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The Sixth Doctor is one of 10 collectable covers featuring the TV Doctors available on this months SFX Magazine.  Some fans are finding it hard to get hold of the Colin cover... so snap them up whilst you can !!! 

Thanks to Davie Fleming at www.toyah.net for the info.

Big Finish have released the above cover to the December release for the Sixth Doctor,  Eddie Robson's THE RAINCLOUD MAN.    This sees the Doctor and Charley returning to Manchester and the patch of D.I. Menzies (Anna Hope) - a sequel to Robson's play The Condemned - for more mysterious goings on.    Click on the cover to order from the official Big Finish website.

Colin's daughter Bindy will be singing songs from the shows as part of SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE at the Playhouse Theatre,  Weston Super Mare on Sunday 30th November.   Other guest singers are Adam Hepkin from the UK tour of "Joseph" and Sandy Rass  from "Cats" and "Starlight Express".  All monies raised will go to the Weston Orthopaedic Development Fund.  For further details please click HERE. 

Also check out Bindy's MYSPACE for more info on the talented little minx !

Despite being on a punishing schedule with his tour around the UK with NOISES OFF,  Colin has provided some 'Autumnal' THOUGHTS OF A TIME LORD in his latest BLOG.     

Just a reminder that the boxed set of season 23:  THE TRIAL OF A TIME LORD is out to buy in the UK from tomorrow.    Packed with specially made documentaries,  archive clips and commentaries,  it will be the definitive overview of this ambitious story which would mark the end of the Sixth Doctor's TV reign.

 2009 will see the DVD release of  the final two Sixth Doctor stories yet to be issued,  THE TWIN DILEMMA and ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN.

Some pics of Colin as Selsdon Mowbray in NOISES OFF have now been added to our production page.

The end of December sees a Big Finish subscriber exclusive featuring Colin and India Fisher as the Doctor and Charley.     The Krotons make their return to Doctor Who,  a welcome return following their only TV appearance opposite Patrick Troughton's Doctor in the 1960's.    The story has been written by Big Finish supremo and part time Dalek,  Nicholas Briggs.  Th story will also feature Philip Madoc who appeared in the original Krotons TV episode (although playing a different character this time) and perhaps most famous as Solon,  keeper of 'The Brain Of Morbius' in 1976.

CAST:

Colin Baker (The Doctor), India Fisher (Charley Pollard), Philip Madoc (Rag Cobden), Matthew Burgess (Ned Gillespie), Susan Brown (Eleanor Harvey), Glynn Sweet (Professor Lyle Woodruff), Ian Brooker (Romilly), Andrew Dickens (Security), Nicholas Briggs (Krotons)

SYNOPSIS:

The new touring production of NOISES OFF starring Colin has now got it's own official website.  www.noisesoff.co.uk 

We have replaced our Coventions & Signings page with a new CALENDAR section.   This gives a day by day guide to Colin's appearances both in the theatre and personal appearances (conventions, signings etc.)   It is easy to navigate and allows visitors a chance to post comments on any given appearance. Hopefully this will be an easier way to follow Colin's movements both in the UK and further afield.

Big Finish have announced a series of bonus features on their forthcoming release of THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE.  

The Ultimate Adventure - DISC ONE

Remembering The Ultimate Adventure
A retrospective documentary narrated by Nicholas Briggs -- Stars Colin Baker and David Banks and writer Terrance Dicks recall the making of the original stage show, which made its debut at the Wimbledon Theatre in 1989 and then toured the UK.

In Conversation: Nicholas Briggs and Peter Ware
Nicholas Briggs(The Voice of the Daleks) and Peter Ware (assistant editor of Doctor Who Magazine) share their memories of the stage show, and reveal what this audio adaptation means to them.

The Ultimate Adventure - DISC TWO

Remaking The Ultimate Adventure
The cast, director and producers reveal how The Ultimate Adventure was reborn on audio, almost 20 years after the original production.

The Making of the Music
The Ultimate Adventure contains three musical numbers, performed for this production by Claire Huckle, Noel Sullivan and Nadine Cox. We follow them during the recording, while Musical Director Darren Lord reveals how the songs were revisited.

Just a reminder that Character Options' 5" figure of The Sixth Doctor is starting to hit retailers right now.    The figure comes with a free section of the Giant Robot from Tom Baker's debut story which is completed by collecting the other figures in the classic series set.    Go out and buy your own mini Colin - you know you want to !!!!

Colin's talented daughter Bindy has now got her own YouTube channel to showcase her singing.  Please follow the link below and see for yourself what a great voice she has !

http://uk.youtube.com/BeeBop20  

A new novel by the late Craig Hinton and completed by his good friend Chris McKeon is available for order.    TIME'S CHAMPION features the 6th Doctor and Mel in an all new adventure.     All proceeds are going to the British Heart Foundation, and the book is priced at £8.99 + £2 p & p.   Order online at http://www.timeschampion.co.uk/     It's for a very good cause so please support this publication and enjoy one more time Craig's great writing talent.

In keeping with the extended coverage on this site of the hit 1970s drama THE BROTHERS in which Colin starred,   the great man has kindly taken part in a Q & A about his time on the series.  CLICK HERE to read the interview.   We hope to feature more Q & A's with Colin's co-stars during the coming months.

Colin has confirmed he will be appearing as a guest artist in a forthcoming episode of the popular ITV drama KINGDOM to be recorded at the end of July.    We will be bring you more info on this when we have it.