Humble Doctor Who Comics & Audiobooks BundleBookmark and Share

Thursday, 27 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Humble has launched its latest bundle of Doctor Who Magazines and Audiobooks.

The bundle includes digital Doctor Who content from both Titan Comics and Big Finish and runs until Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 7pm GMT/11am PST.

As well as getting a selection of Doctor Who comics and audiobooks, purchasers will also be supporting BBC Children in Need as a percentage from each bundle sold will go to the BBC's charity - set up to change the lives of children and young people across the UK.

Pay what you want for over $600 worth of Doctor Who comics and audiobooks including...

TIER 1: Pay $1 or more to get the following...
  • Comics
  • Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 3 - The Fountains of Forever, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 3 - Conversion, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 3 - Hyperion, Doctor Who: Ghost Stories, Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor collection - Operation Volcano, Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor collection - Gaze of the Medusa
  • Audiobooks
  • UNIT: The Coup, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 1, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 2, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 3, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 4, I, Davros: The Davros Mission, Doctor Who: Destination Nerva
TIER 2: Pay $8 or more to get the following (in addition to Tier 1)...
  • Comics
  • Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 4 - The Endless Song, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 4 - The Then and The Now, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 4 - The School of Death, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 1 - Weapons of Past Destruction, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 2 - Doctormania, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 3 - Official Secrets, Doctor Who Archives: Prisoners of Time
  • Audiobooks
  • UNIT: Time Heals, , UNIT: The Longest Night UNIT: The Wasting, Tales from New Earth: Doctor Who - Special Releases
TIER 3: Pay $15 more to get the following (in addition to Tier 1 and 2)...
  • Comics
  • Doctor Who: The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 - The Many Lives of Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 5 - Arena of Fear, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 6 - Sins of the Father, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 5 - The One, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 6 - The Malignant Truth, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 5 - The Twist, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 6 - Sonic Boom
  • udiobooks
  • Doctor Who: Technophobia, Doctor Who: Time Reaver, Doctor Who: Death and the Queen, Doctor Who: Love and War, Doctor Who - The Lost Stories: The Fourth Doctor, UNIT: Extinction
More details here




FILTER: - Audio - Big Finish - Comics

The Haunting Of Villa Diodati - Official RatingsBookmark and Share

Monday, 24 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
The Haunting Of Villa Diodati (Credit: BBC Studios)
Doctor Who, The Haunting Of Villa Diodati, had an official rating of 5.07 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

The ratings make the episode the 31st most watched programm across all television channels. It had a 22.9% share of the total TV audience.

In detail 4.95 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 61,000 watched on their PC, 36,000 watched on a Tablet device and 30,000 watched on a smartphone.

Top for the week was White House Farm on ITV with 8.57 million watching. The top BBC programme was the drama Death in Paradise with 8.04 million.

Doctor Who had an Appreciation Index score of 80




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK

Ascension of the Cybermen - Overnight Viewing FiguresBookmark and Share

Monday, 24 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Ascension of the Cybermen: Ashad (Patrick O'kane), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackallll ))
Doctor Who Ascension of the Cybermen, was watched by 3.71 million viewers in the UK yesterday according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating, representing 19.1% of the total viewing audience made Doctor Who the 8th most popular show on British Television yesterday. Doctor Who was beaten by its ITV opposition, Dancing on Ice, which had 4.39 million viewers.

Top for the day was Call the Midwife, with 6.29 million viewers. This week the lead into Doctor Who was Countryfile which had 4.84 million watching. The return of Last Tango in Halifax, had 4.89 million viewers. Endeavour on ITV1 had 3.93
.

The afternoon Six Nations Rugby match on ITV1 had 4.37 million watching.
On overnight figures, Doctor Who was the 50th most-watched programme of the week.

The overnight figure counts those who watched the show yesterday. Final figures, released next Monday, will include those who recorded the programme and watched it later and are likely to be substantially higher.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK

Ascension of the Cybermen - This WeekendBookmark and Share

Saturday, 22 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC has released new pictures from the upcoming episode of Doctor Who - Ascension of the Cybermen.
Written by Chris Chibnall
Directed by Jamie Magnus Stone
Starring Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.

Guest starring Julie Graham, Patrick O'Kane and Steve Toussaint.

In the far future, the Doctor and her friends face a brutal battle across the farthest reaches of space to protect the last of the human race against the deadly Cybermen.
The episode can be seen on BBC One at 7.10pm Sunday. North American viewers can see it at 8pm ET, while in Australia the episode debut's is on Thursday at 8.00pm. In New Zealand, it can be seen at 9am, Monday morning, just a couple of hours after the UK showing.

Full broadcast details can be found here, and ongoing adventures of the Doctor can be found via This Week in Doctor Who.

Ascension of the Cybermen: Yaz (Mandip Gill) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Ascension of the Cybermen: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))Ascension of the Cybermen: Ravio (Julie Graham) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Ascension of the Cybermen: Ethan (Matt Carver), Graham (Bradley Walsh) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Ascension of the Cybermen: Bescot (Rhiannon Clements) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Ascension of the Cybermen: Yaz (Mandip Gill), Graham (Bradley Walsh) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Ascension of the Cybermen: Yedlarmi (Alex Austin) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Ascension of the Cybermen: Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))Ascension of the Cybermen: Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))Ascension of the Cybermen: Graham (Bradley Walsh) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))Ascension of the Cybermen: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yaz (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))Ascension of the Cybermen: Ashad (Patrick O’kane) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))Ascension of the Cybermen: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall ))
COMING SOON | Doctor Who: Series 12




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The Doctor Who Companion The Twelfth Doctor: Volume ThreeBookmark and Share

Saturday, 22 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
The Twelfth Doctor: Volume Three (Credit: Panini).
Doctor Who Magazine is continuing its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 116-page volume dedicated to four memorable episodes of Series 8 and the subsequent festive special, all starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald:
  • Flatline
  • In the Forest of the Night
  • Dark Water/Death in Heaven
  • Last Christmas
Andrew Pixley’s unparalleled behind-the-scenes coverage – originally presented in the partwork Doctor Who: The Complete History and now revised and reproduced in magazine format for the first time – examines every aspect of the stories’ development, from scripting through to transmission and beyond.

Richly illustrated with rare images, this is the essential guide to the series that took Doctor Who in a remarkable new direction…

Available from WH Smith priced £9.99 and digitally from pocketmags.com priced £8.99.

Please note that this publication is not available as part of a subscription to Doctor Who Magazine




FILTER: - DWM

Doctor Who BearBookmark and Share

Thursday, 20 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)
Build-A-Bear Workshop and BBC Studios have launched a Doctor Who range, launching a Doctor Who Bear and accessories inspired by the TV series.

The Doctor Who Bear features branded blue paw pads and a blue heart on its chest.

The Time Lord’s look is completed with the iconic Thirteenth Doctor or Tenth Doctor outfits. Sport the striped top and braces worn by the Thirteenth Doctor, or the suit, trousers, glasses and trainers worn by the Tenth Doctor. Each bear will arrive with a sonic screwdriver in its own TARDIS gift box.

The new range is available in the UK and can be bought exclusively online at: buildabear.co.uk. The range will be launching online in the US later this month.

The Doctor Who Bear is available online now for £21.50, with outfits and accessories starting at £8.

Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)Doctor Who Bear (Credit: Build-A-Bear Workshop / BBC Studios)




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Can You Hear Me? - Official RatingsBookmark and Share

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Can You Hear Me?: Maryam (Sirine Saba), Tahira (Aruhan Galieva) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))
Doctor Who, Can You Hear Me?, had an official rating of 4.90 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

The episode is the first one to dip below 5 million since the Peter Capaldi story The Eaters of Light in 2017.

The ratings make the episode the 35th most watched programm across all television channels. It had a 21.6% share of the total TV audience.

Doctor Who sliped behind the opposition on ITV, Dancing On Ice, which had 5.26 million viewers.

Top for the week was Call the Midwife on ITV with 8.21 million watching.

Doctor Who had an Appreciation Index score of 78




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK

The Haunting Of Villa Diodati - Overnight FiguresBookmark and Share

Monday, 17 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
The Haunting Of Villa Diodati (Credit: BBC Studios)Doctor Who The Haunting Of Villa Diodati, was watched by 3.86 million viewers in the UK yesterday according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating, representing 19.7% of the total viewing audience made Doctor Who the seventh most popular show on British Television yesterday. Doctor Who was beaten by its ITV opposition, Dancing on Ice, which had 4.63 million viewers.

Top for the day was Call the Midwife, with 6.25 million viewers. This week the lead into Doctor Who was Countryfile which had 4.91 million watching. The Agatha Christie mystery, The Pale Horse, had 4.07 million viewers. Endeavour on ITV1 had 4.08

This week's storm was Dennis, which drew 4.95 million to the late evening News.

On overnight figures, Doctor Who was the 44th most-watched programme of the week.

The overnight figure counts those who watched the show yesterday. Final figures, released next Monday, will include those who recorded the programme and watched it later and are likely to be substantially higher.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK

Praxeus - Official RatingsBookmark and Share

Monday, 10 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who, Praxeus, had an official rating of 5.22 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

The ratings make the episode the 12th most watched on BBC Television for the week and the 28th across all television. It had a 23.5% share of the total TV audience.

Doctor Who did just beat the opposition on ITV, Dancing On Ice, which had 5.06 million viewers.

In detail 5.09 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 63,000 watched on their PC, 38,000 watched on a Tablet device and 30,000 watched on a smartphone.

Top for the week was White House Farm on ITV with 8.27 million watching.

Doctor Who had an Appreciation Index score of 78




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK

Can You Hear Me? - Overnight Viewing FiguresBookmark and Share

Monday, 10 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus
Can You Hear Me?: Yaz (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Tibo (Buom Tihngang), Graham (Bradley Walsh) (Credit: BBC Studios (James Pardon))Doctor Who Can You Hear Me?, was watched by 3.81 million viewers in the UK yesterday according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating, representing 18.8% of the total viewing audience made Doctor Who the seventh most popular show on British Television yesterday. Doctor Who was beaten by its ITV opposition, Dancing on Ice, which had 4.84 million viewers.

Top for the day was Call the Midwife, with 6.39 million viewers. This week the lead into Doctor Who was Countryfile which had 5.24 million watching. The Agatha Christie mystery, The Pale Horse, had 4.81 million viewers.

On the day that storm Ciara hit the UK BBC News had a boost with 5.48 million watching the 10pm bulletin.

On overnight figures, Doctor Who was the 49th most watched programme of the week.

The overnight figure counts those who watched the show yesterday. Final figures, released next Monday, will include those who recorded the programme and watched it later and are likely to be substantially higher.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 12/38 - UK