There are Doctor Who toys and collectibles merchandise in shops virtually so long as there have been adventures for the famous Time Lord. Over timethere are some quite classic memorable Doctor Who toys and merchandise, like the famous 60s Dalek costumes for children, and some that haven't been so brilliant (the Dapol figures may come to mind). Thankfully, with the sustained large popularity of Doctor Who toys, merchandise and DVDs, the franchise looks well set to be around for a fantastic long while yet.

This is marvellous. I've personally loved Doctor Who for 20 years, and was thrilled when it returned to our sets during 2005. Of course, there are a few less than marvellous episodes since it returned, however these have been happily few. Christopher Eccleston's ninth Doctor brought the television series back in style, however it had been the advent of David Tennant's tenth Doctor that actually saw the show start as a global phenomenon.

Doctor Who is larger at the moment than it ever was during the first 1963-1989 run, and since it came back it has involved some of the best talent the British TV and movie industry has to supply, both in front of and behind the camera. The series of Doctor Who toys at the moment on offer is large and wide and wonderfully awesome for fans young and previous, who have a massive choice of toys, games, statues, posters and more to add to their Doctor Who collection.

And, at this time that the age of the eleventh Doctor is about to begin, ushering in Matt Smith within the title role as our heroic Time Lord, everything will alter again and a whole extra range of Doctor Who collectibles will be unveiled, with the new logo, the new version of the Doctor, his new companion, the new version of the TARDIS and a new rogue's gallery of monsters and villains!

The come back of Doctor Who took old fans by surprise, but it was the sheer extent of its popularity that has surprised everybody even more. At this time there are Doctor Who toys, merchandise and collectibles on the market at all superb stores and on all of the best sites on the web, and therefore the line will continue changing and growing. Simply like the Doctor himself, Doctor Who toys and merchandise keeps on coming back!

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