Monday, February 14, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


The Podshocker's Guide to Gallifrey One's Catch 22: Islands of Mystery

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:36 PM PST

Doctor Who Podshock at Gallifrey One's Catch 22It is that time again. When Doctor Who and Torchwood fans from all over the globe converge in Los Angeles for the annual Gallifrey One convention. This year, it is Gallifrey One's Catch 22: Islands of Mystery, taking place on February 18-20, 2011. 

As the official podcast for the annual convention, we have been covering the event leading up to it, we are holding a Meet & Greet at the same hotel, recording a live show on stage once again, giving you extensive coverage of it, and more. 

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Doctor who enemies mass for exhibit - WalesOnline

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST


Doctor who enemies mass for exhibit
WalesOnline
Foes from days-gone-by will also feature such as the Giant Robot, dating back to Tom Baker's stint as the Time Lord in the 1970s. ...

That's one Elle of a dress, Cheryl - The Sun

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:43 AM PST


The Sun

That's one Elle of a dress, Cheryl
The Sun
Doctor Who star KAREN GILLAN skipped the glitz and glamour opting instead for a dressed down look. The fashion rebel looked comfortable in a sheer shirt and ...

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Dalek Paradigm: Your Verdict - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:40 AM PST


Dalek Paradigm: Your Verdict
Doctor Who TV (blog)
For those on that side of the argument, rest easy as Steven Moffat revealed late last year that the previous incarnations of the Daleks will be back ...

Dalek Paradigm: Your Verdict

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:39 AM PST

Are you for or against the Dalek Paradigm? That's what we wanted to know in our poll last week and now we have the final results with how eve Read more ...


Outcasts: season one, episode three - The Guardian (blog)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST


The Guardian (blog)

Outcasts: season one, episode three
The Guardian (blog)
... that they have homosexuals who don't stick out like sore thumbs like they do in Russell T Davies era Doctor Who ("plenty more fish in the sea"), ...

Hugh Bonneville thanks crew for time on “high seas”

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:42 AM PST

Hugh Bonneville has revealed that he has finished filming his scenes for the Series 6 episode he'll be appearing in.  On Saturday, the actor tweeted: "Thanks to @steven_moffat & the brilliant #DrWho crew for a fantastic fortnight on the high seas. #BeardGone #ColdFace". He'll be guesting as a Pirate Captain in the story, which was partially filmed in Cornwall, [...]

Emma Watson wins 'style icon' gong at Elle Style Awards 2011 - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:12 AM PST


Mirror.co.uk

Emma Watson wins 'style icon' gong at Elle Style Awards 2011
Mirror.co.uk
Other stars to attend the awards included Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, Stephen Dorff, Minnie Driver and Doctor Who beauty Karen Gillan.

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DVD: What's available - Kansas City Star

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:27 AM PST


DVD: What's available
Kansas City Star
... is a Charles Dickens-inspired time-traveling adventure in which the good Doctor (now played by Matt Smith) must save the soul of a lonely old miser ...

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DVD: What's available - Bellingham Herald

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST


DVD: What's available
Bellingham Herald
"Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol," which debuts on home video Tuesday, is a Charles Dickens-inspired time-traveling adventure in which the good Doctor (now ...

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EXCLUSIVE 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' Special Feature - Meet Clive! - MTV.com

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:44 AM PST


EXCLUSIVE 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' Special Feature - Meet Clive!
MTV.com
... from our review of "Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol," we're big fans of last year's Charles Dickens-inspired holiday adventure with star Matt Smith and ...

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Happy Valentine's Day from Robot Lois Lane

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:29 AM PST

I was asked to write a short piece about a romantic night for Lex Luthor and Robot Lois Lane, and the result is this. Hope you're having an excellent Valentine's Day too. Cheerio!

Look! It Moves by Adi Tantimedh #87: The Problem With Dull Science Fiction - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:02 AM PST


Bleeding Cool News

Look! It Moves by Adi Tantimedh #87: The Problem With Dull Science Fiction
Bleeding Cool News
The best SF on British TV now is mostly on DOCTOR WHO and that's because the show has been in the hands of Russell T. Davies, Steven Moffat and writers like ...

Review: A Christmas Carol soundtrack

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:49 AM PST

We're thrilled to have been sent a preview copy of the official A Christmas Carol soundtrack which will be available to buy and download from next month! After listening to all of the tracks (and playing Abigail's Song on a continuous loop…), we've reviewed the release and you can find out what we thought of it by clicking [...]

Lunch Weekly for Monday, February 14 - Publishers Lunch Deluxe (subscription)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:49 AM PST


Lunch Weekly for Monday, February 14
Publishers Lunch Deluxe (subscription)
Jeri Smith-Ready's conclusion to the SHADE trilogy, and a new untitled novel, again to Annette Pollert at Simon Pulse, in a very nice, two-book deal, ...

Written by Chris Mitchell (associate editor) - Popzara

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:28 AM PST


Popzara

Written by Chris Mitchell (associate editor)
Popzara
... with the crew of series regulars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill joined by Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins in her acting debut, ...

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Royal Mail Shakespeare Stamps Featuring David Tennant

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:07 AM PST

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the charter of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Mail is issuing a set of 6 stamps and a miniature sheet, one of which features David Tennant.

Working with the Company Royal Mail selected six iconic Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Shakespeare’s plays to illustrate the issue.

1st class - Hamlet - The stamp shows former Doctor Who David Tennant as Hamlet in 2008.

66p - The Tempest - Antony Sher plays Prospero in the 2009 production.

68p - Henry VI - Chuk Iwuji plays Henry VI in the 2006 production.

76p - King Lear - A classic shot of Paul Schofield as Lear from 1962.

&ound;1.00 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Sara Kestelman plays the fairy queen Titania from 1970.

&ound;1.10 - Romeo and Juliet - Ian McKellen and Francesca Annis play the doomed lovers from 1976.

+ The stamps will be released on 12th April 2011.

[Sources: Royal Mail; Norvic Philatelics]

Royal Shakespeare Company costume sale attracts thousands of buyers - Coventry Telegraph

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST


Royal Shakespeare Company costume sale attracts thousands of buyers
Coventry Telegraph
At the front of the long queue were two women who had camped out since midnight to get their hands on slippers worn by David Tennant in his changing room. ...

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To Lick, Or Not To Lick ...

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST

The Royal Mail are to release a new collection of stamps featuring six iconic images from the Royal Shakespeare Company to celebrate 50 Years of the Company's charter.

The six stamps feature a scene from The Tempest, Henry VI, King Lear, A Midsummer's Night Dream and Romeo and Juliet - the 1st Class stamp will feature Hamlet, as portrayed by David Tennant!

The stamps are due to be released on 12th April 2011, with the 1st Class stamp costing 46p at the time of issue.

 
News links: Norvic Philatelics, Anglotopia

Happy Valentine's Day: Sexy Geek Guys Just for You - Geeks are Sexy Technology News

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:21 PM PST


Happy Valentine's Day: Sexy Geek Guys Just for You
Geeks are Sexy Technology News
Or as I say his name in my head "DAVID TENNANT!!!!!!!" That's a pretty heteronormative opening paragraph. Sexy geek guys are not just for women; ...

First look at new Doctor Who Bif Bang Pow! figures

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:21 PM PST

Last month we told you about the new range of Doctor Who figures that are to be released by Bif Bang Pow!, and today a preview of four of them has surfaced online. Figures of a decayed Master, a Cyberleader, the Fourth Doctor and Sontaran Field Major Styre were on display over the weekend at the 2011 American International [...]

Téléportez-vous?

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 10:59 PM PST

Fifth Series Fever is being felt in France, where Doctor Who appreciation has been sweeping the nation!

Advertisers working for France 4 have revved up their promotional campaign and are hitting the streets with posters including the one at this bus stop photographed by our irreplaceable French news source Aurélie, and trailers (placed on YouTube by fan request) like the two below.

First: an entertaining segment featuring dancing Daleks chanting their iconic catchphrase "Exterminate!  Annihilate!  Destroy!" in plain English, and an appearance from something resembling one of Character Options' Eleventh Doctor figures.

Second: a more general arrangement of clips from the actual show, with French dialogue.  Even for non-French-speakers, it's hard not to get excited after watching this.  Particularly amusing is the speech of the French Daleks who really sound nothing like Daleks at all.

The first three episodes of Doctor Who's thirty-first season premiered in France on Saturday night to an average of 453,000 viewers (a 2% audience share), not quite as high as the record broadcast for Waters of Mars which attained 504,000 viewers.

Here's hoping the ratings build on a nevertheless strong showing and attract an even bigger French following by the end of the series!

Cribsheet 14.02.11 - The Guardian

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:50 PM PST


The Guardian

Cribsheet 14.02.11
The Guardian
The lovely and temperate researcher @DaintyBallerina has posted David Tennant reading Shakespeare sonnets. Much better than chocolate. ...

Freema Agyeman and other stars support Doodle Day

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 09:18 PM PST

An array of familiar faces from Doctor Who have put pen to paper to raise money for this year's National Doodle Day! Established in 2004, National Doodle Day aims to raise money and awareness for people living with epilepsy and neurofibromatosis in the United Kingdom. As part of the fundraiser, a selection of doodles donated by celebrities are being auctioned off [...]

The Finished Product #7

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:18 PM PST

It's been a few months since The Finished Product #6 came out, but Big Finish is finally releasing Issue Seven of its acclaimed fanzine!  This edition observes the audio tales of two notable characters from the Tom Baker era: Sarah Jane Smith and Davros (the former having actually emerged onto our screens during Jon Pertwee's days, of course).

First on the agenda is the making of Big Finish's Sarah Jane Smith Series Two (released in 2006), which featured the stories Buried Secrets, Snow Blind, Fatal Consequences, and Dreamland (where've we heard THAT name before?).  Those interviewed include writer David Bishop; producer John Ainsworth; voice talents Jez Fielder, Shaun Ley, and Nicholas Briggs; and sound designer Steve Foxon.

Next on the plate is a look at the famous I, Davros four-parter from 2006 that provided insight into the Dalek creators' origins.  There's a massive list of people who contributed to this feature in the fanzine: producer Gary Russell; Davros actor Terry Molloy; writers Gary Hopkins, James Parsons, Andrew Stirling-Brown, Lance Parkin, and Scott Alan Woodward; actors Sean Connolly, Sean Carlsen, Daniel Hogarth, Katarina Olsson, David Bickerstaff, and Rory Jennings (who played young Davros); designer Stuart Manning; and once again, sound designer Steve Foxon.  Look at all those names!  Look at what they've done to the tags on top of this article!  This promises to be a very in-depth portion of the issue and not one to be missed!

To top everything off, Nev Fountain talks about his Mervyn Stone Mysteries series of books, which doesn't really have anything to do with Doctor Who at all aside from a quote of praise from David Tennant on the cover of each story.  Hey, if the Doctor likes it, it must be good!

For instructions on how to order or just general information about The Finished Product #7, point a few words in the direction of thefinishedproduct@hotmail.co.uk.

The BBC is producing great drama – but not enough of it - The Guardian

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST


The Guardian

The BBC is producing great drama – but not enough of it
The Guardian
... and co-production funds pouring in; but Steven Moffat, its co-creator, is apparently too stretched making the next series of Doctor Who. ...

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