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    Hey....... I read this online. Would the BBC pull a one off stunt like this?

    Jodie is now the Doctor but after being thrown out of the TARDIS by the TARDIS she falls and dies, regenerates back into a male.
    Go home aliens, go home!!!!

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      Originally posted by Coco Pops View Post
      Hey....... I read this online. Would the BBC pull a one off stunt like this?

      Jodie is now the Doctor but after being thrown out of the TARDIS by the TARDIS she falls and dies, regenerates back into a male.
      I can 100% guarantee they will definitely not be doing that.

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        Originally posted by Alan View Post
        I can 100% guarantee they will definitely not be doing that.


        I am so happy to hear that.


        I love Jodie and want to see her do a full series as the Doctor..... She's a terrific actress
        Go home aliens, go home!!!!

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          Originally posted by Coco Pops View Post
          I am so happy to hear that.


          I love Jodie and want to see her do a full series as the Doctor..... She's a terrific actress
          Agreed on all points.

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            Jodie Whittaker’s regeneration scene was written before the rest of the Doctor Who Christmas special
            Twice Upon a Time was written to lead up to the Thirteenth Doctor’s grand entrance, Steven Moffat says


            http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/20...stmas-special/


            Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor sounds like a lot of fun in this new Doctor Who description
            We can’t wait to meet the Thirteenth Doctor

            http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-02-02/jodie-whittakers-doctor-sounds-like-a-lot-of-fun-in-this-new-doctor-who-description/


            Jodie Whittaker’s first Doctor Who episode will be over an hour long
            We’re getting even more Doctor Who than we expected this year


            http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/20...-an-hour-long/

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              Originally posted by Coco Pops View Post
              Hey....... I read this online. Would the BBC pull a one off stunt like this?

              Jodie is now the Doctor but after being thrown out of the TARDIS by the TARDIS she falls and dies, regenerates back into a male.
              Nope, just nope... Would be suicide for the BBC as it is at the moment...

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                THE FIRST DOCTOR ADVENTURES VOLUME 01
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                Published on 4 Feb 2018



                Get it now at Big Finish - https://goo.gl/4N5xYy

                Synopsis

                1.1 The Destination Wars by Matt Fitton

                The TARDIS arrives in a gleaming utopia in the Space Year 2003. Has the Doctor truly brought Ian and Barbara home, to glimpse their future? The world owes much to its legendary Inventor, and Susan finds herself face to face with the great benefactor. But soon, the time travellers are in a world at war and the Doctor must confront his past.

                1.2 The Great White Hurricane by Guy Adams

                Rival gangs turn streets into battlegrounds, and the Doctor and his friends are caught in the crossfire. They find themselves separated, and lost in the cold. As the hunt for a fugitive turns ever more desperate, a blizzard descends. The snow keeps falling. And soon it will prove as deadly as any weapon...

                Producer David Richardson

                Script Editor John Dorney

                Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

                Written By: Matt Fitton, Guy Adams

                Directed By: Nicholas Briggs

                Cast David Bradley (The Doctor), Claudia Grant (Susan), Jemma Powell (Barbara Wright), Jamie Glover (Ian Chesterton), James Dreyfus (The Master), Raymond Coulthard (Robac / Servers / Dalmari), Sian Reeves (Tanna), Deli Segal (Reena), Jackson Milner (Patrick), Cory English (Daniel), Carolina Valdes (Rosalita), Ronan Summers (O'Connell), Christopher Naylor (Policeman / Man with Ladder / Gang Member / Henry). Other parts played by members of the cast.

                Available now from: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/...

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                  ‘The Enemy of the World’ receives Special Edition Doctor Who DVD treatment
                  By Cameron McEwan on Wednesday 7 February 2018


                  http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/ar...-dvd-treatment


                  BBC Worldwide has announced that Second Doctor adventure The Enemy of the World will be released on Special Edition DVD next month in the UK.

                  Pre-order here.

                  Missing for over forty years, The Enemy of the World sees Patrick Troughton play the dual-role of the Doctor and also Salamander - the "saviour of the world". Also starring Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria, the story was found in 2013. Find out more about The Enemy of the World here.

                  Check out all the details, extras and cover art below. The release comes with a reversible cover in the style of the classic DVD series.

                  The Enemy of the World ‘Special Edition’

                  Hailed as the "saviour of the world", Salamander has done more than anyone to relieve global famine. But why do his rivals keep disappearing? And how can he predict so many natural disasters? The Doctor must expose Salamander's schemes – but thanks to an uncanny resemblance to would-be dictator, that’s far from straightforward…

                  Remastered Episodes
                  Even though all episodes were restored in 2013 for the previous DVD release, Peter Crocker from the Restoration Team is using advances in technology since then to go over each one with a fine tooth comb to ensure they are now presented in the best possible quality for this special edition.

                  Treasures Lost and Found
                  With so much information now available about every Doctor Who serial, it's not easy to learn anything new, so Toby Hadoke embarks on an exciting treasure hunt to find out all he can about the production. Along the way he'll interview some of the cast and crew including Frazer Hines, Barry Letts, Mary Peach and David Troughton - who made his first TV appearance in this serial as an extra. Produced by Ed Stradling.

                  Recovering the Past – The Search for ‘The Enemy of the World’
                  A brand new interview with the episode hunter Philip Morris, we hear how he tracked down the last surviving film copy of the serial to a dusty room in the African desert. Produced by Paul Vanezis.

                  Remembering Deborah Watling
                  Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to Debbie Watling who played Victoria Waterfield, companion to Patrick Troughton’s Doctor. Produced by Cameron K McEwan.

                  Audio commentaries
                  All six episodes, contributors include Frazer Hines (Jamie), Mary Peach (Astrid), Gordon Faith (Guard Capain), Milton Johns (Benik) and make-up artist Sylvia James; moderated by Simon Harries. Produced by John Kelly.

                  Production subtitles
                  On all six episodes written by Martin Wiggins.

                  Photo gallery
                  Produced by Derek Handley.

                  PDF Scripts



                  The Enemy of the World Special Edition is available on DVD from March 19, 2018

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                    Gallifrey on download
                    9 February 2018


                    We’ve good news for fans of the Gallifrey series! Big Finish have been hard at work behind-the-scenes and have secured the download rights for adventures from Gallifrey. Check your Big Finish account to get download access for your previous purchases.

                    Just in time for Gallifrey: Time War out this month, Big Finish have secured permission to release downloads of all the Gallifrey stories.

                    First starting in March 2004, Gallifrey has gone on from strength to strength, and we’ve loved how much fans and listeners have enjoyed the highs and lows of President Romana’s reign, and the adventures and exploits of Narvin, Braxiatel, Leela, K9 and Ace.

                    Full article here: https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/gallifrey-on-download

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                      Thirteenth Doctor Comic to Arrive this Autumn
                      Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 - Reported by Marcus

                      http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/02...rive-this.html


                      BBC Worldwide Americas and Titan Comics have announced that the Thirteenth Doctor will be debuting in comics this autumn.

                      The launch, timed to coincide with the thirteenth Doctor's first full television series, will be written by Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Orphan Black, Star Wars: Rogue One, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Faith, Supergirl, Mother Panic)

                      Art will be by fan-favorite artist Rachael Stott (The Twelfth Doctor, Motherlands) joined by colorist Enrica Angolini (Warhammer 40,000).

                      It features the Thirteenth Doctor, as played by Jodie Whittaker, who made her first appearance on 2017’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time.

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                        Doctor Who series 11 will feature special effects from the Blade Runner 2049 team
                        Things are about to get a lot more cinematic.

                        © BBC

                        http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-...ner-2049-team/

                        By Megan Davies
                        15 February 2018

                        Not only is Doctor Who's new series serving up a new showrunner, a female Doctor and a longer premiere, but now it's been revealed the show is getting a whole new visual effects team too.

                        By now, everyone has seen Jodie Whittaker's first scenes as the Thirteenth Doctor, but it seems that regeneration scene marked the swan song of the show's visual effects team as well as its lead Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special.


                        © BBC
                        "The decision was made that when Steven Moffat and the rest of his team stood down from Doctor Who and the new team came in, that they would also mix up the vendors as well," Louise Hastings, a Visual Effects Producer at Milk VFX, told RadioTimes.com.

                        "So we've handed the baton over to our friends at DNEG for the next series."

                        Milk VFX has been working with Doctor Who since 2005, but starting with series 11 those duties will now fall to new firm Double Negative, who recently worked on the effects for Blade Runner 2049.

                        DNEG has already earned three Academy Awards for its VFX work in the past, for Inception, Interstellar and Ex Machina, and it's received another nomination for this year's Oscars for its work on Blade Runner 2049 too.



                        © Warner Bros.

                        TV-wise, the firm has previous experience on shows including Black Mirror, Altered Carbon and the BBC's Strike, so we think it's safe to say Doctor Who is in good hands.

                        Doctor Who series 11 will debut in Autumn 2018 on BBC One and, while we don't have a specific premiere date just yet, you can already win tickets to see episode one before anyone else.
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                          The Seventh Doctor and Ace Come to Titan Comics
                          Friday, 16 February, 2018 - Reported by Marcus

                          http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/02...e-come-to.html


                          BBC Worldwide Americas
                          and Titan Comics have announced that the Seventh Doctor is back, in comic form.

                          This brand-new three-part comic series stars the Seventh Doctor, as played by Sylvester McCoy, alongside classic companion Ace, played by Sophie Aldred.

                          Released in June 2018 with a double-sized first issue, DOCTOR WHO: THE SEVENTH DOCTOR #1, is written by Seventh Doctor script editor Andrew Cartmel, and writer Ben Aaronovitch who wrote the seventh Doctor stories Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield.

                          Actor Sylvester McCoy starred as the Seventh Doctor from 1987 to 1989 anchoring hundreds of novels and comic strips before regenerating in the 1996 TV movie. As well as this new comic, the Seventh Doctor’s era lives on in a tremendously successful series of audios from Big Finish. McCoy’s portrayal as the Doctor was, at first, a light-hearted eccentric who darkened into a secretive, mysterious, and cunning planner across the course of his tenure.

                          In Titan Comics’ new mini-series, an unknown alien intelligence in orbit around the Earth. Astronauts under attack. A terrifying, mysterious landing in the Australian interior. The future of the world itself at stake. Counter Measures activated. The Seventh Doctor and Ace are slap bang in the middle of it all! This is OPERATION VOLCANO!

                          Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel return to the TARDIS, on the 30th anniversary of fan-favorite episode Remembrance of the Daleks with The Seventh Doctor comics, and are joined by illustrator Christopher Jones (The Third Doctor) and colorist Marco Lesko (Robotech, The Ninth Doctor) to bring astonishing twists and turns to the lives of the Seventh Doctor, and his companions, with Titan’s new comic series.

                          The debut issue comes with four variant covers to collect: three art covers by artists Alice X. Zhang, Simon Myers, and Christopher Jones, and a photo cover by Will Brooks. The Seventh Doctor will also materialize with a back-up strip written by Twelfth Doctor scribe Richard Dinnick, with art by Jessica Martin (Actor: Doctor Who: The Greatest Show In The Galaxy, Voice actor: Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned).


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                            A good likeness for Sylvester McCoy is quite difficult. Get it wrong and the poor guy ends up looking like Buster Keaton.
                            sigpic
                            Long before you and I were born, others beat these benches with their empty cups,
                            To the night and its stars, to the here and now with who we are.

                            Another sunrise with my sad captains, with who I choose to lose my mind,
                            And if it's all we only pass this way but once, what a perfect waste of time.

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                              Originally posted by BruTak View Post
                              A good likeness for Sylvester McCoy is quite difficult. Get it wrong and the poor guy ends up looking like Buster Keaton.
                              LOL Well I may be misremembering but I seem to recall interviews with the artists in the first graphic novel reprinting McCoy's comic strips from DWM that they said trying to get his likeness right was a difficult thing.

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                                Fifty Years of the Brigadier
                                Saturday, 17 February, 2018 - Reported by Peter Nolan

                                http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/02...brigadier.html





                                17th of February 1968. Fifty years ago today The Web of Fear Part Three is transmitted for the one and only time; never to be seen again save for a brief sighting of a film tin in a far-flung relay station. A tin which, itself, would vanish into thin air. It would be handy to describe this as a particularly tragic loss – the moment the Doctor meets (then) Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart. But strangely even if we had the episode to include in our collections alongside the five recovered episodes, we still wouldn’t have that magical moment to see – it occurs inconveniently offscreen, with the Doctor simply showing up with the Colonel in tow, describing how they’d bumped into each other in the tunnel.

                                The throwaway nature with which the character debuts is an earmark of how unplanned and organic his growth into a Doctor Who legend is. It’s par for the course with this show, of course, with possibly the Master the only time a production team has set out to create the Next Big Thing and succeeded – the likes of the Krotons and the Mechanoids and the Zarbi litter the battlefield of intended recurring elements that didn’t take off, while ever since the Daleks the most in-demand characters always seem to take the creators by surprise. Yet even considering that, the Brigadier’s has been an astonishing evolution from shifty looking suspect in the mole hunt for a traitor to a character that’s such a universal totem of Doctor Who that when Steven Moffat wanted to bring the First Doctor face to face with the future life he was destined to live, it was Lethbridge-Stewart’s WWI era grandfather that he brought in to symbolize it.

                                In part, this evolution from guest star to icon is down to good fortune. Had it not been for the bright idea to cut costs by leaving the Doctor Earthbound then there would have been no need for UNIT to become such fixtures of the early to mid-1970s. But the lion’s share of glory must go to that magnificent gentleman Nicholas Courtney. Circumstance promoted the Brigadier from one-off guest to regular fixture, but it was Courtney that elevated him to a legend almost as beloved by fans as the Doctor himself. His combination of warm charm, unflappable dignity, and self-knowing irony made him the perfect straight man to Jon Pertwee’s caustic egoist and Tom Baker’s mercurial oddball.

                                Perhaps the Brig’s best quality as a character was his attitude to “the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth, or even beyond.” However bizarre or strange the threat, he faced it all with the same matter of fact acceptance that the world was plainly a jolly rum old place and that pondering the deep metaphysical questions that raised was less important than figuring out which bits of it he needed to shoot in the face. Sometimes, yes, as time went by that will slip over the line into giving him a kind of literal-minded stupidity instead for the sake of a quick gag but the equilibrium would always be restored. When people think of their favourite Brigadier moments, it’s his response to being confronted with a living statue animated by dark magic from beyond the dawn of the human race (“Chap with wings there. Five rounds rapid,”) his giving the best ever response to discovering the TARDIS is bigger on the inside (complaining as he finally realizes how much of his UNIT budget has obviously gone into the Doctor’s work on it), or his deep sighs at discovering he’s been transported halfway across the galaxy to a ‘Death Zone’ populated by Yeti, Cybermen, and other beasties as if he’d expected nothing less.

                                If anything underlines this perfect combination of actor and character it’s how forgettable every substitute for the Brigadier has proven to be. In The Android Invasion, we even get Patrick Newell’s Colonel Faraday as such a direct, and late, substitution for the unavailable Nicholas Courtney that his dialogue was practically unchanged yet Faraday is never more than a bit of plot machinery to represent the authorities in the final couple of episodes. While it’s not until the introduction of Alistair’s own daughter, Kate Stewart, forty-four years after his own, that we again get a UNIT leader worth re-visiting and not just the one-off guest that Lethbridge-Stewart himself could have been.

                                Such was his cache as a Doctor Who institution that for decades after he was no longer a regularly recurring character, meeting the Brig was still a box every Doctor need to tick. Not only did he reunite with the Fifth and Seventh Doctors on television, but clearly one of Big Finish’s earliest priorities on getting their license was to finally give the Sixth and Eighth proper outings alongside him. Even David Tennant’s incarnation was all set to have one last hurrah with the Brig until Courtney’s worsening health tragically robbed us of the brilliance such a team up offered.

                                It’s this, more than anything that has solidified the Brigadier as the Doctor’s unlikely best friend of all. While fans can’t even agree whether he qualifies as a companion or not, the fact remains that so many of those the Doctor has traveled with have been left in his past with nary a backward glance, yet it’s the Brig that he’s returned to time and again.

                                Since Nicholas Courtney’s death in 2011, Doctor Who has tried more than once to provide him a final salute. But none of them, whether a final phone call, Kate’s name-checking of him, one last act of heroism by the controversial ‘Cyberbrig’, or Mark Gatiss’ aforementioned Captain, has really stuck. None of them have felt like a final word that sums up the Brig’s contribution to the series.

                                In truth, probably nothing ever can. But what we can do tonight is raise a glass of good scotch, or ginger ale, or whatever you're having yourself, and give a nod to Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, fifty years on from that business with the Yeti. Cheers, Brig!



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