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An importation message from Sham Mountebank, big-hearted publisher of Shouting Into A Well.Since Shouting Into A Well stopped updating in September 2010 several people have starved to death in front of their computer while waiting for this blog to update. This situation cannot be allowed to persist. Media photos of emaciated corpses sitting in front of monitors displaying this blog makes for very

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One of the promotional images for the Doctor Who Live tour is of a Monsters First XI (that's 'XI' Doctor Who Live, not '11'; didn't you even study Roman numerals at school? -CLASSICAL ED.). However, a football team composed of Doctor Who monsters raises many questions.No substitutes are present in the team photo. There is nothing wrong with this, although it seems unfair not to include them in

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Two new CDs released this month.Melanie Bush States The ObviousAvailable now for the first time on CD. All your favourite moments from Doctor Who when companion Melanie Bush explains things which are already clearly visible on screen to even the most inattentive viewer.This CD contains some material previous released on the albums The Division Mel and Screams In The Key Of Life.Track Listing:1. A

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Long term, the worst thing about the new Star Wars trilogy is the damage it inflicts on the character of Darth Vader. Now when watching the three older films it is impossible to forget about Anakin Skywalker so where there was once a mysterious iconic evil villain, the audience now sees beyond the black suit to the inner whiny teenager mooning over his lost love.Like this:

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A very delayed plug for a new fanzine Blue Box, edited by Grant Bull. This should have been posted ages ago but wasn't. The minions responsible are now suspended from the Balham Gibbit."I am very pleased to announce that the very first issue of Blue Box – A Doctor Who Fanzine is available to purchase…Issue 1 includes some wonderful articles from a very talented and knowledgeable bunch with such

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Split Season For 2011 Doctor WhoNew Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat has announced that the 2011 series of Doctor Who will be split between the spring and autumn.Fan speculation has concentrated on how the split will work. For example could the stories be divided into a block of seven episodes in the spring followed by six in the autumn? In fact, as Shouting Into A Well can exclusively reveal,

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Ten-hut Troopers! General Sontar here to remind you that it's just as important to work on your wits as it is to practice obeying the orders of a superior officer without question, shielding your Probic vent from the enemy, and putting a charged quantum shot through the cyanotic node of a Rutan at 600 Sontaran paces! With that in mind our top strategy boffins have put together this test. It's

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People From Doctor Who On The Toilet*Tobias VaughnThe Tenth Doctor*with apologies to Ted Bovis.

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Eccleston's Bizarre Plot: More Details Revealed!Today Shouting Into A Well reporters can expose more details of Christopher Eccleston's plot to regain the role of Doctor Who.Yesterday we told you how Eccleston, in an attempt to return to the role he left in 2005, tried to convince the BBC that the year was 2006 and that he remained the actor playing the Doctor. The details of this plan involved:-

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You are inMonsters>Planetary Invasions>User Reviews>Daleks>By Roboman2051The original and best...Absolutely brilliant! You can see why they are still the leaders of the planet invading game. Mass exterminations followed by total suppression of the population. We knew this was going to be good when the invasion started with an orbital bombardment by germ infected meteorites. We were helpless!

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It's The Debate That Is Dividing The Nation: Team Edward or Team Jacob? We Ask The Doctor Who Stars!This week: Christopher EcclestonNext Week: Paul McGann chooses Edward.It is 41 years and 9 days since Star Trek was first broadcast on BBC1. In honour of this anniversary here are five* bad uses for Star Trek technology.1. Use the transporter to beam someone into space for three seconds, as a joke

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Just delivered to Shouting Into A Well's stinking editorial garret is the first issue of Panic Moon a new Doctor Who fanzine. Here's more from the editor Oliver Wake."I’m delighted to announce that the debut issue of Doctor Who fanzine Panic Moon is available now in good old fashioned paper and ink format. It’s small (A6 format and 28 pages) but perfectly formed. Just right for reading on the bus

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Dinosaurs at the North Pole, Polar Bears in Australia, Nile Penguins, Pharaohs in the Himalayas. What else was going on while the Doctor was locked in the Pandorica?FADE IN MUSIC At the Castle Gate.CAPTION SLIDE: A blank black picture, FADE TO another blank black picture, FADE TO another blank black picture.OVERLAY CAPTION: The Sky At NightCUT TO STUDIOSIR PATRICK MOORE: Good evening. Welcome to

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The Pandorica Seen Through Time118AD Taken back to Rome under armed guard420AD Raided by the Franks1120 Prized possession of the Knights Templar1231 Donated to the Vatican1280 Sold by Marco Polo1281 Taken back by the Vatican after Marco Polo sold it without their permission.1492 Given to Columbus as a good luck present. Left on the dock at Palos de la Frontera after proving to be too big to

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Are YOU Thinking What He's Thinking?**If you are not thinking what General Sontar is thinking then please report to Vat 69 for Genetic Reprocessing. Independent thought threatens the Sontaran race.Typical! The Pandorica is barely closed and here comes the namby-pamby liberal non-Sontaran elite crawling out of the woodwork; again! “It’s cruel to imprison The Doctor in a box forever,” they moan. “

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Ten Questions That Cut To The Chase1. Some leaves have fallen into your garden from your neighbours tree. You go round to complain. What do they do?a) apologise and offer to sweep the leaves up.b) slam the door in your face.c) try and turn you into a Roboman.2. The sewer in your street is blocked. When the council come round to investigate what do they find it is full of?a) incorrectly disposed

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Last week Shouting Into A Well gave you the first in a set of splendid Doctor Who Invisible Characters And Spaceships Trading Cards and showed you how to build a display stand for those cards as a fun family project (pictured above).Your next two cards are shown belowThere are seven cards to collect in all. Refusians from the story The Ark; Visians from The Daleks' Masterplan; Spiridons from

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Just like Apollo-Soyuz, or the fictional “Hands Across Space” mission between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1979 Quatermass serial*, Shouting Into A Well has joined forces with fanzine Venusian Spearmint. In it's latest issue Venusian Spearmint was good enough to print a plug for this blog and your big-hearted Shouting Into A Well publisher has agreed to cross-pollinate in return [sub

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Doctor Who Monsters Slam Heartless BBC Recasting PolicyScythia the Silurian no longer spends her time sitting by the phone, hope has turned to disappointment. "When we heard that the Silurians were returning to Doctor Who, everyone in my clutch-brood was excited but after a while we realised the BBC were not going to phone and ask us to be in the new series. It was such a shame.”But the Silurians

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Being A Nice And Accurate Guide To The Complete History Of Doctor WhoChapter XXVI: The Gathering Storm.Russell T. Davies: The Welsh NightingaleRussell The Davies, often abbreviated to Russell T. Davies, was born in a boat in the small Welsh village of Upper on 23rd November 1963. A figure of great importance in Davies' early life was the local Policeman, Dennis The Potter; known locally as the

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After a strong showing in Flesh And Stone the phrase 'Amy Pond's crack' (as in "did you see Doctor Who this week? The Weeping Angels fell into Amy Pond's crack and totally disappeared!") remains funny this week.Our panel of independent assessors have awarded 'Amy Pond's crack' a rating of 4.2 on the Croft-Lloyd scale; roughly equivalent to one verse of the George Formby song With My Little Stick

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Or: BBC Gives The Weeping Angels Something To Cry AboutOr: How I Leaned To Stop Worrying And Love Graham Norton.Or: Non Angeli Sed Angry!Or: Need To Install Norton Pop-Up Blocker?Or: BBC In The DOG-House.Alternative ways to make use of banner adverts.1. Stop the banner from obscuring the on-screen action by swapping the position of the banner and the television programme.2. State the blindingly

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It's Wednesday 14th of April so, according to tradition, it's time to dig up some terrible old Atraxi jokes.The Atraxi Leader hated wearing his glasses.Q:What Do You Call A Three Eyed Atraxi?A: Atraxiii !Q:What Do You Call A No Eyed Atraxi?A: Atrax !The Atraxi Leader goes to the optician for an eye test. After a few basic tests the optician points to an eye chart and asks,” can you read the

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Lads* here’s your chance to get a snog with Amazing Pouting Amy Pond!Now that The Eleventh Hour has revealed Amy works as a Kissogram, Shouting Into A Well is proud to give YOU a chance to dress Awesome Pneumatic Amy Pond in the costume of your dreams** and then kiss her!Here’s how it works.Cut out the picture to the left of Amy. She's dressed in her Policewoman costume and you COULD get a snog

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It's time to get ready for series 1/5/A/31 (delete where applicable) of Doctor Who with Shouting Into A Well's exclusive Spoilerocious Guide.The Eleventh Hour: The first episode. We're bound to see Matt Smith in this one and Karen Gillan as well, playing her character Amy Pond. Presumably this will be the episode where we see her wearing the fake Police uniform that was in all those internet

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Doctor Who fans are revolting. At Matt Smith that is!The reviews of Matt Smith's first Doctor Who episode are in and they are all completely negative! Amazingly a simple Google web search for the keywords Matt Smith Eleventh Hour review -unbelievably -good -positive -brilliant -fantastic -highest -quality -amazing -superb -glorious -liked reveals no praise at all.In fact as the screen-grab

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Jennings And The Spacemen by Anthony Buckeridge.' Don't be such an ozard specimen Darbi,' scoffed Jennings,' even first-form ticks like Blotwell don't think scarecrows are magic and stroll round at night.'It is November but for Jennings, and his good friend Darbyshire, the excitement of Fireworks night is as nothing compared to the odd turn events have taken at Linbury Court School. New history

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8VRWKFSGXN9KWith the 2010 election approaching, Shouting Into A Well takes a look at the posters the parties are hoping will encourage you to give them your vote.First up are the Cybermen and, unusually for an emotionless robot-race, they are running a newspaper campaign that plays on the fear the electorate has for the opposition leader.The Daleks on the other hand are playing the ball, and not

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Ten ways the proposed BBC budget cuts will affect Doctor Who.1. The TARDIS will travel in Time or Space but not both simultaneously.2. Horde of Travesties to be renamed Quite Large Group Of Travesties.3. Directors will be instructed to use more close-up camera angles reducing the amount of widescreen needed; this will also reduce the amount of scenery required.4. Infinite size of Doctor Who

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It’s Davros! 9 x 45 minute episodes Saturday 2nd July - 27th August 1977Main cast: Michael Wisher (Davros), Peter Miles (Nyder).Blurring the line between a traditional variety show and the fictional world of Doctor Who, It's Davros was BBC1's attempt to create a format which would attract a younger audience to the early summer evening schedule.Underlying the show was the premise that Davros

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Congratulations to The Sunday Times and their exclusive revelation that allegorical science-fiction contains allegories. The allegory here being a character in the 1987 Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol who was sort-of based on Margaret Thatcher.The story has certainly captured the imagination of the rest of the media; The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Daily Express, The

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Seeded through series four of Doctor Who are odd little references to Mary Poppins. Some are hidden and some are obvious. What can they mean? Join Shouting Into A Well as it seeks the truth!Partners In Crime: A nanny flies above the streets of London. Surely it can't get any more obvious than this?The Fires Of Pompeii: Yes it can. "Positions!" shouts Caecilius ("positus!" clamo Caecilius) as an

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Over at the BBC Doctor Who website you can find this very nice image to download as desktop wallpaper.An earlier proposed design exists for this image. One originally intended as a quadruple tribute to both the tenth and eleventh Doctors as well as new producer Steven Moffat's personal favourite, the fifth Doctor, and the finest piece of Doctor Who merchandise ever made the Suchard Easter

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Doctor Who Computer Game ExclusiveA Doctor Who computer game is under development and it will feature new Doctor Who Matt Smith.The game Doctor Who Goes Skiing has been licenced from an existing property, and the savings this has produced, in both costs and development time, mean it should be released around Easter to coincide with the start of the new series.To provide the Next Generation

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Angry Time Lord bosses today unveiled the first stage of a campaign to clean up Gallifrey in the wake of the Time War.“Gallifrey's orange and pleasant land is being ruined by thoughtlessly disposed of Time War litter,” blasted a High Council member,” wrecked Dalek saucers; decommissioned Bowships, empty Black Hole converters and chunks of The Nightmare Child all over Mount Perdition.”“We can't go

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The new Doctor Who production team's decision to reset the clock and call Matt Smith's debut season Series One, due for broadcast (spoiler) later this year, has created considerable online comment with fans confused about why it was not called Series Five as they had expected.In an exclusive interview with Shouting Into A Well, new producer Steven Moffat reveals why this has happened."This may be

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The Tenth Doctor's final To Do list.

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Many Shouting Into A Well readers commented on the interference which affected the credits at the close of The End Of Time part one. As a public service we are pleased to print a screen grab of the continuity caption which so many people were unable to see.In Other NewsNew Hoodie Gang Terrorises London

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In sixteen days time David Tennant will regenerate into Matt Smith [SPOILER] but what will his last words be? For those of you thinking of placing a bet here are the latest odds.1) "Rose!" 1-52) "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" 1-23) "Keep back" 3-54) "What? What? WHAT?" 4-55) "Goodbye" 1-16) "Uh-oh, it looks like I'm regenerating" 3-17) "This is really painful" 4-18) "I've just remembered I

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Hello. I am the ghost of Mary Whitehouse. Wooooooooooo! When I'm not solving crimes with my detective partner I still monitor programmes which I found unsuitable during my time on Earth. I've made a list of the most inappropriate new Doctor Who stories and passed them on to Shouting Into A Well with the help of my friend Mrs Stokes.Bad Wolf: This story glamorises Big Brother, a most unsuitable

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Animal Magnetism has announced it is discontinuing its range of Doctor Who costumes.Two costumes were issued for the first wave of releases Sisters of Plenitude: My Kitten Dress-Up Kit (from the episodes New Earth and Gridlock) which came with a whimple, thermometer and guide to training your kitten to take your temperature, pictured left, and Tritovore: My Fly Dress-Up Kit (Planet Of The Dead),

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Introduction to MarsMars' reputation as the most monster filled planet in the solar system is well deserved. Remember the Mars Tourist Board's most successful slogan of recent years was “Mars. You won't always die horribly.”[1] Even this resulted in several lawsuits from grieving families which were only lost on the technicality that their loved ones were still living; albeit as drooling

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Error #532682: Archangel Uplink not established. Signal lock failed. Scheduled update changing to Wednesdays. Please wait. Vote Saxon.

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Click picture to see full size.!Exciting Competition!In an unlikely turn of events -and an unwelcome intrusion of reality into a blog which is otherwise Doctor Who related whimsy-, Shouting Into A Well is going undercover at the Hurricane Who Convention.If you are there see if you can guess which of the guests spends far too long making pictures of Abba with Donna Noble's face, or thinking up bad

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Abba-solutely astonishing! That's been the reaction to news that the lyrics for Abba's 1975 song Mamma Mia appear to predict the story of Catherine Tate's Donna Noble character"This is Abba-solutely remarkable," said one Abba expert apparently unaware that Shouting Into A Well sub-editors had already planned to go with the Abba-solutely astonishing pun.This is not the first time that plotlines

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The first pictures of the new Doctor Who logo and branding were released to the press on Tuesday last week. A spokesman for the BBC said," we hope that the positioning and branding of the new logo on Doctor Who will please the fans; at least more than it did Matt, anyway."This news comes amid speculation that Matt Smith's face will appear in the title sequence, a first for the series since the

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When Doctor Who comes back next year it's going to need an eye-catching gimmick to grab the attention of an increasingly jaded press; 3D episodes, live episodes, black and white episodes, musical episodes, animated episodes. They've all been done. Here are some more suggestions.1. Everyone is invisible.2. Silhouettes.3. Smell-o-vision.4. An episode that's filmed by the cast and acted by the

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Number 7136: One Foot In The GraveRequires: Doctor Constantine as Victor Meldrew, and Grandma Connolly as Margaret Meldrew.Sample Dialogue:Victor: Hello dear, I'm home, and... and... what the? Your face has been eaten by the television set! I don't believe it!Next Week: Using Your Doctor Who Action Figures To Recreate Scenes From Other Television Series Number 7137: Watchdog.Recreating BBC1's

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As A New Trailer Is Added To The Twin Dilemma DVD We Have Shocking Evidence That The Start-up Sequence On Doctor Who Discs Is Now Too Long*You: The JuryWe asked," Do you find the DVD start-up sequence too long on Doctor Who Discs?""I find they go past really quickly," Methuselah. "Much, much too long," A. Mayfly."More boring than my day job," Sisyphus, Hades."Tedious, over-long, boring and...

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With the new year approaching Shouting Into A Well takes a look at the latest batch of calendars due to hit the shops soon.The 365 Sontarans A Year Wall Calandar: A daily calendar featuring 365 individual pictures of a race of clones who all wear the same type of battle armour.Rating: Monotonous.Naked Cybermen: Cybus Industries' latest doomed attempt to convince the public to have their brains

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Bank Holiday Fun with John Lumic"Hello children everywhere! Uncle John here with some games for you to play this Bank Holiday."British Bulldog: All the players line up on one side of a garden or field with a Cyberman in the middle. On the word go all the players run for the opposite side of the field. If the Cyberman catches someone they are upgraded and join the Cyberman in the middle. The game

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He's the bee's knees!Name: Arnold Golightly.Born: 1885, India.Appeared in: The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008), as Himself.Other roles: (2009) That Mitchell and Webb Look, episode 4, as Hideous Giant Wasp.(2007) Black Swarm, as Killer Wasp.(1997) Anaconda, as Wasp(1992) Frasier, as Delivery Man (2 episodes)(1986) The Fly, as Wasp (scenes deleted).Let Us PlayBeing a weekly guide for children of all

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In the tradition of television channels scheduling series in the summer death slot, while the audience is outside enjoying the good weather, Shouting into a well presents Space:1999.The exciting titles for the second series of Space:1999 include a shot of Moonbase Commander John Koenig spinning round in his chair and opening fire with his laser gun. What could possibly have provoked such a

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[Numbers 1 to 10]*Warning, possible spoiler for Ianto's death in Torchwood Children of Earth**** Actually, that's probably a spoiler as well; sorry.

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The evening schedule for 1st June 1953.ErratumDue to an editing error last week the phrase," insert the sonic probe deep into the chest cavity until the required genetic material has been extracted" was added to Miss Foster's article The 10 DOs of Good Babysitting. It should in fact have been part of the feature Building Your Own Army of Evil by Davros. We apologise for any confusion this may

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Exclusive to all newspapersWith the unveiling of Matt Smith's new costume an overworked junior reporter takes a look back at what other Doctors were wearing during the decades that fashion forgot!David Tennant, he made wearing a crumpled brown suit look good.Here he is again. In a dinner jacket!And another picture of David Tennant looking full on gorgeous in blue!Christopher Eccleston looked a

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Exclusive to Shouting into a Well, a page from Russell T. Davies' first draft of Children of Earth plus his comments.Notes1. We're building up to the big reveal of the 456 here. This is all about stringing out the tension as much as possible.2. And remind the audience that this is an event which will have an impact outside the closed world of Floor 13.3. Clem's history with the 456 was

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Torchwood: Children of Earth

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Bored with that one publicity picture of Matt Smith?Finding the wait for the unveiling of the new costume unbearable?Can't wait until filming starts again?Then Shouting into a Well's Dress Matt Smith Kit is for you!Design a Doctor Who costume! Pretend to be Steven Moffat! Choose a new look for the new Doctor! Fill time!Here's how it works:Below is a collection of exciting costumes, some old and

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Who are 'We'? In the absence of any Doctor Who related news (except for pictures of Matt Smith eating toast in Cannes) here are ten suggestions for the "We"s who could be coming in Torchwood, Children of Earth1. The Kinda from Deva Loka.2. Aliens of some description.3. The Monkees.4. Multiple Radio Times covers.5. The Borg.6. The Rouge Traders.7. Virgilio Anderson.8. The new Doctor Who

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More details have been released of the proposed Torchwood Exhibition in Cardiff.Visitors will take the role of a Torchwood recruit and become involved in a series of interactive displays featuring recreations of Torchwood sets, props, costumes and moments from the show.Each visitor is issued with a swipe card which can be used to assess their 'Torchwood Quotient' by answering questions on the

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With your host, the BeastDear The Beast,After many years together my partner has recently begun turning into some sort of giant scorpion and is trying to suck out my vital juices in an effort to stay young. Please reply quickly as the situation is becoming urgent.Lady TLondonTHE BEAST SAYS," You will die; and I shall live."Please send your letters to "The Beast - The King of Despair, The

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With the new series apparently able to do anything (a werewolf attacks Queen Victoria, “easy”; Daleks and Cybermen fight around Canary Wharf, “no problem”; a platoon of Rhino-headed space Police march towards a hospital on the Moon,”yawn”) it's easy to forget that the original series could be a little more cash strapped and writers would sometimes find themselves writing concepts that they then

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• Speculation mounts that the great, long, red-legged Scisssorman will be the first new villain for series 5.• Hitch-hiking script abandoned.• Tom Thumb to appear in 'celebrity historical' script.• Or possibly Thumbelina.• Oh, or maybe Little Jack Horner.Ten Things You Didn't Know About Thumbs1. A 'rule of thumb' is a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behaviour.2. It turns

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In the absence of a new series of Doctor Who desperate fans have developed a plan to animate eleventh Doctor Matt Smith's stories before they are broadcast. The project was inspired by the animation of two missing episodes from the 1968 Doctor Who story The Invasion which was released on DVD in 2006." We just can't wait," said one of the fans involved who wished to remain anonymous," yes there

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Editorial comment. A disturbing trend in monster sizes is becoming apparent; hyperinflation.In 1973 for a monster to be classified as "giant" it only needed to be larger than its real life equivalent. This giant maggot, left, is barely a foot high.By 1975 in order for this robot, pictured centre, to be a giant it had to be over seven feet tall. An increase in real terms of 600% in 18 monthsWhen

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You may think you know who's who but this puzzle is sure to have you scratching your head. Simply identify the famous Doctor Who character from a picture of them when they were younger. No prizes, this is just for fun and the answers are below.1. Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more and don't you come back no more. This is one Jack that does come back, all

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Self-described renaissance man for the 21st century, Harold Saxon seemed to come from nowhere to establish himself as a heavyweight player in British politics. Indeed one opponent, shortly before his mysterious disappearance, described him as “rising without a trace” and it is true to say that Mr Saxon rapidly established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the political vacuum following

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“Water always wins,” says the Doctor in the trailer for The Waters of Mars, but is he right? Does water always win? We put his claim to the ultimate test.An exclusive Shouting Into A Well InvestigationThe End of the WorldBattle: the Earth’s oceans vs a red hot exploding sun.Result: As the sun expands the Earth is destroyed, there are no signs of any water in the rubble. It was the sun wot won

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Thanks to the London Transport journey planner getting across the city has never been easier.Click picture for full size.

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Thanks to www.richardwho.com/ for the Suchard Easter Egg picture

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A London bus in a desert. There are three key facts to note about this image.1)There are no deserts in London which suggests that Planet of the Dead takes place in Outer Space.2)The front of every bus shows its number and destination. Here this information is hidden by the angle of the bus, possibly to conceal a spoiler.3)Although we know this episode is called Planet of the Dead, there are no

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1. The nights in Iceland are six months long so when each episode of Doctor Who is broadcast it must be played at 1/360th normal speed in order to last the same amount of time as an episode broadcast in England. In addition, as there is only one night a year, Iceland television has only got as far as showing The Unquiet Dead despite buying the series in 2006!2. In Japan you can watch the

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The E-Space storiesWhen the fourth Doctor got lost in E-Space he found it was green, what a shame they didn't colour the opening titles to match.Vengeance on VarosAt the end of this Colin Baker story two residents of Varos stare at their blank television set and wonder what to do. If only the production team had cut the closing credits in on the monitor just for a second.The Unicorn and the

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All the best Doctor Who celebrity gossip revealed especially for you.Outgoing Tenth Doctor David Tennant has built an enormous orbiting space station from which he intends to mount an ambitious scheme to poison humanity before reshaping the planet in his own image. “First there was a dream. Now there is reality. Here, in the untainted cradle of the heavens, will be created a new super-race. A

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Inside Horus' Pyramid of Mars. An exclusive map of the tomb of traps and terrors.Key1: Entrance to Pyramid of Mars2: Concealed door3: Relay switch concealing power conductor (electrification)4: Relay switch concealing squirt fountain (embarrassing soaking)5: Relay switch concealing power conductor (electrification amplified by soaking in previous chamber)6: Puzzle designed to make explorers look

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Ten bad places to leave the Osterhagen Key1. On a piece of string behind the letterbox of the Osterhagen Key building.2. Under a false rock.3. In a big pile of identical fake Osterhagen Keys.4. Plugged into the Oserhagen Key control panel with a sign saying “Osterhagen Key: please do not touch”.5. Detroit.6. Inside an indestructible box that cannot be opened.7. In the hands of someone who really

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First up an old classic, the Doctor Who Easter egg which, with a little adaptation, could probably still be used should Peter Davison decide to advertise Viagra.Thanks to www.richardwho.com for the Suchard Easter Egg picture Secondly, the cover for The Macra Terror audio CD on which some airbrushed crazed artist has drawn fangs and given the cover star a shave to remove all that unsightly facial

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Bonjour! Or if you are an Elf "creoso!" Each year many inhabitants of Middle-earth are reluctant to visit France because of their unfamiliarity with the language. Well this handy guide is designed to get conversing with confidence. Let us begin lesson one. Leçon une. " Je m'appelle Sauron. J'habite au Mordor"" I am called Sauron. I live in Mordor." " Je m'appelle Elrond. J'ai plus de trois mille

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NEW THIS SPRING FROM TEAR-SPECKLED PRESSTear-Speckled Press is proud to announce the latest in its bestselling series of Tragic True Life Stories; Tin Man: How Can You Love If You Don't Have A Heart? by Francis Wilson.When Bill had his brain scooped out and placed in a metal exoskeleton he thought his life had hit rock bottom; no love, no freedom, no hope and no emotions. Then a Doctor claims to

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While the documentaries on the Doctor Who DVDs are very good their titles can be a bit variable. Getting a Head on the Brain of Morbius is great and Hello Sailor!, on the Sea Devils cannot be topped but Dreams and Fantasy on the Invisible Enemy? The Making of Mindwarp? In fact all the documentary titles on The Trial of a Timelord set are a bit lackluster.Here's some they should have used.The

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*From beyond the grave; presumably.

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In all the excitement of last week's news (Character Options have had their license renewed!) there was no chance to look back at 2008. And what a year it was! Here's a reminder of some of the stories which made the headlines.The Olympics 2012 committee hired David Tennant to light the Olympic flame at the start of the London games," in order to ensure that the London Olympics are cannon."In the

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Lessons Learned on the casting of Matt Smith as Doctor #11.1. It's really confusing to cast a new Doctor the week after broadcasting a story called "The Next Doctor"."Have you seen the new Doctor Who?""The Next Doctor?""Yes, the new Doctor Who.""No, do you mean have I seen the Next Doctor or the new Doctor?""I mean the new Doctor Who, the next Doctor".(collapse of stout party)2. Number

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Black Orchid: the story so far.At Cranleigh Hall Nyssa has met Ann with whom she shares a remarkable resemblance. While Tegan and Nyssa prepare for the annual ball, Ann comes to their room with two identical dresses and a topping plan to fool the other guests.(click picture to see full size)

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by n molesworthTHE STORY SO FAR St custards skool is under seege from strange alien figures at the gate. Whom (gramer) can it be? Sigismund the mad maths master and his rhomboids? The PUKON and his army of TREENS? No it appear to be gillibrand and one of the ladies who does for the headmaster (hem-hem) plus an army of scarecrows they hav made. This is wet. Space aliens should wizz around on

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Doctor Who may be into its gap year but programme makers seem determined to keep the series in the public's mind.Kudos to the Spooks writers for this scene from last week's episode in which Lucas North is shown using a sonic screwdriver to break into a car. Assuming that Malcolm developed this piece of kit does this mean he's a Time Lord sent to Earth to prevent the disastrous Spooks:Code 9 time

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