Merlin Stickers

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 ==
* 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 ===
* Do You Want to Come with Me?
* The Doctor
* Rose
* Mickey
* Jackie
* S1.1: Rose
* S1.2: The End of the World
* S1.3: The Unquiet Dead
* S1.4: Aliens of London
* S1.5: World War Three
* S1.6: Dalek
* S1.7: The Long Game
* S1.8: Father's Day
* Captain Jack
* S1.9: The Empty Child
* S1.10: The Doctor Dances
* Aliens Aboard Platform One
* The Daleks
* Monsters and Aliens
* S1.11: Boom Town
* S1.12: Bad Wolf
* S1.13: The Parting of the Ways
* The Christmas Invasion
* S2.1: New Earth
* S2.2: Tooth and Claw
* S2.3: School Reunion
* S2.4: The Girl in the Fireplace
* 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 issue 7 (29 June-12 July 2006) included a free packet of stickers.
== Sticker Collection Second Edition ==
* 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?
* The Doctor
* Rose
* Mickey
* Meet the Cybermen
* S2.5: Rise of the Cybermen
* S2.6: The Age of Steel
* S2.7: The Idiot's Lantern
* S2.8: The Impossible Planet
* S2.9: The Satan Pit
* S2.10: Love & Monsters
* S2.11: Fear Her
* S2.12: Army of Ghosts
* S2.13: Doomsday
* The Daleks
* The Doctor & Rose's Adventures
* S3. The Runaway Bride
* Martha Jones
* S3.1: Smith and Jones
* S3.2: The Shakespeare Code
* S3.3: Gridlock
* S3.4: Daleks in Manhattan
* 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.
* 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 ==
* 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.
=== Contents ===
* Win a Dalek
* Come with Me!
* S3.5: Evolution of the Daleks
* S3.6: The Lazarus Experiment
* S3.7: 42
* S3.8: Human Nature
* S3.9: The Family of Blood
* S3.10: Blink
* S3.11: Utopia
* S3.12: The Sound of Drums
* S3.13: Last of the Time Lords
* The Doctor
* 3.CIN: Time Crash
* 4.X: Voyage of the Damned
* Donna Noble
* S4.1: Partners in Crime
* S4.2: The Fires of Pompeii
* The Doctor & Donna
* S4.3: Planet of the Ood
* S4.4: The Sontaran Stratagem
* Series 4 Uncovered
* How to Complete Your Sticker Collection
=== Related promotions ===
* 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.
File:MerlinPromoSheets.jpg|All 6 Daily Mirror promotional sticker sheets.
File:Merlin X stickers.JPG|Hot off the Press stickers.
== Sticker Collection ==
* 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.
=== Contents ===
* Win a TARDIS and Many Other Cool Prizes!!!
* Let the Adventures Begin!
* The Next Doctor
* Planet of the Dead
* The Waters of Mars
* The End of Time
* Facts You Should Know About the Doctor!
* Top Gadgets
* The Eleventh Doctor
* Introducing Amy Pond
* The Eleventh Hour
* Villains
* The Beast Below
* Victory of the Daleks
* The Doctor and Amy
* The Doctor's Allies
* 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.
* Doctor Who Adventures 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.
* 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 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 ==
== External links ==
* Merlin Online (19 December 2008)
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