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Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Jingle Bells

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 04:42 PM PDT

Having arrived home from Bath at 10pm on Christmas Eve before wrapping my presents I just wanted to say a very Happy Christmas to anyone who is mad enough to want to log on to my blog over the Christmas period!� When I say "mad" - it is a flattering 'madness' that you should even think about me at Christmas!� I have been panto driven for the last two weeks having gone straight from Noises Off, via Chicago, into rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk - but I wanted to be sure to thank you all for your support and interest over the last few years and a special thank you to the wonderful, uncomplaining and diligent Rob Cope for keeping this website so informative and interesting even though I am not always that good at keeping him informed. To Rob and to all of you - thanks and have a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Come and see me in Bath until the 25th January if you have the chance - it is a fun panto and everyone in it is both good and lovely!

More after Christmas - I promise!!!

Colin

Best. Gay. Week. Ever! TCA Behind the Scenes WIth Chris Colfer Bungee Jumping ... - AfterElton.com

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 03:52 PM PDT


Best. Gay. Week. Ever! TCA Behind the Scenes WIth Chris Colfer Bungee Jumping ...
AfterElton.com
... when I interview Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner on Saturday and they fall for my tricks to reveal all the plot points of Season Four of Torchwood, ...

Cutting up good art - Daily Pilot

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT


Daily Pilot

Cutting up good art
Daily Pilot
Hurley hosts a gigantic mural work from artist Dalek, which was divided up and sold. By Joanna Clay, joanna.clay@latimes.com COSTA MESA — James Marshall, ...

Dead Air up for Audiobook of the Year award

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 11:52 AM PDT

The Audiobook Store has released its shortlist for their Best Audio Book of the Year prize, which includes the Doctor Who adventure Dead Air by James Goss! Released back in March, the story is read by David Tennant and follows the Tenth Doctor as he journeys through the wreckage of a floating radio station at the [...]

Matt’s mother praises her son’s reaction to fans

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Matt Smith’s mother, Lynne, has spoken to her local newspaper about how well her son has adjusted to being in the public eye since becoming the Doctor. “I have to be honest and say he handles it so graciously and so well,” she explained to The Northampton Chronicle. “He always has time for people and always gives people [...]

Friday People News

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Matt Smith's mother has talked about the pressures of dealing with the Eleventh Doctor's fan mail. Talking to the Northampton Chronicle. Lynne Smith tells how important it is that every letter sent to the actor is read and dealt with. Fan mail comes from all generations and in all shapes and sizes. "Some think of him as a heart-throb" says Smith. "That makes me smile because to me he's just Matthew."

Meanwhile Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven Moffat had been in LA, along with co-creator Mark Gatiss, promoting Sherlock which has been signed up by PBS Masterpiece for broadcast starting on October 24. The UK will see the final episode of Sherlock this Sunday. The first two episodes have achieved critical acclaim, scored high ratings and outstanding Appreciation Index figures.

John Barrowman has added the Royal Albert Hall to the list of venues in his 2010 concert tour. The tour begins on 1st October in Oxford and runs through to 2nd November in Edinburgh taking in many cities, including Brighton, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester, on the way.

James Marsters explains the secret to playing a great supervillain - io9

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:24 AM PDT


James Marsters explains the secret to playing a great supervillain
io9
He also explained his personal religion, and his scheme to come back to Torchwood. Marsters, who played Spike on Buffy The Vampire Slayer as well as ...

Too Much Information

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Bizarrely, a reporter in LA has written an article on former Doctor Who Executive Producer Julie Gardner's purchase of a new house.

Torchwood executive producer Julie GardnerThe piece in question goes through details of where Julie will be living, who owned the house before her and follows on to give a breakdown of details of the house in terms of bedrooms and even when it was built!

Julie worked closely with Russell T Davies and producer Phil Collinson from 2005-2009 on Doctor Who, as well as with RTD on Torchwood from 2006, and is involved in Series 4 of the alien-hunting drama, currently in pre-production.

It goes without saying that we're not going to reproduce the details on here or even give details of where it can be found but what we will say is this: why would you bother publishing an article with this information?

Papers such as The Sun sometimes report when a star or public figure moves to a certain area but to give specific details of someone's home is just plain rude. It looks more like an announcement than a proper article and is quite frankly, very unprofessional.

If you come across this piece, please ignore it as best as you can – it's intrusive and disrespectful. Imagine if you moved home and a paper printed the details of the house and the address for all to see!

The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:19 AM PDT


The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Caprica/BSG, Star Trek, Torchwood, Mass Effect, even less thoughtful fare like Starship Troopers, depict residents of the future who are less interested in ...

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Connick, Judd, Freeman may star in 'Dolphin Tale' - Tbo.com

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:01 AM PDT


Tbo.com

Connick, Judd, Freeman may star in 'Dolphin Tale'
Tbo.com
According to a news release from Alcon, Freeman will play Dr. McCarthy, an eccentric doctor who specializes in creating prosthetics for war veterans at the ...

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Steven Moffat discusses Michael Gambon’s casting

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Steven Moffat has spoken briefly to entertainment blog Premium Hollywood about the casting of Sir Michael Gambon in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special.  “We sent him a script, asked him to do it, and he said, ‘Yes’. Simple as that,” the showrunner explained. “I didn’t get the impression that he was a fan of Doctor [...]

15 Fantastic Doctor Who Mash-Ups and Works of Fan Art - Geekosystem

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 04:10 AM PDT


15 Fantastic Doctor Who Mash-Ups and Works of Fan Art
Geekosystem
Still, it's artistically way impressive, even if the cyberman does kind of look like he's doing a touchdown dance. (Via) 3. Well this is just brilliant. ...

The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 03:15 AM PDT


The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Caprica/BSG, Star Trek, Torchwood, Mass Effect, even less thoughtful fare like Starship Troopers, depict residents of the future who are less interested in ...

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Tots and a Dalek open new Corsham store - North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:39 AM PDT


Tots and a Dalek open new Corsham store
North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald
They were especially excited by a visit from Corsham's resident Dalek." Matt Booker, who runs the Automattic Comics store on Pickwick Road, brought out the ...

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Noah Wyle 'has Doctor Who scarf' - Digital Spy

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:36 AM PDT


Noah Wyle 'has Doctor Who scarf'
Digital Spy
"He's not quite hip to Doctor Who yet," he explained. "I'm waiting, he's almost ready." Wyle will next been seen in TNT alien invasion drama Falling Skies.

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The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry - Discover Magazine (blog)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:34 AM PDT


Discover Magazine (blog)

The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry
Discover Magazine (blog)
Caprica/BSG, Star Trek, Torchwood, Mass Effect, even less thoughtful fare like Starship Troopers, depict residents of the future who are less interested in ...

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Tots and a Dalek open new Corsham store - This is Wiltshire.co.uk

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:29 AM PDT


Tots and a Dalek open new Corsham store
This is Wiltshire.co.uk
They were especially excited by a visit from Corsham's resident Dalek." Matt Booker, who runs the Automattic Comics store on Pickwick Road, brought out the ...

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Co-creator Mark Gatiss on the genius of Sherlock - What's On TV

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:46 AM PDT


What's On TV

Co-creator Mark Gatiss on the genius of Sherlock
What's On TV
We saw a lot of people for Watson - in fact the first person we saw was Matt Smith weeks before he auditioned for Doctor Who! Benedict and Martin got on ...

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The Dalek: Yorkshire's Tallest Office Building on the Market - officebroker.com (blog)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:28 AM PDT


officebroker.com (blog)

The Dalek: Yorkshire's Tallest Office Building on the Market
officebroker.com (blog)
Standing at 110 metres (360 ft) to roof level, the Bridgewater Place property, also known as The Dalek, is located in Leeds' popular Holbeck region ...

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History of Who at the Camden Fringe

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:59 PM PDT

Written and performed by Matthew Woodcock and Peter Davis (with Frazer Brown), The History of Who is the second production from comedy group Theatre (abridged) and will be performed at this years Camden Fringe.

Doctor Who tribute at the Camden FringeExploring the fifty year phenomenon that is Doctor Who, the show explorers the Doctor, the monsters, and "the  ladies. The many, lovely ladies":

"If you know nothing about the history of Who, then this is the place to start. And if you do know the history of who, this show might just further your knowledge.

"Interspersing fact with a brand new time-travelling adventure featuring Kaardos, almost last of The Subjugators, the History of Who is an irreverent yet nostalgic look at one of television's greatest programmes."

Since the first Camden Fringe took place in August 2006 at the Etcetera Theatre, featuring 57 performances by 22 acts, it has grown steadily – last year there were 399 performances by 116 different acts in 4 separate
venues.

The History of Who is completely unofficial, and takes place Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate on 11th – 13th August 2010 6pm. All tickets for the event are £7.50. Find out more from the www.camdenfringe.org or call 08444 77 1000.

DVD Review: Doctor Who Series 5 Volume 3 - Harlow Herald 24

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:47 PM PDT


Harlow Herald 24

DVD Review: Doctor Who Series 5 Volume 3
Harlow Herald 24
... (Arthur Darvill) as a new member of the TARDIS team not only promotes further character development for the Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy (Karen Gillan), ...

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Doctor Who @ Gamecitynights

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Gamers in Nottingham were given a treat when Executives behind Doctor Who: The Adventure Games popped in for a Q&A at the annual Gamecitynights event.

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Blood of the CybermenA panel consisting of BBC Interactive executive producer Anwen Aspden, writer James Moran (The Fires of Pompeii)  and designer Charles Cecil (Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky) chaired questions about how the games came about, writing and Cybermen.

The panel were reticent to share anything about the upcomming third episode, which is set to feature a brand new monster excluisve to the game.

GameCityNights have published a handy 'ten things we learnt' guide to the evening:

  1. The plural of TARDIS is TARDISs
  2. The in-game Cybermen came very close to having eyeballs
  3. The Master = nasty Timelord, nice cocktail
  4. Those Rhino guys are the Judoon
  5. The Adventure Games have been downloaded over 1,000,000 times!
  6. Sumo Games' pitch demo companion was Lily Allen
  7. Those extra doors in the TARDIS console room are there for a reason
  8. Absolutely nothing about Episode 3

You may be wondering about  'The Master' Cocktail, well after the panel had served up a health doss of chat, Doctor Who themed cocktails were severed- here's a handy list of all of them to get you bladdered Time Lord style:

Sonic Screwdriver

Midori melon liquer, lemon juice and sugar shaken over ice.

TARDIS

Light rum, peach schnapps, blue curaƧao and lemon juice topped with lemonade.

The Master

Light rum, vodka, lemon juice, triple sec, Plymouth gin and suger topped with coke.

Gallifreyan Sunrise

Tequila, orange juice and a dash of grenadine.

The event held at Antenna, Nottingham also featured new games by developers GL Peas , Retro Remakes and Nerf Games and a Doctor Who themed game of Consequence; where teams had to write one sentence of a Who story, cover it and then pass it on to a team mate to write the next one.

The event was chaired by Simon Byron of podcast series One Life Left.

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games are developed by Sumo Digital and are available free from the BBC Website .

(Via PlatformOnline)

BBC Order 13 New Episodes Of Doctor Who - Nerdles (blog)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:02 PM PDT


BBC Order 13 New Episodes Of Doctor Who
Nerdles (blog)
The thirteen-episode sixth season will continue to be produced by Steven Moffat who has also signed on to write five episodes and before you ask: YES, ...

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Matt Smith's mum talks about managing Doctor Who fan mail - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:34 PM PDT


Matt Smith's mum talks about managing Doctor Who fan mail
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
And when star of the BBC show Matt Smith pops home to Northampton to spend some time with his family, the hard work does not stop there. ...

Tom stars in Demon Quest - sequel to The Hornets' Nest - out soon!

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT

From the makers of the hugely popular Doctor Who - Hornets' Nest come a further five adventures, written by Paul Magrs and featuring the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker), Mrs Wibbsey (Susan Jameson) and Mike Yates (Richard Franklin) • The Relics of Time (Sept 10) • The Demon of Paris (Oct 10) • A Shard of Ice (Nov 10) • Starfall (Dec 10) • Sepulchre (Dec 10)

Dead Air nominated for Best Audiobook

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Doctor Who: Dead AirThe Doctor Who Audiobook Dead Air has been shortlisted for the 2010 Audiobook of the Year award.

Written by James Goss and read by David Tennant, the Audiobook was released in March this year.

Other books nominated include Adrian Mole, The Prostrate Years, Othello, Animal Farm, Shakespeare in Love and War Horse.

The full list and a voting form can be found at The Audiobook store.

Doctor Who - The Specials CD

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:33 AM PDT

Doctor Who - The SpecialsDoctor Who - The Specials - the latest in the line of music from the television series - has now been reported as being released on the 20th September 2010. No track listings have been made available as yet, but it will be a 2-CD boxed set of Murray Gold's music for the final four adventures of the Tenth Doctor.

Click on the image for the large version of the cover.

This Wednesday, Torchwood's Captain Jack writes his own comic - io9

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:38 AM PDT


This Wednesday, Torchwood's Captain Jack writes his own comic
io9
Until Torchwood returns for its new season, Titan Comics will tide you over a Torchwood series, penned by none other than Jack Harkness aka John Barrowman! ...

Seeds of Doom Confirmed for October

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:29 PM PDT

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom2|Entertain have confirmed the fourth Doctor story The Seeds of Doom, will be released in the UK on 25th October 2010.

This story was originally due for release in 2011. The Revisitations boxset was due in October but has not clear if this has been postponed or if The Seeds of Doom is an additional release.

Originally shown in the first part of 1976, The Seeds of Doom was the final story of Series 13. As well as starring Tom Baker as the Doctor, it features Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Sylvia Coleridge as Amelia Ducat, Mark Jones as Arnold Keeler, John Gleeson as Charles Winlett, John Challis as Scorby and Tony Beckley as Harrison Chase.

Made in six parts, the story was written by Robert Banks Stewart and directed by Douglas Camfield, and is one of the most fondly remembered stories from the fourth Doctor's era.

As we previously reported Tom Baker has recorded the commentary track for the release along with John Challis and Philip Hinchcliffe, who was producer at the time.

Bernice Summerfield: Animated Adventure

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Big Finish have announced the an online adventure featuring Bernice Summerfield will be available from September.

Bernice Summerfield or Benny, is a character originally created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels. Since 1998 Big Finish Productions have been producing officially licensed audio dramas starring the character.

The latest adventure, Dead and Buried, is a 10-minute CGI animated adventure that will be available to view absolutely free of charge. Lisa Bowerman is back playing Benny, who is returning to her roots as an archaeologist – although it isn't long before she's being pursued through the ruins of an alien world by a deadly adversary.

Dead and Buried is animated by Alex Mallinson, who has been working on the project for months and says
I've created animated trailers for Cyberman and Dalek Empire in the past but this is a much more complicated prospect. John Ainsworth and Eddie Robson have
written a cracking yarn which is proving a joy and a challenge to animate. It's taken weeks of patient construction, animation, rendering and compositing but it doesn't truly spring to life until Matthew Cochrane's evocative sound design is added. However it's still proven more work than any of us imagined, which is why Benny Series 11 has been delayed a month. I hope this will make up for it!

There's a glimpse of what's to come in the teaser trailer, available at the Big Finish website.



The final animation will be available in September, completely free and will lead into the events of Bernice Summerfield 11.1 Resurrecting the Past.

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