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- Doctor Who Christmas TV Highlights
- Monsters & Critics Christmas Advent 3 - TV Of Christmas Past & Present - Monsters and Critics.com
- Are these people having fun or what?
- Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in The Sun Buzz - The Doctor Who News Page (blog)
- Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in The Sun Buzz
- Doctor Who's Davison Travels - IGN
- NO ONE NOTICES ME, SAYS DOCTOR SIDEKICK KAREN GILLAN - Express.co.uk
- Sherlock - Season 1 Review - TVShowsOnDVD.com
- Red Button Preview Times Announced
- Richard Thomas And Stephen Mear Lead West End's SHOES - Broadway World
- Watch Now: Awesome 'Doctor Who' And 'Star Wars' Mashup - Geeks of Doom
- Doctor Who Books for Christmas
- Type Phwoarty to the MAX!
- The Twelve Blogs of Christmas: Five
- Steven Moffat explains A Christmas Carol approach
- Matt Smith 'wants dinosaurs for Doctor Who' - Digital Spy
- Think you have all the answers? Wait until you try my 2010 quiz - Telegraph.co.uk
- Torchwood Scoop - Bill Pullman New Series Regular - Gather.com
- Ex-Tree-Minate!
- Who's Out of Tune - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Gary Barlow to read CBeebies Bedtime Story - Digital Spy
- Who’s Out of Tune
- Doctor Who App: New Game For Your iPhone and iPad Out Now - Online Social Media
- Series 6 Trailer Spoilers
- Planet of the Ming Mongs Review
- Last chance to see Dr Who at Land's End - DCA (press release)
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Doctor Who Confidential! - The Doctor Who News Page (blog)
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Doctor Who Confidential!
- Two clips from Christmas Doctor Who Confidential!
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- Karen says there's “a lot more to uncover” about Amy
- Fish Fingers and Custard - Issue 3
- Deck the halls with Doctor Who Magazine #429!
- George Clooney joins Alfonso Cuaron's space epic Gravity, plus Edgar Wright ... - io9
- Special Doctor Who party at Land's End exhibition!
- Karen Gillan to raise awareness for Eden Court Theatre
- British Supernatural Series Bedlam Gets A Cast, US Screenings - Bleeding Cool News
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- Land's End Exhibition Closure Party
- Doctor Who complete reviews: Castrovalva - Shadowlocked (blog)
- Take a Christmas Trip
- Doctor Who star raises curtain on new role - Aberdeen Press and Journal
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| Doctor Who Christmas TV Highlights Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:01 PM PST
We are now just one week away from the TV premiere of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol. Over the next 7 days there are actually a few other Who related treats showing in the UK on TV that you may want to check out. Here's some highlights.
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| Are these people having fun or what? Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:31 PM PST
It's hard to believe it's nearly been a year since Matt Smith kissed his knee and entered our homes as the Eleventh Doctor. And I have a confession to make. He had me worried. Not that I didn't think he'd make a good Doctor. He had me won over with "I'm a girl!" But there's a whole different element to being the Doctor, beyond the TV screens. David Tennant certainly embraced the image during his time on the show. Granted, he didn't go around to book signings wearing his trainers and overcoat (unlike Tom Baker, who was often spotted be-scarfed at special events in the 1970s), but this was a guy who loved the show, and put his enthusiasm on display virtually wherever he went. Would Matt Smith and that redheaded Scottish chick I'd never heard of before be up to the challenge? I'm happy to say a year later - oh, yeah! I've been a fan for years, and I don't know if I've ever seen a pairing of Doctor Who stars who have been so open and enthusiastic, and just plain having fun. And I can't even say it's because they're still in "honeymoon territory" - I'm seeing this as they're in the midst of filming their second season. And with the addition of Arthur Darvill, who I also wasn't too sure about at the start, we've got a trio who really know how to sell a show and have fun at it. And they're not afraid to be a bit goofy at times. We saw that in the video diaries on the DVD/Blu-ray set (though Karen's belly bump dance falls into the "what's seen cannot be unseen" category). The result is a group of actors who seem to have really connected with fans of all ages, and have really made the show their own. Which is as it should be with every new Doctor, but it just feels so right somehow this time around. And we get to see these guys having fun again in one of the funniest clips I think I've ever seen related to the series. What do you get when you have a star channelling his inner Crispin Glover, a co-star weaned on sketch comedy TV who once delivered a bang-on impersonation of Katy Perry and has an excellent singing voice in her own right, and another co-star who, when he isn't playing Mr. Pond, is actually a talented composer and musician? You get a wonderfully anarchic rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", posted to YouTube by the BBC as a preview of the Christmas edition of Doctor Who Confidential. All I can say is - this had better not be removed from the "Cutdown" version when it hits DVD/Blu-ray later! This is priceless! You can view the clip here. (Note: this is only a temporary link until I figure out how to embed YouTube clips!) | ||
| Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in The Sun Buzz - The Doctor Who News Page (blog) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:55 AM PST
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| Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in The Sun Buzz Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:46 AM PST Buzz Magazine - the free TV listings magazine that comes with The Sun on Saturdays - today features Matt Smith and Karen Gillan on the front cover, with the issue itself featuring the two Doctor Who stars chatting together in what is their first joint interview.   Matt on his friendship with Karen: We'll go to the supermarket every night, get a sandwich, and trot home to learn lines. Sometimes we'll phone each other and say: 'How's it going? Really badly? Me too. Do you want to come over and practise? Karen agrees: I'm terribly fond of Karen - we're good pals. I've learnt how to make her laugh during filming. I can say a word in a silly voice, and she'll go. Karen can do it to me to. It's that old Smith-Gillan banter - it's become quite famous on set. We have such a laugh, except when he does his 'moth thing' because I am scared of moths. The Sun is also giving away a DVD featuring David Tennant's final story The End of Time and Matt Smith's first, The Eleventh Hour. | ||
| Doctor Who's Davison Travels - IGN Posted: 17 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST
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| NO ONE NOTICES ME, SAYS DOCTOR SIDEKICK KAREN GILLAN - Express.co.uk Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:05 AM PST
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| Sherlock - Season 1 Review - TVShowsOnDVD.com Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST
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| Red Button Preview Times Announced Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:21 AM PST  The BBC has confirmed the times that the red button preview for A Christmas Carol, announced here last week, will be available. Follow internet sensation and video blogger Charlie McDonnell as he gives you an exclusive insight behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol and watch out for some extra special festive treats along the way. Check back each day at 6pm for the latest update from Charlie. Sky/ Virgin media
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| Richard Thomas And Stephen Mear Lead West End's SHOES - Broadway World Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:45 AM PST
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| Watch Now: Awesome 'Doctor Who' And 'Star Wars' Mashup - Geeks of Doom Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:19 AM PST
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| Doctor Who Books for Christmas Posted: 17 Dec 2010 06:02 AM PST I don't get rid of anything when it comes to matters of commercial greed. I'll see a desired book, covert its shiny newness, its promise of bright and better ways of enjoying reading again and then put it straight back down, head home and search for it on Abebooks or Amazon Christmas lists (especially Doctor Who related ones) then just consist of little more than a bit of tidying up – deleting those items I lusted after on a whim (so long Apollo 23) and adding those books that still get my pulse racing and mind turning to an ultimate want list for the year. So with those parameters in check; here's a list of the surviving items – ordered in desirability.
One of sci-fi's founding fathers transmogrified into the Doctor Who universe? Yes, please. So why the wait? Mostly because i couldn't see a way the goofy anarchic spirit of the Doctor could meet the wide politically anarchic vistas of the writing of Moorcock – though the humour in a race called the Terraphiles reenacting Earth history leads me to believe that if thereis, like Miggea, a place on the cusp of the next universe and this one, then Moorcock is the man to unite these two worlds perfectly. Check our review of The Coming of the Terraphiles for more information on this great tale. 2.) Running Through Corridors: Volume 1 – The 60's by Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke Everyone has at least one great Doctor Who marathon experience – so imagine the hi-jinks, wit and general nerdy one-upmanship generated by two long term Who fans writer Robert Shearman (Dalek) and Toby Hadoke (Moth's Ate my Doctor Who Scarf) chronologically churning their way through two episodes of Who everyday during the 2009 'gap year' concluding with David Tenant's swansong at the end of that year. 3.) Nuclear Time by Oli Smith Being the well researched, detailed journalist that I'm not, when it came to interviewing Oli Smith for the Doctor Who Wii console debacle that was Return to Earth, I never got around to reading this novel that the Smith so eloquently and warmly told me was his best work (in my defence I did read his other work.) I feel I owe it to him to read it…plus it has a killer concept: the Doctor is travelling backwards through his own time line while Amy and Rory face a deadly peril in the Doctors future – with them all getting further away from each other with every passing second.
It might seem that every news agency has grabbed every tiny morsel of gossip out of this tome but with brilliant art work (some by Kasterborous' own Anthony Dry), a short story by yet another sci-Fi Luminary Brian Aldiss and some fantastic features by regular Who writers like Gareth Roberts; there's still plenty to get your teeth into while waiting for A Christmas Carol. 5.) Doctor Who: The Writers Tale – The Final Chapter by Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook I'm ashamed I didn't pick up this 2nd Edition of Davies' peerless tome into TV writing. It's a practical, from-the-gut bible for anyone with even the smallest burning literary ambition. It barely left my side during 2009. When marvelling at the brilliant storytelling of this years Christmas special, take a peek back at the sheer hard work and determination it takes to create the programme we all love. | ||
| Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:40 AM PST Gorgeous Amy Pond actress Karen Gillan has appeared in Shortlist this week, revealing little about A Christmas Carol or Series 6 but plenty of her amazing body. In a wide-ranging interview that takes in her attitude to fashion – not to mention a few stunning shots like this one on the right – Gillan also reveals her admiration for co-star Matt Smith.
There was also questions about Karen's plans after Doctor Who, and it certainly seems she's been giving it some thought. As well as wanting to work with the Coen brothers, Gillan told how she admired their work, as well as at least one classic movie.
You can see Karen's rather stunning shoot at www.shortlist.com. (Thanks to Alaisdair ) | ||
| The Twelve Blogs of Christmas: Five Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:15 AM PST Christmas Music. It does normally take a while for me to start feeling properly Christmassy. I think today was the first time this year. We drove down to see my folks (Dad's now got a long white beard), and came back with Christmas music in the car, and the downlands were covered in snow. That Christmas vibe, as long term readers will know, is something I actively seek, and miss when I can't get there. All part of me running after the numinous and it sprinting away shouting abuse.  A few things have happened since yesterday. For a start, and I should know better than to tempt fate with yesterday's blog, Stargate Universe got cancelled. Which is a crying shame. Comic Book Resources has started a series of round robin interviews where DC writers talk to each other, which has proved to be very insightful, a good way to get the best answers out of us. You can find Nick Spencer's grilling of me here. I give Scott Snyder a good seeing to later in the week. And as you can see in this press release, acclaimed writing duo Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning will be taking over from me on Soldier Zero, starting with #5. Someone (actually it was Graham Sleight) asked if I'd be sharing my Spotify Christmas music playlist again this year, so I've updated it. Spotify users (oh go on, it's free) can find it here. Compiling it got me thinking about the different genres Christmas music encompasses and what it means when you throw them together. Here's a guide to what's on my list and why. I've hit the 'add your own music' button, so you may not be able to hear three of these tracks, sorry. Prokofiev's 'Troika': I can't hear this without exclaiming 'Christmas on BBC1!' because it's the sort of thing that went under such a trail in the 1970s, and, while describing the progress of an imperial Russian sled through the snow, doubtless past happy peasants, it's also sheer cake with jam on top. 'In Dulce Jubilo' by Mike Oldfield: similar Radio Times Christmas Issue nostalgia rush, with a bit of ugly electric guitar at the end, but otherwise the stuff of monks having a knees up. 'Walking in the Air' by Aled Jones: it's the dark stuff here I like, those old low tones like permafrost, that talk of your actual forest magic, the lyric and song staying high above it, and not quite believing in it. There's a light in those trees, though. That's what I always come back to in this genre, that darkness and light. Hely-Hutchinson's 'A Carol Symphony': telefantasy fans will know immediately that this is where the snippet used as the theme for The Box of Delights comes from (and isn't that an odd and rather unsatisfying show, remembered more for what's in it than for its vague shapelessness), but the whole thing is a work of tremendous beauty, an orchestra storming around with the dark and the light in carols, in a very modernist, English way. 'Oh Little Town of Bethlehem': I tried to persuade Caroline that we should have this at our wedding. It's a little work of tremendous power. 'The hopes and fears of all the years are gathered here tonight.' You can hear Tom Baker whispering that. It's waves a bit of a banner, but it's not a military one, it's about the strength of meekness. Possibly the greatest song ever written. 'Gaudete' by Steeleye Span: and that's the oddest folk rock hit ever. I wonder if they ever did it on Top of the Pops? I like the way it's been recorded with a cloister echo. 'Ring Out Solstice Bells' by Jethro Tull: unashamedly jolly, and the kind of thing I used to listen to while sipping sweet cider through my beard when I was a full on pagan. 'Time' by Frida and B.A. Robertson: this was written by B.A. as part of some sort of Abba musical that didn't really work (he must be kicking himself now). It's a sort of village procession song about circular time. 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby: sometimes you just have to do the obvious. And I love Bing's post traumatic leading men, always not talking about the war. He sings it like someone who's dreaming about it from in a foxhole, or then remembering the foxhole from inside Holiday Inn. It's hard won, not easy sentiment. 'The Christmas Song' by Nat King Cole: how does this make the room feel warmer? Is there anything about that in physics? I only dislike the message at the end, which seems trite after all that wonder and doesn't really scan. 'Let it Snow' by Dean Martin: here's the flipside of all that numinous darkness and light, the drunken party songs, where the Rat Pack make light of all things enormous as only their generation properly could. 'Baby it's Cold Outside' by Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews: and here's our generation doing that just as well by virtue of turning everything up to ten and doing it well Welsh. 'Winter Wonderland' by Macy Gray: there's this couple that got entranced by the beauty of a walk in the snow and started to talk about getting married, and then had to try and sort that out in the more real world of home and hearth. Which would be a great song, except that there's flip rhyming sprayed all over it, see the previous two adventures into the hip. Macy sings it like she's only just reading the lyrics as she gets to them, and is as surprised as we are. 'Mary's Boy Child' by Harry Belafonte: who understands the lyrics, and elevates them. 'A Winter's Tale' by David Essex: I think Mike Batt's songwriting here is classy, and the whole thing is nicely bleak for a big hit. But 'maybe I should close the door' does rather invite hilarity. 'The Atheist Christmas Carol' by Vienna Teng: I don't think it's anything of the sort, being beautiful to my theist philosophy, but you'd have to ask her. 'The First Noel/Mary Mary' by Sarah McLachlan: from her Wintersong album, which is actually a bit too lost in the ice floes to take back to back, but which has some deliciously warm places to rest amongst the cold. 'Must Be Santa' by Bob Dylan: I made such a fuss about this last year. We've never heard Bob Dylan enjoying himself on record before, and those fans of his who don't want him ever to be lighthearted are being selfish. It's got an accordion solo. It's a genius doing genius fun Christmas party music. He can if he wants to. It's meant for people to link elbows and dance in circles to. 'A Great Big Sled' by The Killers: Brandon Flowers writes excellent Christmas songs in a very Bruce Springsteen style, and this is his most successful, with song brilliant rhyming couplets like 'little boys have action toys for brains' and that great, mystic, refrain about wanting to relearn what he already knows. And then Toni Halliday of Curve comes along and tells him to stop. 'Don't Shoot Me Santa' by The Killers: and this is his other great one, which is a bit more offhand at the end of a long studio day, but is still very funny. 'Run Rudolph Run' by Jane Krakowski: it's a Chuck Berry song, as you can tell by all that lovely detail, but I love the way Jane belts it out, with no limiting taste at all. 'Sabre Jet' tells you all you need to know about where in American history this comes from. 'I Was Born on Christmas Day' by Saint Etienne: my favourite band with that lovely shimmery instrumental bit, and a story of lovers separated by the English Channel and reuniting at Christmas that's every bit as suburban and specific as the rest of the output, but with a jaunty festive air to it, and a laugh at the start. 'Tim and Sarah went and tied the knot', that being Sarah Cracknell and Tim from The Charlatans, who get married in the video! 'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses: this is so Blondie, a very New York calm, tart voice telling an urban story over a funky band who it turns out have access to a big horn sound. I love how the lyric is so conversational and intimate. Though again, 'happy ending' seems a bit trite, a conscious attempt for the canon of Christmas music compilations. 'Last Christmas' by Wham!: I like how this describes a really specific situation, and even goes so far as to fill in detail in its atmosphere. We're not in George's position, but we are surrounded by 'friends with tired eyes' often when we hear this. And I love how the longer version's called the 'Pudding Mix'. 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day' by Wizzard: now the Slade's not in this list, because I've got really bored of it, and when you listen to the lyrics (or try and remember the exact title) it becomes clear just how offhandedly it was extruded as just a slight festive rewrite of what the band would be doing anyway. But this! This is sheer glam attack genius! It has movements, key changes, rough choirs, horns, the rumpety-tumpety leg kicks that only this lot, The Wombles and The Goodies used to do. It roars into the room and commands that Christmas happen now, and indeed, continue, like Brian Blessed coming down the chimney on a motorcycle. Blows it just a tiny bit with the tinkliness at the end, though. The mission was already accomplished. My favourite loud Christmas thing. I want to dance to it now. 'December Will Be Magic Again' by Kate Bush: ideally with the extra intro bit recorded for radio adverts. That lyric about 'sparkle the dark' is exactly what I want Christmas music to do. And this is unabashed in its love for the season, the snow, everything, while being utterly Kate and no attempt to climb aboard any sort of bandwagon. Her genius, again. 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' by The Muppets: there should always be Muppets at Christmas, and this happy and sad song suits happy and sad Kermit, with its nostalgia and glance towards the future 'if the fates allow'. But you know, this is what I'm going to leave you with. Okay you lot... take it! Until tomorrow, Cheerio!  | ||
| Steven Moffat explains A Christmas Carol approach Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:27 AM PST Steven Moffat has revealed that he opted for a different approach when writing this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol. Speaking to The Guardian at the episode's BFI Southbank screening earlier this week, he explained: "If you're going to do a Christmas Day episode, which is based on the principle that the audience have had a selection box [...] | ||
| Matt Smith 'wants dinosaurs for Doctor Who' - Digital Spy Posted: 17 Dec 2010 04:11 AM PST
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| Think you have all the answers? Wait until you try my 2010 quiz - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:53 AM PST
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| Torchwood Scoop - Bill Pullman New Series Regular - Gather.com Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:44 AM PST
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| Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:30 AM PST What with it being Christmas and all, you're probably gathering round the fire and putting up your trees, covering them in decorations and bauble and tinsel and the like. Watching as they take on that familiar glow that makes Christmas so unique. Or, alternatively, if you're a self confessed "Anglophile" like this character, you make up your tree to look like a Dalek! Known only as Jonathon, he runs a website, www.anglotopia.net which is a website for all those Americans who love Britain. Here's a little more information on the man who's paying us so much respect:
The picture of the Christmas tree Dalek is incredibly cute and does embellish the fun sense of Christmas; pretty sure it might scare a few kids away from sneaking down in the middle of the night trying to unwrap presents a little early as well! Anyone else doing a Doctor Who themed Christmas? | ||
| Who's Out of Tune - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:59 AM PST
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| Gary Barlow to read CBeebies Bedtime Story - Digital Spy Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:56 AM PST
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| Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:50 AM PST Want to hear the Who crew spread the Christmas joy? The BBC have released a pair of clips from the festive edition of Doctor Who Confidential and the first one features Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill 'performing' Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. This is probably the funniest video you'll see all day.
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| Doctor Who App: New Game For Your iPhone and iPad Out Now - Online Social Media Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:49 AM PST
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| Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:31 AM PST You may or may not know this, but the Doctor Who Christmas special A Christmas Carol features some hardcore trailerage of the 2011 series! As revealed by certain folks who have already seen Matt Smith opposite Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins, the trailer for the sixth series of Doctor Who since the show's "Ultimate Regeneration" features material that some may consider spoilery:
Wow – how about that then? Obviously we're not going to spoil it for you so you will have to highlight the text above to read it all! | ||
| Planet of the Ming Mongs Review Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:28 AM PST Brand new on the fanzine market last week was the satirical Planet of the Ming Mongs; a disparaging and hilarious view on Doctor Who fandom. Hardcore Doctor Who fans have earned a reputation for being somewhat 'obsessive' when it comes to their favourite television show, but never before has any fanzine delved into what it really means to be a Ming Mong. From the front cover we get the impression this fanzine aims to be something very different. Let's just hope we never forget Lynda Bellingham modelling in a Time Lord bikini any time soon – I know I won't. The message from the editor page sets in stone what Ming Mongs is all about, instantly being a warped parallel to the gloriously brilliant and well beloved Doctor Who Magazine. It really takes into detail everything a Ming Mong would notice, such as, unsurprisingly – new series numbering and Steven Moffat. It really has the guts to make fun of the magazine readers and the people who make DWM, but you know once The Audio Adventures of Nicholas Briggs grabs you by the scruff of the neck and makes you wail with laughter, that this wonderful fanzine has an innocent twinkle in its eye. I don't honestly think I've ever laughed so hard at the humour that has lovingly been put into this fanzine. Each and every page has something unique to offer; like the news page which has a mix of camp humour, fan stereotypes, a sex chat line with the Candy Man – you heard that one right – and a play on 'infamous news headlines' that have been made by The Sun and have obviously been snatched from the lower levels of Gallifrey Base. The more in-depth articles work very much as a counter balance to the strong humour of the fanzine to spread out the variety Ming Mongs has to offer. One insightful article by Tomlyn Grey describes how the new series brought her back as a fan to Doctor Who and how one contributor finds Doctor Who and girls are not always a good mix in the brilliantly titled Love and Monsters article. But the crème de la crème of this issue has to be the 'missing extracts' from Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook's The Writers Tale. Not only is it funny but it also feels like it could have come from the pages of the very book. The design is immaculate and the drawings inside and beautifully made. The writer of the piece wasn't afraid to make fun of both Ben and Russell which makes it work brilliantly. If the piece had tried to be apologetic, it wouldn't have worked at all. The Ben Morris interview was also a lovely feature. His work on Doctor Who Magazine and The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who has been much loved by the fans and it is nice to know more about the man behind the drawings. I hope if Ming Mongs II is ever released that we can have more unique interviews in the future. Another feature in the magazine is The Diary of a Doctor Who Convention Virgin and really brings light what it is like to be immersed with fandom in a confined space, often revealing a surprising, mad and an utterly delightful picture of Doctor Who conventions. Contributor Jonathan This puts his all into defending 42 and why it is a great story. I can't say I'm a fan of the episode, but I could certainly see where he is coming from. But what really caught my eye was his Life on Miles comic strip based on the controversial fan figure Lawrence Miles. It is terrifically off-beat, very much in the dour style of Miles, but not once does it make fun of Lawrence; he's a guy who is complicated, an enigma, if anything. Any fan wanting to see Paul 'Shagger' Cornell personified should read this comic – it is a brilliant, mad and a concept which is a tiny bit frightening. Tom Braford's The Enduring Myths of Doctor Who is well worth the read, as is 20 Amazing facts about Doctor Who we didn't know about. Rebecca Foster's article about being a teacher to children who will be the 'new generation' of fans – a scary thought, right – is a wonderful insight into the younger fans of Doctor Who which fandom doesn't always acknowledge. Doctor Who is only made for 40 year olds, right? Wrong – it is made for children and always will be. So many things could have gone wrong with Planet of the Ming Mongs, but this felt so right. It didn't feel like reading a straight laced 'serious' fanzine – it was like being bungled into the back of a blue van at night, being driven down the whole of the M4 at 80mph with "Doctor in Distress" blasting from the speakers at full blast and being dumped on a quiet side road, not knowing where you are or what the hell happened, but knowing full well you bloody well loved it! Bring on issue II of Planet of the Ming Mongs, please! Planet of the Ming Mongs can be read from http://www.mingmongs.co.uk/ for free. POTMM can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/_POTMM and can be found on Facebook. | ||
| Last chance to see Dr Who at Land's End - DCA (press release) Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:12 AM PST
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| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Doctor Who Confidential! Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:43 AM PST The BBC have released information for next Saturday's Doctor Who Confidential, which broadcasts immediately after A Christmas Carol, on BBC3 and BBCHD.  All the behind-the-scenes merriment of a good old-fashioned Doctor Who Christmas.Meet the Doctor and his companions as they set Cardiff alight and go backstage with the stars of the Dickensian Christmas Special. Michael Gambon talks of swapping his wizard's wand for a taste of the Doctor's time-travelling magic and Katherine Jenkins waxes lyrical about her acting debut. Plus interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steven Moffat. A clip is available from the programme that features Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill presenting their interpretation of the carol "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas": A preview of the show is also available, introducing the cast and crew from the Christmas Special, plus Matt, Karen and Arthur at the Cardiff Lights ceremony last month: | ||
| Two clips from Christmas Doctor Who Confidential! Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:10 AM PST The BBC have released two previews of this year's Christmas special of Doctor Who Confidential! The episode will air on Christmas Day at 7pm on BBC3/BBC HD, straight after A Christmas Carol has finished. In true Confidential style, it will go behind the scenes of this year's festive special, featuring exclusive interviews with its cast, as well as coverage of Matt, Karen [...] | ||
| Thieves target Paisley church - The Paisley Daily Express Posted: 17 Dec 2010 01:01 AM PST
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| Karen says there's “a lot more to uncover” about Amy Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:44 AM PST This week's issue of free lifestyle magazine Shortlist features Karen Gillan as its cover star! Inside there's an exclusive interview with her, in which she reveals what the future holds for Amy Pond… "I think that she could last for as long as we wanted to really," she explains. "We actually barely know anything about her [...] | ||
| Fish Fingers and Custard - Issue 3 Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:26 AM PST  The Third issue of the fanzine Fish Fingers and Custard is out now and be downloaded or purchased in print from the website.In the Issue:
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| Deck the halls with Doctor Who Magazine #429! Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:21 AM PST The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is out now, and inside it's all about A Christmas Carol, as Matt Smith exclusively reveals what it was like working alongside Sir Michael Gambon… "Michael is a naughty man, a naughty actor," Matt laughs. "He's hugely interesting, everyone on set could have listened to his stories all day! [...] | ||
| George Clooney joins Alfonso Cuaron's space epic Gravity, plus Edgar Wright ... - io9 Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:08 AM PST
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| Special Doctor Who party at Land's End exhibition! Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:07 AM PST The Doctor Who Exhibition in Land's End will be hosting a special Doctor Who party on its last day, Monday 3rd January 2011. As it prepares to close its doors for the last time, visitors have been invited to dress up as their favourite character or monster from the series, and as an extra bonus, entry to [...] | ||
| Karen Gillan to raise awareness for Eden Court Theatre Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:02 AM PST  Scottish media have today reported that actress Karen Gillan is to become the ambassador for Theatre Art Education at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.The theatre had an influence on the Doctor Who star's career, being the place where she first performed during her studies at the Charleston Academy. Commenting in the new theatre brochure, she said: Eden Court provides great opportunities for studying theatre, dance and film-making. I did a lot of my initial training with them, including my higher drama and completing my London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art certification. Part of the aim of the appointment is to help raise awareness of the Higher Drama and Dance courses available at the theatre, which itself remains the only one in Scotland to offer such qualifications.I had my first real experience of acting with Eden Court and it was their knowledge and experience that encouraged me to pursue a career in the arts. Theatre director Colin Marr commented: Karen's appointment is great news for the theatre. It's very good of her to become its ambassador. For us, the education work is such a big part of what we do here, and I'm not sure everyone understands the breadth of it, so having Karen endorse it will help. News coverage from: Inverness Courier, Aberdeen Press and Journal | ||
| British Supernatural Series Bedlam Gets A Cast, US Screenings - Bleeding Cool News Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:47 PM PST
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| TORCHWOOD Casts Bill Pullman - Daemon's TV Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:35 PM PST
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| More to teaching than exam results - Inverness Courier Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:02 PM PST
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| Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:01 PM PST As previously reported geek Auteur Edgar Wright is still keen to direct an episode of Doctor Who. Now, anyone who has seen either Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz or the fantastic Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Go. See. Now!) will know that his breakneck camera moves, inspired cutting and atttention to detail would be a brilliant fit for the Whoniverse. And if that didn't tick enough boxes Wright has been a fan of the show since childhood, he told Digital Spy:
Wright was offered the chance to direct an episode of the Ninth Doctor's sole series by Russell T. Davies but was too busy promoting Shaun of the Dead to take up the viewfinder. The director has also crossed paths with Steven Moffat before- When Moffat left Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's Tintin adaptation to work on some show, Wright and co-writer Joe Cornish (the Joe in the Adam & Joe Show) took over drafting duties. So is Edgar the right choice? And which other contemporary director would you like to see helm an episode of Who (I call shotgun on Guillermo Del Toro.) (via Digital Spy) | ||
| Bill Pullman Joins the Cast of Torchwood for Fourth Series - HeyUGuys.co.uk Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:07 PM PST
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| Land's End Exhibition Closure Party Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST  The Doctor Who Up Close Exhibition at Land's End in Cornwall is closing on the 3rd January 2011, and Land's End Cornwall will be holding a special Doctor Who party to mark its passing: Although we're obviously very sad that the Doctor's Land's End adventure is coming to an end, we're going to be sending him off in style with a special Doctor Who party on January 3rd! We're inviting everyone to come dressed as their favourite Doctor Who character and visit the exhibition for free. There will be free souvenirs for children and the Daleks will be out and about in the main square! We're also offering free entry to children between December 26th and January 3rd, so don't miss your last chance to see the Doctor at Land's End! Meanwhile, the Cardiff Bay Up Close exhibition will remain open until the 27th March, whilst February sees the launch of the new Doctor Who Experience in London. | ||
| Doctor Who complete reviews: Castrovalva - Shadowlocked (blog) Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:16 PM PST
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| Posted: 16 Dec 2010 07:06 PM PST Ready to be taken on the trip of a lifetime this Christmas? Well that's exactly what Doctor Who's Executive Producer Steven Moffat is promising but not quite in the way that the Ninth Doctor did back in 2005. Quoted in the Daily Mirror, Steven said that A Christmas Carol, this year's Christmas special, will leave viewers "tripping", a bold statement to say the least! Moffat explained:
And in many ways, the writer of some of Doctor Who's zaniest episodes is absolutely right, at that late time in the evening where you're stuffed from all the food and tired from all the alcohol that you've consumed, you need something that's going to make you sit up and pay attention and A Christmas Carol looks set to do exactly that, especially when Matt Smith cryptically hints:
Bring on the fun! A Christmas Carol airs in the UK on BBC One at 6pm on 25th December 2010 (Christmas Day). | ||
| Doctor Who star raises curtain on new role - Aberdeen Press and Journal Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:31 PM PST
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| Planet of the Ming Mongs - Fanzine Posted: 16 Dec 2010 04:51 PM PST The guys responsible for a new tongue-in-cheek, but affectionate Doctor Who Fanzine titled; Planet of the Ming Mongs, have got in touch with details on their new issue: Ming mong (n.) [miŋ mơŋ] - An obsessive Doctor Who fan (usually disparaging) Planet of the Ming Mongs is a new and/or exciting online fanzine, celebrating Doctor Who fandom in all its weird and sometimes disturbing glory. Bravely poking its nose into the live nest of Who fans, Planet of the Ming Mongs is a cornucopia of comedy, parody, art and articles virtually guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. Special features to look out for within POTMM include an exclusive interview with Doctor Who Magazine illustrator Ben Morris, comic strips by Jonathan This, Doctor Who facts with Garr and Suthers, "Oi, Spaceman!"'s first convention, and growing up hating Doctor Who with Tommi ‘The Tomlette’ Grey. Also, Tom Bradford explores some of fandom's more baffling myths surrounding Who mythology, and primary school teacher Rebecca Foster talks to us about the effect Doctor Who has had on the children in her class. Plus, in a scoop more scandalous than Wikileaks, we feature some juicy and 100% not-made-up (honest) unpublished extracts from Russell T Davies and Ben Cook's email opus, The Writer's Tale. But perhaps best of all, it’s completely free - or your money back. Planet of the Ming Mongs is edited by Nicholas Blake and designed by Richard Kirby.
[Source: Nicholas Blake]
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| The 2010 How-Do Media 100 - How Do Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:34 PM PST
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| Best. Gay. Week. Ever! Let's Talk Safer Sex! - AfterElton.com Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:04 PM PST
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