With thanks to BBC CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

Colin Baker's 1984 two-parter, DOCTOR WHO - VENGEANCE ON VAROS has been revisited (it was originally released in 2001) ahead of a "special edition" release on 10 September 2012.

With thanks to PANINI COMICS.

Published on Thursday 31 May 2012.

With thanks to BBC BOOKS.

The Doctor, Zoë and Jamie return in an all-new novel from Stephen Baxter, DOCTOR WHO - THE WHEEL OF ICE on 2 August 2012 as a hardback (£16.99).

She had no name. She had only her mission - she would return Home. And bathe in the light of a long-dead sun... Even if it meant the sacrifice of this pointless little moon to do it.

The Wheel of Ice: a ring of ice and steel turning around a moon of Saturn, home to a colony mining minerals for a resource-hungry future Earth. A bad place to grow up.

The Wheel has been plagued by problems. Maybe it's just gremlins, just bad luck. But what's the truth of the children's stories of 'Blue Dolls' glimpsed aboard the gigantic facility? And why won't the children go down the warren-like mines? And then sixteen-year-old Phee Laws, surfing Saturn's rings, saves an enigmatic blue box from destruction.

Aboard the Wheel, The Doctor, Jamie and Zoë find a critical situation - and three strangers who have just turned up out of nowhere look like prime candidates to be accused of sabotage ... The Doctor finds himself caught up in a mystery that goes right back to the creation of the solar system. But it's a mystery that could have dire repercussions for the people on the Wheel. It's a mystery that could kill them all.

At the Press Launch, Albert DePetrillo commented, “Stephen Baxter is one of the leading lights of British science fiction, and I was thrilled when he decided to write for our DOCTOR WHO list. The Wheel of Ice is a delight - a bold Second Doctor adventure with elements of the harder SF that is Stephen's forte. It's fitting that our first original adventure for a past Doctor since 2005 should be a book as special as this.”

Stephen Baxter is recognised as one of the world's foremost science fiction writers. Since 1987, he has published over forty books, mostly science fiction novels, and over a hundred short stories. With degrees in mathematics, from Cambridge University, and in engineering, he is a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. He is also collaborating with DISCWORLD author Terry Pratchett on a series of science-fiction novels. Stephen's novels have been published in the UK, the US, and in many other countries, and have won several awards including the Philip K Dick Award, the John W Campbell Memorial Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Kurd Lasswitz Award (Germany) and the Seiun Award (Japan) and have been nominated for several others, including the Arthur C Clarke Award, the Hugo Award and Locus awards.

Published for BBC BOOKS by Ebury Publishing is a Random House Group Company.

In an attempt to raid the TARDIS money-banks of DOCTOR WHO fan's across the country, BIG CHIEF have launched detailed 'collectible 12" [30cm] action figures' of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

“A great day meeting Matt and Karen. Both stars were great fun, extremely complimentary about their figures and both in costume!
We would like to thank them both and the crew for their valuable time. More photos to follow…”

Officially licensed and authorised 1:6 Scale Limited Edition Collector Figures. Includes authentic character portrait, beautifully hand-tailored costume, signature accessories and a deluxe display base. These items can be ordered from www.bigchiefstudios.co.uk

The costs are excessive:

• ELEVENTH DOCTOR - £149.99
• AMY POND - £149.99

25.05.2012: UPDATE: Matt Smith will carry the Torch from 06:29 on Saturday.

The LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY around the UK will arrive in Cardiff on Saturday 26 May, and, according to official BBC sources, DOCTOR WHO will be involved in lifting the flame aloft.

Currently, it seems that a Dalek may be carrying the flame echoing a scene from DOCTOR WHO THE CHASE (1964).

The official BBC site contains live coverage of the flame's 8000-mile UK journey.

With thanks to BBC WORLDWIDE.

Following an extended run at London's Olympia, DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE has moved to its permanent new home in Cardiff and will open on 20 July 2012, with tickets on sale from 14 June.

Philip Murphy, Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Live Events said: “ The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff is going to be just minutes away from where the BBC Wales television series is made which I’m incredibly excited about. The Experience sets out to engage visitors’ imaginations from the outset immersing them in the world of DOCTOR WHO and what better place to do this than in Cardiff the home of the show.”

The DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE is the first ever interactive DOCTOR WHO exhibition that invites visitors to star in their very own DOCTOR WHO adventure. Arriving at the venue they will step through a crack in time to become the Doctor’s companion, taking on the challenge of reuniting the Doctor with the TARDIS whilst fending off threats from some of his most fearsome foes - entering a Dalek spaceship and finding a way through a maze of Weeping Angels. Featuring a replica of the Eleventh Doctor’s TARDIS which visitors get to fly themselves the interactive walk-through culminates in a stunning 3D finale that sets the scene for fans entering the exhibition.

The exhibition presents fans with the world’s most extensive collection of original Doctor Who costumes and artefacts stretching back almost 50 years to the very first series of DOCTOR WHO.

The content of the exhibition is updated constantly with new items from the television series to ensure it is ever changing offering fans the chance to get up close to the incredible sets, costumes and props that feature in their favourite show. New items to be shown to the public for the first time in Cardiff include the Doctor’s cradle seen in A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR; the Silence spaceship and Matt Smith’s sonic cane from LET’S KILL HITLER with many more items being kept under wraps until the doors open on 20th July.

Read our review of the London-based event

With the launch of DOCTOR WHO - SERIES 7 at this year's Edinburgh Television Festival (23-25 August), it can be expected that the BBC ONE will be broadcasting the first episode (of five, followed by a Christmas Day episode) on Saturday 25 August.

Therefore, SERIES 7 Part One will run from 25 August to 22 September, with a 13-week gap until Christmas Day.

With thanks to BBC DVD.

Three forthcoming CLASSIC SERIES releases have been finalised and details updated.

DOCTOR WHO - THE KROTONS - 2 July 2012

• Commentary: actors Philip Madoc (Eelek), Richard Ireson (Axus) and Gilbert Wynne ( Thara) , assistant floor manager David Tilley, make-up designer Sylvia James, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and special sounds designer Brian Hodgson. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
• Second Time Around Faced with William Hartnell’s deteriorating health but with a popular TV programme on their hands, the DOCTOR WHO production team hit on the idea of ‘regenerating’ the show’s hero. This documentary looks back over Patrick Troughton’s tenure as the Second Doctor.
• DOCTOR WHO Stories – Frazer Hines (part one) Actor Frazer Hines reminisces about his time on the series in an interview originally recorded in 2003 for the BBC’s Story of DOCTOR WHO.
• The Doctor’s Strange Love Writers Joseph Lidster and Simon Guerrier take an affectionate look at DOCTOR WHO - THE KROTONS.
• Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM) + Programme Subtitles + Production Information Subtitles + Photo Gallery + Coming Soon Trailer + Digitally Remastered Picture and Sound Quality

DOCTOR WHO - THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY - 30 July 2012

• Commentary: actors Sophie Aldred (Ace), Jessica Martin (Mags) and Christopher Guard (Bellboy), writer Stephen Wyatt, script editor Andrew Cartmel and composer Mark Ayres. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
• The Show Must Go On Cast and crew look back on the making of this story.
• Deleted and Extended Scenes.
• Model Effects Unused model effects shots originally intended for the story.
• The Psychic Circus A music video set to a song written by Christopher Guard and featuring vocals by Christopher Guard, Jessica Martin and TP McKenna. Produced by Mark Ayres.
• ‘Remembrance’ Demo Two scenes from REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS re-scored by Mark Ayres.
• Tomorrow’s Times – The Seventh Doctor. The on-going series looking at the press coverage of Doctor Who reaches the Sylvester McCoy era. Presented by Anneke Wills.
• Victoria Wood DOCTOR WHO sketch from Victoria Wood – As Seen on TV.
• Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM) + Programme Subtitles + Production Information Subtitles + Photo Gallery + Coming Soon Trailer + Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

DOCTOR WHO - PLANET OF GIANTS - 20 August 2012

• Commentary: vision mixer Clive Doig, special sounds creator Brian Hodgson, make-up supervisor Sonia Markham and floor assistant David Tilley. Moderated by Mark Ayres.
• Episode 3 and 4 Reconstruction Originally shot as a four-part story, the final two episodes of Planet of Giants were edited into a single episode for transmission. Using the original scripts, newly recorded dialogue and animation, this feature gives viewers and idea of how the original four-part version might have appeared.
• Rediscovering The Urge to Live The team behind the reconstruction explain how it was put together.
• Doctor Who Stories – Suddenly Susan Carole Ann Ford talks about her role as the Doctor’s granddaughter and the first companion in the TARDIS in this interview originally recorded for 2003’s The Story of Doctor Who.
• Verity Lambert Tapes – Part Two Doctor Who’s original producer looks back on her time on the series in the second part of this interview recorded for The Story of Doctor Who
• Prop Design Plans (DVD-ROM only – to be viewed on PC/Mac).
• Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM) + Programme Subtitles + Production Information Subtitles + Photo Gallery + Coming Soon Trailer + Digitally remastered picture and sound quality