The
50th Anniversary Doctor Who
special, The Day of The Doctor,
is now available to own on Blu-ray
and DVD.
The Doctors embark on their greatest
adventure in this 50th anniversary
special. In 2013, something terrible is
awakening in London’s National
Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is
afoot in Elizabethan England; and
somewhere in space, an ancient battle
reaches its devastating conclusion. All
of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s
own dangerous past comes back to haunt
him.
Additional features include: The Last Day
– exclusive mini episode, The Night
of the Doctor – Day of the Doctor
prequel starring Paul McGann, Doctor Who
Explained, Behind the lens, Early
trailer, 50 year trailer.
The Day Of The Doctor will be
released in the US on 10th December.
One
of the standouts of the entire 50th
Anniversary year of Doctor Who,
the stunning An Adventure in Space
and Time biopic is now available to
own on DVD.
The one-off drama one-off drama travels
back in time to 1963 to see how the
beloved Doctor Who was first
brought to the screen. It aired on BBC2
on 21st November and quickly drew praise
from fans and critics.
There is a wealth of DVD extra features
too:
Leaflet featuring
programme images and an exclusive
foreword by writer and executive producer
Mark Gatiss, William Hartnell: The
Original, The Making of An Adventure
– narrated by Carole Ann Ford,
Reconstructions:? Scenes from An
Unearthly Child and the pilot,
Regenerations, Farewell to Susan, Festive
Greeting, The Title Sequences. Deleted
Scenes:? The Radiophonic Workshop, Verity’s
Leaving Party.
Happy 50th!
Well, the moment is almost here (but has
it been prepared for?), and the essential
point of this page and our year long
countdown has arrived. Today is the 50th
Anniversary of Doctor Who (and I
receive the prize for stating the
obvious...), in less than two hours The
Day Of The Doctor will air around
the planet to millions of fans.
Immediately after airing in the UK, BBC3
are hosting Doctor Who Live: The
Afterparty at 9.05pm, and don't
forget to press your red button later
tonight for yet more Who, with The
Five(ish) Doctors Reboot and Doctor
Who: Behind The Lens both
premiering.
Colin is also on the cover
of this week's 'TV Times'. The UK's other
leading televsion listings magazine have
published four special anniversary
covers. The Big Issue's Doctor Who
50th Anniversary edition, "a
Doctor Who bumper special" also
features Colin and his ten chums. View
further info here.
RADIO
TIMES: DOCTOR WHO 50: SIXTH
DOCTOR COVER
18.11.2013
The Sixth Doctor's 'Radio
Times' Doctor Who 50th
Anniversary cover from the magazine's
amazing 12-Doctor celebration. The issue
goes on sale today and includes a
comprehensive 26-page feature inside. All
12 collectable covers join up to reveal a
panoramic background. Fantastic!
Silva
Screen have just announced details, and
the comprehensive tracklist, of The
50th Anniversary Collection special Doctor
Who soundtrack boxset. The 4CD set
features music from every Doctor's era of
Doctor Who and is released on
December 12th.
The most comprehensive collection of
soundtracks from the classic cult TV show
DOCTOR WHO ever assembled, this 4 CD set
is a musical journey through time and a
fascinating insight into the history and
development of television music from
experimental beginnings to today’s
hugely popular orchestrated scores by
Murray Gold.
Music
by: Ron Grainer / Delia Derbyshire /
Tristram Cary / Dudley Simpson / Don
Harper / Carey Blyton / Malcolm Clarke /
Geoffrey Burgon / Peter Howell / Paddy
Kingsland / Roger Limb / Jonathan Gibbs /
Elizabeth Parker / Dominic Glynn / Keff
Mcculloch / Mark Ayres / John Debney /
Murray Gold
Special Sound by: Brian Hodgson &
Dick Mills, BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
• View the full tracklist for the
collection here.
RADIO
TIMES: 12 COLLECTABLE DOCTOR WHO
COVERS
16.11.2013
For
the first time in 10 years, the most
recent previous appearance being for Doctor
Who's 40th Anniversary in November
2003, Colin as the Sixth Doctor will
grace the cover of Britain's legendary TV
listings magazine, 'Radio Times'. The
magazine which is celebrating its own
milestone this year, 90 years of being
published.
To celebrate Who’s 50th anniversary
the new issue, on sale from Tuesday 19th
November, features 12 different
collectable covers each with a different
Doctor and monsters from their era, with
a huge 26-page feature inside.
The first cover will be revealed today
and over the next few days all the others
will be made available online prior to
going on sale on Tuesday.
• View CBO's Sixth Doctor Covers
section here.
(News Source: Radio Times/The Doctor Who
Site)
THE
LIGHT AT THE END: AVAILABLE NOW
29.10.2013
The Light At The End,
the 50th Anniversary extravaganza from
Big Finish, has been released a month
earlier than originally intended. The
digital download went on sale on 23rd
October and the Standard and Limited
Edition CDs are also now available to buy
for immediate despatch. The vinyl edition
will be available from 2nd November.
Click below to visit Big Finish for full
ordering details.
DW:
THE DOCTOR'S REVISTED: THIS
WEEKEND
23.10.2013
A reminder that the edition
of Doctor Who: The Doctor's Revisited
which celebrates the Sixth Doctor's era
in the TARDIS will air in the UK this
weekend on Watch.
Doctor
Who: The Doctors Revisited: Watch: Sunday
27th October: 2pm
Taking a look back at the actors who have
played the role of the Time Lord. The era
of Colin Baker, who fought aliens
including Sontarans, the Cybermen and the
Daleks. (Also airing on Watch HD &
+1)
COLIN
& NICK BRIGGS DISCUSS THE
LIGHT AT THE END
23.10.2013
Bleeding
Cool
report on Colin and Nicholas Briggs
discussing, much anticipated, The
Light At The End 50th Anniversary
audio drama at New York Comic Con earlier
this month. Click here to
read.
DW:
THE DOCTOR'S REVISTED UK SCHEDULE
26.09.2013
The full schedule for UK
broadcasts of Doctor Who: The
Doctor's Revisited, airing on Watch,
has now been confirmed by the Radio Times.
The first special airs on Saturday 12th
October at 2pm. Colin's will show on
Sunday 27th October at 2pm, with the
classic story 'Vengeance on Varos'
following at 2.30pm - View the full
schedule at the Radio Times website by
clicking below.
DOCTOR
WHO 50: MERCHANDISE UPDATE
25.09.2013
It's
been almost six months since CBO looked
at 50th anniversary DW
merchandise, and a whole heap of new
goodies have been, or are about to be,
released...
DVDs,
Blu-ray, CDs, books, figures, games and,
even, chocolate! Here are a selection of
the latest.
The Day Of The
Doctor: DVD & Blu-ray
The much-anticipated 50th
Anniversary episode The Day Of The
Doctor is available to pre-order on
DVD and Blu-ray. We don't know if the
Sixth Doctor is included in this as it is
still. of course, shrouded in mystery. We
do know that the release will also
include the BBC drama An Adventure in
Space and Time. It will be released
on 2nd December.
UK fans can order the DVD here
and the Blu-ray here.
USA viewers can order the DVD here
and the Blu-ray here.
Fifty
Years of Doctor Who at the BBC
This fantastic box set will be released
by Audio Go on 24th October.
Over 17 hours of features from BBC Radio
and Television, from the 1960s to the
present day, presented by Elisabeth
Sladen, Anthony Head and Louise Jameson
Volume.
Order in the UK at Amazon here
and in America here.
Colin
Baker, Lynda Bellingham, Bonnie Langford
and Michael Jayston read the classic
serial The Trial Of A Timelord
in two new audio box sets released by
Audio Go.
Doctor Who: The
Trial of a Time Lord Vols. 1&2
An unabridged reading of a classic
novelisation based on the popular 1986 TV
serial.
The Sixth Doctor is tried by the High
Council of Time Lords for breaking
several of the laws of Gallifrey, the
Time Lords' home world, including
interference with outside worlds and
genocide. A mysterious character called
the Valeyard acts as prosecutor.
In the first two chapters (The Mysterious
Planet and Mindwarp) events from the
Doctor's past and present are submitted
as evidence of his guilt. The third
chapter (Terror of the Vervoids) presents
future events in the Doctor's defence. In
the concluding chapter (The Ultimate Foe)
the Doctor's trial is halted, and the
Doctor confronts the Valeyard and his old
rival, the Master, in order to clear his
name and to save the High Council - Based
on the original 1986 TV serial of the
same name, featuring the 6th Doctor (as
played by Colin Baker).
Volume One is available in
the UK here
and Volume Two here.
TITANS: 50th Anniv:
All 11 Doctors (Single Figure) Available to buy from 15th
October 2013: Celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the world's favorite
space-and-time-traveling adventurer with
the latest range of TITANS from the BBC
and Titan Merchandise - a multiverse of
figures to collect! Available to order
from in the UK from www.forbiddenplanet.com.
USA fans can order from www.entertainmentearth.com.
Doctor Who DVD Board
Game 50th Anniversary Edition Celebrate five decades of Who
with this exciting new game: Available
from www.bbcshop.com.
USA fans can order from www.amazon.com.
Doctor Who 50th
Anniversary Chocolate Bar 100 g (Pack of
6)
Now you can not only watch and listen to
Doctor Who, collect DVDs, toys and games
but eat the candy too. Each pack contains
a 50th anniversary sticker – 11 to
collect. Made by Bon Bon Buddies, Buy at
Amazon UK here.
THE
VAULT: TREASURES FROM THE FIRST
50 YEARS
25.09.2013
A
new "must-have" book will be
published on 24th October.
Doctor Who: The Vault (Hardback)
Drawing on unseen and iconic material
from the BBC archive and private
collectors, The Vault is an unforgettable
journey through 50 years of Doctor Who,
via carefully selected photographs,
props, costumes designs, production
memos, letters, scripts and more.
This is the full and official story of
Doctor Who, from the first pre-production
memos in 1963 to the most recent props
created for the 2013 series, including
interviews with key contributors and
scores of prop photos, design sketches
and behind the scenes stills from every
decade of the show's production. Taking
you year by year through the world's
longest running science fiction series,
Marcus Hearn explores the show's
groundbreaking innovations as well as its
impact on popular culture through books
and comics, magazines and toys,
merchandise and ephemera.
The Vault is a collector's dream and the
ultimate celebration of Doctor Who.
Available to order from Amazon UK.
American fans can buy the book here.
THE
LIGHT AT THE END: ADVERT &
NEW TRAILER
23.09.2013
Big Finish have just
released a fantastic new advert for the
forthcoming The Light At The End
50th Anniversary Doctor Who
audio drama. Showcasing how good this
release will be. Watch below.
• A brand new
trailer for The Light At The End
has also been released. Listen at Soundcloud.
THE
LIGHT AT THE END: FOUR VINYL
EDITION
23.09.2013
A new photo of the four-disc
limited Special Edition vinyl release, in
deluxe premium packaging, of The
Light At The End has been released
by Big Finish. Click below for further
details on this impressive set.
THE
LIGHT AT THE END:
STANDARD/COLLECTOR'S EDITIONS
16.09.2013
Full
artwork for all editions of The Light
At The End have now been released by
Big Finish.
THE LIGHT AT THE END (Standard
Edition)
November 23rd 1963 proves to be a
significant day in the lives of all eight
Doctors…
It's the day that Bob Dovie's life is
ripped apart…
It's also a day that sets in motion a
catastrophic chain of events which forces
the first eight incarnations of the
Doctor to fight for their very existence.
As a mysterious, insidious chaos unfolds
within the TARDIS, the barriers of time
break apart…
From suburban England through war-torn
alien landscapes and into a deadly,
artificial dimension, all these Doctors
and their companions must struggle
against the power of an unfathomable,
alien technology.
From the very beginning, it is clear that
the Master is somehow involved. By the
end, for the Doctors, there may only be
darkness.
Written By: Nicholas
Briggs, Directed By: Nicholas Briggs
Cast: Tom Baker, Peter
Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy,
Paul McGann (The Doctor), Louise Jameson
(Leela), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Nicola
Bryant (Peri), Sophie Aldred (Ace), India
Fisher (Charley Pollard), Geoffrey
Beevers (The Master) with special guest
stars!
THE LIGHT AT THE END (Limited
Collector’s Edition)
This
is a five-disc limited Special Edition in
deluxe premium packaging, which includes
a stunning array of professional photos
of the cast.
Discs 1 and 2 – The Light at the End
Disc 3 – The Making of The Light at
the End (70 minute documentary)
Disc 4 – This is Doctor Who at Big
Finish (70 minute documentary)
Disc 5 – Doctor Who – The
Companion Chronicles: The Revenants
performed by William Russell as Ian
• Further
information on the above editions and the
limited vinyl available at Big Finish.
DOCTOR
WHO 50: AMAZON DEDICATED STORE
15.09.2013
Amazon, in celebration of
the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who,
have opened a dedicated Doctor Who
Boutique,
featuring more Who merchandise,
memorabilia and goodies than you can
possibly imagine... DVDs, t-shirts,
books, games, mugs, towels, cookie jars,
prints and much more.
THE
DOCTORS REVISITED TO AIR IN UK
15.09.2013
Radio Times have revealed
that UK TV channel Watch is to air the
BBC America series The Doctors
Revisited as part of the 50th
Anniversary celebrations. The 11-part
series has been airing monthly in the USA
with each special covering one Doctor.
The shows have featured exclusive
interviews with surviving Doctors and
their companions, and with programme
makers and other stars connected with the
programme.
The Doctors Revisited will begin
airing in the second week of October.
Later schedules are yet to be made
available but it is likely that the
Colin/Sixth Doctor special will air on
Sunday 27th October.
DOCTOR
WHO MAGAZINE: ISSUE 465
12.09.2013
The cover for issue 465 of
Doctor Who Magazine has been revealed and
it features Colin, Tom Baker, Paul
McGann, Peter Davison and Sylvester
McCoy. This month's issue looks at the
forthcoming multi-Doctor audio The
Light at the End. DWM is on sale
Thursday 19th September, priced £4.75.
DOCTOR
WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED 5-8
DVD
12.09.2013
Doctor
Who: The Doctors Revisited 5-8 will
be released on DVD on October 1st. The
second DVD release, available at Amazon,
features four documentaries on Doctors
five to eight, all of which previously
aired on BBC America.
In this exceptional commemoration
celebrating the 50th Anniversary of
Doctor Who we continue our look back at
the actors who have portrayed this iconic
hero over its historic past. The years
1981-1996 saw four new actors portray the
Doctor, Peter Davison (1981-83), Colin
Baker (1984-86), Sylvester McCoy
(1987-89) and Paul McGann (1996). Current
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat is
joined by actors from Doctor Who's
storied past including Downton Abbey star
Hugh Bonneville and others to look back
at the unique characteristics that make
each actor's portrayal a thrilling new
adventure. And each retrospective is
followed by one full story for each
Doctor, including Earthshock, Vengeance
on Varos, Remembrance of the Daleks, and
Doctor Who: The Movie, presented in both
widescreen, feature-length version and in
its episodic, original format. The
Doctor's Revisited is a celebration of
Doctor Who that true fans won't want to
miss!
The artwork for Doctor Who: Doctors
Revisited - Ninth to Eleventh has
also been made available. The third, and
final, DVD in the series will be released
on December 3rd and can be pre-ordered at
Amazon.
DESTINY
OF THE DOCTOR: COMPLETE SERIES
12.09.2013
Destiny
Of The Doctor will be released as a
Complete Series box set in November.
Celebrating
the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, this
bumper box set contains 11 brand new
adventures - one for each of the eleven
Doctors - plus a bonus disc of interviews
with the performers, writers and
production team behind the series. These
exciting original stories are exclusive
to audio, and all contain specially
composed music and sound effects. They
are performed by: Carole Ann Ford and Tam
Williams; Frazer Hines and Evie Dawnay;
Richard Franklin and Trevor Littledale;
Lalla Ward and Roger Parrot; Janet
Fielding and Tim Beckmann; Cameron
Stewart and Nicola Bryant; Sophie Aldred
and Ian Brooker; Michael Maloney and
India Fisher; Nicholas Briggs and John
Schwab; Catherine Tate and Duncan Wisbey;
Jenna Coleman, Michael Cochrane and
Nicholas Briggs.
Eleven Audio specials: Hunters of Earth,
Shadow of Death, Vengeance of the Stones,
Babbiesphere, Smoke and Mirrors, Trouble
in Paradise, Shockwave, Enemy Lines,
Night of the Whisper, Death’s Deal,
The Time Machine.
The artwork for the limited
edition vinyl and special 5-disc editions
of The Light At The End was
revealed recently. The audio special,
which will be released in November to
coincide with Doctor Who's 50th
anniversary celebrations, features Colin
along with fellow Doctors Tom Baker,
Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy and Paul
McGann. Full details at www.bigfinish.com,
and further info at doctorwho.tv.
• Click above
to view larger photos of both versions of
the artwork.
DOCTOR
WHO CELEBRATION: DETAILS
ANNOUNCED
08.07.2013
Full details for the London
ExCel event 'Doctor Who 50th Celebration'
have been announced by BBC Worldwide.
Taking place from Friday 22nd to Sunday
24th November, guests will include Matt
Smith, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy and
Colin! More info at the Official 50th
Anniversary website.
THE
DOCTORS REVISITED: SIXTH DOCTOR
TRAILER
24.06.2013
The trailer for the sixth
instalment of The Doctors Revisited
has been made available by BBC America:
Take a look back at the sixth and most
eccentric incarnation of the Doctor yet!
Don't miss this month's The Doctors
Revisited special on Saturday, June
29 at 8:30pm/7:30c, followed by
'Vengeance on Varos'.
SOMETHING
BORROWED/TROUBLE IN PARADISE
24.06.2013
Glowing
reviews of the, just released, Something
Borrowed, the Sixth Doctor eshort,
and Destiny Of The Doctor: Trouble in
Paradise, the new Big Finish audio.
Both released as part of this year's 50th
anniversary.
Doctor Who TV: Something Borrowed:
Patrick Kavanagh-Sproull gives his
verdict on the sixth 50th anniversary
short story. This patchwork series of
mini adventures for each of the
Doctor’s multifarious bodies
continued this month and I am gladdened
to say that it was one of the best, if
not the best - Continue
reading...
The Gallifrey Times: Destiny Of
The Doctor - Trouble in Paradise:
Reviewed by [email protected] Audio Go's ambitious
Destiny of the Doctor series has reached
the halfway point - so after a
disappointingly lacklustre, by the
numbers Fifth Doctor installment, how
does the Sixth Doctor's adventure fare? -
Continue
reading...
RICHELLE
MEAD TALKS SOMETHING BORROWED
24.06.2013
Richelle
Mead, author of the Vampire Academy
and Bloodline series, explains
why she was delighted to be asked to
write an EBook for Doctor Who.
Mead, explains why she was inspired by
professional and personal reasons to
invent a wild new adventure for the Sixth
Doctor.
DW50:
WHOVIANNET: 11 DOCTORS, 50 YEARS
09.06.2013
The wonderful Doctor Who
fansite WhovianNet is
celebrating the Sixth Doctor throughout
June. View their special page, with
features and much more, by clicking
below.
SIXTH
DOCTOR EBOOK: SOMETHING BORROWED
05.06.2013
Bestselling
American fantasy author Richelle Mead has
been announced as the author of the sixth
exclusive Doctor Who ebook short
from Puffin. Her short story, called Something
Borrowed, features the
Sixth Doctor and Peri:
A wedding on the planet Koturia turns
out to be a far more dangerous
proposition than the Sixth Doctor and
Peri ever expected. It marks the return
of a formidable old foe whose genius
matches the Doctor’s. Can the Doctor
outwit this villain, save Peri and stop
the wedding in time?
Richelle
Mead commented: "I’ve always
loved watching Colin Baker as the Doctor.
When he’s on the screen, you
can’t take your off eyes off of him
- and no, I’m not just talking about
his infamous wardrobe! Everything him
about is larger than life: his
personality, his ingenuity, his biting
humour. He’s one of the darker of
the Doctors, and yet through it all, that
heroism and need to do what’s right
never fails. That’s what makes him
so fascinating to me. It’s an
author’s dream to be able to write
with a character like that."
Richelle Mead is best known for her urban
fantasy series: Vampire Academy, Georgina
Kincaid, and Dark Swan. Originally from
Michigan, she now lives in Seattle,
Washington with her family, and is
working on Vampire Academy spin-off,
Bloodlines.
Something Borrowed follows on from short
stories by Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott,
Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve and Patrick
Ness. A paperback anthology of the eleven
eshorts, The Doctor Who Collection: 50th
Anniversary will publish, alongside the
final eshort featuring the Eleventh
Doctor, on 23 November 2013. The ebook
will be available to download from June
23. You can pre-order from Amazon (UK
& US)
or iTunes (UK
& Australia).
The
Official BBC Doctor
Who Facebook
page, which has almost three-and-a-half
million fans, and Doctor Who
TV,
the Official website for the 50th
Anniversary, are both celebrating all
things Sixth this month.
"This is a situation
that requires tact and finesse.
Fortunately, I am blessed with both."
It’s the sixth month of the year
which means - Sixth Doctor. Find out more
about him, his adventures and foes on
doctorwho.tv throughout this month.
SIXTH DOCTOR: 1984 - 1986: COLIN
BAKER
Never understated, the Sixth Doctor was
an explosion of colours, words and
emotions. Passionate, sometimes quick to
anger, this was a Doctor you did not want
to make enemies with. He tangled with the
corporate greed of the slimy Sil, took
H.G. Wells on a trip to a strange world
of Morlox and time machines, and defeated
the amoral Gallifreyan scientist known
only as the Rani. Once again, the
Doctor’s interference in the affairs
of other worlds resulted in a trial by
his own people, and his own darker side,
“The Valeyard” – who stood
to gain all his remaining incarnations.
After uncovering the Valeyard’s
schemes, all charges were dropped, and
the Doctor and Mel headed off in the
TARDIS.
DW50:
ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN ON UKTV
30.05.2013
The
50th Anniversary of Doctor Who
continues to be celebrated, via classic
stories, in Australia and New Zealand on
UKTV. The channel begins airing Sixth
Doctor episodes from 2nd June with Attack
Of The Cybermen.
In New Zealand the story screens at
4:25pm and in Australia at 4:30pm. New
Zealand has an additional screening on
Monday 3rd June at 4:40am.
The UKTV billing describes Attack of
the Cybermen as follows: While
trying to fix the TARDIS's chameleon
circuit, the Sixth Doctor returns to
Foreman's Yard on Totter's Lane in 1985,
where he meets his old enemies the
Cybermen.
• View more details at Doctor Who
News.
Forthcoming broadcasts of Doctor Who
can be found via UKTV's Doctor Who
sections for Australia
and New Zealand.
BBC America
have released details for The
Doctors Revisited: The Sixth Doctor.
BBC AMERICA celebrates the Sixth Doctor,
Colin Baker, in a new special of Doctor
Who: The Doctors Revisited. Baker played
the part from 1984 to 1986. Prior to
being cast as the Doctor, Baker guest
starred as Commander Maxil in the Peter
Davison story Arc of Infinity, the only
actor to have done so prior to taking the
role. The special begins with Colin
Baker, lead writer and executive producer
Steven Moffat, Sixth Doctor companions
Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown) and Bonnie
Langford (Mel Bush), among others,
examining the Sixth Doctor’s
adventures and discussing his famous
foes, including the universe’s most
slippery business man, Sil.
The special also includes the Sixth
Doctor story Vengeance on Varos, in which
the Doctor visits the planet Varos to
obtain the rare ore Zeiton-7, vital to
the functioning of his TARDIS. But Varos
is a dangerous place, where rebels are
tortured on live television and
executions are used to win votes from the
public. Trapped in the dreaded Punishment
Dome, the Doctor and his companion Peri
must fight for their lives - and save the
starving population from the machinations
of the villainous reptilian Sil.
Doctor Who: The Doctors
Revisited – The Sixth Doctor
premières on BBC America on Saturday,
June 29, 7:30pm ET/PT.
[ News Source: BBC
America Press ]
WIN
'DESTINY OF THE DOCTOR 6'
30.05.2013
Fantastic
Doctor Who fansite The
Gallifrey Times is
offering visitors a chance to win the
latest CD in the 'Destiny Of The Doctors'
series. It just happens to be Trouble
In Paradise featuring the Sixth
Doctor!
We have teamed up with the great guys
over at AudioGO to bring you the
opportunity to win one of three brand new
copies of Doctor Who: Trouble In Paradise
which is the sixth installment in the
original Destiny Of The Doctor series to
celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor
Who and due to be released on June 6th.
BBC
Books have revealed details on a new book
being released to mark the 50th
Anniversary of Doctor Who.
"I'm the Doctor.
I’m a Time Lord. I'm from the planet
Gallifrey in the constellation of
Kasterborous. And I'm the man who’s
going to save your life."
He's made a mark on almost every era of
history, and he’s touched millions
of lives across space and time. In these
pages you'll find just some of the
stories behind those brief encounters,
each of them addressing the question that
must never, ever be answered:
"Doctor Who?"
This is the story of an impossible life
– of a man who borrowed a spaceship,
travelled through time and continually
saved the universe - as told by the
Doctor's friends, by his enemies, and by
the man himself. Letters, journals, trial
records, secret government files and the
occasional bit of tabloid journalism
reveal the never-before-told story of
Gallifrey's last Time Lord.
Contributors to His Lives and
Times include: Colin Baker, John
and Carole E. Barrowman, Tim Berners-Lee,
Nicholas Briggs, Jenna Coleman, Paul
Cornell, Rusell T Davies, Peter Davison,
Terrance Dicks, Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss,
Waris Hussein, Bonnie Langford, Paul
McGann, Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Laila
Ward and Marcus Wilson. (Published by
BBC Books on 26 September 2013, hardback)
The 50th Anniversary of Doctor
Who was marked at last night's BAFTA
ceremony with a special four-minute video
montage, including several appearances of
the Sixth Doctor. The Daleks were also in
attendance to 'welcome' guests arriving.
Here are a few screen caps from last
night's BBC1 show. View larger versions
of them by clicking below. Watch the
programme at BBC iPlayer.
NIGHTMARE
IN SILVER: THE SIXTH DOCTOR
12.05.2013
Colin, as the Sixth Doctor,
made a fleeting return, along with all 10
other regenerations, to Doctor Who
on BBC TV last night in the penultimate
episode of Series 7, aka Season 33, Nightmare
in Silver. Also returning were one
of the Doctor's oldest foes, the
Cybermen. The episode is available at BBC iPlayer
for the next fortnight (UK residents
only). Click on our screen cap to go
there.
DOCTOR
WHO TV: 'ATTACK' RETROSPECTIVE
12.05.2013
A
look back at the Sixth Doctor battling
the Cybermen in a new article by Doctor Who
TV.
Attack of the Cybermen
Retrospective
Back in the 80s, this story was the
poster child along with Vengeance on
Varos and The Two Doctors for being
too-violent. This and other factors
started a chain of events that would
ultimately cancel Doctor Who until its
brief resurrection in 1996. However, this
story, if given the chance, is actually
one of the better episodes. Let’s
see why… This might sound
outlandish, but this was my first Classic
Doctor Who story and indeed, became one
of my favorites for so many reasons.
Actually, this IS my favorite Classic!
It’s up there, topping Castrovalva,
Black Orchid and Ghost Light. It
introduced me to Colin Baker’s
Doctor, who was so radically different to
David Tennant’s that I wondered if I
was indeed watching the same show.
Colin’s portrayal was loud, jerk-ass
and so egotistical. How could I not love
him? This story alone made Baker my
favorite Doctor and I wouldn’t even
be born for another five years!
Colin
makes an appearance on the cover of the
latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine,
albeit in cameo. This is the Sixth
Doctor's first DWM cover for some while.
The magazine is on sale from today and,
as always. is packed full of interviews,
features, all the latest official news,
TV and merchandise reviews, previews,
competitions, a prize-winning crossword
and much, much more!
More must-have
merchandise is being released to mark Doctor
Who's 50th Anniversary year.
Toys R Us exclusive Doctor and Dalek
figurine sets will be available to order
from the 1st May with stock arriving in
UK stores shortly afterwards. The first
three sets released will be the Tenth,
Second and Sixth Doctors. All sets
include a Doctor action figure packaged
with a Dalek action figure relevant to
their era.
The Sixth Doctor set comprises of a Sixth
Doctor figure with a Dalek Action Figure
(Revelation Of The Daleks). The sets,
which will retail for around £19.99,
include the following:
• 1st Doctor with Dalek from The
Dead Planet
• 2nd Doctor with Guard Dalek from
Evil of The Daleks
• 3rd Doctor with Dalek from Planet
of The Daleks
• 4th Doctor with Dalek from Destiny
of The Daleks
• 5th Doctor with Dalek from
Resurrection
• 6th Doctor with Dalek from
Revelation
• 7th Doctor with Renegade Dalek
from Remembrance of The Daleks
• 8th Doctor with Dalek Alpha from
Children of the Revolution (Doctor Who
Magazine comic adventure)
• 9th Doctor with Imperial Guard
Dalek from Parting of the Ways
• 10th Doctor with Crucible Dalek
• 11th Doctor with Blue Strategist
Dalek from Asylum of the Daleks
The BBC Shop is
also celebrating 50 years of Doctor
Who. Visit their Sixth Doctor
section...
REGENERATION:
LIMITED EDITION BOOK/DVD SET
30.04.2013
Regeneration:
a limited edition collectors’ book,
including over 1000 minutes of Doctor
Who adventures on DVD will be
released in June.
The Doctor Who Regeneration set
is an individually numbered, beautifully
packaged, coffee table album including
six DVDs of Doctor Who
adventures – including fan
favourites like The Caves of
Androzani and The End of Time,
plus an advance release of the First
Doctor’s final adventure The
Tenth Planet.
The set is adorned with superb
photography from across the era and
features detailed and informative
accounts of each regeneration. The
collection features each Doctor’s
iconic regeneration episode; from the
First Doctor played by William Hartnell,
exhausted after battling the Cybermen to
Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor suffering
from radiation that had been unleashed by
the Great One; and from the spectacular
transformation of the Ninth Doctor to
David Tennant’s emotional farewell
as the Tenth.
And
if that wasn’t enough, new to DVD is
The Tenth Planet featuring the
Doctor’s first regeneration –
beautifully restored with the missing
fourth episode now brought to life with
stunning animation. Utilising the
original soundtrack, off-screen
photographs and a short surviving
sequence of the Doctor’s
regeneration the episode has been now
reconstructed in animated form,
incorporating the restored version of the
surviving sequence.
A full list of stories included
on the DVD are:
• The Tenth Planet
• The War Games
• Planet of the Spiders
• Logopolis
• The Caves of Androzani
• Time and the Rani
• Doctor Who: The Movie
• Bad Wolf and The Parting of the
Ways
• The End of Time
The
BFI announced yesterday that the sixth
Doctor story they will screen as part of
their Doctor Who
At 50
season will be The Two Doctors.
Starring Colin and Patrick Troughton the
three-parter, which saw the Second Doctor
and Jamie return, originally aired on
BBC1 in 1985. It will be shown at the BFI
Southbank on Saturday 15th June at 2pm.
Colin also makes an appearance in the
fifth Doctor screening, The Caves of
Androzani, the 1984 story in which
Peter Davison regenerated into Colin.
Peter, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding,
director Graeme Harper and composer Roger
Limb will all guest at the screening on
Saturday 4th May.
DESTINY
OF THE DOCTOR #6
24.04.2013
Audio
Go have released the finalised artwork
for the sixth Destiny Of The Doctor
audio adventure, the series that is part
of the 50th anniversary celebrations this
year.
Trouble in Paradise, which will
be released on CD and as a download in
June, stars Colin Baker as the Sixth
Doctor and Nicola Bryant as companion
Peri.
Responding to a desperate summons
from the Doctor's future self, he and
Peri find themselves on a sailing ship in
1492, where the crewmen are gripped by
superstitious fear. They say the Devil
walks among them, stalking and striking
them down. Even though they have landed
in paradise, they fear that 'El Diablo'
himself will drag them over the edge of
the world and into the depths of hell.
When the Doctor and Peri meet the captain
of the ship, they both discover that
heroes can sometimes behave
un-heroically. Peri's reaction leads her
into deep water, and soon the Doctor
fears not only for her life but also for
the existence of the ship, the paradise
island, and the Universe itself.
Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who, a
brand new adventure for the Sixth Doctor.
Nicola Bryant - Peri in the BBC TV Doctor
Who series - and Cameron Stewart perform
this original story by Nev Fountain, with
music and sound design.
Also
just announced - A 50th Anniversary
jigsaw by Waddingtons, featuring every
Doctor, the TARDIS, a handful of
companions and a great selection of
monsters and enemies.
Celebrate the Doctor’s 50th
anniversary with this collector’s
edition jigsaw. Featuring all eleven
Doctors, from William Hartnell to Matt
Smith, as well as Daleks, Cybermen,
Weeping Angels and the Master, this
1000-piece jigsaw is the perfect for
puzzle for any budding Time Lord.
The jigsaw will go on sale in September.
DOCTOR
WHO TV: 50TH ANNIVERSARY
RETROSPECTIVE
24.04.2013
An
interesting, and comprehensive,
retrospective on the Sixth Doctor by the
fantastic Who site Doctor Who
TV.
John
Hussey continues his monthly
retrospective, this time looking at the
6th Doctor, Colin Baker.
The Sixth Doctor showcased one of the
biggest character changes within the
Doctor’s lifespan. The darkness
within the Time Lord really started to
show from his sixth incarnation onwards.
The Sixth Doctor was very angry, moody
and full of arrogance, sometimes becoming
almost full of himself. His adventurous
side still remained but it seemed during
his earlier life he was more selfish,
especially when it came to decision
making. He would often decide he knew
what Peri Brown wanted out of her travels
and basically told her where she wanted
to go instead of asking her.
More details on
50th Anniversary Colin/Sixth Doctor
related memorabilia and events.
Exclusive 50th Anniversary Prints:
Forbidden Planet include in their 50th
memorabilia a selection of fantastic
prints; Framed
Print: 6th Doctor (The
6th Doctor as played by Colin Baker, was
arrogant and stubborn and a little bit
unstable, but was just as compassionate
as his other incarnations. Plus he had a
really nice coat. He was killed when his
TARDIS was shot out of the sky by The
Rani - 16"x12", 30mm
Moulding, Shatter Proof Styrene) and 50th
Anniversary: Framed
Print: 11 Doctors
(30x12).
The Doctors
Revisited DVD: The first four
episodes of BBC America's The Doctors
Revisited are to be released in a R1
DVD box set in June. It is likely that
there will also be releases of the
further documentaries, including the
Sixth Doctor special which is set to air
in America in late June.
BBC
Worldwide revealed earlier this month
that the first DVD release includes the
four documentaries, on the first four
Doctors, accompanied by each story that
aired on BBC America, The Aztecs, The
Tomb Of The Cybermen, Spearhead From
Space and Pyramid of Mars.
As bonus feature on the
four-disc set current Doctor Who
Executive Producer Steven Moffat will
introduce each episode.
We will bring you more information on the
second DVD, which will feature the Sixth
Doctor and related episode, when details
become available. The first set can be
ore-ordered at Amazon.
2013 marks the 50th
anniversary of Doctor Who, the longest
running science fiction show in history!
To celebrate, the BBC is releasing a
curated selection of the best of each of
this storied program's eleven Doctors.
This initial release showcases Doctor
Who's first four doctors, including
William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon
Pertwee, and Tom Baker, spanning from
1963-1981, a period of almost twenty
years! The Doctors Revisited includes a
profile of each Doctor and one classic
story for each, including: The Aztecs,
Tomb of the Cyberman, Spearhead from
Space, and Pyramids of Mars.
Doctor
Who Mug Sets: All 11 Doctors
feature on these great collector's mugs,
available from Urban-Collector:
Each set contains three mugs with each
Doctor and logo.
Set One includes the first,
second, and third Doctors. Set Two
includes the fourth, fifth, and sixth
Doctor. Set Three includes the seventh,
eighth, and ninth Doctors, and Set Four
includes the tenth and eleventh Doctors
as well as a collage of all eleven
Doctors... Celebrate the
50th-anniversary of the BBC's Doctor Who
with these mug sets that feature the 11
Doctors!
First
Day Cover: The Sixth Doctor Who
Official First Day Cover Signed by Colin
Baker is available from scificollector:
Our Sixth Doctor (Colin
Baker) First Day Cover featuring the
Royal Mail Sixth Doctor Stamp cancelled
on day of issue (26-03-2013) by our 'Seal
of Rassilon' postmark. Available signed
in person by Colin Baker or unsigned. A
limited edition of 1000 individually
numbered items.
Doctor Who
The Forgotten:
Collects Doctor Who: The Forgotten (2008
IDW) #1-6. Written by Tony Lee. Art by
Pia Guerra. Cover by Ben Templesmith.
Stranded in a strange Museum
that's dedicated to him-and with no
TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha
must make sense of their surroundings,
hindered by one small fact-The Doctor has
lost his memories of every one of his
previous incarnations! Tony Lee and
Eisner-winner Pia Guerra present a tale
that spans generations of Doctors! (2013
IDW Deluxe Edition, Hardcover, 144 pages,
1st Printing).
BFI Doctor Who at 50:
Due to overwhelming demand the BFI has
changed the way tickets will be allocated
for their future anniversary events and
screenings. A ballot system is now in
place. Further info on the screenings here.
RADIO
TIMES: BAKER, MCCOY AND MCGANN
17.04.2013
Doctor
Who: Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and
Paul McGann confirm anniversary special
non-involvement
Shooting
on the 50th special is currently under
way in Britain - but the three actors are
10,000 miles away, in Australia
Former Doctor Who stars Colin Baker,
Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann have
revealed that they definitely won’t
be appearing in the BBC sci-fi
drama’s upcoming 50th anniversary
episode, largely because they're
currently in the wrong hemisphere.
The anniversary special is being filmed
in this country as we speak, but seeing
as the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors
are all in Australia attending sci-fi
conventions at the moment, they
won’t be able to take part.
The three actors appeared today on the
Australian chat-show Mornings and, during
a discussion about Doctor Who, put paid
to the idea that they might yet appear in
the anniversary episode.
THREE
DOCTORS DOWN UNDER!
10.04.2013
Colin, Sylvester
McCoy and Paul McGann interviewed in
Australia on Channel Nine's Morning
Show. They talk Who, the
50th Anniversary and more... (Thanks to
scullyluster)
WHO
50: IT'S A CELEBRATION!
30.03.2013
There is a huge
amount of activity surrounding Doctor
Who's, much anticipated, 50th
Anniversary, happening, of course, in
November of this year, though the
occasion is being marked throughout 2013
in a variety of ways. Numerous events and
products have been announced as part of
the celebrations and Colin, your very own
Sixth Doctor, plays a significant part
with many related goodies available. Here
is Colin Baker Online's Guide to the key
Sixth Doc activities...
Already mentioned below, and made
available earlier this week, the Royal
Mail stamps, and special stamp books,
have created "record breaking and
unprecedented" demand almost as soon
as they went on sale. There's also a
Sixth Doctor First Day Cover. Further
info here.
Destiny of
the Doctor:
Big Finish Productions and AudioGo have
joined forces to produce a special range
of audiobook
titles, each focusing on one of the
eleven Doctors. Released monthly in 2013
until the anniversary month of November,
these will be dramatised readings,
featuring stars from every era of the BBC
series new and old alongside fresh new
voices. (Please note that the story and
artwork for the Sixth Doctor hasn't been
finalised and our photo is used for
illustration purposes only!)
Big Finish
will also be releasing a special
multi-Doctor adventure to celebrate the
50th anniversary. The audiobook called The
Light at the End brings together
Doctors 4 to 8 (Tom Baker, Peter Davison,
Colin Baker, Sylvestor McCoy and Paul McGann),
who join forces “when they face
imminent destruction”.
A number of their companions
will also be back including Sarah Sutton
as Nyssa, Louise Jameson as Leela, and
Nicola Bryant as Peri.
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary
greetings cards, from Forbidden
Planet
are also now available. The twelve cards
each feature an image of one of the
eleven Doctors or a Dalek. The cards are
available in two packs of six and are
priced at £10.99. They are blank inside.
Forbidden
Planet
also have a 50th Anniversary badge pack
for each of the Doctors - with six badges
included.
BBC Books
are reissuing eleven classic Doctor
Who novels with beautiful new
covers. The Sixth Doctor book will be Players
by Terrance Dicks, originally published
in 1999.
A new series of Doctor
Whoeshorts
are being released monthly, each written
by well-known children's authors. Each
story will feature one of the various
regenerations of the Doctor and a
paperback of the stories will be
published by Puffin in November.
The 50th
Anniversary Doctor Who Sourcebook,
by Cubicle 7 is
another 50th Anniversary book set to be
published as is The Essential Guide
to Fifty Years of Doctor Who, which
will be available from October.
Monthly screenings are taking place at
the BFI
(British Film Institute), London right
through until November. These screenings
are part of monthly events celebrating
the many incarnations of the Doctor.
Details on the Sixth Doctor's episode
should be released soon.
BBC America is
also celebrating all year, the channel is
airing a new series of specials called Doctor
Who: The Doctors Revisited
throughout 2013. The monthly programmes
are each dedicated to one of the eleven
Doctors. The specials are supported by a
selection of classic Doctor Who
episodes. The special dedicated to Jon
Pertwee (the Third Doctor) is just about
to air, with the Sixth Doctor's special
scheduled for the end of June broadcast.
As well as all of the above events,
releases and products numerous other
goodies are out there for eager fans of
all things Gallifreyan and Time Lord,
including a Doctor Who 2014
Special Collector's Edition Calendar by
Danilo, Toby Jugs of each Doctor by Zeon
(these are also being released on a
monthly basis), limited edition framed
prints, retro bags and wallets, mugs,
sticker and much, much more.
STAMP
IT OUT!
30.03.2013
The special stamps
commemorating 50 years of Doctor Who
went on sale on Tuesday of this week.
Each of the 11 TV Doctors is represented
on his own first-class stamp (60p), as is
the TARDIS, while four enemies –
Dalek, Cyberman, Ood, and a Weeping Angel
– feature on second-class stamps
(50p).
The Royal Mail have
also released the Doctor Who
Prestige Stamp Book. These can be
purchased online, direct from the Royal
Mail website.
Time after time: In this
lavish volume, which contains five
completely unique stamp panes featuring
all of the Special Stamps, Gary Russell
takes an authoritative look at the
progression of Doctor Who through the
show’s many series’.
EXCLUSIVE
LIMITED EDITION COLIN BAKER STAMP
CARD
09.03.2013
Ian
Fraser Photography have released a
limited edition Colin Baker stamp card to
tie in with the Royal Mail Doctor Who
stamps due for release this month.
The card will be an A5 (148mm as 210mm)
double side postcard, high gloss image.
The card will have the 6th Doctor stamp
attached to it but also it will be SIGNED
BY COLIN BAKER on the front and
hand addressed on the back to the owner.
The cards will be posted out in a normal
envelope and will be individually
numbered 1 - 200.
The cost is £15 inclusive of postage and
packing in the UK (overseas orders will
be charged an extra £1).
We haven't forgotten here at
CBO that 2013 is not only the 50th
anniversary of Doctor Who
but also the 30th anniversary of Colin
Baker's involvement starting with his
appearances as Gallfreyan guard Commander
Maxil in Arc Of Infinity.
That same year (1983) also saw the
announcement that he would be assuming
the role of the Sixth Doctor. Can it
really be thirty years ago? Time flies,
especially for a Time Lord. I'm sure you
will all agree that Colin's contribution
to the TV show, audios, conventions and
many other additional projects connected
with the show over the past three decades
has seen him established as a veritable
WHO legend. Congratulations Colin, you
truly are one of Gallifrey's greats.
KNOCK
KNOCK, WHO'S THERE?
30.09.2012
The CBO Type 40 capsule is
spinning in the Vortex heading towards
2013... and the 50th anniversary of the
best television show EVER. The Sixth
Doctor is on board ready for the
celebrations. Geronimo !
COUNTING
DOWN!
22.09.2012
We are getting into
celebratory mood for 2013, the 50th
anniversary of Doctor Who. We'll
be keeping you informed of all Colin
activity in the 50th year...
GALLIFREY
GALLERY
11.06.2012
The official Doctor Who
website has put online a selection of
images from the Sixth Doctor's era. Take
a look by clicking HERE.
Thanks go to the Potteries Prydonians -
Steve Worman and Paul Wood - for their help, Ron Brunwin
for supplying artwork and Garry Jones for being a regular
stalwart of the news section.
Extra special thanks go to the mighty Colin Baker himself
for casting his mind back and helping catalogue his
career.
Glowing
reviews of the, just released, Something
Borrowed, the Sixth Doctor eshort,
and Destiny Of The Doctor: Trouble in
Paradise, the new Big Finish audio.
Both released as part of this year's 50th
anniversary.
BBC America
have released details for The
Doctors Revisited: The Sixth Doctor.
More must-have
merchandise is being released to mark Doctor
Who's 50th Anniversary year.
Also
just announced - A 50th Anniversary
jigsaw by Waddingtons, featuring every
Doctor, the TARDIS, a handful of
companions and a great selection of
monsters and enemies.
More details on
50th Anniversary Colin/Sixth Doctor
related memorabilia and events.
There is a huge
amount of activity surrounding Doctor
Who's, much anticipated, 50th
Anniversary, happening, of course, in
November of this year, though the
occasion is being marked throughout 2013
in a variety of ways. Numerous events and
products have been announced as part of
the celebrations and Colin, your very own
Sixth Doctor, plays a significant part
with many related goodies available. Here
is Colin Baker Online's Guide to the key
Sixth Doc activities...
McGann),
who join forces “when they face
imminent destruction”. 
The 50th
Anniversary Doctor Who Sourcebook,
by 
The Royal Mail have
also released the Doctor Who
Prestige Stamp Book. These can be
purchased online, direct from the Royal
Mail 
