Bookmark and Share Win K9 Series One Volume One on DVD

1/27/2011 04:22:00 pm - Posted by Chuck Foster

The Doctor Who News Page is offering winners the chance to win a copy of the first volume of K9, covering episodes one to thirteen of the first series.

K9 BLAST BLASTS INTO HIS OWN LIVE ACTION SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES COMBINING COMEDY, ACTION AND SUSPENSE!

Originally created for the classic British sci-fi show Doctor Who in 1977, K9 has long been an iconic television character. He was created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin, who had been long standing contributors to the show from the Jon Pertwee days through to the Tom Baker era. The robotic dog worked his way into the nation’s hearts and he made on screen come back in 2006 showing up in the David Tennant story School Reunion.

K9 now blasts into his own sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense, which is being shown on shown on Five in the UK. The series combines live action and stunning visual effects and comes from his original creator Bob Baker.


K9: Series One Volume One is due for release in the shops from 31st January 2011.

We have three copies up for grabs of the DVD courtesy of Organic Marketing. To be in for a chance of winning the competition, simply answer this question:

In which David Tennant episode did K9 make his first appearance for over 20 years?
  • Blink
  • School Reunion
  • The Christmas Invasion

Send your answer with your name, address and email to us at k9-competition@doctorwhonews.net, with the subject line K9 Competition.

Closing Date: Friday 11th February 2011



News links:
K9: UK DVD release update (22nd Dec 2010)

Bookmark and Share Competition roundup 16th January 2011

1/15/2011 05:40:00 pm - Posted by Chuck Foster

Here is a list of the currently known competitions related to Doctor Who:

SiteClosing DateCompetition
DrWho Online31st JanWin one of three copies of Meglos.
DrWho Online31st JanWin the Series Five Boxed Set [members only]
Collectors Club of Great Britain31st JanWin The Eleven Doctors Collectors Set.
Model Railways Live31st JanWin a Bachman Class 221 'Dr Who' Super Voyager.
Whovian Netn/aWin one of three copies of the official 2011 Calendar when they reach 1000 Twitter Followers
Eye of Horus31st JanWin one of ten copies of The Mutants.

Bookmark and Share Ratings Competition Winners

1/04/2011 01:08:00 am - Posted by Chuck Foster

Doctor Who: RatingsBARB have now issued the official ratings for the Week Ending 26 December, confirming A Christmas Carol has a final rating of 12.11 million viewers. Once figures for those watching on HD are factored in, the programme finished fourth for the week, behind EastEnders, Coronation Street and the new Matt Lucas and David Walliams comedy, Come Fly With Me.

Only eight other Doctor Who episodes have ranked fourth or higher in the weekly charts, including Matt Smith's first story, The Eleventh Hour.

Thank you to all those who entered our Christmas Competition.

The standard was high with over 25% of answers within half a million of the correct answer.
The highest guess was an optimistic 15.48 million and the lowest a pessimistic 7.4 million.
Doctor Who: Ratings
Only one person, Peter Hart of Oxford in the United Kingdom, correctly guessed the exact number of 12.11 million.

He wins an Eleventh Doctor Christmas Adventure Set and as a bonus for guessing the exact number we will be sending a DVD of A Christmas Carol.

We have five runners up who also win an Eleventh Doctor Christmas Adventure Set.
  • Chris Chalmers of London (12.10 million)
  • Russell Reinke of Lake Wales, Florida (12.12 million)
  • Kevin James Kirby of Camarillo, California (12.12 million)
  • Lyndsey Robinson of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (12.08 million)
  • Sharon Vincent of Carterton, Oxfordshire (12.14 million)