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- Doctor Who Prom in Australia - The Doctor Who News Page (blog)
- Doctor Who Prom in Australia
- Weekly Ketchup: Blanchett to Appear in The Hobbit - Rotten Tomatoes
- 'Doctor Who' thing of the day: I *knew* the TARDIS used to be smaller... - Flick Filosopher (blog)
- BBC America Looks Behind The Scenes Of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - Pop Culture Zoo
- Karen Gillan: 'It's been a mental year, but amazing and fun' - The Guardian
- Advent update: Day eleven
- Two Torchwood Audio Adventures for March 2011
- Top 5 Hottest British Actors of 2010 - Anglophenia (blog)
- BBC America: Inside Look at A Christmas Carol
- Amy, Rory's honeymoon doesn't “start or end well”
- Karen's Outcast
- Doctor Who named as most wanted 3D programme
- Inside Look: A Christmas Carol
- The Holiday Gift Guide for the Comic Book Characters in Your Life - Comics Alliance
- Doctor Who Magazine #429 cover revealed
- Advent update: Day ten
- Hands on with Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time for iPhone and iPad - Pocket Gamer
- Dalek checks in with Come Fly With Me
- Tom Price to make 'Torchwood' return? - Digital Spy
- Other Side of the Game interview: part three - IndieMoviesOnline
- Whovian Jewellery!
- Watch Now: Trailer For Douglas Adams' 'Dirk Gently' Inspired By Doctor Who - Geeks of Doom
- Mervyn Haisman Dies at 82.
- Torchwood: Old Cast for New World - The Doctor Who News Page (blog)
- Torchwood: Old Cast for New World
- BBC1 Christmas 2010 Promos
- Terrifying Macbeth shows Shakespeare works on the small screen - Telegraph.co.uk
- The TARDIS Returns to Portmeirion
- Orlando Bloom in 'The Hobbit' - IBTimes Hong Kong
- What To Wear To The Office Christmas Party - A Suit That Fits (blog)
- Square Eyes, December 10-12: Macbeth and more - Stage (blog)
- Doctor Who Magazine 429 Cover
- Christmas Special Clips on BBC Promo
- "Doctor Who: Pest Control" Audiobook Download Now Available - American Consumer News
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date
- Jamie Live on 11th
- Tweeting dogs, grumpy wallets and frickin' laser beams - TechRadar UK
- Sylv is Radagast the Brown!
- New on DVD this week - NorthJersey.com
- John Doesn't Hide His Lamp - California Chronicle
- We shouldn't be taking the ginger hair myth as red - WalesOnline
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Special on Blu-ray for the New Year - Blu-rayDefinition.com
- Coolest Shakespeare Riffs in Science Fiction and Fantasy - io9
- Doctor Who's Christmas Carol - IGN
- A Dickens Classic and 'Dumbledore' Meet the Doctor on DVD, Blu: 'A Christmas ... - TVShowsOnDVD.com
- Steve Bell on the relationship between David Cameron and Nick Clegg - The Guardian
- Snowfall: Cold Snap
| Doctor Who Prom in Australia - The Doctor Who News Page (blog) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:12 PM PST
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:10 PM PST  ABC have confirmed they will be showing the 2010 Doctor Who Prom on Boxing Day at 5pm, the same day they show the 2010 Christmas Special A Christmas Carol.The BBC Proms are an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events which have been held annually since 1895. Taking place mainly in the Royal Albert Hall in London, the BBC took over responsibility for the Proms in 1927. The first Doctor Who Prom took place in 2008. The Doctor Who Prom features the music of Murray Gold performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who record the soundtrack for the television series. The Prom took place Saturday 24 July and was hosted by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. The Prom was shown in the UK last September. It was announced last month that it will be shown in the United States on BBC America on Christmas Day. | ||
| Weekly Ketchup: Blanchett to Appear in The Hobbit - Rotten Tomatoes Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST
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| BBC America Looks Behind The Scenes Of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - Pop Culture Zoo Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST
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| Karen Gillan: 'It's been a mental year, but amazing and fun' - The Guardian Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:05 AM PST
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST You can now check out our eleventh festive treat by heading over to the home page! With just two weeks to go until A Christmas Carol finally graces our screens, stick with us as we continue our countdown to the big day with a selection of seasonal surprises fit for a Time Lord! If you haven't done so already, don't [...] | ||
| Two Torchwood Audio Adventures for March 2011 Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:54 AM PST  BBC Worldwide (@TW_TheNewWorld) have announced two new adventures for the pre-Children of Earth team of Jack, Gwen and Ianto, due to be released on 3rd March 2011.The two stories are called Department X and Ghost Train, and are written by James Goss; no other details are known about them at present, other than they will take place after the previous Torchwood audio adventure The Dead Line. | ||
| Top 5 Hottest British Actors of 2010 - Anglophenia (blog) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:52 AM PST
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| BBC America: Inside Look at A Christmas Carol Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST  BBC America have released a video to tie in with the Christmas special, entitled A Christmas Carol - Exclusive Inside Look. The video features interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, during which the three discuss their thoughts on the special and its guest stars, Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins. | ||
| Amy, Rory's honeymoon doesn't “start or end well” Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:18 AM PST BBC America have released an exclusive 'inside look' at this year's Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, which is now just two weeks away! During the mini-feature, the cast and crew discuss what we can expect to see in this year's festive episode, as Arthur Darvill explains: "Rory and Amy have just got married, so we're off on [...] | ||
| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST With all this Doctor Who and Christmas themed fun going around it would be easy to forget that Amy Pond actress Karen Gillan appears in a new British horror flick out this year. Outcast stars James Nesbitt (star of Steven Moffat's Jekyll) as hunter Cathal, Kate Dickie and James Cosmo co-starring and Karen Gillan plays a supporting role as Ally, a friend of Dickie's character Mary.
As far as we can tell there have been few screenings beyond the March 2010 premiere of Outcast and the Cannes Film Festival – until this weekend, reports www.britishmovieguide.com. Here's the official trailer: Outcast has also been picked up for distribution in North America – however in the UK you might have to wait until the DVD comes out or for a few more cinemas outside of London to schedule it. Related articles
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| Doctor Who named as most wanted 3D programme Posted: 10 Dec 2010 06:24 AM PST Doctor Who has been named as the programme that members of the public would most like to watch on 3D television. According to a report in The Mirror, the study - which was carried out by Panasonic – saw Wallace and Gromit coming in at second, just ahead of Top Gear which was third. Panasonic's Fabrice Estornel said that "the past few months [...] | ||
| Inside Look: A Christmas Carol Posted: 10 Dec 2010 06:12 AM PST Just in from BBC America is this just-released Inside Look at the Doctor Who Christmas special A Christmas Carol, featuring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. Note that most viewers in the UK won't be able to see this clip: Remember, Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol, which premieres Christmas Day at 9pm/8c, only on BBC America. | ||
| The Holiday Gift Guide for the Comic Book Characters in Your Life - Comics Alliance Posted: 10 Dec 2010 05:17 AM PST
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| Doctor Who Magazine #429 cover revealed Posted: 10 Dec 2010 04:50 AM PST The cover for this month's issue of Doctor Who Magazine has been revealed today! It features the Eleventh Doctor, Kazran and Abigail to mark the anticipated debut of A Christmas Carol on Christmas Day. Inside there's an exclusive preview of the festive episode, including interviews with its cast, as well as the chance to win the new Doctor Who Wii game, [...] | ||
| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 04:33 AM PST Today the Doctor and Amy's yuletide adventure continues as we bring you part two of our exclusive tale, A Leadworth Christmas! At the end of part one, the TARDIS had just landed in Leadworth on Christmas Eve, but there wasn't a piece of tinsel in sight as the Doctor and Amy discovered that Christmas had, indeed, been [...] | ||
| Hands on with Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time for iPhone and iPad - Pocket Gamer Posted: 10 Dec 2010 04:05 AM PST
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| Dalek checks in with Come Fly With Me Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:54 AM PST  Come Fly with Me is a new comedy programme from Matt Lucas and David Walliams in the form of a 'documentary' of life in a busy airport. The series is scheduled for Christmas Day at 10:00pm, and as part of the promotion for the series a number of clips featuring celebrities are available to watch - Doctor Who is also represented in the form of a Dalek checking in for a flight to Skaro!(video may not play in all regions)  Both Lucas and Walliams are fans of Doctor Who, with numerous mentions (not to mention Tom Baker) featuring in their Little Britain series; both have also provided voices in Big Finish audio adventures. Walliams appeared in a number of sketches alongside Mark Gatiss for BBC2's Doctor Who Night in 1999, and in December 2008 newspapers reported the odds on him replacing David Tennant as the Doctor dropping to 8-1. | ||
| Tom Price to make 'Torchwood' return? - Digital Spy Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:34 AM PST
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| Other Side of the Game interview: part three - IndieMoviesOnline Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:30 AM PST
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:09 AM PST Accessories are important. Imagine Turlough without his school tie, the Fourth Doctor without his scarf, Matt and Pat without their cool bow ties and the seventh Doctor without his brolly. Being human and stuck in one place in time and space means that we may have a little less freedom in our choices but one great place to look for additions to your manner of dress is Annabel Graham's Wearable Whovian Jewellery. Annabel is a one woman producer of items that are inspired from the series, including such novel ideas as a pendant in the shape of a man who happens to have two hearts, bow tie and fez charms and even a necklace that when decoded spells out "Chameleon Circuit" the broken component on the TARDIS that would allow the TARDIS to be as shrouded as the necklace's hidden message. Annabel also takes inspiration from the excellent work of the Doctor Who design team, such as her Eye Candy item, which pulls from the new multicolured Dalek design. Other items that have no copyright, such as the police box shape the TARDIS has been stuck in or a charm that states "I love Who" with a heart image (two, naturally) replacing the word love, allow for even more Who centric pieces. BBC copyright forbids her from using most of the iconic images from the series, but that means that the ingenuity of the jewelry is higher not lower, as Annabel must think out side the box, as she herself tells Kasterborous:
Working from her garage in Hamilton, New Zealand, Annabel works with a variety of metals, with some pieces being available in such choices as sterling silver or bronze, the whole operation has a good sense of professionalism to it which it should, as Annabel had studied the jewelery making craft at Wintec school the skill shows in the variety and quality of her work. Anabel makes her products at times from items that happen to be on hand and this has lead to more creativity and spontaneity then might be possible otherwise. The fact that at time the designs of the pieces are effected by the very metal they are made with speaks volumes about how the design travels from Anabel's initial paper sketches to the finished product. Professionally Annabel has worked in the commercial embroidery and signage design fields, but the skills she learned while getting her Bachelor's in 3D design really comes into play with her jewelery work, such as studying Edward De Bono's teachings on lateral thinking as it relates to design, something that means much more thinking outside the box to solve problems, even if the particular box is a Sterling Silver police box charm.
Doctor Who has always been known for the loyalty and creativity of it's fans, and the success of the current incarnation as well as instant worldwide communication such as the internet has allowed such creative endeavors to become popular rather then remaining underground, but at the end of the day it is all about love for a television series and the inspiration that comes from it. For Annabel Graham, the Doctor has touched her life just as much as some of the people the Doctor saves and interacts with on television and this is the real Doctor Who. The one that was intended to teach people just as they intended forty seven years ago, maybe not quite as planned, but in ways never foreseen in the sixties.
Annabel is one of many Doctor Who artists, writers and creators that uses her love of the show to meld fantasy into a little bit of our real world, but as Annabel herself with tell you, her work is created to be "Proud to wear in public" and her love of the show comes out when she talks about what the Doctor and his journeys mean to her, her work and her life.
Roll on Annabel. Now, as you're good with metal, howabout making me a 'really works' TARDIS key…? Find out more abotu Annabel's Wearable Whovian Jewellery at www.whovianjewellery.com! | ||
| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 03:00 AM PST
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| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:27 AM PST
Mervyn Haisman, has died of heart failure aged 82. He with Co-creator Henry Lincoln, was responsible for the creation of the Yeti and the Quarks in the Patrick Troughton stories, The Abominable Snowmen and The Web of fear in Season 5. Plus The Dominators in Season 6. He also worked on Doctor Findlay's casebook, The Onedin LIne as well as Howards way, all for the BBC. He was also responsible for Scripting Hammer Horror's, The Curse of the Crimson Altar. | ||
| Torchwood: Old Cast for New World - The Doctor Who News Page (blog) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:21 AM PST
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| Torchwood: Old Cast for New World Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:09 AM PST  A couple of cast members from the previous series of Torchwood have tweeted today on their involvement in the next series, The New World.Confirmed last month, Kai Owen who plays Gwen's husband Rhys will be returning to the show; in a tweet this afternoon the actor reported: In about one month from today I'm gonna be putting on my 'Rhys' costume once more!! Meanwhile, actor and comedian Tom Price, who played Gwen's former colleague in the police Andy Davidson, has hinted that he too will be back in the next series; in response to Owen's comment:@KaiKaiOwen I look forward to seeing that costume. Jeans and a t-shirt, yeah? You can follow both actors on Twitter from their respective accounts, @kaikaiowen and @pricetom; you can also receive updates from both Eve Myles (via her fan-feed @EveMylesFans) and John Barrowman (via his official site feed @Team_Barrowman).Sorting out a US visa. Now...why would I be doing that? Doing a little bit of Torching Wood in America next year. Already trying out my Welsh/LA accent. It's SO hot, like. | ||
| Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:03 AM PST The BBC has released a couple of humorous Doctor Who related promos that will be airing on BBC1 in the build up to Christmas. The first clip features the Supreme Dalek in an airport on his way home to Skaro. He is being served by characters from new comedy, Come Fly With Me (Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Walliams). Read more ...
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| Terrifying Macbeth shows Shakespeare works on the small screen - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:39 AM PST
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| The TARDIS Returns to Portmeirion Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:35 AM PST The TARDIS has materialised in Portmeirion for the hoilday season. This marks the first time the craft has returned to the village in Gwynedd, North Wales since the 1976 Tom Baker serial The Masque of Mandragora - where the village doubled for San Martino circa the fifteenth century. Fans of British TV will also know that Portmeirion appeared as The Village in the cult TV series The Prisoner in 1967-1968. The Doctor's faithful vessel will be staying in the region unti the 3rd January. Portmeirion estates manager Meurig Jones said:
The idea to display the TARDIS came when Jones was contacted by the BBC's events manager. He added:
For more information; the Portmeirion site contains a detail breakdown of the filming of the Baker classic as well as clips from the episodes. (via Daily Post)
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| Orlando Bloom in 'The Hobbit' - IBTimes Hong Kong Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:18 PM PST
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| What To Wear To The Office Christmas Party - A Suit That Fits (blog) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:52 PM PST
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| Square Eyes, December 10-12: Macbeth and more - Stage (blog) Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:40 PM PST
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| Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST Doctor Who Magazine have released the cover for Issue 429, via their Twitter account. The magazine, to be published on 16th December, will feature an exclusive preview of A Christmas Carol, and comes with three bonus art cards.  | ||
| Christmas Special Clips on BBC Promo Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:16 PM PST The latest one minute promo for the BBC's Christmas line up has been released, with a heavy focus on Doctor Who as one of the Christmas Day events! Featuring a myriad of other shows (other shows?…OTHER SHOWS?!) such as Eastenders and Casualty, Doctor Who is shown as one of the "big players" of the Beeb's chrimbo line up. Whilst the clips they've included don't show any new scenes from A Christmas Carol, they're certainly enough to get you excited for Christmas Day! The Doctor Who Christmas Special has been a huge part of the BBC's 25th December broadcasts since 2005 and each year has given us a fantastic festive episode with our favourite Time Lord. This is the first special to not feature David Tennant since the series' return but it's looking to outdo all of them in one swoop and the plot sound absolutely brilliant! Tune in on Christmas Day to find out what trouble the Eleventh Doctor and his friends have got themselves into this year! A Christmas Carol will be broadcast on 25th December 2010 in the UK and the following day in the USA. Meanwhile if you're looking forward to A Christmas Carol don't forget to take part in our Christmas Doctor Who Poll! | ||
| "Doctor Who: Pest Control" Audiobook Download Now Available - American Consumer News Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:29 PM PST
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| Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Blu-Ray and DVD Release Date Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:23 PM PST
Even though we are still a couple weeks away from the airing of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (coming to BBC (6pm) and BBC America (9pm) on the 25th of December), we already have a release date for the special on Blu-ray and DVD. Just in time for Gallifrey 22, the special is slated for release on the 15th of February. So much for giving it as a Valentine's Day gift. Along with the special, the accompanying 'Doctor Who: Confidential' on it and 'Doctor Who at the Proms 2010' will be included as bonus material. We can also assume that the special will be available on iTunes the day after it is shown on BBC America, so figure on it being there on Boxing Day. | ||
| Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:45 PM PST Tomorrow (December 11th) will see a feast of festive music being performed by the Poringland Singers in Norwich at St Peter Mancroft Church. What does this have to do with Big Finish, you ask? Well, part of the concert will be a public performance of Christmas Time, a song specially composed by our very own musical maestro Jamie Robertson and performed by the Poringland Singers on this month's Eighth Doctor release, Relative Dimensions. The A Merry Little Christmas concert will feature the Singers, Brundall Primary School and Jenny's Singing Angels and will include White Christmas, music from The Polar Express and many other festive treats, and costs £5 (£2.50 children, and including a mince pie and drink!), in aid of Norwich Door to Door. Directions to the church can be found at the church website. Jamie will be around after the concert for a chat, and tickets will be available on the door, or by calling Norwich Door-to-Door on 01603 776 735 or Poringland Singers on 01603 412 420. | ||
| Tweeting dogs, grumpy wallets and frickin' laser beams - TechRadar UK Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:36 PM PST
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| Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:09 PM PST Peter Jackson's latest film, The Hobbit is set to start filming soon and casting is now being announced with the Seventh Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy, confirmed as Radagast the Brown. Whilst Sylvester let this information slip a little while back, this is now the official announcement. Jackson directed the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, which ran from 2001-2003 and now has the job of bringing this prequel to life. For those who aren't familiar with the plot, it goes a little something like this:
The description of McCoy's character that he'll be playing is:
What's interesting to note is that Radagast appears in Lord of the Rings but is only mentioned in The Hobbit, so quite how big Sylvester's role will be is anyone's guess. However, well done to the fella for landing the part in the first place! | ||
| New on DVD this week - NorthJersey.com Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:14 PM PST
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| John Doesn't Hide His Lamp - California Chronicle Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST
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| We shouldn't be taking the ginger hair myth as red - WalesOnline Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST
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| Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Special on Blu-ray for the New Year - Blu-rayDefinition.com Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:56 PM PST
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| Coolest Shakespeare Riffs in Science Fiction and Fantasy - io9 Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:12 AM PST
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| Doctor Who's Christmas Carol - IGN Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST
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| Steve Bell on the relationship between David Cameron and Nick Clegg - The Guardian Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST
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| Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST Snowfall continues! Read Part One of Cold Snap by Mark B. Oliver. |
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