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Al Dewar and Ed Barnett-Ward Return!

WHO C2C Season 1 Episode 145

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It’s the one you’ve been waiting for!

After their joint debut appearance on WHOC2C last year and then Ed’s solo appearance AND then Al appearing with Jo Martin, we’re bringing back two of our most beloved guests!

In case you don’t know, Al Dewar is the Creative Director at Character Options which includes his work on the Doctor Who figure range and Ed Barnett-Ward runs The Affable Company who sculpt and create the figures themselves.

In this new episode, we talk about…


  • The Fugitive Doctor figure selling out and crashing the CO website
  • B&M sales and online exclusives and the future of figure sales
  • Sales in high street stores
  • Al's day to day work at CO
  • What happens at a Toy Fair
  • Fans paying compliments about the figures via photography
  • YouTube critics of the range
  • Creative choices and working on things you love and things you don’t
  • The Vortex series of figures
  • Being a “Mom n’ Pop” business
  • Digital v Physical sculpts
  • Fugitive figure problems
  • International distribution
  • Eric roberts' head
  • The Valeyard...?
  • The Mutt
  • An update on Emperor Davros…
  • Liz Shaw and a newly sculpted Third Doctor...
  • The Yeti figure!
  • Doctor Who Furby’s!?

And, of course, lots more!

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