Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

News round-up

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 06:23 PM CST

Sarah Lancashire and Series Four The Sun has an item on Sarah Lancashire, who will play a character named Miss Foster in "Partners in Crime", the first episode of the 2008 series of Doctor Who. The story says that Miss Foster will be a villain; in the Series Four trailer which followed "Voyage of the Damned", the character is seen wielding a device resembling the Doctor's sonic screwdriver. The newspaper also states, "Billie Piper and Elisabeth...

Revolutionary Or Tool Of The Man?

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 12:42 PM CST

New Sci Fi blog i09 instantly won my love on their first big day by tracking how many revolutions the Doctor has caused. Big surprise, the Sylvester McCoy Doctor caused more of them than Jon Pertwee.

But still -- this site certainly starts off promising.

Torchwood Returns - 16th January

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 12:21 PM CST

The BBC has begun running trailers confirming that Torchwood will return for its second series on BBC2 on Wednesday 16th January 2008. The series will first be shown in a post watershed slot and then repeated later in the week in a specially edited version suitable for pre watershed transmission. The BBC has also released some information on the series. Thanks to GracieLizzy of the Doctor Who Forum

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 46

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 10:33 AM CST

The new edition of the Doctor Who Adventures is out across the United Kingdom on Thursday 3rd January 2008

New Year, New Look

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 06:00 AM CST

A Happy New Year to you all from us at Vote Saxon Towers. The more visually minded of you will have noticed that with the change of year comes a change of look for the site. We've been working on a number of ideas to make 2008 an exciting time in the world of role-playing the Whoniverse and the change of styling for the site is the first of those. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as Torchwood hits the screens in the UK. We may have one or two surprises in store... Zo4B2a5sYz8

Newlywed Billie heads to Caribbean? - Lancashire Evening Post

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 01:33 AM CST


Newlywed Billie heads to Caribbean?
Lancashire Evening Post, UK - 8 hours ago
Piper, 25, and Fox, 29, were married at the Parish Church of St Mary's in Easebourne, in front of family and friends such as Dr Who star David Tennant, ...

Skullcrusher Mountain

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 01:17 AM CST

This was pointed to me on youtube, and it definitely matches the lyrics...

Voyage - Repeat ratings

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 11:45 PM CST

Unofficial overnight figures show that 2.4 million viewers watched the New Years Day repeat of Voyage of the Damned. The programme got a 16.9% share of the total audience and won it's time slot beating The Flintstones on ITV1.

Street star Sarah's Dr Who role - Metro

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 09:15 PM CST


Street star Sarah's Dr Who role
Metro, UK - 13 hours ago
Former Corrie star Sarah Lancashire is set to add to the star-studded cast of the next series of Doctor Who, it has been reported. ...

Ride a mock horse - Sydney Morning Herald

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 07:13 PM CST


Ride a mock horse
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 39 minutes ago
A shaggy-haired toddler holding his mum's hand beamed as I rolled smoothly past like a friendly Dalek on a morning constitutional. ...

News: VOTD Commentary Hints!

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 07:06 PM CST

Thanks to EyeofHorus.org.uk, we've learned that the online commentary of Voyage of the Damned (available via the "Red Button" or from the BBC's Official Doctor Who site) contains several hints about the contents of Series 4... Recorded on 12 December 2007, outgoing producer Phil Collinson confirms that he will resign at the close of Series 4 with a new producer taking the reins for the 2009 specials. Episode 6 of Series 4 will contain a new alien called "The Haff". No relation to The...

Billie Piper Got Married For The Second Time - Javno.hr

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 06:35 PM CST


Billie Piper Got Married For The Second Time
Javno.hr, Croatia - 17 minutes ago
... husband and wife emerged to a cheering crowd of around 200 well-wishers, although the biggest reception was reserved for David Tennant. ...

Kylie Minogue sets pulses racing on New Year’s Eve show - Showbiz Spy

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 06:28 PM CST


Kylie Minogue sets pulses racing on New Year's Eve show
Showbiz Spy, UK - 24 minutes ago
Minogue performed on BBC 2 show Jools' Annual Hootenanny in front of a celebrity audience including Doctor Who star David Tennant, comedian Lenny Henry and ...

Panto to pandemonium for Torchwood star - ic Wales

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 06:20 PM CST


Panto to pandemonium for Torchwood star
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 32 minutes ago
In playing the hero at The New Theatre's panto Owen is following in the footsteps of his Torchwood co-star John Barrowman, but Owen didn't manage to see his ...

Sarah Lancashire joins big name stars set for 'Dr Who' roles - hellomagazine.com

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 06:11 PM CST


Sarah Lancashire joins big name stars set for 'Dr Who' roles
hellomagazine.com, UK - 41 minutes ago
... latest series - the last in which David Tennant will star as the Doctor. Bille Piper will be back as assistant Rose Tyler, and comedienne Catherine Tate ...

DOCTOR WHO: THE DAVROS COLLECTION (PG) - This is Aberdeen

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 04:35 PM CST


DOCTOR WHO: THE DAVROS COLLECTION (PG)
This is Aberdeen, UK - 2 hours ago
... to his final encounter (to date) with the Doctor as a creature more Dalek than man, there is no disputing that the Kaled scientist is little more than ...

At the mercy of PC monitors - Eastbourne Herald

Posted: 01 Jan 2008 02:00 PM CST


At the mercy of PC monitors
Eastbourne Herald, UK - 4 hours ago
A little kerfuffle has also arisen over Catherine Tate's Christmas show, in which an Irish grandmother is seen dishing out her Christmas presents to the ...

Top 10 TV Series Of 2007 - SyFyPortal

Posted: 31 Dec 2007 11:40 PM CST


Top 10 TV Series Of 2007
SyFyPortal, FL - 9 minutes ago
Jack (John Barrowman) who has now completed a centuries old task of finding The Doctor ... even if it was a different Doctor than he last encountered. ...

Tube Talk's Top 20 TV Series of 2007 - Digital Spy

Posted: 31 Dec 2007 03:02 AM CST


Tube Talk's Top 20 TV Series of 2007
Digital Spy, UK - 1 hour ago
Just qualifying for the 2007 list on a technicality, Torchwood emerged to divide Doctor Who fans across the land. The spinoff and its lead, Captain Jack ...

The best TV of 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 30 Dec 2007 11:47 PM CST


The best TV of 2007
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 5 hours ago
... a big chunk of the BBC America schedule, notably "Torchwood,'' "The State Within,'' "Hotel Babylon,'' "Robin Hood,'' "Jekyll'' and "The Mighty Boosh. ...

Cheer up, television has never been better - Regina Leader-Post

Posted: 30 Dec 2007 03:09 PM CST


Cheer up, television has never been better
Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 6 hours ago
... Michael Chiklis in The Shield; Meerkat Manor; The Tudors; David Tennant in Doctor Who; Torchwood (in a good week); Battlestar Galactica (in any week); ...

Producer who revived Doctor Who to move to BBC1 drama role - ic Wales

Posted: 30 Dec 2007 02:37 PM CST


Producer who revived Doctor Who to move to BBC1 drama role
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
... is leaving her role as Doctor Who's executive producer three years after the Time Lord was resurrected by BBC Wales and Swansea writer Russell T Davies. ...

Stars to check in to Hotel Babylon - The Press Association

Posted: 29 Dec 2007 09:33 PM CST


Stars to check in to Hotel Babylon
The Press Association - 1 hour ago
Other big names set to feature in the new run include Torchwood star John Barrowman, Pop Idol judge Paula Abdul and opera singer Lesley Garrett.

Parkinson praises pop star Kylie - The West Australian

Posted: 29 Dec 2007 06:01 PM CST


Parkinson praises pop star Kylie
The West Australian, Australia - 3 minutes ago
Last month, she announced a 2008 European tour, while her guest star performance opposite David Tennant in the Doctor Who Christmas Day special was watched ...

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