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Peter Capaldi’s Message to The Glasgow School of Art

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Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, has a lovely message for the students of the Glasgow School of Art, which was partly damaged by fire.

Capaldi, an alumni of their Graphic Design course, sends his thoughts to those whose work was destroyed when the fire broke out in the basement of the historic Mackintosh Building in May.

Capaldi is joining Brad Pitt as a trustee of The Mackintosh Appeal to raise £20 million to help restore the building, a project which is estimated to cost up to £35 million. Peter, who was born in Glasgow, said:

“It always seemed to me, when I studied there, both as a student and as a child in Saturday morning art classes, an exotic place of the imagination… all nooks and crannies, guarded by stern ancient statues and full of artistic possibilities.”

Fortunately, only 10% of the building was damaged; sadly, that includes the famous Mackintosh library and work from degree students.

The school was built between 1897 and 1909 and is widely-considered the crowning glory in the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a hugely influential artist and designer known for representing the Art Nouveau movement.

Peter graduated from the school in 1980.

(With thanks to Daren.)

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Frank Skinner to become a Doctor Who Action Figure?

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Is Frank Skinner about to become the latest addition to the Doctor Who action figure range?

Possibly. The comedian, who recently fulfilled a lifelong ambition to appear in the show, has revealed that he was photographed by the toy making experts just “in case” they ever wanted to immortalise him in plastic.

He made the revelation in a recent edition of his Saturday morning radio show, in which he said:

This guy said, ‘I need to take your photo’, so I had to stand in front of this white screen in my costume, which obviously I can’t describe, and I was photographed in the round – so I had to turn around a little bit, turn around a little bit.

 

I said, ‘What was that for?’ He said, ‘That was just in case you are an action figure.’ I’m not saying I will be but I think that is every man’s ambition to be an action figure.

This tidbit certainly took me by surprise, and made me wonder whether Skinner was, in fact, playing someone more noteworthy than previously thought – another Time Lord perhaps? Maybe even the Master (although we probably shouldn’t go there!). I, in my naivety, had assumed that his role would be of a Lee Evans ilk (see 2009′s Planet of the Dead) and he certainly wasn’t turned into a collectible toy, to the best of my knowledge.

Then again, maybe Frank Skinner isn’t playing Lord Rassilon’s second-in-command, and is just a run-of-the-mill guest artist, if that’s not a contradiction in terms. Perhaps the production team takes such photographs as standard practice? It’s certainly implied in the above quotation, and sadly it’s the most I can conclude following a morning of in-depth research on the, erm, internet. Although we do know that he is appearing in an episode by Jamie Mathieson who, ironically, is something of a collector himself (“on my desk I have two TARDISes, a Tom Baker, a Tennant, four Daleks, a Davros and a Matt Smith,” he notes in a rather inspirational blog). Time to add Frank Skinner to the line-up, then?

It’s not inconceivable. In fact, there have been some rather obscure additions to the toy range over the years. A holographic Ninth Doctor toy went up for sale recently on eBay, representing the TARDIS’ emergency program message from The Parting of the Ways. As a kid, surely that’s, what, a mere fifty seconds of play-time? Unless you were to act out your very own Season 1B starring a holographic Eccleston? (It would never work – those Daleks would see right through it.) You can also buy a Fifth Doctor statuette, dressed as he appears in the first five minutes of Castrovalva - i.e. in full Fourth Doctor attire. Then there’s Matt Smith dressed as David Tennant, followed by Matt Smith dressed as Tennant without the jacket, followed by himself dressed in a Tweed jacket, followed by himself dressed in a slightly lighter tweed jacket! Blimey.

I do really admire this level of detail, though. And I must confess, these characters look seriously cool when they’re all lined up. I have a chum who has an entire room dedicated to Doctor Who, its walls adorned with every conceivable action figure – most awesome! So let’s not rule out a Frank Skinner version; I know someone will buy it!

(Via Sunday World.)

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EXCLUSIVE: Original Sea Devil prop from 1972 found?

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Original props: two words that’ll set hearts a flutter for any Whovian. But it’s an uncertain world and even though something’s labelled “original” (or even “screen used”), it might not actually be the real thing.

Could an original Sea Devil costume from 1972 have turned up in an unexpected place?

A faithful reader – a Kasterborite, if you will – spotted the costume at a local business and got in touch. The owner had apparently had it since the mid-1970s from an exhibition – most likely the Blackpool exhibit which stood on the Golden Mile (that’s on the sea front for those not into the bright lights). It opened in 1974 and lasted until 1985 (before reopening for a five year stint from 2004); this was at the same time as the first ‘permanent’ Doctor Who show at Longleat, which opened one year prior to Blackpool’s. Perhaps this Sea Devil went missing whilst being transferred between the two?

Its unusual circumstances put a big question mark over its authenticity, unfortunately.

It could be an original prop. Of course it could. The problem is, it’s incredibly difficult for anyone to tell either way. Even the BBC has been fooled in the past. Prop enthusiast, PurpleBlancmange (ahem) points to a particular instance in which both the BBC and auction house, Bonhams, were tricked, albeit it not intentionally.

A few years back, Bonhams put an “original” Sea Devil costume up for sale. PurpleBlancmange notes:

“It had two letters of provenance to prove its genuine nature, one from the BBC and one from the BBC Doctor Who exhibition organisers where it stated that as soon as the studio recordings for that set of episodes had ended, this costume / prop was swiftly taken into the exhibition circuit and used for display purposes over the years.  The reality of this little endeavour was that it was a mid to late 1990s fan replica that somehow ended up in a BBC exhibition, so how the provenance came into being is anyone’s guess.”

The fan who made the highly impressive piece approached Bonhams and proved that it was, indeed, a replica.

Yes, the BBC thought it was real. Yes, this Sea Devil could be real. But you never know!

And that’s the problem with buying original props. Unless you get it from source (ie. directly from the BBC), you can’t say that anything is a screen-used prop or costume for sure.

Turning back to this particular costume found Cambridge way (that’s a bit north of London for non-UK readers), the Sea Devil doesn’t look in as pristine a condition as the one up for auction. That’s actually a positive: if real, it’s over 40 years old. They weren’t built to last either. They were created merely for the shoot.

Comparing it to those seen on screen makes for further elusive results. Of course it looks different – forgetting about the time difference, various other things need to be factored in, not only lighting and direction but also whether the Sea Devils were applied with gloss of some description to show their origins. The camera, after all, adds ten pounds.

And of course, without a human inside, it does look more lifeless!

It does look very close to the on-screen design (but then, any good replica would), so perhaps this is a cast of the original. Or potentially even a cast of a cast. Maybe the Nestene Consciousness is trying to take over the seas with fake Sea Devils but the plan failed and one receiving no signals ended up near London.

At least six costumes were made for the 1972 serial; notably, Pat Gorman played the first Sea Devil we see and he continued to don the mask throughout the six-part story. He was joined by Peter Forbes-Robertson as the Chief Sea Devil in Episode 5. Brian Nolan, Frank Seton and Stuart Fell all appeared as uncredited Sea Devils too. Six were seen all together in that famous scene when they emerged from the waters.

Can those six costumes already be accounted for…?

As I say, it’s a tough one to call. My personal gut instinct is that it’s not an original, but is likely to be a cast from a screen-used prop. But what are your thoughts, dear readers? Anyone have any inside knowledge? And does anyone own an original Sea Devil?!

(Thank you to DrGaz.)

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50% Off Tickets to See Noel Clarke Tonight!

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Noel Clarke, best known as Mickey Smith, faithful companion to the Tenth Doctor (and sparring partner with the Ninth Doctor), is taking part in an on-stage interview tonight for the Edinburgh International Film Festival. And you, dear reader, can get 50% off tickets!

The EIFF has teamed up with Empire Magazine to host the event at the Lyceum Theatre, tonight at 7pm. Here’s what to expect from Hero Hangout: Noel Clarke -

Since picking up a Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2003, actor, writer, director and producer Noel Clarke has displayed an impressive and prolific output. Best known for Star Trek Into Darkness, Adulthood and Kidulthood, Noel became a household name playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who. He comes to EIFF this year with two films; The Anomaly (actor, producer, director) and We Are Monster (producer).

Tickets are £12.50 (and there’s even space on the front row!) but if you enter the code, DRCLARKE, at checkout, that’ll be halved.

If you’re in Scotland tonight, make sure you book your tickets in advance; if you’re nowhere near Edinburgh (like yours truly), you can watch The Hero Hangout: Noel Clarke online afterwards!

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Awards, Hawes & “Fabulous” Capaldi

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Hello everyone – it’s time for a blast of the news variety, featuring a TARDIS library, Wilfred Mott, the former voice of Lara Croft and the confessions of a certain Pond! “You might want to find something to hang on to…” Here we go!

Another Award For The Day Of The Doctor

First up, you may or may not be surprised to learn that the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, has picked up yet another gong, this time at the Freesat TV Awards. The episode was named the “best TV programme or series” (presumably they weren’t sure!) at a ceremony held in London on Tuesday.

Freesat’s managing director, Emma Scott, said:

“This year in particular has been a truly amazing one for TV drama, so we’re particularly proud to see Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor… recognised as our winners from a fantastically strong field.”

Now, I’m one of those grumpy old men who can take or leave The Day of the Doctor, but the fact that it’s still scooping prizes so long after transmission says a lot. I guess the programme makers did something right, even if they did pass on the opportunity to bring back Carol Ann Ford with a CGI William Hartnell. Oh well… “No regrets, no tears, no anxieties…” I’ll let it go. Good job, Day of the Doctor!

Keeley Hawes Praises “Fabulous” Capaldi!

Looking ahead, the Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi has been busy working on the brand new series, and one of his guest stars, the estimable Keeley Hawes, has been saying good things:

“We were in a terrible thing together years ago but a really, good fun thing. So, I knew him and Douglas McKinnon, who directed the first three episodes of Line of Duty, was directing it, so I felt very relaxed about that.

“But he’s just brilliant. Peter Capaldi is just fabulous – I think everyone’s going to love him.”

Hawes is set to play Ms Delphox in an episode by Sherlock scribe Steve Thompson, and is described as “an otherworldly character with a dark secret.”

Eyes peeled for those Adipose, then? Maybe…

Bernard Cribbins’ Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Somewhat less sinisterly, Donna Noble’s ‘gramps’ recently visited a vintage store in St Albans to film an edition of the BBC’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Bernard Cribbins was spotted buying items to take to auction as part of a “competition to see which item sells for the highest price.”

He was joined by entertainer Barry Cryer, who has written for many top comedians including Bob Hope, Morecambe and Wise, and Spike Milligan.

The shop’s manager, Georg Constantinou, said:

“It was a barrel of laughs when they were filming here, and there is no awkwardness. The crew like the relaxed atmosphere, which is why they keep coming back.

“Barry and Bernard were going around saying ‘wow, wow, wow’ most of the time. They looked at everything from antiques to art deco collections, paintings and 1930s furniture.”

By all means, follow the link to whole article, but you may want to look twice at the photo of ‘Barry and Bernard.’ Someone’s obviously been having fun with a perception filter, because I’m seeing a dapperly-dressed Indian gentleman in Mr Cribbins’ place! Curse you, Time Lord science…

Karen Gillan: Oculus Promo, Doctor Who Auditions

There’s no mistaking the actor in this next piece though. Amy Pond herself, (alias Karen Gillan), has been touring L.A. to promote her new horror film Oculus, which is in theatres as I type. I say “her” new horror film – it’s actually from the producers of Paranormal Activity, and they’ve had the good sense to cast Ms Gillan in the lead role. Apparently, the director Mike Flanagan is a confirmed Doctor Who enthusiast, and he tailored the part for Gillan specifically, so now there are two reasons to go and see this film, (he also has a TARDIS mug – I like him already!)

Whilst doing the publicity rounds for Oculus, Gillan elaborated on what it was like to audition for Doctor Who. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, she confessed:

“I thought they’d be really scary, the Doctor Who auditions. Like this huge search across the nation. But they only met about 10 or 15 girls. I just did one audition with the casting director, then I got a recall and had to read with Matt Smith and the producers, which was quite scary.”

When she was finally offered the role, she admits that she did jump up and down, and cry a little. “I even screamed ‘thank you’ to the heavens!” she added. “I’ve never done that before. I’m not even religious.”

You did good, Pond.

This TARDIS Library Doesn’t Have A Swimming Pool

Finally, you must take a look at this strange little object standing on a street corner. Don’t pinch yourself – that is a TARDIS! Well, a police box to be exact. Apparently, it acts as a free library which encourages people to take a book, and leave one in return. What a fantastic idea – every town should have one of these! But, as someone has pointed it out, wouldn’t it be empty within a matter of days…?

I guess it depends where you park your TARDIS. Stay away from that randomiser, then…

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What Is The Biggest Scare In Doctor Who?

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

The latest issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now and this time the magazine takes a look at the biggest and scariest scares in Doctor Who.

The team has uncovered the grossest and yuckiest things from the series – and they want to see if readers agree with their Top 10 choice.

The magazine also comes with a cool stationery set featuring the Alien Babies.

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Plus there’s:

A guide to the Eleventh Doctor’s episodes.
Fact file about the Alien Babies.
Essential cut-out-and-keep Dalek info.
Make a Vortex Manipulator.
Strax’s Guide to Ood.
Danger and surprises for the Doctor and Clara in the comic strip – and watch the story come alive with the free app Blippar.
Fantastic posters!
Win a bike, Pokémon goodies and an iPad!
Plus puzzles and loads of the usual monster fun…

Issue 348, on sale 18 June – 1 July 2014, priced £2.99. Don’t miss out!

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Classic Doctor Who This Summer on Horror Channel

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The Horror Channel wants to make Whovians hide behind the sofa once again.  This summer, the channel with the scariest programming in the world is showing some of the scariest Doctor Who episodes of all time (and space).  The focus is largely on 1970s and 80s-era stories, especially those that were obviously influenced by the popular films of Hammer Horror.  It also seems that those metal-skinned pepper pots from Skaro will get more than a look in, as they are quite possibly the Doctor’s frighteningest foes, well, if you don’t count those pesky time-bending statues.

Having been running for a few weeks now (since Easter), below you will find a list of the classic Doctor Who stories that the Horror Channel will be showing this summer.  This writer has tried to summarize each story in the scariest way possible.  If you are brave, and actually survive reading this list (Bwah-ha-ha!!!), you may want to catch these episodes in the next couple months!  But beware, they are only for viewers with the sturdiest of constitutions!

Horror of Fang Rock: (19 June) There’s something spooky going on at an old lighthouse, and the Doctor (Tom Baker, of course, who launched the season a few weeks ago!) and Leela are trapped inside!
The Brain of Morbius: (21 June) Possibly the biggest homage to Hammer Horror that Doctor Who has ever done.  The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane battle a creature and the Dr. Frankenstein-esque crazy Time Lord who made it!
City of Death: (23 June) An alien who looks like Swamp Thing’s fashion-blessed cousin menaces the Fourth Doctor–and Leonardo Da Vinci–through time and space.  And Paris.
Snakedance: (25 June) Starey McSnake creeps out a whole village, including an unsuspecting Fifth Doctor and Tegan.
Resurrection of the Daleks: (27 June) Why won’t they just die?!  The Doctor’s (Peter Davison) creepiest nemeses zap just about everyone into oblivion, and drive poor Tegan to the edge of sanity!
The Caves of Androzani: (28 Jun) A masked villain is hiding out in Androzani.  The Fifth Doctor and poor Peri fall prey to poisoning!
The Mark of the Rani: (1 July) Scary for several reasons (cough, cough), this story features not one, but two, of the Doctor’s (Colin Baker) greatest enemies: The Master and the Rani.  If the shrink ray doesn’t get you, the terrible gas surely will!
The Curse of Fenric: (3 July) An ancient Viking curse has awakened water vampires!  The Seventh Doctor and poor Ace must contend with these horrors and, oh yeah, World War II is going on at the same time!
Remembrance of the Daleks: (5 July) Those metal-plated killers are back… back in 1963, that is!  Will they turn the Seventh Doctor and Ace into rice puddings before the Doctor can even say “Coal Hill School”?
Terror of the Autons: (7 July) Store mannequins come to life and start killing people in the streets!  Only the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo can stop this unstoppable force!
Masque of Mandragora: (12 July)  Can the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah Jane (Liz Sladen) escape the horrible gold masques of death?  Tune in and dare to watch–if you can!
The Seeds of Death: (14 July)  The Second Doctor visits the dark side of the Moon… and oh no!, what’s that in the shadows?  Look out, the Ice Warriors are on a frightening rampage!

The Horror Channel has obviously done a great job picking out some of the most horrifying classic Who adventures of all time.

If they were to ever show the scariest episodes from 2005-on, dear readers, what would they be?  And remember, in space, no one can hear you scream!

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Doctor Who Helps Bedford Food Bank!

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This is one of those stories that just shows how much good Doctor Who can do in the world, as a volunteer at the Bedford Food Bank has been pulling in the cash for the group by selling rare and signed merchandise on eBay to raise funds.

Simon Danes has a history with Doctor Who, not only is he the man who supplied the Dalek playsuit that was used in In Adventure in Space and Time and his big brother Roger was the technical manager (studio manager) for Slipback but he is also behind the eBay shop ‘Dr Who Collectables and Antiques‘ who have been raising funds for the Bedford Food Bank who help people out who are going hungry in the local area. Lately he has been receiving a great deal of help from a number of cast and crew from the shows history donating signed or unique items to be sold for the charity

We’ve also got autographed photos from Louise Jameson, Keeley Hawes and Debbie Watling, plus signed books from Mike Tucker. We did have a Suranne Jones photo too, but it sold within a couple of hours!

The big item up for grabs at the minute is a rather special postcard sized sketch of Eldrad from the Tom Baker story The Hand of Fear, most famous as being the farewell story for companion Sarah Jane Smith (the late, great Elizabeth Sladen) hand drawn (and signed) by non other than Judith Paris who played the part in the story.

This is a real one of a kind item and is up for a starting bid of only £25.00, but you’d better act quick as it ends this Sunday (22 June 2014)!

The eBay charity shop has a wealth of other fantastic items up for grabs too, ranging from vintage Hartnell annuals and target novels to handmade Tom Baker scarves and various action figures and every penny raised from the sale of these items is going direct to a fantastic charity in the form of the Bedford Food Bank.

So will you be bidding on the Eldrad sketch? Perhaps you have your eye on the classic annuals (I know I have) or maybe you fancy one of the other incredible items on offer. Leave us your comments below and let us know if your planning on getting anything, or simply your views on how great the Whovian world is when it comes to chipping in for acts like this.

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Rumours Of The Master’s Return Hit Mainstream Media

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Potential spoiler alert! While nothing has been officially confirmed (and judging by the story reported here, why would anything be confirmed at this stage?) if you are of spoiler sensitive disposition, move along; there’s nothing to see here.

Get ready friends, here we go again.

Today, the Daily Star have ‘confirmed’ that the Master will return in an explosive finale of the next season.

On the one hand, it’s a rumour that’s not so much been around the block for a while as has its own blue plaque dedicated to its heroic block traversing activities – in other words it’s persistent and backed up somewhat by some of the recent on location shenanigans.

However, on the other hand, while it is the first time the mainstream media have thrown their shabby, possibly bugged hat into the ring; it’s done in such clodhopping, blustering fashion that it has the net result of making you doubt the very existence of paper itself.

In customary cloak and dagger fashion, the Daily Star comment that BBC bosses have been ‘secretly plotting’ to resurrect the beardy one and that he’ll be played by a ‘Hollywood actor’.

No names have been forthcoming other than the ones previously rumoured to be taking on the role – although I guess this all could be a roundabout way of saying ‘no!’ to Steve John Shepherd – who has appeared in a few Hollywood movies (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Layer Cake) but wouldn’t be the first name that comes to mind when using the phrase ‘Hollywood actor’.

And that’s about it for content – there are plans which here are hilariously given shadowy overtones – I mean, ‘secretly plotting’? How else is it going to be achieved? It isn’t much of a mystery if they just come out an announce it. It isn’t something the Daily Star needs to foil either; it’s just the way things are done.

Later in the article they also make sly reference to the fact that ‘Now we can reveal he is being brought back to life’ which is how the news works, right?

First, you have nothing, then later, you have something. No matter if it’s been confirmed, verified, utter by a dying BBC tempt after he was shot with a poisoned dart shortly before spilling his guts to the truth-seeking Daily Star.

It doesn’t mean it’s a shadowy conspiracy – it’s just not been released yet.

This is how the game is played.

Anyway, dosing the red hot rumour is the fact that the Daily Star – perhaps, so caught up revealing the BBC’s darkest secrets – forgot to, well… research anything.

I’m just going to leave the following passage right here, make of it what you will:

“The last time fans saw The Master – who has been a recurring character on the sci-fi show since 1971 – was in 2010.

In a story called The End of Time, the villain – played by John Simm, 43 – tried to control the human race only for his plans to be thwarted. It ended with the rogue Time Lord being shot by his own wife.

He refused to regenerate and The Doctor, played then by David Tennant, 43, cremated The Master’s body on a funeral pyre.

However, his ring did not burn.

And viewers saw a mystery female with long, red fingernails, who was a member of a coven loyal to The Master, retrieve it.”

So what can we confirm that would suggest he may be about to return?

There is the recent return to Lanzarote in an episode that MIGHT follow on from the Master-centric events of the 1984 serial Planet of Fire, the appearance of a tiny TARDIS in recent on location photos – perhaps hinting at some tissue compression eliminator action (hints of Logopolis) dotted about in the episodes leading to his return and also Sylvester McCoy said it’s happening… so there.

So what do you make of the Daily Star’s article? Would you like to see the Master return? And which ‘Hollywood actor’ would you like to see grow a rather natty beard and menace the Doctor anew?

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Rare Ninth Doctor Holographic Prototype Now On eBay!

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

It’s not often a genuine rarity turns up on eBay, but this Character Options prototype figure of the Ninth Doctor hologram from The Parting of the Ways back in 2005 is certainly one to keep an eye on.

Available for an immense Buy it Now price of £299.99, this rare Ninth Doctor figure was previously featured back in 2012 on a full auction. We don’t know if it’s the same item or not, but if there was more than one made, were pretty sure there can’t be too many of them.

Of that item, we wrote:

This auction is a very rare unreleased Doctor Who 5″ action figure from Character Options representing the 9th Doctor in holographic form as he appears to Rose just before his regeneration. CO developed this figure in translucent painted plastic and decided not to release it. There’s only a few test figures in existence and this is one of them . Great toy!

This item ends at Friday teatime, so don’t miss this chance to own a rare Ninth Doctor hologram figure!

(With thanks to Kelvin)

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