Tee Offer!

Our chums over at TeeFury have got another great Doctor Who t~shirt for sale - for 24 hours only! In fact, there's two head-to-head against one another. Titled Forget Me Not and The Doctor's Doctor, the tees are available worldwide for $11 - visit the site HERE.

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Doctor Who play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Featured here is the new poster for a Doctor Who-based play heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival next month (click on it for a bigger version).

Titled Who Are You Supposed To Be?, it's a classic tale of a boy in a TARDIS t-shirt standing in front of a girl dressed as the Fifth Doctor, asking her to love him... and a girl demanding to know why she can’t be the Doctor or Han Solo or Captain Reynolds. They’d be star-crossed lovers (Wars and Trek, obviously) but they have so much in common - surely they can find the time and space to fall in love? This is a story about wanting to feel safe, to be appreciated and how far we’ll go to find people like us.

Buy Tickets HERE.

Who Are You Supposed To Be? stars Blogtor Who himself, Cameron K McEwan, in a play that examines gender roles in both science-fiction and fandom and even asks: Why can't The Doctor be a woman...? The show isn’t just about a woman playing the Doctor, though. It is, at its core, a love story where the characters initially bond over pop culture references. As well as love, the show also tackles the issue of anxiety – and how we cope outside our comfort zones. Check out the video pitch from the writer, director and stars below, if you'd like to help this project then you can donate HERE.

Binka Boo Productions presents...

Who Are You Supposed To Be?

by Keith Gow

Starring Jennifer Lusk and Cameron K. McEwan

Directed by Emrys Matthews

C Venues – C Aquila, August 14 to 26, 15:40

Buy Tickets HERE

Support the show by donating HERE

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Blue Peter at the Doctor Who Prom

Included in the player above is clip from today's edition of CBBC show Blue Peter which featured one of their presenters at last weekend's Doctor Who Prom. Barney Harwood plays trombone on the Doctor Who theme tune at the concert which took place in the Royal Albert Hall. Also featured in the clip are Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Carole Ann Ford and conductor Ben Foster along with some Ood, Judoon, Silurians, Daleks and Skaldak!

Read Blogtor's review of the Doctor Who Prom HERE

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Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control

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Firebox today launches the latest essential accessory for Doctor Who fans; the Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control. Launched in conjunction with the Wand Company (visit their website HERE) and BBC Worldwide, it may not sink ships or triangulate the source of ghoulish ghosts, but it is a fully functioning replica and a must-have for aspiring Time Lords everywhere.

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Painstakingly 3D scanned from the original screen-used prop, actually loaned by David Tennant himself, the Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Remote Control is a faithful clone. Featuring genuine extending action, made using the highest-grade materials and sizing up as a complete 1:1 replica, it looks, feels and works just like the real thing. This advanced, gesture-based universal remote control can be quickly and easily programmed utilising infrared technology to control almost all home entertainment equipment. From iPod docks, TVs and DVD & Bluray players this will gain complete control with a simple flick, twist or tap of the device.

BUY IT HERE!

 

The FX mode plays authentic special effect sounds from the BBC archives of Doctor Who and the bright illuminating tip will light the way no matter which corner of the universe you find yourself in. A die cast metal stand is also included, complete with Gallifreyan text inscription which doubles as a magnet making it the perfect, upright display platform. It also comes in an exquisite protective case to ensure its safe-passage through time and space.

Ben Redhead, buyer at Firebox.com said, “This is a quality, stunning piece of kit and the attention to detail means this is the real deal. The sonic screwdriver is the most iconic and versatile tool this side of Jalian 17, so Doctor Who fans of all ages are in for an absolute treat.”

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Chris Barnardo, Co-founder of The Wand Company says, "Following the incredible success of the Eleventh incarnation and as a result of quite sensational demand, we decided to create the Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Remote Control. We’ve crammed this full of tech, to create a fully-functioning, authentic-looking gesture-based universal remote that we hope fans will adore.

BUY IT HERE!

The Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Remote Control is available to pre-order from Firebox for £69.95. Visit The Wand Company website for more details HERE.

Read the review of the Eleventh Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver Remote Control HERE

ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE WAND COMPANY

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SOUNDTRACK REVIEW: Ghost Light

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GHOST LIGHT

by Mark Ayres

Details HERE
CD/Download out Aug 26

Review by Jack Bowman

This re-release, all remastered and brought beautifully into the 21st Century, is Mark Ayres' soundtrack from the very last classic Doctor Who production made solely by the BBC in 1989.

Season twenty-six was a moment where the show, having struggled for many years since the infamous hiatus (just a few years previous), finally began to find a new-found confidence under Andrew Cartmel and nowhere was this more apparent than in the contribution of Mark Ayres, as the composer of Ghost Light and The Curse Of Fenric.

Trying, with limited resources to bring a more cinematic, orchestral feel to the series, Ghost Light represents an ambition that feels more familiarly-aligned with "new" Who. Deliberately evoking the best of haunted house scores, Ayres creates a genuinely creepy atmosphere for what is a rather surreal serial, which still manages to incorporate the composer's own signature motifs.

This package represents for newer fans the first time in twenty years the chance to own this score – which is rather more definitive than the original Silva Screen release in 1993. For those who may already own that CD edition, the draw here is a collection of alternative and unreleased editions included, along with several previously unheard tracks. The alternative compositions are good fun listen to and, naturally, to also play the game of 'seeing which version you prefer'.

Sadly, the only absent element on this release is while both the opening and closing Keff McCulloch arrangements of the Doctor Who theme are included, the full-length edition composed in 1987 is not added here; indeed, it has still yet to have an official release on any soundtrack. This is a slight personal nit-pick only brought about by the rather definitive nature of this soundtrack, and should in no way take away from the value of this set, which celebrates the splendid work of Mark Ayres.

BLOGTOR RATING 8/10 

Thanks to Silva Screen

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Doctor Who S1-7 bluray boxset [UPDATE]

Amazon.com are currently listing the Doctor Who: Series 1-7 Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset - a boxset including the first seven series since the 2005 restart all on bluray and a Universal Remote Control Sonic Screwdriver! Available for pre-order in North America. Check out the details below for the North American release:

For the first time ever, BBC Home Entertainment is collecting the complete new Doctor Who together on Blu-ray plus an amazing assortment of additional items including the totally unique Doctor Who Universal Remote Control Sonic Screwdriver and more!

The collection includes Series 1-4, featuring Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston and Tenth Doctor David Tennant, making their Blu-ray debut in newly remastered versions at full 1080p resolution, plus Series 5-7 featuring Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, also on 1080p high definition Blu-ray. Catch up with the complete new Doctor Who in high definition just in time for the historic 50th Anniversary Special this fall.

ETA: There will be a version of this set released in the UK. It won't be quite the same, and it will have different artwork, but there will be a Doctor Who S1-7 bluray boxset released in the UK. More details as and when they come.

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Doctor Who at Heathrow promo pics!

The BBC have released promotional pictures of yesterday's Doctor Who activities at Heathrow Terminal - click on the images for bigger versions. Featured are the TARDIS, a Dalek, the London Philharmonic Orchestra (with Blogtor in the background taking a pic!) and Dark Horizons author, Jenny Colgan. Read a report from the event HERE.

Doctor Who Extravaganza at Heathrow Terminal 5! 

Check out loads more pics from the day on the Blogtor Who Facebook page!

Thanks to BBC Pictures

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