Farewell...

Hello everyone,

As you have probably noticed, we haven`t returned on the 23rd as I said we would. I`m afraid, it`s not just a delay - we are closing permanently. 

I just don`t have time to run the blog. There are many reasons and I`m going to be even busier than I am now in the New Year so I think it`s time to step back. Besides, hardly anyone visits here so it doesn`t seem worth it. Unfortunately, the new design will never be seen, the new pages will never be opened and the online magazine will never be read. It is a shame as I had worked so hard on this blog and on the features I was hoping to launch on January 1st. I`m sure you`ll agree that the blog has been going down hill lately as I have been so busy. I was hoping this would change in the New Year but I`m afraid that it won`t and I don`t want to disappoint.

I would like to thank each and every one of you who are reading this. All of you people who visit the blog, who check back regularly and who subscribe - you`ll all made this such an enjoyable experience. And of course, special thanks must go to Chandra! Our back-up poster did such a wonderful job whenever I was away and was always able to help. He really was a tremendous help. Thank you Chandra!

So this is it, the final goodbye. I hope you have enjoyed the blog while it`s lasted. We`ve been running for 155 days, reached almost 10,000 hits and made 299 posts. It has been brilliant! Thank you all! So, for now this is goodbye. One day, the blog may return, infact, I`m almost certain it will. But for now, it`s time for a break. So in the words of the 1st Doctor, One day, I will come back. Yes, I will come back. Until then there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine :P 

If you want to be the first to know if we`re returning, just subscribe to News Through Time and Space. 

Before I go, I just want to say you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic... And you know what? So was I! *Regenerates/Logs Off*

*Facepalm*

Thank You...

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We Are Temporarily Closed!

Hello,

I'm afraid News Through Time and Space is temporarily closed!

I am working on a new design for the blog including new pages which I hope to launch on January 1st and if I am going to do that, I need to concentrate on just that and not post.

We will however, be reopening on Wednesday 23rd December!

Please continue to visit once we are running normally again!

If you'd like to receive updates regarding the closure including the finalised date and time of re-opening, please email me at doctorwhodave@gmail.com or fill in this email form and simply put "Updates" in the message box.

Thanks for your understanding and we'll see you on the 21st!

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"Christmas Is Cancelled"

Well, not really but since Naismith says that in the End of Time trailer I thought I would too :P
No, Christmas isn't cancelled but I'm afraid our Advent Calendar is...

I'm very busy lately and it's hard enough to post all of the advent stuff in my free time, never mind creating everything for the calendar. I just don't have time and there is no way I can fill all 25 spaces in the calendar. Lots of people promised me they would do things for the calendar and very few have actually done so. So, the advent calendar must end. Hopefully by next year the blog will be more popular and we'll have more contributions to the calendar.

But that's not the only sad news. Also, the blog is temporarily closing...
If I'm going to have the new blog design and pages ready for New Years, there's no way I can post news too (And even without posting news, I'm not sure if I'll be ready in time) so I am going to have to close temporarily while I sort it. Hopefully, we will reopen on Monday 21st December. 

Sorry everyone!

Please stick with us though - normal service will resume by January.

Thanks!

P.S I'm going to post again about the blog closing so it's the first thing visitors see :)

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 416

The cover of the Doctor Who Magazine Christmas Special (Issue 416) has now been released and can be seen below:

The bumper issue, containing a whopping 84 pages, hits the shops on Thursday 10th December and at the price of £4.99, will cost one pound more than usual but it's certainly worth it as it contains:

- David Tennant Interview

- John Simm Interview

- Bernard Cribbins Interview

- Christmas Specials Preview

- Part 1 of the Tenth Doctor's final comic strip adventure

- Russell T Davies' final Production Notes

- The Watcher's Guide to the Tenth Doctor

- Review of 2009

- Chance to win DVD boxsets

- Giant double-sided A1 poster!

Make sure you buy the brilliant DWM Christmas Special!

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Day Two!

So sorry that this is so late. I've been very sick so haven't felt up to doing this.

Anyway, here is day two of advent!

Continuing our Christmas Song countdown, here is everyone's favourite - Merry Christmas Everyone.

And also, here's a schedule of all Doctor Who related TV and Radio over the festive season! It's not all Doctor Who, a lot of it is just the same actors but some people might be interested. I myself won't be watching the David Tennant Bedtime Stories on Cbeebies but some people may want to :P

Enjoy:

- Dreamland Omnibus

Saturday 5th December: 10:00 - 10:45: BBC TWO

- Carry On Sergeant (Starring William Hartnell)

Saturday 5th December: 13:10 - 14:50: GOLD

- The Poison Sky

Monday 7th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- The Graham Norton Show (Starring Catherine Tate)

Monday 7th December: 22:35 - 23:20: BBC ONE

- The Doctor's Daughter

Tuesday 8th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- The Unicorn and the Wasp

Wednesday 9th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Silence in the Library

Thursday 10th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Chain Reaction (Tennant interviews Richard Wilson)

Thursday 10th December: 23:00 - 23:30: BBC RADIO 4

- Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf - Part One

Friday 11th December: 17:30 - 18:00: BBC SEVEN

- Doctor Who Christmas Idents

From Saturday 12th December: BBC ONE

- Shelved

Saturday 12th December: 10:30 - 11:00: BBC RADIO 4

- An Hour With Jon Pertwee

Saturday 12th December: 17:00 - 18:00: BBC SEVEN

- Forest of the Dead

Monday 14th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Blue Peter

Tuesday 15th December: 16:35 - 17:00: BBC ONE

- Midnight

Tuesday 15th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Turn Left

Wednesday 16th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Never Mind The Buzzcocks: Doctor Who Special (Starring DT, CT and Bernard Cribbins)

Wednesday 16th December: 22:00 - 22:30: BBC TWO

- The Stolen Earth

Thursday 17th December: 19:00 - 19:45: BBC THREE

- Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf - Part Two

Friday 18th December: 17:30 - 18:00: BBC SEVEN

- The Vengeance of Morbius

Friday 18th December: 18:00 - 19:00: BBC RADIO 7

- The Infinite Quest

Saturday 19th December: 10:00 - 10:45: BBC TWO

- Bedtime Stories (David Tennant Reading)

Monday 21st December:  18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Journey's End

Monday 21st December: 19:00 - 20:05: BBC THREE

- Bedtime Stories (DT Reading)

Tuesday 22nd December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- The Next Doctor

Tuesday 22nd December: 19:00 - 20:00: BBC THREE

 - Bedtime Stories (DT Reading)

Wednesday 23rd December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Planet of the Dead

Wednesday 23rd December: 19:00 - 20:00: BBC THREE

- Tennant Interview on GMTV

Thursday 24th December: 6:00 - 9:25: ITV1

- Dreamland Omnibus

Thursday 24th December: 9:30 - 10:15: BBC ONE

- Bedtime Stories (DT reading)

Thursday 24th December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- The Waters of Mars

Thursday 24th December: 19:00 - 20:00: BBC THREE

- QI (Starring David Tennant)

Thursday 24th December: 22:00 - 22:30: BBC ONE

- The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

Friday 25th December: 11:15 - 12:10: BBC ONE

- The End of Time: Part One

Friday 25th December: 18:00 - 19:00: BBC ONE + BBC HD

- Doctor Who Confidential - Lords and Masters

Friday 25th December: 19:00 - 20:00: BBC THREE

- Catherine Tate - Nan's Christmas Carol (David Tennant Appearance)

Friday 25th December: 22:30 - 23:20: BBC ONE

- David Tennant and Catherine Tate

Saturday 26th December: 10:00 - 13:00: BBC RADIO 2

- Hamlet (Starring David Tennant)

Saturday 26th December: 17:05 - 20:10: BBC TWO

- Desert Island Discs (Tennant)

Sunday 27th December: 11:15 - 12:00: BBC RADIO 4

- Hamlet (Starring David Tennant)

Sunday 27th December: 16:45 - 19:45: BBC HD

- Bedtime Stories (DT reading)

Sunday 27th December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Bedtime Stories (DT Reading)

Monday 28th December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Who on Who? (David Tennant interviews RTD)

Tuesday 29th December: 17:00 - 18:00: BBC RADIO 2

- Bedtime Stories (DT reading)

Tuesday 29th December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Starring David Tennant)

Tuesday 29th December: 22:20 - 23:30: CHANNEL 4

- Bedtime Stories (DT reading)

Wednesday 30th December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- Doctor Who at the Proms

Thursday 31st December: 14:00 - 15:00: BBC HD

- Bedtime Stories (DT Reading)

Thursday 31st December: 18:50 - 19:00: CBEEBIES

- The End of Time: Part Two

Friday 1st January: 18:40 - 19:55: BBC ONE + BBC HD

- Doctor Who Confidential - Allonsy

Friday 1st January: 19:55 - 20:55: BBC THREE

So plenty there to keep us Who fans happy over Christmas!

Check back later for Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5!

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Welcome to Advent!

Hooray!
December is finally here!
And so, advent begins!

As you can see, the blog is a little decorated for Christmas with some lovely Christmas music and our advent calendar is here!

I have been very busy organizing the new advent page (I will be posting the stuff here but linking to it all from the advent calendar over there so that you can find it all in one easy place) so have not had much time to organize todays advent treat.

Firstly, everyday throughout advent we will be posting a brilliant Christmas song to get in the mood for Christmas.
To start things off, now that it's December, it's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

Also, timelord6 has very kindly made a brilliant video for the advent calendar using the Tenth Doctor action figure!

Very good!

And finally, the first part of one of our advent stories can be read now! I have two big stories planned. One I have finished and is a 4-part story which will be posted from 20th-24th December and the other I started writing today and will be posting a part every other day starting today. Not sure how long it will be yet. I am also hoping to do the odd other story too so stay tuned! Anyway, here is Part 1 of Sontarans in the Snow:

The attic of 13 Bannerman Road was full of happiness on December 25th 2009. Luke, still in his pyjamas, and Sarah Jane were opening presents in front of Mr Smith who had a “Merry Christmas” banner on his screen. Luke unwrapped a rectangular shaped present and found inside the new Xbox game that Clyde had told him so much about. “But...” a confused Sarah Jane stuttered “I never got you that!?”. 

“Then, who did?” asked Luke. 

“Merry Christmas” said Mr Smith.

“Mr Smith? You got me this?”.

“Correct” Mr Smith replied.

“But how? You’re a computer!” Luke questioned.

“Exactly, Luke. I’m a computer, I have access to eBay” Mr Smith informed Luke.

“Thanks, Mr Smith!” replied Luke.

“So, Clyde and Rani and their families are still coming over for Christmas Lunch, yes?” Sarah Jane asked Luke.

“Yeah. Gita told me to thank you again. Oh and she said she’ll bring some brussels sprouts” Luke told his Mum.

“Clyde will be pleased” Sarah Jane laughed.

“Sarah Jane...” Mr Smith suddenly started talking again.

“Not aliens?” Sarah Jane asked fearing the worst.

“No. I just thought you might like to know that it is snowing!” he announced. Hearing this, Luke rushed over to the window and broke out in a huge grin as he saw a layer of snow covering Bannerman Road. 

An hour later, the attic was completely empty. Sarah Jane and Luke were out in the street with Rani and Clyde playing in the snow and in the attic, Mr Smith was shut down leaving the room in silence. Then all of a sudden, Mr Smith activated himself in a rush and an “Alert” sign was flashing on his monitor as he said “Alert, Alert – Substance is not snow! Substance is not snow! Sontaran Clone Feed! Sontaran Clone Feed! ". Mr Smith continued to repeat this over and over again but no one was there to hear as the gang continued to throw what they thought were snowballs, at eachother in the street...

Keep checking back to follow the story!

So that is it for today but this is far from the only advent calendar you can visit.

For starters, the official Doctor Who website have their Advent Calendar as always.

The Doctor Who Figures Online Forum will have another advent calendar this year but it will start tomorrow due to Seb, the owner, being very busy. 

And last but certainly not least, VortexGuyz934, the brilliant YouTube channel, has an advent calendar too which we are supporting! Visit everyday for a brilliant advent video!

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So there is plenty of stuff to get you in the mood for Christmas!

Remember to come back tomorrow for the next festive treat!

Thanks!

P.S Sorry about the long post. I will be looking into putting the stories somewhere else and just linking to them to save space but I was in a rush today so this will have to do for now.

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