Doctor Who- The Ultimate Monster Guide Review

Having missed out on two years worth of monsters and enemies, instead opting to follow the story of the spaceships and companions in the Whoniverse, BBC Books have released The Ultimate Monster Guide, a compliation of the first three villian reference books with added content from Last of the Time Lords onwards. Of course, the first and foremost questions fans will undoubtedly be asking is: if I already have the other three, is there any point in buying this book?

The answer is quite straightforward: Monster Guide is currently selling for an RRP of £15, double the price of a usual release of this type, meaning that if you're expecting a bargain, book shops aren't the place to look. There are well over 300 pages to the guide, offering oodles of Who goodness, the trouble is we've seen most of it before, and, bar the updates to the Dalek, Cybermen & Master sections, there isn't much room for new monsters to shine, with the classic villians proving to be in the limelight here. This isn't to say Monster Guide is a bad release, quite the contrary. The colourful and detailed pages really are stunning, and this is worth at least a borrow for every avid fan, it's just that many won't be so easily tempted to read through much of the same again. 3/5

Sarah Jane Adventures Series 3 Airs

The Sarah Jane Adventures began with a New Year's Day special in 2007, and then spawned two popular series in 2007 & 2008 respectively, featuring old Doctor Who villians such as Slitheen and Sontarans. Now, it's back for a third handful of adventures, featuring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Anji Mohandra as Rani Chandra, Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer and Tommy Knight as Luke Smith. The first story, Prisoner of the Judoon, featuring the return of the infamous police rhinos from Smith & Jones and The Stolen Earth has already aired on CBBC One, but you can catch it again on BBC iPlayer or on Saturday 17th October when it is repeated on the CBBC Channel. I managed to catch both parts (shown on Thursday and Friday at 4.35pm) on CBBC, and thought they kicked off the new season relatively well. How about you guys? Do you watch SJA, and if so, did you enjoy Prisoner?

TARDIS HQ Version 1.1 Uploaded- More To Come

From now on, I'm planning to add updates to the site, like new videos and polls, and each time I do so, I'm announcing the update as a new version of the blog. For example, this week I've left behind The Waters of Mars (though check out Youtube for a new clip of the episode) in favour of Time Crash itself, a brilliant episode that, rumour has it via the papers, could foreshadow this year's Doctor Who Children In Need outing, as the episode could somehow feature all 10 Doctors (don't ask!), and replaced the POTD poll (which in the end was a mixed bag, but its safe to say no one got the most out of the first special) with one asking which David Tennant outing you lot are looking forward most to. Expect more updates over the next few days, and a minor update when I return from vacation, by which time I will dub the blog TARDIS HQ Version 1.1.1. Keep watching for new posts!

TARDIS HQ Version 1.1 Coming

If anyone is following this blog, they'll probably think there hasn't been much in the way of updates recently. And they're certainly right. My daily updates of TARDIS HQ have been scarce, which I apologize for, but sadly proper series-defining Who news has been hard to find recently. I'm going to give TARDIS HQ a somewhat revamp over the next couple of days, so you should see a lot of changes and new posts to take a look. Also, expect a brand new poll, along with the winner of the POTD poll. Any suggestions for TARDIS HQ 1.1?

Torchwood Three Return For Children Of Earth Tommorow

As every Doctor Who fan will know, tommorow- 6th of July- helms the return of its debatably best spin off, Torchwood, in the form of a five part series (Children In Earth) taking place from the 6th to 10th July. I don't need to tell you what's happening, just give you this one piece of advice: go and watch the episodes from Monday-Friday, each day at 9-10pm.

The Doctor Calls...In SJA

Yes, you heard right. Alright, other blogs have probably posted this a thousand times already, but I've been a busy of late, and haven't been able to update the blog much. Anyway, as you may not know, the Tenth Doctor will be starring in a soon-to-be-named episode of Series Three of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

This isn't the first time since 2005 the pair of time travellers regrouped, as they also met up in School Reunion, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. K-9 will also appear in the SJA episode. Looking forward to it yet? Send comments.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 410 Cover Uploaded

The official Doctor Who magazine has been running for 30 years now, and has reached its 410th issue, which takes a look at Karen Gillan, who will play the new companion to the Time Lord next year in Series Five, alongside new actor Matt Smith, who will portray the Eleventh Doctor. Karen previously appeared in Series Four episode The Fires of Pompeii as a sneaky soothsayer. As with the previous "Who is Matt Smith?" article that was published in DWM a couple of issues ago, the "Who is Karen Gillan" feature will look at Karen's acting roles, and also have the first exclusive written interview with Karen about recieving the role. Also, DWM 410 will investigate the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) aka his travels, his enemies and, obviously, his regeneration. This look is part of the Watcher's Guide to the Doctor, which will take a look at all ten of his incarnations. Best of all, there's a preview of Torchwood: Children Of Earth, not to mention news of the Christmas finale for the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Above you'll see the cover for DWM 410; you can expect the issue to come out this Thursday, at the awesome prices of £3.99.