Complete Fourth Doctor Vol 2

Monday, 1 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The second volume of Doctor Who Magazine's The Complete Fourth Doctor has now been released. The issue complements Volume One released in September, completing a look at the Tom Baker years by examining seasons Sixteen, Seventeen and Eighteen. The cover illustration is at right.




FILTER: - Tom Baker - Magazines

Telos Re-release Companion

Monday, 1 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Telos Publishing has announced it is reprinting the popular The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who, as noted in the press release below.
Due to demand from America, we have reprinted the limited edition hardcover of our book THE TELEVISION COMPANION: THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED GUIDE TO DOCTOR WHO.

The majority of the new hardcovers are being sent to fulfil outstanding orders in America, but we have retained a small number of copies as we felt that some of our customers might like to get their hands on a copy, especially if they missed out on the first edition when that was published in 2003.

The new edition has a silver foil stamp on the cover (rather than gold), does not contain a ribbon bookmark, and is a signed (by David J Howe and Stephen James Walker) and numbered limited edition of 150 copies (the signature sheet also states that this is a second edition).

We have reopened the online ordering option on the Telos site for the title, but as we only have 25 or so copies available direct from us, these will be sent in strictly first come first served order. It's possible we may end up taking too many orders, and in this event, monies will be refunded to the credit cards of those over and above the number we have, always assuming of course that we don't remove the option from the site in time.

So act quickly, and secure one of these limited hardcover editions for yourself.




FILTER: - Books

Episode 6 in Production

Monday, 1 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Outpost Gallifrey has learned that production began on the sixth episode of the new Doctor Who series last Tuesday, October 26, with location filming taking place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Says PlanetWho, production papers leaked to the press "detailed a filming schedule on episode 6 (written by Rob Sherman), and contained several production drawings/concept art for the episode. One sketch appeared to show a Dalek hovering high above a workman/security guard surrounded by a high wall. The documents also revealed that the Daleks had acquired jet propulsion, and the story was run in a number of newspapers over the weekend (pointing out that the Daleks could now climb stairs, again, obviously unaware of 'Remembrance')."




FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27

Mad Norwegian Update

Monday, 1 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Mad Norwegian Update
November 1, 2004  •  Posted By Shaun Lyon
Mad Norwegian Press has published the cover illustration for the forthcoming third chapter of Lawrence Miles & Tat Wood's About Time Doctor Who reference series, featuring the years 1980-1984, as well as the cover blurb for the third Faction Paradox novel Warlords of Utopia, due out at the end of November. Both are available at Mad Norwegian's website. (Thanks to Lars Pearson)




FILTER: - Books

New Series Promo Card - Updated 1 Nov

Wednesday, 27 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Updated 1 November   Tenth Planet attended the Brand Licensing Event in London. BBC Worldwide were there promoting their different brands and giving away Doctor Who promotional cards, and Tenth Planet posted the card, of which we've now obtained a better version of the graphic. The back of the postcard reads: "The Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, sexy and witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But the Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilisation who mastered time travel. Christopher Eccleston plays the Doctor, and Billie Piper is Rose in the thrilling new series of Doctor Who, on BBC TV in Spring 2005. Brace yourself for some exhilarating experiences and deadly confronations across time and space. The human race will survive - but only with the Doctor's help." BBC contact details follow on the card. Click on the image at right for a larger version. (Thanks to Roger Anderson)




FILTER: - Merchandise

Ghost Light in Australia

Monday, 25 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
According to Roadshow Home Video, Ghost Light, the Seventh Doctor and Ace serial, will be available on DVD in Australia (with the same features as in the UK) on February 3, 2005. (Thanks to Tony Keywood)




FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - Australia

Provisional BBC Books Schedule

Monday, 25 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
In addition to recent reports of Doctor Who novels from BBC Books that Outpost Gallifrey have reported, BBCi have featured some updates on forthcoming Doctor Who novels later in 2005. They include the following books.
Fear Itself by Nick Wallace (Eighth Doctor, September 2005)
Book To Be Announced by Terrance Dicks (Second Doctor, October 2005)
The Time Travellers by Simon Guerrier (First Doctor, November 2005)
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Atom Bomb Blues by Andrew Cartmel (Seventh Doctor) (December 2005)




FILTER: - Books

TARDIS on Top of the Pops

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The TARDIS was featured on the October 15 edition of the BBC1 series Top of the Pops, right in front of BBC Television Centre! For no reason, but it's still quite cool...




FILTER: - Press

Mind Robber and Axos Updates

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
As previously noted on Outpost Gallifrey, the Patrick Troughton serial The Mind Robber and the Jon Pertwee storyThe Claws of Axos are the second and third DVD releases of 2005, according to new articles on the Restoration Teamwebsite. The articles briefly describe the cleanup efforts taken on the two releases, coming in March and May of 2005. There is no word on extras, however, as that information has been given to a future issue of Doctor Who Magazine.




FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Big Finish Update

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Brief update at the Big Finish website: single and double CD's have increased slightly in price in the UK, but subscription and overseas rates will remain the same as at present. The reasons are at their site. Also posted: the cover for the final chapter of the Dalek Empire 3 six-CD set, "The Future"; click on the thumbnail at right for a larger version. They've also updated with the cover for The Juggernauts (which we posted here on Outpost Gallifrey a while back) and some other updates to their various spinoff series. One of them, the Bernice Summerfield series, has a slight change: instead of "The Purpura Pawn," the title of the forthcoming novella trilogy being released in hardcover late in the year is now called A Life in Pieces.




FILTER: - Audio