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Celestial Toyroom 415/16

A preview of the next edition of CT is now available in the 'Celestial Toyroom' section above.

Dr Who at the Movies

Sunday 26th May 2013 is when you can see the two AARU Dalek films, starring Peter Cushing as Dr Who, in HD, on the big screen. The films have been remastered and this will be an early opportunity to see them in the new format, and a rare one to see them in a theatrical showing. The venue once again is Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

1st Doctor Cast!

The actor who will play William Hartnell in the forthcoming drama-documentary about the start of Doctor Who on the BBC has been confirmed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21251726

Bernard Horsfall passes away

We are very sad to report the death of actor Bernard Horsfall who died today at the age of 82.

The Show Returns March 30th

Doctor Who returns to BBC1 on 30th March. See Doctor Who news for more on this story: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/01/new-series-7-publicity-picture-2401...

Beryl Virtue on Desert Island Discs

You can hear Beryl Virtue on the latest edition of Desert Island Discs. She talks about her career and the many shows she has worked on including Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock. Beryl also talks about the writers she represented in the 1960s including Terry Nation, and how she changed his BBC contract so as to give the rights to the Daleks to him, rather than the BBC.

Online Archive

If you click the 'Celestial Archive' section above, you will find a new Dalek-related section of material from fandom's past...

Snowman Competition - Winner

The Who Shop at West Ham

Next Saturday The Who Shop hits West Ham football club - see http://www.thewhoshop.com/event-ticket-celebration-26th-p-4949.html

If you see any of the DWAS crew there come and say hello!

The Snowmen Final Ratings

The final ratings for 'The Snowmen' show a figure of 9.9 million making it the fourth most popular show on Christmas Day, adding 2.3 million to the overnight figure.