On May 10th 6 Classic Target Doctor Who novels were re-released in the UK. Here in the US we have to wait until June 26th. These re-releases like the first batch have the original Chris Achilleos cover art, and have new introductions by Gary Russell, Michael Moorcock, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Tom McRae, and Alastair Reynolds.
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet
by Gerry Davis with an introduction from Tom MacRae
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and his friends to a space tracking base in the Antarctic – and straight into trouble. A space mission is going badly wrong, and a new planet has appeared in the sky.
Mondas, ancient fabled twin planet of Earth has returned. Soon its inhabitants arrive. But while they used to be just like the humans of Earth, now they are very different. Devoid of emotions, their bodies replaced with plastic and steel, the Cybermen are here.
Humanity needs all the help it can get, but the one man who seems to know what’s going on is terminally ill. As the Cybermen take over, the Doctor is dying…
This novel is based on the final story to feature the First Doctor, originally broadcast from 8 to 29 October 1966. It was also the first Cybermen story featuring the First Doctor in his very last adventure as played by William Hartnell.
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriorsby Brian Hayles with an introduction from Mark Gatiss
The world is in the grip of a second Ice Age. Despite a coordinated global effort, the glaciers still advance. But they are not the only threat to the planet.
Buried deep in the ice, scientists at Britannicus Base have discovered an ancient warrior. But this is no simple archaeological find. What they have found is the commander of a spaceship that crashed into the glacier thousands of years ago. Thawed from the ice, and knowing their home planet Mars is now a dead world, the Ice Warriors decide to make Earth their own…
Can the Doctor and his friends overcome the warlike Martians and halt the advance of the glaciers?This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 11 November to 16 December 1967. This was the first Ice Warriors story and features the Second Doctor, as played by Patrick Troughton, and his companions Jamie and Victoria.Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleksby Terrance Dicks with an introduction from Gary RussellUNIT is called in when an important diplomat is attacked in his own home – by a man who then vanishes into thin air. The Doctor and Jo spend a night in the ‘haunted’ house and meet the attackers – who have time-jumped back from the 22nd century in the hope of changing history.
Travelling forward in time, the Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped in a future world where humans are slaves and the Daleks have already invaded. Using their ape-like servants to Ogrons to maintain order, the Daleks are now the masters of Earth.As the Doctor desperately works to discover what has happened to put history off-track, the Daleks plan a time-jump attack on the 20th century.This novel is based on a Doctor Who story originally broadcast from 1 to 22 January 1972 featuring the Third Doctor, as played by Jon Pertwee, with his companion Jo Grant and The Brigadier.Doctor Who: The Three Doctorsby Terrance Dicks with an introduction from Alastair ReynoldsA mysterious black hole is draining away power from the Universe. Even the Time Lords are threatened. The Doctor is also in trouble. Creatures from the black hole besiege UNIT Headquarters. The only person who can help the Doctor is… himself.
The Time Lords bring together the first three incarnations of the Doctor to discover the truth about the black hole and stop the energy drain.The Doctors and their companions travel through the black hole itself, into a universe of anti-matter. Here they meet one of the very first Time Lords – Omega, who gave his race the power to travel through time. Trapped for aeons in the black hole, he now plans to escape – whatever the cost.This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 30 December 1972 to 20 January 1973. Featuring the first three Doctors, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee, together with Jo Grant and The Brigadier.Doctor Who and the Ark in Spaceby Ian Marter with an introduction from Steven Moffat
The survivors of a devastated future Earth lie in suspended animation on a great satellite. When Earth is safe again, they will awaken. But when the Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive on the Terra Nova, they find the systems have failed and the humans never woke.
The Wirrrn Queen has infiltrated the satellite, and laid her eggs inside one of the sleepers. As the first of the humans wake, they face an attack by the emerging Wirrn.
But not everyone is what they seem, and the only way the Doctor can discover the truth is by joining with the dead mind of the Wirrrn Queen. The price of failure is the Doctor’s death, and the end of humanity.
This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 25 January to 15 February 1975. Featuring the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker, and his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan.
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monsterby Terrance Dicks with an introduction from Michael MoorcockCenturies ago, a Zygon spaceship crash landed in Loch Ness. Now, with their home planet destroyed, the alien creatures plan to take over Earth. Their most powerful weapon is a huge armoured dinosaur-like creature of terrifying power that they brought to earth as an embryo – the Loch Ness Monster.
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry soon discover that the Zygons have another weapon. They can assume the identity of any human they capture. Who knows which of their friends might really be a Zygon?UNIT faces one of its toughest battles as Broton, Warlord of the Zygons, puts his plan into action and the Loch Ness Monster attacks.This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 30 August to 20 September 1975. Featuring the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker, with his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan and The Brigadier.
Jenna-Louise Coleman has been announced as the next companion to step on board the TARDIS. Season 7 of Doctor Who will be split between 2012 and 2013. Six episodes will be broadcast in 2012 ending with the Christmas Special.
Steven Moffat has announced that the Ponds will be leaving in the fifth episode of the season, and Jenna will be meeting the Doctor in the Christmas Special.
The remaining eight episodes of season 7 will air in early 2013. Moffat has stated that there will be more episodes later in 2013, but they have yet to determine exactly how many. Matt Smith is contacted for all 2013 episodes.
Steven Moffat said:
“It always seems impossible when you start casting these parts, but when we saw Matt and Jenna together, we knew we had our girl. She’s funny and clever and exactly mad enough to step on board the Tardis,”
“It’s not often the Doctor meets someone who can talk even faster than he does, but it’s about to happen. Jenna is going to lead him his merriest dance yet. And that’s all you’re getting for now.
“Who she’s playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her, are all part of one of the biggest mysteries the Time Lord ever encounters. Even by the Doctor’s standards, this isn’t your usual boy meets girl.”
I for one am looking forward to the Doctor having a new companion on his journeys. I like the Ponds, but I think their story has run its course, and it’s time for the Doctor to move on to new adventures and friendships. That and the whole Doctor dating Amy’s daughter thing is kind of creepy.
For those of you unfamiliar with Jenna-Louise Coleman’s work, she has starred in Emmerdale and Waterloo Road.
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On 28th November 2011 the TARDIS landed at London’s Westfield Stratford City in celebration of the UK release of the Doctor Who Complete Series 6 box set on DVD and Blu-ray.
Matt Smith (the Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) took part in a Q&A session hosted by celebrity Doctor Who fan Jo Whiley.
The cast talk about their experiences while filming Series 6 and give some cryptic clues about the 2011 Christmas Special (The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe) as well as some plans that Steven Moffat may or may not use in the next series.
(The following clips are from the BBC Worldwide YouTube page.)
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In the most recent edition of Doctor Who Magazine, Steven Moffat has given his opinion on the controversial cancellation of Doctor Who Confidential.
“It seems hard to grasp. All shows have their time, and all shows end, but not, in all sanity, while people still watch and love them. And going by the numbers and the outcry, this show was watched and loved everywhere.”
“I’m not supposed to say it, but I’m going to anyway: bad day, bad decision. I know these are straitened times. I know we’re all at sea and the night is colder – but you don’t start burning the lifeboats to keep warm.”
“Or to put it another way, you might want to think about the future if you’re planning to live there.”
Doctor Who Magazine and Steven Moffat have both shown support for the Save Doctor Who Confidential campaign whose petition at writing of this article, is at 44,500 signatures. If you haven’t done so already, show your support by signing the petition. A count will be taken midnight Friday October 28th 2011 and sent to the BBC Trust.
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Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat, and director Richard Senior, wanted to include a chase sequence in Let’s Kill Hitler. Unfortunately due to budget constraints they were not able to. The chase scene would have involved Amy, and Rory.
The chase scene will be produced as a motion comic and shown as a bridging scene in between commercials during the premier Saturday August 27th at 8/9c on BBC America
Originally posted on the Official Doctor Who Tumblr Page.
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Originally Reported on The Daily Beast.
Jace Lacob interviewed Steven Moffat about the state of the Doctor Who Franchise and rumors about Season 7, for the full article click here.
The most important thing I found in the interview was when Steven Moffat was asked about Season 7 of Doctor Who being short in 2012, he responded:
Absolute nonsense. First of all, we are airing in 2012. The only thing that’s happening is that we’re moving a bit later…There’s lots of reasons for that that will become clear quite soon…It is certainly not a reduced episode count. Do you think the BBC would really let that happen? With an average audience of 10 million?…Doctor Who’s international profile is huge. It’s never been more successful. You’re not going to reduce a show like this. The opposite is going to happen, in fact.
What does this mean? It could mean that Doctor Who will return to it home in the schedules. The Classic series traditionally ran in the Winter. This would allow Doctor Who to air at a time of the year when it is dark outside when it’s on. This has two benefits.
1. TV Ratings are generally higher in the when it’s cold out, and also when its dark.
2. The creep factor of Doctor Who works much better when it is dark out.
The other thing we can take from this quote is, it sounds like they may be looking to expand Doctor Who’s seasons beyond 13 episodes plus a Christmas special.
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Steven Moffat talks about the new series of Doctor Who.
“The wait is almost over. The second part of the thrilling new series of Doctor Who begins on 27 August 2011.
“The rules have changed, and the game is deadlier than ever. Out in the universe, where the earthly rules of time and space do not apply, Amy and Rory know only too well that their baby daughter needs them. For Melody Pond is destined to become River Song, mysterious archaeologist and convicted murderer – the woman who killed the best man she ever knew…
“The Doctor leads Amy and Rory across centuries and galaxies in a desperate search for baby Melody, but a terrible and inescapable date looms large. At 5.02pm on 22nd April 2011, the Doctor will die. These are his last days, and the quest for Melody his final mission.
“The search will result in a crash landing in Thirties Berlin and will bring them face to face with the greatest war criminal of all time. And Hitler. Old friendships will be tested to their limits as the Doctor suffers the ultimate betrayal and learns a harsh lesson in the cruellest warfare of all.
“A distress call from a terrified little boy will break through all barriers of time and space and lead the Doctor to visit the scariest place in the Universe. George’s bedroom. George is terrorised by every fear you can possibly imagine. Fears that live in his bedroom cupboard. His parents are desperate – George needs a doctor. But allaying George’s fears won’t be easy. Because the monsters in George’s cupboard are real.
“An unscheduled visit to a quarantine facility for victims of an alien plague – a plague that will kill the Doctor in a day – leaves Amy trapped. Alone, Rory must find Amy and bring her back to the TARDIS before the faceless doctors kill her with kindness. But Rory is about to encounter a very different side to his wife.
“In an impossible hotel, the Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves checked-in but unable to check out. Walls move, corridors twist, rooms vanish and death lies in wait for every visitor. But the Doctor’s time has yet to come. He has one last stop to make on his final journey. His old friend, Craig Owens, desperately needs his help – a new and unfamiliar presence is wreaking havoc in Colchester. And then come the Cybermen. But time catches up with us all and the Doctor can delay no more.
“By the shores of Lake Silencio, in Utah, all of time and space hang in the balance. And a NASA astronaut is waiting…”
From the official site…
The new Adventure Game will be released October, 2011 and is called The Gunpowder Plot.
It’s the most ambitious Adventure Game to date and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy and for the first time, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. This new, dazzlingly epic story gives you the chance to battle aliens in London, 1605. But as well as extra-terrestrial monsters, you’ll meet Guy Fawkes (visualisation above) and really get a feel for what was happening at this incendiary moment in Britain’s history. It’s your chance to virtually step back in time, chat to famous figures and participate in one of the most notorious plots the world has ever known.
We’re delighted to say that The Gunpowder Plot also sees the return of two old enemies… more about them soon! Right now we can confirm that this, the fifth Adventure Game, was written by Phil Ford (Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, The Sarah Jane Adventures and co-writer of The Waters of Mars) and produced by Gary Russell. The executive producers are Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis, Anwen Aspden and Charles Cecil.
The Gunpowder Plot will be the most advanced of the Adventure Games so far. Gamers will be able to play as the Doctor, Amy and Rory, exploring the immersive environments of this historic period. The adventure will feature multi-linear gameplay, even more sophisticated puzzles, and a complex lighting system specifically designed to recreate the atmosphere of 17th Century London. And for the very first time, the introduction of portal technology will enable gamers to experience for themselves that the TARDIS really is bigger on the inside…
To accompany the game, BBC Learning will be offering teachers an online resource pack containing unique, downloadable assets to support History and Literacy in the classroom. And in the adventure itself you’ll be meeting not just the main figures from the plot, but everyday Londoners who lived through an exciting, dangerous and fascinating era.
The Adventure Games have received over 2.6 million download requests since the launch of the first adventure, City of the Daleks, which SFX called ‘the best Who game to date.’ The series was a finalist at the Develop Awards and nominated at the Banff World Media Festival for Best Branded Entertainment.
As always, the Adventure Game will be free in the UK and we’ll be giving you more information soon. The Gunpowder Plot explodes in approximately three months time. It may not rhyme, but remember, remember… October!
The Doctor Who Christmas special is titled “A Christmas Carol”. BBC America has announced that they will air this years Christmas special on Christmas Day at 9PM Eastern Time on Saturday December 25th! The festive Dickens-inspired adventure is written by show runner Steven Moffat, and he has said that it will be “the most Christmassy Christmas Secial yet”. So set your DVRs because this will be the first time that they are brodcasting the Christmas Special on Christmas day in America!
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