planet of the dead DVD

2entertain have now revealed the cover for the DVD release of this year's Doctor Who Easter special, Planet of the Dead. The cover is of the same style as the recent Next Doctor DVD release and the style will continue to be used on future Doctor Who DVDs. The cover can be seen to the left and the official synopsis can be read below, thanks to Doctor Who Online:

Bionic Woman and Merlin star Michelle Ryan plays the mysterious Lady Christina de Souza who joins the Doctor on a bus-trip which takes a very unexpected detour into danger. British comedy star Lee Evans also joins the cast playing a character called Malcolm whose life becomes connected to the Doctor's under extraordinary circumstances and Noma Dumezweni returns as Captain Erisa Magambo - last seen helping Rose and Donna save the world in Turn Left.

The DVD will not include any special features.Planet of the Dead will go on sale on the 29th of July and will be sold across the United Kingdom and Ireland at the RRP of £15.99.

doctor who adventures #113

BBC Magazines today sent us the cover and details for issue 113 of Doctor Who Adventures Magazine which will be released tomorrow. This week's issue is a Sontaran special and comes with a free Sontaran spaceship game, some Sontaran badges and some Sontaran stickers. The cover can be seen above and the press release can be read below:


In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures magazine...Sontar-ha! There are Sontarans on the looseDoctor Who Adventures looks at last year’s Sontaran invasion, with a monster who’s who and story guide to the exciting episodes. We also look at the Sontaran warship – a very impressive and magnificent spaceship!This week’s magazine comes with a Sontaran spaceship game, badges, and stickers.What else?
Posters: The Tenth Doctor, Cybermen, Sontarans and Daleks!
Make: You’ll find a Tritovore mask and we show you how to make some alien hands.
News: Wilf’s back … but where’s Donna?
Blast from the Past: Sarah Jane travels in the TARDIS for the first time and the Doctor meets a Sontaran. Yikes!
Puzzles and competitions: Fun things to work out and win.
Comic strip: All is not well when the Doctor and Heather go sightseeing.
Subscription offer: Subscribe today and get an amazing Doctor Who book!
Doctor Who Adventures, issue 113, priced £2.10, is out Thursday 30 April 2009.

i got my copy on tuesday because i subscribed.Next issue #114 comes free with a dalek wallet at the price of £2.10

happy easter

today was easter the celebration of jesus dieing on the cross and coming back to life.To celebrate this day in history, many special ceremonies take place and gifts such as Easter eggs are given out to friends and family. I hope you have all enjoyed Easter this year and had a great time during this festive holiday.

Doctor Who: The Second Visual Dictionary

Dorling Kindersley, the publisher of many books, have recently released some details about their upcoming second edition of Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary. The first edition went on sale in May last year and this second edition will provide more information about the characters, aliens, gadgets and planets that feature in Doctor Who. You can view the cover for this publication above and view it's official synopsis below;

Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary is a lavishly illustrated guide to all the characters, aliens, monsters, locations and technology of the successful new Doctor Who series. New photography expands the content of available and online material, revealing more in-depth details, from the fascinating aliens to the demise of the Time Lords. Comprehensive index and glossary provides quick reference to the book's contents and an easy-to-follow guide to the technology and terminology of the Doctor Who universe. Using a mix of crystal-clear annotated photography and newly commissioned cross-section artworks, every spread of this book shows you the Doctor Who characters, technology and locations in graphic detail.

This book is scheduled for release on the twentieth of April and it will go on sale at an RRP of £14.99. It will consist of one hundred of twelve pages and the authors of the book will be; Andrew Darling and Jacqueline Rayner. You can read all about the first edition of Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary here and view more information about the upcoming second edition here. Will you be buying a copy of this publication when it goes on sale later this year?

new K.9 picture

Bob Baker has recently uploaded a new promotional image for K9, the upcoming show in which he has written, onto his official website. The promotional image features the newly designed K9 and three people who are speculated to be the actors that will play the show's main characters. The main characters are rumoured to be called; Starkey, Jorjie and Darius.K9, the series, will air later this year in Australia and it will hopefully air in the United Kingdom and many other countries at a later date. More information about this programme, it's transmission dates and cast will be posted here on this site as soon as it becomes available.

The Deadly Assassin DVD

You can see the cover of the DVD to the left and read the synopsis below:Gallifrey. Planet of the Time Lords. The Doctor has finally come home, but not by choice.Summoned by a vision from The Matrix, he is drawn into a web of political intrigue and assassination. Nothing is quite what it seems, and in the shadows lurks his oldest and deadliest enemy...The DVD will include commentary by Tom Baker, a photo gallery, trailers and much more and will go on sale on the 4th of May at the RRP of £19.99.

Jessica Hynes Filming for Doctor Who

Please be aware that this post contains pictures and information which could be classed as spoilers. Jessica Hynes who previously appeared as Joan Redfern in the Doctor Who series three episodes, Human Nature and The Family of Blood, was recently spotted filming the third Doctor Who 2009 special. Jessica Hynes plays a woman called Verity Newman in the episode, who is signing copies of her book, A Journal of Impossible Things. When The Doctor made himself human, he wrote about the dreams he had of travelling through time and space in a book which he also called A Journal of Impossible Things.