can be caught over on CBBC straight after.

    Also, in preperation for the forthcoming series, The Sarah Jane Adventures website has been updated with edited pages, videos and new downloads, as well as a data profile on new character Rani Chrandra. Check it out here.