DWM 429 -Christmas Bumper Edition 2010

 
Price: £4.99 On sale Thursday 16th December 2010
Includes bonus art cards!!

The cast of Doctor Who gets the Lego minifig treatment Ulises Farinas has wowed us before with his illustrations of superheroes as Lego minifigs. Now he does the same with the cast of Doctor Who.

Ulises Farinas has wowed us before with his illustrations of superheroes as Lego minifigs. Now he does the same with the cast of Doctor Who. Perhaps this could provide some inspiration for a Doctor Who Lego line? [

DWM Cover 426

On sale Thursday 23rd September 2010 Price: £4.20

Picture taken used from facebook group - Doctor Who Magazne

Doctor Who Series 31 Boxset

2|entertain released details of the lenticular artwork that adorns the cover of The Complete Fifth Series DVD Box-set, due for release on both sides of the Atlantic, around 8th November. 

The box-set, consisting of 6 discs, will contain all the episodes in Matt Smith's first series as the Doctor. Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 13 will have in-vision commentaries and the set will include deleted scenes, video diaries and versions of Doctor Who Confidential. Exclusively filmed scenes giving an insight to what has happened in the TARDIS between episodes are also included in the set.

To promote the release there will be a chance to meet Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at HMV Oxford Street in London. Taking place on Monday 8th November from 1-3pm, the event will only be open to 300 people. Access will be via wristbands which will be available only from HMV London from 9.00am on Monday 8th November onwards. One wristband per customer maximum, in person only, while stocks last and subject to availability.

The box-set, consisting of 6 discs, will contain all the episodes in Matt Smith's first series as the Doctor. Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 13 will have in-vision commentaries and the set will include deleted scenes, video diaries and versions of Doctor Who Confidential. Exclusively filmed scenes giving an insight to what has happened in the TARDIS between episodes are also included in the set.

To promote the release there will be a chance to meet Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at HMV Oxford Street in London. Taking place on Monday 8th November from 1-3pm, the event will only be open to 300 people. Access will be via wristbands which will be available only from HMV London from 9.00am on Monday 8th November onwards. One wristband per customer maximum, in person only, while stocks last and subject to availability.

The box-set, consisting of 6 discs, will contain all the episodes in Matt Smith's first series as the Doctor. Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 13 will have in-vision commentaries and the set will include deleted scenes, video diaries and versions of Doctor Who Confidential. Exclusively filmed scenes giving an insight to what has happened in the TARDIS between episodes are also included in the set.

To promote the release there will be a chance to meet Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at HMV Oxford Street in London. Taking place on Monday 8th November from 1-3pm, the event will only be open to 300 people. Access will be via wristbands which will be available only from HMV London from 9.00am on Monday 8th November onwards. One wristband per customer maximum, in person only, while stocks last and subject to availability.

Source: gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com

Gaming: Doctor Who For Wii & DS

Koch Media has announced two Doctor Who titles for Wii and DS, subtitled Return To Earth and Evacuation Earth. You can read the full story here.

While few details were provided, covers for each release have been revealed showing that Daleks and Cyberman will most certainly feature. And, considering the games involve travelling either to or from Earth, we'd put money on some kind of interaction between the two. Take a look at the covers below.digitspy.co.uk/gaming/

Sarah Jane Adventures Series Four

The fourth series of the CBBC Sarah jane Adventures begins it's run on Monday, 11th October 2010 approx time 16:35. The first episode is entitled - The Nightmare Man.

Fourth Doctor with K9 figures announced

This Doctor masked his brilliant and inventive mind behind a façade of bohemian eccentricity. The longest lived incarnation of the Doctors so far, he was forced to change his body after losing a fight with his old enemy the Master and falling from a radio telescope to the ground beneath him…

   
£19.99 Available from 30th September 2010

 K-9 from ‘WARRIORS’ GATE’
K-9 is a mobile computer in the shape of a dog. He was constructed by Professor Marinus to be a companion for him whilst working at a medical foundation in deep space. K-9 is both a huge database and has defensive capabIlities, being equipped with a retractable laser in his nose which can be set to stun or kill.

He can integrate with virtually any computer system including the TARDIS and has also helped the Doctor escape many a tricky and dangerous situation.

The Doctor rebuilt K-9 several times, upgrading and improving each version. In this exclusive release we present the Fourth Doctor in his famous season 18 burgundy outfit andfeaturing a stunning new head sculpt. He is accompanied by the trusty K-9.

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New Claws Of Axos TwinPack & 3rd Doctor Sonic Screwdriver

This set comprises of both the Master in his iconic suit with his Tissue Compression Eliminator weapon accessory & Axon. £24.99
Third Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver with two sounds and spring loaded sound activation. £19.99 Avilable 10th September 2010 from Forbidden Planet

DWN 425

On sale Thursday 21stst August 2010 Price: £4.20

Torchwood Series Four - Subtitle Revealed!

Torchwood: The New World - Summer 2011

Starz' "Torchwood" reboot will be titled "Torchwood: The New World" and creator Russell T Davies gave some insight into the storyline.

The new story will follow a CIA agent (Rex) and analyst (Ester) who tackle an alien-related global issue. Torchwood, having been destroyed and disbanded, is "like a legend now ... it's like something that's ceased to exist and is now spoken of only in whispers." Soon, Rex and Ester are on the run and are seeking out the help of Captain Jack and Gwen.

"The two teams coming together is a big part of the story -- are they friends or enemies? There's a lot of sparks and excitement."

"We definitely have a really big story to tell," added executive producer Julie Gardner. "It's absolutely rebooted to welcome in a new audience." (Hear that "reboot" haters? She said "reboot." Reboot! Reboot!).

The ten episodes will be very fast paced, telling a self-contained story with the miniseries "Children of Earth" being used as a template.

Being on Starz, the show could potentially take advantage of looser standards for nudity and violence.

"I've always had loose standards and practices," Davies said. "If the story demands intimacy or savagery, we will go there absolutely ... [but] there's nothing better than a great big global thriller that stops for a sex scene -- it's probably hard to make that happen in a thriller."

Source: livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com

Amy's History Hunt

 New interactive game with Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. Help her to find various artefacts.

Two New Fifth Doctor Figures Announced!

Forbidden Planet  Following the events at the Pharos Project which caused his regeneration, the Fifth Doctor escapes with his companions back to the TARDIS. Suffering from post-regeneration trauma, he only narrowly manages to save the ship from destruction as it plunges back through time to Event One, the hydrogen in-rush that preceded the creation of the universe.   Fifth Doctor (Regeneration Burgundy Outfit) The Fifth Doctor in his outfit from 'Castrovalva'. £14.99

Fifth Doctor & The Master: Planet Of Fire

The Fifth Doctor and The Master as seen in 'Planet Of Fire'. £24.99 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doctor Who: TARDIS Playset

Make any adventure with your 5" Doctor Who action figures come to life with this TARDIS playset - a great reproduction of the console room from the new Eleventh Doctor's time machine! £39.99

Whomer Simpson

 



According to The SUN newspaper, American Doctor Who fans are campaiging to get Matt Smith's Doctor on The Simpsons. Full article here.
You can see more of Springfiels Punx Doctor Who/Simpsons creations  here 

'Doctor Who' DVD boxset details revealed

Details of the upcoming Doctor Who fifth series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets have been revealed.

The sets will reportedly include specially-filmed scenes revealing what happened in the Tardis between episodes.

Other features include a video diary recorded throughout filming by lead actor Matt Smith, special 'cut-down' editions of behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential and the 'Monster Diaries' featurettes previously available on the individual DVD releases.

Both versions of the boxset will be released on November 8, priced £69.99 (on DVD) and £79.99 (on Blu-ray).

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Matt Smith is staying put, says Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan, who plays Amy Pond, the assistant to Matt Smith's Doctor Who, has reassuring news for his fans. The actor isn't about to decamp to Los Angeles.

"Matt will be sticking around," she told me at the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup Final at Cowdray Park Polo Club yesterday. "I think those rumours were made up."

Karen, added that she and Smith have started filming the Doctor Who Christmas special, and adds that the atmosphere on the set is "great."

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Christmas Special 2010 - Guests Confirmed

It's been confirmed that the BAFTA-winning Sir Michael Gambon and Welsh star Katherine Jenkins are playing major roles in the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas Special.

The adventure will star Matt Smith as the Doctor, alongside Karen Gillan as Amy and Arthur Darvill as Rory. They'll be joined by, amongst others, Michael Gambon, one of the industry's most respected actors who has starred in TV classics such as The Singing Detective and Longitude as well as Academy Award-winning films including Gosford Park and Sleepy Hollow. Recently he has become popular with a new generation, right across the world as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies.

Katherine Jenkins also stars in the special. She's currently best known as a mezzo-soprano and is one of the world's most successful classical singers. 'I'm over the moon to be involved in the Doctor Who Christmas Special!' Katherine said. 'I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever!'

We'll be bringing you the latest news about the special over the weeks and months ahead.

Penblwydd Hapus!

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY!
JOHN RONALD SIMM

BIO:

Born John Ronald Simm in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He is an actor and musician. His father, Ronald, taught him guitar and by the age of 12, he joined his father on stage at various Working Mens Clubs, singing and evntually playing guitar.

In 1986 and at the age of 16, Simm went to the Blackpool & The Flyde College in Lytham St Annes for three years and starred in Guys & Dolls and West Side Story. However, he soon decided that musical theatre didn't interest him, so he joined an amateur dramatic group and honed his skills in his spare time, playing the title roles in Billy Liar and Amadeus to great local acclaim. He then moved to London and attended the Drama Centre London at the age of 19, where he studied the Stanislavski School of Acting, and graduated in 1992.

Independently of his acting, throughout the 1990s, Simm was a founder member, songwriter and guitarist with the rock band Magic Alex (named after The Beatles self-styled electronics wizard "Magic Alex" Mardas".The group played support on two British tours with Echo & The Bunneymen. Plus, Simm plays guitar on the album Slideling, by his friend Echo & The Bunneymen singer Ian McCulloch. Simm also played lead guitar on a few of McCulloch's solo live shows, including one at Wembley arena as main support to Coldplay. Magic Alex released one album, Dated and Sexist, before splitting in 2005.

TV work includes; 1992 - T.V. debut in Rumpole of the Bailey, bit parts in The Bill, Heartbeat, The Locksmith, two series of BBC comedy Men of the World before playing a murderer in Chiller. 1995 - His breakthrough came in classic Manchester based drama Cracker, where he played troubled teenanger Bill Preece. This also starred future Time Lord Christopher Eccleston. He also made his feature film debut in Boston Kickout beating the late Dennis Hopper to the Best Actor award at the Valencia Film Festival. Two series of The Lakes followed in 1997 & 1999.

In 2005, he took on the role of Sam Tyler in the now cult 'Life On Mars' opposite Phillip Glenister's Gene Hunt, which ran for two series and spawning a sequal 'Ashes To Ashes'.

In 2007, John Simm played the iconic role of The Master in series 29 of Doctor Who opposite David Tennant's Doctor. Christmas 2009, Simm reprised the role in the finale to Tennant's swan song 'The End Of Time' Part One and Part Two Shown on New Years Day 2010.

2007's Utopia

2009/2010 The End Of Time

Full biography

11th Doctor TARDIS Play Set

The new 2010 Tardis Playset is a multi-level tiered replica of the 11th Doctor's TARDIS interior including all new Time Rotor and Tardis Console.

Available for Christmas. Price TBC

RC Dalek Drone

Available to pre-order £44.99 (Save £5). Expected 4th August 2010

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DWM No 424

Available in shops Thursday 22nd July 2010 Priced £4.20

1st Doctor & TARDIS Set

This exclusive set features the First Doctor and TARDIS, as they appeared in ‘An Unearthly Child’.

Doctor figure comes with walking stick and skull accessory.

The TARDIS features opening doors, a spring activated right hand door and takeoff and landing light and sound effects.

£34.99 availble 14th July 2010

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Johnny Depp as The Doctor in Movie??

According to tor.com, Johnny Depp is to portray our much loved Time Lord The Doctor, in a movie version to be released in 2012! The script has supposedly been written by Russsell T Davies.

The rumour of an American movie adaptation of the classic British sci-fi series was originally raised when Russell T. Davies and show producer Julie Gardner announced their departure from the BBC revival of the show for Los Angeles in 2008 in order to develop projects for BBC America. Though both were mum on the idea of adapting Doctor Who for American audiences, it was eventually revealed that Torchwood was undergoing that very process.

This would be so wrong! As much as I am a fan of JD, an American can not and should not be allowed to take away the Britishness of our beloved Doctor! It would be a travesty beyond imagination!! NO! NO! NO! NO! So obviously an internet scam jokey thing!

The Master John Simm Reunites With Life On Mars Philip Glenister

Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren, who are to star in Mad Dogs. Photograph: Rankin/Sky

Philip Glenister, Max Beesley, John Simm and Marc Warren are to star in Mad Dogs, a new Sky1 high definition drama about a group of schoolfriends who get more than they bargained for when they go abroad for a retirement party.

The fortysomethings are invited to a friend's villa in Majorca to celebrate the retirement party for another old school friend, Alvo, who has made his fortune in property. However, the holiday turns into a "labyrinthine nightmare of lies, deception and murder".

Mad Dogs is due to air on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in four, 60-minute episodes in the spring of 2011. Location filming in Majorca begins this week.

The drama has been written by Cris Cole and is being made by the independent producer Left Bank Pictures, the company responsible for Wallander and the Sky1 drama Strike Back, which begins this week. Mad Dogs was commissioned by Elaine Pyke, Sky1's head of drama.

Mad Dogs is being executive-produced by Pyke, Left Bank's founder and chief executive Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie, the company's head of film. Adrian Shergold is directing, with Spencer Campbell producing.

SJA: Guests & Episodes Titles

Episode titles have been revealed for the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The six stories of the fourth series:

Episodes 1&2 'The Nightmare Man' by Joseph Lidster
Episodes 3&4 'The Vault of Secrets' by Phil Ford
Episodes 5&6 'Death of the Doctor' by Russell T Davies
Episodes 7&8 'The Empty Planet' by Gareth Roberts
Episodes 9&10 'Lost in Time' by Rupert Laight
Episodes 11&12 'Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith' by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman

Julian Bleach, who previously played The Ghostmaker in Torchwoods 'Out of the Rain' and Davros in Doctor Who - 'The Stolen Earth/Journey's End', will guest star as the Nightmare Man in the first two-parter. Other names confirmed are Cheryl Campbell, Cyril Nri and Julie Graham are also due to appear.

Doctor Who Christmas Script Goes Missing

The script for the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special has reportedly gone missing.

According to the Daily Star, filming for the special "has been thrown into jeopardy" by the loss.

Executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat is said to be "facing a race against time to create a new draft before filming commences next month".

Moffat also allegedly revealed that the episode would be "a flashback Christmas special."

The final episode of the programme's fifth series aired on June 26. A new series is expected to follow the Christmas special in 2011.

Two past Doctor Who writers Paul Cornell and Tom MacRae may be returning for the show's sixth series.

Morgan Jeffery digitalspy.co.uk

Orbital & Matt Smith At Glastonbury 27.06.10

Underground Toys unveil exclusive SDCC figure set

Underground Toys have unveiled their new Doctor Who figure set, which will be sold exclusively at the 41st San Diego Comic Con.

The set includes the Eleventh Doctor and the orange Scientist Dalek introduced in Victory of the Daleks. According to their website, the item will be available to purchase in their booth, #3949, and BBC America’s booth, #3629, at this year’s convention, which takes place from Thursday July 22nd-Sunday July 25th.

'Doctor Who' Tardis sold for over £10,000

A Doctor Who Tardis has sold for over £10,000 at auction.

The prop, used by Christopher Eccleston, was expected to reach about £8,000 in the Bonham's sale but eventually fetched £10,800.

The Mirror reports that a Tardis model made for an exhibition sold for £900 and a Cyberman helmet from 1967 went for £7,800.

Elsewhere, two Daleks from the 1960s fetched £4,800 each and a model of K-9 eventually sold for £1,200.

By Catriona Wightman, TV Reporter, digitalspy.co.uk

DWM423 - Free Double Sided Poster!

Available at newsagents & other outlets on Thursday 24th June 2010 Priced: £4.20

Inside The Doctor's new home... and there's more room than the Tardis

New acquisition: Doctor who star Matt Smith has purchased this two-bedroom apartment in North London, and like the Tardis, from the outside looks can be deceiving

He famously travels in a blue police box with more space inside than outside.

So when it came to buying a new home it’s no surprise Doctor Who star Matt Smith needed a pad with the right dimensions.

From the outside, his flat looks like a church. But just like the Tardis, appearances can be deceptive. The narrow windows give no clue to the scale inside. The two-bedroom apartment has a 31ft lounge and a triple-height vaulted ceiling.

It is the 27-year-old’s first property purchase since he became the 11th and youngest-ever actor to play the Doctor. The North London flat is being sold by hip-hop star DJ Yoda – real name Duncan Beiny – who accepted an offer above the £775,000 asking price. Estate agents call it a ‘magnificent property’ boasting ‘beautiful stained-glass windows’.

Article by Daniel Boffey

MailOnline

Infrared Battle: Remote Control Daleks

Drone Strategist

Many Years ago, the Daleks sent out thousands of egg-shaped Progenitors containing the genetic coding of the race, so that new Daleks could be created whenever necessary. One of these Progenitors was found in war-torn England during the Second World War and transported to a Dalek ship.

However, because the Daleks that found it had been genetically modified by their creator Davros, using his own DNA, the Progenitor did not acknowledge them as pure Daleks, until the Doctor identified them as such and the Progenitor created a new race of powerful Daleks as a result. Amongst these Daleks were the Red Drones and Blue Strategists.

This fully functional radio controlled Dalek has full 360 degree movement control and a built-in infrared combat system which allows you to use two Daleks to battle against each other. Features also include flashing lights, speech a poseable gun and arm. Infrared battle with two Daleks requires two Daleks of different control frequencies (27 MHz & 40 MHz).

Two to collect; One Dalek supplied.

Requires 6 x AAA batteries.

Pre-Order £17.99 RRP £19.99 Available 20 July 2010.
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Whoniverse Takes Over The Portal Awards

David Tennant has been nominated for Best Actor at this year's Portal Awards. 'The End Of Time', David's last appearance as The Doctor, is up for Best Episode award, with Doctor Who up for Best Television award.

Also nominated are: Karen Gillan, Eve Myles for Best Television Actress, Bernard Cribbins has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor, ALex Kingston is nominated as Best Special Guest against Leonard Nimoy in Fringe. For Best Story award are 'The End Of Time' and Torchwood's 'Children Of Time' are up against American shows Lost, Smallville and Fringe.

Eccleston "wasn't comfortable" on 'Who'

Christopher Eccleston has revealed that he left Doctor Who because he was unhappy with the working environment.

Eccleston joined the show when it was rebooted in 2005 but left after one series.

In an interview with the Radio Times, the actor explained that he "wasn't comfortable" on the programme and added: "I think it's more important to be your own man than be successful, so I left."

He continued: "I was open-minded but I decided after my experience on the first series that I didn't want to do any more. I didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that we, the cast and crew, had to work in. I thought if I stay in this job, I'm going to have to blind myself to certain things that I thought were wrong."

However, Eccleston explained that he is proud of his time on the show and claimed that "the most important thing" is that he was able to play The Doctor.

"I really feel that because it kind of broke the mould and it helped to reinvent it," he said. "I'm very proud of it."

Eccleston will appear as John Lennon in BBC Four drama Lennon Naked later this month. By

Catriona Wightman digitalspy.co.uk

Family Guy Meets Doctor Who

Family Guy's Stewie takes on the role of The Doctor.



Go here for the website:karcreat.com/DoctorStew

The Gangling Gallifreyan - A Timely Debut

The Eleven Doctors Figure Set

The ultimate Doctor Who collectors set!

Features all eleven incarnations of the Doctor presented in an impressive TARDIS display box.

Pre-Order Price
£46.99 RRP £49.99
You Save: £3.00 (6%)

Pre-Order

This item is expected at our warehouse on 08 August 2010.

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Galaxy Four are doing this item for £49.99. They expect to have the item 10th July 2010.

I would rather wait and save the £3!

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP SECURES NEW SERIES OF TORCHWOOD

BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Worldwide and US premium entertainment network, Starz Entertainment, have today announced a three way co-production partnership that will develop a new series of the hit BBC sci-fi drama Torchwood. BBC Worldwide will also distribute the series to broadcasters globally.

The 10-episode instalment will be 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. The series has been commissioned by Controller BBC ONE, Jay Hunt, Controller BBC Drama, Ben Stephenson, and Starz President and CEO, Chris Albrecht.

Full article here