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Starring Colin Baker and India Fisher

The Empire is lost.The Deathless Emperors are dead. The future may never happen.An urgent summons returns the noble Doctor to a planet he saved from disaster long ago. But Draconia, so elegant and so savage, is in worse turmoil than ever. Who will be next Emperor? The highest Prince? The lowest peasant? The soldier with no name? Or the Doctor himself – his life at their command?

Who controls the army of deadly origami warriors? And is the truth about Charley painted on paper walls in the Emperor’s tomb?

History is taking revenge on the Doctor.

Colin Baker (The Doctor), India Fisher (Charley Pollard), Anthony Glennon (Prince/The Red Emperor in His Youth), Sara Crowe (Tombkeeper – Queen Mother), Paul Thornley (Gomori/Steward), John Banks (Soldier), Nicholas Briggs (Prefect/The Deathless Red Emperor), The Cast (Sazou/Deathless Emperors)

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Already, the Prisoner of the Daleks has been confirmed for release on BBC Audio. Below you can ready the synopsis of the CD. There is no exact price revealed yet, and can be found at all good bookstores for example BORDERS or WATERSTONES.

A complete and unabridged reading of this BBC Books novel featuring the Doctor, as played by David Tennant in the hit BBC One television series, encountering his famous enemies the Daleks. Read by Nicholas Briggs, the ‘voice of the Daleks’ from TV.

The book was written by Trevor Baxendale and this CD is read by Nicholas Briggs, the voice of the Daleks himself!

The War Games DVDs cover and details have been confirmed and you can find all the information FIRST here. Below you can read whats inside and the stories synopsis.

When the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on Earth they find themselves in the midst of a terrifying battle. At the centre of the mystery stand aliens who have kidnapped soldiers from different periods of Earth’s history and brainwashed them in to fighting each other. Their aim is to form an invincible army from the survivors and use this to take over the galaxy.

When the Doctor learns the terrible purpose of the War Games he has one chance to defeat the aliens and end the Games… but to take it means risking recapture by his own people, the all-powerful Time Lords who are waiting to bring him to trial and who are capable of ending his very existence.

Extras:

Disc 1 – The War Games episode 1 – 5

5 x 25 min monochrome episode with mono audio.

Commentary . With contributions from actors Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Philip Madoc, Jane Sherwin and Graham Weston, co-writer Terrance Dicks and script editor Derrick Sherwin.

Programme Subtitles

Subtitle Production Notes

Disc 2 – The War Games episode 6 – 10

5 x 25 min monochrome episode

Commentary – With contributions from actors Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Philip Madoc, Jane Sherwin and Graham Weston, co-writer Terrance Dicks and script editor Derrick Sherwin.

Programme Subtitles

Subtitle Production Notes

Disc 3 – DVD Extras

War Zone – cast and crew recall the making of Patrick Troughton’s epic swansong.

Shades of Grey – just how did the technical and artistic constraints of monochrome television conspire to effect the unique look and feel of early productions?

Now and Then – the ongoing series visits the locations of ‘The War Games’ forty years on…

The Doctor’s Composer – prolific composer Dudley Simpson looks back at his first five years of work on Doctor Who.

Sylvia James – In Conversation – make-up designer Sylvia James talks about her work on Patrick Troughton’s Doctor Who stories.

Talking About Regeneration – the concept of regenerating a show’s main character into an entirely new physical form proved to be both a lifesaver for the show and an increasingly important part of its mythos. This feature explores the ideas involved and takes a closer look at each of the Doctor’s regenerations.

Time Zones – historians discuss the reality behind the various time zones featured in ‘The War Games’. With political historian Dr. Martin Farr, military historian Crispin Swayne, Newcastle University’s Lindsay Allison-Jones and author Prof. Susan-Mary Grant.

Stripped for Action – The Second Doctor – the continuing series of features focusing on the Doctor’s comic strip adventures looks at the Second Doctor.

On Target – Malcolm Hulke – the first in a series of features on the Target range of TV story novelizations looks at the work of writer Malcolm Hulke.

Devious – for over a decade, a group of friends on England’s south coast met on weekends to shoot an amateur Doctor Who film – ‘Devious’ – which takes place between the events of Patrick Troughton’s swansong ‘The War Games’ and Jon Pertwee’s introduction in ‘Spearhead from Space’, and features their own previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor. To segue back into ‘Spearhead’, the team decided to put up the money to employ Jon Pertwee for a day… in what was to become his last ever appearance as the Third Doctor. This feature also has a commentary from the production team.

The release date is 6th July, so don't forget to buy it! Best found at BORDERS or HMV.

The Dark Tardis is proud to present it's brand new 2009 Yearbook volume one, which will be able to access in either July or August. There will be two yearbooks and the second yearbook will come out in November/December, just after The Waters of Mars.

It will feature a Episode on The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead and loads of features about various programs including Torchwood and Primeval. The magazine is absolutely FREE and the URL will be able to find on this site.

Martha Jones is the former companion of the Doctor that once travelled with him in 2007. Since then, she has received a boyfriend and possibly a marriage, but the actress, Freema Agyeman, has her own say of what she thinks about the new companion, Karen Gillian, who will travel the stars with Matt Smith in 2010.

She told Digital spy the following. "I think she looks great! And you know what? She's like an amalgamation of all of us: she's rocking the Rose look, she's got the Catherine hair, she's Scottish like David, and we share a story - she had a small part in the series before she becomes companion, and I had a small part in the series before I became the companion too."

Martha Jones may return in the Doctor Who universe and even Torchwood, what do you think of Karen Gillian and Freemas opinon? Please comment

It's finally come, Issue 12 of The Doctor Who DVD Files has been revealed with it's cover and details. Issue 12 will feature episodes 'The Satan Pit' and 'Love and Monsters', including episode guides of these and the following features. In the Doctor part, it will discuss the Doctor Tracker group LINDA, Enemies: Cyberman and Judoon, Technology: Sactonary Base, Allies: Romana, Behind the Scenes: Space suited and Booted and Flashback: End of an Era

If your wanting to build up your episodes of Doctor Who instead of hunting them down on Youtbue, then The Doctor Who DVD Files is perfect for you, and it including a pull-a-part magazine which you can later store away in the FREE DVD Files folder FREE in issue 2. Click here to visit the official website. The issue comes out this week on Thursday 16th June priced £6.99 UK & Ireland.

OK so recently the latest news has all been about this years third Torchwood series, featuring Captain Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones and Gwen Cooper [played by John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd and Eve Myles]. This news post will round pretty much everything in the Torchwood world lately.

Torchwood: Children of Earth soundtrack cover and details have already been revealed with thanks to Silver Screen Records, and it's looking good. So far, we know that the CD contains many songs from the upcoming series on BBC 1. There was a previous CD containing music from the first two series, and this collector carries on from there. Another post of news is that a special Children of Earth Press Pack was published a few days ago by the BBC Press Office, and contains a brief synopsis of the third series with star interviews with Russell T Davies, John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd and Kai Owen [Rhys]. Click here to view the first part of this package.

A interview with Russell T Davies led him to a question and answer session including other actors and actresses joining in aswell. He revealed that he is suggesting the possibility of a fourth series of Torchwood and if the viewing figures are high of Children of Earth, it will lead him to a final decision. The Merchandise next and the final images of the completed figures we're revealed, including a figure of Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper, Captain John Hart and a Blow fish. Click here to find out more.

If you don't want a tear rolling down your cheek, i suggest you do not read this post.

ITV has apparently cancelled Primeval, despite ITV earlier denying that it had been axed. An insider told Digital Spy that "Basically ITV have changed their policy about drama before 9pm in that they've decided they really don't want any, at least not of the quality and cost of Primeval. At the point where we finished the third series, we had every reason to believe we would be doing a fourth. Had we known there was any likelihood of cancellation, clearly we wouldn't have left half the cast marooned up a tree in the distant past. We can understand that some fans might be frustrated by this ending and we're sorry for that."

If this is true, then Danny Quinn Will be stuck in that time period for a long time, and so will Abby and Connor. Please comment on what you think about this.

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Now we might already know that Catherine Tate [Donna Noble in the Whoniverse] has been spotted wearing a wedding dress on filming for the upcoming 2009 specials, a special occasion for David Tennants departure maybe. But did you know that a few more former companions are celebrating there possible marriages. Starting with Sarah Jane Smith.

Sarah Jane Smith has her own television show called 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' like we all probably know, but in the third series (to air Autumn 2009), Sarah Jane apparently gets married and the timelord himself pops in to watch the wedding. Obviously something hast to go wrong! Clyde, Luke and Rani are suspicious that something is up with Sarah, until she reveals that she is getting married. But could the groom be not what she thought he was...?
"Viewers thought they may have to wait until November for the next full episode of Doctor Who - but this is an extra special treat." said former executive producer Russell T Davies.

Another companion to get married is Martha Jones [Freema Agyeman], who has been rumoured to be wife to Mickey Smith! Poor Rose, but wait, she's next. Yes, Rose Tyler [Billie Piper] is apparently marrying the clone of the Doctor (y'know, with one heart) in the Parallel universe, after her mum Jackie Tyler [Camille Conduri] had a baby named Tony.

The Daily Mirror is getting the Whovain Spirit this month as the highly popular newspaper will be releasing six free issues of DWA every week containing some interesting facts and information for younger Doctor Who fans. They are the 'Special Collectors Editions' and are surprisingly less paged than a regular issue of Doctor Who Adventures.

The first issue was released on Saturday 13th June and contained a feature about the 'Deadly Daleks!' and Behind the Scene secrets of Planet of the Dead. The Magazine contained: Top 10 Dalek Moments, Operation Desert Storm!, Dalek Poster, Comic Strip: Hear no Evil, Puzzles and Offer upon subscribing to the Magazine.

The Next issue contains a feature upon the Cybermen, and will most likely to be on the shelves Saturday 20th June. Another Daily Mirror present was a Poster of The Tenth Doctor and a puzzle on the other side.