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- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Spenborough Guardian
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Matlock Today
- Torchwood touches down on Gower - WalesOnline
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Harrogate Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - St Helens Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Wetherby Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Sheffield Telegraph
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Hartlepool Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Farsley Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Scarborough Today
- No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Pendle Today
- Game on - News of the World (subscription)
- Typecasting and Relative
- Series 6 So Far (January Update) - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Series 6 So Far (January Update)
- Read our review of Death Riders and Heart of Stone!
- Doctor Who. In French. Right Now.
- To Tweet or Not to Tweet
- Hugh Bonneville confirms Series 6 role on his Twitter
- Royal Mint unveil collectable Doctor Who medal sets
- Underhenge Dalek action figure, new t-shirts revealed
- Ghost Train, Department X Torchwood audio details
- The week in TV - The Yorker
- Reliving the horror of Munich air disaster - ChronicleLive
- Get £1 off a great Doctor Who t-shirt at Qwertee.com!
- Weta Dalek Vanishing From Shelves!
- Police Boxes For Sale
- 'She's her own Robot.'
- Northern Alliance preview - Journal Live
- The Podshocker's Guide to the Galllfreyan Embassy Caught in the Chronic Rift
- Events in New Jersey - New York Times
| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Spenborough Guardian Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:35 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Matlock Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:16 PM PST
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| Torchwood touches down on Gower - WalesOnline Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Harrogate Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:02 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - St Helens Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Wetherby Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:32 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Sheffield Telegraph Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Hartlepool Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:58 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Farsley Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Scarborough Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:42 PM PST
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| No Hollywood plans yet for Piper - Pendle Today Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:41 PM PST
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| Game on - News of the World (subscription) Posted: 29 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST
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| Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:51 AM PST What is typecasting? Why does it cause a shiver down the spine of many actors? And just what has it got to do with Doctor Who? Recently, current Doctor Who star Matt Smith was asked if he had considered moving on from Doctor Who out of fear of being typecast. He had a rather cool answer, one that we'll come to in a moment – after a quick overview of the phenomenon that is known as "typecasting". A quick explanation would be that an actor who suffers from typecasting finds it difficult to win varied roles.
Now in a Doctor Who context, the first name that is probably going to come to mind is Tom Baker. After leaving Doctor Who in 1981, Baker played a succession of Doctorish characters, from a long-coat wearing dognapper in Remington Steele to Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles on TV and on stage. Even his Wyvern character in the remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) was rather Time Lordly, and it took almost 30 years for him to come to terms with his association with Doctor Who and reprise his most famous role. The thing is, though, Tom was already typecast when he became the Doctor, often cast in mercurial roles either as villains or heroes. Most notably he played the Russian mad monk Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra in 1970, and was struggling to find work when he was eventually cast as the Fourth Doctor, mainly because there were so few suitable roles for him.
Jon Pertwee, too, could be described as suffering from typecasting, but in a different way. Known as a good all-round entertainer (he did voices, could sing and dance; he once doubled for Danny Kaye), he was rarely found in small roles, and when he did cameo it was as a larger-than-life character. The directors knew exactly what they were getting, which is how he made such a great job of Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge. All actors that have played the Doctor have for some reason had a worry about typecasting, and this probably comes from the bread-and-butter nature of being and actor – being someone different. Playing lots of different characters allows actors to stretch themselves and this no doubt contributes to their development. Second Doctor Patrick Troughton was one of Britain's finest character actors, and cleverly limited himself to three years on Doctor Who, advice he later gave to Peter Davison. Both of these actors went on to have success beyond Doctor Who, although like Jon Pertwee they were both well known before entering the TARDIS. Yet none of the series' stars have gone on to appear in any leading roles in a science fiction franchise or movie, which does make you wonder if any of them were really afraid of typecasting. Even Paul McGann appeared in Alien 3 before he made his Doctor Who episode. Which brings us to the modern day, and in particular Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. So, what was Matt Smith's response to any potential typecasting concerns?
Say what you like about Matt Smith – he's no fool. Catch him acting against type in the Christopher Isherwood biopic Christopher and His Kind later this year on BBC Two. | ||
| Series 6 So Far (January Update) - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:09 AM PST
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| Series 6 So Far (January Update) Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:09 AM PST
What do we know about Series 6 so far? Here's a round-up of the major confirmations, rumours, hints and teasers. January 2011 Update – New links added and episode guide updated
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| Read our review of Death Riders and Heart of Stone! Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:33 AM PST Back in December we brought you details of the exciting new range of 2-in-1 Doctor Who novels that will be launching next month. Ahead of its release, Penguin Books have very kindly sent us a copy of the first book in the series, which features the action–packed stories Death Riders by Justin Richards, and Heart of Stone by Trevor [...] | ||
| Doctor Who. In French. Right Now. Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST What with all our coverage of Doctor Who in France lately, you must be wondering what the show actually sounds like dubbed over. Sure, perhaps if you've been really curious, you'll have already jumped to YouTube and searched for something to the effect of "Doctor Who en français." But if you never bothered to put all that effort in, as it really is a hefty task moving that mouse all the way to the address bar and typing the the name of a popular video site, why not just head over to this France-Télévisions-hosted page featuring Matt Smith's first two episodes, in their entirety, in French! I would refer to these stories by name, The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below, except in France the titles are a little different: Le Prisonnier Zéro and La bête des bas-fonds. The latter tale translates correctly, but the former has clearly been changed, possibly due to a language difference that would prevent French-speakers from understanding the slight pun Steven Moffat intended with The Eleventh Hour. For a full list of the French titles of all thirteen parts of Series 5/Season 31, head over to the video page that has just been linked to again as it is quite a challenge transporting that cursor all the way up to the previous paragraph. As I'm writing this, I've got La bête des bas-fonds playing in the background (which, annoyingly enough, just decided to stop buffering about 29 minutes in; let us know in the comments if you have the same problems). The voices seem slightly out of place to those of us who are quite familiar with what Matt Smith and Karen Gillan actually sound like, but considering the Eleventh Doctor's habit of extremely rapid speech, the voice talents are unbelievably… er, talented. The first three episodes of saison cinq will be broadcast on Saturday 12 February starting at 8:35 PM on France 4. In related news, France Télévisions have recently announced plans for a French DVD release of saison quatre (Series 4). We'll give you a release date as soon as we hear of its announcement. To discuss Series 5 with French people, learn the language as fast as you can (if you don't already know it) and join the Beans on Toast forum! To discuss Doctor Who with English (and Welsh, Scottish, and Earthling) people, come have a drink with us at the Kasterborous forum! (Thanks a million, Aurélie!) | ||
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The latest Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 430) has a feature with the 40 people every Doctor Who fan should follow on Twitter. The list reads like a who's who of Who includes the usual suspects - production insiders, writers, news websites, podcasters and super fans. (Since my copy has not yet arrived I'm relying on the Twitter-squee of those included on the list for this knowledge.) In a few short years Twitter has gone from an odd curiosity where people tended to report their choice of breakfast foods to a complex social tool. You can find diverse nuggets of information such as which governments are toppling, who your favorite genre writer is having drinks with or which actor is jaunting off to set. It has become a source of legitimate news and inanity parsed into 140 characters. As with all social media, there is the downside - while fans have more access than ever to their obsession, it also creates a false sense of intimacy and trust that can turn ugly. Just ask James Moran. So readers, do you Twitter? Who do you follow? Do you think Twitter is a fan's best friend or evil incarnate? Let us know! Better yet, drop a tweet using #dwblog | ||
| Hugh Bonneville confirms Series 6 role on his Twitter Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:21 AM PST Hugh Bonneville has revealed on his Twitter that he'll be guest starring in the sixth series of Doctor Who. The actor, who has previously appeared as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in ITV1's Downton Abbey and as Bernie in 1999 film Notting Hill, tweeted: "No idea what the weather's like on earth this day in 2011 because I am elsewhere, IN [...] | ||
| Royal Mint unveil collectable Doctor Who medal sets Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:02 AM PST On sale now are two new and official collectable Doctor Who coin sets from the Royal Mint! The Doctor Who Collectable Series is made up of 18 medals, which are delivered to you over 18 months, each for £5.99, while, with the Doctor Who Silver Colletable Series, you'll recieve 18 sterling silver medals over the same period, each costing £44.25. With both collections, you'll [...] | ||
| Underhenge Dalek action figure, new t-shirts revealed Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST Forbidden Planet have kindly sent us details of the latest Doctor Who products which you can now pre-order. First up is an action figure of the Underhenge Stone Dalek seen in Series 5 finale, The Big Bang, which has a pre-order price of £10.99. Elsewhere, there are two classic series t-shirts featuring the designs of the costumes as [...] | ||
| Ghost Train, Department X Torchwood audio details Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST With the fourth series of Torchwood set to make its way to our screens in July, two brand new audiobooks featuring the team are to be released in the spring! As we told you back in November last year, Ghost Train and Department X will be available to buy from March 3rd 2011, both at the individual RRP price [...] | ||
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| Reliving the horror of Munich air disaster - ChronicleLive Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:54 PM PST
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| Get £1 off a great Doctor Who t-shirt at Qwertee.com! Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:02 PM PST A limited edition Doctor Who t-shirt is currently on sale at Qwertee.com, Europe's first daily t-shirt store! They have very kindly set us up with a special promotional code for our visitors, which means you to get £1 off your purchase of the t-shirt! It will only be on sale for a short period of time, so if [...] | ||
| Weta Dalek Vanishing From Shelves! Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST
If you want to get your hands on one of Weta's fantastic model Daleks (Series 6/Season 32 writer and global fantasy icon Neil Gaiman owns one, as does slight-less-famous Kasterborous editor Christian Cawley) then you're going to have to act sharpish as stock is dwindling fast. The Dalek is modelled on the iconic moment in the Ninth Doctor episode Dalek, when the stricken Dalek opens its chest panel to let the sunlight warm its pitiful form. Sculpted by Weta Workshops David Tremont and Daniel Cockersell the product will set you back $225.00 USD (about £141.47) You can check out a product video on the website. (via Weta) | ||
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:16 PM PST It's tough times out there, the economy is suffering and everyone is affected. Including the police in Sheffield who at this moment in time are facing a whopping forty million pounds in resourcing cuts over the next four years. That's ten million a year! So in order to raise some money, they have decided to sell eight polices boxes or "bijou's" that are located within the area. Described as something for the "savvy buyer", they are located in popular retail spots. Property consultants Knight Frank are acting as the representatives for the police and Rebecca Schofield described the various police boxes:
Police boxes, for those of you who don't know, where used in the 1960's by police officers as a way to stay in communication by telephone before walkie talkies and mobile phones came into being. They would sometimes lock an offender in them sometimes whilst waiting for backup! These national treasures are something of a rarity these days and the world of Doctor Who owes so much to them, it would be a shame to see them go. If you're interested in finding out more, contact Rebecca on 0114 2729750 or email rebecca.schofield@knightfrank.com. | ||
| Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:15 PM PST I'm getting thoroughly into my 'five pages of comics, five pages of radio play (at the moment), 1000 words of novel, two mile run' work days. They only seem to work with what I call optional Friday, where I let myself off the hook if I don't do an element that doesn't have a close deadline attached. And they kind of leave me wondering what to do with myself at the weekend. But they let me get away from that nagging feeling I'm sure a lot of writers have, that what I do 'isn't proper work'. (My Dad once told me, when I was much younger, that I was 'always on holiday'.) And certainly, now optional Fridays are in place (me having had a rather awful Thursday night a while back), these work days are good for my mental health. I listen to an episode of BBC Radio 4's The Complete George Smiley every lunchtime (which I suspect is giving me a rather particular tone of voice, because I always start impersonating whatever I'm into, just a little bit.) And I always run listening to a podcast, such as Notes from Coode Street, which is just Jon Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe talking about current and historical SF issues, and is brilliant, or the evergreen iFanboy. Routines are great for those prone to (never that serious) depression. By teatime, I can relax and read a bit (currently finishing up Mira Grant's Feed and still making my way through the complete Conan) or watch something. (For instance, yesterday I was delighted by the Race Against Time documentary on the 'Mutants' Doctor Who DVD, a revealing look at the history of actors of colour in the show and at the BBC, which ends with era-appropriate mock ups of non-white stars in the place of various Doctors.) Then I'm ready to cook dinner when Caroline gets home. So, in short, Paul's doing fine. And the novel at the moment... well, some days I hate it and think I'm crap, but right now I'm very, very pleased. I'll be joining my awesome editor and loads of other Tor Books authors at the SFX Weekender next week. I'll post about it nearer the time. Anyway, the title of this blog comes from a short interview I've done, entirely about Robot Lois Lane, who I'm glad to find has a following. I'd also like to say thanks to everyone who's been so kind about Action Comics #897, Lex vs the Joker. We're getting some great reviews. Until next week, then, Cheerio!  | ||
| Northern Alliance preview - Journal Live Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:54 PM PST
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| The Podshocker's Guide to the Galllfreyan Embassy Caught in the Chronic Rift Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST
First off, both Dave Cooper @daveac and Graeme Sheridan @The2ndDoctor joined in as co-hosts for this week's recording of Doctor Who: Podshock (235) and Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi. Expect both episodes on your feeds soon. Secondly, you can hear me in the most recent episode of The Chronic Rift podcast in which I speak about the Gallifreyan Embassy. See my post about it below on arttrap.com: | ||
| Events in New Jersey - New York Times Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST
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