Friday, 30 January 2009

Exclusive Classic Figures

Brand new pictures, and infomation, have been released of some classic series action figures from Character Options. The figures are exclusive to Forbidden Planet, outside the USA & Canada, and they are as follows:
  • First Doctor and black Dalek ('Daleks Invasion of Earth' 1964) - colour set
  • First Doctor and black Dalek - black and white set
  • Second Doctor and Cyberman (‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’ 1967) - colour set
  • Second Doctor and Cybermen - black and white set
  • 6th Doctor (as seen in 'Real Time' BBC webcast episode, 2002)
All the packs are £24.99 apart from the 6th Doctor which is £14.99 and will all be released by the end of July 2009.

Pre-order the figures >>>

What do you think of these figures? Will you be getting any of them?
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Monday, 26 January 2009

The Tennant Tapes (with script extract!)

In this intervening time between 'The Next Doctor' and 'Planet of the Dead' us Doctor Who fans are bound to want something to wet our appetite, so what better way than with a video diary from David Tennant? That's exactly what the makers of the BBC Doctor Who website have given to us.

The video diary shows David travelling back down the Cardiff, the read-through day for 'Planet of the Dead', and talking to a few of the production team as well.

There is also a bit of the video diary that shows the script, which we can read. to read the script extract highlight the blacked out text between the lines below. If you DON'T want spoilers, DO NOT highlight it! You have been warned...


A marble plinth, centre ____________ medieval drinking cup. Solid ____________ glittering jewels. This is the CUP OF ____________.

SECURITY CHIEF (CONT'D)
And activating -

He throws a big lever on the wall.

FX: there are four free-standing poles in a square around the plinth, and from them, a FENCE OF BLUE LASER BEAMS activates. Low hum of power. The square of guards are standing outside the fence, all facing out.

SECURITY CHIEF (CONT'D)
Night then, boys.

He leaves. Footsteps echoing. The door shuts, SLAM!

Silence. Guards of duty.

PAN up the room, from the PLINTH & FX BEAMS, to...

The ceiling. A panel slides open, silently -


Then the rest is, annoyingly, blurred out.

Watch the video diary here >>>


What do you think of the video diary? If you read the script extract, what do you think of it?
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Friday, 23 January 2009

Planet of the Dead - Casting News

The BBC have announced some more people who will be starring in 'Planet of the Dead' this easter. Michelle Ryan has been spotted a few days ago on a London bus with David Tennant and the Beeb said this:
"Michelle, best known for her roles as Zoe Slater in EastEnders, and Jaime Sommers in the recent remake of Bionic Woman, will play the mysterious Lady Christina de Souza in the special episode entitled Planet of the Dead. Christina joins the Doctor on a bus-trip which takes a very unexpected detour into danger"

"'I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who and very excited to be joining David Tennant and the Doctor Who team," said Michelle. "It is such a fantastic show and I can't wait to get started!'"

Lee Evans, who is well-known for his stand-up comedy and professional acting, will also be in the first 2009 Special, he plays a character called Malcolm who is a Professor.
"One of Britain's best loved and biggest comedy stars, Lee Evans, will also be joining the cast playing a character called Malcolm, whose life becomes connected to the Doctor's under extraordinary circumstances."

Also returning is Noma Dumezweni, who played the part of Captain Erisa Magamboin Turn Left (helping Rose and Donna with their time machine at U.N.I.T.).

Also, it has recently been confirmed that Doctor Who will be filming one 2009 special in Dubai and another in the US. Although it isn't yet known whether Planet of the Dead will be one of them.

What do you think of the casting? What are your opinions on the filming locations?
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Sunday, 18 January 2009

Catherine Tate on Sunday Night Project

Today Catherine Tate will be guest-hosting The Sunday Night Project alongside Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr. Previous guest-hosts have included other Doctor Who stars, Billie Piper, David Tennant, and John Barrowman.

Amongst regular features on the show like Question Time, Sunday Night News and others, Catherine is included in a music video mickey-take and a Doctor Who spoof.
See the music video mickey-take >>>

The Sunday Night Project is on Channel 4 tonight at 10:00pm. Don't miss it!

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Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Action-Figures - Collect and Build Waves

Ever since the classic series action-figure wave, the idea of 'collect-and-build' seems to be getting more and more popular. Now Character Options have released images of more exiciting pictures for Doctor Who action-figure collectors: collect-and-build waves and brand new figures.

First, Character Options released the images of the Series 4 figures that each come with a collect-and-build part, and when assembled, forms a big figure of the Vespiform (see images below) from 'The Unicorn and the Wasp'! However, it hasn't yet been confirmed whether the Time Lord figure will be included in this.
Click any image ahead to enlarge.

More recently, Character Options have released news and images of an even more exciting collect-and-build wave (see below). This wave is made up of all brand-new figures (with the exception of just 2) from Series 1, 2 and 3. This wave includes the following figures, which you can see in the image below:
  • The Master (John Simm, with Professor Yana's clothes)
  • Captain Jack (already released)
  • Astrid (with no apron. Read DWF post on this>>>)
  • Clockwork Man (revised purple suited version)
  • Bannakaffalatta (with EMP Transmitter)
  • 100-year old 10th Doctor & Shrunken Doctor
  • Jabe (with Scanner Device)

Each of these figures comes with a part of a brand-new collect-and-build figure, The Gelth!

Will you be getting any of these figures? What do you think of them?
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Monday, 12 January 2009

DWF 2008 Awards - The Results

The results are in!
There are four DWF Awards for four blogs, 'Best Blog With Additional Pages', 'Best Newcomer', 'Most Professional' and the ultimateDWF Award: 'Best Blog of 2008'!

Follow the DWF 2008 Awards link on the navigation bar below the header to find out who the winners are!

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Friday, 9 January 2009

Companions And Allies

The cover (see image below) and synopsis for a new book, Companions And Allies, has been released.Synopsis:
"The Doctor has been travelling through space and time for centuries, showing his friends and companions the wonders of the universe. From Sarah Jane Smith and the Brigadier to Martha Jones and Donna Noble, Companions and Allies celebrates the friends that have been by his side and the heroes that have helped him battle his deadliest foes. Beautifully illustrated and including, for the first time, a complete story guide to the adventures of all ten Doctors, Companions and Allies is the definitive guide to the Doctor's intergalactic family."

What do you think of the cover and synopsis? Will you be getting this book?
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