Saturday, May 9, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Deep into Hoo on Who

Posted: 08 May 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Hoo on Who

Catch Episode 9 of the Hoo on Who podcast where Ken Deep of Doctor Who: Podshock joins host David Hooie to review the Jon Pertwee DVD classic, Inferno.

Children of Earth on BBC America

Posted: 08 May 2009 09:24 AM PDT

BBC America has begun airing short commercials promoting their airing of the new Torchwood series, Children of Earth. According to their commercial, Children of the Earth will in July, although specific dates have not been revealed. This seems to indicate that they will not be showing it simultaneously with its airing in the UK.

News: Doctor Who Adventures 114

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:10 AM PDT

In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures magazine… There are two free gifts for every reader – a fantastic Dalek wallet and a memory card stuffed with the coolest Doctor Who facts*. Doctor Who Adventures looks at the top ten deadliest battles between the Doctor and the Daleks. Be prepared for top shocks and loads of screaming Daleks. We go behind the scenes with Doctor Who Confidential to find out what happened when the bus from Planet of the Dead was damaged while it was...

David Lister: Dylan and McCartney don't mix - Independent

Posted: 08 May 2009 04:05 AM PDT


David Lister: Dylan and McCartney don't mix
Independent, UK
David Tennant's Hamlet with a curtain down at 10.50pm saw a surge in last-minute hotel bookings from theatregoers with no luggage. Now, thanks to The Independent's lobbying, the RSC and Chiltern Railways have got together to introduce a late-night ...

Drink Up... The Richard & Judy Party Is Over - Rapid Talent

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:02 PM PDT


Drink Up... The Richard & Judy Party Is Over
Rapid Talent, UK
Since it launched last October success with non-topical shows such as Torchwood, Wipeout USA, Doctor Who and blockbuster films have made the channel bigger it payTV (that's TV you subscribe to on Sky or Virgin Media) than Film4, Virgin1, Sky News, ...

More 'Torchwood' Hitting Blu-ray this September - High-Def Digest

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:00 PM PDT


More 'Torchwood' Hitting Blu-ray this September
High-Def Digest, CA
BBC Video has announced its latest round of 'Torchwood' on Blu-ray, setting a mid-September arrival for 'Children of Earth.' The latest series in the popular sci-fi saga, 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' will feature the complete 300-minute episode arc ...

Big night with Barrowman - Ipswich Evening Star

Posted: 07 May 2009 07:49 PM PDT


Big night with Barrowman
Ipswich Evening Star, UK
... Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes, opposite Elaine Paige - it was his big break. In 2005, John appeared in the role of Captain Jack Harkness in the BBC show Doctor Who - a role which expanded to become the lead in the spin-off show Torchwood.

Star Trek, Word Magazine, Bristol Comics Expo

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT

Phew, well, it's been an exhausting few days, but very pleasurable with it.  Last weekend, Simon Kavanagh and Tom Hunter's team, with me in it, actual came joint first in the Sci-Fi London quiz, and, thanks to Tom shaking his legs around in the dance-off finale (seriously) we nearly won it outright.  It was a pleasure to hang around off-duty, so to speak, with that bunch, and hey, we beat Third

News: Gatiss Pens 2x Episodes for 2010?

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:54 PM PDT

Potential Spoilers!! UK tabloid the Sun (who we don't provide links to) reckon that incoming Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith will be facing a couple of threats in 2010 from the hand of Mark Gatiss, writer of The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot's Lantern and guest star of The Lazarus Experiment. The former League of Gentlemen star is allegedly working on an adaptation of his superb novel Nightshade (published in 1992) as well as an Indiana Jones/Night at the Museum style fight against Nazis looking for a...

Star Trek for the next generation - East Anglian Daily Times

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:15 PM PDT


Star Trek for the next generation
East Anglian Daily Times, UK
Much in the same way that Russell T Davies has re-engineered Dr Who for the 21 st century, JJ Abrams has reworked Star Trek for a contemporary audience. Just as the Tardis, UNIT, Sarah Jane Smith and the Daleks provide a link with the classic series of ...

BLOG Convention interview etiquette

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT

What do you say when you interview an actor? Blogger John Cooper discusses his recent visit to a Doctor Who convention: Fan Etiquette And Responsibility Earlier this week I got to interview star of classic Doctor Who Frazer Hines at a...

Ian's Toys Time Telescope

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Please note: release dates may change. Life's just like that. Hello readers! One of my duties as Reviews Editor of this august journal is to keep an eye on all the collectable goodies coming out in the near-future. Here's what's made me squeal "WANT!"...

Doctor Who: Matt Smith battling Nazis at the Natural History Museum? - Den Of Geek

Posted: 07 May 2009 01:24 PM PDT


Doctor Who: Matt Smith battling Nazis at the Natural History Museum?
Den Of Geek, UK
Confusingly, they attribute the idea to "Who boss" Russell T. Davies who apparently says "there would be an Indiana Jones type chamber hidden beneath the floor with sliding stone doors and stuff." The second story idea seems to be based a little more ...

Boy's own adventure for Martin - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:59 PM PDT


Boy's own adventure for Martin
Manchester Evening News, UK
Martin was one of the actors mentioned by Manchester-based writer Russell T Davies as a possible successor to David Tennant, before Matt Smith became the new Time Lord. Would he have entertained the idea had it gone any further? ...

Being zapped on Doctor Who is all part of the job - WalesOnline

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:41 PM PDT


Being zapped on Doctor Who is all part of the job
WalesOnline, United Kingdom
From the unsuspecting citizen being zapped by a Cyberman on Doctor Who to a bridesmaid's mother at Gavin and Stacey's wedding, she's featured in the background of many of Wales' most-loved shows. "I've been in Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gavin & Stacey, ...

John Barrowman on Doctor Who, Torchwood and his upcoming concert ... - Liverpool Daily Post

Posted: 07 May 2009 11:26 AM PDT


John Barrowman on Doctor Who, Torchwood and his upcoming concert ...
Liverpool Daily Post, UK
"I can be Mr Saturday Night entertainment, I can be the edgy Captain Jack on Torchwood, and the child-friendly one on Dr Who, and then I can let my hair down a bit on stage in the evening." Although Captain Jack is a lone traveller through life, ...

Tonight's the Fright!

Posted: 07 May 2009 11:00 AM PDT

John Barrowman's monster competition!

It's tough being a movie extra! - WalesOnline

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:39 AM PDT


It's tough being a movie extra!
WalesOnline, United Kingdom
From the unsuspecting citizen being zapped by a Cyberman on Doctor Who to a bridesmaid's mother at Gavin and Stacey's wedding, she's featured in the background of many of Wales' most-loved shows. "I've been in Doctor Who, Torchwood, Gavin & Stacey, ...

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