US specialist merchandise designer Bif Bang Pow! are to release a new line of toys and collectibles in America based on Doctor Who.

The new Doctor Who Collection range is expected to be launched in the summer, and will initially feature retro action figures and playsets, along with bobble heads. Created in partnership with EMCE Toys, the figures will stand 8-inches tall and include episode-specific fabric clothing, in addition to multiple points of articulation.

Jason Lenzi, CEO of the company, said:
The product line will be unveiled at the New York Toy Fair, from 13-16 February.


Later plans include items like licence plate frames, tin boxes, coasters, magnets, glassware, and other popular collectible merchandise.


Bif Bang Pow! was created by Jason Lenzi in 2005 in answer to a market niche to provide merchanside based upon a fan's perspective - to bring stuff to the marketplace that he himself would want to own. The company aim is to "to provide high-quality action figures, toys and collectibles to the massive cult audience (and kids of all ages) that wishes these toys were already in their collection."

(read the press release for full details)

BBC Worldwide has announced a major new deal with Character Options' new Construction division which will see Doctor Who enter the construction toy market for the first time.

The Character Building range will include 3D micro-figures, brought to life with sculpted facial features whilst play sets will be uniquely tailored to Doctor Who. Fans will be able to build their own Doctor Who world with all their favourite characters including the Doctor and Amy Pond with their famous foes the Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.

Distinctive to the Character Building range will be the use of texture on some of the building blocks, whether it be the sleek and smooth edges of a spaceship, or the rough edges of a rock face. This will be pivotal in recreating each environment, providing a natural look, but still allowing easy construction play. The entire range will be displayed at the Character Options stand at the London Toy Fair with the first products set for release in Spring 2011.

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Richard Hollis, who is Head of UK Licensing at BBC Worldwide said the reason the BBC has chosen to work with Character Options is because of the quality and imagination they put into their toys, with Jon Diver, Character Group's Joint Managing Director, saying the new project represents a major investment and we are delighted to be increasing our Doctor Who portfolio.

Audio solutions company Speakal have announced two new products in their speaker systems range at the International Consumer Electronics Show, tying in with two of the BBC's biggest brands. Top Gear sees a Stig helmet with iPhone dock, whilst Doctor Who sees a bluetooth system in the guise of a police box ...

Titan Merchandise have added two new 8" 3/4 length busts to their the Doctor Who Masterpiece Collection.



These are to be released in April 2011 and can be pre ordered in the USA from BigBadToyStore.com

The official press information for the forthcoming release of K9 on DVD has clarified that it will be entitled Series One Volume One, and not The Complete Series as previously indicated by online retailers for pre-order. The first thirteen episodes are due to be released on 31st January 2011, with the latter half of the series following on 7th March.


K9 is currently being broadcast in the United Kingdom every morning over the holiday period on Channel Five, and all episodes shown so far are available for those in the UK to watch on their Demand 5 service. The series has been achieving ratings of around 200,000 viewers, about average for the timeslot.

Silva Screen have announced that a new Doctor Who soundtrack will be released early next year.

The soundtrack, which is due for release in February, will cover music from this year's Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol and will include a performance from Katherine Jenkins (Abigail Pettigrew), who will be singing Abigail’s Song

The music is composed by Murray Gold and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Crouch End Festival Chorus. The album will be available both on CD and for download.

Character are to release a new set of Doctor Who action figures, this time themed around the Pandorica.

There are six figures to collect, and each one comes with a MP3-CD with an audio adaptation of a Doctor Who novelisation (previously released on CD by BBC Audiobooks/AudioGO):

• The Doctor wearing a Fez (Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion - Part One)
• Roman Auton (Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion - Part Two)
• Amy Pond (Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters - Part One)
• Silurian Warrior (Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters - Part Two)
• Angel Bob, with jacket (Doctor Who and the Giant Robot - Part One)
• Damaged Cyberman (Doctor Who and the Giant Robot - Part Two)

The six CDs cases themselves join together to make up the sides of the Pandorica cube itself.


As well as the individual releases, the figures can also be purchased as a complete set.

The Pandorica Wave is due to be released on 20th December 2010.

The first part of the Park Entertainment series K9 will be released on DVD in the United Kingdom on the 31st January 2011.

The cover for the release specifies this as the Complete Series 1; however, this is attributed to Channel Five splitting the series into two halves, and will actually only have the first run of episodes broadcast on the channel (see below); a second DVD (the Complete Series 2) is expected to be released on 7th March 2011, containing the rest of the episodes from the series.

The complete series was released as a single boxed set in Australia at the end of September.
K9 was first transmitted in Australia on Network Ten and in the UK on Disney's digital channel XD (though the UK run was incomplete); a second series of the show is currently in development.

Transmission on Channel Five kicks off this coming Saturday from 10:00am, and is expected to reach a wider audience for its 'terrestrial' broadcast. The show will be shown daily over the Christmas period until New Year's Eve. As noted above, the channel is broadcasting the series in two halves, with the rest of the series due on air around Easter 2011.

Five have a special trailer for the series, featuring a voiceover by John Leeson (in his own voice, not K9's!). You can also find the original series trailer from 2009 on YouTube.

This Christmas sees Character release a new figure of Eleventh Doctor's companion Amy Pond in her original 'Kissogram' police uniform, as seen in The Eleventh Hour.

The figure will be available separately (reported by the Mirror as an Argos exclusive), and as part of a boxed set with the Eleventh Doctor and TARDIS. Both are due to be released in the week leading up to Christmas.

The Royal Mint have issued a new medal in their Doctor Who Collection, following on from the Dalek, Smiler and Weeping Angels medals released during the summer. The new medal features the eleventh Doctor's companion Amy Pond:
You can purchase this and other Doctor Who medal from the Royal Mint website.