Doctor Who Stuff

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 592
Thursday, 22 June 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/0...issue_592.html

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 592 is now available.

Highlights of the new issue include:

• A 20-page supplement featuring Four Hours of Doom’s Day – a new comic-strip adventure including Autons, Cybermen and lots of surprises!
• A giant double-sided poster.
• Voice of Doom – Sooz Kempner, aka Doom the assassin, discusses playing the lead character in the new cross-media adventure Doom’s Day.
• Day of Reckoning – the complete guide to Doom’s Day, with insights from the people who have created the stories.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies looks forwards to the new episodes of Doctor Who, and recalls the revived series’ launch back in 2005.
• The Doctor’s Wife – actor and author Elizabeth Morton on being the wife of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, and the mother-in-law of the Fourteenth, David Tennant!
• Working Wonders – colleagues and family recall the pioneering visual effects created by the late Peter Day.
• The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll – the analysis of the results continues, with this issue looking at the rankings of the Seventh and Ninth Doctor’s adventures.
• Memory Worm – Dalek writer Robert Shearman puts his knowledge of his Doctor Who career to the test.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
• Quick Draw – John Erasmus reveals what it’s like to work as a storyboard artist on the new series of Doctor Who.
• Liberation of the Daleks Part Nine – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
• 60 Objects, 60 Years – the latest instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
• The Fact of Fiction concludes it exploration of the Second Doctor’s encounter with the Cybermen aboard The Wheel in Space.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news, including cast announcements.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 592 is on sale Thursday 22 June from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.

[Alan]

Season 20 Gets Blu-ray Release
Thursday, 13 July 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/0...y_release.html

The BBC has confirmed that Season 20 of Doctor Who will be the next season released as a box set on Blu-ray.

The season, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, was originally broadcast in 1983. It will be released as a limited edition 9-disc box set, containing each story from season 20 as well as the 20th Anniversary story The Five Doctors.

Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 20

• ARC OF INFINITY
• SNAKEDANCE
• MAWDRYN UNDEAD
• TERMINUS
• ENLIGHTENMENT
• THE KING’S DEMONS
• THE FIVE DOCTORS

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the programme, these stories feature the return of old friends, enemies, and even past Doctors! Over seven stories, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson) face off against the Black Guardian, Omega, the Mara, the Master, Cybermen and the Time Lords themselves!

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources including original film elements for The Five Doctors – these classic adventures have never looked or sounded so good on home media.
The Collection: Season 20 Blu-ray box set also includes extensive Special Features including:

THE FIVE DOCTORS – 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
A brand new version of the 90-minute anniversary special, with updated special effects, Dolby Atmos & surround sound, plus an exclusive new commentary with Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson.

UPDATED 2023 SPECIAL EFFECTS
Exclusive to Blu-ray, on Snakedance and Enlightenment.

BEHIND THE SOFA
Seven new episodes with Peter Davison, Colin Baker (The Doctor), Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Katy Maning (Jo) and Sophie Aldred (Ace).

BLU-RAY TRAILER
A brand new episode of classic Doctor Who.

IN CONVERSATION
Interviewer Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton.

LET’S GO DUTCH!
The TARDIS crew travel to Amsterdam to revisit locations and reminisce about Season 20 and their time on the programme.

LOOK WHO’S DRIVING
Join Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton on an hilarious European Road Trip.

WHEN JANET MET MARTIN
Janet Fielding chats to Martin Clunes, 40 years on from his appearance in Snakedance.

MAKING THE KING’S DEMONS
The regular cast return to the castle location and reminisce.

MAKING THE SEASON 20 TRAILER
A look behind the scenes

LONGLEAT CELEBRATION FOOTAGE
A previously-unreleased look at the iconic 1983 convention, plus panels featuring Peter Davison, Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and many more.

STUDIO FOOTAGE
Hours of material going behind-the-scenes on production of Arc Of Infinity, Snakedance and The Five Doctors.

LOCATION FILM RUSHES
From The Five Doctors.

RARE CONVENTION FOOTAGE
Including Australian interviews with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding shot during production of this season.

ONCE UPON A TIME LORD
A rare US documentary from the 1980s.

NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES
On Snakedance and The Five Doctors. Plus Dolby Atmos mixes on The Five Doctors.

ARCHIVE TREATS
Hours of rare and previously unreleased material from the BBC Archives.

HD PHOTO GALLERIES
Including many previously unseen images.

INFO TEXT
Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.

PDF ARCHIVE
including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files, the Radio Times 20th Anniversary Special and other rarities.

This nine-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries, The Five Doctors Special Edition and more.

The box-set is available for pre-order on Amazon

[Alan]

Missing adventure ‘The Underwater Menace’ to be animated in 2023
August 11, 2023

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fe...imated-in-2023

The Second Doctor’s partially missing adventure will be animated with four new episodes in colour and high definition, releasing on DVD and Blu-ray.

BBC Studios continues to offer Doctor Who fans the opportunity to extend their at home collection by announcing the latest release Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace on DVD and Blu-Ray. The two-disc box set contains the fourth series story as well as special features. This classic series stars the Second Doctor Patrick Troughton and co-stars Anneke Wills as Polly, Michael Craze as Ben and Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon.

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace is available to order on DVD, Blu-ray or Blu-ray Steelbook from Amazon, Rarewaves, and HMV .

The original 1967 master recordings of all except episodes two and three of The Underwater Menace were lost soon after the programme's original transmission. However, audio-only recordings of the missing two episodes have survived and have been used to create a brand new fully animated presentation of this lost classic.

This story sees these characters navigate through their adventures in the underwater city of Atlantis where they meet with Professor Zaroff, who plots to destroy the Earth by draining the oceans. Fans can expect a super jam-packed series bursting with unseen exclusive content. All episodes have been animated in colour and black and white, whilst including original film elements.



DISC ONE (Main Feature)

• Episodes 1-4 - Animation - Colour
• Episodes 1-4 - Animation - Black and White

DISC TWO (Special Features)

• Episode 1 - Reconstruction
• Episodes 2 & 3 - Original 1967 Episode
• Episode 4 - Reconstruction
• A Fishy Tale - Making of Documentary
• Australian Censor Clips
• The Man from Miditz
• Frazer Hines Introduction for Episode 2 as per the original VHS release
• BBC News Report (South Today)
• BBC Radio Solent Piece (audio only)
• Photo Gallery
• Animation Gallery
• PDF material including camera script

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace will be available for fans to buy from November 2023.

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace is available to order on DVD, Blu-ray or Blu-ray Steelbook from Amazon, Rarewaves, and HMV.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 595
Thursday, 14 September 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/0...issue_595.html

Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 595 features returning companion Bonnie Langford on the cover.
Highlights in the magazine include:

• Highway to Mel – in her first major interview with DWM since her return to Doctor Who was announced, Bonnie Langford talks exclusively about reprising the role as Melanie Bush opposite Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies shares his reactions as he watches the finished version of The Star Beast, the first of this year’s Doctor Who Specials.
• We Need to Talk About Mel Bush – a compelling argument as to why Mel is the most underrated companion of all time.
• Dread Right Hand – what makes a great sinister assistant in Doctor Who, and how do they get their dirty work done? DWM investigates…
• Web Slingers, Surfers and Time Lords – acclaimed comic-book writer Dan Slott on his debut Doctor Who graphic novel, Once Upon a Time Lord.
• The Butterfly Effect – DWM talks to Emily Cook and finds out how a virtual event during lockdown snowballed into something that would change the course of Doctor Who history.
• Game designer Gavin Verhey and art director Matt Cavotta reveal how they combined fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering with Doctor Who.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
• Welcome to Aladdin’s Cave – brand asset manager Jonathan Davies on how it feels to have 60 years’ worth of Doctor Who props, costumes and assets at his fingertips.
• Liberation of the Daleks Part Twelve – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
• 60 Objects, 60 Years – the latest instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
• The Fact of Fiction unlocks the secrets of the Sixth Doctor’s final episodes, The Trial of a Time Lord Parts Thirteen and Fourteen.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 595 is on sale Thursday 14 September from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

[planet_tv]

Apparently there are more Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornaments for Doctor Who this year. I going to try and get my Mom the 11th Doctor, but I'm not sure on the Silent. If I do get the Silent, I may have my Uncle help me, since he will be visiting this month, and this way if can't get 11th Doctor one because it's out of stock, then I can have him help me with that one too. Here they are:
https://www.amazon.com/Hallmark-Keep..._dp&th=1&psc=1
https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/k...99QXI7129.html
https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/k...-1QFM3949.html
https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/k...99QXI7127.html

For those outside North America, check your Amazon or whatever place in your area that might sell them.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 596
Thursday, 12 October 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...issue_596.html

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 596 is out today

Highlights include:

• Meet the Meep – Miriam Margolyes, who voices the Meep in the first 2023 Special The Star Beast, talks exclusively to DWM about her lunch with David Tennant, her affection for Tom Baker, and why she’s the Fourth Doctor’s companion who never was.
• Noble intentions – Jacqueline King and Karl Collins – who play Donna’s mum, Sylvia Noble and her husband, Shaun Temple – on their imminent return to Doctor Who after 13 years.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on important dates for your diary!
• The Beast Unleashed – go behind the scenes on the brand-new making-of show Doctor Who Unleashed.
• Star Makers ¬¬¬– comic book legends Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons – and two of their biggest fans, Russell T Davies and David Tennant – tell us why it’s The Star Beast’s time to shine.
• Drawn Upon a Spin Off… – episodes of Doctor Who have inspired everything from comics and novels to audio dramas and video games. But what about those times when the inspiration has gone the other way?
• Memory Worm – The Worm deletes your past – and it’s loose! DWM continues to test Doctor Who contributors for signs of contact with the creature. This issue: Jamie actor Frazer Hines.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
• Effective Management – Matt Nathan, VFX editor on the forthcoming special episodes and the next series of Doctor Who, reveals how he manages the magic we see on screen.
• “Nothing in the World Can Stop Me Now!” – with an animated reconstruction of 1967's The Underwater Menace on the way, DWM reassesses at Joseph Furst’s baroque performance as Professor Zaroff.
• Liberation of the Daleks Part Thirteen – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
• The Fact of Fiction unlocks the secrets of the Tenth Doctor and Donna’s first reunion episode, 2008’s Partners in Crime.
• 60 Objects, 60 Years – the latest instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 596 is on sale Thursday 12 October
from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

[Alan]

60th Anniversary Specials Available to Pre-order
Thursday, 26 October 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...pre_order.html

Doctor Who fans will be able to add the 60th-anniversary specials to their home entertainment collection from December on Steelbook, DVD and Blu-ray.

Following the Fourteenth Doctor’s TV specials to celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary, all three episodes will be available for Doctor Who fans to add to their home entertainment collection in December 2023.

The three-disc release, which includes exclusive additional content, will be available for fans to own on Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD from 11th December with pre-orders available today.

As well as David Tennant starring as the Fourteenth Doctor and companion Catherine Tate returning as fan-favourite Donna Noble, other guest stars include Neil Patrick Harris, Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes, Jemma Redgrave and many more.

The release will feature all three-anniversary special episodes: The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle.

Additional content (Exclusive to the 60th Anniversary specials release)

• Rachel Talalay's Scene Breakdown
• Chanya Button's Scene Breakdown
• Tom Kingsley's Scene Breakdown

Special Features:

• The Star Beast Behind The Scenes
• The Fourteenth Doctor Reveal
• Wild Blue Yonder Behind The Scenes
• The Giggle Behind The Scenes
• The Giggle In-vision Commentary
• The Star Beast In-vision Commentary
• David and Catherine's Flashbacks
• Yasmin Finney Introduces Rose Noble
• Designing the Fourteenth Doctor
• Set Tour with Yasmin Finney
• The Star Beast - Behind The Scenes Trailer
• Wild Blue Yonder - Behind The Scenes Trailer
• The Giggle - Behind The Scenes Trailer
• The Cast Introduce the Villains in ‘Wild Blue Yonder'
• Behind The Scenes Fun with David and Catherine
• Video Diary with David Tennant's Stand-in
• TARDIS Set Tour with David Tennant and Phil Sims
• Ruth Madeley Introduces Shirley Bingham
• Neil Patrick Harris Introduces the Toymaker
• Becoming the Toymaker
• 60th Specials Recap with David Tennant

Pre Order here

[Alan]

Doctor Who - 60 Moments in Time
Tuesday, 7 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...s_in_time.html

To mark the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who, the makers of Doctor Who Magazine are publishing 60 Moments in Time, a special publication marking the series' anniversary

Over the course of 60 years, Doctor Who has transcended the realm of popular entertainment to become ingrained in popular culture.

How did it achieve this remarkable feat?

And how should Doctor Who Magazine – a faithful chronicle of that journey for the last 44 years – celebrate this very special birthday?

The makers of DWM present their biggest-ever publication – a lavishly illustrated journey through the lives and times of the world’s greatest science-fiction program.

This deluxe bookazine goes beyond the familiar stories, highlighting 60 landmark moments and exploring the many facets of a television legend on its diamond anniversary.

This 224-page limited edition features all-new articles illustrated with rare and previously unseen images. The publication is packaged in an exclusive slipcase.

Doctor Who: 60 Moments in Time is on sale Thursday 9 November from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £18.99.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 597
Thursday, 9 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...issue_597.html

Issue 597 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today.

Highlights include:

• Previews of the new Doctor Who Specials The Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder.
• Tête-à-Tate – Catherine Tate is interviewed (with interruptions from David Tennant!)
• A preview of The Daleks in colour.
• Madness in the Air – an extensive set report from the recording of The Star Beast, with contributions from cast and crew.
• 60th-Anniversary poll results – the top 10 revealed.
• Neil Patrick Harris is the Toymaker – the man behind the returning villain.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on the Great Seismic Shifts in Doctor Who.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
• Taster Before the Feast – a look forward to tales of Tales of the TARDIS.
• Liberation of the Daleks Part Fourteen – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor conclude in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
• The Fact of Fiction unlocks the secrets of the acclaimed Twelfth Doctor episode Heaven Sent.
• 60 Objects, 60 Years – the final instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 597 is on sale Thursday 9 November from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

[Alan]

The Daleks in Colour - First Look
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...irst_look.html

The BBC has released images from the colourised version of the second Doctor Who story, The Daleks, due to be screened on BBC Four on the 23rd of November 2023.

The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.

Originally broadcast as seven 25-minute episodes, the Terry Nation story has now been edited down to 75 minutes by Benjamin Cook and the result colourised.

With brand new sound and a new score - created by Mark Ayres - The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original classic story remains as thrilling as it was when it was first seen back in 1963.

The colorised version will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a Steelbook next February.

This DVD release also includes the original seven episodes in black & white, as they were first broadcast plus a 15-minute exclusive featurette and all special features from the previous release.

The set can be pre-ordered from Amazon.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 598
Thursday, 7 December 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...issue_598.html

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine introduces the readers to the fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa.
The bumper edition includes a 32-page mini-mag of the original Star Beast comic strip and a double-sided poster.

The issue also includes a special offer to download a free audio drama featuring the Fifth and Seventh Doctors.

This issue’s features include:

• An in-depth interview with new doctor Ncuti Gatwa.
• Exclusive previews of new episodes The Giggle and The Church on Ruby Road with Russell T Davies.
• Mum and grandma of new companion Ruby (alias Michelle Greenidge and Angela Wynter) on joining the show in this year’s Christmas Special.
• The final interview with much-loved national treasure Bernard Cribbins.
• The Diary of the Meep! A minute-by-minute account of the irrepressible Miriam Margolyes’ journey to becoming the Meep.
• Further Than We’ve Ever Been Before – DWM’s Emily Cook on the set of Wild Blue Yonder to discover its VFX secrets.
• A very special comic strip adventure featuring the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna…
• 80s director Andrew Morgan remembering his time on Doctor Who.
• A glimpse behind the scenes on 60s Doctor Who.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies is in the festive spirit, and even lets a few secrets about the next series slip.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock on how production on Doctor Who has reached its busiest point yet!
• The Fact of Fiction – all you could ever want to know about the 2015 series finale Hell Bent.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Reviews – The Underwater Menace animation, Frazer Hines’s Evil of the Daleks and action figures!
• The fiendishly festive DWM Christmas quiz!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 598 is on sale Thursday 7 December from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.

[Alan]

The Celestial Toymaker Animation
Thursday, 7 December 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...animation.html

The BBC has confirmed that the part-missing first Doctor story The Celestial Toymaker will be the next animation to be released on Blu-ray.

The story, first shown in 1966 stars William Hartnell as the Doctor with Jackie Lane as Dodo and Peter Purves as Steven. Michael Gough plays the mysterious Toymaker, a character returning to the series this Saturday.

Only Episode Four of the four-part story exists in the BBC archives.

The Celestial Toymaker sees the Doctor and companions separated when they come up against The Toymaker. While the Doctor plays the Trilogic Game, Steven and Dodo are forced to play seemingly childish but ultimately dangerous games with the aim of being reunited and getting back to the TARDIS.

The two-disc set features all four episodes animated in colour using off-air audio recordings of the missing three episodes.

Special features include:
Disc One

• Episodes 1-4 – Animation – Black and White
• Episodes 1-3 – Reconstruction
• Episode 4 – Original 1966 Episode newly restored
• New Audio Commentaries

Disc Two

• Episodes 1-4 – Animation – Colour
• Making The Animation
• Doctor Who Escape Room – Team First Doctor
• Sylvester McCoy Introduction for episode 4 as per the original VHS release
• Photo Gallery
• PDF Material including camera scripts

The disc is available to preorder on DVD, Blu-ray and as a Steelbook.

The Celestial Toymaker: Animated Teaser The first game between the Doctor and the Toymaker - now fully animated! ????

[Alan]

Christmas single: The Goblin Song
Thursday, 7 December 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...blin_song.html

The BBC is releasing a Christmas single, featured in the upcoming Christmas episode, The Church On Ruby Road.

The Goblin Song, described as a fiendishly catchy song, is being released as a single, ahead of the big event. It is an original composition by Murray Gold and Russell T Davies, with proceeds going to BBC Children in Need.

The single’s music video shares exclusive content from the special as Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa takes his first adventure through time and space in the TARDIS.

The track features in Doctor Who’s Christmas episode, where the Doctor’s companion Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies, and perhaps uncovers the secret of her birth.

As well as meeting Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) for the first time – the Doctor meets Davina McCall who plays herself, Michelle Greenidge as Ruby’s mum Carla, Angela Wynter as Ruby’s grandmother Cherry and Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood.

The Goblin Song is available on BBC Sounds from Monday 11th December and will also be available via Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.

Murray Gold said

I don’t like these goblins and you won’t either but they have agreed to donate everything from their song to BBC Children in Need so let’s not give up on them

Claire Hoyle, Director of Income & Engagement at BBC Children in Need said

We’re delighted to continue our long standing relationship with Doctor Who, and we are so grateful for their support with this Christmas single.

Russell T Davies said

We’re releasing this as an early Christmas present for everyone. And if you want to see how the Doctor and Ruby escape from the Goblin King at the end of the song, you’ll have to watch on Christmas Day!

Doctor Who’s Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, airs December 25th on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and streams on Disney+ globally outside of the UK and Ireland.

[Alan]

The Church on Ruby Road on DVD and BBC Books
Friday, 15 December 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...bbc_books.html

Doctor Who Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, is now available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray and as a TARGET novelisation.

The Church on Ruby Road will see the Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa take control of the TARDIS and meet a new companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson.

Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, stolen babies, goblins and perhaps the secret of her birth...

Little is known about Ruby Sunday as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry, her world is about to be turned upside down when she encounters the Doctor and the two set off on their first adventure together.

Alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson is Davina McCall who will be playing herself as she joins the cast alongside Michelle Greenidge as Ruby’s mum Carla, Angela Wynter as Ruby’s grandmother Cherry and Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood.

Doctor Who’s Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, airs December 25th at 5.55pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and streams on Disney+ globally outside of the UK and Ireland.

Fans can pre-order the DVD and Blu-ray here

As well as the DVD and Blu-ray, BBC Books will be publishing a novelisation of The Church on Ruby Road under the TARGET imprint. Russell T Davies' original script has been novelised by up-and-coming literary talent Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson.

Jikiemi-Pearson is a science-fantasy author and co-founder of the organisation Impact of Omission, as featured in the Guardian, Huffpost, and the Channel 4 Documentary "Where's My History?" with footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.

An audio version of the novel will be available read by Angela Wynter

The Church on Ruby Road (BBC Books, £14.99) is out in hardback on 25th January 2024. Pre-order here

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 599
Thursday, 4 January 2024 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2024/0...issue_599.html

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 599 is out today.

In this issue:

• An exclusive double interview with Ncuti Gatwa and David Tennant – talking about bi-generation.
• An access-all-areas look at the making of the Anniversary Specials finale The Giggle.
• Production designer Phil Sims takes us on a guided tour of the new TARDIS.
• Sonic disruptors! The making of the Fifteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver.
• A profile of new companion Ruby Sunday.
• Join Blue Peter competition winner Verity on a tour of Doctor Who’s Wolf Studios.
• We talk to the people who worked on post-production on the latest episodes.
• Script editor Scott Handcock relives the anniversary month in his Production Diary.
• Crowd Sourcing – the concluding part of our feature on the life of extras on 60s Doctor Who.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies explains how the Gallifrey of the Fugutive Doctor was foreshadowed in 70s episode The Hand of Fear – now available on iPlayer.
• Sophie Aldred – aka 80s companion Ace – remembers her time on the show.
• The Fact of Fiction – we scrutinise Eleventh Doctor mid-series finale A Good Man Goes To War.
• A brand-new comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday!

PLUS!

• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• A new-look reviews section – covering radio, books, soundtracks, and audio dramas.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Win a copy of the Anniversary Specials Blu-ray, the new Target adaptations and the latest audio releases.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 599 is on sale Thursday 4 January from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99