Monday, March 16, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

News: RTD: "Mine will end and his will start"

Posted: 15 Mar 2009 08:21 AM PDT

It often feels as if there's nothing out there - that news on the Doctor Who specials might just turn up about the same time as the specials themselves - but then along comes Russell T Davies with his wonderfully portentous declarations! Speaking to SFX, Russell has revealed what many of us hoped and expected - there's an arc... “There’s the Easter one and then a big gap, and then the other three are going to go out around Christmas time/end of the year. It ends in a two...

News: Lesbian Vampire Killers

Posted: 15 Mar 2009 08:06 AM PDT

It's not everyday you get to write LESBIAN VAMPIRES on any website, and certainly not Kasterborous.com - but you can't have failed to miss the billboards for the new movie starring Matthew Horne and James Corden from the inexplicably popular comedy Gavin and Stacey called Lesbian Vampire Killers which co-stars Paul McGann as the local Vicar The horror comedy - which presumably features more laughs than your average Gavin and Stacey - also features MyAnna Buring who guested in The Impossible...

Phlip Hensher: Students who think they can do no wrong - Independent

Posted: 15 Mar 2009 05:01 AM PDT


Phlip Hensher: Students who think they can do no wrong
Independent, UK
One of Catherine Tate's straight men and the fat unfunny one from The History Boys have been given their own sketch show on BBC3, called Horne And Corden. In it, they present a war reporter who talks in a stereotypically gay manner. That's the joke. ...

‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Adrift” - Flick Filosopher

Posted: 15 Mar 2009 01:11 AM PDT


'Torchwood' blogging: "Adrift"
Flick Filosopher, NY
Torchwood blogging is back! Haul out your Season 2 DVDs and get watchin'. (Before commenting, please read the intro to my Doctor Who blogging; the same caveats apply to Torchwood.) I complained with the last episode that it didn't feel Torchwood-y ...

News: Cybermen Storm Coventry!

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:52 PM PDT

The Doctor Who Exhibition launched at the Coventry Transport Museum on Friday night - with the Cybermen out in force! Hundreds gathered on Friday evening to witness an army of Cybermen step from a cloud of smoke near the museum in Millennium Place, Coventry before abducting spectators and storming the museum. 200,000 fans are expected over the next six months to see the TARDIS, the Empress of Racnoss, Sycorax and much more. Martin Wilkie, from Experience Design and Management, who are...

Record red nose raise thanks to Cheryl - New Magazine

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:41 PM PDT


Record red nose raise thanks to Cheryl
New Magazine, UK
... said: "It just shows what a caring nation we are. "Everyone is struggling at the moment so it is even more incredible to be breaking records." And Doctor Who's David Tennant, 37, who hosted the event, said: "It's been an absolutely brilliant night. ...

CHERYL HELPS RAISE RECORD AMOUNT - Ok! Magazine

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:34 PM PDT


CHERYL HELPS RAISE RECORD AMOUNT
Ok! Magazine, UK
... said: "It just shows what a caring nation we are. "Everyone is struggling at the moment so it is even more incredible to be breaking records." And Doctor Who's David Tennant, 37, who hosted the event, said: "It's been an absolutely brilliant night. ...

Cheryl raises record amount - Star Magazine UK

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:33 PM PDT


Cheryl raises record amount
Star Magazine UK, UK
... said: "It just shows what a caring nation we are. "Everyone is struggling at the moment so it is even more incredible to be breaking records." And Doctor Who's David Tennant, 37, who hosted the event, said: "It's been an absolutely brilliant night. ...

AlphaBits: Cheerleader Squabble On 'Heroes' Set? - Airlock Alpha

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:19 PM PDT


AlphaBits: Cheerleader Squabble On 'Heroes' Set?
Airlock Alpha, Florida
[Entertainment Weekly] Back to the video store -- Freema Agyeman was working at a Blockbuster store when she was chosen as the second companion in the revived version of "Doctor Who." And now that she has a key role in "Law & Order: UK," the actress ...

News: Torchwood Date Speculation

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:47 PM PDT

Torchwood.tv have published an interesting piece on the possible likely date for the return of Torchwood - and it seems to be one of the great riddles of 2009... Speculation has been rife since the middle of 2008 that Torchwood: Children of Earth would air on BBC One as early as February 2009.  WIth key production personnel set to move to Doctor Who in May, it had seemed likely that an Easter or April broadcast would occur. As Torchwood.tv point out however, one of the bastions of...

Patrick Stewart bags Laurence Olivier award for ‘Hamlet’ role - Entertainment and Showbiz!

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:26 PM PDT


Patrick Stewart bags Laurence Olivier award for 'Hamlet' role
Entertainment and Showbiz!, India
This time, the actor received the award for best supporting actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company production, which starred David Tennant in the title role. While Sir Derek Jacobi won the best actor award for playing Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night', ...

Doctor Who's Missing Season

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:00 PM PDT

Cult Spy looks at the mystery of the aborted season of Doctor Who in 1985.

EastEnders in £2.5million TV cutback - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:35 PM PDT


EastEnders in £2.5million TV cutback
Mirror.co.uk, UK
... Doctor Who and motoring series Top Gear have also be told to cut costs by five per cent under the BBC's five-year plan. EastEnders boss Diederick Santer said: "This is across the board. All shows are affected not just East-Enders - Strictly, Dr Who ...

Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman fears brief fame as TV lawyer - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:33 PM PDT


Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman fears brief fame as TV lawyer
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
She has also worked with other Scots including David Tennant in Dr Who, John Barrowman in Torchwood and Julie Graham in Survivors. And fellow Scot Iain Glen is in this week's Law & Order. Paterson, who also starred with Freema in Little Dorrit, ...

Welsh stars lead way to record-breaking Comic Relief - WalesOnline

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:05 PM PDT


Welsh stars lead way to record-breaking Comic Relief
WalesOnline, United Kingdom
The show, hosted throughout the night by Dr Who star David Tennant, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Fern Britton, Claudia Winkleman and Graham Norton, kicked off with Harry Hill's TV Burp, as Britain's best-known comedians "did something funny for money" ...

COMIC RELIEF RAISES A RECORD BREAKING £57M - Sunday People

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:48 PM PDT


COMIC RELIEF RAISES A RECORD BREAKING £57M
Sunday People, UK
Catherine Tate said she was thrilled to do a Little Britain sketch with Matt Lucas and David Walliams. She added: "It was great to do it, especially for Comic Relief." Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates helped to present a live show which featured Tom ...

Top BBC shows face cutbacks over credit crunch - Sunday People

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:43 PM PDT


Top BBC shows face cutbacks over credit crunch
Sunday People, UK
Corporation chiefs desperate to save millions of pounds have also ordered producers on Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who to slash spending. Bosses at EastEnders have to make drastic cuts in the BBC1 soap's annual budget of about £20million. ...

£57M RED CORD BREAKER - Sunday People

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:16 PM PDT


£57M RED CORD BREAKER
Sunday People, UK
Catherine Tate said she was thrilled to do a Little Britain sketch with Matt Lucas and David Walliams. She added: "It was great to do it, especially for Comic Relief." Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates helped to present a live show which featured Tom ...

Brutal Beeb Cuts - Sunday People

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:15 PM PDT


Brutal Beeb Cuts
Sunday People, UK
Corporation chiefs desperate to save millions of pounds have also ordered producers on Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who to slash spending. Bosses at EastEnders have to make drastic cuts in the BBC1 soap's annual budget of about £20million. ...

Doctor Who's Missing Season - Digital Spy

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PDT


Doctor Who's Missing Season
Digital Spy, UK
Russell T. Davies heaped praise upon his skills, stating the following: "Take 'The Talons of Weng Chiang' for example. Watch episode one, it's the best dialogue ever written, it's up there with Dennis Potter, by a man called Robert Holmes. ...

Enders in £2.5MTV cutback - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:51 AM PDT


Enders in £2.5MTV cutback
Mirror.co.uk, UK
Strictly Come Dancing, Doctor Who and motoring series Top Gear have also be told to cut costs by five per cent under the BBC's five-year plan. EastEnders boss Diederick Santer said: "This is across the board. All shows are affected not just East-Enders ...

Arc Attack's tesla coils rock SXSW - CNET News

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 11:30 AM PDT


Arc Attack's tesla coils rock SXSW
CNET News, CA
E-mail Daniel. by johnparadox March 15, 2009 1:41 AM PDT by Tronman161 March 15, 2009 8:19 AM PDT Is there a video with the Doctor Who theme? by anirbansen March 15, 2009 10:34 AM PDT What was the last tune that was being played? ...

Every Day I Worry That I'll Be Back Behind The Counter At Blockbuster - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:59 AM PDT


Every Day I Worry That I'll Be Back Behind The Counter At Blockbuster
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
She has gone on to appear in Torchwood, BBC drama Survivors and acclaimed period piece Little Dorrit. Her latest role is in theUK version of iconic US crime drama Law & Order. But she knows it would not take much to put her back behind the DVD store ...

The Doctor On Mccall - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:58 AM PDT


The Doctor On Mccall
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
DAVINA MCCALL and Dr Who star David Tennant enjoyed a sponsored clinch during the earlier part of the evening. Davina also said sorry to millions of viewers for comedian Angus Deayton's bad language before the 9pm watershed. The Big Brother presenter ...

Monday: Pick Of The Day - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:17 AM PDT


Monday: Pick Of The Day
Glasgow Daily Record, UK
Crime drama, starring Bradley Walsh and Freema Agyeman (above). Richard Gordon presents highlights of the weekend's matches, which saw Gordon Strachan's (above) Celtic take on Rangers in the League Cup final at Hampden Park.

Comic Relief pulls it off - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:45 AM PDT


Comic Relief pulls it off
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Ricky Gervais and Catherine Tate, too, confirmed that the comedy can be surprisingly hard-hitting – and sometimes aimed at Comic Relief itself. By 2am, the whole thing seemed not only a genuine national event but also something even harder to pull off: ...

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