Doctor Who - Casualties of Time Details and Cover

This month's 4th Doctor Adventure sees  the conclusion of a two part story that started last month in The Pursuit of History.  You can order this audio adventure from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/casualties-of-time-1000

The TARDIS crew have unknowingly become embroiled in a web of deceit. A trap has been laid across time and they have no possible means of escape. Destiny has ensnared them.

The Doctor is finally getting the chance to see the Conglomerate's work at first hand. Romana is working to save the alien Laan once and for all. K9 is returning to Ancient Britain in search of an unusual power source.

The Doctor, Romana and K9.

Today one of them will die.

Note: This adventure continues from Doctor Who: The Pursuit of History

Written By: Nicholas Briggs
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs

Cast
Tom Baker (The Doctor), Lalla Ward (Romana), John Leeson (K9/The Oortag), David Warner (Cuthbert), Toby Hadoke (Mr Dorrick), David Troughton (The Black Guardian/Edge), Jez Fielder (Drudger/Ecidien Cerebus Bird/The White Guadian/Salonu Prime), Jane Slavin (The Laan/Conglom-net Computer/Salonu).

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 503 Cover and Details

Out now in the UK is issue 503 of Doctor Who Magazine.  This month they are featuring an interview with the Fifth Doctor Peter Davison.  Alos the Doctor Who Awards are in this issue along with the Steven Moffat article and of course the ever popular comic strip.

Into The Time Vortex Podcast - Episode 21- The Horror of Fang Rock

Doctor Who Fiesta of The Damned Cover and Details

This month's main range release sees the adventures of the 7th Doctor, Ace and Mel continue with an adventure set in Spain in the year 1938.  You can order this adventure from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/fiesta-of-the-damned-1054

In search of "a taste of the real Spain", the TARDIS transports the Doctor, Ace and rejoined crewmember Mel not to sizzling Fuerteventura, or the golden sands of the Costa Brava – but to 1938, amid the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.

Having fallen in with a rag-tag column of Republican soldiers, the time and space travellers seek shelter from Franco's bombers in the walled town of Farissa – only to discover themselves besieged by dead men returned to life...

Written By: Guy Adams 
Directed By: Ken Bentley

Cast
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Enzo Squillino Jnr (Juan Romero), Christopher Hatherall (George Newman), Owen Aaronovitch (Antonio Ferrando/Control Unit), Tom Alexander (Luis/Phillipe). Other parts portrayed by the cast.

Eye on Sci-Fi - August 2016 - Stranger Things, Rogue One, Orphan Black, Blade Runner 2 and Jack Burton and Snake Plissken

August 2016
By Ken Parker

Stranger Things - What an excellent show.  It is interesting to see a show that has so many homages and connections to the movies of the 80's and yet seem so original and exciting.  I would say, if you loved sci-fi movies like E.T, Firestarter, Goonies as well as Stephen Spielberg, John Carpenter and Stephen King films then you will recognize and like Stranger Things.  Not only does this show take you back in time to the 80's in both setting and feel but it also manages to deliver a highly entertaining show that is both a kids adventure and an adult horror movie.  Netflix is on fire right now with their original programming and this series, 8 episodes long and already renewed for season 2, raises the bar for not only other Netflix series but for television in general.  I could go on and on but there is no reason really.  Your excuses not to get Netflix have just dwindled to practically nothing!

NYCC Adds More Doctor Who Guests Highlighted By Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie

Over the weekend NYCC has added some big BBC guests through BBC Worldwide and fans of Doctor Who will not be disappointed.  Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and the cast of Class will be appearing Friday at NYCC over at The Theater at Madison Square Garden which boasts a bigger venue so more people will be able to see the 12th Doctor.  Also added to the Matt Smith and Karen Gillan autograph sessions will be Jenna Coleman.  She will be appearing Thursday and Friday in the autograph area.  NYCC runs from October 6 to the 9th.  More info at the links below.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Events/The-Theater-at-Madison-Square-Garden/

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Home/

Doctor Who Series 10 News - David Suchet Announced as Guest Star

David Suchet who is known for playing Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has been announced as a guest star for Series 10 of Doctor Who.  The Poirot star will be playing a character named The Landlord in a story written by Mike Bartlett.

Doctor Who - Covers and Previews For Supremacy of the Cybermen Issue 2

Out today is the second part of the four Doctor adventure against the Cybermen.  The Doctor Who comic event of the summer continues this week so head over to your local comic book store and check out the next part.


Cyberships on fire in the Thames, as the Ninth Doctor battles for the soul of London! Dinosaur danger for the Eleventh Doctor, as the Cybermen attempt to conquer human prehistory! Caught in the middle of an ancient alien war, the Cybermen present a third side for the Tenth Doctor to face! And for the Twelfth Doctor – a deeply personal showdown with the architect behind the universe’s current chaos. No TARDIS, no help, no rescue: THERE IS NO RESISTANCE… ONLY THE CYBERIAD!

Writers: George Mann & Cavan Scott
Artists: Ivan Rodriguez & Walter Geovanni
FC - 32pp - $3.99 - On sale: Aug 17

Cover A: Alessandro Vitti & Nicola Righi
Cover B: Photo Cover
Cover C: Fabio Listrani

Doctor Who - Covers and Details For Early Adventures Series 3

Starting in September the Early Adventures return with four new adventures featuring the First Doctor and his many companions. It all gets going with a story featuring the First Doctor with Ian, Barbara and Susan.  You can order these audio adventures from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/doctor-who---the-early-adventures1

Doctor Who - The Age of Endurance

The TARDIS materialises on board a still and eerie spaceship. When a squad of soldiers land, they realise they've found themselves in the middle of a war zone. With one of their crew trapped by the enemy, the Doctor and his friends find themselves locked in a desperate race for survival. Vast warships manoeuvre around each other as both sides try to out-think their opponents, flying into ever more dangerous areas of space.

The stakes could not be higher. But as ever in war, the lines between good and evil are hard to define. Will anyone survive to claim the moral high ground?

Doctor Who - The Fifth Traveller

The Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki and Jospa land the TARDIS on the homeworld of the Arunde. Emerging into the jungle that covers the planet and encountering the strange wildlife dwelling within, the travellers are unaware that the true rulers live high above them in the trees.

The ape-like members of the tribe are in trouble. The last Matriar's nest has been lost to the surface, and the people are hungry... Maybe these strangers may be responsible. And some believe they may be salvation.

The TARDIS crew are about to find themselves in the middle of somebody else's battle. But there's more at stake than even they can know.

Doctor Who - The Ravelli Conspiracy

When the TARDIS lands in a house in Florence, Italy in 1514, it isn't long before the guards of Guiliano de Medici arrest Steven and Vicki. To rescue them, the Doctor has to employ the help of the house's owner - one Niccolo Machiavelli. But can he be completely trusted?

Guiliano confesses to his brother Pope Leo X that he has angered the wealthy family of Ravelli and believes the newcomers may be part of an assassination plot. But when the Doctor arrives an already tricky situation starts to spiral out of control.

As the city rings with plot and counter-plot, betrayal and lies abound. The Doctor and his friends must use all their ingenuity if they're not to be swept away by history.

This conspiracy is about to get complicated..

Doctor Who - The Sontarans

The TARDIS crew encounter a dangerous race of clones, planning to drag the Solar System into an endless war.

Doctor Who - Details For Torchwood: Made You Look

This month's Torchwood audio adventure features Eve Myles as Gwen and it looks like she is up against a monster this time.  You can order this audio adventure from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/made-you-look-1394

"It stalks you. It whispers. It wants you to turn around. It wants you to look. But if you do... If you see it..."

Talmouth is a lonely seaside town. No-one has heard from it for days. No-one who goes in comes out. Something has happened to Talmouth. Has it been taken over by aliens? Or is it something far, far worse?

Gwen Cooper's come to Talmouth to find out. What's happened has to be seen to be believed. But by the time you’ve seen it, you’re already dead.

Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners

Written By: Guy Adams 
Directed By: Scott Handcock

Cast
Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Matthew Gravelle (Darkness), Marilyn Le Conte (Mrs Rhodes), Ross Ford (James)

Produced by James Goss
Script edited by Steve Tribe

Doctor Who - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan Announced As Guests For NYCC

NYCC have announced that Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be guests at NYCC this year on Thursday and Friday October 6th and 7th. There are limited tickets left so if you want to see them don't wait.  More info at the link.
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Guests/Entertainment-Guests/?campaignid=61920913&iusercampaignid=94040555

Doctor Who - Comic Book releases For August 10th Preview and Covers

Out today are three comic books for the ongoing series of the 12th, 10th and 9th Doctor comic books. Checkout these stories as the books have been written really well and deserve your time in reading them.  You can pick them up at your local comic book shop.


TWELFTH DOCTOR #2.8
He's seen the universe begin and end – and now all of time and space is his plaything. When there are innocents to save, vistas to savour, and a complete lack of savoir to faire, the Twelfth Doctor will be there to challenge dictators, change the fate of whole worlds, and discover secrets hidden for millennia!

Writer: George Mann
Artist: Mariano Laclaustra
Colorist: Carlos Cabrera
Letterer: Comicraft
FC - 32pp - $3.99 - On sale: Aug 10

Cover A: Mark Wheatley
Cover B: Photo – Will Brooks
Cover C: Simon Myers

Doctor Who - The Dominators Review

We look back at the Patrick Troughton Story The Dominators which came out 48 years ago this week.

Doctor Who:
The Dominators
By Norman Ashby

“An unintelligent enemy is far less dangerous than an intelligent one, Jamie. Just act stupid. Do you think you can manage that?”

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe fresh from their little break after taking on the Cybermen in the Wheel decided to take an even longer break.  They land on an island on the planet Dulkis.  Dulkis is a peaceful planet that has sworn off violence and has no use for weapons anymore.   Also on the island another ship also landed and inside that ship is The Dominators.  The Dominators need a slave force to help get radioactive material to fuel their spaceship.   Also on this ship are the robots that serve the Dominators which are the murderous Quarks.  So it’s up to The Doctor to save the pacifist Dulkians to rise up and resist The Dominators and save the planet.

Doctor Who - Details on Damascus

This months download only adventure features the 3rd Doctor and it is narrated by the guy who now plays the 3rd Doctor in the audio adventures Tim Treloar.  You can order this audio adventure from the Big Finish website.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/damascus-1351

As the decade in English history which attracts the greatest quantity of alien invasions per annum, the 1970s are not the easiest time in which to steer the great British ship of state. The Prime Minister, nonetheless, is doing the very best job he can. Still, at least he has UNIT to rely on – their eccentric, bouffant-haired scientific adviser in particular. Or does he?

Producer Ian Atkins
Script Editor Ian Atkins
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs

Written By: Jonathan Barnes
Directed By: Lisa Bowerman

Cast
Tim Treloar (Narrator)

Doctor Who - Paul McGann TV Movie Coming To Blu Ray

BBC Worldwide has announced that it will be releasing the Paul McGann TV Movie on Blu Ray in September.  So far there is only news on the UK release from Amazon but hopefully there will be news on a US release.  There is no word yet on the extras for this release but I'm sure when it gets closer to its release date there will be more info trickling in.

Doctor Who - Details and Preview For Torchwood Comic Book Issue One

Out today in comic book stores is the first issue of a new on going comic book series for Torchwood. This comic book's first arc will be written by Captain Jack himself John Barrowman and his sister Carole and is published by the Titan Comics that also publishes the Doctor Who comic book.

Torchwood is Back, in an all-new ongoing comics series written by Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman! Captain Jack Harkness is back in Cardiff, and there's only one person he can turn to, the last person who expected to see him, Gwen Cooper! On the road, on the run, and under fire, can the pair put aside their differences and rebuild the heart of Torchwood, before its flame is stamped out forever? Even better, the new comics series is in continuity with the amazing new Torchwood audio dramas from Big Finish; join us both for the official continuation of the Torchwood saga!

Writers: John Barrowman and Carole Barrowman
Artists: Antonio Fuso and Pasquale Qualano
FC - $3.99 - 32pp - On sale: Aug 3

Cover A: Tommy Lee Edwards
Cover B: Photo variant (Will Brooks)
Cover C: Elena Casagrande
Cover D: Blair Shedd
Cover E: Rod Reis
Cover F: Blank Sketch
                                                         Books-a-Million / Fried Pie Variant: Claudia Caranfa