Free Giveaway CDs and DVDs with newspapers

Brothbeard

This weekend the Guardian and Observer are giving away two free Doctor Who audio CD's: The Hounds of Artemis narrated by Matt Smith and The Rings of Steel narrated by Arthur Darvill.


Plus, see the Guardian every day next week to find out how you can claim a free Doctor Who download from the Hornets' Nest series, read by Tom baker.

quoia

Brothbeard wrote: »

Plus, see the Guardian every day next week to find out how you can claim a free Doctor Who download from the Hornets' Nest series, read by Tom baker.

No details regards getting these yet ....

BUT here is what's on offer

The Doctor Who – Hornets' Nest arc is an essential listen for any fan of the Doctor Who series, fitting well into the continuity of the television episodes between Leela's departure and Romana's arrival.

Paul Magrs scripts are very reminiscent of the Gothic horror the Doctor Who television serials from the mid 1970s, while both Tom Baker and Richard Franklin slip back into their former characters, of the Doctor and Captain Yates, with great ease. Even though the actors were never given any television airtime together, they work exceptionally well in each others company on audio.

Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsy is a great addition to the cast, particularly as her character develops to be an integral part of the plot throughout the story arc. Daniel Hill, Clare Corbett, Stephen Thorne and Rula Lenska are all in evidence of a great supporting cast, each making guest appearances throughout the series.

Each of the 5 episodes lasts approximately 65 minutes

The Hornets' Nest Series begins with .....

1. The Stuff of Nightmares

A scene setter of things to come ......
The Doctor is reunited with his former UNIT colleague Captain Mike Yates, and is trapped by a horde of vicious dead creatures in an apparently innocuous English country cottage. As the Doctor relates his recent escapades to his old friend, it becomes clear to Mike that they are facing an enemy of unimaginable power and horrific intent.

2. The Dead Shoes

The Doctor recounts to Mike a recent adventure in which he travelled back to the seaside town of Cromer in the summer of 1932. Arriving at the strange palace of Curio's, he befriends a young girl, Ernestina Stott. Ernestina becomes entranced by one of the museums strange exhibits – a pair of ballet shoes. Both the Doctor and Ernestina become drawn into a terrifying scenario in which they are chased by animated dolls through a nightmarish model house. The Doctor finds that a familiar enemy is hunting him, as the sound of hornets fills the air.

3. The Circus Of Doom

Sees the mystery of the hornets deepen when watching a circus parade come to Blandford in 1832. The Doctor finds the people of the community strangely drawn towards the garish big top. As the Doctor pays the circus a visit, the local Doctor, Adam Farrow finds his sister caught up with the circus and its sinister ringmaster, an evil hypnotic dwarf called Antonio.
The Doctor discovers there is more to Antonio's hypnotic hold over people than meets the eye. Furthermore, the Doctor becomes increasingly concerned about his own involvement with Antonio's state of mind.

4. A Sting In The Tale

The Doctor arrives in a bleak English midwinter of the Dark Ages. Learning that wild dogs besiege the local Tilling Abbey every night, the Doctor is given shelter by the sisters of the abbey. As the Doctor begs an audience with the Mother Superior, fiercely protected by the sisters, he finds that something unearthly has already happened there. As night falls again, the dogs can be held off no longer, and the sisters' secret is about to be revealed.

5. The Hive Of Horror

The Doctor and Mike know they have to face the enemy for a final confrontation. Along with the unwilling Mrs. Wibbsey, they are reduced to miniature size and venture inside the hornets' nest itself. The Queen of the hornets' awaits the enemy which she and her brood have faced so many times over the millennia. To guarantee the survival of her alien race for another thousand years, this is a battle she aims to win and the loyalty of the Doctor's friends will be tested to the limit.

quoia

quoia wrote: »

No details regards getting these yet ....

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Don't know how long these codes will be "active" and allow each of the 5 episodes of Hornets' Nest to be downloaded for free, but here they are ...

I'll add further as and when they are released

Redeem at https://www.audiogo.co.uk/doctorwho-hornetsnest

1. The Stuff of Nightmares - h87ne701

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/audiodownload/20635/doctor-who-hornets-nest-1-the-stuff-of-nightmares

2. The Dead Shoes - n35t02

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/audiodownload/20636/doctor-who-hornets-nest-2-the-dead-shoes

3. The Circus Of Doom - ci7c753

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/audiodownload/20637/doctor-who-hornets-nest-3-the-circus-of-doom

4. A Sting In The Tale - s71ng04

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/audiodownload/20638/doctor-who-hornets-nest-4-a-sting-in-the-tale

5. The Hive Of Horror - h7v355

http://www.audiogo.co.uk/audiodownload/20639/doctor-who-hornets-nest-5-hive-of-horror

scott_lithgows

Sunday 6th.(might be via tesco though)

The News of the World is rolling out a TV advert, featuring Liam Gallagher’s new band Beady Eye, to promote the launch of its new men’s magazine supplement Jam.
The Beady Eye ad accompanies the magazine’s CD giveaway featuring five tracks from the band’s debut album and a 17-minute interview.

robin58

Doctor Who links still active as of Saturday morning 5th March.

quoia

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 13th March 2011

FREE DVD

A PRIVATE FUNCTION (1984)

starring MICHAEL PALIN & MAGGIE SMITH

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089838/

It’s 1947 - Austerity Britain, belts are being tightened, fair shares for all, the coldest winter in decades and a royal wedding. Sound familiar?
It's a tale that centres around Betty, an adorable pig who is being illegally reared to ensure that the local dignitaries can celebrate the forthcoming Royal Wedding with a lavish banquet while everyone else makes do with Spam.

AND ... the DVD includes

A PREVIEW of EXCLUSIVE TRACKS

from the new Cameron Mackintosh MUSICAL based on it

BETTY BLUE EYES

scotty_smith

Free 12 track Spandau Ballet CD inside the Mail on Sunday this Sunday

More info here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365768/Free-Spandau-Ballet-CD-week-The-biggest-hits-supergroup-helped-set-80s-alight.html

quoia

The modern 21st century CD giveaway

A DOWNLOAD ...from iTunes

... courtesy of THE OBSERVER - this Sunday - 20th March

Enjoy an hour of of classical music from one of the greatest orchestras in the world, the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by some of the most highly regarded conductors in the world, including Sir Simon Rattle.

Hopefully it'll be a generic code not an individually unique one - so no need to buy the paper - just get the details on Sunday

I'll update with details as soon as I have them

quoia

And another modern 21st century CD giveaway

Another DOWNLOAD ...from iTunes

... courtesy of THE TELEGRAPH and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - this weekend- 19th & 20th March

In each edition there is a "great glossy guide" titled Confident Computing.

In conjunction with this knowledge learning the Telegraph have teamed up with iTunes so you can download an album of beautiful classical music .....

RINGING IN SPRING

Starting on Saturday, you can download the first five tracks of 10.

1) Beethoven: Symphony No.6 - Pastoral
2) R. Schuman: Symphony No.1 - Spring
3) Elgar: Enigma Variations - Nimrod
4) Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 - Spring
5) Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words

Get another 5 on Sunday

1) Grieg: Peer Gynt - Prelude - Morning
2) Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Act 1
3) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Spring
4) Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim
5) Handel: Messiah: Good Tidings

Hope this will also be a generic code not an individually unique one - so no need to buy the paper - just get the codes on each day

I'll update with and further details as soon as I have them

Brothbeard

Saturday's Telegraph iTunes download is here...

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-telegraph-great-classical/id426946832?wm=1

and Sunday's is here...

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-telegraph-great-classical/id426951873?wm=1