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I have just released Sydney Newman's biography THE MAN WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX, which will feature in Doctor Who Magazine 513, and is at the moment being reviewed for the Summer issue of Cosmic Masque.

I wondered if there would be any interest in the summer on a lecture on Sydney, and on the origins of the show?

This month's CT is a double issue in order to accommodate the amount of material, as we pay tribute to the War Doctor, John Hurt.

Watching Books the team behind the brilliant 'You and Who' series and its different variants are looking for contributors for their latest offering 'Our Sarah' which is dedicated to the life and work of the great Elisabeth Sladen. Head over to http://youandwho.weebly.com/our-sarah.html to find out how you can get involved in this or their other current projects.

We are delighted to announce that The Capitol will be reopening its doors across the weekend of 28th/29th April 2018.

Lots more details to follow in the coming days and weeks!

The final figures for our charities are as follows:

Syrian Refugees £1125-95 (£1407.43)
Cystic Fibrosis Trust £535-00 (£668.75
OCD UK £295-00 (£368.75)
Grand Order of Water Rats £260-00(£325.00)

The numbers in brackets are with gift aid. A grand total of £2769.93 was raised, thanks to each and every one of you. Doctor Who fans are the best!

Over the next few days we will make the items boring our Charity Auction at the Capitol, available to view online. Take a look and keep coming back to see more...

https://www.facebook.com/The-Capitol-II-Charity-Auction-133404643870018/...

Overnight ratings for Thin Ice on BBC1 yesterday suffered a bit of a drop off, achieving 20% or 3.76 million viewers. More at Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04/thin-ice-overnight-viewing-figures....

The consolidated ratings for the U.K. broadcast of 'The Pilot' added over 2 million viewers to the overnight figure. The show achieved just under 6.7 million viewers, making it number 10 for the whole week.

More information is availed from Doctor Who News here: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04/the-pilot-official-ratings.html

'Smil'e had an overnight rating of 4.25m or 23% on its BBC1 debut in the UK last night. It was 4th for the day after 'Match of the Day', 'All Round to Mrs Brown's' and 'Britain's Got Talent'.

Consolidated figures for 'The Pilot' are expected tomorrow.

More available at http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04/smile-overnight-viewing-figures.html

The BBC1 premiere achieved an overnight audience of 4.64m, being 25% of the audience. It was the second most popular programme on BBC1 yesterday beaten only by Mrs Brown's Boys which was slightly higher at 4.67m

More here at Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04/the-pilot-overnight-viewing-figures...