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Sophie Aldred’s said that it would be “very nice” if she were asked to return to Doctor Who for its 50th anniversary next year, confirming she would do it “like a shot”.
The actress, who played Ace in the series back in the 1980s, told the Independent that she’d love the chance to reprise her role as part of the big celebrations. “Doctor Who is one of those things that just stays with you, and I’m very happy with that,” she said. “I would love to do it again on TV, but she’d be played by this strange woman with two children!”
When asked to name her favourite revived series companion, she revealed: “Billie Piper played Rose brilliantly. I think Karen Gillan’s a really strong companion for the Doctor.”
Steven Moffat has said the plans for the landmark year are “extensive” and “amazing”.
Star Cutouts have launched their range of Classic Series cut-outs, starting with one of the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker!
A cut-out of the Fifth Doctor Peter Davison is also on its way soon, with more Classic characters to go on sale to coincide with the 50th anniversary next year.
Looking to get your hands on the latest Doctor Who toys and treats? Keep reading for our new merchandise update!
Money money money must be funny in a Time Lord’s world, so it’s a good job that this TARDIS money box will soon be materialising so you can keep an eye on all your pennies! If you ever care for some tea, this new tea pot is also on its way, although it’s not bigger on the inside! Once you’ve got your cuppa, you may want to enjoy it in one of these mugs, featuring an exploding TARDIS or ‘Don’t Blink’ message.
The brand new issue of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates the recent discovery of the missing Classic Series stories!
Back in December, two episodes, starring William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton as the First/Second Doctors, were found after they were thought to have been lost forever.
Inside the issue, it is revealed how the Daleks exterminated part of Doctor Who’s history, as the magazine goes on the trail of the lost adventures.
The cover also teases some Series 7 news, as filming for it is set to begin this month!
Doctor Who Magazine #444 will be on sale tomorrow from Thursday 9th February 2012.
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Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred have been talking about the possibility of returning to Doctor Who as part of its 50th anniversary next year.
In an interview with Shadowlocked, the Seventh Doctor actor revealed: “I keep meeting fans all over the world, and all they want for the 50th anniversary is for all the Doctors to come together. Someone suggested that they should get all the old Doctor Who actors to play other characters, and I think that would be huge fun.”
Meanwhile, Aldred – who appeared alongside him as his companion, Ace – admitted that she’s “waiting for a call”. “I’d drop everything,” she said. “She’d soon be back to bashing up Daleks with a baseball bat! Although, I did find out that Russell T Davies had planned for Ace to be in The Sarah Jane Adventures. But yes, I would love to. You never know.”
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine will go on sale next week, and this month we have got not one but two covers to choose from!
In the magazine, writer Robert Banks Stewart looks back on his Classic Series serials Terror of the Zygons (1975) and The Seeds of Doom (1976), and you can pick the cover of your favourite! Which will you be grabbing?
DWM #443 is released on 12th January, priced £4.50.
It’s been announced that two missing Doctor Who episodes from the Classic Series have been recovered!
The third episode of Galaxy 4, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, and Episode 2 of The Underwater Menace, with Second Doctor Patrick Troughton, were considered to be lost forever. Terry Burnett, a former TV engineer, however, had purchased them from a a school fete in the 1980s, and was, until recently, unaware that all the footage on the tapes was in fact missing from the BBC archive.
The episodes were screened at the BFI in London over the weekend, where Mark Gatiss noted: “Christmas has come early for Doctor Who fans everywhere. It’s wonderful when a missing episode turns up, but it’s been years since the last so to have two is brilliant.”
See episode clips here! Plans for their commercial releases will be revealed next year.
Peter Davison has revealed that he would be “very surprised” if Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary was marked with a multi-Doctor special.
“I don’t feel like it’s the kind of thing they’d do,” he told BANG Showbiz recently. “I would be very surprised if they tried to do anything involving the old Doctors, because it always takes a slight stretch of the imagination anyway to figure out why the previous Doctors look older. But I’m sure that can be done, and I feel no need to turn my back on it.”
Steven Moffat has promised that the plans for the landmark year are “quite extensive”.
With filming for the Christmas special underway in Cardiff, the cast and crew aren’t the only ones getting festive, as we take a look at the latest merchandise that’ll no doubt be on wish lists up and down the land come December!
If you’re a classic series fan, don’t miss this forthcoming figure set featuring Leela and Stor from The Invasion of Time, as well as this Maxi Bust of Leela due out next year.
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