Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Sonic Newsdriver for the Week of the 9th of March 2009

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:56 PM PDT

The Sonic Newsdriver

The Sonic Newsdriver, a podcast delivering selected Doctor Who related news stories to you sonically. This podcast had previously been previewed on the Doctor Who: Podshock feed is now on its own feed. Here are the episodes for the week of the 9th of March 2009

It now has it's own fee...

New K9 Model - The First Picture

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:05 PM PDT

Here is the first picture of the K9 model that features in the spin-off series currently being filmed in Australia. The photo - taken on set - gives fans a glimpse of what they can expect to see when the show, called simply K9, airs on Network Ten. The teaser image comes in advance of a full press photo release, which is due to take place towards the end of March. Although a precise transmission date has yet to be confirmed, it is believed the 26-part series will be broadcast later this yea

Children of Earth goes global

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 10:56 AM PDT

Viewers in South Africa are seeing Torchwood for the first time, now that BBC Entertainment has aquired the series, and started running it from series one onwards. In a short few weeks they're expected to begin showing series two and then, along with Australia's UKTV, they'll air the brand spanking new Children of Time mini series.

So far the five part series is confirmed as airing in the UK, US, Australia, South Africa and on the Space network in Canada.

Expect to see the series hitting screens in the United Kingdom this coming June.

(In the meantime you can read this exclusive comic strip adventure, commissioned by the kind folks at Watch)

Also, play.com are advertising the Blu-Ray DVD package of Torchwood series two, for release in June. No news on if it'll contain extra features not seen on the regular DVD release (like commentaries, which some fans still haven't forgiven 2Entertain for excluding last time....)

Moly Mines chairman steps down - WA Business News (subscription)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 09:37 AM PDT


Moly Mines chairman steps down
WA Business News (subscription), Australia
Paul Willis has stepped from his chairmanship at Moly Mines after accepting a position at an overseas equities broking company. In a statement, Moly said Mr Willis' new contract required him to cease listed company board involvement. ...

Battlestar Galactica 4.18 "Islanded In A Stream Of Stars"

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Written by: Michael Taylor Directed by: Edward James Olmos Rating: THE ONE WHERE Galactica's condition worsens, Anders gets wired into the ship, Hybrid-style, and Boomer takes Hera to Cavil. VERDICT Not the explosive episode we were...

Moly reports good drill results as chairman resigns - The West Australian

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 08:46 AM PDT


Moly reports good drill results as chairman resigns
The West Australian, Australia
It said ore from Gallifrey would blend well with that from its neighbouring Auton and Dalek prospects. Moly said it expected to begin infill drilling at Gallifrey at the end of the month. The company also announced the resignation of its chairman Paul ...

More outstanding high grade iron ore intersects at Spinifex Ridge ... - Proactive Investors Australia

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 07:24 AM PDT


More outstanding high grade iron ore intersects at Spinifex Ridge ...
Proactive Investors Australia, Australia
The drill results have also shown that Gallifrey is low in contaminants such as silica and alumina and would blend well with potential resources as Auton and Dalek. The western portion of the Gallifrey prospect was drilled using a 40 x 40m triangular ...

News: The Nightmare Fair Recording

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:13 AM PDT

News from Big Finish of the guest star of the audio version of the abandoned 1986 serial The Nightmare Fair... Production on The Lost Stories, the audio versions of unmade scripts from the 1980s era of Doctor Who, continues with The Nightmare Fair by Graham Williams which is recording on March 9 and 10. The story, which is set in Blackpool, finds the Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) threatened by the Celestial Toymaker, an immortal being who makes playthings of those he defeats...

What Really Wiped Out The Dinosaurs? - io9

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:11 AM PDT


What Really Wiped Out The Dinosaurs?
io9, CA
But we all know it was the Cybermen. Or time-traveling hunters. Here are science fiction's best dinosaur-extinction theories. "Big game hunters from the future may have wiped out the dinosaurs," suggests Arthur C. Clarke, in the course of explaining ...

Brain-machine interface today, cyborgs tomorrow - DVICE

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:54 AM PDT


Brain-machine interface today, cyborgs tomorrow
DVICE
So when do we start preparing for a war with the Cybermen? Not for a while — Nicolelis' miracle exo-suit won't be here till 2012 at the earliest. And motor control is relatively easy compared to something like full-color vision, he said, so we needn't ...

Top 20 Best CGI Movie Moments

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:08 AM PDT

Computer graphics have opened up a whole new dimension in special FX, and at their best can possess an artistry and beauty that enhance a great film, or give you something worth watching in a rubbish one. Here are SFX's pick of the best CG movie moments, some...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Daventry Express

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:27 AM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Daventry Express, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - North Wales Chronicle

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 11:02 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
North Wales Chronicle, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

TV Review: Horne & Corden (BBC Three) and Deborah 13: Servant of ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:56 PM PDT


TV Review: Horne & Corden (BBC Three) and Deborah 13: Servant of ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Yet with a third series of Gavin & Stacey in the offing, Horne well received in The Catherine Tate Show and Corden a genial chat-show guest, there was no sign that the pair of them had crossed the line from welcome houseguests to tedious lodgers. ...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Chester Standard

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:37 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Chester Standard,  United Kingdom
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

TV releases on DVD - InTheNews.co.uk

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:36 PM PDT


TV releases on DVD
InTheNews.co.uk, UK
Colin Baker's in the Tardis this week in a classic Doctor Who DVD release as the Attack of the Cybermen sees the robotic baddies planning an assault on Earth while Oz Clarke and James May travel the UK in the third boozy travelogue as Oz and James' ...

'Skins' star for 'Doctor Who' companion?

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:27 PM PDT

Hannah Murray from Skins is rumoured to be The Doctor&os;s new companion.

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Burnley Express

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:23 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Burnley Express,  UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

BLOG Secretary of Geek Affairs

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 10:00 PM PDT

The Paul And Storm website is currently running the battle for Secretary of Geek Affairs. Blogger Laura McConnell takes a look at the final round. Every Geek Has His Day Barack Obama has been called the first geek President of the United...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Offaly Express

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:55 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Offaly Express, Ireland
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Bridlington Today

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:43 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Bridlington Today, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - maltonmercury.co.uk

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:27 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
maltonmercury.co.uk, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

The Lost Stories Update - The Nightmare Fair

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:15 PM PDT

Production on The Lost Stories, the audio versions of unmade scripts from the 1980s era of Doctor Who, continues with The Nightmare Fair by Graham Williams which is recording on March 9 and 10. The story, which is set in Blackpool, finds the Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) threatened by the Celestial Toymaker, an immortal being who makes playthings of those he defeats in his games.

The role was originally played by Michael Gough in The Celestial Toymaker by Brian Hayles (1966), but has been recast for this production. Big Finish is delighted to announce that David Bailie (who played Dask in the 1977 story The Robots of Death, and more recently starred in the three Pirates of the Caribbean films) has stepped into the vacated Mandarin costume.

"We spent a lot of time thinking of who we wanted for the Toymaker," says producer David Richardson, "because this is an iconic role and we wanted to get it right. It's a demanding part: whoever plays it needs to be charismatic and charming, authoritative and threatening. All sorts of names were suggested, but when the idea of David came up, director John Ainsworth and I were in absolute accord and immediately approached him. Thankfully, he said yes immediately."

"I was thrilled to be offered this role," says Bailie. "I read the script and it really appealed to me. The Toymaker is an interesting part because he's dangerous and deadly, but he's not really violent – and if he kills people he does it in a really fantastical way. I don 't like real violence in films and television today – in my mind, there's way to much of it."

The Nightmare Fair will be released in November 2009, and will be available for pre-order from April.

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Pontefract and Castleford Express

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:03 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Pontefract and Castleford Express, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief - Melton Today

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 08:58 PM PDT


Robbie dons dress for Comic Relief
Melton Today, UK
Another special sketch involves Catherine Tate. It sees Carol (Walliams) summoned to her boss Dawn's (Tate) office. Will Carol keep her job or will Dawn's computer evaluation of her skills lead to the immortal line: "Computer says no. ...

News: Laurence Payne 1919-2009

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 08:19 PM PDT

Actor Laurence Payne who was best known to Doctor Who fans for his three appearances in the original run of the series has died aged 89. Payne first set foot on stage in 1939 as a professional actor at the Old Vic Theatre, and spent many years treading the boards in productions both there and the Bristol Old Vic, also appearing at Stratford-upon-Avon as Romeo in Peter Brook's 1947 production of Romeo & Juliet, and as Hamlet as the Embassy Theatre in London. His first screen appearance...

BLOG Rewatching sci-fi TV

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 06:54 PM PDT

Are you the kind of person who can watch their favourite episodes over and over again? Do you reread your favourite books every year? Or, like blogger Jamie Starbuck, are you cursed/blessed with the kind of selective memory that means no matter what else you...

Interview with Mark Sheppard Part 1

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 06:15 PM PDT

The actor who plays Romo Lampkin has been in about a million sci-fi TV shows. We persuaded the busiest man in genre television to write a foreword for our latest special, dedicated to Battlestar Galactica , and we also ran a four page interview in that...

Huddersfield theatre duo pick up top national awards - Huddersfield Examiner

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 02:46 PM PDT


Huddersfield theatre duo pick up top national awards
Huddersfield Examiner, UK
He scooped his third Olivier award for his role as Claudius in Hamlet, starring alongside David Tennant. Stewart is to join his fellow X-men star Sir Ian McKellen in the UK tour of Waiting For Godot that kicks off this month in Worcestershire and ...

Robbie Williams is back! Pop star returns to screens... as an ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 12:07 PM PDT


Robbie Williams is back! Pop star returns to screens... as an ...
Daily Mail, UK
While Mum (David Walliams) is cooking breakfast the girls fall out over a game of I Love You More In another sketch the credit crunch comes to Little Britain and Carol Beer (David Walliams) is summoned to her boss Dawn's (Catherine Tate) office to find ...

Premierewatch: 'Dancing with the Stars' - Zap2it.com

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 11:13 AM PDT


Premierewatch: 'Dancing with the Stars'
Zap2it.com
... Dmitry's first foray into the competition portion of the show (he did some Results Day numbers last season), and the first ever appearance by Chelsie (who's SYTYCD partner was Mark who I adore and always reminded me of David Tennant). ...

Punk Invades the Auction House - PopMatters

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 11:03 AM PDT


Punk Invades the Auction House
PopMatters, IL
Also up for grabs in the morning was punk-rock apparel from such legendary labels as Westwood/McLaren and BOY, and a selection of so-new-they're-out-of-place urban vinyl items by designers like Mark Nagata, Dalek and Kaws. ...

The Sontaran Games

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Review: Back of the net, or back of the neck?

Tennant may reprise short-lived stage role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet ... - Entertainment and Showbiz!

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 10:25 PM PDT


Tennant may reprise short-lived stage role of Shakespeare's Hamlet ...
Entertainment and Showbiz!, India
David Tennant is planning to reprise his short-lived stage performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet in a film based on the acclaimed play. The Scottish actor had to quit his West End run midway after suffering a slipped disc in December last year, ...

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