Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

...and we have an airdate!

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 10:14 AM CDT

.: 29TH SEPTEMBER 2008 :.

Mark the date in your calender, folks - 'cause that's when The Sarah Jane Adventures returns to our screens! Blogtor Who revealed the airdate today [which SARAH-JANE.tv has confirmed through insider sources] along with two never-before-seen promotional pictures for the second series:


SARAH-JANE.tv got in touch with Blogtor Who, who had this to say:

"The [pictures] on Blogtor at the moment shouldn't really be there, but I couldn't resist putting [them] up. The other pictures released are all promo shots in SJ's attic featuring Luke, Maria, Clyde and Rani. There are no episode screenshots as of yet."

Very exciting, indeed! Many thanks to Blogtor Who for the information!

In other news, Doctor Who website SFSA reports that Nickolodeon Australia has recently acquired the rights to broadcast The Sarah Jane Adventures down under! It's unclear when the show will start airing, but we'll keep you posted.

That's another continent checked off the world domination list, woohoo!

Vworp Vworp!

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 08:28 AM CDT

Wahey! It's September - which means we're into the final stretch of the year, closer to a new Doctor Who episode and with lots of interesting stuff coming up.

Most importantly to us right now, however, is the upcoming comic appreciation event at The Lass O'Gowrie pub in Manchester.

Vworp Vworp! Comic Book Adventures in Time and Space is just 7 weeks away, taking place on Saturday October 18th - and your very own Christian Cawley (that's me, by the way) has been asked by organiser Gareth "Prof Peach" Kavanagh to look after one of the panels...

So - having not run anything like a panel or discussion in a good few years (since college) and not having sent anytime before an audience since by abortive stand-up days, I'm in the market for hints, tips, cheatsheets, reminders, encouragement and advice on how not to get too drunk before an event like this!

I can't wait to go, however - the event affords Ceri and me a weekend away for her to shop loads and me to meet up with lots of folk, new and old. And sample the wonders of draft bitter in a Manchester pub.

With a superb guest list, it's going to be a grand day!

New Quest for the Key 2 Time

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:58 AM CDT

Big Finish have released the details for the first three Doctor Who adventures for 2009. Together they form a new three-part mini-series featuring an all new quest for the Key to Time. The Fifth Doctor is joined by a brand new companion called Amy, played by Ciara Janson, but she is a companion with a twist - this time the Doctor is the assistant.

The first episode in this mini-series is The Judgement of Isskar which will be released in January. The Doctor finds himself on a planet where Time stands still. There he meets a woman who is just a few minutes old. She is a Tracer, sent into our Universe by her makers to locate the six segments of the Key to Time. This being without a name wants the Doctor to be her assistant, but she doesn't tell him the whole truth. Not at first. Their first port of call is Mars, where a society that one day will become Ice Warriors lives in peace and civility.

In February, the second installment, The Destroyer of Delights is set for release and stars David Troughton, son of second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. David will be playing The Black Guardian, a part previously played in the Classic TV series by the late Valentine Dyall. In this adventure, the Doctor and Amy find themselves at an impasse as the search for the Key to Time has stalled: the next segment does not appear to exist anywhere in the Universe. Forced into a temporary alliance with one of his greatest enemies, the Doctor suggests a course of action that is a validation of chaos itself.

The mini-series concludes in March with the release of The Chaos Pool which features the return of Lalla Ward to Doctor Who. The ageless leader of a dying race believes that salvation lies within The Chaos Pool, a place that even the Guardians of Time have been unable to locate.

In their search for the final segment of the Key to Time, the Doctor and Amy become caught in the crossfire. As the end of everything approaches, old friends and enemies reveal themselves and the final battle between the forces of Chaos and Order ignites…

Also available in the New Year will be The Prisoner's Dilemma - a special edition of Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles that is a cross-over adventure with the Key 2 Time series. This Seventh Doctor story features Sophie Aldred as Ace with Laura Doddington as Zara, who also stars in the Fifth Doctor's Key 2 Time stories.

All of the Key 2 Time adventures will be available on CD and for download, and are now available to pre-order from the site.

Dead Set trailer goes live

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 12:07 AM CDT

The trailer for Dead Set, a zombie thriller set in the Big Brother house and written by Charlie Brooker, has just gone live on the E4 website. Click here and then click on the red eye to watch it (NB: contains scenes of violence and bad language). The...

SJA goes to Italy!

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:36 PM CDT

Italian televsion channel RaiSat Smash is about to start its broadcasting run of 'Le avventure di Sara Jane'. Starting at 7pm tomorrow, it is unclear whether the show will be dubbed in the country's native tongue or use the voices of the original cast. Looks like it'll be on at the same time daily until the series ends.

So that makes South Africa, Italy, Canada and the United States. Here's hoping for SJA to achieve world domination by the end of next year!

Southwark Street SE 1 - London Daily News

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 10:55 PM CDT


Southwark Street SE 1
London Daily News, UK - 11 hours ago
... rather fancy stonework, it has a Victorian feel to it, notice the two cherubs plus the life buoy in the middle ( doesn't the buoy look like a dalek ?). ...

News: BBC Activity Fuels Movie Rumours

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 08:31 PM CDT

Bonkers Doctor Who Movie rumours seem to have been further fuelled in the past few days with the announcement of a new commercial wing - BBC Worldwide West Coast. BBCWWC will be headed up by Jane Tranter, the woman responsible for making sure we got quality shows like the reimagined Doctor Who and Life on Mars. Inisiers report that BBCWWC will concentrate on development and production of shows for not only the BBC, but US and international television. Another familiar name, Doctor Who...

Sneak Peeks At Lost, Transformers And Heroes - io9

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 08:08 PM CDT


Sneak Peeks At Lost, Transformers And Heroes
io9, CA - 28 minutes ago
[Doc Arzt] Some random Doctor Who season five rumors include an alleged statement from Steven Moffat that "THEY'RE back!" But no clue who "they" are. ...

FREE FICTION: The Stinker by Colin Harvey

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 07:00 PM CDT

Following up from last week 's free short story with introduction by its author Alex Clarkson, here's another chance to read the first ever Pulp Idol winner from back in 2006. Novelist Adam Roberts described Colin Harvey's tale The Stinker as "an excellent...

Posted 34 mins ago - Sarnia Observer

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:38 PM CDT


Posted 34 mins ago
Sarnia Observer,  Canada - 1 hour ago
Grandfather of Jennifer (Chris) Young, Fleur (Dani) Sivell/Harris, Mark Sivell, Cameron Moffat, Jake and Rachael Thompsom. Great grandfather of Jasper and ...

Spielberg still on board for Tintin - Screen Weekly

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 05:50 PM CDT


Spielberg still on board for Tintin
Screen Weekly, India - 24 minutes ago
The film, scripted by Stephen Moffat, a writer on the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, will be animated with motion-capture technology. ...

Geoffrey Perkins: tribute to a comedy kingmaker - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 01:09 PM CDT


Geoffrey Perkins: tribute to a comedy kingmaker
guardian.co.uk, UK - 51 minutes ago
... The Fast Show, Jonathan Creek, My Family, Blackadder: Back and Forth, The Catherine Tate Show, Swiss Toni and Benidorm number among them. ...

Do I Love My Life? You Bet I Do - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:41 AM CDT


Do I Love My Life? You Bet I Do
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 2 hours ago
"Something like Ab Fab or Catherine Tate would be fabulous, but I'm happy to wait and see." 'Scott asked me to marry him every day for 12 years. ...

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