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| Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:23 AM PDT Former Doctor Who co-star and one-time Torchwood scriptwriter Noel Clarke recently called off the premiere of his first play at a theatre festival in order to avoid stealing the spotlight from other writers, reports ContactMusic.com "Once it got out that I was going to be there, there was a lot of interest. The showcase is supposed to be about promoting younger, more up-and-coming writers and that buzz started to detract from them. I didn't want to take away the credit."... | ||
| Freema Agyeman: ‘LIFE’S GOING SO WELL – I’M ON A HIGH’ - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:36 AM PDT
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| News: DT On Hand To Raise £57m Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:20 AM PDT Let's face it - David Tennant's co-hosting slot with Davina McCall on the Comic Relief show on BBC One was far superior to the rest of the evening. Some effortless magic between the two kicked the evening of comedy and small documentary films off in style, with all watching getting the best view of David Tennant as he won a game of Mastermind against McCall, flirted dangerously and even snogged the Big Brother presenter. However in the middle of all of this came the biggest highlight of the... | ||
| CHERYL’S X-TRA FACTOR - Daily Star Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:35 AM PDT
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| Boring bogus tweets make celebs twitchy - Times Online Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:29 AM PDT
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| Comic Relief heads for record total - Moortown Today Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:11 AM PDT
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| Stuart Kelly: The Browser | Pariah presents a new piece of fiction - Scotsman Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:11 AM PDT
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| Red Nose total defies crunch - Scotsman Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:11 AM PDT
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| Red Nose total defies crunch - Scotland on Sunday Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:10 AM PDT
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| Stuart Kelly: The Browser | Pariah presents a new piece of fiction - Scotland on Sunday Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:10 AM PDT
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| Comic Relief pot smashes record - Kippax Today Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:09 AM PDT
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| Stars turn out in force as Red Nose Day smashes previous ... - Sunday Herald Posted: 14 Mar 2009 03:44 AM PDT
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| Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:25 AM PDT I'm reliably informed by blogger.com that this here is the site's 800th post. How cool is that? As the counter has been clocking up over the past few weeks (780...785...790...etc) I've been racking my brain trying to think up some half-decent way to celebrate the milestone, and in the end decided upon a simple question that been's bothering us all since about... ooh, March last year: Just when will Torchwood's third season air? Let's look at the evidence. We know that the (shortened) series has already been shot, and that the cast and crew have now gone their seperate ways, following the wrap party. Hell, Gareth David-Lloyd is touring America with his band! So yep, filming = finito. Benjamin Cook informed the world via Twitter that he's seen the completed first episode - so it's safe to say that the first installment has now concluded its post-production work. In his Torchwood Magazine column Euros Lyn informs us that the edits of the other four episodes have now been locked, and its reasonable to assume that since those comments were made the CGI work on two through to four has been completed. After all, the episodes were *supposed* to be airing on BBC One as early as January 2009, so it's quite likely that production schedules were designed to meet this deadline. (The trailer launched in February confirms that a lot of CGI work has been completed) There's also news that as soon as his work on "Children of Earth" has been completed, director Euros Lyn will move across to Doctor Who to begin work on the two part finale to David Tennant's era as the 10th Doctor. With recording on that episode due to commence at the beginning of May, and the usual six weeks of pre-production that most shows go through, is it safe to assume that mid-March (6 weeks before that filming date) that Lyn has now jumped ship? Then there's the media. SFX Magazine is a very reliable source for launch dates and such. Often they'll preview a series in the issue before or maybe even during the show's broadcast. What with Torchwood: Children of Earth being such a mammoth part of this British sci-fi calender, it's impossible to imagine that SFX weren't granted interviews or set visits. Such behind the scenes items would be useless once the series has ended... and as SFX isn't in the nature of looking at a show post-broadcast such information will have to be included before the serial has aired. However, according to an advert in the latest issue, the next issue - dated 8th April through to the 5th May - doesn't preview the new series. Hmm. It does, however, look at the new series of Ashes to Ashes - expected to return in April. Does this mean that we can't expect to see the new shows until (at least) past that 5th May date? Ashes to Ashes, if it continues its trend from 2008, will broadcast on BBC One during a week day (most likely Thursday) in the 9pm timeslot - the same time period that "Children of Earth" will be occupying. You see, because of its adult nature Torchwood can't air at 8pm, and traditionally the BBC News runs from 10pm until 10:30pm, after which half hour programmes run. So Torchwood has to air at 9pm (unless cuts were made) and once Ashes to Ashes is up and running the BBC wouldn't dare take that show off air for a week to put in its place another drama. In other words, if the 8 part A2A launches April 9th, the earliest that the 9pm timeslot would become free for Torchwood to air in its place would be June 5th. Is there a possibility that Torchwood could air before A2A launches? Yes. But as I've predicted above, what with SFX Magazine and other publications quiet on the Torchwood hype front, it's not very likely. It's in both the BBC's and the media's interests to big up the show, as early as they can. The fact we've seen very little media interest isn't a good sign for those that hope the show will be returning shortly! Of course, DigitalSpy disagrees. On its page on premiere page, it has Torchwood down as returning April 2009. Now, it knows its stuff far better than I do, so the question you should be asking yourself is this: Has DigitalSpy made an error in predicting that particular date, or do they know something we don't know? Other media suggests that Torchwood returns over the summer, and that makes sense. A couple of months would have passed since "Planet of the Dead", and coming up once summer is over will be the third run of The Sarah Jane Adventures. So a summer debut would quite nicely fill the Doctor Who shaped void in British telelvision, and keep the audience interested until the show's high profile return during Christmas 2009. I've settled upon the June date because it's the earliest that I can see the BBC now running the show, with plenty of time before then for interviews and behind the scenes articles in newspapers and magazines. If the corporation leaves it any later than this, they'll have to wait until the beginning of the Autumn TV schedule in September - by which point it'd have been almost 18 months since the last new episode aired, and running Torchwood as a high profile TV 'event' would become a much higher risk in the eyes of the schedules (who take the view that audiences have a gold fish memory - if a show is gone too long, it's forgotten). We'll see if my prediction is right, hey? Does anybody else want to offer a guestimation..?  | ||
| Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:43 AM PDT The Red Nose Day edition of The Sarah Jane Adventures was watched by around 8.3 million viewers according to unofficial overnight figures, out rating Emmerdale on ITV1. The David Tennant part of the evening had an average of 9.2 million watching, peaking at 11.3 million at 8pm. Comic Relief peaked at 9pm with 12.7 million watching. David Tennant hosted the first 90 minutes of the programme along with Big Brother star Davina McCall. As well as the special Sarah Jane episode, Tennant and McCall | ||
| What a Relief it gave us a laugh - News of the World Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:53 AM PDT
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| Cybermen storm Coventry for launch of Doctor Who Exhibition - Coventry Telegraph Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:43 AM PDT
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| Hugo And Nebula First Editions For Sale Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:01 AM PDT Ever wondered how much it would cost to buy first editions of every single Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel ever? Probably not. But there is definitive answer: £116,530 (which is about £83,492). And if you've got that much spare down the back of the sofa... | ||
| SCI-FI fans are snapping up tickets to Coventry’s new Doctor Who ... - Coventry Telegraph Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:43 PM PDT
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| This Week In Doctor Who - March 14, 2009 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:28 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who March 14, 2009 - Vol 12, No 11 The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood Upcoming Premiere Broadcasts: Saturday 14 March: SPACE Canada 9PM EDT/6PM PDT - The Next Doctor (first showing on SPACE, see This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere for details) Sunday 15 March: BBC Entertainment South Africa 7:02PM and 12:02AM CAT - Human Nature | ||
| Torchwood This Week - March 14, 2009 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:56 PM PDT Torchwood This Week March 14, 2009 - Vol 3, No 11 The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood | ||
| This Week In Doctor Who Spinoffs - March 14, 2009 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:52 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who Spinoffs March 14, 2009 - Vol 1, No 11 The weekly guide to Sarah Jane Smith broadcasts, podcasts, and other matters. by Benjamin F. | ||
| This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere - March 14, 2009 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:48 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere March 14, 2009 - Vol 1, No 11 The Guide to North and South American Doctor Who TV Listings by Benjamin F. Elliott | ||
| This Week In Doctor Who - March 14, 2009 Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:44 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who March 14, 2009 - Vol 12, No 11 The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998. by Benjamin F. Elliott | ||
| Posted: 13 Mar 2009 08:21 PM PDT Superman Debut Comics Sells For Over $300,000 A copy of Action Comics # 1, featuring the debut of Superman, has just made £317,200 at auction, reports bbc.co.uk . Stephen Fishler, the owner of the online auction site Comic Connect said the Superman comic... | ||
| Trek Movie Disrespects San Fran Skyline Posted: 13 Mar 2009 07:23 PM PDT | ||
| Comic Relief raises record £57m - Belfast Telegraph Posted: 13 Mar 2009 07:08 PM PDT
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| FERN AND DAVINA CRY ON LIVE TV - Daily Star Posted: 13 Mar 2009 07:02 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief smashes £40m record - Digital Spy Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:42 PM PDT
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| Fern and Davina cry on live TV - New Magazine Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:42 PM PDT
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| Fern and Davina cry on live TV - Star Magazine UK Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:35 PM PDT
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| FERN AND DAVINA CRY ON LIVE TV - Ok! Magazine Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:20 PM PDT
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| FERN'S TEARS HELP COMIC RELIEF RAISE A RECORD £60M - UK Express Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:46 PM PDT
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| Sadie Frost, Katy Brand and Kate Moss in a Comic Relief sketch ... - guardian.co.uk Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:32 PM PDT
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| Saturday, 14 March 2009 Comic Relief gets 20p per iTunes Top 40 ... - Macworld UK Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:25 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief gets 20p per iTunes Top 40 track bought today - Macworld UK Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:21 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief noses in for new record: TV fundraiser hits £42m by ... - Scotsman Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:29 PM PDT
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| Scots pupils nose in front to raise cash for charity - Scotsman Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:25 PM PDT
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| Hairs to those who raise cash for Comic Relief - Journal Live Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:21 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief raises record £57 mln - AFP Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:15 PM PDT
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| Red Nose Day record reaches £57m - CBBC Newsround Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:55 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief smashes record after raising £57m - with more still ... - Glasgow Daily Record Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PDT
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| Dan's the man - Northern Echo Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:25 PM PDT
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| Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:14 PM PDT
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| Record £57m haul for Comic Relief - What's On TV Posted: 13 Mar 2009 03:05 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief raises record £57 million - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:57 PM PDT
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| Beating last year’s record by smiles - Northern Echo Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:15 PM PDT
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| Davina McCall snogs David Tennant for Comic Relief - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 13 Mar 2009 01:06 PM PDT
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| Meet Dragons' Den with a comic twist - Derby Evening Telegraph Posted: 13 Mar 2009 12:45 PM PDT
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| Derbyshire turned red as Comic Relief fever takes over - Derby Evening Telegraph Posted: 13 Mar 2009 12:44 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief pot smashes record - The Bury Times Posted: 13 Mar 2009 12:09 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief pot smashes record - Prestwich & Whitefield Guide Posted: 13 Mar 2009 12:06 PM PDT
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| Comic Relief pot smashes record - ic CheshireOnline Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:55 AM PDT
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| Comic Relief pot smashes record - ic Scotland.co.uk Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:54 AM PDT
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| Friday, Bbc2,10pm - Glasgow Daily Record Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:48 AM PDT
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| BLOW THE RED NOSE - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:47 AM PDT
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| Monarchs Go Where No Team Has Before - Wheeling Intelligencer Posted: 13 Mar 2009 09:50 AM PDT
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| Monarchs Go Where No Team Has Before - Wheeling News Register Posted: 13 Mar 2009 09:49 AM PDT
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