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- Doctor Who companion dies - Mirror.co.uk
- Legendary Dr Who actor dies - Adelaide Now
- BBC creates music and joke sites to make CBBC key kids' destination - New Media Age (subscription)
- DOCTOR WHO CO-STAR NICHOLAS COURTNEY DIES AT 81 - Express.co.uk
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Buxton Advertiser
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Midhurst and Petworth Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Whitby Today
- [TV] Doctor Who Actor Nicholas Courtney Passes Away - 411mania.com
- Dave Franco Shares Family Secret About Oscar Host James - Access Hollywood
- Tributes paid to Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney - ATV Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Fleetwood Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Lancaster Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Headingley Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Louth Today
- Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Goole Today
- The Doctor Who Experience Exhibition at Olympia 2 in London Pictures - Monsters and Critics.com
- DOCTOR WHO: 'A Christmas Carol' DVD Review - Crave Online
- Nicholas Courtney by Tom Baker - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Nicholas Courtney - Telegraph.co.uk
- Legendary Doctor Who actor who played The Brigadier opposite five Time Lords ... - Daily Mail
- Vincent and the Doctor: Nebulous?
- 'Doctor Who' Legend Nicholas Courtney aka The Brigadier Has Died - Geeks of Doom
- Doctor Who: RIP Nicholas Courtney - Gentleman - Anglotopia.net
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- Doctor Who Brigadier Nicholas Courtney Dies Aged 81 - FinanceNews.co.uk
- Tom Baker pays tribute to Courtney - Digital Spy
- Daisy Lowe is proud to be all woman - This is London
- Vincent and the Doctor nominated for Nebula Award
- Amazon Deal of the Day: 57% Off Doctor Who: The Complete Specials [Blu-ray ... - Geeks are Sexy Technology News
- Doctor Who Doctor Who legend dies at 81 - The Sun
- Revisitations 2 - DVD Cover and Details
- Sheridan Smith eyes Doctor Who role - FemaleFirst.co.uk
- Doctor Who's 'Brigadier' Nicholas Courtney dies aged 81 - Metro
- Doctor Who Adventures launch monster competition
- New Revelation of the Daleks collectors figure set
- Nicholas Courtney by Tom Baker
- Doctor Who co-star Nicholas Courtney dies at 81 - Register
- Sheridan Smith wants to guest star in Doctor Who! - Unreality TV
- Torchwood: Week Six Filming - The Doctor Who News Page
- DWA Design a Monster competition
- “Harrowing” choices set to test the Doctor and Amy
- Justin Bieber to Star in Next GI Joe? - Great New Movies
- Sheridan Smith would love to be on screen companion
- Actor Nicholas Courtney passes away, aged 81
- Eve Talks Miracles
- Matt Smith Not Quitting - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Rest In Peace
- Nebula nomination for Vincent and the Doctor
- RIP Nicholas Courtney: Splendid Chap, All of Him
- Torchwood: Week Six Filming
| Doctor Who companion dies - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:18 PM PST
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| Legendary Dr Who actor dies - Adelaide Now Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST
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| DOCTOR WHO CO-STAR NICHOLAS COURTNEY DIES AT 81 - Express.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Buxton Advertiser Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:09 PM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Midhurst and Petworth Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Whitby Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST
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| [TV] Doctor Who Actor Nicholas Courtney Passes Away - 411mania.com Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST
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| Dave Franco Shares Family Secret About Oscar Host James - Access Hollywood Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST
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| Tributes paid to Doctor Who actor Nicholas Courtney - ATV Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Fleetwood Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Lancaster Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Headingley Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Louth Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:25 AM PST
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| Dr Who's The Brigadier actor dies - Goole Today Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST
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| The Doctor Who Experience Exhibition at Olympia 2 in London Pictures - Monsters and Critics.com Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST
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| DOCTOR WHO: 'A Christmas Carol' DVD Review - Crave Online Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:43 AM PST
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| Nicholas Courtney by Tom Baker - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST
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| Nicholas Courtney - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST
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| Legendary Doctor Who actor who played The Brigadier opposite five Time Lords ... - Daily Mail Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST
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| Vincent and the Doctor: Nebulous? Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:04 AM PST Another year and another awards gathering is taking place and, as expected, an episode of Doctor Who is in the running to win a prize! The Nebula Awards, hosted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America group (or SFWA), will be taking place on Saturday 21st May 2011 at the Washing ton Hilton in Washington D.C so if you're around the area on that date you may just run into a few familiar faces! Categories include best Short Story, best Novelette, best Novella, best Novel and the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. The final category which will grab the interest of any Doctor Who fan is The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation which features the Series 5 episode Vincent and the Doctor. Both Richard Curtis, the writer of the episode and Jonny Campbell are name checked. The episode itself stands up against some pretty heavy competition; in fact it's all Hollywood movies. Nominations include Despicable Me, Inception, Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. So out of all the television shows in the world, Doctor Who is the only one that competes against Tinsel town! The awards will be voted on and presented by members of the SFWA so its unfortunately not open to the public to sway the votes. But Doctor Who has always held its own so here's keeping our fingers crossed that our favourite television show beats all the multi million dollar movies that came out last year! To find out more, you can visit www.nebulaawards.com or www.sfwa.org – voting takes place between March 1st and March 30th. | ||
| 'Doctor Who' Legend Nicholas Courtney aka The Brigadier Has Died - Geeks of Doom Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:57 AM PST
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| Doctor Who: RIP Nicholas Courtney - Gentleman - Anglotopia.net Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:17 AM PST
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| Doctor Who Brigadier Nicholas Courtney Dies Aged 81 - FinanceNews.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:21 AM PST
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| Tom Baker pays tribute to Courtney - Digital Spy Posted: 23 Feb 2011 05:36 AM PST
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| Daisy Lowe is proud to be all woman - This is London Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:51 AM PST
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| Vincent and the Doctor nominated for Nebula Award Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:46 AM PST Vincent and the Doctor has been nominated at the 2010 Nebula Awards! The episode – written by Richard Curtis – is up for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and Doctor Who is the only TV series to be shortlisted, facing competition from movies including Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Scott Pilgrim vs. the [...] | ||
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| Doctor Who Doctor Who legend dies at 81 - The Sun Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:39 AM PST
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| Revisitations 2 - DVD Cover and Details Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:36 AM PST 2|Entertain have sent DWO the cover & details for the upcoming DVD release of the Revisitations 2 Box-set. The Seeds of Death It is the 21st Century and Earth is totally dependent on T-Mat, a revolutionary form of instant travel. When the system breaks down the Doctor and friends make a hazardous journey to the relay station on the moon only to find that it has fallen into the hands of the Ice Warriors who plan to invade Earth. Can the Doctor outwit the evil Ice Warriors and destroy the fungus in time to save a dying world? Special Features: Disc 1: • 6 x 25 min monochrome episodes with mono audio. • Commentary – with actors Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury, director Michael Ferguson and script editor Terrance Dicks. • Audio Trailer (dur. 0’ 45”) – an off-air amateur recording of the original BBC1 trailer for the story. Suggest using this in the ‘Episode Selection’ menu, either as a background audio loop on the menu screen or as a selectable item. • Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release. • Programme Subtitles • Subtitle Production Notes Disc 2: • Lords of the Red Planet (dur. 28’ 31”) – a look back at the creation of the Ice Warriors and their re-appearance in the ‘The Seeds of Death’. With actors Wendy Padbury and Frazer Hines, director Michael Ferguson, script editor Terrance Dicks, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and TV historian Richard Bignell. Narrated by Katherine Mount. • Sssowing the Ssseedsss – (dur. 24’ 05”) – Ice Warrior Sonny Caldinez, Ice Lord Alan Bennion and make-up designer Sylvia James recall their experiences of bringing the Martian warriors to life. • Monster Masterclass (dur. 3’ 44”) – director Michael Ferguson talks about his experiences directing some of Doctor Who’s most famous monster stories. • Monsters Who Came Back For More! (dur. 16’ 26”) – Nick ‘Voice of the Daleks’ Briggs and Doctor Who Magazine’s assistant editor Peter Ware take a look at the reasons why monsters often return for further adventures. • Photo Gallery (dur. 4’ 30”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story. • TARDIS Cam no.6 (dur. 0’ 57”) – a model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website. • PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format. Carnival of Monsters The Doctor and Jo take the TARDIS on a test flight and arrive on a cargo ship, the SS Bernice, that appears to be crossing the Indian Ocean in 1926 but is in fact trapped inside a miniscope — a banned peepshow of miniaturised life-forms — on the planet Inter Minor. Special Features: Disc 1: • 4 x 25 min episodes with mono audio. • Commentary 1 – with actress Katy Manning and director Barry Letts. • Commentary 2 – with actors Peter Halliday, Cheryl Hall and Jenny McCracken, script editor Terrance Dicks, sound effects designer Brian Hodgson. Moderated by Toby Hadoke. • Episode Two – Early Edit (dur. 29’ 44”) – a longer early edit of the second episode, featuring the subsequently rejected ‘Delaware’ version of the theme music. It is presented here completely un-restored. • Behind the Scenes (dur 1’ 48”) – on the studio floor and inside the gallery during production of the story, courtesy of a film crew from the BBC’s ‘Looking In’ documentary. • Visual Effects Models (dur. 8’ 41”) – an expanded version of this feature, including unused model shots, trims and tests. • ‘Five Faces of Doctor Who’ Trailer (dur. 4’ 10”) – a trail for the 1981’s repeat season, which saw many of Doctor Who’s classic stories – including ‘Carnival of Monsters’ - repeated for the first time in many years. • Director’s Amended Ending (dur. 1’ 18”) – for the ‘Five Faces’ repeat of the story, director Barry Lett’s took the opportunity to re-edit the ending to remove a shot of a very obvious ‘bald cap’ which he had always felt spoiled the show. • CSO Demo (dur. 3’ 07”) – director Barry Letts was very keen on the possibilities offered by the use of Colour Separation Overlay to place actors into fantastical model sets. In this BBC training film, he demonstrates the technique for fellow directors. • TARDIS Cam no.2 (dur. 0’ 45”) – a CGI model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website. • Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release. • PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format. • Programme Subtitles Disc 2: • Destroy All Monsters! (dur. 23’ 11”) – cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Katy Manning, Cheryl Hall and Peter Halliday, director Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, assistant floor manager Karilyn Collier and visual effects assistant Colin Mapson. Narrated by Marc Silk. • On Target with Ian Marter (dur. 16’ 08”) – actor Ian Marter played Andrews in this story before more famously playing companion Harry Sullivan in Tom Baker’s first stories. He was also a writer and novelised many previous Doctor Who adventures for the Target book range. With actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney and Nigel Plaskitt, script editors Terrance Dicks and Gary Russell. • The A-Z of Gadgets and Gizmos (dur. 11’ 22”) – a tongue-in-cheek look at gadgets and gizmos in Doctor Who over the years. Narrated by Paul Jones. • Mary Celeste (dur. 18’ 01”) – just as the SS Bernice disappeared from the Indian Ocean in the story, many real-life ships have mysteriously disappeared too. A trio of maritime experts discuss some of these events, including perhaps the most famous maritime mystery of all time, the strange case of the Mary Celeste. With the University of London’s Prof. Roger Luckhurst, Merseyside Maritime Museum’s Ian Murphy and the National Maritime Museum’s John McAleer. • Photo Gallery (dur. 2’ 55”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story, plus photos from the commentary session and Frank Bellamay’s Radio Times artwork. Resurrection of the Daleks The Doctor and his companions are captured in a Time Corridor, and are forced to land on 20th Century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here that the true purpose of the Time Corridor becomes apparent: after 90 years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. But not even the Daleks forsee the poisonous threat presented by their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. But will he be capable of descending to Davros' level of evil in order to stop him? Special Features: Disc 1: • 2 x 45 min colour episodes with original mono audio and optional Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. • Commentary with actor Terry Molloy, writer Eric Saward and visual effects designer Peter Wragg, moderated by Nick Pegg. • Casting Far and Wide (dur. 32’ 16”) – Actor and comedian Toby Hadoke interviews five of the jobbing actors who worked on the story about their careers and their experiences on the show. With Roger Davenport, Del Henney, Leslie Grantham, Jim Findlay and William Sleigh. • On Location (dur. 18’ 32”) – producer John Nathan-Turner, director Matthew Robinson and writer Eric Saward return to London’s Shad Thames to reminisce about the story in its major filming location . • Extended and Deleted Scenes (dur. 7’ 03”) – extra material from early edits of the episodes. • Breakfast Time (dur. 7’ 56”) – Janet Fielding and John Nathan-Turner interviewed on the BBC’s breakfast show, including an item about the show’s music and sound effects featuring Malcolm Clarke and Brian Hodgson. • Trailer (dur. 0’ 31”) – a BBC1 trailer for the original transmission. • The Last Dalek (dur. 8’ 33”) – a behind-the-scenes look at the Ealing studios filming for 1967’s epic Dalek story, ‘The Evil of the Daleks’, courtesy of an 8mm film shot by BBC designer Tony Cornell. With narration by BBC visual effects designers Michealjohn Harris and Peter Day. • TARDIS Cam no.4 (dur. 0’ 41”) – a model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website. • Isolated Music - option to view the episodes with isolated music scores. • Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release. • PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format. • Programme Subtitles • Subtitle Production Notes Disc 2: • 4 x 25 min colour episodes with original mono audio and optional Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. • Commentary with actors Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, director Matthew Robinson. • Come In Number Five (dur. 56’ 27”) – a retrospective of Peter Davison’s tenure as the fifth Doctor. With actors Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson, producer John Nathan-Turner, executive producer Barry Letts, director Fiona Cumming, script editors Christopher H Bidmead, Eric Saward and Antony Root, BBC Head of Series and Serials David Reid and new series head writer Steven Moffat. Presented by David Tennant • Tomorrow’s Times – The Fifth Doctor (dur. 12’ 17”) – the ongoing series looking at the press reaction to Doctor Who through the years reaches the fifth Doctor’s era. Presented by Frazer Hines • Walrus (dur. 1’ 21”) – an oddity from the BBC’s archives. A Welsh woman comes face to face with a Dalek, who is determined to make her speak in a monotone… • Photo Gallery (dur. 5’ 16”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story. • Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release. • PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format. • Programme Subtitles • Subtitle Production Notes [Source: 2|Entertain]
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| Sheridan Smith eyes Doctor Who role - FemaleFirst.co.uk Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:04 AM PST
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| Doctor Who's 'Brigadier' Nicholas Courtney dies aged 81 - Metro Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:02 AM PST
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| Doctor Who Adventures launch monster competition Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:53 AM PST Doctor Who Adventures have launched a fantastic new Design a Monster competition! Readers of the magazine have been invited to design their very own monster, and the winning entry will feature in a comic strip adventure in a future issue. In addition, a model of the design will be created and displayed at the new Doctor Who [...] | ||
| New Revelation of the Daleks collectors figure set Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:50 AM PST Thanks to Forbidden Planet for letting us know about this new Revelation of the Daleks action figure set which you can now pre-order! The collectors set features four figures and will be released on April 5th. See the latest Doctor Who products on sale now via our merchandise section! | ||
| Nicholas Courtney by Tom Baker Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:41 AM PST
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| Doctor Who co-star Nicholas Courtney dies at 81 - Register Posted: 23 Feb 2011 03:19 AM PST
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| Sheridan Smith wants to guest star in Doctor Who! - Unreality TV Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:44 AM PST
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| Torchwood: Week Six Filming - The Doctor Who News Page Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:35 AM PST
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| DWA Design a Monster competition Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:28 AM PST  Doctor Who Adventures magazine has launched a 'Design a Monster' competition. The winner will see their creation battle the Doctor, Amy and Rory in a special comic strip in the magazine and be made into a model to go on display at the Doctor Who Experience in Olympia, London.Comic artist John Ross offers the readers some great tips to help them create the perfect creature: The great thing about Doctor Who monsters is that they can be scary but a bit funny, too. For example, a really scary face could be balanced out by something quite wacky, like a foot that's joined on backwards, or one arm that's much bigger than the other. Things that tend to look good on monsters are wrinkles, extra eyes, fewer eyes, long tongues, tentacles, spots, stripes, spikes and funny-looking alien weapons/gadgets. Monsters based on animals are quite popular. For example, you could take the head of a rat and put it on the body of a chimpanzee and add tentacles. Posture is always something you have to think about, too. If your monster is strong and confident, it should stand straight and tall. If it's a bit more nervous and unsure of itself, it could be hunched over, possibly with slumped shoulders. If it's just a jumbled mass of tentacles with a head, it's a bit trickier to give an idea of the creature's personality. Your monster has to pose a threat to the Doctor, so will need some special powers or weapons. It could fire energy beams from its fingertips/tentacles, laser beams from its eyes or cannonballs from a hole in its belly - whatever you think is interesting. Weapons could be a giant device which could destroy the planet or a tiny alien flower which looks like a daisy but releases a scent which sends people to sleep. It's also good to colour your monster nice and brightly so he stands out in a crowd. How to enter Download the PDF entry form by clicking on the button below, then print it out and draw your monster! Fill in the monster's details, along with your name, age, address and daytime telephone number. Put the page in an envelope and send it to: DWA DESIGN, PO Box 8951, Market Harborough LE16 0EF, or scan the page and email your design to design@dwacomps.co.uk Download the pdf entry form For full terms and conditions please visit www.dwamag.com/design-a-monster. | ||
| “Harrowing” choices set to test the Doctor and Amy Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:24 AM PST Matt Smith has revealed that the Doctor and Amy's friendship will be put to the ultimate test in the forthcoming series. "The Doctor and Amy are faced with some really harrowing and seismic choices about their relationship and who they are, and why they are important together," the Eleventh Doctor actor told BANG Showbiz. The comments echo [...] | ||
| Justin Bieber to Star in Next GI Joe? - Great New Movies Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:23 AM PST
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| Sheridan Smith would love to be on screen companion Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:09 AM PST Sheridan Smith has revealed that she would love to appear as the Doctor's companion in Doctor Who. The Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Legally Blonde: The Musical actress has previously played companion Lucie Miller in the Eighth Doctor audio adventures, but has admitted that she wouldn't pass up the opportunity to accompany the Doctor [...] | ||
| Actor Nicholas Courtney passes away, aged 81 Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:42 AM PST It is with great sadness that we report the death of veteran actor Nicholas Courtney, who passed away in London yesterday, aged 81, after a short illness. Courtney is, of course, well known and well loved by Doctor Who fans for his portrayal of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, a role which made him one of Doctor Who's longest serving [...] | ||
| Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:32 AM PST As we all know, Torchwood is coming back to our screens very soon after a long, long absence. Over the first three series, many of the regulars were killed off while fighting alien nasties and left over after the dust settled were two surviving members of the Torchwood hub, Captain Jack Harkness and his loyal friend Gwen Cooper. As Torchwood restarts this year, it's gone through some major changes structurally and the fourth series, or Miracle Day as its known, will feature a wealth of well known actors to bring it back into not only the UK's television limelight but also America's. Eve Myles, the actress who plays Gwen has had a short video posted recently (which you can see below) where she talks about why Gwen is such an integral part of Torchwood, why she keeps coming back to fight for planet Earth and also the changes that the character has gone through since we last saw her in Children of Earth. Myles also talks of Russell T Davies' skill of writing for the show and what draws her to keep coming back to the role. It's a short video and starts to give a flavour for the return of Torchwood. Miracle Day will, like its predecessor Children of Earth, follow a linked story throughout its newest series rather than the old "monster of the week" format that ran through its first two series. It looks set to be the most epic adventure for the Torchwood team yet and is surely going to blow televisions viewer's socks off all over the world. No official transmission date has been set for Torchwood: Miracle Day as yet but rumour is looking at a summer release. | ||
| Matt Smith Not Quitting - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:37 PM PST Nicholas Courtney passed away yesterday at the age of 81, guys :( SJ.tv extends its condolences to his family and friends.  William Nicholas Stone Courtney 1929 - 2011  | ||
| Nebula nomination for Vincent and the Doctor Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:05 PM PST  The Doctor Who story Vincent and the Doctor has been nominated for the The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation in the 2010 Nebula Awards, an annual event held by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.The episode, penned by writer Richard Curtis, is the only television episode in this category, and is up against the films Despicable Me, How To Train Your Dragon, Inception, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Toy Story 3. The winners are selected by members of the SWFA during March, with the results announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet, taking place at the Washington Hilton, Washington D.C. on 21st May. Vincent and the Doctor had previously been nominated for a Mind Mental Health Media Award last year but lost out to Channel 4 drama Shameless. Doctor Who has been nominated for a Nebula Award twice in the past: The Girl in the Fireplace lost out in the Best Script category to Howl's Moving Castle in the 2006 awards, and the following year saw Blink miss the award in favour of Pan's Labyrinth - both were penned by the current lead writer, Steven Moffat. | ||
| RIP Nicholas Courtney: Splendid Chap, All of Him Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:26 PM PST
The BBC, finally, have an obituary, though the best obituary is by actor Toby Hadoke in The Guardian. There are many lovely tributes to this lovely man, but Tom Baker has one of the first and most touching. Some of the better fan tributes come from Keith Topping and The Middleman creator and TV writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach. Additionally, Doctor Who DVD content producer Ed Stradling has a YouTube tribute. For me, Nick Courtney wasn't just the Brigadier. He was the gentleman who gave one of the most haunting, memorable performances I've seen on television in an episode of All Creatures Great and Small as a despondent man who has to put down his dog who represented the man's life. The look on his face when Christopher Timothy's James Herriot tells him the grave news is astounding: it's totally understated but packs an emotional punch that has stayed with me for decades. Coming to Doctor Who a little later, I was flabbergasted when I realized that was the same actor best known for saying "Chap with wings—five rounds rapid!" But that was Nick Courtney all over—the man was a talented actor who I wish had been given more opportunity to showcase his considerable abilities, particularly after the 1980s. I met Nick Courtney in 2004, where I interviewed him on stage with Richard Franklin at the Gallifrey One convention. It wasn't the most optimal of circumstances—Nick was in the middle of some kind of a dispute with Richard which made the whole interview a protracted, odd, somewhat difficult affair (I was asked to interview them separately though they compromised on coming together at the end). And yet, two things stood out to me from that experience. The first was, whatever the dispute was, I never learned what it was from Nick himself, who was too discreet a gentleman to talk about such private matters and was pleasant, cheerful and professional about the whole thing. The second thing that stood out to me happened later that afternoon as I sat and had a drink with him, his friend (and biographer) Michael McManus and others. When my gin and tonic came, I reached for my wallet. He gestured for me to hold fire. "This round's on the Brig," he said. That was Nick Courtney from my brief experience of him: Cordial, convivial, thoroughly decent. And he loved Doctor Who and its fans. He will be missed.
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:32 PM PST  After the excitement of the previous fortnight, last week was a relatively quiet week for the Torchwood cast and crew.Eve Myles rejoined the team in Los Angeles, with John Barrowman, Mekhi Phifer, Dichen Lachman and Bill Pullman all involved with filming during the course of the week. Filming was away in private throughout this week, with Monday kicking off at the Orlando International Airport. No other exterior locations were reported last week, with other work taking place back at the Warner Brothers Studios lot. As usual, followers were able to pick up little pieces of gossip from cast and crew via Twitter. Times cited within the reports are in Los Angeles local time. MondayMonday saw the Torchwood team at another airport, this time the Ontario International Airport in Los Angeles (filming took place at Cardiff International Airport three weeks previously). Mekhi Phifer and Dichen Lachman were reported to be on location. Meanwhile, Jane Espenson clarified some differences between the UK and US film schedules.07:25 AS Had to be at work at 4:12am in Ontario. I have my Valentine, TuesdayEve Myles returned to production in the US, which sounded to be another 'bloody' affair according to Mekhi Phifer. Scenes today were back on the Warner Bros lot. As previously reported, whilst exteriors may have been filmed in Wales, the respective interiors have been shot back in the States, something Jane Espenson reports as meeting the Welsh cast's approval!10:55 ST Beautiful Eve back with us today. Even slimmer after all the action WednesdayAfter a few days absence, a welcome return to "TW-Spy!" today as we get to see the inside of the costume truck (Captain Jack, Simpsons-style!), Russell T Davies with a (very!) large cheese, and a set visit by actress/producer Kim Evey.Kai Owen also revealed that he'll be heading back to L.A. next week, which indicates that the return to the UK for filming wasn't to happen after all. 07:43 ST One of the walls in the costume truck :-) ThursdayAlana Stone reveals plane activity, a vague comment which mean a interior set reproduction of an interior or even a real plane at the airport! No other clues forthcoming, unfortunately!09:31 ST Eve Myles told Kim Evey that she is the voice of one of the FridayAnother day on set, and more mysterious items that may or may not be what they seem! With conventions and holidays on the way nobody wanted another late night Friday, though Bill Pullman continued to keep everybody entertained as production completed for another week.13:42 BBC It seems the line between salad dressing and Speaking of Bill Pullman, his fan site published a photo of him with John Barrowman in their Jack/Oswald mode! SaturdayFriday brought an end to filming for the week, and an extended weekend was due with a holiday on Monday for Presidents Day, not to mention Jane Espenson and Doris Egan attending the GallifreyOne convention over the weekend too!However, it wasn't a complete halt to proceedings: 01:20 BBC We're location scouting in a couple of hours! Director of Photography Nate Goodman also commented on Torchwood so far ... 19:26 NG One week back from Wales. Saw some of Ep 1 cut together. Epic. Key to initials: AS - Alexa Stone (fashion designer); BBC - BBC Torchwood (production office); DE - Doris Egan (writer); DL - Dichen Lachman; JE - Jane Espenson (writer); KE - Kim Evey (visitor); MP - Mekhi Phifer (Rex Matheson); NG - Nate Goodman (director of photography); ST - Shawna Trpcic (costume designer) With a short break for Presidents Day, production resumes Tuesday, though with Kai Owen confirming that he is flying out to Los Angeles on Wednesday it seems that the anticipated return to the Welsh shores for filming is not to be this week, after all! |
The Doctor Who world has been rocked by the sad news that one of its elder statesmen, Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart from 1968-onwards to his last appearance in 2008 in The Sarah Jane Adventures has died at the age of 81. 
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