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Doctor Stu
May 3rd, 2022 - 12:07pmAm I just really weird or does anybody else see series 1 of new who as the ‘red series’ because of the dvd covers? And series 2, the blue series, series 3 the green and series 4 the purple? Each colour just seems to suit the whole vibe of their respective series’s.
Especially the reds for the Dalek episodes in series 1, the blues for the cyberman two parter, greens for the scarecrows and blink. Purple for partners in crime, sontaran two parter, vashta nerada.
Maybe I’m just very strange and I see things in colours XD
Judooning
May 3rd, 2022 - 12:42pmYep, it was all down to the marketing and advertising.
We just grew up to associate those colours with those characters.
It’s very clever really.
pupbenny
May 3rd, 2022 - 8:29pmYeah, absolutely!
daz
May 3rd, 2022 - 9:29pmDidn’t the character toys follow the same colour scheme?
Euan Bird
May 2nd, 2022 - 4:59pmDoes anybody know if The Who Shop take money for pre orders straight away, or do they wait until it is ready for dispatch? Thanks 🙂
booboo
May 3rd, 2022 - 4:50amstraight away
GalexTEM
May 2nd, 2022 - 6:09amwill there be a 5 inch time strategist dalek?
Doctor Stu
May 2nd, 2022 - 11:17pmVery much doubt it unless RTD miraculously brings it back for the 60th or a future series and character see an opportunity to cash in
Master of M
May 1st, 2022 - 6:39pmDid anything ever come of that proposed Doctor Who partwork magazine that would have seen the Yarget novels re-realsed I Hardba k once a fortnight to build the collection up? It was mooted a year or so ago but I never heard anything more
Doctor Mysterio
May 6th, 2022 - 10:18pmI remember hearing about that, I would have signed up.
I’m Batman
April 29th, 2022 - 5:09pmThe TLV page on the website hasn’t seemed to work anymore for a while.
It just is stuck on loading.
https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/features/time-lord-victorious/
Maybe an issue with a Google spreadsheet that seems to be mentioned on the website source data?
Matthew Partis
May 6th, 2022 - 10:20pmSame for me. Is that correct Booboo?
booboo
May 7th, 2022 - 9:12amyes Luke will sort it soon
Doctor Stu
April 28th, 2022 - 4:32pmI’m doing a rewatch of the whole of new who (almost) and I’m up to end of the world and was just thinking how even though it’s a really sweet moment, Rose calling her Mom doesn’t make much sense. The phone call happens about half an hour after the events of episode 1 where Jackie is nearly killed while shopping.
The phone call can only have patched her through into the next day as it’s not morning anymore (and is episode 4 the doctor thinks it’s only about 12 hours since they left) but Jackie’s just emptying the washing machine chatting casually. Does she not perhaps want to mention that last night she was nearly murdered by mannequins. Even if Rose regularly stays away for a couple of nights round friends it can only be two or three days tops since that incident. You’d think it would be the first thing on her mind.
Auton
April 28th, 2022 - 5:07pmI watched the end of the world recently and I interpreted the scene of rose phoning Jackie sometime before the events of Rose
scotel
April 29th, 2022 - 12:12amThe missing posters say she was last seen on the 6th of March 2005 (a Sunday) and Jackie says that its Wednesday when she gets the phone call.
It’s certainly an odd one.
Doctor Stu
April 29th, 2022 - 12:15amAh that would make perfect sense. Another weird thing about the end of the world is nearly everyone dying at the end when the sun filters fail. But then after the sun explodes, everyone flies off in their perfectly heat proof spaceships anyway that can resist the intense atmosphere outside. So I’m guessing instead of waiting there on platform one to die during all the chaos, most of them could have just fled off the the docking hangar and flew off in their ships instead
It seems this time on my rewatches I’m at the ‘pick the episodes apart’ phase XD
the Ergon
April 29th, 2022 - 9:57amAnd dont get started on the giant fans. Who the hell turns them on?
Paul Wilcox
April 26th, 2022 - 11:04pmSo LEGEND OF THE SEA DEVILS has got a digital download to buy on Amazon Prime.
Does anyone know why EVE OF THE DALEKS has not been released? All previous 21st Century stories have including all of FLUX, often shortly after it being aired.
Paul Wilcox
May 6th, 2022 - 5:51pmAny ideas then ? Anyone ?
Doctor Mysterio
May 6th, 2022 - 10:22pmI’d noticed that as well. It is available on Amazon in America but not yet the UK. It may be a rights issue but is more likely an oversight.
MJS
April 25th, 2022 - 9:25pmAnother genuine question: is the Dr Who hunt for gallifrey Cluedo the same game as the American Dr Who Clue game?
WhovianLife
April 27th, 2022 - 4:10pmCluedo is called Clue in North America, but the board games look different anyways 🙂
MJS
April 24th, 2022 - 5:37pmDoes anyone know why Emperor of the Daleks is the hardest graphic comic collection to come by? It’s not that old but goes for silly prices if it’s even listed at all.
Anonymous
April 25th, 2022 - 7:28amPopularity I should expect
MIKK89
April 25th, 2022 - 10:49pmAmazon have it listed for £14.99 but it has a 4-6 day Dispatch estimate…
MJS
April 26th, 2022 - 12:38pmHi Mikk, can’t find it on Amazon
booboo
April 26th, 2022 - 12:52pmits there but you can’t buy it, can’t see one anywhere
The Fishmonger
April 29th, 2022 - 8:35pmOne on Ebay for £18 at the moment.
MIKK89
April 30th, 2022 - 10:12amMJS It was available from Amazon a few weeks. Ago but from a secondary seller… must have been sold since. Ironically the GN for stories printed between 1989 and 1996 are notoriously for which one is readily available. Managed to complete it with Age of Chaos last year…
BigBen64
April 23rd, 2022 - 7:08pmErm, in the “A Decade of Dorian Gray” video Big Finish released today, Alex Vlahos seemed to mention an upcoming crossover between Dorian Gray and the War Master.
I’m presuming that this is to be the thing for War Master 8 but it could be for something else also – just wanted to put something on here about it…
the Ergon
April 21st, 2022 - 10:24amAnother week, another month and still no sign of anything eaglemoss. Regular or Special. No more preorders from me until things start flowing again. I cant believe they haven,t even got Issue 207 in their shop. When do they arrive its dribs and drabs.
Doctor Stu
April 21st, 2022 - 12:21pmI was missing over 10 issues, I’ve completely lost count, they said they’d fix it and I’m still waiting for stuff that people got in October. No idea what’s going on with them. I may as well cancel the subscription and just buy them online. Especially as being a bonus subscriber isn’t anything that necessarily means anything anymore seeing as everything can be purchased from the shop.
The ergon
April 21st, 2022 - 2:02pmIve never looked back stu. Frees up money for more reliable purchases. Even FPs quicker shipments have stalled. The incentive of Rare Dalek has worn thin with some and have just cancelled anyway.
KORSAIR
April 22nd, 2022 - 7:50pmThey’re still taking our money though, I’m honestly getting fed up with it.
the Ergon
April 22nd, 2022 - 9:53pmDepends how much you value those ‘Rare’ Daleks Korsair so thats up to you. They used to be every 10 Issues didn,t they?. To be fair though even non subscribers aren,t gaining anything of late, as there has been absolutely nothing updated in the shop for months, and now FP have gone all quiet. We are all in the same boat. Although i had a little glimmer of hope from them earlier suggesting there may be bulk items coming all at once with a replacement ive been asking for, for weeks. So if thats true surely something must be incoming for them and hopefully subscribers very soon.
the Ergon
April 23rd, 2022 - 10:15amThey can,t take anything from your account if youre unsuscribed.
Jay
April 23rd, 2022 - 1:50pmEaglemoss and Big Chief are two of the worst places to buy merchandise in my opinion. It’s bad enough the delay on pre-orders but neither seem to have any communication with their customers, Big Chief I think being the worst. I won’t be pre-ordering from either company in the future.
The ergon
April 23rd, 2022 - 2:54pmSame here jay. I only preordered from FP because i was getting items in earlier. Their london store seems to stock thiings first in fairly decent quantities. Im expecting to see karvanista, movellan and swarm images from someones phone anytime soon. Like coleman i i only preorder from big chief for those incentives but they will probably end up on kitbash corner eventually.
Jay
April 27th, 2022 - 4:26pmI think you are right ergon! As you say it will free up money for other DW purchases which are more reliable.
Anonymous
April 20th, 2022 - 1:31pmHi booboo, may I ask what happened to my comment on The Legends Of The Sea Devils page please?
booboo
April 20th, 2022 - 2:17pmi cant see any comment from you, on which page exactly?
Anonymous
April 20th, 2022 - 3:39pmI posted a comment on the second page down on the news section. Its about Legend of the Sea Devils. I posted it this morning but it never showed up.
booboo
April 20th, 2022 - 3:51pmI have found it, one of the words got picked up as possible porn site comment so got blocked by the spam filters (as many do every day).
Having said that follow ups or attempted replies in the news got blocked anyway.
Anonymous
April 20th, 2022 - 4:39pmOh right ahah, thanks for letting me know booboo.
I did just feel that the comment I was replying to had homophobic undertones that needed addressing. It’s not very nice reading comments like that on here.
Whorules
April 19th, 2022 - 3:18pmAhhhhhh! I asked in hmv today and they said the eve of the daleks/ legend of the sea devils DVD was on their site for preorder… so I’ve got home, looked and there is no sign of it anywhere! Really annoying!
vadala
April 18th, 2022 - 2:58pmWill there be another Panini classic comics collection? What’s left for them to print?
Book collector
April 18th, 2022 - 3:37pmThere is the new Jodie stories, the various back up strips from the comic days and possibly the classic comics of the sixties and seventies that were reprinted in magazine form in the nineties
vadala
April 18th, 2022 - 9:40pmThere is also the Radio Times comics from the 90s and probably some other miscellaneous stuff, right?
Book collector
April 19th, 2022 - 8:52amUnfortunately Panini doesn’t have the rights to the radio times comic strips
Persona
April 17th, 2022 - 8:49pmI have a couple of questions concerning Sony’s role in Doctor Who going forward and a certain feature about early 5inch Dalek figures.
I know that with RTD’S return to the show and Bad Wolf taking over production I was wondering what kind of sway Bad Wolf’s new owner may have on the future? Could we see in increase in budget or even Sony dictating certain changes?
I was also wondering about few Dalek figures from around the end of the 2010’s, I noticed that the red Supreme Dalek, Dalek Progenitor Guardian and Dalek Ironside all have silver detailing on their light pieces. I was wondering how difficult it would have been to produce these and if said difficulty might have been the main contributor as to why we don’t see them on modern Dalek figures any more.
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April 17th, 2022 - 8:58pmDoctor who is still owned by the BBC. Sony own bad wolf now but the BBC still owns the rights to doctor who.
Doctor Stu
April 18th, 2022 - 12:08amThe governments trying to destroy the BBC and the license fee is being frozen for a couple of years so I’m predicting an expensive acquisition of doctor who by Sony. That’ll give the bbc a cash injection and perhaps allow them a percentage cut in a new, expensively made, global, marvel type doctor who. So it’s now a sony made and ran show that’s technically still the BBC’s.
Which I really don’t want. I just want doctor who on the bbc, written by RTD, as our quirky little show we’re proud of (or were previously proud of when it was wining countless acoladles in the 2005 – 2012 glory years) not some flogged to death marvel style conveyor belt of mediocracy
…
April 18th, 2022 - 1:52amBBC won’t relinquish control of doctor who. If they did, and it ended up on a pay channel other than BBC one I would stop watching.
Rex Farrel
April 18th, 2022 - 3:46amRTD wants to work with his old producing team, who now run Bad Wolf, so BBC Studios has hired Bad Wolf to coproduce the show. It just means that instead of hiring several people separately, and putting them on the BBC payroll, they pay a lump sum to Bad Wolf Ltd (or whatever their trading name is) and if there’s money left over it goes to Sony as profit. It’s not a big deal really, it’s little different to a bit of outsourcing and the same model they use with Bocpix and Mrs Brown’s Boys. The only potential issue I can see is that Sony might want them to drop Who at some point if they have a more profitable project of their own that demands Julie Gardner and co produce it.
mick
April 17th, 2022 - 8:07pm28th June according to amazon
booboo
April 17th, 2022 - 8:12pmthat’s BBC warner USA releases no announcement of any UK release with retailers
Anonymous
April 18th, 2022 - 7:47amAt the end of last night’s episode, the continuity announcer said pre-order Eve of the Daleks & Legend of the Sea Devils now but we can’t
Children of davros
April 17th, 2022 - 8:05pmI missed what it said at the very end as the titles went up… did it say something about preorders for DVDs?
Anonymous
April 18th, 2022 - 7:49amYes, the continuity announcer said Pre-order Legend of the Sea Devils and Eve of the Daleks now but we have to wait for it to go on pre-order
booboo
April 18th, 2022 - 9:20amthis happens all the time with the BBC now, promoting stuff you can’t order
many people mention the UK Amazon listings but the are BBC Warner USA releases just picked up by the UK site and you cant order them in the UK anyway
Anonymous
April 18th, 2022 - 9:26amWe’ll probably get an official announcement on Thursday as is usually the case for Dr Who physical media
cosmosboy98
April 17th, 2022 - 5:51pmDoes anyone know if DWM have any plans to release any SE’s from their “Doctor Who Companion” line (formally the companion guide). The last issue of this was Feb 2020 rounding off Series 8. I used to love these titles, the Series 1 title in 2005 was the first dw magazine I ever got! I just wondered if they had been officially cancelled/ replaced or if ppl suspect they might come back?…
MIKK89
April 17th, 2022 - 8:49pmThese quickly got replaced by the ‘Yearbook’, starting from 2014, (The Last Companions the released covered The 11th Doctor Eras – 2 issues covering series 5, 3 covering series 6, 2 covering series 7 and 1 for the 50th Anniversary Year for 8 total volumes) since 2014 the SEs tend to do a brief Episode guide as part of the Yearbooks (Series 8 onwards) but it was at this point Panini were about to help Hachette Partworks with their Complete History range
Haza14
April 18th, 2022 - 11:08amYes they were replaced by the yearbooks and Complete History set of books in 2014. But in 2019-2020 they resumed with Peter Capaldi’s first season as the history books had finished. I also have the question of whether they will continue (I’d really like them to). But 2 years is a long time. Might have been because of Covid that they have taken a pause, but I have no idea sadly.
Book collector
April 17th, 2022 - 3:45amCandy jar have said the Jeff Cummings book, the invisible artist is at the printers. Printing takes 4 weeks so we should hopefully get the book mid-late may
Dave
April 16th, 2022 - 10:50pmthere was a post on here for the zavvi 10 book deal, cant find it now, anybody got a link, so i can compare what i got to what everybody else got. see if worth ordering a second lot.
booboo
April 17th, 2022 - 6:48amhttps://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-10-pack-mystery-graphic-novel-collection/
The ergon
April 13th, 2022 - 10:02pmBooboo. I respect your decision to shut down mine and colemans conversations if its off course but you did say we could talk about anything as as long as it was confined to there and didn,t clog up the main comments section. I dont see how it affects other conversations. Still you are the mediator. Perhaps you could just delete all the comments from there and leave it for our collection pictures and conversations on that only.
booboo
April 14th, 2022 - 9:08amThere were several people involved in conversations before some of which have not posted anywhere on the site since this change and it seems unfair to sever off the collection pages section from the comments feed for just 2 people to be hoenst.
the Ergon
April 14th, 2022 - 10:15amWell i wasn,t aware it affected other conversations breaking through to talk about their collections. I didn,t realise it was just comment on one thing and leave it there, but agree it does tend to go on and veer from collections which i understand is one of the reasons you stepped in.
It might be better if, as i said if you could just delete all my comments and disable the ‘reply’ permanently to give others a chance. I could just use it to put pictures on my collections when i get permission from you.
booboo
April 14th, 2022 - 10:41amtalking about the collections is fine, but we can only remove the reply button site wide.
the Ergon
April 14th, 2022 - 11:51amWell could you just delete all comments off mine to start afresh so to speak and i will limit my replies to collections conversations only whoever/ if anyone replies. Thankyou.
booboo
April 14th, 2022 - 11:53amdone that, will get Luke to put them back into feed
Rex Farrel
April 14th, 2022 - 6:07pmSticking my nose in: if email addresses are visible to the mods, couldn’t you forward them to Ergon and Coleman if they post a message of permission each (to comply with data protection/GDPR etc)?
The ergon
April 13th, 2022 - 7:18pmBooboo, is there a name or link to the swiss site that gives details of forthcoming doctor who bluray releases including the standards just to save for reference?
booboo
April 13th, 2022 - 7:23pmi don’t know it to be honest, all our official info comes vis BBC studios press releases.
The ergon
April 13th, 2022 - 7:29pmOk thanks. Ill ask around and see if i can drop on it. Just wanting to know when the season 8 standard release might be this year more than anything.
Book collector
April 12th, 2022 - 1:33pmUpdate on the target books boo boo. Zygon has been confirmed as delayed until July 2023 due to “unforseen circumstances” but the other four are still scheduled for this year. Hopefully it may mean we get another set next year that can join zygon
booboo
April 12th, 2022 - 1:35pmmust be something significant for that delay but yes hopefully more next year
Book collector
April 12th, 2022 - 2:29pmI presume it’s something major for the author or his family. Hopefully the book will come out next year circumstances permitting. And another group of target books next year would be nice.
MIKK89
April 12th, 2022 - 4:20pmMaybe we could get a set that each book novelizes a two-parter from each doctor from 9-13
Book collector
April 12th, 2022 - 6:12pmThat would good. Err… ok
Bad wolf/parting of the ways
Impossible planet/satan pit
Hungry earth/cold blood
Zygon invasion/zygon inversion
Ascension of the cybermen/timeless child
MIKK89
April 12th, 2022 - 8:04pmAgree with all but one, I’d rather see the 09th Doctor Novelisatiin be The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances first…
Book collector
April 13th, 2022 - 12:28amWritten by Moffat, actually yes I agree, I’d be very happy with that
Doctor Stu
April 13th, 2022 - 2:46pmI didn’t like the 50th moffat adaption. Way too goofy in parts, over the top, tried to cram ten and River relationship into it, silly and he did Ten really out of character. At one point he even had ten violently slam eleven up against a wall. Sorry but no.
So if he does come back to write empty child, it could do with less of the extreme nonsense
Children of davros
April 13th, 2022 - 7:35pmLoved his day of the doctor book, its brilliant. A perfect 50th anniversary book, especially with the extra Easter egg material he could put in for book
booboo
April 11th, 2022 - 8:01pmDid someone mention Daleks….
Prototype dalek
April 11th, 2022 - 8:59pmLove it, whish I had all my stuff displayed like that.
Coleman
April 12th, 2022 - 11:42amThat’s an excellent Collection Booboo. Did you say once before the Dalek wasn’t finished.
If so ,when was it finished and did you do it yourself?
booboo
April 12th, 2022 - 11:52ambuilt it yes, still not finished but time isn’t a thing i have much of to do it
That just a small part of things we have
Coleman
April 12th, 2022 - 12:17pmExcellent skill their Booboo. Are you tempted to do customs like I, ergon, Doug and Tim do?
Or have you dabbled in the past?
booboo
April 12th, 2022 - 12:23pmno its something i never really thought of doing
Coleman
April 12th, 2022 - 12:21pmOh, by the way it looks finished to me, I would be happy with it anyway.
daz
April 12th, 2022 - 7:14pmAmazing display. Looks great.
TimelordTim
April 14th, 2022 - 1:23pmWow! This is great, the whole collection must be huge.
the Ergon
April 14th, 2022 - 3:46pmNice dalek displays but dusting must be a pain . I like to keep mine behind glass. Id love to know what guests make of the life size when they visit, who haven,t seen it. I remember seeing the ones in the arcades back in the day, when i was a child, around some corner and i always felt they were watching. so i don,t know about one in or around the house. I believe comedian Lee Mack said he had a lifesize Dalek at home as well.
booboo
April 14th, 2022 - 4:05pmIts actually all in (an insulated) shed so dust isn’t much of an issue, very very few people have steped inside!
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April 11th, 2022 - 4:25pmWell, it’s been confirmed that the Peter harness zygon book has been delayed by 15 months! Really annoying.
Children of davros
April 10th, 2022 - 9:49pmAmazon are listed eve of the daleks and legend of the sea devils for June 28th in a single package. Hope it is correct as I’ve been waiting and waiting for eve
booboo
April 11th, 2022 - 8:52amthose Amazon listings are for a USA release, no sign of a UK release yet
Children of davros
April 11th, 2022 - 10:24amIt’s on the UK website, not available to order yet but it’s on.
booboo
April 11th, 2022 - 10:34amyes but its a BBC Warner release which is USA and release dated 28th June is a Tuesday, UK is always Monday
Amazon UK often picks up USA ASIN Numbers
Children of davros
April 11th, 2022 - 12:13pmRight, so hopefully we’ll get a UK release as well rather than have to wait for the third special
booboo
April 11th, 2022 - 12:16pmhopefully, a but strange its not been solicited to UK retailers yet though with the episode so close to broadcast
daz
April 9th, 2022 - 4:16pmHi everyone.
Although not specifically Who related I recommend UK viewers watch ‘Scouting for Toys’ on Yesterday.
Interesting from a collector’s point of view. 1st episode featured Star Wars figures and 2nd was Matchbox cars.
Both are on UK TV catch-up with episodes going out on Thursday’s at 8pm.
Cheers.
The Flying Shark
April 8th, 2022 - 7:07pmWhat are the B&M prices like at the moment?
Barkley
April 9th, 2022 - 5:47pmI was at my local B&M in Belfast a week or two ago and One if the 3 packs (I believe it was sensorites) was down to just £5 or £5.99, can’t remember fully, but the Marinus was still £12.99, everything else was the price you’d expect.
Waiting for the bobble head Dale’s to go down in price… they’re cute, but not £20 cute, yeknow…
Emily Doncaster
April 8th, 2022 - 2:51pmHi, I have a complete test set of battles in time cards including the super rose, I also have the complete battles in time set with super rose card. Could anyone please help with what the value would be (roughly) and what price I should start bidding? Tia
The Flying Shark
April 8th, 2022 - 7:07pmThese are very rare! Don’t let them go for anything less than £100 but you could get more.
Doctor Mysterio
April 8th, 2022 - 1:21pmLittle feature on the beeb today about Doctor Who VHS cover artist Colin Howard and his new book: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-61025483