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- Benedict Cumberbatch: Success? It's elementary - Independent
- Four Newcomers Added to 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Cast - Anglophenia (blog)
- Sun Makers goes Solo
- Cybermen Return in Series 6
- Latest Torchwood Casting News
- Imagining Greater? - Macon Telegraph (blog)
- Peter King, SI/NBC Sports - WEEI.com
- Doctor Who: casting and filming roundup
- Sean Pertwee: 'Why I never expected to be Doctor Who' - Telegraph.co.uk
- Cop that – police boxes go on sale in Sheffield - Property Magazine International
- Fair-weather fans?
- Deadly Doctor Who Villain Escapes to the Frontier(Ville) - Escapist Magazine
- There be Pirates ho ho ho Ahem!
- Aye Aye Captain
- Thomas Brewster: 3 for 30
- Doctor Who Ride Daleks (Video)
- Doctor Who's Daleks set to blow up this summer - The Guardian (blog)
- Four more join 'Torchwood' cast - Digital Spy
- Cyber-bullying extends its web - Niagara Falls Review
- Pirate Bonneville?
- Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville will make a guest appearance in Doctor Who - Unreality TV
- RSC plans wardrobe sale - Evesham Journal
- Youngsters audition for a part in Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine - WalesOnline
- ACCLAIMED TV writer Russell T Davies has said he would love to team up with ... - South Wales Evening Post
- Liver Bird Nerys Hughes joy at becoming a grandmother - WalesOnline
- Editorial: "Change, my dear ..."
- Ride-in Daleks to be unleashed!
| Editorial: welcome to doctorwhonews.net! Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:36 AM PST  We have successfully completed our migration to our new home for the Doctor Who News Page, doctorwhonews.net!The site can now be bookmarked under it's new identity, www.doctorwhonews.net, though any references to the old domain should redirect automatically to the new one (including those that still refer to doctorwhonews.com). As noted in our original announcement, the news feed address has now changed, too. You can pick the new feed up directly from here, or by using the "Subscribe" button on the sidebar. The feed is populated with our most recent articles. The only known issue at present is the news search facility which may not pick up new articles for a few days. We believe that all other facilities are functioning okay - however, if you do find anything else that isn't working on the site then please let us know through our feedback address. (please note previous article recommendation links have reset due to the change of domain - feel free to re-recommend your favourite articles!) | ||
| Benedict Cumberbatch: Success? It's elementary - Independent Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST
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| Four Newcomers Added to 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Cast - Anglophenia (blog) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:36 AM PST
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| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:12 AM PST  Following the announcement of the delay to the DVD release of Ambassadors of Death, 2|Entertain have confirmed that the original idea of a Solar System Box Set has been abandoned.The release of the 1977 Fourth Doctor story, The Sun Makers will go ahead as planned with the story being released in the same slot, but as a stand-alone story. For full details of the global DVD release schedule see our product page. | ||
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It was rumoured and now it's confirmed. The Cybermen will be back in Series 6 of Doctor Who. Several Cyberme Read more ...
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| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:09 AM PST Torchwood: Miracle Day has been rounding up thespians like they're going out of fashion. Illuminating casting directory Spotlight has listed four new bods ready to join Captain Jack in his international adventure. The first Miracle worker will be former cast member William Thomas, who pedants will remember as from series two episode Something Borrowed – playing Gwen Cooper's (Eve Myles) father Geriant Cooper (who is listed, interesting, as a series regular). Interestingly Gwen's Mother Mary, played by Sharon Morgan, is not currently listed as appearing in the series. Perhaps Mary died before the Miracle saved everyone from the Reapers Scythe? Maybe a possible story arc, he says, rubbing his chin? Next to join the Torchwood gang is Lena Kaur cast as Dr. Alice Patel. Lena is perhaps most well know for appearing in tea-time teeth and tears, Hollyoaks as Lelia. More recently, she appeared in the drama Speechless and the film The Endz. Grabbing onto the Torchwoodkonga line is Danny Szam who is playing a character called Surveillance (perhaps one of a trio with Intelligence and Analysis) Szam is perhaps most well known for appearing in every medical drama on television (Doctors, The Royal, and Casualty.) And arriving fashionable late to the party is actor Daniel Adegboyega, who is listed as playing a Guard (or just playing someone called "Guard"). Daniel has appeared in modern cloak and dagger drama Spooks and PC Plod-a-thon The Bill. Torchwood: Miracle Day will air simultaneously on BBC 1 in the UK and the Starz Network in the USA this Summer. (via GallifreyNewsBase) | ||
| Imagining Greater? - Macon Telegraph (blog) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:00 AM PST
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| Peter King, SI/NBC Sports - WEEI.com Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:58 AM PST
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| Doctor Who: casting and filming roundup Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:48 AM PST  Casting directory Spotlight have listed Annabel Cleare as appearing in episode seven of the currently filming series of Doctor Who. Primarily in theatre, she has also appeared on television, mainly in documentary style programmes such as JFK Revealed for Channel 4 and The Real Atlantis for BBC2, and also a Home Fries Chips commercial!The actress confirmed the role on Twitter, which also indicated that her young son Henry would also be appearing in the episode, though she described their roles as 'small'! Henry himself has appeared in a number of commercials and short films. Child actress Lydia Fewell has also been listed, though for a currently unspecified episode in the series; she will be playing a "Child Alien". Her previous credits include the 2009 BBC4 radio play Chronicles Of Ait, and Wycombe Swan Theatre productions of Annie and Snow White. Another tweet from Tuesday this week revealed a further piece of casting news: "My friend says her twins did their filming for Doctor Who today and were held by Matt. Bless. She said they'll feature strongly"  The Sun reported this morning that actor Hugh Bonneville would be appearing in the series, appearing as a "Pirate Captain". The Downton Abbey actor subsequently confirmed this himself later when he tweeted:09:02 No idea what the weather's like on earth this day in 2011Though he joked about with Downton Abbey co-star Dan Stevens, he also confirmed the usual policy that guest stars follow when working on Doctor Who! 12:05 *pokes head out of Tardis* What's going on here?Update: Hugh Bonneville's character has been named as 'Avery' on his Gordon and French CV, and this also reports the director for this episode (three) as Jeremy Webb (a regular director on Merlin).  The Spotlight entry for Dan Starkey has been updated to reflect him playing a character named Strax in the Peter Hoar-directed episode (seven); as reported previously a Sontaran was spotted during filming a fortnight ago, so it seems likely that Starkey has once again donned the blue armour!Meanwhile, a familiar face was spotted at the Millennium Stadium last week, with actor Simon Fisher-Becker - who previously appeared as Dorium in The Pandorica Opens - seen once again in blue, and believed to be reprising his role. Meanwhile filming for the series has continued for episodes seven and three, with the cast and crew being spotted at the Millennium Stadium and Laguna Health and Spa in Cardiff centre on Wednesday 20th January, and during the course of this week at the Fillcare Ltd plant (formerly L'Oreal) at Talbot Green, Mid Glamorgan. Filming has continued on episode seven of the series; though the production team have kept a low profile in recent weeks, a couple of photos have surfaced from filming at Uskmouth Power Station (previously seen representing Battersea Power Station in Age of Steel) on the 13th January, showing some of the signs seen on location. One design of note is the 'octagonal' one that was previously seen in The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone last year, symbol of the Clerics that held River Song prisoner.   Another location related to River also popped up on the 20th January, when production re-surfaced in Cardiff with the base located at the Millennium Stadium; having been used for her prison during The Pandorica Opens, and knowing that Alex Kingston features in the currently filming episode, it seemed possible that the site was being utilised as the Stormcage Containment Facility once again.   The day also saw filming take place at the nearby Laguna Health and Spa on Greyfriars Road: At Laguna last night, the blue chap was there, along with some soldiers, but they were dressed all in black (including hat), so not UNIT. Filming at the former L'Oreal plant this week was low-key, until Wednesday saw a note to staff informing them "to expect up to 70 cast and crew tomorrow for DW filming." Subsequent tweets on Thursday indicated that old enemy the Cybermen were on the move! 15:47 Hayley: A cyberman with dreadlocks! Ahhhh... :D Papa... Thank'you! :D Filming continued today: Cybermen in Pontyclun! Went for a nose and got there just as they were packing up. The only Cybery thing I saw was the suits being packed away. Sadly (?) they looked like the regular Cybus ones. But, Toby Haynes did say on the Confidential for The Pandorica Opens that they were originally going to have new Cybermen in the episode, but only new heads. Makes sense, really. There's only so much you can do the redesign a suit, and with a new head, spray of silver, and covering up of the Cybus logo, they'd look new. Also saw Paul Kasey. No sign of main cast. And lots of the greenscreen. No photos unfort. Next week, it has been reported that the cast and crew travel out of Wales to Cornwall, descending on the coastal town of St. Austell and filming in the Charlestown area of the town. The Cornwall Guide describes it as: Charlestown is an amazingly pristine, unspoilt example of a late Georgian working port. It was constructed between 1791 and 1801 by Charles Rashleigh, a member of the local landowning family, in reponse to the growth of the growth of the local mining industry. Originally built to export copper and import coal, it was soon being used for the export of China Clay Bearing in mind the character played by Hugh Bonneville has been called both the Pirate Captain and Avery, a Georgian port might indicate a historical setting for episode three involving real-life pirate Henry Every (aka John Avery)! | ||
| Sean Pertwee: 'Why I never expected to be Doctor Who' - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:44 AM PST
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| Cop that – police boxes go on sale in Sheffield - Property Magazine International Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:37 AM PST
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| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:22 AM PST
Well, they might as well dismantle the TARDIS, give Matt Smith and Steven Moffat their pink slips, and go home. Doctor Who is over. The fans don't care about it anymore. It's not popular anymore. No one wants to watch it. It's time to give it up and watch Glee instead. At least, that's the opinion I got from reading some of the fan blogs the last couple days after Doctor Who, for the first time in 6 years, did not win both Favourite Drama and Favourite Actor in the 2011 National Television Awards (think People's Choice Awards with a British accent) earlier this week. The awards are voted on by the UK public via website. And this year some show no one's ever heard of outside the UK took the top honour, leaving both Doctor Who and Moffat's Sherlock going home empty-handed. Big deal, right? Yet some of the blogs - and no, I won't call them out here - are treating this as an excuse to ask "What's gone wrong?" "Has the bubble burst?" and of course it's no doubt given "nuWho", Moffat and Smith bashers added ammunition. Never mind that all other evidence is showing that Doctor Who is as popular as it's ever been, and growing rapidly in its international stature. Not just because of Smith appearing on Craig Ferguson, but you have BBC America and Australia's ABC1 announcing plans for same day broadcasts of Doctor Who, something unheard of. Space has yet to announce this, but even if they air 24 hours later like they did with the Christmas special, that's still unprecedented and a lot better than when the CBC (and initially Sci-Fi in the US) forced fans to wait months to see the episodes. If the show wasn't popular, they wouldn't bother going through the effort. Yes, it's a shame the franchise can't claim to have won the top 2 awards for 6 years running. But think about it - after a while people start saying "oh no, not again". It happens with the Emmys all the time. It happens with Doctor Who at the Hugos, where it's also been a juggernaut for most of the past 5 years. Sometimes I get the feeling that some fans would like nothing better than for Doctor Who to return to being a private little niche fandom that people fondly remembered from their childhoods, rather than a vibrant show that continues to be watched by millions around the world, and whose stars continue to be treated like rock stars in the UK and, increasingly, the US. Do you think the stars of NCIS would pack the Royal Albert Hall for a concert? Anyway, I'm glad DW lost the NTAs this year, because it was looking strange to see it win every year. I think the NTA people knew that change was in the air, which is why they arranged for Matt Smith to appear as the Doctor in a great skit featuring the show's host Dermot O'Leary visiting the stars of numerous TV series - including a cameo by David Hasselhoff. The fact this was produced by ITV1, a rival network - think about that - shows how influential and popular Doctor Who remains, awards be damned. | ||
| Deadly Doctor Who Villain Escapes to the Frontier(Ville) - Escapist Magazine Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:34 AM PST
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| There be Pirates ho ho ho Ahem! Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:49 AM PST
The BBC has announced that Hugh Bonnerville has been cast as a Pirate Captain for Series 6 in the Spring. Hugh Says "When I was a boy THAT music had me peeking out from behind the sofa every Saturday night...although the Pirate's fears and demons are different to those of the young lad who watched through his fingers, they are no less terrifying; this new adventure is not for the faint-hearted" | ||
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| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST With John Pickard back as Thomas Brewster in the main range this month in the cunningly named The Crimes of Thomas Brewster, we wanted to give listeners the opportunity to catch up with his earlier trilogy of adventures alongside Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and Nyssa. For a limited period, The Haunting of Thomas Brewster, The Boy That Time Forgot and Time Reef can be bought as a set for only £30, saving just shy of £15. To order all three click here. But wait! Those of you who may already have one or two of these releases can complete the set, as we've also reduced the CD prices to £10 per story. Every story purchased comes, as do all our releases (contracts permitting), with a free download version, so you need not wait for your CD to arrive before you can listen to it. And if that's not enough, you can also pre-order the Companion Chronicles Specials box set, in which Thomas Brewster features alongside Polly and The Brigadier in The Three Companions. Don't delay, Brewster up your life today! (We're quite embarrassed we wrote that last bit, frankly.) | ||
| Doctor Who Ride Daleks (Video) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:03 PM PST If you didn't think these looked naff before (is it me, or do they look inflatable?) you certainly will after viewing this video… Yes, it's the Doctor Who Ride-in Daleks, also known here at K Towers as the "WTF?Daleks" which are set to take the recession hit British family by storm this Christmas, leading to house repossessions and arguments over whether dad can squeeze behind the controls. Available for around £200 each these aren't the kind of toys you can run around the living room either, so get set for all manner of kitchen-related accidents during the Christmas roast. Are we being overly negative? Or are Doctor Who Ride-in Daleks the carbuncles that we suspect they are? | ||
| Doctor Who's Daleks set to blow up this summer - The Guardian (blog) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:58 PM PST
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| Four more join 'Torchwood' cast - Digital Spy Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:47 PM PST
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| Cyber-bullying extends its web - Niagara Falls Review Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:33 PM PST
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| Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:15 PM PST Flouncy red-top feminism-promoting pundit-baiting sister of phone-hacking scandal News of the World – with added topless ladies on page 3 – The Sun (to whom we never link) is reporting today that Downtown Abbey, Bonekickers (pictured) and Notting Hill actor Hugh Bonneville is set to appear in a 2011 episode of Doctor Who. Bonneville – who played Earl of Grantham in the popular period drama – is quoted as saying:
There's certainly a piratey twist to proceedings, too, with Bonneville apparently playing a (space?) pirate
It's not clear at this stage where in the 2011 run of episodes Bonneville's pirate will appear (first half or second half) or if he's going to be a villain or an ally of the Doctor… | ||
| Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville will make a guest appearance in Doctor Who - Unreality TV Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:40 PM PST
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| RSC plans wardrobe sale - Evesham Journal Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:29 PM PST
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| Youngsters audition for a part in Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine - WalesOnline Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:13 PM PST
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| Liver Bird Nerys Hughes joy at becoming a grandmother - WalesOnline Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:47 PM PST
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| Editorial: "Change, my dear ..." Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST The Doctor Who News Page is to undergo a "regeneration" this coming weekend, moving from our existing blogspot identity to our new doctorwhonews.net domain.This has been in progress for a few weeks now, with our other sub-sites Doctor Who in the Media and This Week in Doctor Who having already moved under the new naming scheme. Being that the update to the main news site may have a wider effect on readership, we've decided to announce what will happen with the change beforehand. We do not expect anybody visiting the site to be impacted in any way, as the old address will automatically redirect to the new one. This will include news articles themselves, so any bookmarks should continue to function as before - we would recommend that these links to us are updated in the future, but this is not a high priority. However, some news applications that utilise our feed may have to be reconfigured to point to the new feed address after the change; whilst Blogger will handle redirection for the feed, some applications may not recognise this and will no longer see articles. The easiest way will be to simply re-subscribe to the new address via our "Subscribe" option on the sidebar after the change has taken place in order to continue receiving the news feed. We also expect the search facility may suffer some problems until Google catches up with our new indexing, but this should be resolved within a few days after the change. The switchover to doctorwhonews.net is expected to be made during this coming Saturday morning. As noted above, this should be seamless to those visiting the News Page, but please note that there may be some unforeseen issues that requires us to take the site offline for a little while. As part of the new launch, we've introduced two new sections to the news site. The Competitions section will cater for prizes that can be won, including those offered by the Doctor Who News Page - our latest competition to win a copy of K9 Series One Volume One is now online to enter! We have also created a Reviews page, which we aim to populate with reviews of new and recently releases merchandise, kicking off with a review of the Doctor Who DVD Meglos. In addition, we have updated our Events section to give a full guide to Doctor Who events around the world, and welcome submissions to the page at the new address events@doctorwhonews.net. News items may now be sent to us via submissions@doctorwhonews.net, and links to media coverage can be reported via media@doctorwhonews.net. | ||
| Ride-in Daleks to be unleashed! Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:26 AM PST  Back in the seventies, kids in the UK could often find the chance to be a "Dalek" when visiting the seaside! Though these old Edwin Hall rides have long-since been exterminated from holiday venues, 2011 looks set to give our own children the chance to unleash their own mastery of the universe ...Welsh toy company Kids@Play have announced the launch of a new Ride-in Dalek toy for children! The toy is aimed for three to six year olds (maximum weight of 30kg). Using a unique and patented concept of an inflatable body attached to a high density plastic base, the Kids@Play innovative design team have come up with a safe, strong and exciting toy which meets all the new essential safety standards. A video has been released to promote the toys, which also feature at the Nuremberg Toy Fair (3rd February 2011).The Dalek body is made from a mixture of ballistic nylon/laminated rubberised polyvinyl which is soft and tactile to the touch. This makes the Ride-in very durable, structurally safe, tear resistant and easy to inflate and assemble. The Dalek has a 6v battery powered motor which gives 360 degree steering and a maximum speed of 3km per hour. The battery is re-chargeable and comes complete with country specific charger. The steering wheel has 10 authentic Dalek phrases that are button activated. The ride-in comes with flashing lights for an atmospheric glow, giving the child the maximum realistic feeling of being in the Dalek and moving around like a Dalek. The Ride-in is surrounded by a soft bumper to protect furniture and is suitable for both indoors and outdoors activity (providing there is a flat surface), and comes in two parts – a motorised base and inflatable body section. BBC Worldwide says "we have always dreamed of developing a Ride-in toy Dalek, but no-one had previously been able to achieve this for us. We are so excited by the Kids@Play project; this will be an industry first for us". (video via Kids@Play on YouTube) The Ride-in Daleks will be exclusively distributed in the UK through Zappies, and are due to be on sale in shops like Forbidden Planet during the summer (RRP £199).  You can see one of the old Edwin Hall Dalek rides in operation in this You-Tube video! |
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