Back in December we brought you details of the exciting new range of 2-in-1 Doctor Who novels that will be launching next month.
Ahead of its release, Penguin Books have very kindly sent us a copy of the first book in the series, which features the action–packed stories Death Riders by Justin Richards, and Heart of Stone by Trevor Baxendale. You can read our review of the adventures by clicking here - the book comes highly recommended from us!
The actor, who has previously appeared as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in ITV1’s Downton Abbey and as Bernie in 1999 film Notting Hill, tweeted: “No idea what the weather’s like on earth this day in 2011 because I am elsewhere, IN THE ACTUAL TARDIS ACTUALLY”. He later added that he is playing as a Pirate Captain, however remained tight-lipped when pressed for more details.
The official site quotes him as saying: “When I was a boy, the music and Jon Pertwee’s Doctor had me peeking out from behind the sofa. I am thrilled to be appearing in the new series – this new adventure is not for the faint-hearted.”
On sale now are two new and official collectable Doctor Who coin sets from the Royal Mint!
The Doctor Who Collectable Series is made up of 18 medals, which are delivered to you over 18 months, each for £5.99, while, with the Doctor Who Silver Colletable Series, you’ll recieve 18 sterling silver medals over the same period, each costing £44.25. With both collections, you’ll also recieve a presentation box with your sixth medal delivery so you can keep your coins safe.
Forbidden Planet have kindly sent us details of the latest Doctor Who products which you can now pre-order.
First up is an action figure of the Underhenge Stone Dalek seen in Series 5 finale, The Big Bang, which has a pre-order price of £10.99. Elsewhere, there are two classic series t-shirts featuring the designs of the costumes as worn by the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, the latter with celery included! There’s also a TARDIS load of other merchandise making its way to shelves over the coming months.
With the fourth series of Torchwood set to make its way to our screens in July, two brand new audiobooks featuring the team are to be released in the spring!
As we told you back in November last year, Ghost Train and Department X will be available to buy from March 3rd 2011, both at the individual RRP price of £13.25. They will be read by actor Kai Owen, who plays Rhys in the series, and are set pre-Children of Earth, which is good news for Ianto fans, as he’s back in all his glory!
You can read the plot overviews and see the cover artworks for both of the titles below.
Ghost Train by James Goss 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 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…
Department X by James Goss 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? 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 aliens? What connection do they have to the mysterious G.R. Owen? Is Jack the only one looking for the Department of Curiosities, last seen in 1905?
A limited edition Doctor Who t-shirt is currently on sale at Qwertee.com, Europe’s first daily t-shirt store!
They have very kindly set us up with a special promotional code for our visitors, which means you to get £1 off your purchase of the t-shirt! It will only be on sale for a short period of time, so if you want to get your hands on it, be quick! Simply enter “Whovianet” as you checkout to take advantage of the offer. Once it’s gone it’ll be gone forever, so act fast before it’s too late!
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ABC1 controller Brendan Dahill has revealed that the channel is hoping to air Series 6 of Doctor Who as close to its UK debut as possible.
Speaking to TV Tonight, Dahill said: “I can’t tell you the date yet because the BBC haven’t told me what date they’re transmitting yet but we’re going close to UK TX again. Australians are great downloaders and they don’t want to wait until Easter to see a Christmas episode, so if we can get it out straight away we will.”
Of course, this is great news for fans Down Under, as it means that they won’t have to wait months to see the new episodes like in previous years. The 2010 Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, was fast-tracked to the channel on Boxing Day, and following its transmission, it quickly stormed to the very top of the Australian iTunes TV chart.
What are your hopes for Series 6? Break YOUR silence in our ongoing discussion!
Inside the book, which was originally billed to go on sale last October, the popular Sarah Jane Smith actress talks candidly about her remarkable career, with a unique and insightful view into the worlds of both the classic and revived series of Doctor Who, as well as her most recent adventures as the protagonist in her very own spin off for CBBC, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Elisabeth Sladen’s autobiography will be published by Aurum Press Ltd on 25th April.
Last week we brought you news of the new battery powered Ride-in Dalek toys, and now you can see them in action in a brand new advert!
The company behind the toys, Kids@Play, have also released a press release in which the ”inflatable body attached to a high density plastic base” is described in greater detail. “We have always dreamed of developing a Ride-in toy Dalek,” BBC Worldwide have said. ”We are so excited by the project; this will be an industry first for us.”
Before you get too excited, bear in mind that they are designed for children aged 3-6!
This spring will see the releases of three brand new Doctor Who New Series Adventure novels, which we first told you about earlier this month.
Dead of Winter by James Goss, Hunter’s Moon by Paul Finch and The Way Through the Woods by Una McCormack feature the Doctor, Amy and Rory and will be available to buy from April 28th, each with the individual RRP of £6.99. You can read the plot details for each title and check out their covers below. What do you think?
Dead of Winter by James Goss
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 by Paul Finch
Leisure Platform 9 – a place where gamblers and villains rub shoulders with socialites and celebrities. Not a place to cheat at the games table, or to beat the wrong player - as Rory is about to find out. The prize for winning the wrong game is to take part in another. And this game could be the death of him! With Rory kidnapped by the brutal crime lord Xorg Krauzzen, the Doctor and Amy go undercover. But can they infiltrate the deadly contest about to be played out in the ruins of Gorgoror? It’s only a matter of time before Krauzzen realizes the Doctor isn’t a vicious mercenary. It won’t be long before he discovers what Amy is up to.
The Way Through the Woods by Una McCormack 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….
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