Thursday, November 1, 2007

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Tennant Interviews Minogue

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 09:49 AM CDT

David Tennant can be heard interviewing Kylie Minogue for an hour-long programme later this month on BBC Radio 2. The BBC Press Office says X-amining Kylie is to be broadcast on Tuesday, November 27 at 10.30pm, and will feature Tennant talking to Minogue about her life and work. Minogue plays the character Astrid in the forthcoming Christmas special Voyage Of The Damned. The radio programme coincides with the release of her tenth studio album,...

Peter Moffatt 1923 - 2007

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 09:49 AM CDT

Former Doctor Who Director Peter Moffatt has died at the age of 84. Moffatt had a long and distinguished career in British television working on some of the nations best known drama series including All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo and Within These Walls. For Doctor Who he directed six stories starting with the 1980 Tom Baker story State of Decay and finishing with the 1985 story The Two Doctors which featured both the second and the...

Tennant's Fincham praise

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 06:46 AM CDT

The Stage, The Guardian and The Sun all give coverage today to David Tennant's praise for former Controller of BBC One Peter Fincham and his Head of Publicity Jane Fletcher at last night's National Television Awards ceremony in London. Fincham and Fletcher were forced to resign from their positions at the BBC last month following the so-called "Crowngate" controversy, where an audience of journalists at a BBC press launch were shown a misleading...

Who would like to meet Sarah-Jane? - Sunderland Echo

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 05:37 AM CDT


Who would like to meet Sarah-Jane?
Sunderland Echo, UK - 1 hour ago
... becoming the first "classic" companion to reappear in the new series when she starred alongside 10th Doctor David Tennant in last year's School Reunion. ...

MediaGeek comic strip #5

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 05:37 AM CDT

The latest comic strip, penned by our own New York Editor. Sorry about the late running, it's been a busy week. Click to enlarge! Find out more about MediaGeek's projects over at www.justiceleagueonfilm.com and ...

Obituary: Peter Moffatt

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 05:12 AM CDT

Obituary: Peter Moffatt
News Dated: 1/11/2007

It is with deepest regret that we announce the passing of Peter Moffatt.

Peter was best known to Doctor Who fans for directing a number of stories from the classic series. Peter's Docto Who directional credits include; State of Decay, The Visitation, Mawdryn Undead, The Five Doctors, The Twin Dilemma and The Two Doctors.

DWO would like to extend its sympathies to Peter's friends and family.

[Sources: DWO; Neil Marsh]

Eighties Throwback

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 04:34 AM CDT

According to one poster on the Outpost Gallifrey forum Doctor Who's former script editor Andrew Cartmel is set to write an episode of Torchwood. User Blake comments: "Andrew Cartmel gave a lecture to our Screenwriters class yesterday (31st Oct) and revealed he is currently writing an episode for S2 of Torchwood. He didn't give any other details (obviously) but I thought I'd get the ball rolling for discussion of his impending episode here..."

Cartmel oversaw the tailend of 1980's Doctor Who, script editing such serials as "Remembrance of the Daleks", "The Curse of Fenric" and the final classic series adventure "Survival". He famously developed a "Cartmel Masterplan" for the series - which attempted to return a little mystery and enigma to the character of the Doctor...

But all we really got was Sylvestor McCoy rolling his r's.

It was rumoured a while back that Cartmel would be returning to the Who universe sometime over the next year, but this latest 'rumour' hasn't been confirmed by anybody in the Torchwood's "official circle". It's not clear - if true - if Cartmel's script will be part of the second series, or the proposed third year. More news when we get it.

Elsewhere and the lovely (!) Sci-Fi Now Magazine has reviewed Torchwood's complete series one DVD boxset -giving it a lowly two out of five stars, citing that the series is even less exciting when viewed back to back. The magazine, only six months old, already has a reputation for looking down upon Doctor Who and its spin-offs. And this review doesn't help to convince otherwise.

Daleks aren't people persons - Times Online

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 04:10 AM CDT


Daleks aren't people persons
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
The Dalek Party (manifesto: "Ex-ter-min-ate") has invaded Earth from within. Are we sure that Heather Mills is the mad one? True, as she ranted about the ...

Dragon Goes Giant - EXPN

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 03:27 AM CDT


Dragon Goes Giant
EXPN - 1 hour ago
Giant joins an elite roster of artists that includes the legendary CAP, Dalek, Scrojo and Brian Ewing. Giant is currently working with Dragon on future DAP ...

David Tennant thanks his lucky pants - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 02:21 AM CDT


David Tennant thanks his lucky pants
Now Magazine Online, UK - 2 hours ago
David Tennant was awarded Best Actor at the National Television Awards last night – and put it all down to his lucky pants. The Doctor Who star, 36, ...

Darryl Stephens Makes A “Gay” Debut - Queerty

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 01:31 AM CDT


Darryl Stephens Makes A "Gay" Debut
Queerty, NY - 47 minutes ago
Mr. Stephens joins other television titans such as Tim Gunn, Queer As Folk writer Russell T. Davies and uber-gay judge David Young. ...

Burton x Kidrobot - Transworld Snowboarding.com

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 01:00 AM CDT


Burton x Kidrobot
Transworld Snowboarding.com, CA - 2 hours ago
Artists whose characters appear on the board include Paul Budnitz, Frank Kozik, Dalek, Tilt, Sket One and more. The Burton Kidrobot Custom Plus marks the ...

The bizarre life of Big Brother's Brian (VIDEO) - What's On TV

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 12:34 AM CDT


The bizarre life of Big Brother's Brian (VIDEO)
What's On TV, UK - 4 hours ago
... judging by the volume of screaming, the fans' favourite at the National Television Awards, the adulation rivalling Doctor Who star David Tennant. ...

David hails Doctor Who diversity - This is North Scotland

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 12:32 AM CDT


David hails Doctor Who diversity
This is North Scotland, UK - 1 hour ago
David Tennant praised Doctor Who for its varied cast, as the revived show won the Most Popular Drama gong at the National TV Awards for a third year in a ...

“These sci-fi people vote” - Stage

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 12:21 AM CDT


"These sci-fi people vote"
Stage, UK - 1 hour ago
Well, that̢۪s according to Kelly Osbourne at last night̢۪s National Television Awards to explain away how David Tennant could bag the Most Popular Actor ...

The Doctor and The Hamster get a rousing welcome at TV awards - hellomagazine.ca

Posted: 01 Nov 2007 12:12 AM CDT


The Doctor and The Hamster get a rousing welcome at TV awards
hellomagazine.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago
It took David, accompanied by sidekick Freema Agyeman, a full 20 minutes to navigate the red carpet, as fans clamoured his name and begged for autographs. ...

Who’s the star attraction at historic Margam Castle - ic Wales

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 11:17 PM CDT


Who's the star attraction at historic Margam Castle
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
THE Doctor Who Tardis landed at Margam Castle last week, when the country park was transformed into a film set for the new series of the hit show. ...

Doctor Who triumphs, Joss and Dushku reunite, Heroes Origins nixed - Thursday round-up

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 10:59 PM CDT

Doctor Who triumphs! Doctor Who won two awards at the National Television Awards on Wednesday night. The show won Best Drama while David Tennant won best actor. Freema Agyeman lost out to EastEnders Lacey Turner for Best Actress. The awards were voted for...

Largest number of Daleks is world record - Bolton News

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 10:49 PM CDT


Largest number of Daleks is world record
Bolton News, UK - 2 hours ago
Ian Griffin, museum director, said: "The Doctor Who Up-Close exhibition has been our most popular exhibition yet, and the Dalek remains one of the most ...

Charlie blames pub for soap ratings - Sleaford Standard

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 09:09 PM CDT


Charlie blames pub for soap ratings
Sleaford Standard, UK - 5 hours ago
Charlie, 20, was speaking on the red carpet at the National TV Awards, where he was nominated for most popular actor alongside Doctor Who star David Tennant ...

National Television Awards success

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 08:35 PM CDT

National Television Awards success
News Dated: 31/10/2007

Doctor Who has won two of the three categories it was nominated in at this years NTA's.

The categories won were as follows:

Most Popular Actor - David Tennant; Doctor Who; The Doctor - (3rd consecutive year)
Most Popular Drama Programme - Doctor Who - (3rd consecutive year)

Freema Agyeman lost out on the Most Popular Actress award to EastEnders actress; Lacey Turner.

[Source: DWO]

The Time Meddler DVD for 2008

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 08:34 PM CDT

The Time Meddler DVD for 2008
News Dated: 31/10/2007

The Time Meddler; starring William Hartnell as The Doctor, is coming to DVD in 2008.

Confirmation comes from the BBFC website (British Board of Film Classification), where it is listed as 'coming soon to dvd' on the forthcoming Silurians DVD extras. As DWO has previously reported, The Silurians will be released together with The Sea Devils and Warrior's of the Deep.

[Sources: DWO; James Cluskey]

DWO WhoCast - Episode #59

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 08:31 PM CDT

DWO WhoCast - Episode #59
News Dated: 31/10/2007

Episode #59 of the DWO WhoCast is now online!

In this week's episode... Paul and Seb bring you not one, but two very special interviews. First up we have Anneke Wills, who played 'Polly' in the classic series, and then we have Louise Jameson , who played 'Leela' in the classic series.

Together will all the latest Doctor Who News and Feedback - the DWO WhoCast is just what the Doctor ordered!

The DWO WhoCast is FREE to download, and contains all the latest from the world of Doctor Who.

If you are an iTunes user, make sure you vote and put your comments in iTunes; the more people that vote and leave their comments the higher up the rankings we go and the more successful we are. 

Also if you have any feedback let us know, and of course suggestions are always welcome. You can also email us an mp3 comment and we can play it on the show.

SUBSCRIBE to the DWO WhoCast!:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=151362609&s=143444

DOWNLOAD the MP3 version of the DWO WhoCast - Episode #59:
http://www.thewhocast.com/podcast/WC-EP-59-31-10-07.mp3

[Source: DWO]

Doctor Who wins National TV Award for most popular drama

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 06:31 PM CDT

Doctor Who scooped the National Television Award for most popular drama last night, with its star David Tennant taking the gong for most popular actor for the second year in a row.

Dr Who scoops two top prizes at National Television Awards - ic Wales

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 06:29 PM CDT


Dr Who scoops two top prizes at National Television Awards
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
DOCTOR Who proved it is still a huge favourite with its audience after picking up two awards at the National Television Awards. ...

Corrie's Kym scoops TV Oscar - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:42 PM CDT


Corrie's Kym scoops TV Oscar
Manchester Evening News, UK - 30 minutes ago
Timelord David Tennant was named Most Popular Actor. Catherine Tate was also celebrating as her show was named Most Popular Comedy programme. ...

Ant and Dec win hat-trick of awards, despite phone scandals - Media Guardian

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:39 PM CDT


Ant and Dec win hat-trick of awards, despite phone scandals
Media Guardian, UK - 33 minutes ago
David Tennant, who plays the Timelord, was named most popular actor and the show won the most popular drama prize for the third time. ...

Ant & Dec big winners at TV awards - RTE.ie

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:38 PM CDT


Ant & Dec big winners at TV awards
RTE.ie, Ireland - 34 minutes ago
David Tennant and Freema Agyeman accepted the most popular drama award for 'Doctor Who'. Tennant, who plays the Doctor, said: "We're very proud to make ...

ANT AND DEC TRIUMPHANT AT TV AWARDS - Daily Star

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:38 PM CDT


ANT AND DEC TRIUMPHANT AT TV AWARDS
Daily Star, UK - 34 minutes ago
Top Gear won the factual title and The Catherine Tate Show took the most popular comedy programme category. A frequent refrain at the awards - which were ...

ANT AND DEC SWEEP THE BOARD AT COMMON TV AWARDS - Daily Mash (satire)

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:34 PM CDT


ANT AND DEC SWEEP THE BOARD AT COMMON TV AWARDS
Daily Mash (satire), UK - 38 minutes ago
The programme's principal actor, David Tennant, a Glaswegian, said: "Ahm totally fuckin' chuffed tae bits byra way and ahm gonna get totally pished up noo ...

Winners in the Toms River Halloween parade - Asbury Park Press

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:19 PM CDT


Winners in the Toms River Halloween parade
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 9 hours ago
Best Costume, ages 18 and up: First place, Jack Mayhoffer, "Stormtrooper''; second place, Hank Trabold, "Dalek'' (a type of robot from the TV series "Doctor ...

Tate scoops TV award - Chortle

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:05 PM CDT


Tate scoops TV award
Chortle, UK - 1 hour ago
The Catherine Tate Show has been named most popular comedy at the 2007 National Television Awards. The programme been fellow nominees Ugly Betty, ...

Ant and Dec awards joy - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 03:03 PM CDT


Ant and Dec awards joy
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
It was also a stunning night for Doctor Who star David Tennant, who took Most Popular Actor for the second year running. The BBC1 show was also named Most ...

Ellen Gray | This is a recording - for many viewers, that's what TV is - Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 02:06 PM CDT


Ellen Gray | This is a recording - for many viewers, that's what TV is
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 2 hours ago
So this season, Ray and his wife "splurged," adding "Tell Me You Love Me," "Reaper," "Pushing Daisies," "Torchwood," "Bionic Woman" and "Heroes" ("after I ...

David's delight at Doctor success - CBBC Newsround

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 02:04 PM CDT


David's delight at Doctor success
CBBC Newsround, UK - 2 hours ago
Picking up the show's award with co-star Freema Agyeman he said: "We're very proud to make Doctor Who. "If there was time, Freema and I would kiss every ...

Star simply the best - in a field of, er, one - Scotsman

Posted: 31 Oct 2007 08:19 AM CDT


Star simply the best - in a field of, er, one
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 7 hours ago
Tennant won the Most Popular Actor award at the National Television Awards in London last night. Doctor Who was named Most Popular Drama.

Social skirmishes - Communitycare.co.uk

Posted: 30 Oct 2007 06:20 PM CDT


Social skirmishes
Communitycare.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Unperturbed by the Dalek impersonators, he went on with his analogy of the time-travelling Tardis going back to look at learning disability services as they ...

STOCKING UP ON KIDS' TOP PRESENTS - This is Scunthorpe

Posted: 29 Oct 2007 05:38 PM CDT


STOCKING UP ON KIDS' TOP PRESENTS
This is Scunthorpe, UK - 9 hours ago
Doctor Who also continues to be popular, with a Doctor Who Dalek voice changer mask also featuring in several lists. Nick Hill, head of toys at Woolworths, ...

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