The Aztecs - DVD details

BBC Worldwide have announced details of the upcoming Special Edition DVD release of The Aztecs. It hits the streets in the UK on March 11 with an RRP of £20.42 and also includes Galaxy 4 - a shortened reconstruction of the missing story, using off-screen stills, audio recordings and animation plus the recently recovered complete episode three to tell the story. Click on the cover for a bigger version.Disc 1    •    4...

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50th tee designs

Dark Bunny Tees have announced the launch of the first two designs in their officially licensed, 50th Anniversary Eleven Doctor range, which will be available exclusively through the website from today. Visit the website HERE.Dark Bunny Tees will be celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who by releasing two designs a month; one inspired by each of the Eleven Doctors and the other inspired by a classic & iconic monster. These strictly limited edition...

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An Adventure in Space & Time cast details

The BBC have announced some cast details for the drama celebrating the genesis of Doctor Who from writer Mark Gatiss, An Adventure In Space & Time. Actor David Bradley (Dinosaurs On A Spaceship) has been announced as The First Doctor William Hartnell whilst Sydney Newman will be portrayed by Brian Cox (The End of Time), Verity Lambert by Jessica Raine (Phantom of the Hex) and An Unearthly Child director Waris Hussein will be played by Sacha Dhawan...

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Tee Offer

Our chums over at TeeFury have got another great Doctor Who t~shirt for sale - for 24 hours only! Titled Hello Sweetie, the design is available worldwide for $10 - visit the site HERE.PLEASE NOTE: This tee is no longer available...

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Christopher Eccleston in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston is to star in an upcoming radio production of the classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The series, based on the George Orwell book of the same name, stars Eccleston as the main protagonist Winston Smith alongside Tim Pigott-Smith (The Claws of Axos and The Masque of Mandragora) and Pippa Nixon; click on the images included here for bigger versio...

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Tomb of the Cybermen BFI screening

As announced previously, the BFI are screening the classic Doctor Who story The Tomb of the Cybermen on Feb 9. The guests for the event which includes a Q&A include: Anneke Wills (Polly), Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), Shirley Cooklin (plays Kaftan in Tomb of the Cybermen), Bernard Holley (Peter Haydon in Tomb), Michael Kilgarriff (Cyber Controller in Tomb), director Michael Ferguson (The War Machines, The Seeds of Death, The Ambassadors...

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The Blogtor Who Top 50 - No. 44

Here it is! Blogtor's personal countdown of his 50 favourite Doctor Who television stories, one a week till the big day in November 2013. Now, just to point out, this choice is purely my own. So don't expect reasoned debate or objectivity. Or even the need to please every fan out there. This is my list, and I stand by it. I will also add that I've seen every Doctor Who story released (at least twice), so I feel like I know what I'm talking about....

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Destiny of the Doctor - Shadow of Death

AudioGo have announced the details of the second in the Destiny of the Doctor audio series, check out the details of The Second Doctor adventure, Shadow of Death, below. It's available from February on download and CD (click on the cover for a bigger version).Following an emergency landing, the TARDIS arrives on a remote world orbiting a peculiar star – a pulsar which exerts an enormous gravitational force, strong enough to warp time.On further...

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50th Anniversary site launched

Earlier today the BBC rolled out the new Doctor Who 50th Anniversary website - check it out HERE. It features guides to each Doctor, the companions, the monsters, clips from episodes, games, news and much, much more! Visit the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary s...

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Caves of Androzani soundtrack announced

Silva Screen have announced their FIFTY YEARS OF DOCTOR WHO commemorative website containing a wealth of new Doctor Who releases old and new.There will be all sorts of goodies on offer, kicking off with music from The Caves of Androzani, the episode  showing the regeneration of The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) into The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker).  It was broadcast in March 1984 and in 2009 the episode was voted the best in the history...

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New Zealand Mint Launch Commemorative 50th Anniversary Coins

In an exciting collaboration through time and relative dimension in space, BBC Worldwide Australasia and New Zealand Mint are offering a legal tender coin, and a series of collectible coins as a celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary.To celebrate the 50th Anniversary, New Zealand Mint will launch a one-ounce silver .999 coin which features an engraved picture of the TARDIS, as well as a unique 50th Anniversary logo. The coin comes packaged...

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Doctor Who Screenings In Chicago

The Ultimate-TV, BBC Home Entertainment, and Columbia College are bringing Doctor Who screenings to Chicago beginning Saturday, January 26th. The screenings will be held at Columbia College Chicago from 1pm – 4pm on the last Saturday of each month and are FREE. Tickets are available HERE.To kick off the 50th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who, there’ll be a special screening of An Unearthly Child and it will be immediately...

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The Ark In Space: Special Edition DVD

BBC Worldwide have issued details about next month's "Special Edition" DVD version of The Ark In Space. The two-disc set hits the streets in the UK on Feb 18, with an RRP of £20.42. You can click on the cover for a bigger version and check out the special features below   •    Commentary with Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and producer Philip Hinchcliffe.     •    A New Frontier: Making The Ark...

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Character Options reveal 2013 line-up

Yesterday, Blogtor was invited along to the Toy Fair in London to chat with Character Options - the company that produces so many great Doctor Who figures and toys. I got to have a look at the some of the great items coming in 2013 which include Doctor Who Series 7 Part 2 products and a celebration of the 50th Anniversary.For Series 7 Part 2, Character Options will be releasing a new  3¾ inch figure range, including The Doctor, Clara, a Cyberman,...

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Doctor Who returns on March 30

The BBC have announced that Doctor Who Series 7 Part 2 will start airing from Saturday March 30 on BBC One. Both BBC America and Canada's SPACE Channel have announced that they will be airing episodes on the same day.You can read all about the Series 7 Part 2 stories HE...

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Matt & Jenna promo pic

Included here is a promotional picture of Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) and Jenna-Louise Coleman (Clara) - click on it for a bigger version. Matt is about to direct his first film for Sky Arts later this week, details HE...

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The Mind of Evil at the BFI

As announced yesterday on the Blogtor Who Twitter account, the BFI are to screen the Doctor Who story, The Mind of Evil on Sunday 10th March at 2pm.The event will feature a first look at the newly colourised version and an on-stage event looking at the Pertwee period and colour recovery process.Please Note: The event was originally programmed for Sat 2 March. The current BFI brochure features the original date but fans should be aware of the date...

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Karen Gillan to attend Convention in June

Starfury Events have announced that actress Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) is to attend their event, Return to the 11th Hour, later this year. The convention takes place from 28 to 30 June at the Hilton Metropole Hotel Birmingham, with Gillan appearing on the final day.More guests are to be announced and you can find more details and buy tickets on the website HERE. Other guests include: Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia Pond), Anamaria Marinca  (Darla in...

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Who Actors In New Web Series

Two familiar faces from the world of Doctor Who are soon to be seen in a new web series, which begins shooting later this week. Titled 3some, it stars: Annette Badland (pictured left) who starred in Aliens of London, World War Three and Boom Town; and Simon Fisher-Becker (pictured below) who starred in The Pandorica Opens, A Good Man Goes to War and The Wedding of River Song.The series also stars Edmund Dehn, familiar to many as numerous characters...

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The Blogtor Who Top 50 - No. 45

Here it is! Blogtor's personal countdown of his 50 favourite Doctor Who television stories, one a week till the big day in November 2013. Now, just to point out, this choice is purely my own. So don't expect reasoned debate or objectivity. Or even the need to please every fan out there. This is my list, and I stand by it. I will also add that I've seen every Doctor Who story released (at least twice), so I feel like I know what I'm talking about....

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News Round~Up!

News in the world of Doctor Who continues despite no new Who till April! Here's a round~up of the latest in case you missed any juicy tidbits. Read the last one HERE.SERIES 7 PART 2New Episode Title Revealed50TH ANNIVERSARYBBC America starts new series, The Doctors RevisitedSky News report from BFI screeningThe Blogtor Who Top 50 - No. 46Glasgow Film Festival celebrates Doctor WhoMERCHANDISEDoctor Who ValenTime CardsDoctor Who Magazine 456The Reign...

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Doctor Who Night

Totally Serialized, England’s only TV series festival, is underway and this Saturday sees a very special event - a Doctor Who Night! The evening starts at 7pm on Jan 19 during which three of the scariest episodes post-2005 will be screened: The God Complex, followed by a Q&A with Toby Whithouse, Blink and Midnight. There will also be guests, drinks, costumes, music and a Doctor Who quiz hosted and written by Blogtor! Buy tickets HERE.Please Note:...

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Glasgow Film Festival celebrates Who

The Glasgow Film Festival have announced events next month to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who. On Sunday Feb 17, 50 Years of Doctor Who sees writer Tom MacRae (The Girl Who Waited, Rise of the Cybermen) celebrate the show and also includes a screening of an episode. The following weekend (23 and 24) sees the screening of Dr Who & the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (at various times).Visit the GFF website HE...

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Paul McGann in Moving On

The BBC have released  a promotional picture of actor Paul McGann (The Eighth Doctor) in the daytime series, Moving On - click on the image for a bigger version. The episode will be broadcast on January 31 on BBC One.As previously announced, McGann stars in this Sunday's episode of Ripper Stre...

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Matt Smith directorial debut

Broadcaster Sky have announced that Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) is to make his directorial debut for the Sky Arts series, Playhouse Presents. His film is called Cargese and begins filming next week with an air date of April ...

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11 Heart~Melting Doctor Who Moments

Uh-oh, get the hankies ready Blog~a~trons for Blogtor has collected up his favourite moments in Doctor Who that melted the cold hard circuitry of his unloved titanium computer core. So here are eleven times in Whostory that got old Blogtor teary the most. Set eyes to blub...11. "Did I also mention it also travels in time?" Rose, 2005We were only forty-odd minutes in to the new series and I started welling-up. And what caused this outburst? A flippin'...

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