********************************************** * * * @6 DOCTOR WHO MERCHANDISE GUIDE@1 * * * * * * @4Version 1.17 - Last updated Fri 18 Mar 94@1 * * * ********************************************** @2The following is a list of release dates for forthcoming Doctor Who books, videos, magazines and other merchandise. No spoilers whatsoever. All information is believed to be correct. Information comes from a variety of sources - DWM, DWB, DWCC, TV Zone, CT, Apocryphal Rumours, Conventions, USENET, friends and word of mouth. Some release dates are provisional and are subject to change. @1 Any comments, additions or alterations please email me at @5 maudx@csv.warwick.ac.uk @1 @7------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @3(1) THE NEW ADVENTURES @1Published by Virgin Books, currently priced at 4.99 pounds with a variable number of pages. Mar 17 Tragedy Day by Gareth Roberts Cover by Jeff Cummins Apr 21 Legacy by Gary Russell Previously called Terror of Peladon Cover by Peter Elyson May 19 Theatre of War by Justin Richards Cover by Jeff Cummins Jun 16 All Consuming Fire by Andy Lane Narrated by Bernice Summerfield and set in 19th century London and it is a Doctor meets Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson story. Cover by Jeff Cummins July 21 Blood Harvest by Terrance Dicks Set in 1920/30's Chicargo and on the Planet of the Great Vampires. Cover by Bill Donohoe Aug 18 Strange England by Simon Messingham Sept 15 First Frontier by David A McIntee A 1957 UFO story set in USA at the time of the Sputnik launch Oct 20 St Anthony's Fire by Mark Gatiss Nov 17 Parasite by Jim Mortimore Dec 15 Falls the Shadow by Daniel O'Mahoney Jan 95 Set Piece (may be renamed Butterfly Wings) by Kate Orman Ace leaves for good An elderly new male companion may be introduced shortly after. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(2) THE MISSING ADVENTURES @1All new adventures featuring the first Six Doctors. These will be published in a similar format to the New Adventures, but with covers similar to Power and Evil (they will have the Doctor and companion in the left column and story element in the main box). Alister Pearson will be providing some of the artwork for these covers. They will be published bimonthly from July 94. They may go monthly if the series is successful. The writers guidelines may be published in DWB shortly. Other writers under consideration include Craig Hinton, Jim Mortimore, Gareth Roberts and Stephen James Walker. Priced at 4.99 pounds. July 21 Goth Opera by Paul Cornell With the 5th Dr, Nyssa and Tegan Cover by Alister Pearson Set between Snakedance and Mawdryn Undead This is a sequel to Blood Harvest Sept 15 Evolution by John Peel With the 4th Dr and Sarah Rumoured to be a Doctor meets Rudyard Kipling story Nov 17 Venusian Lullaby by Paul Hinden With the 1st Dr, Ian and Barbara Set between The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Rescue @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(3) OTHER VIRGIN BOOKS @1 These will be published under the Doctor Who books logo Mar 17 Decalog edited by Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker.This is a book of ten short stories, each with various Doctors in them, but with an overlinking theme. The stories are written by David Auger, Vanessa Bishop, Paul Cornell, David J Howe, Andy Lane, Jim Mortimore, Marc Platt, Tim Robins, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. Priced at 4.99 pounds. Apr 21 The Paradise of Death by Barry Letts Cover by Alister Pearson (similar style to Power and Evil covers) Novelisation of the recent radio play (with extra detail) Sept 15 Timeframe by David Howe Paperback reprint - the hardback has now sold out Oct 20 The Seventies by David Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker Similar format to the Sixties, but will have more colour pages. Dec 15 The First Doctor Handbook by Howe, Stammers and Walker As yet unscheduled:- Resurrection of the Daleks by Eric Saward, cover by Alister Pearson (end 94?) Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward (95?) Return of the Autons by Eric Saward @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(4) TARGET REPRINTS @1These are reprints of out of print novelisations of Dr Who stories that were on TV. All have new covers by Alister Pearson and are currently priced at 3.50 pounds - a might bit expensive! Mar 17 Talons of Weng Chiang The reprints of the TV story novelisations have now been cancelled due to poor sales figures. May 19 Thematically linked reprints. Hardcover book which will reprint five linked Doctor Who stories under one cover. Will contain new colour artwork. Limited to 1,000 copies only, signed by various Doctor Who celebrities. An absolute bargain at 75 pounds! The first theme will be that of regeneration stories. Jun 16 Programme guide reprint. This will have an additional 60 pages and will now be updated to include the audio adventures, video releases, script books, New Adventure books but not the linking DWM comic strips Revised cover by Alister Pearson. Priced at 4.99 pounds. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(5) SCRIPT BOOKS @1These are published by Titan Books and edited by John McElroy. Except for the Masters of Luxor (and possibly Ghost Light), they are probably not worth the money. Mar 24 The Pirate Planet (Douglas Adams) will be published as a script book with an Alister Pearson cover. Douglas is currently revising his scripts and publication in March will depend on whether Douglas submits his scripts in time - a fact which Titan are not optimistic about. The BBC have not yet given their approval to the revised scripts so publication is doubtful. To be confirmed. Priced at 4.99 pounds. Jun 23 The Abominable Snowmen Cover by Alister Pearson To be confirmed Sept 22 Galaxy Four To be confirmed Oct Crusades To be confirmed Rumour - Titan are planning a script book of the aborted 30th Anniversary story The Dark Dimension. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(6) BBC VIDEO @1BBC Video return to their bimonthly schedule in 1994. The following is a provisional schedule, and will almost certainly change. Mar 7 Arc of Infinity Cover by Pete Wallbank Priced at 10.99 The Colin Baker Years Priced at 12.99 May Inferno Cover by Colin Howard Two tape pack, priced at 16.99 Ghostlight Priced at 11.99 July Visitation/Black Orchid double pack Destiny of the Daleks Sept Seeds of Doom Kinda Documentary - the extended version Nov Rescue/Romans double pack Snakedance The Greatest Show in the Galaxy As from April the price of the single packs will rise to 11.99 Stories being considered for 1994 release include:- Attack of the Cybermen, Monster of Peladon... Recorded but not yet released:- Colin Baker Years (with Colin Baker) Reign of Terror (with Carole Ann Ford narrating episodes 4 and 5) The Tenth Planet (with Michael Craze narrating episode 4) has not yet been recorded but may be released as a Woolworths special this year. The tinned tapes will be released individually in 1995. An extended version of the documentary may also be released onto commercial video sometime this spring. This may be up to 3 hours in length. @7------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @3(7) OTHER VIDEOS @1BBC Film Club/Bill Baggs productions:- THE STRANGER Vol 1. Summoned by Shadows/More than a Messiah starring Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Sophie Aldred, Michael Wisher and Peter Miles. Priced at 10.99. Now available in the shops and distributed by Pickwick. THE STRANGER Vol 2. In Memory Alone/Making of In Memory Alone starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant. Priced at 10.99. Now available in the shops and distributed by Pickwick. THE AIRZONE SOLUTION Written by Nick Briggs. Starring Jon Pertwee as Oliver Trethewey, Peter Davison as Al Dunbar, Colin Baker as Arnold Davies, Sylvester McCoy as Anthony Stanwick, Nicola Bryant as Elenya Brown, Michael Wisher as Sir Richard Allenby, Bernadette Gepheart as Robin Archer, Alan Cumming as MacNamara, Gary Russell as Airzone employee and Nick Briggs as Sam Flint. Directed and Produced by Bill Baggs. Executive Producer - Helen Baggs. Incidental Music by Alistair Lock. Priced at 16.00. STRANGER THAN FICTION Behind-The-Scenes video on The Strangers/Airzone. This will include scenes cut from the finished versions and production chat from In Memory Alone and Airzone. Narrated by Gary Russell. It will also include new interviews with Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy discussing The Dark Dimension. It will be 40 minutes in length and priced at 11.50 pounds. Prices direct from Bill Baggs (including postage) Summoned by Shadows is 6.00 pounds More than a Messiah is 6.00 pounds In Memory Alone is 8.00 pounds Reeltime Pictures:- DOWNTIME Written by Marc Platt and directed by Chris Barry. Produced by Keith Barnfather with incidental music by Mark Ayres . Features the Yeti and the Great Intelligence. Sound track CD to be released at the same time. Features Deborah Watling, Jack Watling, Sam Kelly, John Levene and Nick Courtney. 50 minutes long. To be produced in Spring 94 for a late summer 94 release. MYTHMAKERS These are interview tapes with the stars of Doctor Who Louise Jameson - Filmed in Leeds. Number 27 in a series. Out now. Sylvester McCoy - Features cameos by Sophie Aldred and Nick Courtney. Number 28 in a series. Priced 19.99 pounds. Nick Courtney - Newly filmed footage. Extended release. Priced at 19.99 pounds Ian Marter - Extended release. Priced at 19.99 pounds. They are also provisionally planning to release a video featuring home video footage of Doctor Who location shoots. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(8) AUDIO @1 Possible releases by Silver Screen include CDs of: Downtime/Wartime music, by Mark Ayres (late 94) Paddy Kingsland's Who music Geoffrey Burgon's Who music Mark Ayres' three Who scores - A compilation (America only) @7------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @3(9) MARVEL @1DWM Schedules:- Now DWM 210 Free postcards. Interviews with Philip Hinchcliffe, Glen McCoy and Angus Lennie. The Missing Stories - The Rose Marriners pt1. What the Papers Said on the 25th Anniversary. Brief Encounter - Down to Earth. Archive on Terror of the Zygons. Comic strip - Cuckoo pt3. Prelude to Tradegy Day. Telesnap archive - Fury from the Deep pt6. Priced at 2.50 pounds. Mar 17 DWM 211 Free postcards. Interview with Robera Tovey. The Missing Stories The Rose Marriners pt2. What the Papers Said on the Final Season. Special Feature on the Annuals. Archive on the Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Comic strip - The Uninvited Guest. Prelude to Legacy. Telesnap archive - Web of Fear pt2. Priced at 2.50 pounds. The following articles will be rotated on a three-monthly basis:- DWM 210 will include The High Ground by Paul Cornell This will deal with speculation about Doctor Who which cannot easily be covered in the present Matrix Data Bank format. DWM 211 will include The Fanzine Trap This will review all the recent fanzines (excluding DWB) DWM 212 will include Matrix Data Bank After this it will be back to The High Ground, and then the article will rotate on a regular basis. Forthcoming DWM Specials:- DWM Summer 94 Special Kate O'Mara interview, Pip and Jane Baker interview and an archive on The Mark of the Rani. DWCC Schedules:- Mar 3 DWCC 18 The Emmissaries of Jevo (The Daleks), The Master of the Spiders (Second Doctor), Deadly Choice (Third Doctor), Stars fell on Stockbridge (Fifth Doctor). Telesnap archive - Web of Fear pt1. Free poster of the Kandyman. Priced at 2.50 pounds. Mar 31 DWCC 19 Reprint comic strips and telesnap archive on Web of Fear pt3. Graphic Novels:- The Incomplete Death's Head. Guest starring the Doctor. Issue 12 reprints Party Animals (written by Gary Russell) in full colour for the first time. Doctor Who - The Age of Chaos. US Comic Book. Features the Sixth Doctor and Frobisher in a quest to find Peri. Written by Colin Baker and drawn by John M Burns. Covers by Alan Davies. Four issue mini series. Cancelled because Marvel UK have stopped supplying the US market. The strip may appear in a future issue of DWM/DWCC - the format is, as yet, undecided. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(10) DWB @1Magazines:- Now DWB 124 Maurice Roeves interview. Spacescapes - details of Ian Scoones colour prints. A lay-fan's perspective on the anniversary and prospects for the future. Neglected gems - Season 16. Printed Matters - recent fanzines. Reviews of Arc of Infinity and Tragedy Day. Priced at 2.75 pounds. Mar DWB 125 Blake's 7 special Books:- COMPENDIUM Best of the first 100 issues. Revised and updated articles. 120 A4 pages. Eight pages in colour. 9.99 mail order plus 1.50 post and packing. Only available via mail order. To be published in hardback at 16.99 at a later date. INTERVIEW FILE The Best of the DWB Interviews. Includes a new interview with Carole Ann Ford. Also reprints the Roger Delgado tribute. 180 A4 pages. Price now increased to 14.99 and published around mid March (we hope!). Only available via mail order.To be published at a later date in hardback at 18.99 pounds. DWB 1-8 Reprints the first eight issues under one cover. No release date yet. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3(11) OTHERS @1- Danbury Mint 8 inch diameter plates. The first features all seven Doctors, TARDIS and Dalek. Possibly followed by seven individual solos if successful. However, according to DWB, Alister Pearson has pulled out of doing the artwork, so these may now be cancelled. - Alpha Marketing merchandise:- -Seven mugs, each featuring one Doctor. Priced at 3.49 each. -Seven Doctors in a group on one mug. Priced at 3.49. -Musical mug, plays the Dr Who theme tune. -Mug with a heat sensitive TARDIS. -30th Anniverary logo mug/30th Anniversary logo badge together at 4.99. -Dalek badge with sound and light effects. Priced at 3.99. -TARDIS badge with blue flashing light and sound effect. Priced at 3.99. -TARDIS money box which plays the Dr Who theme. Priced at 8.99. -TARDIS clock. Priced at 8.99. -T shirts in three designs. One features Davros and two Daleks, the other two have Daleks in various poses. One size only. Priced at 6.99 each. - Aidee International have now released their 5th Doctor tankard. This is a limited edition - only 750 per Doctor. Free BBC Video with 6th Doctor tankard. - Peartree Licensing have now released a 30th Anniversary jacket. Priced at 69.95. - TARDIS shaped video cabinet released by Harvard Associates. Priced at 79.99. - The Who Shop recently released a 30th Anniversary watch at 19.99 Apparently they are also releasing a 30th Anniversary limited edition print. - In addition to their old Colin Baker, new Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Pat Troughton, Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Nick Courtney T shirts, GUDI have now produced Jon Pertwee and Deborah Watling T-shirts. Each shirt features the actors autograph, artwork and a phrase or saying associated with the actor. - Doctor Who and the Daleks. LCD game by Burton Books. Priced 11.99. - Collectors Cards from Cornerstone Communications Incorporated. A set of 20 cards drawn (badly) by Graham Collins. Framed and mounted. All at the bargain price of 50 pounds plus postage and packing for the complete set. - Amerang/Comet Miniatures are producing a Fourth Doctor vinyl figure (avaliable from Feb) and a Third Doctor figure (May) to add to their Second Doctor figure. A Tomb Cyberman is planned for July and a Delgado Master for the Autumn. - FORTHCOMING - Smartartz, an Australian company, has been awarded the contract to produce Dalek shaped salt and pepper shakers. - Another graphic novel will be published in 1994. - New computer game by Alternative Software. Spring 94 release. - Cybertech CD - music thematically inspired by Doctor Who. Includes the theme music to the Children in Need Doctor Who pantomine. Released in February. 60 minute CD. Priced 14 pounds or thereabouts. - Trading cards from CCC Limited. 110 full colour photo cards. From Feb 94. Available in packs of ten. May be delayed. - Spacescapes. Large full colour prints from original full colour artwork by Ian Scoones. Five prints based on Planet of Spiders, Curse of Peladon, Invisible Enemy and two from the City of Death. Each limited to 2,000 copies. Approximately 50 pound per print. - TARDIS model by Genesis. Glass reinforced plastic in 1:8 scale. Priced at 36.99 pounds. - Sontaran model by Enigma Models. Four inch resin model priced at 6.99 pounds. @7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @3 AMERICAN MERCHANDISE AVAILABILITY ================================== @1 I think maybe some of you, that are looking for Doctor Who and other Sci-fi/cult TV show merchandise, would like this info: "Who Enterprises" is a excellent source for DW merchandise. They have quite a vast variety of products: Books, magazines (individual and/or subs.), posters, calendars, games, enamel pins, audio/videotapes, comics, toys, models, figures, t-shirts, hats, records, CD's, mugs, programme guides, costume patterns and accessories (DW/ST), , etc. A _very_ good selection!! They also have similar items for: StarTrek (all generations), Blake's 7, Robin of Sherwood, Red Dwarf, HHGTtG, Beauty and the Beasts, Gerry Anderson productions, Star Wars, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, The Avengers, Inspector Morse, Yes, (Prime) Minister and many other favourite cult TV shows. Prices are listed for Canada (outside of Ont.), Ontario residents and U.S. customers (in US$). Orders outside of North America are welcome. All prices _include_ taxes (if applicable) and P&H. Mail order address: | Store address: | Who Enterprises | Who Enterprises P.O. Box 399, | 884 Millwood Road, Station "R" | East York (Toronto) Toronto, Ontario | M4G 4C3 | Note: DO NOT send mail orders CANADA | to this address. telephones: ----------- (416) 423-8854 - Pre-recorded information/product update line. (24hrs.) (416) 423-6828 - Voice (limited hrs.) or leave a message and/or FAX (24hrs.) Sorry, they don't have a 1-800 number. Call for recent store opening hours and directions. Store is closed Mondays and some holidays. Write and ask for their catalogue. It will cost you $3.00 (CDN/US), but it will be refunded upon payment of your first order. Supplements listing recent arrivals and prices will also be sent on a necessary basis. The catalogue is revised yearly and sent free of charge to those that have placed an order within a two year period.