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Archive for July 2012, here at Doctor Who Online. This is the place where you can find
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Horizons
BBC Books
By J.T. Colgan
11th Doctor
RRP: £12.99
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Released:
7th July 2012
On a
windswept Northern shore, at the very tip of what will one day become Scotland,
the islanders believe the worst they have to fear is a Viking attack. Then the
burning comes. They cannot run from it. Water will not stop it. It consumes
everything in its path - yet the burned still speak.
The Doctor is just looking for a game on the famous Lewis chess set. Instead he
encounters a people under attack from a power they cannot possibly understand.
They have no weapons, no strategy and no protection against a fire sent to
engulf them all.
Add in some marauding Vikings with very bad timing, a kidnapped princess with a
secret of her own and a TARDIS that seems to have developed an inexplicable fear
of water, and they all have a battle on their hands. The islanders must take on
a ruthless alien force in a world without technology; without communications;
without tea that isn't made out of bark. Still at least they have the Doctor on
their side... Don't they?
A thrilling new adventure starring the Doctor, as played by Matt Smith.
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 The
Krotons
BBC DVD
2nd Doctor
RRP: £20.42
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Released:
2nd
July 2012
When the TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe
discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are
always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again.
The Doctor and his companions decide to put a stop to their rule – but in doing
so, inadvertently unleash the true power and terror of the Krotons instead...
Special Features:
• Commentary With actors Philip Madoc (Eelek), Richard Ireson (Axus) and
Gilbert Wynne (Thara), assistant floor manager David Tilley, make-up designer
Sylvia James, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and special sounds designer Brian
Hodgson. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
• Second Time Around Faced with William Hartnell’s deteriorating health
but with a popular TV programme on their hands, the Doctor Who production team
hit on the idea of ‘regenerating’ the show’s hero. This documentary looks back
over Patrick Troughton’s tenure as the Second Doctor.
• Doctor Who Stories – Frazer Hines (part one) Actor Frazer Hines
reminisces about his time on the series in an interview originally recorded in
2003 for the BBC’s Story of Doctor Who.
• The Doctor’s Strange Love Writers Joseph Lidster and Simon Guerrier
take an affectionate look at The Krotons.
• Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM).
• Programme Subtitles.
• Production Information Subtitles.
• Photo Gallery.
• Coming Soon Trailer.
• Digitally Remastered Picture and Sound Quality. |
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The
Greatest Show in the Galaxy
BBC DVD
7th Doctor
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Released:
30th
July 2012
Although Ace hates clowns, the Doctor decides to take his
companion to the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax. There they find a group
of scared performers who live in fear of the sinister and creepy Chief Clown.
But what is so dangerous about this particular circus, why is there such a small
audience and will Ace be able to overcome her fear before it’s too late?
Special Features:
• Commentary With actors Sophie Aldred (Ace), Jessica Martin
(Mags) and Christopher Guard (Bellboy), writer Stephen Wyatt, script editor
Andrew Cartmel and composer Mark Ayres. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
• The Show Must Go On Cast and crew look back on the making
of this story.
• Deleted and Extended Scenes.
• Model Effects Unused model effects shots originally
intended for the story.
• The Psychic Circus A music video set to a song written by
Christopher Guard and featuring vocals by Christopher Guard, Jessica Martin and
TP McKenna. Produced by Mark Ayres.
• ‘Remembrance’ Demo Two scenes from Remembrance of the
Daleks re-scored by Mark Ayres.
• Tomorrow’s Times – The Seventh Doctor The on-going series
looking at the press coverage of Doctor Who reaches the Sylvester McCoy era.
Presented by Anneke Wills.
• Victoria Wood Doctor Who sketch from Victoria Wood – As
Seen on TV.
• Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM).
• Programme Subtitles.
• Production Information Subtitles.
• Photo Gallery.
• Coming Soon Trailer.
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Death
to the Daleks - [Region 1]
BBC DVD
3rd Doctor
RRP: $24.98 (USA) / $23.98 (Canada)
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Released:
10th
July 2012
A power failure in the TARDIS draws it off course, and the Doctor
and Sarah Jane Smith end up stranded on the bleak planet of Exxilon. They soon
meet members of an Earth expedition in a similar situation.
The humans are searching for a rare mineral, but first they must find out what
is draining their power and avoid what's inside another grounded spaceship - the
Doctor's oldest enemies, the Daleks...
Special Features:
• Commentary - with actors Julian Fox (Peter Hamilton), Dalek operator Cy Town,
director Michael E Briant, assistant floor manager Richard Leyland, costume
designer L Rowland Warne and special sounds maestro Dick Mills. Moderated by
Toby Hadoke.
• Beneath the City of the Exxilons - Cast and crew look back on the making of
this story. With actor Arnold Yarrow, Julian Fox, Michael E Briant, Richard
Leyland, L Rowland Warne and fan and Dalek voice artist Nick Briggs.
• Studio Recording - A rare glimpse into the production of a Third Doctor story.
• On the Set of Dr. Who and the Daleks - Behind the scenes on the first Dalek
film in 1965.
• Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM)
• Programme subtitles
• Production information subtitles
• Photo gallery
• Coming soon trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality |
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The
Krotons - [Region 1]
BBC DVD
2nd Doctor
RRP: $24.98 (USA) / $23.98 (Canada)
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Released:
10th
July 2012
The TARDIS arrives on the unnamed
planet of the Gonds, lifeforms enslaved by alien Krotons. The Doctor and Zoe
enlist a brilliant Gond scientist to determine how to eliminate the Krotons.
Special Features:
• Audio Commentary
• Second Time Around
• Doctor Who Stories - Frazer Hines (part one)
• The Doctor's Strange Love
• Photo Gallery
• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings
• Production Note Subtitles
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality |
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 Dark
Horizons
BBC Audio / AudioGO
11th Doctor
RRP: £13.25
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Released:
5th July 2012
On a windswept Northern shore, at the
very tip of what will one day become Scotland, the islanders believe the worst
they have to fear is a Viking attack.
The Doctor is just looking for a game on the famous
Lewis chess set. Instead he encounters a people under attack from a power they
cannot possibly understand. The islanders must take on a ruthless alien force in
a world without technology; without communications; without tea that isn't made
out of bark. Still, at least they have the Doctor on their side... Don't they?
A thrilling new adventure starring the Doctor, as
played by Matt Smith.
Read by Neve McIntosh.
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The
Nu-Humans
BBC Audio / AudioGO
11th Doctor
RRP: £10.20
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Released:
5th July 2012
The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive on
the planet Hope Eternal, where colonists from Earth have reworked themselves
with new internal organs and DNA structures. But their presence is far from
welcomed by the colony governor - and when the travellers unearth some dark home
truths, their lives are put in danger.
Read by Raquel Cassidy.
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The
Androids of Tara
BBC Audio / AudioGO
4th Doctor
RRP: £13.25
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Released:
5th July 2012
In search of a segment of the
Key of Time, the Doctor, Romana and K9 arrive on the planet Tara, whose
population has long mastered the art of android engineering. Romana is
apprehended by the ambitious Count Grendel, who seeks to overthrow the king in
waiting, and the Doctor is coerced into helping those loyal to the crown.
With Reynart locked away in Grendel's dungeons, the Doctor must perfect an
android that can be crowned in his place. Yet Reynart is not the only one of
Grendel's prisoners to have a double: the captive Princess Strella is Romana's
doppelganger.
A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as Grendel seeks to destroy the Doctor in
his race to the Taran throne.
With original sound design, this brand new novelisation is written specially for
audio by David Fisher. It is read by John Leeson, who was the original "Voice of
K9" in the BBC TV series.
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- Protect and Survive
Big Finish Productions
7th Doctor
RRP: £14.99
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Released:
31st July 2012
If an attack with nuclear weapons is expected, you will hear the air attack
warning. If you are not at home, but can get there within two minutes, do so. If
you are in the open, take cover in the nearest building. If you cannot reach a
building, lie flat on the ground and cover your head and your hands.
Arriving in the North of England in the late 1980s, Ace and Hex seek refuge at
the home of Albert and Peggy Marsden... in the last few hours before the
outbreak of World War Three.
Meanwhile, the Doctor is missing. Will there be anyone left for him to rescue,
when the bombs begin to fall?
This story takes place after the TV episode
Survival.
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- The Lost Stories - The First Sontarans
Big Finish Productions
6th Doctor
RRP: £14.99
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Released:
31st July 2012
1872. After finding a strange signalling
device on the moon, the Doctor and Peri travel to the depths of the English
countryside to track down the source of its transmissions. But they're not the
first aliens to arrive on the scene.
Old enemies of the Doctor are drawing their battle lines in the forest and the
local humans will be lucky to escape the conflagration unscathed.
For hidden within this village is a deadly secret - a secret that could destroy
the entire Sontaran race... and reveal the terrible mystery of their creation.
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No releases confirmed this month.
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