Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Easter Special Director Announced

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:27 PM CDT

Director James Strong will be helming the Easter Doctor Who Special, Executive Producer Russell T. Davies announced in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. "We're so happy that he's returning to the fold," Davies stated. "James has handled Daleks in sewers, hordes of Adipose and Satan himself, as well as a Titanic with Kylie on board. But believe me, none of that will have prepared him for what we're about to unleash in this next script!" The Easter special is scripted by Davies and Garet

'Doctor Who' Easter Special director revealed

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 07:34 AM CDT

James Strong returns to helm the 2009 Doctor Who Easter Special

Family Guy Takes TV DVD Award - Animation Magazine

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 07:16 AM CDT


Family Guy Takes TV DVD Award
Animation Magazine - 35 minutes ago
The first season of the vfx-intensive, supernatural BBC series Torchwood won Best International TV DVD, ABC's Lost: Season 3 picked up Best 2000s Series for ...

Here's some they made earlier - The Sun

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:30 AM CDT


Here's some they made earlier
The Sun, UK - 1 hour ago
Peter, Lesley Judd, John and a Dalek 9. Dr Who often featured on the show, including a viewer's home-made Dalek constructed from egg boxes and a sink ...

50 things we learned from Blue Peter - Scotsman

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:06 AM CDT


50 things we learned from Blue Peter
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 25 minutes ago
These included 1993's Tracy Island, the wire-coathanger advent crown, a doll's hammock and a life-size Dalek, made from egg boxes and a sink plunger. ...

REVIEW: FREE JIMMY (15) - Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT


REVIEW: FREE JIMMY (15)
Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal, UK - 11 minutes ago
... Kyle MacLachlan, Woody Harrelson, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent but even their heroic efforts can't hide a disappointingly second rate movie. ...

Teith: Oak City, animal masks and the middle of f#%!ing nowhere. - Metro Spirit

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:42 AM CDT


Teith: Oak City, animal masks and the middle of f#%!ing nowhere.
Metro Spirit, GA - 45 minutes ago
Indeed, doomy rap duo Dalek immediately comes to mind, though there is a strong dub element reminiscent of Suicide, and a heavy industrial presence of the ...

Adieu, Adieu, Adieu

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:14 AM CDT

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine - issue 401 - features farewell interviews with Yasmin Paige, Joseph Millson and Juliet Cowan, who collectively form... the Jacksons! The family departed from within The Sarah Jane Adventures earlier this series in "The Last Sontaran" adventure, and DWM reporter David Bailey was on set during their final days recording to capture all the memories, the tears that followed, and hopes for a HBO spin-off series Stateside!

THE END OF CHRISSIE JACKSON? JULIET'S NOT HAPPY!

"It is hard for [Maria]," Yasmin confesses, "But I think she wants to do what's best for her dad. I think she's not going to leave it behind, though, because Sarah Jane has convinced her that she's found something special. So, I don't think Maria will ever let it go. She's not that type of person anyway. She'll find her own way of still being a part of it in America..."

The reason behind the sudden Jackson-depatures? Yasmin, and exams (apparently...) - "I'm 16, I just left school. It was filming during the exams [the series, like most TV, was filmed out of sequence], and they couldn't really find a way round it, and I just thought it would be best. I'm going to miss everybody, but I left on a good note, and I'm really happy."

Hmmm... do we believe her?

Moving on, does Joseph think that Alan and daughter Maria's adventures have a shelf life beyond the confines of Bannerman Road, and will they miss the presence of Sarah Jane Smith in their lives? "Maria will, certainly," Joseph responds to the question, "I think, even though Alan is now in on it all, and he gets a kick out of it, he's terrified every time there's an adventure. Children have no fear, and Maria definitely doesn't seem to have any fear - but every time, Alan is like, 'We are going to die this time...' So, I think he's quite relieved to be leaving it all behind, in a way. But as we'll see, they carry on in America, he and Maria. There's going to be an HBO spin-off!" He jests. We think!

Finally, what say Miss Juliet Cowan on the family's early leave? "It's not resolved," She states, "I don't think there have been decisions made. I think it kind of feels like they're wandering off down a little pier. It doesn't feel like a resolution. Not to me it doesn't. [She sighs] It doesn't feel like the end of Chrissie and Alan and Maria. That's how it feels. It might end up that way, but... It's really sad. We've had such a good time, we've just loved it."

"We would have stayed for life," Joe Millson adds, "And we'll always come back if we have the chance." Amen to that, brother.

There's a chance to meet actors Joseph Millson and Juliet Cowan at a signing December 13th in Barking, organised by the lovely folks at Tenth Planet Events. More news on this exciting event when we get it - and, of course, Nabu San will be there too!

We'll be previewing the rest of this month's issue later this week - so keep an eye out for interviews with Gareth Roberts and Joseph Lidster, previewing their episodes "Secrets of the Stars", "The Mark of the Berserker" and "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith".

You can pick up DWM#401 from newsagents tomorrow, priced £3.99.

Prince Charles Turns Down “Dr. Who“ - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:06 AM CDT


Prince Charles Turns Down "Dr. Who"
TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY - 1 hour ago
"Doctor Who," the popular British and now American show that revolves around a time-traveling hero, recently offered a guest-starring role to Prince Charles ...

Madonna and Guy Ritchie Tell Us What We Already Knew - Anglophenia

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:05 AM CDT


Madonna and Guy Ritchie Tell Us What We Already Knew
Anglophenia, NY - 1 hour ago
(The Sun) Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman says her part as Tattycoram in race-blind adaptation of Little Dorrit is a dream come true. ...

Four to Join 'Torchwood' Cast! - FEARnet.com

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:59 AM CDT


Four to Join 'Torchwood' Cast!
FEARnet.com, PA - 1 hour ago
Torchwood Magazine has picked up a scoop that four new cast members will be joining the Doctor Who spin-off. Lucy Cohu, Susan Brown, Cush Jumbo, ...

It’s not such a different world - The Herald

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:55 AM CDT


It's not such a different world
The Herald, UK - 1 hour ago
More laudably still, Sanctuary is a science fantasy series that's plainly been inspired by Britain's very own, very dreadful Torchwood - but somehow it has ...

'Doctor Who' Easter Special director revealed - Digital Spy

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:54 AM CDT


'Doctor Who' Easter Special director revealed
Digital Spy, UK - 2 hours ago
By Ben Rawson-Jones, Cult Editor Showrunner Russell T. Davies announced the news in the latest Doctor Who Magazine and hailed Strong's previous involvement ...

Big medal haul for Canada at Youth Games - Canada.com

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:17 AM CDT


Big medal haul for Canada at Youth Games
Canada.com, Canada - 3 hours ago
Steven Takahashi of London, Ont., won silver in the 50-kilogram wrestling class, while Duncan Moffat, Milton, Ont., pinned down silver in the 58-kilogram ...

Big medal haul for Canada at Youth Games - Vancouver Sun

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:17 AM CDT


Big medal haul for Canada at Youth Games
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 11 minutes ago
Steven Takahashi of London, Ont., won silver in the 50-kilogram wrestling class, while Duncan Moffat, Milton, Ont., pinned down silver in the 58-kilogram ...

REVIEW: FREE JIMMY (15) - Hornsey and Crouch End Journal

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:41 AM CDT


REVIEW: FREE JIMMY (15)
Hornsey and Crouch End Journal, UK - 3 hours ago
... Kyle MacLachlan, Woody Harrelson, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent but even their heroic efforts can't hide a disappointingly second rate movie. ...

Whizz Watch Uses the Force - I4U

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 12:36 AM CDT


Whizz Watch Uses the Force
I4U - 3 hours ago
Two sci-fi versions are offered including R2D2 and Doctor Who Dalek. The watch has an integrated IR control and a separate 2-inch tall character that is ...

News round-up

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:17 PM CDT

The actor Peter Copley, who played the role of Doctor Warlock in the highly-regarded 1975 Doctor Who serial "Pyramids of Mars", has died at the age of 93. A full obituary has been published by The Daily Telegraph. The website SonicState.com has published an exclusive video tour of BANG Studios in Cardiff, the audio post-production centre where all of the sound design and mixing is carried out for Doctor Who and its spin-off series. The video features showrunner Russell T Davies on a visit to th

Cardiff academic conference

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:39 PM CDT

BBC News reports that postgraduate students from Cardiff University and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama have organised a three-day academic conference examining Doctor Who. The event will be held at Cardiff University from the 14th to the 16th of November this year, and members of the public will be able to attend. Called "Whoniversal Appeal", the conference will involve presentations and discussions on various areas relating to the series. Its modern spin-offs Torchwood and The Sara

TABLE TENNIS - Rugby Today

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 09:23 PM CDT


TABLE TENNIS
Rugby Today, UK - 1 hour ago
Steve Patton, Gabriel Guiraud and Alan Chan won one each to go with the three concessions with Steve and Gabriel adding the doubles to complete a 7-3 win. ...

Iron Man 2 cast shake-up

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT

Don't imagine that Terence Howard will be powering up as War Machine any time soon. The Iron Man star has bailed on the sequel to Marvel's recent box office stormer – lending a certain irony to the scene where Jim Rhodes gazes at a silver suit of armour and...

In pictures: Top toys for Christmas - CBBC Newsround

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:58 PM CDT


In pictures: Top toys for Christmas
CBBC Newsround, UK - 7 hours ago
Check out these Star Wars and Dalek voice changers - now you can sound like your favourite fictional baddies! Dogs are always on Christmas wish lists but ...

News: Miserable Swine

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:46 PM CDT

Now I'm not the Royal Family's biggest fan - but is there any need to publicly insult HRH The Prince of Wales? Step forward Mr John Barrowman, who referred to the monarch-in-waiting as a "miserable swine" when it was recently revealed that The Prince of Wales turned down an appearance in Doctor Who. Speaking at the The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, writer and executive producer Russell T Davies was joine donstage by Barrowman as he told the gathered fans that the Prince had...

'Casualty' filming to be re-located? - Digital Spy

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:35 PM CDT


'Casualty' filming to be re-located?
Digital Spy, UK - 13 minutes ago
... BBC aims to create a drama centre in the Welsh capital, which also hosts filming locations for other BBC One shows including Doctor Who and Torchwood. ...

Precious Hints About Wolverine's Most Anticipated Guest Star - io9

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:03 PM CDT


Precious Hints About Wolverine's Most Anticipated Guest Star
io9, CA - 44 minutes ago
And RTD hints that he needed a familiar enemy, like the Cybermen, to help facilitate the more intimate storyline. (Presumably because you don't have to set ...

Top toys for Christmas unveiled - CBBC Newsround

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 07:16 PM CDT


Top toys for Christmas unveiled
CBBC Newsround, UK - 11 hours ago
A cupcake maker, High School Musical dance mat and Star Wars voice changer are among the top new toys for Christmas. Toy sellers have come up with a list of ...

Former President Clinton exhorts Democratic Party in Senate race ... - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 06:53 PM CDT


Former President Clinton exhorts Democratic Party in Senate race ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 1 hour ago
... in attendance included: Nancy Moffat, who is running for state House District 98 against incumbent Republican Vicki Truitt and Libertarian Steve Smith; ...

The Four Candles, George Street, Oxford - The Oxford Times

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT


The Four Candles, George Street, Oxford
The Oxford Times, UK - 1 hour ago
The following night at Stratford's Golden Bee, before David Tennant in Love's Labour's Lost, I had the bean chilli again, while Rosemarie switched to ...

The World Famous “Bad Boys of Abridgement” - Tivyside Advertiser

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:05 PM CDT


The World Famous "Bad Boys of Abridgement"
Tivyside Advertiser, UK - 12 minutes ago
... who's well-known to UK audiences as an actor on such shows as Torchwood and movies such as Hellboy 2, The Dark Knight and Beyond the Sea. ...

Tthe Punter: Goal-den time now for Healy and big Lafferty - Belfast Telegraph

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:38 PM CDT


Tthe Punter: Goal-den time now for Healy and big Lafferty
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
Leg Spinner, owned by Moira's Billy Moffatt and winner of last year's Cesarewitch at Newmarket bids for a second successive win in the two-mile two furlongs ...

Joseph Joins List of Those Who Would Be Who - Wired News

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT


Joseph Joins List of Those Who Would Be Who
Wired News - 2 hours ago
There's yet another name said to be vying for the coveted lead role in Doctor Who before David Tennant has had the courtesy of quitting. ...

Charles invited on Doctor Who - StarPhoenix

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:13 PM CDT


Charles invited on Doctor Who
StarPhoenix, Canada - 2 hours ago
Initially, Clarence House turned down the approach, a move which prompted the show's executive producer Russell T. Davies to label the Prince a "miserable ...

Freema Agyeman fulfils costume drama dream with Little Dorrit role - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:42 PM CDT


Freema Agyeman fulfils costume drama dream with Little Dorrit role
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 31 minutes ago
Ahead of BBC1's major autumn adaptation of Dickens' Little Dorrit, one of its stars Freema Agyeman tells me: "I've always wished I could be involved in a ...

The Reduced Shakespeare Company turns its attention to The Bible ... - Southport Visiter

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:24 PM CDT


The Reduced Shakespeare Company turns its attention to The Bible ...
Southport Visiter, UK - 49 minutes ago
Directed by RSC veteran Matt Rippy, who has starred in shows like Torchwood and films including Hellboy II and The Dark Knight, 'The Bible: The Complete ...

Casualty to move from Bristol to Wales - Evening Post

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 02:07 PM CDT


Casualty to move from Bristol to Wales
Evening Post, UK - 2 hours ago
Many believe the show will now end up being made in Cardiff, best known as the production centre for Doctor Who and Torchwood. The aim would be to create a ...

Comedy awards to return to ITV1 following phone-vote controversy - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:32 PM CDT


Comedy awards to return to ITV1 following phone-vote controversy
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
... how Ant and Dec incorrectly won the people's choice award, decided by a viewers' phone vote, instead of Catherine Tate during the 2005 awards show. ...

Night of stand-up comedy at Dukes - The Visitor

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:11 PM CDT


Night of stand-up comedy at Dukes
The Visitor, UK - 3 hours ago
'Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf' will be presented by comedian and actor Toby Hadoke from 7.30pm. This razor-sharp comic odyssey charts the rise, ...

BBC boss says Islam should be treated more sensitively than ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:09 PM CDT


BBC boss says Islam should be treated more sensitively than ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
"Doctor Who is not just about Daleks and Cybermen, it is about mothers and families and friendships," he said. However Mr Thompson did admit the corporation ...

Watch out for the Wicked New Whizz Watch This Christmas! - PR Newswire UK (press release)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:08 PM CDT


Watch out for the Wicked New Whizz Watch This Christmas!
PR Newswire UK (press release), UK - 3 hours ago
For sci-fi fans there are two designs to choose from, featuring the biggest sci-fi characters of 2008; a Doctor Who Dalek and a Star Wars R2D2 characters ...

Watch out for the Wicked New Whizz Watch This Christmas! - ITNews

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:07 PM CDT


Watch out for the Wicked New Whizz Watch This Christmas!
ITNews, Italy - 3 hours ago
For sci-fi fans there are two designs to choose from, featuring the biggest sci-fi characters of 2008; a Doctor Who Dalek and a Star Wars R2D2 characters ...

Police Blotter for Oct. 15 - Craig Daily Press

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:04 PM CDT


Police Blotter for Oct. 15
Craig Daily Press, CO - 1 hour ago
Justin Warren, 37, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on a warrant. Nathaniel Stephen Pearce, 36, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on ...

Plea offer coming to suspect - Craig Daily Press

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:00 PM CDT


Plea offer coming to suspect
Craig Daily Press, CO - 1 hour ago
30, faces additional Moffat County charges and is scheduled for a November court date. Steve Tamlin, 41, pleaded guilty to felony menacing, a Class 5 felony ...

Using Davros

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 01:00 PM CDT

Russell and Neill discuss the Davros mythology.

Giants, 'Skins, Rams prevail in PMYC - Phoenixville News

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 11:44 AM CDT


Giants, 'Skins, Rams prevail in PMYC
Phoenixville News, PA - 13 minutes ago
Kevin Elsesser gained 18 yards on three plays, Tyresse McHale four yards on one play and Andre Moffat two yards on one snap. The Packers accumulated 70 ...

Disdain for Green Shift delivers Saint John to the Conservatives - CanadaEast.com

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:59 AM CDT


Disdain for Green Shift delivers Saint John to the Conservatives
CanadaEast.com, Canada - 59 minutes ago
... 10509 for Zed; 4964 for the NDP's Tony Mowery, 1633 for Mike Richardson of the Green Party and 295 for Michael Moffat of the Marijuana Party. ...

Love's Labour's Lost - Variety

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 08:28 AM CDT


Love's Labour's Lost
Variety, CA - 9 hours ago
Rising above a tsunami of hype, Brit TV star David Tennant ("Dr. Who") offers an effortless-seeming starturn as cynical Berowne in his second RSC appearance ...

Introducing The New Loose Moose - Animation World Network

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 07:01 AM CDT


Introducing The New Loose Moose
Animation World Network, CA - 11 hours ago
In addition to high profile TV work with actors such as Julie Walters and David Tennant, de Emmony has directed commercials including work for Snuggle, ...

The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:04 AM CDT


The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 11 hours ago
... programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ... - eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:42 AM CDT


The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ...
eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release), AZ - 11 hours ago
... programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

McCain must do more to distance himself from extremists - New York Daily News

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:29 AM CDT


McCain must do more to distance himself from extremists
New York Daily News, NY - 11 hours ago
BY MATT DALEK During the raucous 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, Barry Goldwater's conservative defenders rained boos on moderate New ...

The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ... - RedOrbit

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:40 AM CDT


The HDNet Concert Series Presents 'Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ...
RedOrbit, TX - 12 hours ago
... winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development,""The Black Donnellys,""Dead Like Me,""Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

Prince Charles snubs Dr Who cameo - The Post

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:35 AM CDT


Prince Charles snubs Dr Who cameo
The Post, Pakistan - 12 hours ago
Royal Prince Charles turned down the chance to star in iconic sci-fi show Dr Who, according to the programme's executive producer Russell T Davies. ...

Will Prince Charles appear in `Doctor Who?' - Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription)

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:08 AM CDT


Will Prince Charles appear in `Doctor Who?'
Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription), Bangladesh - 13 hours ago
Initially, Clarence House turned down the approach, a move which prompted the show's executive producer Russell T. Davies to label the Prince a "miserable ...

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