To celebrate Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary on Saturday, ABC Shops around Australia are hosting a “Doctor Who Day”. Each local ABC Shop will conduct a Cosplay competition together with trivia and colouring in competitions. Doctor Who prizes will be offered and there will also be specials on selected Who merchandise. Further details are available on the ABC Shop Doctor Who Day Facebook page, which also has a handy store locator.
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Katy Manning, aka Doctor Who’s Jo Grant companion to Jon Pertwee, chats about why Peter Capaldi will be a fantastic new doctor, working with Jon Pertwee, acting with Matt Smith on The Sarah Jane Adventures, voice acting on the Big Finish audiobooks, Paul McGann’s mini-episode The Night of the Doctor & why it was important to have a gap until Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor Who.
Much mystery surrounds a new Twitter account which the “Who’s Who” of Doctor Who alumni are encouraging all and sundry to follow. @dayoftheFishDr is counting down to Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary and rumour has it that the reveal will have something to do with Classic Series Doctors. Only time will tell! In the meantime, accept the recommendations of those below and follow @dayoftheFishDr. You’ve got nothing to loose!
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The BBC has today released promotional pictures (after the video was first put up, of course. 😉 ) of the prequel/prologue to the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of The Doctor, The Night of The Doctor. The special video features the return of the Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann and show how he regenerated into “The War Doctor” John Hurt. The video also features the return of The Sisterhood of Karn, first seen in The Brain of Morbius a classic Tom Baker story.
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The BBC has released a promotional video for Doctor Who’s #SaveTheDay promotion. In the 40 second clip the Eleventh Doctor waxes lyrical about his “like” for hastags and implores fans to “Show your Support. I need to know the world is ready!”.
As if any more of a hype is required, the Beeb is encouraging fans to use the #SaveTheDay hashtag to help unlock sneak peak preview clips of the Anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor. A #SaveTheDay website has been established on which a selection of fans’ messages will displayed as golden “nodes” on the site. To be in the running to have your messages, images or videos displayed, just add the hastag #SaveTheDay to your Twitter, Facebook or Instagram post. Posts are moderated and not all will be shown.
You can visit the #SaveTheDay website by clicking here.
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The BBC has released four new images from the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, together with interviews with Steven Moffat (Executive Producer) , Matt Smith (Eleventh Doctor), David Tennant (Tenth Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) and Joanna Page (Queen Elizabeth I). The photos and interviews can be accessed here. Vivien Fleming
The BBC Media Centre has published a synopsis of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor. In Australia the episode will air early on the morning of Sunday 24 November on ABC1 and will be repeated at 7.30 p.m. that evening. The BBC’s synopsis states as follows:
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.
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran
Executive produced by Steven Moffat and Faith Penhale
Produced by Marcus Wilson
Stars: Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt
Three Doctors – Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt in The Day of the Doctor
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Following the success of Doctor Who Pop Up Shops in Sydney and Brisbane, Melbourne fans will get their own short-term shop this Saturday. Operating from Shop 2, 177 Bridge Road, Richmond, the store will open this Saturday, 9 November 2013 at 9.00 a.m. To celebrate its opening fans are encouraged to attend in costume, with a small prize to be awarded for the first 20 fans arriving in cosplay.
A Cyberman outside of the Brisbane Pop Up Shop on 8 October 2013
The Australian and New Zealand Retail Manager of BBC Worldwide, Rachael Hammond said:
The popularity of the Sydney and Brisbane stores have reinforced just how passionate Doctor Who fans are about the brand, and with the 50th anniversary fast approaching, we are delighted to offer Melbourne fans the opportunity to interact and take home their very own piece of Doctor Who, especially in the anniversary month.
Fans wait outside of the Brisbane Pop Up Shop on 8 October. Hundreds of fans waited up to two hours to gain entry to the shop
BBC Worldwide is promising that the shop will stock a large array of Doctor Who merchandise not currently available in Australian stores including the Who Home Range and women’s apparel from the American designers Her Universe. A limited number of the Silver Collectable Coins, pressed by the Perth Mint, will also be available for sale. These 1oz silver proof coins are currently listed as unavailable on the Perth Mint website, where their retail price is listed as $115.00.
Together with the usual range of BBC Doctor Who merchandise, the shop will also have a TARDIS and a K-9.
You can check out the Doctor Who Mind Robber’s photographic gallery from the Brisbane Pop Up Shop opening here.
One of the fabulous cosplayers waiting in line at the Brisbane Pop Up Shop
A pictorial history of Doctor Who adorned a whole wall of the Brisbane Pop Up Shop in October
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Thanks to the British Board of Film Classification, details on the extras to be included in The Day of the Doctor DVD and Blu Ray are slowly emerging. Classified as Valued Added Material (VAM), The Day of the Doctor Behind the Lens, is of 13 minutes and 15 seconds duration and stars Matt Smith and David Tennant. A new trailer of 1 minute and 10 seconds duration is also listed. Additional production material titled The Last Day, with a running time of 3 minutes and 57 seconds, has also been classified. The main feature, The Day of the Doctor, is 76 minutes and 44 seconds long and has been rated PG as it contains mild violence and threat.
The Day of the Doctor is set for Blu Ray and DVD release in Australia on 4 December. It is available for pre-order at the ABC Shop now.
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