Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


'Doctor Who', 'Network' and Other Blu-ray Releases of the Week: 02/15/11 - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:00 PM PST


'Doctor Who', 'Network' and Other Blu-ray Releases of the Week: 02/15/11
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Dr. Who: A Christmas Carol (BBC Home Entertainment) – Continuing the long- held tradition of the feature-length and ever-anticipated Dr. Who Christmas special, season five showrunner and long-standing Who writer Steven Moffat returns with what may be ...

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Happy Birthday, Christopher Eccleston!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST

Please join us as we send out our best birthday wishes to Christopher Eccleston! The actor, of course, played the Ninth Doctor in 2005 and, although he only stayed in the TARDIS for one series, he's the man responsible for bringing our favourite Time Lord back to our screens after so long! Chris is today celebrating his 47th [...]

Karen Gillan: Copy her casual ELLE Style awards look - Style Clone

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST


Karen Gillan: Copy her casual ELLE Style awards look
Style Clone
Doctor Who actress, Karen Gillan is a strong contender for one of the most stylish British actresses of the moment. Although overshadowed by some bigger names at the moment, with more appearances like her one at the ELLE Style Awards last night, ...

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Gallifrey 2011 Update

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:45 AM PST


Gallifrey One's Catch 22: Islands of Mystery, the twenty-second annual North American Doctor Who and science fiction media convention takes place February 18-20 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel.

Featured guests from the Whoniverse are Peter Davison (the fifth Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Tracie Simpson (Producer), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), John Leeson (Voice of K9), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), John Levene (Sergeant Benton), Gareth Thomas (Ed Morgan, Ghost Machine, Torchwood), Cush Jumbo (Lois Habiba, Torchwood: Children of Earth), Paul Kasey (Various monsters in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures) , Neill Gorton & Rob Mayor (Prosthetics & Special Effects Designers), Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill, Victory of the Daleks), Gareth Roberts (Writer), Philip Oliver (Thomas Hector Schofield, Big Finish), Sarah Douglas (Doctor Who: The Adventure Games voiceover actress), Jane Espenson and Doris Egan (Torchwood: Miracle Day writers), Phil Ford (Producer and writer, The Sarah Jane Adventures), Joss Agnew (Director, The Sarah Jane Adventures), James Moran (Writer), Daphne Ashbrook (Grace Holloway, Doctor Who TV Movie), Gareth Skelding (Location Manager), Gary Russell (Writer & Script Editor), Jason Haigh-Ellery (Big Finish Productions), Clayton Hickman (Writer and former editor of Doctor Who Magazine) and Tony Lee (Doctor Who graphic novelist).

A special announcement by CBS Publicity was made on Monday night:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is sending The Nerdist' Chris Hardwick as a special correspondent to the 2011 Gallifrey One Convention at the LAX Marriott on Saturday, February 19. Chris will be shooting video and interviewing Dr. Who fans for a segment to air on the show. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson airs weeknights at 12:37 am ET/PT on CBS.

Ed Stradling announced via his Twitter account that Come In Number Five, a Peter Davison era documentary presented by David Tennant will be shown at the convention.

For a full schedule of events, visit the Gallifrey One website.

(See a full list of conventions and exhibitions on our Events page)

Like David Tennant? Try David Manet!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

Ever wonder what it's like being a French voice actor dubbing over an English-speaking Doctor Who performer?  If you happen to understand French, now's your chance to find out!

Our wonderful Whovian friends over at Beans on Toast have recorded a 44-minute interview with Belgian voice artist David Manet, who was responsible for speaking French on top of both Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant during the course of the first four reboot seasons of Doctor Who, as a part of "la fin d'une ère" (the end of an era) that France is still recovering from. Remember that?  We English-speakers experienced it about 75 years ago now, or so it feels.

Beans on Toast's brilliant Aurélie Demonchaux, who has been responsible for providing us our French-related news for a while now, was nice enough to translate a few highlights from the interview so we Anglophones can attempt to understand the mind of a man who's exceptionally talented at lip-syncing.  Interestingly, it's apparent that unlike his be-pinstriped counterpart Tennant, who enjoyed his run but decided to put a stop to it, Manet enjoyed his run and would have liked to have kept going:

Manet: …what I'll remember the most is what a pleasure it has been.  I regret that I could not continue to dub Doctor Who, even if I think Marc [Weiss, voice of the Eleventh Doctor] is doing an excellent job, but I'd have continued – very gladly – for one more year of Doctor Who!
Beans On Toast: So you're nostalgic of Doctor Who?
Manet: Yes, exactly.  It is one of my best dubbing memories and something I am very happy to have worked on.

For the full selection of English excerpts, check out the Beans on Toast forum.  There's also a gallery of the interview that's worth a peek.

This interview followed a previous one in 2009, the transcript for which can also be found, albeit entirely in French, at the Beans on Toast website.  A video reel of Manet's work is on YouTube, where scenes featuring his Ninth and Tenth Doctor work sit at the front.  Pay close attention to how he pronounces "Kasterborous" in French; who knows, you may be able to impress a date with that sort of knowledge!

(photo by Marie Bynens)

Five old things scripter Steven Moffat makes new again - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:05 AM PST


Creative Loafing Atlanta

Five old things scripter Steven Moffat makes new again
Creative Loafing Atlanta
Russell T. Davies deserves credit for his canny, whimsical reboot of the "Doctor Who" franchise beginning in 2005, with actor Christopher Eccleston being quickly replaced by David Tennant, who became one of the most popular actors ever to play the ...

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Thanks for the Planks!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST

Avast me Hearties! That scurvy naive Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Bonekickers) has gone and poured his gizzards out on twitter- doffing his triangular hat in the direction of Steven Moffat and the Doctor Who crew of the damned.

Twittering the now de-pirated Bonneville wrote a lovely message saying:

"Thanks to @steven_moffat & the brilliant #DrWho crew for a fantastic fortnight on the high seas  #BeardGone #ColdFace"

News of Bonneville's adventure on the high seas was first announced in flip flopping, political bandwagon jumper The Sun (which we never link to) – along with his confession of his life long love of the show:

"When I was a boy, the music and Jon Pertwee's Doctor had me peeking out from behind the sofa every Saturday. I am thrilled to be appearing in the new series."

Aw, bless his little Dalek socks. Bonneville will be appearing along side  former 'strawberry blond' haired supermodel turned actress Lily Cole (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) as a "mysterious creature that haunts a pirate ship" and Former Eastender Lee Ross (Ashes to Ashes) as a character called Boatsswain.

Footage has been posted on YouTube of Karen Gillan getting into the swing of things on board a ship anchored at Charlestown, Cornwall

The episode, written by Steve Thompson (Sherlock), will be the third to air when the show makes its expected return this coming spring.

Countdown to the Doctor Who Experience opening!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 07:30 AM PST

As you'll all know, this weekend sees the launch of another exciting development for Doctor Who fandom, in the form of the anticipated Doctor Who Experience! Following on from the preview pictures that surfaced online today, the official site has now released another batch of images as part of their countdown to its opening! They'll be releasing more [...]

Review: Denzel Washington tries to halt a runaway train in 'Unstoppable' - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST


Review: Denzel Washington tries to halt a runaway train in 'Unstoppable'
San Jose Mercury News
Grade: B "Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol": It only took Matt Smith a few episodes to prove he's the right actor to take over this iconic science fiction role. He brings an energy and youthful enthusiasm to the role that allows him to put his own spin on ...

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Spekulation Announces Live Launch Events for Upcoming Albums - Broadway World

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:32 AM PST


Spekulation Announces Live Launch Events for Upcoming Albums
Broadway World
... and is writing the score to Sonia Friedman's upcoming production of Much Ado About Nothing starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. ...

Synopsis for new audiobook, The Gemini Contagion

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:21 AM PST

You've seen the cover for the new audiobook, The Gemini Contagion, so now it's about time you read its synopsis! Written by Jason Arnopp, the story is a new adventure for the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond, and will be read by actress Meera Syal, who Doctor Who fans will recognise as Dr Nasreen Chaudhry from Series 5's The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood two-parter. It'll be available to buy [...]

'Doctor Who,' 'Top Gear' and New TV Shows on DVD, Streaming Online for Feb. 15 ... - TV Squad

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:54 AM PST


'Doctor Who,' 'Top Gear' and New TV Shows on DVD, Streaming Online for Feb. 15 ...
TV Squad
'Doctor Who' mastermind Steven Moffat crafted a thrilling and emotional adventure in 'A Christmas Carol,' last ...

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Le labyrinthe des Anges, Les Vampires de Venise trailer

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:50 AM PST

Series 5 of Doctor Who continues in France this Saturday, with parts one and two of Le labyrinthe des Anges and Les Vampires de Venise airing! France 4 are screening a new trailer for the three episodes ahead of their broadcast, which you can watch below. Last week, The Eleventh Hour (Le Prisonnier zéro), The Beast Below (La [...]

Make a Wish, Win Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - Wired News (blog)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST


Wired News (blog)

Make a Wish, Win Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Wired News (blog)
Watching new Time Lord Matt Smith travel back in time to help two versions of Michael Gambon's Scrooge-like curmudgeon overcome compassion dissonance is a ...

'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles - Kansas City Star

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:13 AM PST


'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles
Kansas City Star
"Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol" (BBC, 2010, $19.89): This special premiered Christmas Day on both BBC One and BBC America. It stars Matt Smith as the doctor ...

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'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles - Bellingham Herald

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST


'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles
Bellingham Herald
It stars Matt Smith as the doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond. Wedding bells ring for Amy and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). ...

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'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles - Lexington Herald Leader

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:28 AM PST


'All the President's Men,' 'Close Encounters' lead Blu-ray titles
Lexington Herald Leader
It stars Matt Smith as the doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond. Wedding bells ring for Amy and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). ...

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TARDISblend 19: Countdown To 'Miracle Day' - Geeks of Doom

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST


TARDISblend 19: Countdown To 'Miracle Day'
Geeks of Doom
... Podcast) TARDISblend is a mini podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures of Doctor Who – as Matt Smith makes his journey as the Eleventh Doctor!

Free Doctor Who screening Wednesday, Feb. 16 - San Antonio Express (blog)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:54 AM PST


San Antonio Express (blog)

Free Doctor Who screening Wednesday, Feb. 16
San Antonio Express (blog)
16, at 7:30 pm for Doctor Who Appreciation Night at Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. If you just hopped on the TARDIS this past season with Matt Smith as the ...

Doctor Who 3D Series? - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:33 AM PST


Doctor Who 3D Series?
Doctor Who TV (blog)
Briton later announced: "Dr. Who gig confirmed! First episode out at the beginning of March, will post the link as soon as it's available! ...

Doctor Who 3D Series?

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:33 AM PST

A voice over artist has seemingly confirmed the existence of a new 3D Doctor Who animation series.

Jay Britton first spoke about the series on tw Read more ...


Doctor Who Experience: Daleks and Cybermen converge on London's Olympia 2 - Metro

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST


Doctor Who Experience: Daleks and Cybermen converge on London's Olympia 2
Metro
Twenty-eight year-old Matt Smith, the youngest person ever to play the Doctor, currently holds the keys to the Tardis. Please wait while we file your abuse ...

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DVD reviews: 'Unstoppable,' 'Waiting for Superman,' 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark ... - Reno Gazette Journal

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:27 AM PST


DVD reviews: 'Unstoppable,' 'Waiting for Superman,' 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark ...
Reno Gazette Journal
"Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol": This hour-long holiday episode of the popular sci-fi TV show "Dr. Who" first aired on Christmas Day 2010. ...

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Matt Smith Is Magical As Doctor Who - NewsTime

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:20 AM PST


Matt Smith Is Magical As Doctor Who
NewsTime
The 28-year-old actor took over the role from David Tennant in 2010 and Nicholas - who voices the Daleks, Cybermen and Judoon monsters in the BBC sci-fi ...

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Timey-Wimey Tuesday: The Doctor… with a beard!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:17 AM PST

Beginning today and continuing every Tuesday until the start of the new series, we'll be posting a Series 6 related image which you can discuss and dissect to your heart's content! Kicking off the proceedings is this screenshot from the trailer. We all know that life in the TARDIS can be a hair-raising occasion at times, but it looks like the Doctor will be taking that [...]

The Great RSC Sell-Off!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:30 AM PST

Ladies and Gentlemen, step right this way for some pucker Royal Shakespeare Costumes as worn by the Doctor himself David Tennant – along with period threads that have been modelled by thespian legends  Sir Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings) and Samantha Bond (GoldenEye, The Sarah Jane Adventures' Mrs Wormwood).

The RSC have put 15,000 items I say, 15,000 items, I can't say fairer than that, up for sale and punters have been queuing for hours at the Company's Stratford-Upon-Avon Rehearsal Rooms.

We've got your nun's habits, policeman's helmets your common or garden chain mail, crowns, rails of cloaks, capes and Egyptian headdresses for your King Tut disco.

Punters have been snapping up David Tennant's used laundry. Jonathan James, an English Literature student at Lancaster University, from Redditch, Worcs, snapped up a cream jacket, as worn by the former Doctor in the 2000 production of Shakespeare's Emo classic Romeo and Juliet, for an Ayrton Senna:

"I never thought I'd be able to buy a costume worn by David Tennant for £10. I think I will take it home and frame it."

Bless her cottons, this lady has snapped up a beautiful set of Grey Slippers for a McGarret – as worn by the Time Lord when he played Denmark's second favourite son (after Peter Schmeichel) Hamlet back in 2008:

"David Tennant's slippers are a real gem."

When I'd finished counting up me takings the RSC had raised £55,000 from costumes that they can no longer hire or use.  RSC big cheese, Alistair McArthur – the Head of Costumes – told me:

"Some pieces really are beautiful – so much craft has gone into making them – watching them go to a different home feels a bit like letting your children go off to college."

It's like me and me carrots. I get dead sentimental when they leave the stall.

(via The Daily Telegraph)

David featured on Royal Shakespeare Company stamp

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:19 AM PST

David Tennant is set to feature on a new stamp as part of the Royal Mail's celebrations of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th birthday. An image of the Tenth Doctor actor in the coveted role of Hamlet will grace the 1st Class stamp, and there are five others in the collection, each depicting another iconic moment from the company's [...]

Take a look inside the new Doctor Who Experience!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:59 AM PST

Some great images of inside the new Doctor Who Experience have been released today! The Experience opens its doors on Sunday and will give fans the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in a brand new interactive adventure before they get up close and personal with monsters, costumes and props from the series. The pictures preview some of the exhibits and show technicians putting the [...]

Doctor Who Experience to open in London this weekend - Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:47 AM PST


Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Doctor Who Experience to open in London this weekend
Coventry Telegraph (blog)
Foes from days gone by will also feature, including the Giant Robot from Tom Baker's stint as the Time Lord in the 1970s. But it is not just the Doctor's ...

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Meet Doctor Who Authors!

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:45 AM PST

Every Doctor Who fan young and old will want to know about this! Tying in with the Doctor Who Experience due to open at the Kensington Olympia, two new books are launching as part of an exciting new range – and you can meet the authors themselves!

The new book range contains two Doctor Who adventures for the price of one. The first contains the titles The Good, The Bad and The Alien and also System Wipe written by Oli Smith. The second novel contains the adventures Heart of Stone and Death Riders by Doctor Who legend Justin Richards. Both stories star the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Oli has written several Doctor Who adventures of the past few years for various formats including stories such as The Runaway Train and Nuclear Time. He's also scripted several Doctor Who games for the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone. Richards has been a constant Doctor Who writer since the early 1990's writing for the Virgin New Adventures and then running the BBC Eighth Doctor novel range for a number of years. He has also written several Big Finish plays as well.

Justin and Oli will be appearing at Olympia 2 on Saturday 5th March 2011 with other Doctor Who experts and will be ready to be asked any questions that you have to throw at them regarding the Doctor and the dangerous Universe that he lives in but most importantly, they'll be signing copies of your books as well!

This is a very rare opportunity and one that you surely do not want to miss. So remember: Saturday, 5th March, between 11am until 1pm. Olympia 2, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX. That's a location you'll definitely want to remember!

For more information you can visit either www.doctorwhoexperience.com or www.doctorwhochildrensbooks.co.uk.

Obituary: T.P. McKenna

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:55 PM PST

It is with deepest regret that DWO announces the passing of Classic Doctor Who Actor, T.P. McKenna.

T.P. was perhaps best known to Doctor Who fans for his role as Captain Cook in The Seventh Doctor adventure; The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.

DWO would like to extend our sympathies to T.P.'s family and friends.

[Source: Neil Marsh]

'Doctor Who' thing of the day: Christopher Eccleston's charity Dalek sketch - Flick Filosopher (blog)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:34 PM PST


'Doctor Who' thing of the day: Christopher Eccleston's charity Dalek sketch
Flick Filosopher (blog)
It's part of National Doodle Day, which was this past Friday, February 11, in support of Epilepsy Action, which helps people living with epilepsy. ...

Two free Doctor Who CD's - The Guardian

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:12 PM PST


The Guardian

Two free Doctor Who CD's
The Guardian
Plus, see the Guardian every day next week to find out how you can claim a free Doctor Who download from the Hornets' Nest series, read by Tom baker. ...

The Doctor Who Experience - First Look Pictures!

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:24 PM PST

The guys from London's new Doctor Who Exhibition, The Doctor Who Experience, have been in touch with some new images from the event.

Image 1 – A team of technicians at the Doctor Who Experience showcase five generations of Cybermen heads. The evolution of the Cybermen forms part of The Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Featured Cybermen models: (from left to right)1966 Cyberman from ’The Tenth Planet’, the 1967 Cyberman from ‘The Moonbase’, the 1975 Cyberleader from the ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’, the 1985 Cybercontroller from ‘Attack of the Cybermen’, and the 1988 Cyberman from ‘Silver Nemesis’ .

Image 2 – Technicians Steve Richley and Shane Winterbourne put the finishing touches to a 2005 model Dalek which forms part of a display at The Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Image 3 - MacLaine Marshall, aged 6, encounters four generations of the Daleks during a sneak preview of The Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Featured Daleks: (from left to right) the1984 Dalek from Resurrection of the Daleks, the 1988 Special Weapons Dalek, the 2005 lone Dalek encountered by ninth Doctor , and the new Dalek paradigm from 2010.

Image 4 - Exhibition worker, Samantha Crawford puts the finishing touches to the iconic 1974 Doctor Who Monster K1 which forms part of Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Image 5 - Exhibition worker, Samantha Crawford puts the finishing touches to a 2005 model Dalek which forms part of a display at The Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Image 6 - Evolution of the Cybermen exhibit taken from the The Doctor Who Experience – a fully interactive themed adventure and exhibition which opens at London’s Olympia Two venue on 20th February 2011.

Featured Cybermen models: (from left to right) 1966 Cyberman from ’The Tenth Planet’, the 1967 Cyberman from ‘The Moonbase’, the 1975 Cyberleader from the ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’, the 1985 Cybercontroller from ‘Attack of the Cybermen’, and the 1988 Cyberman from ‘Silver Nemesis’.

[Source: Taylor Herring PR]

Cheryl Cole and Emma Watson out for Elle Style awards - Radio 1

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:46 PM PST


Cheryl Cole and Emma Watson out for Elle Style awards
Radio 1
Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan, 23, wore shorts to the ceremony. Fashion guru and film-maker Tom Ford was named top international designer with 28-year-old ...

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Stars' Shakespeare costumes sell at auction - WHTC

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:44 PM PST


Stars' Shakespeare costumes sell at auction
WHTC
A plain white shirt worn by Sir Patrick in Hamlet in 2008 fetched $90 (£60), while green embroidered doublet and breeches donned by David Tennant in a 2008 ...

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