Friday, January 30, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Visitor numbers to Wales Millennium Centre soar - WalesOnline

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:46 AM CST


Visitor numbers to Wales Millennium Centre soar
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 23 minutes ago
Its prominence on TV show Torchwood encouraged 2.1 million people to visit the Centre in 2008 – four times as many as passed through its doors in 2006. ...

News: Key2Time Tracer Interviewed

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 09:01 AM CST

The new Big Finish 3 part serial Key2Time stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor charged with tracking down the pieces of the Key to Time in order to... well, that would be telling.  One thing you should know however is that the Key to Time detectors - known as tracers - are sentient, and played by Ciana Jansen and Laura Doddington. Doddington - who has appeared on TV in The Bill, Doctors and as PC Wood in Prime Suspect: The Final Act - has chatted with the Big Finish website about the...

Details Emerge on Doctor Who's Old Bus, New Monster - Wired News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:59 AM CST


Details Emerge on Doctor Who's Old Bus, New Monster
Wired News - 57 minutes ago
While Russell T. Davies is busy rewriting the Doctor Who Easter special to make room for a shattered double-decker bus (right), the identity of the show's ...

New Gwen promos for Children of Earth

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 07:10 AM CST

Two new images of Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper from Torchwood: Children of Earth have been released to promote ComicCon's preview of the series.


Doctor Who Villains Revealed, Insane Hyperbole Ensues - io9

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:39 AM CST


Doctor Who Villains Revealed, Insane Hyperbole Ensues
io9, CA - 2 hours ago
And the Cybermen, Doctor Who's other cybernetic villains? Of course you do. But soon you'll be uttering the name Tritovore in the same breath as those ...

David Lister: Censorship secret is out of the bag - Independent

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:29 AM CST


David Lister: Censorship secret is out of the bag
Independent, UK - 3 hours ago
I questioned on this page a few weeks ago why the Royal Shakespeare Company had neglected to make a DVD of David Tennant's triumphant 'Hamlet'. ...

A Brief History Of Sci-Fi TV Spin-Offs

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 04:16 AM CST

With Battlestar Galactica nearly over, everybody's beginning to wonder what its spin off – Caprica – might be like. One thing's for sure – it can't be any worse than Galactica 1980, the spin-off from the original series. You remember, the one in which...

Afro Samurai Returns

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 01:53 AM CST

Manga is releasing the sequel to the most expensive – and coolest – anime ever, Afro Samurai on 27 April in the UK. And we're unashamedly plugging it because a) the first one was so brilliant and b) it gives us an excuse to show you the pic above. Why's...

Dean gets to point with darts drama - Bradford Telegraph Argus

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:45 AM CST


Dean gets to point with darts drama
Bradford Telegraph Argus, UK - 26 minutes ago
Cavanagh and Welsh could have taken advantage of the burgeoning television scene a stone's throw away in Cardiff – home of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the new ...

Ask Carole Barrowman - AfterElton.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:01 AM CST


Ask Carole Barrowman
AfterElton.com - 9 minutes ago
We recently recieved an email from the Official Torchwood Magazine asking us if we'd like to chat to Carole about the original Torchwood comic strip, ...

Exclusive: Carole E. Barrowman Interview

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:01 AM CST

WhovianNet is delighted to announce that we have been invited to take part in an exclusive interview with Carole E. Barrowman!


Tritovore in Easter Special?

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:50 PM CST

This year's Easter special, Planet of the Dead, will feature a new monster called the Tritovore, according to The Mirror.


David's Doctor Who strife - The Sun

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:29 PM CST


David's Doctor Who strife
The Sun, UK - 1 hour ago
By CARA LEE DAVID Tennant is finding it hard settling back into his role as the Time Lord after performing in Hamlet. The Doctor Who actor has made a video ...

News: Planet of the Dead Monsters

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:15 PM CST

Get ready for the Tritovore! If tabloid sources are to be believed, the alien villains of Planet of the Dead are set to be remembered for a long, long time, with writers Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts confident that they have created an iconic new Doctor Who villain. A set source said: "Scriptwriters are confident they'll make a huge impact. "Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cyberman, but not a lot else if they're honest. "The Tritovore will change that. They are disgusting and...

New 'Doctor Who' villains revealed

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:00 PM CST

Doctor Who will reportedly face the Tritovore, a half-man half-fly creature, in the Easter special.

BBC iPlayer on Nokia 5800 - NokNok.tv

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:38 PM CST


BBC iPlayer on Nokia 5800
NokNok.tv, UK - 19 minutes ago
Sadly, we found the programmes tended to break up a little too much for our liking, even strange and eeiry 'Dalek' voices making an appearance at times. ...

Transformers, Exclusive Wolverine, Muggs, GI Joe, Anime & More At BBTS - Tformers.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:29 PM CST


Transformers, Exclusive Wolverine, Muggs, GI Joe, Anime & More At BBTS
Tformers.com - 28 minutes ago
TORCHWOOD WAVE 2 A second wave of Torchwood figures has been announced by Underground Toys.This wave will include a re-release of the rare Cyberwoman figure ...

Friday Link-A-Mania

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:26 PM CST

Derrickson To Direct Hyperion The director of the The Day The Earth Stood Still remake, Scott Derrickson, will turn Dan Simmons's novels Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion into a movie, reports Variety . The Warner Bros film will be scripted by Trevor Sands,...

Cook, Eyre, Lee, McNally, Wilton and More Will Join Jude Law in ... - Playbill.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 08:23 PM CST


Cook, Eyre, Lee, McNally, Wilton and More Will Join Jude Law in ...
Playbill.com, NY - 27 minutes ago
For television his credits include "Wild Decembers," "Collision," "Torchwood," "Consenting Adults," "The Tudors" and "Mine All Mine. ...

Doctor Who: Planet Of The Dead Aliens announced - Den Of Geek

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 07:36 PM CST


Doctor Who: Planet Of The Dead Aliens announced
Den Of Geek, UK - 14 minutes ago
An unnamed set source claims these monsters will become as iconic as the Daleks and Cybermen saying, "They are disgusting and will last long in the memory. ...

News: Planet of the Dead Footage

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 06:34 PM CST

io9.com have compiled available photos and even a 3 minute video (also seen here) of filming one take of the final scenes of Planet of the Dead - some of which may not make it to the finished version due to damage to the Dubai-located version of the bus. You may have already heard that a duplicate of the bus used for shooting in Cardiff was shipped to the Middle Eastern port, but horribly damaged by the crane used to unload it for lcoation shooting. Over on the io9.com website, there is...

Donmar Warehouse Cleans up at Critics' Circle - Show and Stay

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST


Donmar Warehouse Cleans up at Critics' Circle
Show and Stay, UK - 36 minutes ago
The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance, awarded jointly to - Derek Jacobi in Twelfth Night and David Tennant in Hamlet. ...

Doctor Who plot rewrite after prop bus is wrecked - WalesOnline

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:42 PM CST


Doctor Who plot rewrite after prop bus is wrecked
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
Series producer Russell T Davies is believed to have been forced to write a new plotline. Only last week he revealed the show revolved around the Doctor ...

HDNet World Report to Investigate the Phenomenon of Global ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:40 PM CST


HDNet World Report to Investigate the Phenomenon of Global ...
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 1 hour ago
... programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

HDNet World Report to Investigate the Phenomenon of Global ... - PR-USA.net (press release)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:35 PM CST


HDNet World Report to Investigate the Phenomenon of Global ...
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 1 hour ago
... programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

New 'Doctor Who' villains revealed - Digital Spy

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 05:06 PM CST


New 'Doctor Who' villains revealed
Digital Spy, UK - 33 minutes ago
... Tritovore would become as iconic as the Daleks and the Cybermen. "Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cyberman, but not a lot else if they're honest. ...

New baddies set for Doctor Who - www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:52 PM CST


New baddies set for Doctor Who
www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk, UK - 46 minutes ago
"Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cybermen, but not a lot else if they're honest. "The Tritovore will change that. They are disgusting and will last ...

New baddies set for Doctor Who - This is Scunthorpe

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:52 PM CST


New baddies set for Doctor Who
This is Scunthorpe, UK - 47 minutes ago
"Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cybermen, but not a lot else if they're honest. "The Tritovore will change that. They are disgusting and will last ...

New baddies set for Doctor Who - Evening Post

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:47 PM CST


New baddies set for Doctor Who
Evening Post, UK - 51 minutes ago
"Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cybermen, but not a lot else if they're honest. "The Tritovore will change that. They are disgusting and will last ...

New baddies set for Doctor Who - The Press Association

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:26 PM CST


New baddies set for Doctor Who
The Press Association - 7 minutes ago
"Everyone remembers the Daleks and the Cybermen, but not a lot else if they're honest. "The Tritovore will change that. They are disgusting and will last ...

David Tennant to host Red Nose Day - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:46 PM CST


David Tennant to host Red Nose Day
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 1 hour ago
DOCTOR Who star David Tennant is aiming to make this year's Red Nose Day out of this world. The Scots Time Lord actor, 37, will co-present the start of the ...

Doctor Who exclusive: New Tritovore baddies set to be scariest ever - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:37 PM CST


Doctor Who exclusive: New Tritovore baddies set to be scariest ever
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 55 minutes ago
Bosses want the monster to become as iconic as the Daleks and Cybermen. A set source said: "Scriptwriters are confident they'll make a huge impact. ...

A leather-clad Jed Bartlet meets President Obama as Martin Sheen ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:14 PM CST


A leather-clad Jed Bartlet meets President Obama as Martin Sheen ...
Daily Mail, UK - 17 minutes ago
... and Justin Lee Collins on the show include The Weakest Link's Anne Robinson, who dressed as Kelly Brook, and Catherine Tate, who impersonated Lady Gaga. ...

Dalek: Gutter Tactics - SoundsLike.be

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:54 PM CST


Dalek: Gutter Tactics
SoundsLike.be, Belgium - 37 minutes ago
"America's chickens are coming home to roost,' so said Dr. Jeremiah Wright in the wake of 9/11. Dälek uses this cult of personality speech to ignite their ...

Wales Millennium Centre is nation’s top landmark - WalesOnline

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:44 PM CST


Wales Millennium Centre is nation's top landmark
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 40 minutes ago
Its popularity has more than quadrupled since 2006, figures revealed yesterday, with Welsh- made TV shows Torchwood and Doctor Who featuring the iconic ...

Entertaining Mr. Sloane Opens in London's West End Jan. 30 - Playbill.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:03 AM CST


Entertaining Mr. Sloane Opens in London's West End Jan. 30
Playbill.com, NY - 1 hour ago
Horne's television credits include the award-winning BBC TV comedy series "Gavin and Stacey," "The Catherine Tate Show" and "Roman's Empire. ...

News: Key 2 Time Diary

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:58 AM CST

The first installment of Big Finish's Key 2 Time series is about to be released, and its scriptwriter Simon Guerrier has provided the Big Finish website with a fascinating diary of The Judgement of Isskar's development. Kicking off with a meeting in a pub and ending on April Fool's Day, there is nothing in this diary that could possibly cause any spolierage - unless you have a particularly fertile imagination, or consider the lack of Ice Warriors from the TV specials this year (as Guerrier...

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