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| Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:21 PM PST As noted in This Week in Doctor Who, the 2008 Christmas Special comes to Canada in March when The Next Doctor is shown on the SPACE Channel. The episode is scheduled to shown on Saturday 14th March, at 9pm Eastern. Previous episodes of the series have been shown on CBC. SPACE has also acquired the Canadian broadcast rights to Torchwood. The channel can be seen on Satellite on Bell TV and Star Choice and is available on most Canadian cable systems. | ||
| Posted: 25 Feb 2009 12:17 PM PST The history books will mark today, Thursday 26th February 2009, as possibly one of the saddest in the whole history of television, ever, ever, ever. Infact, I'm emotional writing this; trying to hold back the tears as I face the terrible truth. That ITV has cancelled Demons, its Saturday night answer to Torchwood and Doctor Who. Oh, I've always been rubbish at keeping a straight race. Sarcasm, begone! Truthfully, I've never been that big a fan of the show - I watched the opening ten minutes, and thought that was bad enough. I dipped into the series later in its six week long run, and found that things had got even worse than they were before!! The fact it was costing ITV £4 Million, and ratings crashed from 6 to just 3 million meant that it was almost certain that the Cancellation Reaper was cometh. The slightly better Being Human series has been recommissioned, however. Which I've mixed feelings about, quite honestly. Although last year's pilot was great, the translation to full series hasn't really done it for me, I'm afraid. But the show has it's fans - and will probably grab a good few more when series one is repeated on BBC Two later in the year. It seems that if you want to watch really fantastic drama these days you have to look beyond the confines of science-fiction and fantasy (although both Lost and Battlestar Galactica are brilliant). May I recommend to you HBO's masterpiece The Wire, or AMC's Mad Men? Hell, with the film adaptation due next month, now's the perfect chance to catch up on Paul Abbott's State of Play. Can you name any decent telly to bide us over until Children of Earth hits our screens in June? Write your suggestion in the comments section below! | ||
| Today's Disturbing Matt Smith Revelation Posted: 25 Feb 2009 10:19 AM PST Ok. I'm somewhat adjusted for an actor playing the Doctor being younger than me, and well, just about everyone I know. I trust that Steven Moffat knows what he's doing. But then in the latest Doctor Who Magazine, they point out that not only is Matt Smith "younger" than DWM, but they give enough information for me to determine that the issue of DWM that was out when he was born was probably the first issue of DWM I ever got... | ||
| Reviews: The Darksmith Legacy: The Dust of Ages Posted: 25 Feb 2009 07:12 AM PST A mysterious ancient race, a powerful crystal and the odd in-joke to Doctor Who’s illustrious past are just some of the elements of The Dust of Ages, which sees the Tenth Doctor and a small crew of Moon surveyors tackle a set of monsters made from Moon dust. Justin Richards kicks off the new 10-part Doctor Who book series – which mixes standard linear storytelling with diversions to the Darksmith Legacy website for interactive segments – in the solid style that he has become... | ||
| Scottish MP blogger online for an Orwell - Times Online Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:29 AM PST
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| New Exhibition Asks Artists to Explore the Dark Side - ARTINFO Posted: 25 Feb 2009 01:04 AM PST
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| Slated for this Summer: 2 Classic Adventures of the 1st Doctor ... - TVShowsOnDVD.com Posted: 25 Feb 2009 12:06 AM PST
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| David Tennant sitting - Flick Filosopher Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:41 PM PST
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| Cinderella panto - This Is The Westcountry Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:18 PM PST
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| News: Billie Piper Gives Matt Smith Advice Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:09 PM PST Speaking in the Daily Star, Billie Piper has been giving advice to new Doctor Who Matt Smith, it transpires. Im sure the degree of advise is more along the lines of what the actor can expect from the crazy world of Doctor Who which seems to get bigger and bigger every year, rather than how he should portray his character, dress, or whether he should propose to his funky South American girlfriend. 'He called me and said ôhat am I going to do?ö' she tells the Daily Star Sunday. 'Your... | ||
| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 11:00 PM PST Feedback on the new season of Dollhouse has not been overwhelmingly positive so far. There is no UK broadcaster announced yet for the show. If you haven't been following it at US pace, let blogger Jamie Starbuck put it in perspective for you: Living... | ||
| German Sales for British Dramas - World Screen News Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:45 PM PST
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| Cinderella panto - Sommerset County Gazette Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:43 PM PST
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| What iF Score Picks: 'DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 4' ONE OF THE TOP ... - iFMagazine Posted: 24 Feb 2009 09:49 PM PST
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| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 09:08 PM PST You know, I'm still not quite in the right time zone. I'm about an hour out, somewhere over the Atlantic, perhaps approaching the Irish coast. I promised a convention report about Gallifrey, and I don't know how much of one I can sensibly construct right now, especially with many other things vying for attention, but I can at least proffer the promised photos. Some of them. Everyone says how | ||
| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 08:30 PM PST Hungry for a fresh fix of Doctor Who and too impatient to count down the days til the Easter special? Salvation is at hand. Released today, The Whispering Gallery is a new one-shot Who comic book from IDW, uniting the talents of Leah Moore and John Reppion... | ||
| The Vader Project Comes To Pittsburgh - TheForce.net Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:37 PM PST
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| New Seasons For Supernatural and Smallville Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:11 PM PST Could Smallville become the longest-running SF show in US history? It's takes another step towards beating Stargate SG-1's record of 10 seasons as the CW channel announces that a ninth season of the "young superman" show has been given the green light. Though... | ||
| Thank Queue Very Much: 'Love & Other Disasters' - New York Post Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:03 PM PST
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| Bizarre Director Choice Number Three Posted: 24 Feb 2009 06:47 PM PST Over the years SFX has had great fun with silly "what if?" features, pondering how unlikely directors might approach films they'd clearly never sign up to make. What would Lars Von Trier make of The Hobbit? What could we expect from a Mike Leigh version of... | ||
| Humongous Explosions In Transformers — And Doctor Who? - io9 Posted: 24 Feb 2009 06:13 PM PST
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| NASA May Send Serenity Into Space Posted: 24 Feb 2009 06:00 PM PST Should the International Space Station have a module named after Joss Whedon's Firefly-class ship? Blogger Laura McConnell takes a look at NASA's public vote on the name of Node 3: NASA May Send Serenity Into Space The International... | ||
| Tiger Aspect digital chief exits - C21Media Posted: 24 Feb 2009 05:18 PM PST
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| News: Carole Barrowman Interviewed Posted: 24 Feb 2009 04:30 PM PST Captain Jack Harkness actor John Barrowman has written a Torchwood comic strip with his sister Carole Barrowman - and she's been interviewed by the Newsarama.com guys about the story that appears in current issues of Torchwood Magazine. The Tale of the Selkie apparently (and rather pretentiously) deals with the "role of myth in a culture’s zeitgeist". Let's face it, that's not too far from the truth in most fantasy stories. However the genesis of the project is of particular... | ||
| Yesterday, Dave Ja Vu? UKTV go rebrand crazy - TV Scoop Posted: 24 Feb 2009 04:13 PM PST
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| Browse by week posted: - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com Posted: 24 Feb 2009 03:33 PM PST
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| TV Review: Law & Order: UK, ITV1, 23/02 - hecklerspray Posted: 24 Feb 2009 03:28 PM PST
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| Dancing On Ice: Zoe Salmon & Jessica Taylor - hecklerspray Posted: 24 Feb 2009 02:09 PM PST
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| New approach for Inspector - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Posted: 24 Feb 2009 02:07 PM PST
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| ZDF, RTL2 take home BBC drama - C21Media Posted: 24 Feb 2009 01:50 PM PST
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| Dalek encounter proves popular - Dudley News Posted: 24 Feb 2009 01:04 PM PST
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| Zoe Salmon hopes for acting jobs - Digital Spy Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:23 AM PST
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| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST This week on the DWO WhoCast... a feedback filled extravganza as Marty and Trev dive into the mailbag and read some of your emails and play an mp3. Listeners take us to task over our lack of knowledge of Peter Davison, interesting theories with McGann and the Time War, and just how many costume changes did Colin Baker have? This episode sees the long overdue return of one of our favourite segments - Random Fandom. In Random Fandom we reveal to the world the creative endeavours of Doctor Who fans from around the world. We have two submissions this time from the wonderful time waster that is YouTube. www.youtube.com/themastercrevasse and www.youtube.com/blabbab. Check 'em out! We want more submissions from you, so get discovering! James drops by to review another Big Finish audio, this time the subscriber only special Return of the Krotons. And to top it all off, we hear from this incredibly cheerful chappies at Doctor Who Adventures Magazine and find out what's in this weeks issue. Don't forget the competition! All this, and all the news fit to print in this week's bursting at the seams DWO WhoCast! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Battlestar Galactica 4.16 "Deadlock" Posted: 24 Feb 2009 08:30 AM PST Written by: Jane Espenson Directed by: Bob Young Rating: THE ONE WHERE Ellen Tigh returns to the Fleet and proves a fly in the ointment for her husband and the rest of the Final Five. Meanwhile, Baltar's coming over all humanitarian. ... | ||
| Sonic Lipstick Awards 2008 - Results Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:01 AM PST Sorry about the delay! This was meant to go live February 5th. Erm... oops! Still, good things come to those that wait, and all. *** Gotta admit that when the SJ.tv reader awards launched back in December I was quitely optimistic that - like last year - they'd have a pretty good reply, possibly even beating the 150ish numbers that we got last year. Alas, it wasn't to be so - only a dozen or so votes were cast (and that's including votes from myself and other SJ.tv bloggers!) which is a mighty shame. Still, the votes have been counted, and the results are in. Ladies and gents, I present the winners... BEST EPISODE 1: "The Temptation of Sarah-Jane Smith" (8.44/10 average) 2: "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's End" (8/10 average) 3: "The Mark of thr Berserker" (7.81/10 average) 4: "Day of the Clown" (7.25/10 average) 5: "Enemy of the Bane" (7.21/10 average) 6: "Secrets of the Stars" (6.56/10 average) 7: "The Last Sontaran" (6.06/10 average) If we add this to the scores from last year's vote, the episodes so far rate as... (Series 2 episodes represented in italics) 1: "Whatever Happened to Sarah-Jane?" (9.63/10 average) 2: "The Lost Boy" (9.12/10 average) 3: "Eye of the Gorgon" (8.77/10 average) 4: "Invasion of the Bane" (8.5/10 average) 5: "The Temptation of Sarah-Jane Smith" (8.44/10 average) 6: "Warriors of Kudlak" (7.81/10 average) =: "The Mark of the Berserker" (7.81/10 average) 8: "Revenge of the Slitheen" (7.77/10 average) 9: "Day of the Clown" (7.25/10 average) 10: "Enemy of the Bane" (7.21/10 average) 11: "Secrets of the Stars" (6.56/10 average) 12: "The Last Sontaran" (6.06/10 average) In short, no second series episode scaled the heights of the 2007 series - the top episode managing no more than an 8.5/10 average. This year (for the first time) we had episodes scoring an average less than 7, and in the case of "The Last Sontaran" barely even above the 6/10 mark. This could be due to the smaller number of votes cast, or a reflection on the quality of the episodes themselves. BEST AUDIO ADVENTURE 1: "The Glittering Storm" [Stephen Cole] (9.5/10 average) 2: "The Ghost House" [Stephen Cole] (8.5/10 average) 3: "The Time Capsule" [Peter Anghelides] (7/10 average) 4: "The Thirteenth Stone" [Justin Richards] (6/10 average) BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS (excluding Elisabeth Sladen) 1: Daniel Anthony - "Clyde Langer" (66.6%) 2: Yasmin Paige - "Maria Jackson" (22.2%) 3: Thomas Knight - "Luke Smith" (11.1%) 4: Anjli Mohindra - "Rani Chandra" (0%) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS 1: Joseph Millson - "Alan Jackson" (33.3%) = Juliet Cowan - "Chrissie Jackson" (33.3%) 3: Ace Bhatti - "Haresh Chandra" (11.1%) = Mina Anwar - "Gita Chandra" (11.1%) = Alexander Armstrong - voice of "Mr. Smith" (11.1%) BEST GUEST STAR 1: Samantha Bond - "Mrs. Wormwood" in 2.6 (44.4%) 2: Nicholas Courtney - "Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart" in 2.6 (22.2%) = Rosanna Lavelle - "Barbara Smith" in 2.5 (22.2%) 4: Jocelyn Jee Esien - "Carla Langer" in 2.4 (11.1%) BEST MONSTER/VILLAIN 1: Mrs. Wormwood (55.5%) 2: Odd Bob the Clown (22.2%) 3: Paul Langer [the Berserker] (11.1%) = The Trickster (11.1%) BEST WRITER 1: Joseph Lidster - "The Mark of the Berserker" (44.4%) 2: Gareth Roberts - "Secrets of the Stars", "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" (33.3%) 3: Phil Ford - "The Last Sontaran", "Day of the Clown", "Enemy of the Bane" (22.2%) BEST DIRECTOR 1: Graeme Harper - "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith", "Enemy of the Bane" (77.7%) 2: Joss Agnew - "The Last Sontaran", "The Mark of the Berserker" (22.2%) 3: Michael Kerrigan - "Day of the Clown", "Secrets of the Stars" (0%) MERCHANDISE Not enough data obtained to put together a worthwhile result. DVD POLL The story you'd most like to see released on DVD is... "Terror of the Zygons"!! "Death to the Daleks", "Planet of the Spiders" and "Masque of Mandragora" also recieved votes. THE YES/NO GAME 1: Do you buy the SJA novelisations? (Yes - 33% No - 66%) 2: Would you buy a Sarah Jane Adventures official magazine? (Yes - 77% No 22%) 3: Should Character Options release more SJA toys (Yes - 88% No - 11%) 4: Do you want the Doctor to make a full blown cameo appearance? (Yes - 77% No - 22%) 5a: Was the characterisation of the Brigadier faithful to the classic series? (Yes - 100%) 5b: Do you feel the Brigadier was well served by the plot of the finale? (Yes - 33% No - 66%) 6a: In your opinion could the show survive if Rani or Clyde departed? (Yes - 33% No - 66%) 6b: Could the show survive losing Luke Smith? (No - 100%) 7a: Should the show end after series 3? (Yes - 11% No - 88%) 7b: Do you think the show will end after series 3? (Yes - 77% No - 22%) 8: Do you read SARAH-JANE.tv everyday? (Yes - 55% No - 44%) 2 OF A KIND 1: Series One or Series Two? (winner: Series One - 55%) 2: Maria Jackson or Rani Chandra? (winner: Maria - 75%) 3: Maria's parents or Rani's parents? (winner: Maria's - 100%) 4: BBC One @ 4:35pm or CBBC Channel @ 5:15pm? (winner: CBBC - 66.6%) 5: "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?" or "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith"? (winner: "Whatever..." - 71.4%) 6: SARAH-JANE.tv or TORCHWOOD.tv? (winner: SJ.tv - 77%) SERIES SHOWDOWN 1: Doctor Who (1963 onwards) - 62.5% 2: The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007 onwards) - 37.5% 3: Torchwood (2006 onwards) - 0% THE AVERAGE FAN Not enough data collected for the results of this to be worthwhile, sorry. Might run it again as a seperate post later in the year - but people need to actually respond this time!! FINALLY... 5 words to sum up the second series. My favourite responces: Ella - "Made of awesome" Linda - "Better and better and better" Chris - "Five words? Sarah Jane? Impossible!" Nabu - "Could have been better :P" Brandon - "It gets better with age!" My own opinion? I wrote "Underwhelming/directionless set of adventures." And that folks, at last, is a wrap! Thanks to everybody that *did* vote, and congratulations to all of the winners. All that's left for me to say is this - bring on the 2009 series, and I'll see you same time, same place for more voting (hopefully!) next year. | ||
| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 06:05 AM PST Sixth Doctor Colin Baker has recently returned from a certain high profile North American convention - and revealed his relief at still being popular with the fans despite the younger models of David Tennant and Matt Smith. Writing in his regular newspaper column, Colin expressed his delight despite being an "old fogie". "It is heartening that they are still prepared to tolerate the old fogies who used to portray the nation's favourite Time Lord in the age of the new... | ||
| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 05:53 AM PST Right on cue, and just when it was getting quiet, the Doctor Who crew were on location Monday night in that age old alien planet stand-in - the quarry. Long gone are the bright lights and delights of the questionable Dubai, with a sharp reduction in temperature no doubt greeting the production staff at a quarry in Taffs Well, just north of the Welsh capital Cardiff. A "multi-terrain loader" was spotted in flames, while the TARDIS also stood on location in the quarry. Some suspect... | ||
| Law & Order arrests 6.4m - Broadcastnow Posted: 24 Feb 2009 05:11 AM PST
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| Awesome and underrated: TV's best shows - College of New Jersey Signal Posted: 24 Feb 2009 04:42 AM PST
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| Brits do justice to US crime classic - Herald.ie Posted: 24 Feb 2009 04:14 AM PST
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| Law & Order UK Does Away with the Classic Theme - Anglophenia Posted: 24 Feb 2009 03:32 AM PST
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| Billie Piper: Doctor Who actor Matt Smith phoned me for advice - Now Magazine Online Posted: 24 Feb 2009 03:31 AM PST
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| Colin Baker: 'Smith would need ID' Posted: 24 Feb 2009 02:54 AM PST Colin Baker jokes about the "visibly beneficial power" of time travelling on the age of The Doctor. | ||
| Grandfather of octuplets says Nadya Suleman was under duress ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 24 Feb 2009 01:52 AM PST
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| Carole Barrowman: Spinning a Torchwood Yarn - Newsarama Posted: 24 Feb 2009 01:26 AM PST
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| Posted: 24 Feb 2009 12:46 AM PST For the benefit of anybody who might not know, I work in a cinema and one of the films being heavily trailed right now is the Dragonball Evolution movie, set for release here in the United Kingdom this April 3rd (or April 8th for North American cinema goers). The film stars James Marsters (Captain John Hart) as Lord Piccolo, Dragonball's resident bad boy. The film is produced by 20th Century Fox (so those boycotting the studio following the Watchmen court case, beware!) and has an official website launched here, that features a trailer for the flick and a synopsis of what's supposed to be going on (I won't even try to break into the Dragonball story here; mostly because the whole mythology baffles me no end). I highly doubt I'll be queuing to watch the film upon its release, but I should think there's a far few readers here who will be drawn in by Marsters' involvement. All I'll say is, this being a typical teen-orientated release prepare for lots of talking and popcorn throwing in the screen! Don't go crying to us ushers when you tell them to stop, and they attack you with the popcorn instead!! *** In other news, a quick update on March's "The Hub: 2" convention, due to take place the 13th, 14th and 15th of that month at the Park Inn Hotel, Northampton. Guests now include Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Tom Price and writer Phil Ford. You can read all about the event and found out how to book by going all clicky clicky here. More updates soon, including an indepth look at forthcoming merchandise! | ||
| Posted: 23 Feb 2009 11:27 PM PST Don't let your brain go to waste - why not use those SF-loaded synapses for the betterment of mankind. Every month the SFXperts mailbag is chock-a-block with queries posed by your fellow readers, and some we open out to you to show how much you know about... | ||
| Posted: 23 Feb 2009 11:00 PM PST This fell our way and we thought it might be of interest to SFX readers. Alex Zahara is coming to Bristol in April - he's organising a private gathering for a lucky few to share an evening with him. Zahara has appeared in Battlestar Galactica, Bablyon 5,... | ||
| Dancing On Ice's Zoe Salmon visits Streatham school - Streatham Guardian Posted: 23 Feb 2009 09:51 PM PST
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| Colin Baker: 'Smith would need ID' - Digital Spy Posted: 23 Feb 2009 09:07 PM PST
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| ‘Rapid improvement’ is needed to combat ticket touting, says Sutcliffe - Stage Posted: 23 Feb 2009 08:03 PM PST
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| Brit sci-fi series proves a hit with Korean fans - 중앙데일리 Posted: 23 Feb 2009 07:40 PM PST
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| Dancing on Ice’s Zoe Salmon: I want to be James Bond, well, Jane Bond - Fametastic Posted: 23 Feb 2009 04:02 PM PST
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| Two New Notebooks - Cool Hunting Posted: 23 Feb 2009 04:01 PM PST
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| TV Review: Law & Order: UK, ITV1, Monday 23 February, 9pm - TV Scoop Posted: 23 Feb 2009 03:57 PM PST
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| TV ratings - Monday 23 February TV ratings: British Law & Order ... - guardian.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2009 02:33 PM PST
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| Sir Michael Lyons' speech to Cardiff Business Club - WalesOnline Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:43 PM PST
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| The Fall DVD review - Den Of Geek Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:41 PM PST
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| TV Review: Law & Order - Leicester Mercury Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:26 PM PST
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| News: Doctor Who Exhibition Pricing Posted: 23 Feb 2009 06:42 AM PST Two new Doctor Who exhibitions are set to open over the Easter period - and both Coventry and Glasgow will have pricing options for children, adults and families. Coventry As reported last week, the Doctor Who Exhibition opens on 13th March 2009 at the Coventry Transport Museum, giving visitors the chance to come face to face with some of the Doctor's mightiest foes and to get up close to many of the actual props, costumes and of course, monsters from the series. Tickets... | ||
| View to a chill for Zoe - The Sun Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:42 AM PST
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| From Skins to Slums: Dev Patel Rules the Oscars. Plus: Winslet ... - Anglophenia Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:34 AM PST
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| Law & Order; The Real Casino Royale; Maradona - In the Hands of ... - Times Online Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:01 AM PST
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| News: Doctor Who Experience in Second Life Posted: 22 Feb 2009 10:31 PM PST A marvellous bit of technology, Second Life is more than just a game - as proven in this video of the The Doctor Who Experience & Cardiff rendered in superb 3D graphics. The Doctor Who Experience & Cardiff is a whole region in the free to download Second Life online world. Dedicated to Doctor Who and Torchwood, the architecture within the region - as you can see in the video - includes Roald Dahl Plas, the Millennium Centre and much more. Omitted from the video is the Doctor Who Museum... | ||
| Doctor Who: The Rescue/The Romans - DVDTimes.co.uk Posted: 22 Feb 2009 10:02 PM PST
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| Universities host a week of scientific discovery - Sheffield Telegraph Posted: 22 Feb 2009 09:21 PM PST
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| Meet the channel: BBC America - San Diego Union Tribune Posted: 22 Feb 2009 08:40 PM PST
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| Tardis is landing at Coventry Transport Museum - Coventry Telegraph Posted: 22 Feb 2009 08:39 PM PST
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| Fans meet their heroes - Shropshire Star Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:34 PM PST
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2009 07:14 PM PST It's been a long time coming, but at last the Law & Order spin-off series headed by writer Chris Chibnall and producer Richard Stokes (both of whom helmed Torchwood until the end of its second season) has finally hit British television screens. Law & OrderUK airs on ITV1 every Monday for the next thirteen weeks - and is executive produced by original US creator Dick Wolf. Bradley Walsh (he of Coronation Street and, yes, Wheel of Fortune fame - and also a serial in last year's Sarah Jane Adventures run) stars as DS Ronnie Brooks - a "real East End copper's copper" who's sharp with his laconic wit and moral standings. His foil/sidekick is Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber, who stars as DS Matt Devlin. To make up the third and final officer within the "law" side of things, there's Harriet Walter playing DI Natalie Chandler. Freema Agyeman - former Martha Jones - appears as young Barrister Alesha Philips, in a role specifically written by Chibnall with Agyeman in mind. Some say her decision to take the role proved to be her downfall with regards to future Torchwood appearences... To prepare for the role, Agyeman apparently sat in on real life court cases, and talked to her sister, who also holds a law degree. Bill Paterson (Sea of Souls) acts alongside Agyeman as Chief Prosecutor, and head of London's Crown Prosecution Service, and making up the third and final part of the "order" team is Ben Daniels, as James Steel. Episode one concerns the investigation into the death of a baby, who has been dumped outside of a hospital inside a sports bag. That's Law & OrderUK, ITV1 @ 9PM. (Though you probably knew that already, considering how well the show has been promoted online, on our television screens and across billboards everywhere) *** Meanwhile the man who killed Owen Harper (well, the first time anyways...) Alan Dale continues to pop up every now and then on Lost, as Charles Widmore - who we're fast learning has a vital connection to the island and its mysteries. He'll also appear this week as the head zombie killer in ITV's Moving Wallpaper/Renaissance double. | ||
| Dr Who exhibition prepares to open in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph Posted: 22 Feb 2009 06:53 PM PST
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| Alan Dale moves with the times - ChesterChronicle.co.uk Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:59 PM PST
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| Broadband pipes leak too much - thinkbroadband.com Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:16 PM PST
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| Law & Order UK: Freema Agyeman - Manchester Evening News Posted: 22 Feb 2009 04:05 PM PST
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| Feature: Law and Order heads to Britain - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 22 Feb 2009 03:35 PM PST
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| Murphy takes on Sky One role - Techwatch Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:48 PM PST
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| Law & Order gets UK makeover - BBC News Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:03 PM PST
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| Entertainment reporter, BBC News - BBC News Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:44 PM PST
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| Runner Keen to raise charity cash - Huddersfield Examiner Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:39 PM PST
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| 10 Things You Must Watch This Week (Monday 23 February-Friday 27 ... - TV Scoop Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:01 PM PST
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| Why I love Harry Potter - Den Of Geek Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:57 PM PST
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| Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 141 Posted: 22 Feb 2009 11:23 AM PST  Episode 141 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available. "Look over there! On the other side of your galaxy, that's home." Outpost Gallifrey Presents: LIVE on stage at Gallifrey 20 in Los Angeles, CA with special guests Phil Collinson ... | ||
| Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:20 AM PST New out from BBC Audiobooks is The Nemonite Invasion - a brand new exclusive audio read by Catherine Tate! Released on February 12th 2009 with an RRP of &ound;9.78, The Nemonite Invasion sees the Doctor and Donna take on a race of dangerous bloodsucking aliens in a thrilling story, with specially composed and performed music and sound effects. When the sky rips open somewhere over Dover, two objects hurtle out of the Vortex and crash-land in the sea. One is the TARDIS, out of control and... | ||
| News: Visual Effects Society Award Posted: 22 Feb 2009 05:00 AM PST Congratulations to Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago - the team behind the gorgeous matte backdrops in the 2008 series adventure Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. The stunning matte work in the episode is the recipient of an award from the Visual Effects Society in the category of Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial. From the pen of incoming showrunner Steven Moffat, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead featured a planet sized... | ||
| News: Seventh Doctor Comic Collection Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:23 AM PST Set for release in May, A Cold Day in Hell is the title of the first set of Seventh Doctor comic strips from Doctor Who Magazine to be released in graphic novel format. The collection obviously features the title strip, A Cold Day in Hell in which the Doctor encounters none other than the Ice Warriors! Comprising every Seventh Doctor adventure across the issues 130-150 inclusive, the collection also includes the Doctor's first encounter with Death's Head, the robot bounty hunter created in... | ||
| MadVideos -- Chad Vader Season 2 Episode 2 production notes - Isthmus Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:07 AM PST
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| MadVideos -- Chad Vader Season 2 Episode 2 production notes - Isthmus Daily Page Posted: 22 Feb 2009 02:04 AM PST
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2009 01:52 AM PST Law & Order UK kicks off on ITV1 on Monday evening, with former Doctor Who co-star Freema Agyeman appearing as ambitious, high-flying barrister Alesha Philips. She's been doing the rounds for the TV magazine and daily press coverage, and naturally the topic of Doctor Who appears... With recent speculation about Agyeman's return to the roll of Martha Jones (something that surely must have been finalised by now...) she is asked about reprising the character - and seems to have a ready-made... | ||
| Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:26 AM PST Among the recently announced audio production from Big Finish of the original Season 23 (the planned 1985 run that was shelved when Doctor Who took an 18 month break) are a range of episodes that have either been available as novels or abandoned altogether. Mission to Magnus is another of the adventures that was novelised for TARGET books, despite never having been on screen. Planned to star Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and featuring the original return of the Mentor Sil (first seen in... | ||
| David Tennant : David Tennant’s comeback as Hamlet named ‘Theatre ... - Entertainment and Showbiz! Posted: 21 Feb 2009 09:14 PM PST
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| BBC BIDS TO POACH ANT AND DEC FROM CASH-STRAPPED ITV - UK Express Posted: 21 Feb 2009 08:04 PM PST
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| News: Doctor Who Strips from Tony Lee Posted: 21 Feb 2009 07:38 PM PST The success of the IDW series of Doctor Who comic books has lead to further adventures scheduled with top comic book writer Tony Lee writing both a new series and a one-shot (self contained story). Announced back at the New York ComicCon, the one shot is known as The Time Machination, with the adventure and cover (seen here) illustrated by Paul Grist. Meanwhile it has been rumoured that Al Davison is is the man responsible for providing artwork to Tony Lee's ongoing Doctor Who series, which... | ||
| Fakebook scandal: Website closes false Kate Winslet profile after ... - Daily Mail Posted: 21 Feb 2009 06:30 PM PST
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| Facebook shuts down fake Kate Winslet profile after she calls ... - Daily Mail Posted: 21 Feb 2009 05:44 PM PST
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| UK's National Trust sets up campaign to make couch potatoes 'get ... - Smash Hits Posted: 21 Feb 2009 04:03 PM PST
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| UK's National Trust sets up campaign to make couch potatoes 'get ... - Newstrack India Posted: 21 Feb 2009 02:14 PM PST
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| KIDS SHOULD GET DIRTY - Star of Mysore Posted: 21 Feb 2009 02:08 PM PST
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| UK’s National Trust sets up campaign to make couch potatoes ‘get ... - TopNews Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:01 PM PST
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