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The''' Merlin Doctor Who Sticker''' Collection is licensed by the BBC and published by Topps Europe Ltd.


The Merlin Doctor Who Sticker Collection is licensed by the BBC and published by Topps Europe Ltd.
Merlin Stickers are sold in packs (35p for a packet of six in the UK), that can be collected to fill a sticker album (available separately) from newsagents (priced £1.49 in the UK).
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Merlin Stickers are individually sold in packs (35p for a packet of 6 in the UK), that can be collected to fill a sticker album (available separately) from newsagents (priced £1.49 in the UK).
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A number of magazines and national newspapers promoted the collection especially the BBC’s own titles often with free stickers or albums being given away.  


==Doctor Who Sticker Collection (1) ==                                                                                                                                                          
A number of magazines and national newspapers promoted the collection, especially the BBC's own titles, often with free stickers or albums being given away.
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Image:Merlin1.jpg|The First Merlin Sticker Album 2006
== ''Sticker Collection'' ==
[[File:Merlin1.jpg|thumb|The first Merlin sticker album (2006)]]
* Paperback, 40 pages
* Price: £1.49 / €2.29
* Number of stickers: 208
** plus an additional ''Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker'' of the [[John Lumic|Cyber Controller]], priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
* There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
 
*A ''Sticker Collection Hardback Binder'' was advertised on the back cover to order from Topps Direct.
**Item code: DW-019
**Price: £2.50 / €3.50
 
=== Contents ===
* Do You Want to Come with Me?
* [[The Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
* [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]]
* [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]]
* S1.1: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''
* S1.2: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]''
* S1.3: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''
* S1.4: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''
* S1.5: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]''
* S1.6: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''
* S1.7: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]''
* S1.8: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]''
* [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]]
* S1.9: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''
* S1.10: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''
* [[Platform One|Aliens Aboard Platform One]]
* [[Dalek|The Daleks]]
* Monsters and Aliens
* S1.11: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''
* S1.12: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''
* S1.13: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''
* ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''
* S2.1: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''
* S2.2: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''
* S2.3: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]''
* S2.4: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]''
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
* How to Complete Your Sticker Collection
 
=== Related promotions ===
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (13-19 May 2006) came with:
** A copy of the sticker album secured inside the magazine, marked "FREE WITH RADIO TIMES" on the back.
** An exclusive A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled ''Time Travel Adventures'', with 12 sticker spaces labelled "A"-"M", (but missing "I").
** Six stickers stapled inside the album, three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
** A commercial ran on UK television to advertise the promotion.
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (20-26 May 2006) came with:
** The first packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with two exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (27 May-2 June 2006) came with:
** The second packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (3-9 June 2006) came with:
** The third packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 7|issue 7]] (29 June-12 July 2006) included a free packet of stickers.
 
== ''Sticker Collection Second Edition'' ==
[[File:Merlin2.jpg|thumb|The second Merlin sticker album (2007)]]
* Paperback, 48 pages
* Price: £1.49 / €2.29
* Number of stickers: 246
** plus an additional ''Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker'' of the Doctor & Martha, priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
* There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
* An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled ''Monsters and Aliens Uncovered'', with 14 sticker spaces labelled "A"-"P", (but missing "I" and "O").
 
=== Contents ===
* Are You Ready?
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
* [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]]
* [[Cyberman|Meet the Cybermen]]
* S2.5: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''
* S2.6: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]''
* S2.7: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]''
* S2.8: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''
* S2.9: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]''
* S2.10: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]''
* S2.11: ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]''
* S2.12: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''
* S2.13: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]''
* [[Dalek|The Daleks]]
* The Doctor & Rose's Adventures
* S3. ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''
* [[Martha Jones]]
* S3.1: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''
* S3.2: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''
* S3.3: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]''
* S3.4: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''
* [[TARDIS|TARDIS Adventures]]
* How to Complete Your Sticker Collection
 
=== Related promotions ===
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (21-27 April 2007) came with:
** The first packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with two exclusive Radio Times stickers and four normal stickers for the album.
** A copy of the sticker album, only if purchased from [[W H Smith]], marked "This Album is free with Radio Times only at WHSmith" on the front cover.
** If purchased elsewhere you had to redeem your free sticker album via post by sending a large self-addressed stamped envelope (with 60p worth of 2nd Class stamps) to ''Radio Times'' by 31 May 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/5035282|title=Radio Times - Docor Who|date of source=28 April 2007|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (28 April-4 May 2007) came with:
** The second packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with one exclusive Radio Times sticker and five normal stickers for the album.
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' (5-11 May 2007) came with:
** The third packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with one exclusive Radio Times sticker and five normal stickers for the album.
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 28|issue 28]] (26 April-9 May 2007) included a copy of the sticker album and a free packet of stickers.
 
== ''Sticker Collection All New Edition'' ==
[[File:Melin3.jpg|thumb|The third Merlin sticker album (2008)]]
* Paperback, 48 pages
* Price: £1.49 / €2.29
* Number of stickers: 227
** plus 6 ''Win a Dalek'' competition stickers labelled "C1"-"C6".
** plus 18 ''Hot off the Press'' exclusive stickers labelled "X1"-"X18", these were made available from [[28 June (releases)|28 June]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]], priced £1.00 available to order direct from the publisher.
** plus an additional ''Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker'' of the Doctor & Donna, priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
* There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
* An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled ''A to Z'', with 15 sticker spaces labelled "P1"-"P15".
* The ''Win a Dalek'' competition offered two [[This Planet Earth]] Daleks as prizes - [[Dalek Caan]] & [[Dalek Sec]]. To enter you had to collect the backing paper from the six competition stickers, and send them to Topps Europe Ltd. along with your name and address. The first valid entry received, won Dalek Caan and the rest were put into a prize draw to win Dalek Sec, the closing date was midday on [[24 September]] 2008, which was day of the prize draw.
 
=== Contents ===
* Win a Dalek
* Come with Me!
* S3.5: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''
* S3.6: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''
* S3.7: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''
* S3.8: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''
* S3.9: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''
* S3.10: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''
* S3.11: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''
* S3.12: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''
* S3.13: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* 3.CIN: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''
* 4.X: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''
* [[Donna Noble]]
* S4.1: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]''
* S4.2: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]''
* The Doctor & Donna
* S4.3: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]''
* S4.4: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''
* Series 4 Uncovered
* How to Complete Your Sticker Collection
 
=== Related promotions ===
* UK national tabloid newspaper ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' included a voucher for a free sticker album in a Saturday edition redeemable at newsagents and stockists.
* UK national tabloid newspaper ''[[Daily Mirror]]''/''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' included a free sheet of 6 stickers every day between [[7 June (releases)|7]]-[[13 June (releases)|13 June]] 2008, giving away of a total of 42 stickers (as shown below). Also included (on Saturday-Monday and Wednesday-Thursday) was a voucher to get the sticker album for free. The voucher could be redeemed at Merlin stockists or by post (which required a payment of £1.30 for p&p). The offer expired on 28 June 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080607|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=7 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/959967/newspaper-summary-saturday-7th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Saturday 7th June|date of source=7 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/sunday-mirror/20080608|title=Sunday Mirror|date of source=8 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/961469/newspaper-summary-sunday-8th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Sunday 8th June|date of source=8 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080609|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=9 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/962821/newspaper-summary-monday-9th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Monday 9th June|date of source=9 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080610|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=10 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/964811/newspaper-summary-tuesday-10th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Tuesdayday 10th June|date of source=10 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080611|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=11 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/967087/newspaper-summary-wednesday-11th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Wednesday 11th June|date of source=11 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080612|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=12 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/969283/newspaper-summary-thursday-12th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Thursday 12th June|date of source=12 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20080613|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=13 June 2008|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/971295/newspaper-summary-friday-13th-june|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Friday 13th June|date of source=13 June 2008|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref>
 
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:MerlinPromoSheets.jpg|All 6 ''Daily Mirror'' promotional sticker sheets.
File:Merlin X stickers.JPG|''Hot off the Press'' stickers.
</gallery>
</gallery>
* Number of Stickers:  plus additional completion sticker available direct from the publisher.
* Stickers were of three types; small, larger and larger with foiled frames.
* Coverage: With introductory pages featuring [[The Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] and [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] the main album gives coverage to the televised stories from the beginning of Series One [[Rose (TV story)|Rose]] to Series Two’s [[The Girl in the Fireplace]] and include the first Christmas Special [[The Christmas Invasion]].
* Other topics given their own spread include; [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack]], [[Platform One|Aliens Aboard Platform One]], [[Dalek|The Daleks]], Monsters and Aliens, and [[TARDIS|the TARDIS]]
===Related Promotions===
* The BBC’s leading title [[Radio Times]] included in its [[13-19 May|13]] [[May]]      [[2006]] issue;
: A detachable sticker album secured inside the magazine (marked front and back exclusive to Radio Times).
: Exclusive A1 single sided Doctor Who 12 sticker poster entitled Time Travel Adventures.
: Exclusive set of 6 stickers for the above pull-out poster with a further three sets of six stickers being given away over the next three weeks along with a free pack of Merlin stickers.
* The BBC’s (then) fortnightly [[DWA Issue 7|Doctor Who Adventures Issue 7]] included a free packet of the Merlin stickers.


==Doctor Who Sticker Collection (2) ==                                                                                                                                                          
== ''Sticker Collection'' ==
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[[File:Merlin4.jpg|thumb|right|The fourth Merlin sticker album (2009)]]
Image:Merlin2.jpg|The Second Merlin Sticker Album 2007
* Paperback, 48 pages
</gallery>
* Price: £1.49 / €2.29
* Number of Stickers:   plus additional completion sticker available direct from the publisher.
* Number of stickers: 246
* Stickers were of three types; small, larger and larger with foiled frames.
* There were two types of stickers: small and large (Shiny foil).
* Coverage: With introductory pages featuring [[The Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] and [[Cybermen|the Cybermen]] the main album gives coverage to the televised stories from Series Two [[Rise of the Cybermen]] to Series Three's [[Daleks in Manhattan]] and the third Christmas Special [[The Runaway Bride]].
* An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, with 14 sticker spaces labelled "P1"-"P14".
* Other topics given their own spread include; The [[Dalek]]s, The Doctor & Rose’s Adventures, [[Martha Jones]], and [[TARDIS|TARDIS Adventures]].
* Individual packets contained 6 stickers and were priced 40p / 60c.
* An A1 single-sided sticker poster entitled ‘Monsters and Aliens Uncovered’ with space for 14 stickers was detachable from the stapled album.
* The inside back cover included a half-page advertisement for ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]''.
===Related Promotions===
* The ''Win a TARDIS'' competition offered a [[This Planet Earth]] TARDIS as a prize. To enter you had to collect 10 empty sticker packets, answer the question - ''What is the name of the Doctor's new companion?'' A. Annie Pond B. Amy Pond or C. Anita Pond, and send them to Topps Europe Ltd. along with your name and address. Each entry was put into the prize draw and also gained 100 "Swapit" points. The closing date was midday on [[30 September]] 2010, and the winner was notified on [[8 October]] 2010.
* The BBC’s leading title [[Radio Times]] included in its [[21 - 28 April|21]] [[April]]       [[2006]] issue a free pack of Merlin stickers attached inside along with a Doctor Who BBC audio promotional.
* Unlike previous issues both sticker albums and packets carried the Topps Stickers logo in place of Merlin stickers although remain distributed by Merlin.
* The BBC’s (then) fortnightly [[DWA Issue 27|Doctor Who Adventures Issue 27]] included a free packet of the Merlin stickers along with the Sticker Collection Album.
 
* A further packet of Merlin stickers were given away in [[DWA Issue 28|Doctor Who Adventures Issue 28]].
=== Contents ===
* Win a TARDIS and Many Other Cool Prizes!!!
* Let the Adventures Begin!
* ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]''
* ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''
* ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]''
* ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
* Facts You Should Know About the Doctor!
* Top Gadgets
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* Introducing [[Amy Pond]]
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
* Villains
* ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]''
* ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]''
* The Doctor and Amy
* The Doctor's Allies
* ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''.
* Mega Quiz
* The TARDIS
* How to Complete Your Sticker Collection
 
=== Related promotions ===
* The 9 May 2010 edition of the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' included a voucher to get the sticker album and a packet of 6 stickers for free. The following day the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' included a voucher to get another packet of 6 stickers for free. The vouchers could be redeemed at branches of newsagents Martin's, McColl's & RS McColl. Both offers expired on 16 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/sunday-mirror/20100509/page/1|title=Sunday Mirror|date of source=9 May 2010|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2455915/newspaper-summary-sunday-9th-may-2010|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Sunday 9th May 2010|date of source=9 May 2010|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mirror/20100510/page/28|title=Daily Mirror|date of source=10 May 2010|publisher=Press Reader|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/32658775|title=NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Monday 10th May 2010|date of source=10 May 2010|publisher=MoneySavingExpert|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 165|issue 165]] included a free packet of stickers.
 
== ''Regeneration Sticker Album'' ==
* Paperback, 32 pages
* Price: £2.99 / €4.80
* Number of stickers: 192
* The album came bagged with 6 packets of stickers, together labelled the ''Sticker Collection Starter Pack''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313052015/https://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/non-food/topps-unveils-doctor-regeneration-stickers-11-09-2014/|title=Topps unveils Doctor Who Regeneration stickers|date of source=11 September 2014|publisher=Talking Retail|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081626/http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-regeneration-sticker-collection-2014/|title=Doctor Who 2014 Regeneration Sticker Collection|date of source=11 September 2014|publisher=The Doctor Who Site|accessdate=13 March 2021}}</ref>
* There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Holographic sparkly foil).
* Individual packets contained 5 stickers and were priced 50p / 80c.
 
=== Contents ===
* Intro
* An Introduction to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* Gallifrey
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* The TARDIS
* The Daleks
* The Cybermen
* The Weeping Angels
* The Ice Warriors
* The Gunslinger
* The Great Intelligence
* The Silence
* The Master
* Zygons
* Solomon
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]], [[Martha Jones]] & [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* The Ponds
* [[War Doctor]]
* The Time War
* The Doctor's Gadgets
* Need to Know Info About the Doctor
* Regeneration
* A New Adventure Begins...
* How to Complete Your Doctor Who Regeneration Sticker Collection
 
=== Related promotions ===
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 355|issue 355]] (24 September-7 October 2014) included an exclusive A2 single-sided wallchart, with 8 sticker spaces labelled "DWA1"-"DWA8" and three exclusive promotional packets of stickers. These contained two exclusive stickers for the wallchart, nine normal stickers for the album and two stickers that could be used for either the wallchart or the album.
* ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' [[DWA 356|issue 356]] (8-21 October 2014) included three exclusive promotional packets of stickers. These contained two exclusive stickers for the wallchart, nine normal stickers for the album and two stickers that could be used for either the wallchart or the album.
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


==Doctor Who Sticker Collection (3) ==                                                                                                                                                          
== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219120151/http://www.merlinonline.com/index.asp Merlin Online (19 December 2008)]
Image:Melin3.jpg|The Third Merlin Sticker Album 2008
</gallery>
* Number of Stickers: 227 plus, 15 poster stickers, 6 competition stickers and an additional completion sticker available direct from the publisher along with 18 ‘hot off the press’ stickers.
* Stickers were of three types; small, larger and larger with foiled frames.
* Coverage: The main album gives coverage to the televised stories from the beginning of Series Three [[Evolution of the Daleks]] to Series Four’s [[The Sontaran Stratagem]] and also includes the [[Children in Need]] Special [[Time Crash]] and the third Christmas Special [[Voyage of the Damned]].


===Related Promotions===
{{TitleSort}}
* The BBC’s leading title [[Radio Times]] included in its [[13-19 May|13]] [[May]] [[2006]] issue a free packet of Merlin stickers
* The UK’s national tabloid newspaper the Sun included a voucher for a free sticker album in a Saturday edition redeemable at newagents and stockists.
* The UK’s national tabloid newspaper [[The Mirror Newspaper|The Mirror]] (and [[The Mirror Newspaper|Sunday Mirror]]) ran a week long promotion with a free giveaway of 7 sheeted stickers on consecutive days (as shown below).
<gallery>
Image:MerlinPromoSheets.jpg|All 6 Mirror promotional sticker-sheets.
Image:Merlin X stickers.JPG|Hot off the Press stickers.
</gallery>


==External Links==
[[Category:Activity books]]
* [http://www.merlinonline '''Merlin stickers official publishers website''']
[[Category:Doctor Who merchandise]]
[[Category:Activity Books]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

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The Merlin Doctor Who Sticker Collection is licensed by the BBC and published by Topps Europe Ltd.

Merlin Stickers are sold in packs (35p for a packet of six in the UK), that can be collected to fill a sticker album (available separately) from newsagents (priced £1.49 in the UK).

A number of magazines and national newspapers promoted the collection, especially the BBC's own titles, often with free stickers or albums being given away.

Sticker Collection[[edit]]

The first Merlin sticker album (2006)
  • Paperback, 40 pages
  • Price: £1.49 / €2.29
  • Number of stickers: 208
    • plus an additional Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker of the Cyber Controller, priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
  • There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
  • A Sticker Collection Hardback Binder was advertised on the back cover to order from Topps Direct.
    • Item code: DW-019
    • Price: £2.50 / €3.50

Contents[[edit]]

Related promotions[[edit]]

  • Radio Times (13-19 May 2006) came with:
    • A copy of the sticker album secured inside the magazine, marked "FREE WITH RADIO TIMES" on the back.
    • An exclusive A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled Time Travel Adventures, with 12 sticker spaces labelled "A"-"M", (but missing "I").
    • Six stickers stapled inside the album, three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
    • A commercial ran on UK television to advertise the promotion.
  • Radio Times (20-26 May 2006) came with:
    • The first packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with two exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
  • Radio Times (27 May-2 June 2006) came with:
    • The second packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
  • Radio Times (3-9 June 2006) came with:
    • The third packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with three exclusive stickers for the poster and three normal stickers for the album.
  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 7 (29 June-12 July 2006) included a free packet of stickers.

Sticker Collection Second Edition[[edit]]

The second Merlin sticker album (2007)
  • Paperback, 48 pages
  • Price: £1.49 / €2.29
  • Number of stickers: 246
    • plus an additional Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker of the Doctor & Martha, priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
  • There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
  • An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled Monsters and Aliens Uncovered, with 14 sticker spaces labelled "A"-"P", (but missing "I" and "O").

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Related promotions[[edit]]

  • Radio Times (21-27 April 2007) came with:
    • The first packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with two exclusive Radio Times stickers and four normal stickers for the album.
    • A copy of the sticker album, only if purchased from W H Smith, marked "This Album is free with Radio Times only at WHSmith" on the front cover.
    • If purchased elsewhere you had to redeem your free sticker album via post by sending a large self-addressed stamped envelope (with 60p worth of 2nd Class stamps) to Radio Times by 31 May 2007.[1]
  • Radio Times (28 April-4 May 2007) came with:
    • The second packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with one exclusive Radio Times sticker and five normal stickers for the album.
  • Radio Times (5-11 May 2007) came with:
    • The third packet of stickers marked "FREE PACKET WITH RADIO TIMES", with one exclusive Radio Times sticker and five normal stickers for the album.
  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 28 (26 April-9 May 2007) included a copy of the sticker album and a free packet of stickers.

Sticker Collection All New Edition[[edit]]

The third Merlin sticker album (2008)
  • Paperback, 48 pages
  • Price: £1.49 / €2.29
  • Number of stickers: 227
    • plus 6 Win a Dalek competition stickers labelled "C1"-"C6".
    • plus 18 Hot off the Press exclusive stickers labelled "X1"-"X18", these were made available from 28 June 2008, priced £1.00 available to order direct from the publisher.
    • plus an additional Doctor Who Completion Certificate Sticker of the Doctor & Donna, priced 10p / 15c available to order direct from the publisher.
  • There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Shiny foil).
  • An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, entitled A to Z, with 15 sticker spaces labelled "P1"-"P15".
  • The Win a Dalek competition offered two This Planet Earth Daleks as prizes - Dalek Caan & Dalek Sec. To enter you had to collect the backing paper from the six competition stickers, and send them to Topps Europe Ltd. along with your name and address. The first valid entry received, won Dalek Caan and the rest were put into a prize draw to win Dalek Sec, the closing date was midday on 24 September 2008, which was day of the prize draw.

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  • UK national tabloid newspaper The Sun included a voucher for a free sticker album in a Saturday edition redeemable at newsagents and stockists.
  • UK national tabloid newspaper Daily Mirror/Sunday Mirror included a free sheet of 6 stickers every day between 7-13 June 2008, giving away of a total of 42 stickers (as shown below). Also included (on Saturday-Monday and Wednesday-Thursday) was a voucher to get the sticker album for free. The voucher could be redeemed at Merlin stockists or by post (which required a payment of £1.30 for p&p). The offer expired on 28 June 2008.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
  • All 6 Daily Mirror promotional sticker sheets.

    All 6 Daily Mirror promotional sticker sheets.

  • Hot off the Press stickers.

    Hot off the Press stickers.

Sticker Collection[[edit]]

The fourth Merlin sticker album (2009)
  • Paperback, 48 pages
  • Price: £1.49 / €2.29
  • Number of stickers: 246
  • There were two types of stickers: small and large (Shiny foil).
  • An A1 single-sided poster stapled inside the album, with 14 sticker spaces labelled "P1"-"P14".
  • Individual packets contained 6 stickers and were priced 40p / 60c.
  • The inside back cover included a half-page advertisement for Doctor Who Adventures.
  • The Win a TARDIS competition offered a This Planet Earth TARDIS as a prize. To enter you had to collect 10 empty sticker packets, answer the question - What is the name of the Doctor's new companion? A. Annie Pond B. Amy Pond or C. Anita Pond, and send them to Topps Europe Ltd. along with your name and address. Each entry was put into the prize draw and also gained 100 "Swapit" points. The closing date was midday on 30 September 2010, and the winner was notified on 8 October 2010.
  • Unlike previous issues both sticker albums and packets carried the Topps Stickers logo in place of Merlin stickers although remain distributed by Merlin.

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Related promotions[[edit]]

  • The 9 May 2010 edition of the Sunday Mirror included a voucher to get the sticker album and a packet of 6 stickers for free. The following day the Daily Mirror included a voucher to get another packet of 6 stickers for free. The vouchers could be redeemed at branches of newsagents Martin's, McColl's & RS McColl. Both offers expired on 16 May 2010.[16][17][18][19]
  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 165 included a free packet of stickers.

Regeneration Sticker Album[[edit]]

  • Paperback, 32 pages
  • Price: £2.99 / €4.80
  • Number of stickers: 192
  • The album came bagged with 6 packets of stickers, together labelled the Sticker Collection Starter Pack.[20][21]
  • There were three types of stickers: small, large and large (Holographic sparkly foil).
  • Individual packets contained 5 stickers and were priced 50p / 80c.

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  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 355 (24 September-7 October 2014) included an exclusive A2 single-sided wallchart, with 8 sticker spaces labelled "DWA1"-"DWA8" and three exclusive promotional packets of stickers. These contained two exclusive stickers for the wallchart, nine normal stickers for the album and two stickers that could be used for either the wallchart or the album.
  • Doctor Who Adventures issue 356 (8-21 October 2014) included three exclusive promotional packets of stickers. These contained two exclusive stickers for the wallchart, nine normal stickers for the album and two stickers that could be used for either the wallchart or the album.

Footnotes[[edit]]

  1. ↑ Radio Times - Docor Who. MoneySavingExpert (28 April 2007). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (7 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Saturday 7th June. MoneySavingExpert (7 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Sunday Mirror. Press Reader (8 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  5. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Sunday 8th June. MoneySavingExpert (8 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (9 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  7. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Monday 9th June. MoneySavingExpert (9 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (10 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Tuesdayday 10th June. MoneySavingExpert (10 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (11 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  11. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Wednesday 11th June. MoneySavingExpert (11 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (12 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  13. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Thursday 12th June. MoneySavingExpert (12 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (13 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  15. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Friday 13th June. MoneySavingExpert (13 June 2008). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  16. ↑ Sunday Mirror. Press Reader (9 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  17. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Sunday 9th May 2010. MoneySavingExpert (9 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  18. ↑ Daily Mirror. Press Reader (10 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  19. ↑ NEWSPAPER SUMMARY - Monday 10th May 2010. MoneySavingExpert (10 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  20. ↑ Topps unveils Doctor Who Regeneration stickers. Talking Retail (11 September 2014). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.
  21. ↑ Doctor Who 2014 Regeneration Sticker Collection. The Doctor Who Site (11 September 2014). Retrieved on 13 March 2021.

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