Monday, 14 October 2013

8th Doctor Series 3 Update - I Need Your Help!

Hi all, for the last few months I have been relatively silent regarding the status of the third and final series of 8th Doctor adventures. I am now ready to spill the beans as to what as been happening and where everything is going next...

R3 Data Recovery Testimonial

Here is a short testimonial video for R3 Data Recovery who, after many weeks of battling with my damaged hard drive, managed to retrieve the data I required to carry on making my Doctor Who videos.

Please check out their site by either following the link to the right or following the link provided in the description bow of the YouTube video below.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Masters of the Universe Classics: Castle Grayskull - Production Model

A little bit behind on this one, but I know there aren't many MotU fans who peruse this page; Scott 'Toyguru' Neitlich has posted a video of the final Castle Grayskull playset from the classics line. The video speaks for itself. It's incredible. The paint job is fantastic and it is going to look insane when displayed. I cannot wait to take my collection of the shelves and display them in some massive battles for the Castle!

Fingers crossed this should arrive in time for christmas (what an epic christmas morning that'll be) and I may even review it. Just because it's so super special an amazing.

Of course if you're a Doctor Who fan, this could work perfectly with your Linx and 3rd Doctor!

Check out the vid below for more info!


Friday, 11 October 2013

Sutekh's Gift of Death is on the way!


With all the Missing Episode excitement, this has slipped past most! The Pyramids of Mars: Priory Set has now been dispatched! So if you ordered your set from Forbidden Planet International you should be getting your dispatch emails as we speak! I cannot wait!

Stay tuned for the review this coming Tuesday!

Lost now Found! The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear returned at last!

With rumour and speculation zipping about all over the place, the BBC finally revealed during their press conference yesterday, that all remaining episodes of The Enemy of the World and episodes two, four, five and six of The Web of Fear had been discovered in Nigeria gathering dust.

This is, of course, a monumental find. The Enemy of the World joins the ranks of one of the very few surviving full Patrick Troughton stories, and The Web of Fear is so near to that title too. The find of The Web of Fear is particularly important, given it's inclusion of the Yeti and the Great Intelligence, the latter of which has re-appeared in the latest series. Coincidence? Behind the scenes plot? Who knows, either way I am totally psyched to watch these episodes over the weekend. My brother was desperate for us to watch them together, but sadly that's not going to be possible, so instead we're going to try and watch the first part of The Enemy of the World tomorrow, just to start us off. I may post our initial thoughts here, just for fun!

So does this mean we may get more in the future? Lets hope so! This is the largest find we've had since Tomb of the Cybermen back in 1992. So maybe we can live in hope that more black and white classics are sitting around waiting to be found.

The news of this find has been everywhere, and the BBC have wasted no time in getting these episodes out to fans. Both stories are available to download on iTunes for £9.99 each, with The Web of Fear including a telesnap photo reconstruction of episode three.

The BBC also announced the DVD release dates, and the covers of both stories. The Enemy of the World is scheduled for the 22nd of November at the Doctor Who Celebration, with a general release on the 25th. The Web of Fear is scheduled for release on the 24th of February.




The BBC Shop also have a limited edition version available to pre-order, which includes a limited edition T-Shirt. You can pre-order this version and the standard versions by following the ad link on the right.


As if that wasn't enough, Doctor Who Magazine have two variant covers that also feature the big news.



Thursday, 10 October 2013

Doctor Who: Missing Episodes Revealed Tonight

Later this evening the BBC will announce the newly discovered lost episodes of Doctor Who's early years. From what we can gather there have been episodes featuring both William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton returned to the BBC's archives.

This rumour was floating around for quite sometime, and as of yet there is no firm indication of how many episodes have been retrieved. Some sources are stating as high as 90 episodes have been found, which I for one find incredibly hard to believe. I sincerely hope the BBC prove me wrong tonight though!

Deborah Watling and Frazer Hines will be assisting the BBC in their press announcement, where the number of episodes will be revealed along with where we can access these missing pieces of Doctor Who history.

Stay tuned later this evening, as I'll be posting the full breakdown of info, along with my thoughts and feeling on the matter.



The 8th Doctor returns to Big FInish! Three new seasons of Dark Eyes announced

Doctor Who audio drama producers Big Finish have announced three new seasons of Dark Eyes, continuing the adventures of the Eighth Doctor and Molly.

Available to pre-order now, Dark Eyes 2, 3 and 4 will be released over the course of a year, from February 2014 to February 2015, and will star Paul McGann as the Doctor and Ruth Bradley as Molly O’Sullivan.

Following on from last year's hugely popular four-episode Dark Eyes boxset, Dark Eyes 2 continues the story with the return of companion Molly O'Sullivan, the ever-malevolent Daleks and a host of other characters new and old, both helping and hindering the Doctor.

Dark Eyes can be preordered from the Big Finish website now.

Exciting news indeed! I'll be honest, I wasn't quite as keen on Dark Eyes compared to the final season with Lucie Miller, but it was very good nevertheless. I look forward to seeing what these new adventures have in store, and hopefully they'll mix it up a bit with something other than the Daleks!

What are your thoughts on these new seasons? Sound off in the comments section below!