Thursday, October 22, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Location Shooting Photos Gives a Glimpse of the New TARDIS Interior

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:05 AM PDT

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One can glean a little of what the new TARDIS interior will look like through these shots taken on location while shooting at the Llanwonno Church today (21 October 2009) for upcoming Doctor Who story starring Matt Smith. The photos taken by "Scootyboy" are available on his Photobucket page here (slight spoiler warnings).

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Reviews: Hornet's Nest: The Stuff of Nightmares

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:15 AM PDT

When I heard that Tom Baker was recording a new series of Doctor Who CD releases for BBC Audiobooks, I almost fell over. I certainly had to sit down. With Paul Magrs writing the script, a cast that co-stars Richard Franklin (a replacement for the originally intended Nicholas Courtney) as former UNIT captain Mike Yates and superb cover art (conceived by Anthony Dry and realised by Ben Wilsher), The Hornet’s Nest series of audio adventures for the Fourth Doctor represent the first time...

2010 Q1 Doctor Who DVD Releases

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT

2010 Q1 Doctor Who DVD Releases
News Dated: 21/10/2009

2|Entertain have confirmed to DWO, some of the first titles to hit the shelves in early 2010.

In light of some recent announcements both at conventions and on certain online DVD sites, DWO has been speaking with 2|Entertain to find out exactly what titles are coming out in early 2010, and when.

First up is the Peladon Tales box-set which will include The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon, from The 3rd Doctor's era. The box-set will be released on 4th January 2010, priced £29.99.

At the end of March (not February as some online DVD sites suggest) the Myths and Legends box-set is pencilled in, and will include The Time Monster, The Horns of Nimon and Underworld, featuring both the 3rd and 4th Doctors. The box-set will be priced at £49.99.

Also in Q1 with dates to be confirmed will be Masque of Mandragora, The Specials box-set, from the New Series and the Hamlet DVD featuring David Tennant, which is likely to see a release in January.

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[Source: 2|Entertain]

News: TARDIS Tipping (SPOILER)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:55 PM PDT

There have been a lot of Doctor Who location snaps published across the web recently, many of which are pretty dull and unrevealing. However this particular set of snaps reveals a rare TARDIS manouevre that we haven't seen in years! In a scene straight out of classic Doctor Who adventure Castrovalva, the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS has been snapped lying on its back, suggesting a crash landing for the time machine in Matt Smith's first adventure. According to reports, both the old David...

Sally Sparrow Hits The Big Time

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:13 PM PDT

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There are news reports everywhere (but we'll link to Yahoo News since it makes the Doctor Who connection) about Carey Mulligan (AKA Blink's Sally Sparrow)'s breakout role (in Hollywood terms anyway) in the film An Education where she plays a 17 year-old who has a relationship with a 36 year-old man in 1960s London. People who have seen her performance are already talking about Oscar contention—and that's saying something given that she's sharing the film with heavyweights like Peter Sarsgaard and Emma Thompson. You can see an interview she has done with Entertainment Weekly.

The film appears to be in limited release at the moment, but hopefully will make it to wide release soon.

YouTubing It #7

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:41 PM PDT

Another of Andrew Orton's works, this time restoring the original narration of Gordon Tipple playing the Master to the video of the opening of the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. Andrew then sweetens the deal by adding some proper Daleks to it through the magic of CG

Fascinating stuff, and an insight into a road that might have been better travelled when it came to the TV movie… (I prefer the Tipple narration to the one Paul McGann read in the actual final product)

It's Nice To Be Appreciated

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:38 PM PDT

Once again, the show has done us proud! The launching two-part SJA story The Prisoner of the Judoon got some fantastic ratings for its time slot last week, and now we learn that the show's AI scores (that's Audience Appreciation, if you didn't already know) are just as impressive.

Thursday's Part One had a score of 81, whereas Friday's concluding Part Two improved upon that by managing a total average of 86. To put that into context, it's higher than the 72 that most shows on children's television receive.

AIs are used to detirmine how an audience reacted to a piece of programming, and in particular how much they enjoyed viewing it. The average score for shows on BBC One and ITV 1 is 77 - anything above 85 is considered exceptional (especially for a show going out at the time that the SJA does...).

Well then... go figure!

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Did you know that the first series of The Sarah Jane Adventures is now available to download via iTunes? Oh yes, every story from Revenge of the Slitheen through to The Lost Boy (but strangely enough, not Invasion of the Bane like you might expect...) has been uploaded for your viewing pleasure, at a cost of £1.49 per episode.

Alternatively, they're offering the entire series for £12.99.

The second series will be added once those adventures are out on DVD, I should imagine.

(While there, why not purchase the two first SJA audiobooks - The Glittering Storm and The Thirteenth Stone - for an irresistible price of £2.95 each!)

Remember!! The third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures continues every Thursday and Friday on BBC One & the BBC HD Channel from 4:35pm.

Ian Todd's Untruths Series 3 - The Louis Trapani Special

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:26 PM PDT

Ian ToddSeries 3 of the Ian Todd Untruths podcast is underway as of October 2009. Louis Trapani of Doctor Who: Podshock had the pleasure of being part of it in episode 3, the "Louis Trapani Special"

Ian throws out his standard fare of unusual questions at Louis and he supplies some daft answers in this 9 minute episode. They cover ice cream inventions, Life on Mars, Ashes and Ashes, soda, aliens, and much more.

Ian Todd has interviewed everyone from David Cross, Toby Hadoke, to our own James Naughton (Doctor Who: Podshock and Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi)

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Swindon lad Lyndon is top TV love rat - Swindon Advertiser

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:03 PM PDT


Swindon lad Lyndon is top TV love rat
Swindon Advertiser
He also scotched persistent rumours that he and fellow Swindon star Billie Piper were boyfriend and girlfriend during their Swindon teenage days. ...

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News: Doctor Who Annual Half Price!

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:16 PM PDT

The new Doctor Who Annual 2010 is currently on offer at high street retailers WHSmith for a superb &ound;3.98 - that's half price! Available at this price throughout the week (from October 19th to October 25th) the annual is crammed with exclusive comics, stories, features and activities - the Doctor Who Annual is the one book no fan should be without! Features include profiles of all 10 incarnations of the Doctor, while games include crosswords, spot the difference between two pictures of...

Spoilers And Surprises From Captain America, Inception, Lost, Sarah Jane And ... - io9

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:06 PM PDT


Spoilers And Surprises From Captain America, Inception, Lost, Sarah Jane And ...
io9
[Lyly Ford] A nice new pic from the upcoming David Tennant appearance. If you don't give a quiet "W00t" when you see this pic, there is no hope for you. ...

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Reviews: Castle of Fear

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:02 PM PDT

The town of Stockbridge has some strange goings on. A lot in fact. So much so that it had to step out of the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and hop into the audio world of Big Finish – once again - with this months new, somewhat comedic, Peter Davison release, Castle of Fear. The Doctor and Nyssa decided to go on a bit of a holiday into the past of Stockbridge, 1899 to be precise. However, no holiday is complete in the Doctor Who universe without a bit of a mystery to solve. In this case,...

Ballymena and Provincial Football League sponsored by Michelin Athletic Club - Ballymoney Times

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT


Ballymena and Provincial Football League sponsored by Michelin Athletic Club
Ballymoney Times
Half-time saw Clough in control with a two goal cushion and this remained until the 61st minute when David Tennant scored to put Raceview back into the game ...

Cut out and keep: my alternative walking tour of Cardiff - BBC - Wales - Welsh Music

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:37 PM PDT


Cut out and keep: my alternative walking tour of Cardiff
BBC - Wales - Welsh Music
If you go to the Bay - see the Norwegian Church, Millenium Centre, National Assembly building, lots of eateries, Doctor Who/Torchwood expo/waterfall and ...

Putting Small Island on the big screen - This is London

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT


This is London

Putting Small Island on the big screen
This is London
Freema Agyeman was cast as Tattycoram in Andrew Davies's adaptation of Little Dorrit last year, and Sophie Okonedo has played Nancy in Oliver Twist — but ...

TV Review: My Supermodel Baby - Leicester Mercury

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:37 PM PDT


TV Review: My Supermodel Baby
Leicester Mercury
Instead of being at photoshoots they roam their house looking like Dalek boss Davros in baby walkers with just their heads visible from the plastic ...

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The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman In The Attic Part 1 review - Den Of Geek

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT


The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman In The Attic Part 1 review
Den Of Geek
Lidster, who has written audios for Doctor Who and televisual adventures for The Sarah Jane Adventures (the superb Mark Of The Berserker) and Torchwood, ...

Cartoonists and cliches - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:06 PM PDT


Cartoonists and cliches
Telegraph.co.uk
The most famous and brilliant Dalek cartoon is this one by Birkett in Punch. Daleks can't climb stairs. That's the cliche. But now that the Doctor Who ...

Champion your children's TV, urges Russell T Davies - WalesOnline

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:43 AM PDT


Champion your children's TV, urges Russell T Davies
WalesOnline
RUSSELL T Davies has warned that people feel too "embarrassed" by the programmes they loved as youngsters to fight for the survival of children's television ...

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Raphael's 1508 sketch could fetch 16m pounds at Christie's - Gaea Times (blog)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:21 AM PDT


Raphael's 1508 sketch could fetch 16m pounds at Christie's
Gaea Times (blog)
March 12th, 2009 LONDON - A rare Dalek from Doctor Who, found among a company's assets after it was force under by the recession, is set to go under the ...

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DWO WhoCast episode 140

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Our thoughts turn to the future this week on the DWO WhoCast. Regeneration is on our mind presently, what with David Tennant about to pass the mantle of Whodom across to the young whippersnapper Matt Smith.

Marty and Trev talk about regeneration - what we want to see when the time comes over the Xmas break this year to say goodbye to the 10th Doctor.

We also review one of the new players in the online streaming video market - Blinkbox. They offer a whole ton of Doctor Who which you can view free online, as well as a lot of other TV shows and movies. Check 'em out!

As well as a healthy dose of the latest news, it's what you would expect from the DWO WhoCast!

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Actress Maime Gummer gets engaged - Examiner.com

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:59 AM PDT


Examiner.com

Actress Maime Gummer gets engaged
Examiner.com
... Ben Walker has starred in film roles for Kinsey and The Notorious Bettie Page as well as a number of television credits including Torchwood for the BBC. ...

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38 m ago Scheduled work crew - Newsday

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT


38 m ago Scheduled work crew
Newsday
UPDATE, 1:30 pm: Two good stories worth adding to your reading day: ESPN reports that the DEA is investigating a doctor who might have supplied Manny ...

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Champion your children's TV – Davies - WalesOnline

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:40 AM PDT


Champion your children's TV – Davies
WalesOnline
RUSSELL T Davies has warned that people feel too "embarrassed" by the programmes they loved as youngsters to fight for the survival of children's television ...

The film director digging up the story of two Northern Ireland graverobbers - Belfast Telegraph

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT


The film director digging up the story of two Northern Ireland graverobbers
Belfast Telegraph
Landis' movie Burke and Hare will star comedy actor Simon Pegg as Burke and Doctor Who's David Tennant has just been confirmed in the role of William Hare ...

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Stage is tough on Kerry Fox's youngsters - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:07 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Stage is tough on Kerry Fox's youngsters
Telegraph.co.uk
She has just finished filming four Christmas episodes of Doctor Who alongside David Tennant. She says: "It's in the can. It's a small part and I play a ...

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