Thursday, August 26, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Look Brigadier! It's a Doctor Who game - iTWire

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:10 PM PDT


Look Brigadier! It's a Doctor Who game
iTWire
The answer is probably pretty boring, and to do with BBC licensing as such, but battling Cybermen, or the more famous evil robotic race, the Daleks (even if ...

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Nigel Planer joins Doctor Who Live

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

Doctor Who Live: Nigel PlanerFormer star of The Young Ones, Nigel Planer is to take a lead role in the upcoming Doctor Who Live Tour.

Planer is best known for his role as TV hippy Neil in the classic comedy series but he has also appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray.

The live show, first announced in May, is touring nine UK cities this Autumn and will feature Daleks, Cybermen, Clockwork Droids, Silurians and Weeping Angels.

Planer will act as the production's lynchpin, starring as travelling showman Vorgensen who journeys the galaxy spreading tales of the Doctor's exploits and using his 'minimiser' gadget he can conjure up any of the Time Lord's foes for his audience.

Looking forward to the production Planer said
I'm incredibly excited to be joining Doctor Who Live and this role is something of a boyhood dream come true. My character Vorgenson, who has been developed specially for the show by Steven Moffat, is the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy and using his incredible invention, The Minimiser, he can make any Doctor Who character appear on stage as part of his travelling show dedicated to his hero.

Matt Smith will appear via filmed sequences which have been made just for the stage show and renowned illusionists The Twins have devised stunts which will enable a Dalek to be seen flying during the performances.

Actor Nick Briggs, who has voiced numerous monsters for the series including Daleks and Cybermen, will also be in the live cast, playing Winston Churchill in addition to some of the villains.

The tour begins at London's Wembley Arena on October 8 with further details at www.doctorwholive.com.

So Who is your new pal, Doctor? - The Sun

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT


The Sun

So Who is your new pal, Doctor?
The Sun
DOCTOR Who is to get a new best friend with a character specially developed for the sci-fi hit's live stage show. Vorgenson, billed as the "greatest showman ...

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Florence wows Ibiza crowd - The Sun

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT


Florence wows Ibiza crowd
The Sun
Doctor Who star MATT SMITH was in the crowd with his girlfriend DAISY LOWE, as were JADE JAGGER, FATBOY SLIM, KELIS and SADIE FROST. ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Herts and Essex Observer

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:59 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Herts and Essex Observer
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - MK News

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
MK News
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Staffordshire Newsletter (blog)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:54 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Staffordshire Newsletter (blog)
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Hertfordshire Mercury

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:54 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Hertfordshire Mercury
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:54 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Ashbourne News Telegraph
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Burton Mail

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:48 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Burton Mail
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Uttoxeter Advertiser

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:47 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Uttoxeter Advertiser
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - Cambridge News

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
Cambridge News
The hit BBC One show is being adapted for the stage in a nine-city arena tour which will begin next month with Daleks and Cybermen among the evil creatures ...

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Nigel Planer joins 'Doctor Who' tour - Digital Spy

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:36 AM PDT


Nigel Planer joins 'Doctor Who' tour
Digital Spy
It has also been confirmed that Nicholas Briggs, who provides the voices for the Daleks and the Cybermen, will feature on the tour as Winston Churchill. ...

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'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show - The Press Association

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:16 AM PDT


'TV hippy' in Doctor Who stage show
The Press Association
Matt Smith will appear via filmed sequences which have been made just for the stage show. Renowned illusionists The Twins have devised stunts which will ...

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Revisitations Artwork

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Enjoy! R2 REVISITATIONS 1 box artwork.  #doctorwho on Twitpic2|entertain have released the artwork for the forthcoming Revisitations box set.

The set is due for release in the UK in 4th October and will contain updated versions of The Talons of Weng Chiang, The Caves of Androzani and The TV Movie.

Full details of the boxset here.

The 1996 Doctor Who Movie to Get a US DVD Release

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:07 AM PDT

Earlier today I got some brilliant news for all North American Doctor Who fans. Fellow Doctor Who podcaster, David Hooie released an unusual for him short podcast. Within the podcast one of the guys in charge of the Restoration team had the excellent news That the 1996 TV movie had just got the go ahead for a US release, after some hard negotiations with Universal, the owners of the rights in the US and Canada. For the full story follow this link.�

He’s Back… on DVD in the USA!

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 07:43 AM PDT

Doctor Who is back… and it's about time. No really, it is about time. It's only been 14 years since Doctor Who the TV Movie – starring Paul McGann in the title role – was first broadcast on American and Canadian TV, and still to this day we don't have a DVD release of this story.

Heck, we don't even have a VHS release of this story.

Doctor Who - The Eighth Doctor on DVD in North America!But today Wednesday August 25 2010, that all changes with the news from Dan Hall himself – commissioning editor for Classic Doctor Who at 2Entertain – that the TV Movie is to get a DVD release in North America, Australia, and New Zealand estimating that we will see it sometime within the next 12 months.

The news broke on Hoo on Who's podcast blog earlier today and can be heard at hooonwho.libsyn.com.

But if you don't want to listen to the pod cast – can't see why you wouldn't since it is very short and a good listen – just stick you head out the window and listen to all the lucky Doctor Who fans singing and dancing for joy in the streets over this news. Why are they so excited? Weren't you reading above? It's only because it's the TV Movie, in North America, Australia,  and New Zealand on DVD! Not enough for you? Ok, how's this: not only are we getting the movie itself, but it's also going to be the new DVD release from the UK Revisitation Box Set with all the bells and whistles.

How's that then? Wait, is that singing I hear? Yes, yes it is…

Madame Butterfly if I am not mistaken.

TARDIS Updates

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:13 AM PDT

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan talk TARDIS, the third Doctor Who Adventure Game.

Proms 2010 on BBC3

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Doctor Who Proms 2010 airing on TV Monday 06 September on BBC3.

Alexander Armstrong promises “brilliant” Sarah Jane

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Alexander Armstrong, the voice of super-computer Mr Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures, has promised fans that they won’t be disappointed by the forthcoming series. The actor told DigitalSpy that he’s currently recording his lines for its 12-part fourth series, which is set to begin airing on CBBC this Autumn. He teased: “This very afternoon I’m heading back into town to voice more. There’s some brilliant things [...]

Matt and Karen describe their dream TARDIS

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:11 AM PDT

As we countdown to the release of the third Adventure Game this Friday, the BBC’s Doctor Who website has been updated with a video of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan revealing what rooms and surprises they’d have inside their very own TARDIS! Matt would have a music room and a full size football pitch in his, while [...]

The BBC Chronicles

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:58 AM PDT

Will future generations be able to remember important BBC television episodes that are lost forever? If researchers at the BBC have anything to do with it, then yes.

Helen Papadopoulos (the Project Manager) has been set the task of chronicling a complete and comprehensive broadcast history by the BBC from its inception in 1922, the results will then be published online for the public to view and they're getting the episode information from back issues of the Radio Times.

Many of the BBC's early broadcasts were wiped from their archives to make space for newer shows. It was only in the 1970's that they decided to keep their original broadcasts for future generations to enjoy (thank goodness, imagine if they'd deleted Genesis of the Daleks, Earthshock or – even worse - The Twin Dilemma!). This means that classic BBC shows such as Hancock's Half Hour and Doctor Who are missing episodes from their earlier series – in particular a massive portion of episodes from 1966-1969 covering Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Second Doctor.

In many cases, Radio Times contains the only information known about the episodes, writing on a BBC blog, Helen commented:

"It contains a record of everything we intended to broadcast – even if what actually went on air wasn't what we planned to show – and it is in a structure and format that people readily recognise, with basic but consistent details for all programmes, along with regional variations… In less than a year we expect the Radio Times digitisation project to be completed and for the first time there will be, in one place, a comprehensive record of every programme."

Soon, nearly 400, 000 pages from the popular television magazine will be available online.

Check the BBC website at www.bbc.co.uk for more details.

“I’d give my eye-teeth!”

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:58 AM PDT

Actor, comedian and voice of supercomputer Mr Smith, Alexander ("Zander" to his friends) Armstrong has revealed in interview with Digital Spy that he would love to appear on-screen in Doctor Who or even  The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Sarah Jane Adventures' Alexander ArmstrongWhen asked if he would like to appear alongside Elisabeth Sladen and her band of teenagers, or even opposite Matt Smith, Alexander replied enthusiastically.

"Yeah, I'd love to. I'd give my eye-teeth to do that!"

When asked about his involvement with Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, meanwhile, Armstrong replied:

"This very afternoon, I'm heading back into town to voice more. I've done the first four episodes, which were great"

He was also able to hint on a few things coming up in the next series…

"Luke (Tommy Knight) goes off to Oxford University and there's some intrigue surrounding that. There's a nasty nightmare creature. And K-9 goes off with Luke – there's a very sweet moment between Mr. Smith and K-9. They sort of admit their grudging respect for each other."

Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures is expected to air from late September/early October. Meanwhile, Alexander can currently be seen as one half of comedy duo Armstrong & Miller on BBC One on Monday evenings.

BBC to screen 'Doctor Who' Prom - Digital Spy

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:33 AM PDT


BBC to screen 'Doctor Who' Prom
Digital Spy
It was hosted by series stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. Doctor Who will return with a one-off special this Christmas. ...

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Erica Blasberg Death: Questions Linger about Dr. Who Found Body - CBS News

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:15 AM PDT


CBS News

Erica Blasberg Death: Questions Linger about Dr. Who Found Body
CBS News
(CBS/AP) A day after a coroner ruled that pro golfer Erica Blasberg's death was a suicide, questions linger about the doctor who discovered her body in May. ...

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TV Movie coming to North America

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:29 AM PDT

Doctor Who: The TV Movie2|entertain has confirmed the 1996 TV Movie will be released on DVD in North America.

The news was given by the Commissioning editor of the Doctor Who range, Dan Hall, in an exclusive interview with Hoo on Who.

The TV Movie stars Paul McGann in his one television appearance as as the Eighth Doctor. It was made as a co-production between Universal Television, BBC Television, BBC Worldwide, and the Fox Network and as a result the DVD rights outside the UK were not, until now, available to 2|entertain. Following discussions between 2|entertain and Universal the situation has now changed giving North American fans a chance to own a Region 1 version of the story for the first time.

The DVD is expected to be released in North America within the next twelve months. It will also be released in Australia and New Zealand.

Doctor Who BBC Proms, TV Broadcast.

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:02 AM PDT

The date has finally been released for the Doctor Who at the proms 2010 TV broadcast.

it is 6th September at 8:30pm on BBC 3.�

Doctor Who Prom on BBC Three

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:47 AM PDT

Doctor Who: MeglosThe Radio Times is listing the 2010 Doctor Who Prom for transmission on BBC Three on Monday 6th September at 8.30pm.

The broadcast will follow a repeat of the most recent series finale The Big Bang.

The Prom is being broadcast in a one hour slot implying the programme will be edited, probably removing the non Doctor Who music. The Prom took place on Saturday 24th July when it was broacast on BBC Radio Three. It was hosted by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.

Doctor Who Prom broadcast details revealed

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:23 AM PDT

According to provisional TV listings from Radio Times, highlights of the Doctor Who Prom will be broadcast on BBC3 on Monday 6th September at 8:30PM! With a running time of 60 minutes, the programme will relive the best bits of the concert, which took place last month at the Royal Albert Hall, and there will also be exclusive behind the [...]

Futurama takes us to Intergalactic Comic Con! And learn how Star Trek 12 will ... - io9

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:14 AM PDT


Futurama takes us to Intergalactic Comic Con! And learn how Star Trek 12 will ...
io9
Karen Gillan says the new Adventure Games outing, "TARDIS," will feature a creature called the Entity, and we'll definitely see rooms in the TARDIS we've ...

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Doctor Who Games To Come To The Wii And DS! - Popzara (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT


Popzara (blog)

Doctor Who Games To Come To The Wii And DS!
Popzara (blog)
Both will feature the likenesses of both Matt Smith and Karen Gillen as the Doctor and Amy Pond. Koch is set to distribute the titles in the UK, ...

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Matt Smith to stay on 'Who' until 2013? - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:43 PM PDT


Matt Smith to stay on 'Who' until 2013?
Digital Spy
Matt Smith will continue to star in Doctor Who until the show's 50th anniversary in 2013, according to reports. ...

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Doctor Who, Daleks & Cybermen bound for planet Wii & Nintendo DS - Beehive City

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:20 PM PDT


Beehive City

Doctor Who, Daleks & Cybermen bound for planet Wii & Nintendo DS
Beehive City
After the phenomenal success of the BBC's free online project, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, it was only a matter of time before the ...

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Gridlock!

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:18 PM PDT

Anyone seen Sally Calypso lately? The poor souls stuck in a 60-mile-long traffic jam in China might well expect to…

Doctor Who - Gridlock hologram Sally CalypsoNews reports over the past few days indicate that drivers between the Chinese capital of Beijing and the neighbouring country of Mongolia have been stuck in a massive 10 day long jam. While not to the same fantastic extent as the jam in 2007's Gridlock, it is certainly a shocking step in that direction.

Doctor Who fans might recall how the Tenth Doctor took companion Martha Jones to the far future in the 2007 episode for her first trip in the TARDIS – and found a dystopian nightmare, where the "perfect" world he'd visited with Rose Tyler a few months before had been replaced by a run-down, drug-fuelled, Macra-invested cesspool, where the remaining humans on New Earth travelled a few feet every day in a never-ending traffic jam.

While the vehicle owners outside Beijing might not be at the mercy of Macra if they fly too low, there is every chance the situation could turn nasty.

The Gridlock scenario is just one of several occasions over the past few years in which real life has imitated the art of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who games confirmed for Wii and DS - Videogamer.com

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:57 PM PDT


Videogamer.com

Doctor Who games confirmed for Wii and DS
Videogamer.com
Both titles will feature the likenesses of Matt Smith (The Doctor) and Karen Gillen (companion Amy Pond). Simon Bailey, managing director of Asylum ...

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Doctor who killed UK patient to face German inquiry - Independent

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:49 PM PDT


Doctor who killed UK patient to face German inquiry
Independent
Should be: Dr, who killed UK patient, to face inquiry. As it was written originally, could mean that Dr Who, killed a UK patient in order to face a German ...

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First Look: Doctor Who Christmas Special 2010

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 07:14 PM PDT

Doctor Who Christmas Special 2010

It's finally arrived, the very first publicly released picture from the Doctor Who 2010 Christmas special and it's giving away nothing!

The picture is shaping up on Steven Moffat's promise for this special to be the most "Christmassy Special yet". There's snow-lots of snow and the Doctor and the TARDIS. And that's it.

Plot and details of this years special are being kept under wraps (and, one imagines, being kept under lock and key in a Pandorica-style jail guarded by Steven Moffat dressed as a Roman centurion) but if the rumours are anything to go by we could be seeing a return of the Yeti, last seen in the London Underground system causing trouble for the Second Doctor and his friends in The Web of Fear. At this point though, nothing has been confirmed at all.

Filming on Matt Smith's very first special has pretty much finished now so the TARDIS team should be moving forward shortly to commence shooting on season 32 (how strange that still is to type considering that five years ago Doctor Who was considered a rusty old show).

As far as we're aware both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are back to play Amy Pond/Williams and Rory Williams respectively but how long either one remains aboard the good ship TARDIS is anyone's guess.

You can see the full sized Christmas Special picture by visiting DenOfGeek. The Doctor Who Christmas Special is expected to broadcast on 25th December 2010.

Saving Richard's bacon ; A drug scandal should have meant the dole for the ... - California Chronicle

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:56 PM PDT


Saving Richard's bacon ; A drug scandal should have meant the dole for the ...
California Chronicle
I'm interviewing writer and producer Steven Moffat live on stage at the TV festival on Sunday. After his hits with Doctor Who and Sherlock, ...

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World was a breath of fresh air, says Edgar Wright - Metro

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:18 PM PDT


Metro

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World was a breath of fresh air, says Edgar Wright
Metro
'It was more because Steven Moffat had to leave to do Doctor Who and Sherlock, and they needed someone else to take over,' explains Wright. ...

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BBC announces two new Doctor Who games for DS and Wii - Joystiq (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:04 PM PDT


BBC announces two new Doctor Who games for DS and Wii
Joystiq (blog)
Following the release of the first two episodes of the super successful (and super free) Doctor Who: The ...

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Tom to sign autographs at The Stamp Centre, London: Thursday 23rd September 2010

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Tom will join friends at The Stamp Centre, 79 Strand, London WC2R 0DE where he will meet people and sign autographs.

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