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Tag Archive: Doctor Who
Apr
1
Doctor Who authors Richards, Tucker & Smith signing, FP London, April 12th
Posted in: What's On on 1st April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Forbidden Planet press release:
"Forbidden Planet is delighted to announce a signing by Justin Richards, Mike Tucker and Dale Smith. They will be signing their new Doctor Who books at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2 H 8JR, on Saturday 12th April, from 11.00 a.m. to midday.
Mar
24
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 24.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another bumper round-up of links of interest we've found elsewhere online.
Feb
8
Mark Morris confirms BBC deal for new Doctor Who novel
Posted in: Press Room on 8th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Mark says: "The new novel will be entitled Ghosts of India, and will be published in September. I'm incredibly excited to be writing another Who book so soon after [his previous Doctor Who novel] Forever Autumn [Amazon]."
More info: www.markmorriswriter.com
Source: Mark Morris RSS feed
Jan
8
Triple Doctor Who author signing, FP London, January 12th
Posted in: What's On on 8th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The three Doctor Who books in question are: Wishing Well (Baxendale), The Pirate Loop (Guerrier) and Peacemaker (Swallow).
More info: www.forbiddenplanet.com
Source: Forbidden Planet press release
Dec
18
Paul Cornell Doctor Who short story to be printed in Telegraph, Dec 22nd
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Paul is also running a competition via the Facebook event page [registration more than likely required to view, definitely to enter] that he's set up to spread the word about the story, in which you can win original artwork and signed copies of the story.
More Info: paulcornell.blogspot.com/
Source: Paul Cornell, via Facebook
Oct
22
Hallowe’en Horrors East Midlands tour, October 29th - 31st
Posted in: What's On on 22nd October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Alex Davis, organiser of, among many other things, Derby's annual Alt.Fiction one-day conventions, has been in touch to tell us about a trilogy of events taking place at the end of october. "This Hallowe'en sees three special literature events taking place to mark the release earlier this year of a new horror anthology, Phobic, which was published by Comma Press and contains 15 superb horror stories."
The three events will present readings from a number of the authors whose work is published in the anthology. The tour begins on October 29th at 7:30 p.m. in Chesterfield at the Pomegranate Theatre, featuring acclaimed fantasy and thriller writer Chaz Brenchley and local crime writer Christine Poulson. Tickets are £4 / £3 (concessions) and tickets can be booked by calling 01246 345222.
The second event takes place on October 30th at Northampton Central Library, at 7.00 p.m. This event features Paul Magrs (author of Never the Bride and Something Borrowed) along with established scriptwriter Robert Shearman. Both authors are also well known for their work as writers for Dr Who - Robert Shearman was the writer of the well-known episode 'Dalek'. Tickets are available, priced £4, by calling 01604 462040.
The tour concludes on Hallowe'en night, October 31st, at Lincoln Library from 7.45 p.m. and features scriptwriters Maria Roberts and Lavinia Murray. Both authors have had worked produced at various theatres, and Lavinia Murray has written over 30 plays for BBC Radio. Tickets for the final date are £4 / £3 (concessions) and can be booked by calling 01522 782010.
Each event features author readings, Q+A sessions, book sales plus the Hallowe'en Horrors Raffle, with horror goodie bags to be won!
Source: Alex Davis, tour co-ordinator
Sep
27
Genre events at the Manchester Literature Festival October 4th - 14th
Posted in: What's On on 27th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The second Manchester Literature Festival takes place in various venues across the city between October 4th and 14th. We've scoured the festival literature and have found a number of events that should appeal to genre fiction fans.
Sep
20
Doctor Who authors at Borders, Manchester Fort, September 20th
Posted in: What's On on 20th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
According to the Borders website, the event will be preceded by their second annual Doctor Who quiz, at 6.00 p.m. if you're that way inclined.
More Info: www.bordersstores.co.uk
Source: Mark Morris (ages ago, sorry Mark!)
Sep
5
Doctor Who authors signing, Forbidden Planet, London, September 8th
Posted in: What's On on 5th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More Info: www.forbiddenplanet.com
Source: Forbidden Planet press release
Aug
21
Jupiter Magazine’s ‘Science of Doctor Who’ competition
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More Info: www.jupitersf.co.uk
Source: Ian Redman, Jupiter magazine
Aug
16
Doctor Who and Classic Radio Sci-Fi audiobooks from the BBC
Posted in: Press Room on 16th August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Emma Finlay from the audio books department of BBC Publishing has been in touch to tell us about a raft of new audiobook releases. Four of them (Doctor Who: The War Machines, The Kraken Wakes, Childhood's End and The Slide) are available now, with a further three (Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon, Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters and Doctor Who at the BBC: The Tenth Doctor) due for publication in early September.
Aug
8
Daleks wanted! Manchester MoSI seeks enthusiasts for World Record attempt
Posted in: What's On on 8th August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More Info: www.mosi.org.uk [site under re-construction but contact details available via old site]
Source: BBC Manchester
Jul
10
Steven Savile Torchwood audiobook, ‘Hidden’, due from BBC
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 10th July 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The John Jarrold Literary Agency has concluded a contract for author Steven Savile to write an audiobook for the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood. The title will be Hidden, and the story will be delivered in August, for an autumn recording date by BBC audiobooks.
John Jarrold said: "The storyline is under wraps, however, I've read the synopsis, and it's terrific! As one of those who remembers watching the first episode of Doctor Who in November 1963 and still watches both the original and Torchwood, I can't wait to hear it!"
May
1
Dr Who authors signing FP London, May 5th
Posted in: What's On on 1st May 2007 by UKSFBN admin
From a recent Forbidden Planet press release: "Forbidden Planet is delighted to announce a signing by Justin Richards and Stephen Cole. They will be signing their new Doctor Who books at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m. on Saturday May 5th 2007.
Apr
29
Dalek I Loved You author interviewed by Cyberman
Posted in: Press Room on 29th April 2007 by UKSFBN admin
From an Orion Books press release: "Nick Griffiths' Dalek I Loved You [Amazon] is the hilarious and touching memoir of a love affair, not only with Doctor Who, but also with the evocative memories of a 1970s childhood, the pain of teenage years and culminating with stumbling into a career as a music journalist."
SFREVU said of the book: "Any British male genre fan hovering around the age of forty will come away from reading Nick Griffiths' delightful memoir with a nostalgic tear in his eye and a wry and knowing smile of recognition on his face...
Our latest round-up of shorter news items, including an extract from Terry Brooks' new novel, Ian Hocking gets to interview David Mitchell, Obi Wan's cloak fetches £54k at auction, a long-lost William Gibson graphic novel adaptation reappears online, the Tolkien Estate clamps down on filesharers, and more...
Feb
19
Newsbites round-up Feb 19th 2007 [+]
Posted in: What's On on 19th February 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Our latest round-up of shorter news items, including Iain Banks TV and national press interviews, Charles Stross' Prometheus nomination, a forthcoming Doctor Who exhibition in Manchester, a change of editorial staff at Weird Tales, a bionic ex-Eastender and a free sci-fi swimsuit calendar for you to download. Who could ask for more..?
One last quick selection of shorter news items before we take our Xmas break:
Nov
8
British indy presses win World Fantasy / IHG Awards
Posted in: Press Room on 8th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Great news for the UK indy press scene at the weekend, as first Telos Books and then two publications from PS Publishing were announced as the winners of a couple of genre publishing's most prestigious awards.
Nov
1
Newsbites round-up Nov 1st 2006
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 1st November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Here's a collection of shorter news items submitted to the site in the past week or two or gathered from various online sources. We might be following some of these stories up in future for longer articles, but these ten starters for ten will hopefully pique your interest in the meantime.
Sep
29
Doctor Who audio adventures on BBC7
Posted in: Press Room on 29th September 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The Forbidden Planet Blog has details (via Outpost Gallifrey) of a forthcoming season of Doctor Who audio adventures to be broadcast on BBC Radio 7.
Sep
27
Doctor Who Companion signing, FP London, Nov 25th
Posted in: What's On on 27th September 2006 by Sandy Auden
We've just had a quick email from Matt Watson at Forbidden Planet, London to say that they will be doing a signing with Noel Clarke (Rose's boyfriend Mickey in seasons one and two of the new Doctor Who) for the Season 2 Doctor Who DVD box set, on Saturday November 25th 2006, between 1pm and 2pm.
Pre-orders can be made via the Forbidden Planet website.
Source: Matt Watson, Forbidden Planet
The BBC has released a few publicity shots from the new (third) series of Doctor Who. This season's look is a new blue suit for The Doctor, with a rather snazzy red leather jacket for his new assistant, Martha Jones.