Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Doctor Who - Best Family Drama

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Doctor Who Karen GillanDoctor Who has been voted best family drama at the 2010 TV Choice Awards.

The event was held at The Dorchester Hotel in London's Park Lane on Monday evening and Karen Gillan was on hand to accept the award for the programme voted for by readers of the UK's biggest selling magazine.

The awards were hosted by Alexander Armstrong with Emmerdale winning three prizes and EastEnders taking the prize of best soap.
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Doctor Who is named as Best Family Drama

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:54 AM PDT

Doctor Who has been named as the Best Family Drama at this year’s TV Choice Awards! The show was nominated in the category alongside Merlin, Wild at Heart and Waterloo Road. As BBC News reports, Karen Gillan was on hand to accept the award on behalf of the cast and crew. She unfortunately lost out to Waterloo Road Denise Welch [...]

Sonic Screwdriver Controller coming

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT

Doctor WhoA new set of Doctor Who Nintendo accessories will be released alongside the forthcoming Wii and DS games Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth and Doctor Who: Return to Earth due in the Autumn.

A Sonic Screwdriver stylus is being released to accompany the games by Blue Ocean Accessories the hardware department of games publisher Koch Media.

Also available will be slipcases featuring the Doctor and Amy Pond.

Ben Jones, media manager of Blue Ocean Accessories, said: "We're excited to be partnering with the BBC Worldwide on what we believe will be a great seller this Christmas."
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Sonic remote/stylus, other game accessories revealed

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Blue Ocean Accessories have today unveiled a line of new Doctor Who Nintendo accessories to be released alongside the forthcoming Wii and DS games! As MCV reports, a sonic screwdriver Wii remote and DS stylus will be available to buy from next month, as well as DS cases featuring images of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy. Media manager of Blue Ocean Accessories said: “We’re excited [...]

Dr Who Sonic Screwdriver Unveiled For Wii - IncGamers.com

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT


Dr Who Sonic Screwdriver Unveiled For Wii
IncGamers.com
... coincide with the launch of Doctor Who: Return to Earth. The devices will also carry images of Amy Pond (Karen Gillen) and the Dr himself (Matt Smith). ...

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Don’t miss the Doctor Who Prom – tonight on BBC3!

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Don’t forget that tonight BBC3 will be airing highlights of this year’s acclaimed Doctor Who Prom! Tune in from 20:30 as the channel will be reliving the spectacular concert in a 60-minute special, with behind the scenes action following its hosts Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the wings as they prepare to take to the stage! In [...]

Doctor Who Series 5, Volume 4 released today

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT

The fourth and final Series 5 volume is released on DVD and Blu-ray today! The DVD (RRP £15.99) and Blu-ray (RRP £19.99) disc contains the episodes Vincent and the Doctor, The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang, and is available to buy now both online and in UK stores. The Series 5 boxset is set to be revealed [...]

Filming for Series 6 of Doctor Who begins tomorrow

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 08:29 AM PDT

Richard Clark has confirmed on his Twitter that filming for Series 6 of Doctor Who will begin in Cardiff tomorrow! The first production block will consist of Episodes 3 and 4, which are written by Neil Gaiman and Mark Gatiss, respectively. The director will be helming both stories and tweeted: “Back in Cardiff. Ep3/4 kicks off 8am. Let the fun and games begin.” It [...]

Sarah Jane preview in CBBC autumn trailer

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 07:11 AM PDT

A new trailer promoting CBBC’s autumn highlights began airing earlier this week, and it contains some unseen footage from Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures! You can watch the preview below, with the Sarah Jane snippet starting at around 43 seconds… Included are clips of the team in action and keep an eye out for the Eleventh Doctor’s fleeting appearance! [...]

New Sarah Jane Series 4 promo shot revealed!

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT

A new promotional shot for the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures has been revealed! The picture depicts Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), Luke Smith (Tommy Knight), Clyde Langer (Daniel Anthony) and Rani Chandra (Anjili Mohindra) standing before an array of monsters and aliens they’ll be encountering in their new adventures, which begin on CBBC next month. [...]

The Waters of Mars wins Hugo Award!

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:13 AM PDT

The Waters of Mars has been named the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form at the annual Hugo Awards! David Tennant’s penultimate story was nominated for the award alongside two of his other adventures, Planet of the Dead and The Next Doctor, as well as episodes of Dollhouse and FlashForward. The results were presented earlier this weekend at the AussieCon4 convention in [...]

Waters of Mars wins Hugo

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:48 PM PDT

Waters of MsrsThe 2009 Doctor Who story The Waters of Mars has won the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

The story was part of the Specials series covering the gap year between Series 4 and Series 5. It was written by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford and directed by Graeme Harper. The story starred David Tennant as the tenth Doctor along with Lindsay Duncan who played Adelaide Brooke.

The award was announced at Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne earlier on Sunday. The Waters of Mars beat two other Doctor Who stories, The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead as well as the American series Dollhouse and Flash Forward to triumph at the awards.

The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. Hugo Awards have been presented every year since 1955

The award is the first for Russell T Davies. Doctor Who has previously won three Hugo Awards, all for stories penned by current Showrunner Steven Moffat. In 2006 The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances in 2007 The Girl in the Fireplace and in 2008 for Blink.
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Espenson talks Torchwood

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

TorchwoodWriter Jane Espenson has been talking to blastr about her work on Torchwood - The New World.

Espenson, who is know for her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Battlestar Galactica, will be writing three of the 10 episodes in the series.
I love blending tones—mixing the broadly comedic moment in with the darkly dramatic one can heighten both. Torchwood is a show that welcomes that kind of moment. I'm also really eager to play with all the culture-clash material that comes naturally out of the show's pedigree. Writing for a show with roots in another country—this is a new experience for me, and I'm loving it.
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Doctor Who Live promotion continues in Liverpool

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

Following their brief invasion of Nottingham’s Old Market Square on Wednesday, some of the Doctor Who monsters who will be starring in this year’s arena tour took to Mathew Street in Liverpool today! As Liverpool Echo reports, a Cyberman, a Silurian and a Clockwork Droid were on hand to promote the concert, which will be staged at [...]

People News

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:39 PM PDT

David_TennantTenth Doctor David Tennant has been spotted on a banner advertising the remake of the 1985 horror film Fright Night. In the film due to be released next year, Tennant plays Peter Vincent a master of illusion. The film also stars Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Toni Collette and Imogen Poots.

Steven Moffat and his wife Sue Vertue will be giving a BAFTA master class exploring how the modern day adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic arrived on our small screens this summer. The event on Thursday 9th September is part of the Kaleidoscopic Festival taking place at Glyndŵr University and Wrexham Library in North Wales. Limited tickets are available from BAFTA.

Sixth Doctor Colin Baker has been talking to the Yorkshire Post prior to his arrival at the Grand Opera House York later this month to play Inspector Morse in a new murder mystery, House of Ghosts. He told the paper "I loved my time on Doctor Who, loved it, for three years it was among the happiest times of my career".


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Mark Gatiss writes for Series Six

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Mark GatissMark Gatiss has written a script for the 2011 Series of Doctor Who according to a tweet from Director Richard Clark who posted last month In the thick of Dr Who. New drafts coming along. Mark Gatiss story wonderful.

Gatiss has previously written three stories for Doctor Who. The Unquiet Dead in 2005 was the third story broadcast after the series returned and featured the Ninth Doctor meeting Charles Dickens. The Idiot's Lantern in 2006 saw the Tenth Doctor battle against The Wire in the guise of Maureen Lipman and Victory of the Daleks earlier this year saw the Eleventh Doctor join forces with Winston Churchill against the iconic Pepperpots. Gatiss has also appeared in the series playing Richard Lazarus in the Series Three story The Lazarus Experiment.

Away from Doctor Who he has co-created Sherlock along with Steven Moffat. Other television work includes The League of Gentlemen, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), SF:UK, Agatha Christie's Marple, The Quatermass Experiment, Fear of Fanny, The Wind in the Willows and The Worst Journey in the World. Gatiss has also appeared in many BBC Radio plays and written and performed in many Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Productions.

Other writers so far confirmed for Series Six are showrunner Steven Moffat and Neil Gaiman.
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Doctor Who Adventures - 182

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Doctor Who Adventures 182This week's issue of Doctor Who Adventures comes with a free Doctor Who notebook and pencil set, as well as an extra gift – a set of Top Gear Turbo Challenge trading cards.

Check out the issue for 40 weird and wonderful facts such as the Doctor is 907 years old. There is enough Who info to fill a TARDIS.

Plus readers are offered 10% off Doctor Who Live tickets, there is a monster quiz and brand-new puzzles section.
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Jane Espenson writing three Torchwood episodes

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Jane Espenson has confirmed that she’ll be penning three episodes for Torchwood’s fourth series. The writer - whose previous credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The O.C – told Blastr that she’s honoured to be part of the writing time for The New World, explaining: “I’m thrilled to say I was invited. My agent told me about [...]

SFX talks Doctor Who Live

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:55 AM PDT

SFX has uploaded more interviews with the creative team behind Doctor Who Live.

The magazine talks to Will Brenton, Director Of Doctor Who Live who talks about how the show is being put together.
We're bringing a lot of action into the auditorium. Apart from all the backstage crew, we've got 16 people in the cast, a 16-piece band, three sound desks and our lighting is being done by a guy who's just come off the Stevie Wonder tour. It's a big old scale.

To Ben Foster the arranger and musical director who tells of how he has arranged the music for the tour and of the importance of music to the show.
It's exclusively music that has already been broadcast on the show. Which is great because many people know the themes. We're doing some of the favourites, but we're also doing some stuff from series five, because that's becoming very popular too. Especially the Eleventh Doctor theme that we did at the Prom.

And to Paul Hardy-Brown one half of the illusionists engaged to bring magic, illusion and special FX to the show.
It's going to be a fantastic show that's never been seen before in a theatre or an arena in the UK. Even worldwide. It's a very, very interesting show. The fans and audience will get value for money. It is going to be a great, great show. Even if you're not into Doctor Who, it's going to be spectacular.
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McCoy Interview

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:18 AM PDT

Sylvester McCoySeventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy has been telling STV of the huge honour he had of being chieftain this year at the Cowal Highland Gathering. He reminisced about his childhood in Dunoon and the origins of his highland costume. He talked about Doctor Who and how he enjoyed the performance of Matt Smith in the role calling him wonderfully strange.

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Doctor Who Live - Update

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:58 AM PDT


With the launch of Doctor Who Live just over a month away, publicity is gearing up with more details available on the format of the show.

Director Will Brenton has been talking to SFX and confirmed the stage show touring the UK this Autumn takes the 1973 Jon Pertwee story, The Carnival Of Monsters as its inspiration. The 3rd Doctor story featured a character created by Robert Holmes called Vorg, who owns a Miniscope, a machine that keeps miniaturised groups of creatures in versions of their natural environments. The stage show features Nigel Planer playing a brand new Doctor Who character called Vorgenson, who is able to conjure up foes of the Doctor.

Brenton told the magazine
When I first came aboard this project, it was a project very akin to the Prom offering. What I thought we needed to do was bring this space alive a lot more, by making it a narrative that takes place in real time, in that Arena at that moment. Which is what we've done.

Monsters from the series have been appearing around the UK to promote the show. In Sheffield the city's Peace Gardens were invaded by Cybermen, while in Nottingham Clockwork Droids were spotted in the Old Market Square. Meanwhile Silurian warriors scared schoolchildren in Birmingham's Victoria Square.

The Bournemouth Daily Echo has been talking to The Twins the identical twin illusionists who are acting as creative consultants on the stage show.

The Doctor himself, Matt Smith, has been talking about the show to Radio One's Newsbeat. Although Smith will only appear in the show in pre recorded video inserts, the actor has said he is likely to be at the launch night.
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Bernice Summerfield: Dead and Buried

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Big Finish Productions have released Bernice Summerfield: Dead and Buried, the animated adventure which leads the next series of audio adventures, first reported here.
While Bernice waits to see what Braxiatel is planning, she's getting back to her roots - investigating the site of a previously undiscovered civilization. It isn't long however, before she's being pursued through the ruins by an implacable foe.

On her own, light-years from rescue, she must rely on her wits to survive and discover who wants her dead and buried.

Full details on the series and download links are available in the Big Finish Website.

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Jago and Litefoot - Series Two

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Big Finish: Jago and LitefootBig Finish have released episode information for Series Two of Jago and Litefoot, the spin off series featuring two characters originally created by Robert Holmes for the fourth Doctor story, The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

The five disc box set is released in January 2011 and sees the return of Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as Professor Litefoot, with the ensemble cast including Lisa Bowerman as Ellie, Conrad Asquith as Sergeant Quick and David Collings as Gabriel Sanders

The stories are as follows:
2.1 Litefoot and Sanders
Written by Justin Richards
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
Featuring Chloe Howman
Women are being killed on the streets of London, and the evidence points to it being the work of a vicious vampire. This should be a case for Jago and Litefoot but – to the astonishment of Jago – the esteemed investigators of infernal incidents have gone their separate ways. It's now a case for Litefoot and Sanders – but Jago isn't going to go away quietly…
2.2 The Necropolis Express
Written by Mark Morris
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
Featuring Vernon Dobtcheff
Strange things are happening in the pauper's graveyard at Charnel's End. There are hideous creatures in the undergrowth, a mysterious light emanating from the church, and something deadly beneath the ground itself. Someone from Litefoot's past has come back to haunt him, and things may never be the same again…
2.3 The Theatre of Dreams
Written by Jonathan Morris
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
Featuring Duncan Wisbey, Jennie Stoller, Alex Mallinson
"Roll up gentlemen and ladies, roll up! Welcome to Deuteronomy's Theatre De Fantasie, the show where your dreams come true!"
Henry Gordon Jago believes he has made a killer booking for the New Regency Theatre. Unfortunately, he is absolutely correct…
2.4 The Ruthven Inheritance
Written by Andy Lane
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
Featuring Duncan Wisbey and Simon Williams
The pathology skills of Professor Litefoot and Dr Sacker are called upon by Lord Ruthven, who asks them to catalogue a cache of bones beneath his country estate. And so begins the endgame… as a plan long laid come to its glorious fruition.

Series One was released in June.
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Festival Video - Doctor Who Masterclass Now online

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT

The official site of the Edinburgh International Television Festival has now uploaded several of the sessions from the 2010 festival.

The link to the full sessions includes the Question Time with Steven Moffat in which he talks of the BBC licence fee in relation to Doctor Who.

There is also a link on the same page to the full Doctor Who Masterclass with Steven Moffat and Karen Gillan talking about their work on the series. In the video Moffat talks about the way he runs the show, his relationship to other writers including former show runner Russell T Davies, and his general love for the show. Gillan talks about the way she was cast and the approach she takes to playing Amy Pond.

Moffat confirms that in 2011 he will definitely reveal the identity of River Song.
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News Roundup

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

The Press Association has uploaded video from Saturdays appearance of Karen Gillan at Hamleys toy store in Glasgow to promote the release of the Amy Pond action figure. The event was limited to 250 people, which led to a number of complaints from people unable to gain access to the event, somthing picked up by The Glasgow Herald.

Sylvester McCoy has enjoyed a return to his home town of Dunoon in his role as this year's Chieftain at Cowal Highland Gathering, first reported here. He told the local paper, the Argyllshire Standard, that he is in talks for a major role in the upcoming feature film The Hobbit which is due to start filming in 2011. "I am being cast in The Hobbit," he told the paper, "We're currently in negotiations - there are two of us under consideration. It's not the Bilbo role, but could be bigger."

Doctor Who featured as a question subject in the long running BBC Two quiz show University Challenge on Monday evening. Contestants were asked to identify different versions of the series theme music and state who played the Doctor when they were broadcast. The quiz is available to UK viewers on the BBC iPlayer for the next seven days. International viewers may find it on YouTube.
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Next Series to be transmitted in two halves

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Steven MoffatSpeaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Steven Moffat has announced that the next series of Doctor Who will be split in two with a 'gamechanging' cliffhanger in episode 7.

"The split series is hugely exciting because viewers will be treated to two premieres, two finales and more event episodes. For the kids it will never be more than a few months to the next Doctor Who! Easter, Autumn, Christmas!!"

The BBC press office describe the split transmission as the result of a request from Steven Moffat to write a new Doctor Who story arc which involves a big plot twist in the middle of the series. "By splitting the series Moffat plans to give viewers one of the most exciting Doctor Who cliffhangers and plot twists ever, leaving them waiting, on the edge of their seats, until the autumn to find out what happens."

The Guardian, who host the annual television festival, have uploaded a video clip of Moffat making the announcement here.

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TWIDW Special Report - 2011 Doctor Who Series Split Into Spring/Fall

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Breaking news about the 2011 Doctor Who episodes is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/08_august/29/doctor.shtml . Doctor Who

Martha Jones arrives on BBC Entertainment

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:38 AM PDT

The BBC's internationally broadcast channel BBC Entertainment (formerly BBC Prime) is to start broadcasting the third series of Doctor Who, starring David Tennant and Freema Agyeman, in the Autumn. The channel is currently available to watch in Europe and the Middle East.

Says the press release:
Following on from the phenomenal success of the first two series that have taken British television by storm, the third installment of Doctor Who is full of new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Doctor (David Tennant) walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) he changes it forever. Together they find themselves travelling through time and space encountering extraordinary events, amazing worlds and faces both old and new. They come face to face with the ruthless Judoon, a vicious plasmavore and the Doctor's sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in 1930s New York with a terrifying plan for humanity.

Strangely, BBC Entertainment's home page features David Tennant and Catherine Tate!
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BBC Drama Village Update

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:22 AM PDT

BBCThe BBC have appointed media accountant Alun Jones as the Programme Director for its new Drama Village being built at the Roath Basin, Cardiff. Mr Jones has worked in the media industry for some seventeen years, including HTV and most recently as integration director for the Capital Radio/GWR merger.

He said:
The drama centre is a unique project in Wales and I am delighted to be joining the team at this stage of a development which, in addition to allowing BBC Wales to build on the success of its current drama productions, also presents a fantastic opportunity for the wider creative industries in Wales.

There is an ambitious timetable of work to be completed in the coming year, and I'm confident that it will be achieved through the combination of the outstanding talent within the team and the excellent partnerships that have already been put in place.
The Drama Village is expected to be completed during the summer of 2011, with Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures due to start filming there from 2012 - meaning the former's 50th Anniversary series will be produced at a brand new studio!

Previous news items on the Drama Village were reported in January and May.
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Torchwood This Week - August 28, 2010

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:07 AM PDT

Torchwood This Week August 28, 2010 - Volume 4, Number 27 by Benjamin F. Elliott In Summer 2011, Torchwood returns for Series 4, now titled "Torchwood: The New

This Week In Doctor Who - August 28, 2010 Section B

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:54 PM PDT

This Week In Doctor Who Section B PBS, Sarah Jane, K-9 August 28, 2010 by Benjamin F. Elliott Public TV Premiere Run: Idaho Public TV http://idahoptv.org The

This Week In Doctor Who - August 28, 2010 Section A

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:46 PM PDT

This Week In Doctor Who - Section A August 28, 2010 - Vol 13, Number 30 by Benjamin F. Elliott http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho

People Roundup

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Karen Gillan will join Steven Moffat at the Edinburgh International Television Festival for a question and answer session about Doctor Who. The Masterclass is being held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Sunday morning. Moffat will also appear on the panel for special Question Time on Saturday night alongside Diane Abbott MP and Mariella Frostrup.

David Tennnat has been listed as one of the top ten Hamlet's by The Guardian newspaper. Tennant, who played the role in Stratford and London in 2008, was described as sardonic and volatile, a Hamlet so graceful that at times he seemed almost to dance across the stage.

BBC4 is to dramatise Douglas Adams's 1987 novel about anti-hero Dirk Gently. Adams was Script Editor for Season 17 of Doctor Who and wrote The Pirate Planet and co-wrote City of Death. He was writing a third Dirk Gently book, The Salmon of Doubt, at the time of his death in 2001. The books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for Television.

Andrew Smith has been talking to the Rutherglen Reformer about his return to Doctor Who and his new script for Big Finish Productions. Smith wrote the 1980 Fourth Doctor story Full Circle. The new story is called The Invasion of E-Space and once more features Lalla Ward as Romana. Smith told the Reformer: "I wrote the first draft, sent it off, and I didn't hear back for a little while. I was getting really paranoid as I had no idea how it had gone down, but I was quite relieved when they got back to me and said they loved it."
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International iPlayer on the way

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:39 PM PDT

Mark ThompsonBBC Director General Mark Thompson has told the Edinburgh International Television Festival the corporation is aiming to launch an international commercial version of the BBC iPlayer within a year.

The plans, which are subject to approval by the BBC Trust, will hopefully allow viewers around the world to watch BBC programmes, including Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, soon after their UK transmission. There are also plans to develop a way for UK licence fee payers and British servicemen and women around the world to gain access to a version of the UK public service iPlayer.

The BBC Chief used the MacTaggart Lecture to defend the BBC following criticism from many of its competitors, such as James Murdoch who gave last years key note speech to the festival. The speech has already been attacked by The Telegraph who singled out the free downloads of Doctor Who computer games, such as today's release of The Doctor Who Adventures, as something the BBC has no business doing.
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Doctor Who Prom Extra Material

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Doctor Who: PromThe BBC has announced that extra content showing behind the scenes material from the Doctor Who Prom will be available to UK viewers via the Red Button service.

Described as a VIP access-all-areas view of the Prom which took place last month, the material will include interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill and follow their preparations as they get ready to take the stage.

The service will begin on Monday 6th September, the same day the Prom is broadcast on BBC Three. Red Button viewers will also be able to see music cut from the main BBC Three transmission as well as a look at the audience through the eyes of some of the Doctor Who aliens.
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Exterminate! at the National Space Centre

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:55 PM PDT

The National Space Centre in the Midlands will be playing host to an invasion of Daleks on the 11th-12th September, to help raise money for Children in Need.

Malika Andress, Communications Manager at the National Space Centre:
Daleks have become part of modern culture and we have all grown up with them. I think this event will be the perfect time for everybody to come out from behind the sofa and enjoy a family day out that will dispel all those memories of fear.

The event will also see appearances by guests from Doctor Who; Ruaru Mears (various monsters) will be there on the Saturday, Nina De Cosimo (Blanche in Victory Of The Daleks) and Sonila Vjeshta (Vampire girl in The Vampires of Venice) on the Sunday. More guests are expected and will be announced nearer the date. The Hyde Fundraisers will also be in attendance, who will be hosting a sculpting demonstration as well as bringing a range of adversaries to the proceedings!

For more information see the National Space Museum's event page.
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TARDIS seen at MIT

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT

TARDISThe TARDIS has materialised on top of Little Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The appearance of the Time machine on the roof of the University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a "hack" or a practical joke. The University has a long history of "hacks" including placing a Dark Mark over the Student Center to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and placing a Fire Department truck on the roof of the Great Dome.
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Directors for the 2011 Series

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:52 AM PDT

Doctor Who directors Richard Clark and Adam Smith will return to the series in 2011.

Both are listed in the online CV of new Production Designer Michael Pickwoad. They are listed alongside Toby Haynes who is already confirmed as director of the 2010 Christmas Special.

Richard Clark directed Gridlock and The Lazarus Experiment, both originally shown in 2007 as part of the third series since the revival. He has also worked on episodes of Life on Mars, The Whistleblowers and Gunrush.

Adam Smith directed the Eleventh Doctor's first story, The Eleventh Hour as well as the Weeping Angels two-part story The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone. Away from Doctor Who he has worked on Little Dorrit and Skins.

Production on the next series of Doctor Who is due to continue next week, with a read-through of the Neil Gaiman story.
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Doctor Who Adventures - 181

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:28 AM PDT

Doctor Who Adventures 181Issue 181 of Doctor Who Adventures comes with a back-to-school monster stationery set.

There is a Cyberman fact file, a vital guide to all the horrible Cybermen out there. Plus, a chance to win life-size cardboard cutouts of the Doctor, Amy, the TARDIS, a Dalek Drone or a Weeping Angel.

Also this week, '"A day in the life of a... MONSTER MOVER"': all the backstage info from Alisa Berk, who tells what it's like to choreograph creepy creatures.

Plus a new 'Monster Laughs' jokes feature and 3 posters.
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Torchwood This Week - August 21, 2010

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Torchwood This Week August 21, 2010 - Volume 4, Number 26 by Benjamin F. Elliott In Summer 2011, Torchwood returns for Series 4, now titled "Torchwood: The New

This Week In Doctor Who - August 21, 2010 Section B

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:05 PM PDT

This Week In Doctor Who Section B PBS, Sarah Jane, K-9 August 21, 2010 by Benjamin F. Elliott Public TV Premiere Run: Idaho Public TV http://idahoptv.org The

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