The Time War Continues For Big FinishBookmark and Share

Tuesday, 20 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
Gallifrey: Time War Volume One (Credit: Big Finish)Big Finish Productions have announced three more box sets, depicting what happened to the Time Lords’ home planet Gallifrey in the ultimate battle across time and space.

Following on from the events of Gallifrey: Time War Volume One, find out who survived and whether Romana and Narvin live to see Gallifrey fall?

More tales of intrigue and political manoeuvring from the seat of Time Lord power are coming, with three more volumes from the homeworld of the Doctor now confirmed. After the events of Gallifrey: Time War Volume One, not all the characters escaped unscathed and, in a Time War, whole civilisations can become pawns in a larger battle.

Four new stories in the Gallifrey saga arrive in March 2019. Gallifrey: Time War Volume Two comprises of:
  1. Havoc by David Llewellyn
  2. Partisans by Una McCormack
  3. Collateral by Lisa McMullin
  4. Assassins by Matt Fitton
The Time Lords and the Daleks have opposed one another across millennia. But now, their conflict tips into an all-out Time War, and nowhere across the universe of spacetime is safe.

Battle plans will be drawn, allies recruited, and innocents caught in the crossfire.

Gallifrey is going to war, and the cosmos will never be the same again.
Following the events of the first series, a new Time Lord president joins the ranks.

Terrence Hardiman (who listeners will recognise as the titular role in the children’s BBC series The Demon Headmaster) plays Rassilon, joining Lalla Ward as Romana and Seán Carlsen as Narvin.

Director and writer, Scott Handcock, tells us more
I’ve felt very lucky to play in the Gallifrey sandbox for its most recent releases, but it’s an even bigger thrill to take us into the Time War and explore how that epic, devastating event impacts upon the lives of our characters.


Gallifrey: Time War Volume One is available for £35 on CD and £30 on download from bigfinish.com




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Demons Of The Punjab - Official RatingsBookmark and Share

Monday, 19 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
Demons Of The Punjab: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Hasna (Shaheen Khan), Umbreen (Amita Suman), Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))
Doctor Who: Demons Of The Punjab had an official rating of 7.48 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.23 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 139,000 watched on their PC, 61,000 watched on a Tablet device and 51,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 8th most watched programme of the week ending 11th November.

Top for the week was Saturdays edition of Strictly Come Dancing getting 11.55 million watching. The new David Attenborough narated series Dynasties had 7.63 million viewers.

Demons Of The Punjab had an Appreciation Index score of 80, again scoring higher with female viewers.




FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

Kerblam! - Overnight Viewing FiguresBookmark and Share

Monday, 19 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
Kerblam! (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))
Doctor Who: Kerblam! was watched by 5.93 million viewers, a share of 28.5% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating makes Doctor Who the fourth highest rated programme for the Sunday and the 10th for the week ending 18th November.

Highest for the day was ITV’s celebrity show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here which had 11.03 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing - Results Show had 8.99 million viewers, while Dynasties, the David Attenborough series had 6.13 million. The BBC Drama The Little Drummer Girl had 2.29 million.

On ITV The Chase: Celebrity Special had 4.04 million viewers.

Saturdays Strictly Come Dancing had 10.22 million viewers.

Final figures should be available next Monday.




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Children in Need 2018Bookmark and Share

Saturday, 17 November 2018 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The BBC's annual fundraising evening for Children in Need took place yesterday, and by the end of the evening raised £50,595,053 for the charity!

The evening featured a special treat for nine year old Doctor Who fan Anna, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, when she and her brother Alex got to travel to the TARDIS and meet the cast, and also an exclusive clip from this weekend's adventure, Kerblam.

Children in Need 2018: Anna and Alex with Team TARDIS (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian) Children in Need 2018: Team TARDIS (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian) Children in Need 2018: Anna meets the monsters! (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian)
Children in need 2018: Anna and Alex with Jodie Whittaker (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian) Children in Need 2018: Anna with the Doctor! (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian) Children in Need 2018: Anna and Alex with Bradley Walsh (Credit: BBC/Sophie Mutevelian)



You can still donate to Children in Need via their website.




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Kerblam! - This WeekendBookmark and Share

Friday, 16 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
A number of new publicity images to promote this week's episode of Doctor Who, Kerblam!
Kerblam!

Writer: Pete McTighe
Director: Jennifer Perrott

Delivery for the Doctor!

A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy’s largest retailer: Kerblam!
Kerblam!: Yaz (Mandip Gill) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Yaz (Mandip Gill), Graham (Bradley Walsh) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Yaz (Mandip Gill), Dan Cooper (Lee Mack) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yaz (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Kira Arlo (Claudia Jessie) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Jarva Slade (Callum Dixon) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Kerblam!: Charlie Duffy (Leo Flanagan) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Kerblam!: Lee Mack (Credit: BBC Studios (Various))Kerblam!:  (Credit: BBC Studios (Various))


Episode 7 Trailer | Kerblam! | Doctor Who

This episode will debut on BBC One at 6.30pm.

Main Broadcast Details
United KingdomBBC OneSunday 18th November6.30pm BST
United States of AmericaBBC AmericaSunday 19th November8.00pm EDT
CanadaSPACESunday 18th November8.00pm EDT
AustraliaABCMonday 19th November6.00pm AEST

Full listings here




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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532Bookmark and Share

Thursday, 15 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532 (Credit: Panini)This month's Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 532 talks to new companion Mandip Gill about the risk she took to win the part of Yasmin Khan
I turned down other jobs because I really wanted this… A lot of opportunities came up while I was waiting but my heart was set on Doctor Who.
Also in this issue...
  • PREVIEWS
  • Looking ahead to the next episodes of Series 11 with writers Chris Chibnall, Ed Hime, Pete McTighe and Joy Wilkinson, and director Sallie Aprahamian.
  • COSPLAY
  • Doctor Who’s costume designer Ray Holman provides tips on how to cosplay members of Team TARDIS.
  • OUT OF THE TARDIS
  • The legendary Bernard Cribbins answers questions from the DWM TARDIS tin.
  • MADAME TUSSAUDS
  • DWM attends the unveiling of the waxwork Thirteenth Doctor in Blackpool.
  • TARDIS REVOLUTION
  • The second part in a series looking at the evolution of the TARDIS control room.
  • RATINGS ROUND-UP
  • An in-depth look at the ratings for the first episodes of Series 11.
  • WHO’S CREW
  • Key members of Doctor Who’s current production team describe their roles.
  • THE TIME TEAM
  • The Team watches the Thirteenth Doctor’s first episodes.
  • DAVID SOLOMONS
  • An interview with the author of the new Doctor Who novel The Secret in Vault 13.
  • EPISODE REVIEWS
  • The verdict on Series 11 episodes Rosa, Arachnids in the UK and The Tsuranga Conundrum.
  • BLU-RAY PREVIEW
  • Inside the new box set Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 19.
  • THE WARMONGER
  • The second part of a comic strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.
PLUS... The Blogs of Doom, reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine 532 is on sale 15 November, priced £5.99

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532 (Credit: Panini)Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532 (Credit: Panini)Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532 (Credit: Panini)Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 532 (Credit: Panini)




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The Phantom Piper - Graphic NovelBookmark and Share

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
The Phantom Piper (Credit: Panini)The latest Doctor Who graphic novel from Panini Publishing is here, collecting the acclaimed comics series from Doctor Who Magazine.

The Phantom Piper stars the Twelfth Doctor (played on TV by Peter Capaldi) and his companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie). The Doctor and Bill are plunged into four incredible adventures…
  • THE SOUL GARDEN
  • The Doctor and Bill land on Saturn’s moon and encounter the crazy quadrillionaire Rudy Zoom, classical poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and deadly plant creatures called the Haluu.
  • THE PARLIAMENT OF FEAR
  • A journey to America’s Wild West leads the Doctor and Bill into a lethal showdown with a myth come to life: the legendary were-owls known as the Stikini.
  • MATILDUS
  • Bill finds herself in the alleyways of the spaceport Corncucopia, and meets the streetwise Kaballus Kids.
  • THE PHANTOM PIPER
  • The time-travellers arrive in the lunar city Athenia, home to the world-famous code-breaker Alan Turing and a race of androids called the Galateans. But a malevolent creature from humanity’s darkest dreams is ready to strike… the Phantom Piper!
Stories and art by Scott Gray, Martin Geraghty, Staz Johnson and Mike Collins.

This lavish volume also includes a 15-page commentary section by the creators, revealing never-before-published artwork, photos and character designs.

On sale 14 November. 148 pages, full colour. RRP £14.99, $19.99.




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Christmas Special Moves to New Year's DayBookmark and Share

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who - Series 11 (Credit: BBC / Ben Blackall)Doctor Who Magazine has confirmed that this year's Christmas Special of Doctor Who will be shown on New Year's Day 2019.

The change is a radical change for the series which has been part of the Christmas Day schedule since the series returned in 2005. The series peaked in 2007 when Kylie Minogue joined the Tenth Doctor in Voyage of the Damned watched by 13.3 million viewers. Last year's Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, marking the departure of Peter Capaldi as The Doctor, was watched by 7.92 million.

The episode to be shown on New Year's Day will mark the end of Jodie Whittaker's first season as The Doctor. The last episode to be shown on New Year's Day was the second part of The End of Time in 2010 where it had 12.27 million viewers.




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Doctor Who: Episodes Nine and TenBookmark and Share

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC has released details of Doctor Who Episodes Nine and Ten.

It Takes You Away (Credit: BBC Studios)Episode Nine: It Takes You Away

On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, in the present day, The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help.

What has happened here?

What monster lurks in the woods around the cottage – and beyond?

Guest starring Ellie Wallwork and Kevin Eldon.

Written by Ed Hime.

Directed by Jamie Childs.
The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (Credit: BBC Studios)Episode Ten: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

On the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, lies the remains of a brutal battlefield. But as the Doctor, Graham, Yaz and Ryan answer nine separate distress calls, they discover the planet holds far more secrets.

Who is the mysterious commander with no memory? What lies beyond the mists? Who or what are the Ux?

The answers will lead the Doctor and her friends towards a deadly reckoning.

Guest starring Phyllis Logan, Mark Addy and Percelle Ascott.

Written by Chris Chibnall.

Directed by Jamie Childs.




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The Tsuranga Conundrum - Official RatingBookmark and Share

Monday, 12 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus
The Tsuranga Conundrum: Yaz (Mandip Gill), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))
Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum had an official rating of 7.76 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.50 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 148,000 watched on their PC, 66,000 watched on a Tablet device and 53,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 6th most watched programme of the week ending 28th October.

Top for the week was Saturdays edition of Strictly Come Dancing getting 11.13 million watching. Channel 4 took number 2 with The Great British Bake Off getting 10.34 million viewers.

The Tsuranga Conundrum had an Appreciation Index score of 79, again scoring higher with female viewers.




FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK