BBC Australia: Win a trip to the UK to visit the Doctor Who Experience

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 - Reported by Marcus

BBC Australia and Roadshow Entertainment have launched a competition to give fans the change to win a trip to the UK to visit the Doctor Who Experience in the London. Visit bbcondvd.com.au/doctorwhoexperience for the entry form.

Step into the TARDIS and be part of the adventure!

To celebrate the release of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol on DVD we’re giving you the chance to win a trip for 2 to the UK to visit the Doctor Who Experience!

Join the Doctor as his companion on a journey through time and space, encountering some of the best-loved and scariest monsters. Find yourself at the heart of the action of this fully contained interactive, exhilarating and unique walk-through experience and an awe-inspiring exhibition.

Visit the Doctor Who Experience website for more information www.doctorwhoexperience.com.

Major Prize:

Return economy class flights for 2 to London (departing Sydney or Melbourne only) valued up to $6000
5 nights’ accommodation (3 star twin share) valued up to $1200
2 x tickets to the Doctor Who Experience at London’s Olympia Two valued up to $70
Return airport/hotel transfers up to $300
Travel Insurance up to $200
Doctor Who DVD Prize Pack $500

The major prize is valued over $8000

GAIN A BONUS ENTRY!

Purchase any specially marked Doctor Who DVD during the promotional period
Complete the entry page here, adding your receipt number
You’ve gained a bonus entry! It’s that easy!*

*If you already have a receipt number and are entering for the first time, you’ll automatically receive a bonus entry.

The Competition runs from 01/03/2011 at 12:01am (AEDST) to 30/04/2011 at 11.59pm (AEDST)

Full Terms and conditions [PDF]

FILTER: - Australia - Competitions

BBC launch Schools Competition

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC have launched a new competition which gives a team of UK primary school children the chance to write their own Doctor Who mini-adventure starring the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith. The competition, produced by BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential is for school children aged 9 to 11 years who will be encouraged to collaborate on a three-minute script that takes the Time Lord on a new quest travelling through space and time inside the TARDIS. The winners will travel to the BBC's studios in Cardiff where they will see their script brought to life by the Doctor Who team and cast, including Matt Smith. Doctor Who Confidential will take viewers behind the scenes to show how the script gets developed from paper to television screen – from the first script meeting, a cast read-through, on-set filming... all the way to the final edit. Saul Nassé, Controller of BBC Learning, said:

Doctor Who is loved by children across the UK, and I can think of no better programme to inspire the next generation of story tellers. The Script to Screen competition is a fantastic way for children to learn new writing skills, whether or not they are winners. We are delighted that the stellar cast and crew of Doctor Who are on board for this journey of learning through time and space."

The script must feature Matt Smith as The Doctor, and can include one of four aliens from the show: Ood, Judoon, Cyberman or Weeping Angel, as well as a brand new human character to test the wits of the Doctor. Tailored learning resources will be available on the BBC Learning website to help guide teachers and pupils through the process. Head writer at Doctor Who, Steven Moffat, will also offer his expert advice and helpful tips on how to pull together a stand-out script with memorable characters.

Doctor Who made me want to write. It made me fall in love in television, script-writing and storytelling, and led me by the hand to the best job in the world. It also made me want to defend the Earth from aliens but that hasn't come up so often. I know the power this show has to set young imaginations alight, because I've lived it, so I'm incredibly excited to be involved in this project. Plus it's never too early to start looking for your replacement.

The winning script will be chosen by Steven Moffat, Saul Nassé and executive producers of Doctor Who, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis. Full details of how to enter the competition, with the judging criteria and terms and conditions will be available on bbc.co.uk/teachers from 20 April 2011. Downloadable BBC Learning resources will be available from 23 April 2011 and the closing date for entries Monday 13 June 2011.

FILTER: - Doctor Who - Competitions

Reminder: A Christmas Carol Soundtrack Competition

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 - Reported by Harry Ward

Last week we launched a competition to win a copy of the soundtrack to A Christmas Carol by Murray Gold. This is just a reminder to say that you have until Wednesday 6th April to get your entries in.

We have six copies of the CD up for grabs courtesy of Silva Screen Records. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the device that Abigail sings into so that the space liner can land safely?

Send your answer with your name, address and email to us at acc-competition@doctorwhonews.net, with the subject line A Christmas Carol CD Competition.

FILTER: - Competitions - Editorial

Win Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol (OST)

Tuesday, 22 March 2011 - Reported by Marcus

The Doctor Who News Page is offering readers the chance to win a copy of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol by Murray Gold, Ben Foster, the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales and featuring Katherine Jenkins.

A Christmas Carol
Music written by Murray Gold, performed by BBC National Orchestra Of Wales and conducted by Ben Foster

Murray Gold’s immaculately crafted soundtrack to the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special.

Doctor Who on Christmas Day has now become part of the yuletide tradition in the UK almost rivalling the seasonal greats such as Morecambe & Wise, The Queen’s Speech and EastEnders.

Featuring opera diva Katherine Jenkins as Abigail Pettigrew, Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, and Michael Gambon as Kazran Sardick, A Christmas Carol was the third most watched programme on December 25th.

Katherine Jenkins’ special appearance was crowned with her performance of Abigail’s Song (Silence Is All You Know), featured on the album as track number 28.

Released: 21st March 2011

(available to buy now from our Amazon Shop)

We have six copies of the CD up for grabs courtesy of Silva Screen Records. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the device that Abigail sings into so that the space liner can land safely?

Send your answer with your name, address and email to us at acc-competition@doctorwhonews.net, with the subject line A Christmas Carol CD Competition.

Closing Date: 6th April 2011

FILTER: - Competitions - Doctor Who News

Win The Good, the Bad and the Alien/System Wipe

Thursday, 3 March 2011 - Reported by Marcus

Today is World Book Day in the UK and Ireland and to celebrate, The Doctor Who News Page is offering readers the chance to win a copy of Book 2 - Doctor Who: The Good, the Bad and the Alien/System Wipe by Colin Brake and Oli Smith.

The Good, the Bad and the Alien/System Wipe
Written by Colin Brake and Oli Smith

Book 2 in the thrilling new Doctor Who original fiction series! Starring the Eleventh Doctor and his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams, these double-fronted books each contain two fast-paced, fun-filled adventures.

Aliens have crash-landed in the Wild West and they’re ready for a showdown in The Good, the Bad and the Alien! Can the Doctor, Rory and Amy work out which are the good guys and which are the bad?

The Doctor finds himself trapped in a virtual world in System Wipe. As he tries to save the characters of the virtual world from being destroyed by a deadly virus, Amy and Rory must fight to keep the Doctor’s body in the real world safe from the mysterious entity known as Legacy…

Released: 3rd February 2011

(available to buy now from our Amazon Shop)

We have three copies of the book up for grabs courtesy of Penguin Books. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

In the previous Book 1 story, Death Riders, what is the name of the planet that the 'Galactic Fair' arrives on?

Send your answer with your name, address and email to us at book2-competition@doctorwhonews.net, with the subject line Book2 Competition.

Closing Date:17th March 2011

FILTER: - Competitions - Doctor Who News

Competition Roundup (1 Mar 2011)

Tuesday, 1 March 2011 - Reported by Marcus

Here is a list of the currently known open competitions related to Doctor Who:

First News	3 Mar	Win one of four family tickets to see The Doctor Who Experience. Registration required. UK entrants only.
Doctor Who News	4 Mar	Win one of three copies of The Ark (R2) on DVD. Open Worldwide.
Eye of Horus	7 Mar	Win one of ten copies of Mara Tales (R2) on DVD.
Radio Times	15 Mar	Win one of six pairs of tickets to see The Doctor Who Experience. UK entrants only.
Eye of Horus	25 Mar	Win one of five copies of The Ribos Operation on CD, autographed by reader John Leeson. Open Worldwide
Eye of Horus	31 Mar	Win one of five copies of Revisitations 2 (R2) on DVD. Open Worldwide.
DrWho Online	31 Mar	Win one of three copies of Mara Tales (R2) on DVD.
DrWho Online	31 Mar	Win one of three copies of Revisitations 2 (R2) on DVD.
DrWho Online	31 Mar	Win one of three copies of The Gemini Contagion on CD.
Whovian Net	n/a	Win one of three copies of the official 2011 Calendar when they reach 1000 Twitter Followers. Open Worldwide.
BBC America	15 May	Send in a photo of your home-made TARDIS to win DVDs and a private screening. US entrants only.

FILTER: - Competitions

DWA 'Design-a-Monster' competition

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 - Reported by Harry Ward

Doctor Who Adventures magazine has launched a 'Design a Monster' competition. The winner will see their creation battle the Doctor, Amy and Rory in a special comic strip in the magazine and be made into a model to go on display at the Doctor Who Experience in Olympia, London.

Comic artist John Ross offers the readers some great tips to help them create the perfect creature:

The great thing about Doctor Who monsters is that they can be scary but a bit funny, too. For example, a really scary face could be balanced out by something quite wacky, like a foot that's joined on backwards, or one arm that's much bigger than the other.

Things that tend to look good on monsters are wrinkles, extra eyes, fewer eyes, long tongues, tentacles, spots, stripes, spikes and funny-looking alien weapons/gadgets. Monsters based on animals are quite popular. For example, you could take the head of a rat and put it on the body of a chimpanzee and add tentacles.

Posture is always something you have to think about, too. If your monster is strong and confident, it should stand straight and tall. If it's a bit more nervous and unsure of itself, it could be hunched over, possibly with slumped shoulders. If it's just a jumbled mass of tentacles with a head, it's a bit trickier to give an idea of the creature's personality.

Your monster has to pose a threat to the Doctor, so will need some special powers or weapons. It could fire energy beams from its fingertips/tentacles, laser beams from its eyes or cannonballs from a hole in its belly - whatever you think is interesting. Weapons could be a giant device which could destroy the planet or a tiny alien flower which looks like a daisy but releases a scent which sends people to sleep.

It's also good to colour your monster nice and brightly so he stands out in a crowd.

How to enter

Download the PDF entry form by clicking on the button below, then print it out and draw your monster! Fill in the monster's details, along with your name, age, address and daytime telephone number. Put the page in an envelope and send it to: DWA DESIGN, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF, or scan the page and email your design to design@dwacomps.co.uk

Download the pdf entry form

For full terms and conditions please visit www.dwamag.com/design-a-monster.

FILTER: - Comics - Magazines - Competitions - DWA

Win the Ark on DVD (R2)

Friday, 18 February 2011 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who News is offering readers the chance to win a copy of The Ark, starring William Hartnell as The Doctor.

The Ark
Written by Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott
Directed by Michael Imison

The TARDIS arrives some ten million years in the future on a giant spaceship carrying all the Earth's surviving plant, animal and human life (much of it miniaturised and in suspended animation) on a 700 year voyage to a new home on the planet Refusis II. Dodo is suffering from a cold - an unknown affliction in this era - and as the human Guardians of the ship and their servant race the Monoids have no resistance, a plague breaks out.

Released: 14th February 2011
(available to buy now from our Amazon Shop)

We have three copies up for grabs of the DVD courtesy of 2|Entertain. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

During The Ark, the First Doctor is assisted by the invisible Refusians to defeat the Monoids; many years later the Third Doctor encounters more invisible beings in Planet of the Daleks - name this race.

Closing Date: Friday 4th March 2011

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This competition is open worldwide - however PLEASE NOTE that the prize is a REGION 2 DVD and will only play on machines that can accept that region.

K9 Competition winners

The answer to the question "In which David Tennant episode did K9 make his first appearance for over 20 years?" is of course School Reunion.

Congratulations to Gary Lewin of Yeovil, Neil White of Worksop, and John Collins of Stockton on Teme who have all won a copy of K9 Series One Volume One.

FILTER: - Competitions - Doctor Who News

Competition Roundup (3 Feb 2011)

Thursday, 3 February 2011 - Reported by Marcus

Here is a list of the currently known open competitions related to Doctor Who:

Quotable Doctor Who	7 Feb	Win one of three copies of the official 2011 Calendar from Blue Eyed Books
Doctor Who Adventures	11 Feb	Win a prize every day!
Doctor Who News	11 Feb	Win one of three copies of K9: Series 1 Vol 1 on DVD
Cultbox	11 Feb	Win one of two copies of A Christmas Carol on DVD
Cultbox	14 Feb	Win one of two copies of K9: Series 1 Vol 2 on DVD
DrWho Online	28 Feb	Win one of three copies of The Ark on DVD
DrWho Online	28 Feb	Win one of three copies of K9: Series 1 Vol 1 on DVD
DrWho Online	28 Feb	Win one of three copies of The War Games on audio
Petside	28 Feb	Win one of three copies of K9: Series 1 Vol 1.
Syfy	28 Feb	Win one of three copies of K9: Series 1 Vol 1.
Eye of Horus	7 Mar	Win one of ten copies of Mara Tales.
Whovian Net	n/a	Win one of three copies of the official 2011 Calendar when they reach 1000 Twitter Followers

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Win K9 Series One Volume One on DVD

Thursday, 27 January 2011 - Reported by Marcus

The Doctor Who News Page is offering winners the chance to win a copy of the first volume of K9, covering episodes one to thirteen of the first series.

K9 BLAST BLASTS INTO HIS OWN LIVE ACTION SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES COMBINING COMEDY, ACTION AND SUSPENSE!

Originally created for the classic British sci-fi show Doctor Who in 1977, K9 has long been an iconic television character. He was created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin, who had been long standing contributors to the show from the Jon Pertwee days through to the Tom Baker era. The robotic dog worked his way into the nation’s hearts and he made on screen come back in 2006 showing up in the David Tennant story School Reunion.

K9 now blasts into his own sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense, which is being shown on shown on Five in the UK. The series combines live action and stunning visual effects and comes from his original creator Bob Baker.

K9: Series One Volume One is due for release in the shops from 31st January 2011.

We have three copies up for grabs of the DVD courtesy of Organic Marketing. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

In which David Tennant episode did K9 make his first appearance for over 20 years?

Blink
School Reunion
The Christmas Invasion

Send your answer with your name, address and email to us at k9-competition@doctorwhonews.net, with the subject line K9 Competition.

Closing Date: Friday 11th February 2011

News links:
K9: UK DVD release update (22nd Dec 2010)

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