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Geek Syndicate
Thirteen Things To Look Forward To in 2013
Having survived the Mayan apocalypse, digested Nan’s mince pies, and recovered from that New Year’s Day hangover in time to stumble back to work, things must seem slightly dull. On top of that, you’re probably worrying that there won’t be anything to look forward to in 2013, after the epic year that was 2012. Well, fear not as the Geeks list thirteen things (because it’s 2013 … see what we did there?) to look forward to in the year ahead!
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1 - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary
(BBC - November) The Doctor (Matt Smith) returns to our screens this year with a new companion, Clara Oswin Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman) as the second half of the latest series launches sometime this year. However there is far more to look forward to in 2013 than just more episodes of the television series. The British institution turns fifty in November and show-runner Steven Moffat is promising big things – although he remains characteristically tight lipped about what they might be. In a recent press preview of the 2012 Christmas Special, Moffat had this to say: “I promise you, we’re going to take over television. Trust me.”

On top of that, a whole heap of merchandise, including Royal Mail Stamps, re-prints of classic novels – one for each Doctor and also a range of monthly-released short stories by classic children’s authors is being produced. The stories are available individually on Amazon (beginning with Eoin Colfer’s First Doctor adventure, A Big Hand for the Doctor) and will be published together at the end of the year. There will also be a veritable barrage of other merchandise available throughout the year as well! Check out this page on thedoctorwhosite.co.uk which aims to keep track of all the fiftieth anniversary items.

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