Monday, May 4, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

blink and you're dead... er, I mean, you'll miss it

Posted: 03 May 2009 12:34 PM PDT

If you thought the last Torchwood teaser clip was minimalist, wait 'til you see what those crazy Australians have come up with now!

The show's official website in the land down under has just posted another 10-second promo for CoE. Spoiler-phobes can watch this one guilt-free, because, well... see for yourself.

Imagine having that come on your telly during the commercials! Run and hide behind the couch indeed...

News: Wiffle Lever To Full

Posted: 03 May 2009 06:15 AM PDT

Newspapers and online magazines are choc-a-bloc full this weekend of references to the book Wiffle Lever To Full, memoirs of countless sci-fi and fantasy conventions by author (and fellow Teessider) BBC Radio presenter Bob Fischer. First up there is a fun excerpt on the SFX website of the Top Ten Things Learnt From Going To Sci-Fi Conventions, a list which includes the Ood being the most respectful of all Doctor Who aliens, and the fact that Kenny Baker (Star Wars), Anthony Head (Buffy,...

From Bruno to Britney: Why Summer 2009 is going to be a scorcher - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 03 May 2009 05:48 AM PDT


From Bruno to Britney: Why Summer 2009 is going to be a scorcher
Mirror.co.uk, UK - Jane Simon
There's also new series of The Street, Torchwood and New Tricks. On ITV, Fay Ripley heads the cast of Monday Monday, a new comedy drama set in a supermarket head office. And if you're very lucky, you might just be able to snatch a few moments outside ...

Look Who ran back for more - The Sun

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:47 AM PDT


Look Who ran back for more
The Sun, UK
John Barrowman as Captain Jack Torchwood John, 42, was also spotted in a hurry on the Cardiff set of the BBC1 sci-fi hit. Barrowman, whose time-travelling character inspired the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood, also presents BBC1 talent show ...

Sharon Horgan's Pulling power - Times Online

Posted: 03 May 2009 01:13 AM PDT


Sharon Horgan's Pulling power
Times Online, UK
Horgan, who had been writing for The Catherine Tate Show and the animated comedy Monkey Dust, got her chance when the producer Harry Thompson (Da Ali G Show) approached her and Kelly with the idea of creating a show about single girls in London called ...

Stars travel to Blenheim for Gulliver - Oxford Mail

Posted: 02 May 2009 11:27 PM PDT


Stars travel to Blenheim for Gulliver
Oxford Mail, UK
Gavin and Stacey actor James Corden. left, Doctor Who star Catherine Tate, with her back to camera and with red hair, have been joined by Hollywood funnyman Jack Black, right, and Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, centre, in white costume, ...

News: We Are Coming

Posted: 02 May 2009 08:23 PM PDT

The BBC have released a short teaser trailer for the upcoming Torchwood miniseries, Children of Earth. Intended initially for Australian audiences where it was run after the conclusion to Series 2, the trailer has now been made available to British viewers via the BBC's Official Torchwood website. Running at just 9 seconds, the trailer is more than a little bit chilling... Starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, who are joined by Peter Capaldi, Liz May Brice and...

BLOG The rich Star Wars universe

Posted: 02 May 2009 07:00 PM PDT

Blogger Steven Gaythorpe has discovered Wookieepedia , and it's helped him fall back in love the expanded Star Wars universe: This Is Not The Droid We're Looking For During a recent tidy up I came across a box set of the original...

Bleak House - DVD Talk

Posted: 02 May 2009 06:28 PM PDT


Bleak House
DVD Talk, OR - Jeremy Mathews
Burn Gorman stands out as Guppy, a scrawny legal clerk who's always trying to make himself seem more important than he is, and who has eyes on Esther. Hugo Speer has a great character arc later in the run of the series as Sergeant George, ...

Regenerating the Doctor Who website - TechRadar UK

Posted: 02 May 2009 12:12 PM PDT


Regenerating the Doctor Who website
TechRadar UK, UK
In 2005, BBC Wales revived Doctor Who for the new century, with producer Russell T Davies at the helm and Christopher Eccleston playing the ninth Doctor. It was a huge success, winning critical acclaim, countless awards and, most importantly, ...

Changing Sides - Digital Spy

Posted: 02 May 2009 12:02 PM PDT


Changing Sides
Digital Spy, UK - Ben Rawson-Jones
The rogue Time Agent was quick to lock lips with Captain Jack upon arrival in Cardiff, but was soon trying to kill off the Torchwood team and steal some radioactive bombs from under their noses. John's life was spared, but he returned to taunt Jack via ...

Barrowman and Tennant snapped filming Dr Who - WalesOnline

Posted: 02 May 2009 10:40 AM PDT


Barrowman and Tennant snapped filming Dr Who
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - James McCarthy
Barrowman – making a return to the hit series from spin-off show Torchwood – was clad in the trademark long blue-grey wool and brass buttoned coat of his character Captain Jack. Despite leaving Tiger Tiger, he looked as if he was steering clear of the ...

Opinion: Earthshock: Re-Re-examining Adric

Posted: 02 May 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Contributor Peter Ould considers the life and death of Doctor Who's much maligned, and possibly most misunderstood, companion, Adric...  I was five and he was six We rode on horses made of sticks He wore black and I wore white He would always win the fight Bang bang, he shot me down Bang bang, I hit the ground Bang bang, that awful sound Bang bang, my baby shot me down. Nancy Sinatra, Bang Bang Ok, let’s get the facts straight. I was eight, he was in his late teens...

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