| Big Finish News Podcast for March 2009 Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:50 AM PST Time for more tea and the latest news on Ken Bentley... Nick Briggs and Barnaby Edwards have locked David Richardson in the cupboard. While he's tied up, they discuss the new Eighth Doctor and Lucie season, Cyberman 2, Mission to Magnus, the Phantom of the Opera competition and Nick has some words about unsolicited story submissions. Can you resist? The March Big Finish podcast is only a click away... Send all your feedback to: feedback@bigfinish.com |
| News: Faker Comes Clean Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:45 AM PST Twitter is a great, useful tool - those of you that follow me might well agree - but it does have its fair share of nefarious uses, not least extending the internet-old aspect of identity massage. As we've seen in recent weeks there are a fair few Doctor Who fakers out there, one of whom is THEDavidTennant, who Tweets regularly on being David Tennant. Of course, THEDavidTennant is no more David Tennant than you or I (unless you happen to be David Tennant - hiya!). No, this Twitter...  |
| 'Exfoliate!' Dead Dalek Dug Out of UK Mud - Wired News Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:43 AM PST
'Exfoliate!' Dead Dalek Dug Out of UK MudWired NewsIn a scene right out of a classic Doctor Who episode, a bunch of UK workers accidentally unearthed a Dalek Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph describes the scene as a volunteer pond warden in Hampshire was confronted with the surfacing eye stalk of British ... |
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| News: Dalek Emerges From Pond Posted: 04 Mar 2009 05:07 AM PST Like a scene from Dalek Invasion of Earth, this Dalek was found submerged in a pond in Hampshire and brought to the surface in all its menace! Marc Oakland was among a group of volunteers clearing out the junk-filled pond near Beaulieu, Hants and was taken totally by surprise by the Dalek, pulling it out of the gunk and junk filled mire. "I'd just shifted a tree branch with my foot when I noticed something dark and round slowly coming up to the surface. I got the shock of my life when...  |
| Dalek Randomly Found, Dredged Up from the Bottom of a Marsh - Gizmodo Australia Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:34 AM PST
Dalek Randomly Found, Dredged Up from the Bottom of a MarshGizmodo Australia, AustraliaHere's something you don't find in most marshes when you're mucking about: the head of a Dalek from Dr. Who. Marc Oakland was helping to clean a pond in Beulieu, Hampshire, UK, when he stumbled upon the head of Dr. Who's enemy, the Dalek. ... |
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| Young Victoria - Giving us the Viccies - The List Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:18 AM PST  |
Young Victoria - Giving us the VicciesThe List, UKIt was just a typical day for Dr Who (played by David Tennant this time), when he helped save Queen Victoria, aka Shirley Valentine, from an alien werewolf in the TV series. As you do. When Steve Coogan went Around the World in 80 Days he ran into the ... |
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| Dalek Randomly Found, Dredged Up from the Bottom of a Marsh - Gizmodo.com Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:13 AM PST
Dalek Randomly Found, Dredged Up from the Bottom of a MarshGizmodo.comBy Adam Frucci , 5:20 PM on Wed Mar 4 2009, 5319 views Here's something you don't find in most marshes when you're mucking about: the head of a Dalek from Dr. Who. Marc Oakland was helping to clean a pond in Beulieu, Hampshire, UK, when he stumbled ... |
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| Robbie's back for Comic Relief - The Sun Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:42 AM PST
Robbie's back for Comic ReliefThe Sun, UKHe will join MATT LUCAS, DAVID WALLIAMS and CATHERINE TATE for a Little Britain USA sketch. Robbie, 35 — who recently moved back to the UK after "hiding" in Hollywood for years — played a Laydee friend of the show's transvestite Emily Howard for Comic ... |
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| Unexpected human in the bagging area! Why we'll miss checkout ... - Daily Mail Posted: 04 Mar 2009 01:29 AM PST  |
Unexpected human in the bagging area! Why we'll miss checkout ...Daily Mail, UKthe machines cry repeatedly, in a chorus of high-pitched, Dalek-like screams. A few customers tut, others shift around uncomfortably. More than once, I've witnessed capable, professional men and women losing their cool and almost shouting at the damned ... |
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| Doctor Who - More Specials Casting News - Den Of Geek Posted: 04 Mar 2009 01:21 AM PST
Doctor Who - More Specials Casting NewsDen Of Geek, UKThe former Casualty actor added that he will be playing a villain in the episode, part of David Tennant's final story, and it will be set on Mars. The Australian has previously worked with outgoing Who showrunner Russell T Davies on Queer As Folk. ... |
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| BLOG Realism and continuity in TV Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:51 AM PST Blogger Jamie Starbuck discusses the need (or otherwise) for scientific accuracy, canon and logic in television shows: Keeping It Real There's an argument in Kim Stanley Robinson's Blue Mars about the difference between "accurate", "specific" and...  |
| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - Bellingham CountryGazette Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:35 AM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekBellingham CountryGazette, MANewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Dalek Head Discovered In UK Pond - Escapist Magazine Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:20 AM PST  |
Dalek Head Discovered In UK PondEscapist Magazine, NCA volunteer helping to clean out a pond the in UK received "the shock of his life" when amongst the muck and garbage he discovered the complete head of a Dalek. Marc Oakland, a 42-year-old sales executive, was wading through waist-high water as part of ... |
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| Dalek Found Submerged in Pond Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:06 AM PST In a scene right out of a Doctor Who script, a team of volunteers clearing a pond of rubbish uncovered a long-submerged Dalek. The Telegraph reports that sales executive Marc Oakland was pushing a rake around the bed of the shallow pool when he found the object with its distinctive eye stalk. The 42-year-old said: "I'd just shifted a tree branch with my foot when I noticed something dark and round slowly coming up to the surface. "I got the shock of my life when a Dalek head bobbed up right i  |
| Are all those Celebrity Twitters Real - Or Bogus? - FanBolt.Com Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:01 AM PST
Are all those Celebrity Twitters Real - Or Bogus?FanBolt.Com, GAHere are some names: Hayden Panettiere, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Grunberg, Shaq, Henry Rollins, Britney Spears, Tina Fey, Demi and Ashton, and the latest Dr. Who, David Tennant. Some of those people really twitter, some do not but have impostors who would ... |
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| BLOG Technology by Acme Corporation Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:28 PM PST Would you consider Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons to be SF? Blogger Jonny Rose discusses Marvin K Acme's contributions to future technology: Acme Corporation Products Throughout history, science and science fiction have influenced...  |
| One Star: a hotel but not as we know it Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:12 PM PST As BBC Scotland's new CG-animated sci-fi sitcom One Star makes its debut tonight, SFX talks to its creators... How did you end up making a CG-animated sci-fi sitcom? David Murdoch [producer]: We were looking to do a sitcom, and Garry Marshall, the...  |
| Gardner joins BBC Worldwide's US production studio - Indiantelevision.com Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:08 PM PST
Gardner joins BBC Worldwide's US production studioIndiantelevision.com, IndiaPrior to this, Gardner was BBC Wales - head of drama where she was responsible for the production of dramas including Doctor Who, Torchwood, Life on Mars and Casanova. In her new capacity, Gardner will be responsible for scripted projects, working with ... |
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| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - Norwich Bulletin Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:05 PM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekNorwich Bulletin, CTNewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - MPNnow.com Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:04 PM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekMPNnow.com, NYNewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - Enterprise News Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:04 PM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekEnterprise News, MANewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - Wellsville Daily Reporter Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:00 PM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekWellsville Daily Reporter, NYNewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by Dälek - Lake Sun Leader Posted: 03 Mar 2009 11:00 PM PST
Album review: 'Gutter Tactics,' by DälekLake Sun Leader, MONewark, NJ-based Dälek, however, is out to reclaim the genre for what it could be: truly creepy, dark-alley fright music with a head-bashing beat. "Gutter Tactics" is a muddy, sludgy mess, purportedly created via sessions with noise group Deadverse ... |
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| Record 21 covers produced for Radio Times Comic Relief special - PrintWeek Posted: 03 Mar 2009 10:10 PM PST
Record 21 covers produced for Radio Times Comic Relief specialPrintWeek, UKPublisher BBC Magazines produced equal numbers of all 21, except for the David Tennant version, which appeared in London, Scotland and Wales. "We know how popular David Tennant is with readers, so we adjusted our print run accordingly," said BBC ... |
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| The Fragrant Frontier Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:47 PM PST Star Trek perfume. Yep, you read that correctly. Three words you never though you'd see together. Star. Trek. Perfume. And now it's a reality. You can actually buy official Trek scent. Sadly no Klingon Cologne just yet (that'd be distilled from pure...  |
| 21 covers produced for Radio Times Comic Relief special - PrintWeek Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:28 PM PST
21 covers produced for Radio Times Comic Relief specialPrintWeek, UKPublisher BBC Magazines produced equal numbers of all 21, except for the David Tennant version, which appeared in London, Scotland and Wales. "We know how popular David Tennant is with readers, so we adjusted our print run accordingly," said BBC ... |
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| Dave Gibbons talks Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:19 PM PST Dave Gibbons is one of the quiet insurrectionaries of comic books. Watchmen – his 1985 collaboration with Northampton magus Alan Moore – was a revolution, a loving assault on the certainties of superheroics. Now Hollywood is bringing his masterwork to the...  |
| Battlestar Galactica 4.17 "Someone To Watch Over Me" Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:19 PM PST Written by: Bradley Thompson, David Weddle Directed by: Michael Nankin Rating: THE ONE WHERE Tyrol helps Boomer to escape from trial and execution by the rebel Cylons, and Starbuck has a private music lesson with a mysterious piano player....  |
| Doctor Who: Special No. 2 At Christmas - Den Of Geek Posted: 03 Mar 2009 07:43 PM PST
Doctor Who: Special No. 2 At ChristmasDen Of Geek, UKPlanet of the Dead, co~written by Russell T Davies and Roberts, is on track for an "Easter" broadcast despite numerous setbacks which included poor weather (at home and abroad) and a broken bus. |
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| Wednesday Link-a-Mania Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:54 PM PST DiCaprio Set For Nolan's Inception Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Christopher (The Dark Knight) Nolan's next movie, a sci-fi flick called Inception, according to Variety . Little is known about the story but, "the studio calls it a contemporary sci-fi...  |
| Will The BBC Save American Television? - io9 Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:38 PM PST
Will The BBC Save American Television?io9, CAAs the Head of Drama at BBC Wales, Gardner was responsible for greenlighting Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures and the original Life on Mars, before moving on to become the Overall Head of Drama Commissioning for the BBC until yesterday's ... |
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| The Genesis Of Nero's Star Trek Quest. Plus Rorschach Opens Up. - io9 Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:15 PM PST
The Genesis Of Nero's Star Trek Quest. Plus Rorschach Opens Up.io9, CAAnd Amy draws the castaways into "a new world," where they have to make a choice about interfering with the past. [TV Guide] The fantastic Alun.Vega uploaded some more great pictures of David Tennant, Lindsay Graham and that cute/weird robot, ... |
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| he unknown make-up artist -- with 31 million fans - Irish Independent Posted: 03 Mar 2009 05:54 PM PST  |
he unknown make-up artist -- with 31 million fansIrish Independent, Ireland... nothing professional about the videos. I can't believe I've got more [views] than Dancing On Ice, or is it Strictly Come Dancing? And Doctor Who! My dad used to ring up and say 'Lauren, you only need a couple more and you're above Catherine Tate!'" |
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| News: University Challenge Posted: 03 Mar 2009 04:48 PM PST The Doctor Who Effect has been touted as a reson for the remarkable increase in tourism and industry in general in the South Wales area - and now a study by academics at the University of Glamorgan will set about exactly what the extent of recording Doctor Who, Torchwood and THe Sarah Jane Adventures has had on the area. Unlike many higher eduction studies that concern pop culture, it's a popular choice among those quoted. For instance there's Peter Bell, a fan and podcaster from...  |
| BBC Wales’ Julie Gardner takes up US post - WalesOnline Posted: 03 Mar 2009 04:15 PM PST
BBC Wales' Julie Gardner takes up US postWalesOnline, United KingdomJulie Gardner, who secured the deal to remake Doctor Who in Wales shortly after arriving in Llandaff in 2003, has been promoted to a position in the USA. The BBC Wales executive producer is leaving to take up the same role with BBC Worldwide. ... |
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| BBC Wales’ former head of drama joins Tranter’s team America - Stage Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:42 PM PST
BBC Wales' former head of drama joins Tranter's team AmericaStage, UKFormer BBC Wales drama head Julie Gardner has been appointed an executive producer at BBC Worldwide America. She is the first hire announced by former BBC controller of fiction Jane Tranter, who joined BBC Worldwide America at the beginning of the year ... |
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| Not THE David Tennant - BBC News Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:22 PM PST  |
Not THE David TennantBBC News, UKSearch for Doctor Who star David Tennant on Twitter and the first result you call up is a feed called THEDavidTennant. Had a drink with Matt Smith, he was crying into his shandy about not being as good as me. I told him to shut up and get the round in ... |
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| Law and Order: UK – Mondays, 9pm ITV1 - Hunts Post Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:20 PM PST
Law and Order: UK – Mondays, 9pm ITV1Hunts Post, UKThe starring roles are taken by former Coronation Street resident, Bradley Walsh, Battlestar Galactica's Jaime Bamber and Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman. This Monday's installment sees the team spurred into action after a former vice cop is beaten to ... |
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| Law and Order: UK – Mondays, 9pm ITV1 - Saffron Walden Reporter Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:08 PM PST
Law and Order: UK – Mondays, 9pm ITV1Saffron Walden Reporter, UKThe starring roles are taken by former Coronation Street resident, Bradley Walsh, Battlestar Galactica's Jaime Bamber and Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman. This Monday's installment sees the team spurred into action after a former vice cop is beaten to ... |
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| Dalek found in overgrown pond - Ananova Posted: 03 Mar 2009 01:22 PM PST
Dalek found in overgrown pondAnanova, UKI got the shock of my life when a Dalek head bobbed up in front of me. "It was covered in mould and weed, and had quite a bit of damage. One of the dome lights was smashed, but the eye-stalk was intact." Former Doctor Jon Pertwee made a number of ... |
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| Dalek of the deep - Media Guardian Posted: 03 Mar 2009 01:22 PM PST
Dalek of the deepMedia Guardian, UKVolunteers cleaning out an overgrown pond in Hampshire got the shock of their lives as they cut back the reeds only for a full-size Dalek head to emerge from under the weeds, several papers report today. They might want to let the BBC props department ... |
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| Dr Who Dalek found in pond - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 03 Mar 2009 12:14 PM PST  |
Dr Who Dalek found in pondTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomA Dalek from Dr Who was found submerged in a pond by volunteers enlisted to clear it of rubbish. Dalek found in pond: Marc Oakland was pushing a rake around the bed of the shallow pool when he found the object with its distinctive eye stalk. ... |
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| Law and Order weakens grip - Broadcastnow Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:33 AM PST  |
Law and Order weakens gripBroadcastnow, UKThe hour-long show, starring Bradley Walsh and Freema Agyeman, started off with 6.1m (25.1%) but slowly lost viewers, ending on 5.5m (23.8%). The seven-part run started last week in the same slot with 6.4m (26.2%). Despite the drop in viewers the show ... |
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| Julie Gardner heads to US - Broadcastnow Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:33 AM PST
Julie Gardner heads to USBroadcastnow, UKIn addition, she will work with "top-level US writers" and will continue her working relationship with Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Casanova), Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharaoh (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes). ... |
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| The unknown make-up artist -- with 31 million fans - Irish Independent Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:25 AM PST
The unknown make-up artist -- with 31 million fansIrish Independent, Ireland... nothing professional about the videos. I can't believe I've got more [views] than Dancing On Ice, or is it Strictly Come Dancing? And Doctor Who! My dad used to ring up and say 'Lauren, you only need a couple more and you're above Catherine Tate!'" |
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| Doctor Who fights the past and looks for the future - Los Angeles Times Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:54 AM PST
Doctor Who fights the past and looks for the futureLos Angeles Times, CA"Matt Smith came out of nowhere, but I think he's just going to be brilliant," said Phil Ford, who has written scripts for "Doctor Who" as well as its two spinoffs, "Torchwood" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures." "He's just got that look about him that I ... |
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| Dalek pulled from murky pond - Metro Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:32 AM PST  |
Dalek pulled from murky pondMetro, UKStunned volunteer Marc Oakland pulls the head of a Dalek from the murky depths of a pond he was helping to clean. The 42-year-old found part of Doctor Who's arch nemesis among rubbish near Beaulieu, Hampshire. 'I'd just shifted a tree branch with my ... |
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| Are All Those Celebrity Twitters Real—or Bogus? - E! Online Posted: 03 Mar 2009 12:38 AM PST  |
Are All Those Celebrity Twitters Real—or Bogus?E! OnlineHere are some names: Hayden Panettiere, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Grunberg, Shaq, Henry Rollins, Britney Spears, Tina Fey, Demi and Ashton, and the latest Dr. Who, David Tennant. Some of those people really twitter, some do not but have impostors who would ... |
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| Life on Mars Is Dead, Ashes To Ashes Rises: Watch Trailer - Anglophenia Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:37 PM PST  |
Life on Mars Is Dead, Ashes To Ashes Rises: Watch TrailerAnglophenia, NY(UK Express) Torchwood and Doctor Who exec producer Julie Gardner will work her magic for the BBC here in America. (Variety) In an untitled ITV drama, Billie Piper is set to play a poor single mother who meets the multi-millionaire father she's never ... |
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| Julie Gardner Heads to BBC Worldwide America - World Screen News Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:20 PM PST
Julie Gardner Heads to BBC Worldwide AmericaWorld Screen News, NYGardner was formerly the head of drama for BBC Wales, where, she was responsible for the production of a string of hit dramas, including Doctor Who, Torchwood, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Being Human, Mistresses and Casanova. ... |
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| Gardner Moves Across Pond To Head BBC America's Scripted Programming - Multichannel News Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:19 PM PST  |
Gardner Moves Across Pond To Head BBC America's Scripted ProgrammingMultichannel News, NYDuring her time at BBC Wales, Gardner, in addition to Dr. Who, was responsible for the production of a string of hit dramas, including Torchwood, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Being Human, Girl in a Cafe, Stuart: A Life Backward, Mistresses and ... |
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| JULIE GARDNER JOINS BBC WORLDWIDE'S US PRODUCTION STUDIO - The Futon Critic Posted: 02 Mar 2009 09:07 PM PST
JULIE GARDNER JOINS BBC WORLDWIDE'S US PRODUCTION STUDIOThe Futon Critic, CAGardner will be responsible for scripted projects, working with top-level US writers in addition to UK creative talent including Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Casanova), Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharaoh (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes). ... |
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| Tuesday, March 3rd by scott malia - eNotes Posted: 02 Mar 2009 08:36 PM PST  |
Tuesday, March 3rd by scott maliaeNotes, WAThe new film is an adaptation of the much-hyped RSC stage production that starred, however briefly, television actor David Tennant. Tennant opened the play to fairly rapturous reviews, only to be felled by a back injury early in his run. ... |
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| Tennant may reprise short-lived stage role of Shakespeare's Hamlet ... - Smash Hits Posted: 02 Mar 2009 08:09 PM PST |
| Acting success is character building - Birmingham Post Posted: 02 Mar 2009 07:49 PM PST
Acting success is character buildingBirmingham Post, UK"Her Doctor Who connection is one of the reasons why it was so great acting with Freema Agyeman in Law & Order: UK. "She didn't know the identity of the next Doctor, despite me asking her, but she has told me things I will have to take to my grave. ... |
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| Gardner heads to LA - C21Media Posted: 02 Mar 2009 07:12 PM PST
Gardner heads to LAC21Media, UKIn her new role, Gardner will be responsible for scripted projects, working with top-level US writers in addition to UK creative talent including Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Casanova), Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharaoh (Life on Mars, ... |
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