Minecraft: Doctor Who Wave 2

Wednesday, 17 December 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster

A new set of Doctor Who-inspired skins will be available to purchase for the game Minecraft from tomorrow, featuring a range of characters from both the classic and modern series. As reported on the XBox website:

Doctor Who fans can add a new collection of Time Lords, companions and foes to their Doctor Who-inspired Minecraft universes with the Dec. 18 release of “Doctor Who Skins Volume II” for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and Minecraft: Xbox One Edition. “Doctor Who Skins Volume II” provides more than 50 new character skins, including the classic Seventh Doctor, Donna Noble, Captain Jack Harkness, monsters and Cybermen. With this skin pack, you can now finally pair K9 with The Tenth Doctor while building a home that is bigger on the inside.

The full set contains the following: the tenth Doctor; the tenth Doctor (Suit); the eighth Doctor; the seventh Doctor; the fifth Doctor; the third Doctor; the second Doctor; Donna Noble; Martha Jones; Captain Jack Harkness; Liz Shaw; Jamie McCrimmon; Ace; Jo Grant; Tegan Jovanka; Wilfred Mott; Mickey Smith; the Master (2007); Sontaran (2010); K9; Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart; Bannakaffalatta; Judoon; Sycorax; Cyberking/Miss Hartigan; Racnoss; Slitheen; The Beast; Rassilon; Heavenly Host; Scarecrow; Cybershade; Azal; Axon Monster; Omega; Alpha Centauri; Gell Guards; the Nimon; Sutekh; Sea Devil; Ood; Saturnynian (fish form); Cyberman (2012, non-Cybus); Cyberman (2013); Cyber-Lord; Cyberman (2006, Cybus); Black Cyberman (1980s); Cyberman (1980s); Cyberman (1970s); Cyberman (1960s v1); Cyberman (1960s v2)

The Skin Pack will be available to purchase worldwide by Minecraft players on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 via the XBox Store.

FILTER: - Games

Doctor Who Magazine - The 2015 Yearbook

Wednesday, 17 December 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The 2015 Yearbook (Credit: Doctor Who Magazine)

The latest Special Edition of Doctor Who Magazine reviews an incredible year for the programme, its spin-offs and licensed merchandise. Highlights include the magazine's first major interview with the show’s executive producer, Brian Minchin, in which he reflects on Peter Capaldi’s first year as the Doctor and looks forward to further adventures with the twelfth Doctor.

Editor Marcus Hearn said:

This is the Doctor Who Magazine almanac. We’ve taken a fresh look at every episode from Peter Capaldi’s first series, but we’ve also explored many other corners of the Doctor Who universe. For many fans, the television series is just part of a world that includes DVDs, Blu-rays, books, soundtrack albums, audio dramas and action figures. We’ve tried to reflect the last 12 months in all those different areas.

Also inside the 100 page issue:

Features on every episode in Peter Capaldi’s first series.
We speak to the team that accompanied Capaldi and Jenna Coleman on the Doctor Who World Tour.
Fourth Doctor Tom Baker discusses his return to television and audio Doctor Who.
Eighth Doctor Paul McGann reveals what he thinks about Capaldi’s Doctor.
Orchestrator and conductor Ben Foster previews the 2015 Symphonic Spectacular.
Inside the new ‘making of’ show, Doctor Who Extra.
Behind the scenes at the new Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff.
Interviews with some of the key players behind recent books, soundtracks, audio dramas, DVDs, Blu-rays and action figures.
Highlights from the year’s newspaper and magazine reviews of Doctor Who.
A round up of Doctor Who’s awards and honours from the last 12 months.
Detailed tributes to the Doctor Who luminaries who passed away in 2014.
...and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine: The 2015 Yearbook is due out on Thursday 18 December.

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Advent Calendar - Day Seventeen

Wednesday, 17 December 2014 - Reported by Willy Phantom

Even though the Mummy has an eerie presence,
He certainly has a talent for wrapping Christmas presents!

FILTER: - Advent

Doctor Who Experience advert to be shown in cinema and on television

Tuesday, 16 December 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster

In the run-up to Christmas the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff will be promoted in cinema and television in a new advert featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor:

Some TV and cinema viewers will have the opportunity to get a glimpse of the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, in the new Doctor Who Experience TV advert. The advert gives fans and families a sneak preview of some of the adventure visitors will go on. Spoiler Alert - we haven't given too much away but you will see some of the interactive adventure.

Watch the advert on the Doctor Who Experience website

Props from this year's Christmas Special, Last Christmas, are also being displayed in the Experience's foyer.

The attraction is closed today (16th December), and between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. It will also be closed on both Mondays and Tuesdays during January.

FILTER: - Exhibitions

Advent Calendar - Day Sixteen

Tuesday, 16 December 2014 - Reported by Willy Phantom

Wander into the spider's web if you dare,
But can you find the message hidden somewhere in there...?

FILTER: - Advent

Advent Calendar - Day Fifteen

Monday, 15 December 2014 - Reported by Willy Phantom

A Skovox Blitzer has arrived but as you can probably see,
It doesn't really know how to light up a Christmas tree.

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Advent Calendar - Day Fourteen

Sunday, 14 December 2014 - Reported by Willy Phantom

The Teller is under the mistletoe, waiting for a kiss,
But for some strange reason everyone's giving it a miss!

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Tom Adams 1938-2014

Saturday, 13 December 2014 - Reported by Marcus

The actor Tom Adams has died at the age of 76.

Tom Adams was best known to Doctor Who fans for playing Commander Vorshak, the leader of Sea Base 4, in the 1984 Fifth Doctor story Warriors of the Deep.

He played Dai Nimmo, known as Diversions, in the classic 1963 film The Great Escape.

On television he appeared in many classic series including Casualty, Strike It Rich!, The Enigma Files, Dixon of Dock Green, Spy Trap, Z Cars, General Hospital, The Avengers, Emergency-Ward 10 and The Onedin Line where he played Daniel Fogarty in twenty episodes.

Adams had a distinguished voice and worked as a voice-over artist on many adverts. He was a long-running voice of E4.

His agent Emma Harvey paid tribute

A true gentleman, his personality was as big and warm as his voice. We’ll miss him very much.

The actor died after a battle with cancer.

FILTER: - Classic Series - Obituary

Sneak Peek: Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3

Saturday, 13 December 2014 - Reported by Marcus

December 24 sees the release of Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3 by Robbie Morrison and Dave Taylor and Titan have released some preview images from the issue.

In the distant past, the land that would be India played host to a war between ancient aliens, whose cross-temporal battles contributed to the country's rich myths and legends. Kali, oldest and deadliest of these creatures, was thought defeated long, long ago; her body scattered throughout time to prevent her return. But her psychic essence could not be killed... nor her millennia-long quest for vengeance.

Now, in the 23rd Century, she is on the brink of resurrection. And with India at the forefront of human spaceflight, it's not only Earth that falls to her predations if she succeeds – but the whole cosmos!

In a race against time, and across it, the Doctor and Clara must gather secrets, intelligence and allies from across India's past, present and future – if they are to survive... THE SWORDS OF KALI!

Comes with three covers to collect!