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August 27th, 2010
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Forbidden Planet have unveiled a brand new Cyberman gift set based on the 1975 Fourth Doctor serial Revenge of the Cybermen.

Released on 17th November 2010, the set will include the Cyber Leader and two Cybermen and can be pre-ordered from their website now for the RRP of £29.99.

Another great set to add to our collections – big thanks to Forbidden Planet for the details!

August 26th, 2010
new-tv-advert-for-series-5-figure-collection

A TV advert promoting the new Series 5 action figures has been revealed by CM Gifts and Collectables!

The promo showcases the Eleventh Doctor figure alongside Amy, the Smilers, the Daleks, Edwin Bracewell and the Weeping Angels. The figures were unveiled back in May and are available now from various outlets (prices vary).

In related news, Karen Gillan will be signing copies of the Amy Pond figure at Hamleys in Glasgow this Saturday.

August 24th, 2010
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Two brand new Doctor Who video games featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy have been revealed this week!

Return to Earth for Nintendo Wii and Evacuation Earth for Nintendo DS will be available to buy from October 29th 2010, and are being released as part of a previously reported £10million deal between the BBC and Nintendo.

Read on for the artwork and plot details for both games, and you can also click on the covers for bigger versions.

The games can now be pre-ordered from online retailers such as Amazon and Play.

Return to Earth (Nintendo Wii)
Released October 29th | RRP: £34.99

The Doctor and Amy help the SS Lucy Gray to return home to Earth, unravelling a Cyber Plot and preventing the Daleks from retrieving a lost Time Axis along the way.

The Doctor and Amy arrive on a human colony ship returning to Earth after it was rendered uninhabitable by solar flares. Without provocation, they are attacked by the ship’s maintenance robots and become separated in the struggle.

The Doctor is eventually led to the ship’s Head Quarters, where he discovers a Cyber Leader has connected himself to the ships AI and is blackmailing it into doing his bidding, or else he’ll kill the crew.

Meanwhile the Cybermen that were hiding in the ship ambush Amy and chase her out into space. Guide the Doctor and Amy as they face their biggest adventure yet!

Evacuation Earth (Nintendo DS)
Released October 29th | RRP: £34.99

When the Doctor and Amy arrive at the Lake District to watch the humans leave the planet, the TARDIS suddenly gets lifted from them and bolted onto the evacuation ship. They have to make their way onto the ship before it leaves.

As the ship launches, it has technical problems and they realise the Silurians have built a ship underneath. The Doctor finds a solution to make the ship work.

Suddenly, the Dalek ship smashes into the human one and splits the Silurian half off. It’s the Dalek ship that chased the Time Axis into the sun - they weren’t destroyed, they actually made a random jump several hundred years into the past.

The Daleks are pleased that they can exact revenge on the Doctor but first they make him fix their ship. The Doctor goes along with their plan but tricks them into bolting the TARDIS onto their ship, which he promptly jumps into and uses to fling them into the nearest black hole.

“We are incredibly excited to be collaborating with BBC Worldwide on these games,” said Simon Bailey, managing director of developers Asylum Entertainment. “It is our firm belief that the franchise has massive potential on the Nintendo DS and Wii formats and it’s an honour to be bringing Doctor Who video games to the show’s huge fan base.”

In addition, unconfirmed reports suggest that a sonic screwdriver shaped Wii remote control unit and DS stylus will be released to accompany the launch of the games.

Return to Earth and Evacuation Earth will be on sale in the UK, Europe and Australia. We’ll bring you news regarding their US releases as and when. What do you think?

August 20th, 2010
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Online retailers are now taking pre-orders for two new original audiobooks from The Sarah Jane Adventures which are set to be released during the transmission of its fourth series in November.

All that’s known at the moment is that the releases are called Deadly Download and Wraith World, and that the exclusive-to-CD adventures will be available to buy from 4th November, both at the RRP of £5.99. We’ll bring you all the cover, plot and reader details as and when we get them.

The 12-part fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures begins on CBBC later this year.

August 18th, 2010
sdcc-figures-out-in-uk-new-classic-series-set-revealed

It’s a busy time to be a Doctor Who figure collector at the moment, as the acclaimed Eleventh Doctor/Scientist Dalek San Diego Comic Con set has at last had its release in the UK!

In addition, 30th September will welcome a new classic series set featuring the Fourth Doctor and K-9 (pictured on the left). It’s based on their respective appearances in the 1981 serial Warriors’ Gate, and can be pre-ordered now over at Forbidden Planet for £19.99.

Don’t forget that the Doctor/Dalek set will only be available for a short time, so try your best to get it while you can! It can be purchased from Forbidden Planet, both on their website and in stores across the country, as well as via Underground Toys.

August 18th, 2010
karen-to-attend-glasgow-action-figure-signing

Karen Gillan will be attending her first ever in-store signing event at the end of the month, the BBC Press Office has revealed today!

On 28th August, the Amy Pond actress will be stopping by at Hamleys in Glasgow’s St Enoch Shopping Centre to meet and greet fans and autograph copies of her character’s action figure. She’ll be signing between 12 noon and 2PM and attendees will be able to collect a wristband from the store from 9AM to guarantee their place in the queue.

Of her visit, Gillan said: “I’m so excited to be travelling up to Scotland to introduce fans to my new Amy Pond action figure, I can’t wait to meet everyone.”

Are any of you hoping to attend the event? If so, let us know in the comments below!

August 15th, 2010
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Underground Toys have confirmed that a ‘limited quantity’ of their rare Eleventh Doctor and Dalek Scientist figures will be released in the UK later this month!

Originally made exclusively for sale at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, demand has been so high that the set will be available to buy in Forbidden Planet stores across the country from August 18th. You’ll have to be quick if you’re hoping to get your hands on one, though, as it’s strictly while stocks last, and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

UK fans will also be able to purchase a set via the official Underground Toys website, again for a limited time only.

Elsewhere, Underground Toys have made their set featuring Roger Delgado’s incarnation of the Master alongside an Axon from the 1971 Third Doctor serial The Claws of Axos (pictured on the right) available in the UK via Forbidden Planet. The set is available for the price of £24.99.

Are you hoping to get your mitts on the Eleventh Doctor and Dalek Scientist set?

August 12th, 2010
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The cover of this month’s Doctor Who Magazine has been unveiled today.

Inside issue #425 is an exclusive interview with Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy, and as such he is featured on the front. He talks exclusively and candidly about his time in the TARDIS and his thoughts on the new series. The magazine also includes information about the recent Proms, the first part of a new comic adventure, as well as all the usual news, reviews and competitions…

We’ll be bringing you the full details regarding its contents as soon as we ge them, but in the meantime you can check out its cover below. What do you think of it?

Doctor Who Magazine #425 will be released Thursday 19th August, priced £4.20.

August 12th, 2010
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With the news that a 2-disc set featuring music from the 2009/10 Specials will be making its way into the hands of Whovians far and wide next month, details have now surfaced regarding the release of the official Series 5 soundtrack!

According to Amazon, which is now listing the highly-anticipated CD for pre-order, a collection of Murray Gold’s scores from the Eleventh Doctor’s first series will be available to buy from November 8th 2010.

As it’s early days, its cover artwork and track listings haven’t yet been made available, however we’ll bring you the all-important details as and when we get them. Stay tuned!

August 10th, 2010
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Silva Screen Records have today unveiled the track listing for the forthcoming Doctor Who Specials soundtrack, which is to be released next month.

The 2-disc set will include 26 tracks of Murray Gold’s scores featured in The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time parts one and two, and will be avalable from 20th September, priced £11.99. You can see its track listing below. What do you think of it? Are there any tracks that stand out?

DISC 1

1. Vale

The Next Doctor
2. A Victorian Christmas
3. Not the Doctor
4. A Bit of a Drag
5. In the Sea of Memory
6. Hidden in the Closet
7. The Wonder of Balloons
8. A Forceful Intelligence
9. The Greats of Past Time
10. The March of the Cybermen
11. Goodbyes

Planet of the Dead
12. A Disturbance in the Night
13. The Cat Burglar
14. Alone in the Desert
15. A Special Sort of Bus
16. Stirring in the Sands
17. Lithuania

The Waters of Mars
18. Letter to Earth
19. By Water Borne …
20. The Fate of Little Adelaide
21. Altering Lives

DISC 2

The End of Time
1. We Shall Fare Well
2. A Frosty Ood
3. A Dream of Catastrophe
4. All in the Balance
5. A Ruined Gaol
6. Wilf’s Wiggle
7. Minnie Hooper
8. The End Draws Near
9. Gallifrey
10. Final Days
11. The Council of the Time Lords
12. The Master Suite
13. The Ruined Childhood
14. A Chaotic Escape
15. The World Waits
16. A Longing to Leave
17. A Lot of Life Behind Us
18. Dealing with the Menace
19. Speeding to Earth
20. The Time Lords’ Last Stand
21. The Clouds Pass
22. Four Knocks
23. Song for Ten (Reprise)
24. Vale Decem
25. Vale
26. The New Doctor

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