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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A new image for the forthcoming Timelord Victorious.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

A new image for the forthcoming Timelord Victorious.

Doctors unite for “epic” multi-platform Doctor Who story Time Lord Victorious | Radio Times

"Doctor Who books, comics, escape rooms computer games and audio spin-offs and more are uniting to tell a “mighty” story featuring the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors – as well as Rose Tyler

After being teased over the weekend, Doctor Who’s mysterious Time Lord Victorious project has been revealed – and it’s bigger than anyone expected.

Described as a “multi-platform” experience and “an amazing epic”, it’s been announced that the new project will have fans follow a new Doctor Who story across multiple platforms (including comics, audio dramas, magazines and more), with several Doctors from years past defending Gallifrey from a deadly threat.

“Time Lord Victorious will tell a new and untold story, set within the Dark Times at the start of the universe, when even the Eternals were young,” the BBC said in a release.

“Following several Doctors across space and time as they defend their home planet from a terrible race, this is a story like no other.”

The story will apparently initially follow Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor and David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor alongside Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler, as well as classic monsters like the Daleks and the Ood, though it’s currently unclear whether any of the actors will be personally involved beyond use of their likeness.

Launching over a 12-week period later this year, the story will be delivered by Penguin Random House, BBC Books, Titan Comics, Doctor Who Magazine, Big Finish productions, BBC Audio, action figure company Eaglemoss Hero Collector, Immersive Everywhere, Maze Theory (who made the last Doctor Who VR game) and Escape Hunt (who recently delivered a Dalek-themed escape room), all working together to tell the tale through their own medium.

“BBC Studios’ Doctor Who licensees have come together to tell an amazing epic – one that’s full of monsters, fun and heart,” producer James Goss said in a release.

“All strands of the story unite into a mighty patchwork that ranges from one end of the universe to the next. There’s more to be revealed, but the enthusiasm and ideas which the licensees have come up with are breath-taking. It’s going to be such fun.”

Still confused? Well, as far as we can tell it’s like a big crossover movie or TV event where you need to watch all the different shows and films to understand the full story – but instead of tuning in on the big or small screen it seems you’ll need to pick up comics, audio dramas, books and video games or visit immersive experiences and escape rooms to keep up with the narrative.

At time of writing there’s not an exact list of what will be released and where, as well as just how much time and money fans will have to invest to follow the whole story, but more information (including details of other characters and monsters involved in the project) is set to be unveiled regularly on BBC Studios website DoctorWho.TV ahead of the launch of Time Lord Victorious later this year.

And in any case, for most fans the news of more Doctor Who content arriving in a few months can only be a good thing. Plus, who doesn’t want to see David Tennant in a Time Lord collar?

Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious will launch later this year"

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

New issue cover.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A classic image from The Invasion (1968) as Isobel (Sally Faulkner) and U.N.I.T. troops survey the dead Cybermen.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #23
Name: Gabor Baraker
Year(s): 1964 / 1965
Stories: Marco Polo Episode 5: Rider From Shang-Tu - Marco Polo Episode 6: Mighty Kublai Khan / The Crusade Episode 2: The Knight Of Jaffa
Character(s): Wang-Lo / Luigi Ferrigo

Before Who:
Films - None
Television - Crane

After Who:
Films - Thunderball* (1965), Where the Spies are (1965), Drop Dead Darling (1966), Arrivederci, Baby (1966), Smashing Time (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Television - ITV Play of the Week, Spies, The Wednesday Play, George and the Dragon, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Champions*, The Saint

[Susan Foreman]

'Power Of The Daleks: Special Edition' - Pre-order available from Amazon UK for DVD £14.99 and Blu-Ray £19.99

Release date: July 6th

"2016’s animated version of “The Power of the Daleks” is getting the Special Edition treatment on 6th July 2020, with updated animation and new bonus features.

Available on 3-DISC DVD & BLU-RAY

The six animated episodes replace the 2016 physical and digital release, with new and improved animation and authentic black and white visuals. The latest release also showcases a vast array of exciting new special features, in addition to all of the value added material on the 2016 release"

Includes exciting new special features:
• Two new documentaries about Power of the Daleks
• 1993 BBC audio version of The Power of the Daleks narrated by Tom Baker
• Raw incidental music
• Photogrammetry Featurette
• Whicker's World - I Don't Like My Monsters to Have Oedipus Complexes
• Daleks - The Early Years: A 1992 documentary presented by Peter Davison
• Robin Hood - 1953 Episode: Patrick Troughton’s earliest surviving TV appearance
• BBC archive footage from BBC regional news, BBC Breakfast, Blue Peter and Newsnight
• Previously unreleased animation trailers and animatics

Additional bonus material:
• Audio commentaries by Anneke Wills on each episode
• Animation test footage
• Photo Gallery, including previously unreleased and rediscovered full colour on-set photos from 1966.
• Servants & Masters - The Making of The Power of the Daleks
• Doctor Who – The Highlanders

[iank]

I'm not buying it again.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by iank

I'm not buying it again.

No, me neither. They can shove that where the sun don't shine.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #24
Name: Tutte Lemkow
Year(s): 1964 / 1965
Stories: Marco Polo Episode 5: Rider From Shang-Tu - Marco Polo Episode 7: Assassin At Peking / The Crusade Episode 4: The Warlords / The Myth Makers Episode 1: Temple Of Secrets - The Myth Makers Episode 3: Death Of A Spy
Character(s): Kuiju / Ibrahim / The Minotaur
Note: He was also choreographer for The Celestial Toymaker.

Before Who:
Films - Moulin Rouge (1952), Captain's Paradise (1953), I Am a Camera* (1955), Anastasia (1956), Iron Petticoat (1956), Zarak (1957), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Ben-Hur (1959), Tommy the Toreador (1959), Too Many Crooks (1959), Treasure of Monte Cristo (1960), Stranglers of Bombay (1960), Siege of Sidney Street (1960), Boy Who Stole a Million (1961), Guns of Navarone (1961), Hellfire Club (1961), Green Helmet (1961), Guns of Darkness (1962), Road to Hong Kong (1962), Weekend with Lulu (1962), Wrong Arm of the Law (1963), Victors (1963), Cracksman (1963)
Television - Northern Showground, Hancock's Half Hour, Corrigan Blake, Corrigan Blake

After Who:
Films - Becket (1964), Carry On Spying (1964), Moon-Spinners (1964), Intelligence Men (1971), Wrong Box (1966), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973), Theatre of Blood (1973), Love and Death (1975), Sphinx (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Red Sonja (1985), Mata Hari (1985)
Television - The Avengers*, UFO, Jason King Upstairs, Downstairs, BBC Plays

[Susan Foreman]

Infinity Presents 50 Amazing Years of the Doctor

"Another great reprint. This was one of our best sellers back in the day and has been unavailable for many years!

Now back in print, though in a very limited edition, this best-selling magazine covers the history of Doctor Who with a host of amazing articles, interviews and reviews. If you missed it first time round then you need to grab one fast now before time runs out!"

Digital download - £2:00
Print copy - £6:00