Thursday, April 21, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


David Tennant: 'The United story is long overdue' - What's On TV

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:44 PM PDT


What&os;s On TV

David Tennant: 'The United story is long overdue'
What&os;s On TV
David Tennant says the one-off TV biopic about the 'Busby Babes' Manchester United football team is 'long overdue'. Former Doctor Who star David plays coach Jimmy Murphy in United, the story of the Manchester United football team around the time 23 ...

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'Doctor Who' starts new season without best friend - The Decatur Daily (subscription)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT


'Doctor Who' starts new season without best friend
The Decatur Daily (subscription)
For me, that was Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor. Although he had already moved on by the time I first saw "Doctor Who" on public television in the mid-'80s, I caught him in reruns. At the time, the Doctor's latest traveling companion in his journeys ...

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Doctor Who Countdown – 2 days to go!

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Today is a day of almosts. It's almost the weekend, which means that it's also almost Series 6, and, as part of our countdown, we're looking at The Almost People! The penultimate episode of the new spring series forms the conclusion to a petrifying two-parter. Details are being kept tightly under wraps, but from what we [...]

Elisabeth Sladen, Actress on 'Doctor Who,' Dies at 63 - New York Times

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT


Elisabeth Sladen, Actress on 'Doctor Who,' Dies at 63
New York Times
Ms. Sladen played opposite first Jon Pertwee and then Tom Baker for three and a half seasons. She returned to the role of Sarah Jane a few times, and when "Doctor Who" was resurrected in 2005 after 16 years, she was brought back as well — and given her ...

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Comics Weekly - Box Office Prophets

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:28 PM PDT


Box Office Prophets

Comics Weekly
Box Office Prophets
Here's hoping it's as fun as it sounds. Also, we wish a melancholy farewell to Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role as companion Sarah Jane on Doctor Who and in The Sarah Jane Adventures. She will be missed.

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The Doctor is 'in': North Americans beginning to get British sci-fi icon - Calgary Herald

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT


The Doctor is 'in': North Americans beginning to get British sci-fi icon
Calgary Herald
"It's exciting that people seem to be getting the show more and more here," said the current incarnation of the doctor, Matt Smith, the day after the screening. Added co-star Arthur Darvill: "They're a lot more vocal here. There's a lot of whooping and ...

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Two Strips of Latinum: Vaya Con Dios, Sarah Jane - Airlock Alpha

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT


Two Strips of Latinum: Vaya Con Dios, Sarah Jane
Airlock Alpha
Current "Doctor Who" executive producer Steven Moffat stated, "'Never meet your heroes' wise people say. There weren't thinking of Lis Sladen. Sarah Jane Smith was everybody's hero when I was younger, and as brave and funny and brilliant as people only ...

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'Doctor Who': amNY's cheat sheet for American viewers - amNY

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:44 AM PDT


'Doctor Who': amNY's cheat sheet for American viewers
amNY
The Doctor, played by the plucky Matt Smith, even dons a cowboy hat for some scenes in the Utah desert. (Stereotype much?) This clever plot staple has made it easier for different actors to play the extraterrestrial Time Lord. ...

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Actress Elisabeth Sladen Passes At 63 - RTT News

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:12 AM PDT


RTT News

Actress Elisabeth Sladen Passes At 63
RTT News
Its creator, Russell T. Davies had kind words for her: "Lis was funny and cheeky and clever and wonderful. The universe was lucky to have Sarah Jane Smith; the world was lucky to have Lis." "Doctor Who" actor, Matt Smith, added his own eulogy: "What ...

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Dr Who girl ever - The Sun

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT


The Sun

Dr Who girl ever
The Sun
Farewell my lovely Liz... the girl who laughed me to success By TOM BAKER, Scarf-wearing Doctor Who No4 TOM BAKER, who played the famous Time Lord from 1974 to 1981, shares his memories of working with Elisabeth on Doctor Who. ...

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Dr Who stars pay tribute to Sladen - BigPond News

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:36 AM PDT


BigPond News

Dr Who stars pay tribute to Sladen
BigPond News
Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Tom Baker have paid tribute to late actress Elisabeth Sladen, who played the show's feisty heroine Sarah Jane Smith, praising her 'grace and kindness' and branding her death a tragic loss for fans of the cult sci-fi show ...

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Dr Who stars pay tribute to Sladen - Sky News Australia

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT


Dr Who stars pay tribute to Sladen
Sky News Australia
Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Tom Baker have paid tribute to late actress Elisabeth Sladen, who played the show's feisty heroine Sarah Jane Smith, praising her 'grace and kindness' and branding her death a tragic loss for fans of the cult sci-fi show ...

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‘My Sarah Jane' tribute programme confirmed

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:45 AM PDT

The Doctor Who website has confirmed that the BBC will be airing a 15-minute programme dedicated to Elisabeth Sladen on Saturday. The 'My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen' special will pay tribute to one of the Doctor's most popular and loved companions of all time, and of course the lasting legacy of the actress [...]

Elizabeth Sladen - Lez Get Real

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:40 AM PDT


Elizabeth Sladen
Lez Get Real
... revived in 2005 when Christopher Eccleston took the role as the officially ninth Doctor. Elizabeth spent over two years with Baker and returned to the role four times before 1995 in specials and cameos. In 2006, with David Tennant as the Doctor, ...

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On the Passing of Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen - Blogcritics.org (blog)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:34 AM PDT


On the Passing of Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen
Blogcritics.org (blog)
... or Tom Baker and his never-unending scarf, Sarah Jane was always there, steadfast and unflinching as she ran around the various BBC gravel-pits that served as stand-in alien planets. For many Doctor Who fans, Sarah Jane was the ultimate companion. ...

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Doctor Who Premiere to Pay Tribute to Elizabeth Sladen - UGO

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:32 AM PDT


UGO

Doctor Who Premiere to Pay Tribute to Elizabeth Sladen
UGO
Sladen's character Sarah Jane Smith had played companion to both John Pertwee and Tom Baker, even guest starring along David Tennant and current incarnation Matt Smith while maintaining active duty on her own series, The Sarah Jane Adventures. ...

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Matt says we'll see the “dark side” of TARDIS team

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Matt Smith has revealed that the stakes are higher than ever before for the Doctor and Co in the new series. Speaking to Red Eye Chicago recently, the Eleventh Doctor actor described the forthcoming adventures as a "journey of discovery". "He's learning a lot about River Song, so therefore learning what, I think, comes to [...]

Doctor Who: Podshock Awarded BEST PODCAST in the SFX Blog Awards

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

SFX Blog Awards 2011 WinnerThank you for voting and making Doctor Who: Podshock the winner of BEST PODCAST in the SFX Blog Awards 2011. It was an honour to be nominated. We were in great company with other nominees. They are all winners in our book. We were nominated in the one of the six categories this year for Best Podcast. Other categories included Best Online Fan Community, Best SF News Blog, Best Literary Blog, Best Franchise Specific Site, and Best Celebrity Blog.

We thank everyone that voted, the members of the SFX Forum, SFX team members, SFX Bloggers, and everyone that contributes to our podcast, Doctor Who: Podshock as well as our website here.

Once again it was a privilege just to be nominated.

For more on SFX Magazine and their website visit them at sfx.co.uk.

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Arthur discusses Rory's new-found confidence

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:12 AM PDT

Arthur Darvill has spoken to Dose.ca about Rory's new-found sense of confidence as well as his "solid" relationship with new wife Amy in Series 6. "I think Rory's surprised himself with what he's getting up to," the actor explained. "Obviously, never in his wildest dreams did he think he'd be running away from aliens or, [...]

Who are you? Facts about 'Doctor Who' - Salt Lake Tribune

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:49 AM PDT


Who are you? Facts about 'Doctor Who'
Salt Lake Tribune
... Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy), one in an American TV movie in 1996 (Paul McGann), and three since the 2005 reboot (Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith). There also were two movies made in 1965 and 1966, ...

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Doctor Who USB Hub - BBC Approved Tardis with 4 USB Ports - Gadgets and gizmos

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:34 AM PDT


Gadgets and gizmos

Doctor Who USB Hub - BBC Approved Tardis with 4 USB Ports
Gadgets and gizmos
The only problem we can see with this Dr. Who gizmo is that you would waste a lot of the day plugging and unplugging USB devices so you could make the TARDIS work. It's available from Amazon, Firebox and Play.com.

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Doctor Who: 47 Years in 6 Minutes - msnbc.com

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:29 AM PDT


Doctor Who: 47 Years in 6 Minutes
msnbc.com
The guys give Sarah Jane her proper shoutout. And if you're watching reruns until Saturday night's "Dr. Who" premiere, keep an eye out for our rising YouTube stars. The Fine Brothers are doing commercial-break plugs on BBC America, too.

BBC America bringing 'Outcasts,' 'Bedlam' to the U.S. - HitFix

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT


Cinema Blend

BBC America bringing 'Outcasts,' 'Bedlam' to the U.S.
HitFix
Supernatural drama "Being Human," written and created by Toby Whithouse ("Doctor Who," "Torchwood"), will be returning for a fourth season Spring 2012. The show stars Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey and Lenora Crichlow. The new sci-fi drama "Outcasts" ...
BBC America Continues to Up Its Slate of US Premiere Sci-Fi ShowsThe Futon Critic

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Doctor Who: David Tennant 'can't believe' Elisabeth Sladen is gone - Unreality TV

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:22 AM PDT


Doctor Who: David Tennant 'can't believe' Elisabeth Sladen is gone
Unreality TV
David Tennant has spoken out about his upset after finding out that Elisabeth Sladen had died. The 63 year old actress lost her battle with cancer yesterday morning and ever since the tributes have been pouring in. Elisabeth was best known as Doctor ...

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Matt says Steven's “pushing the form” this year

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:22 AM PDT

Entertainment Weekly have released a new interview with Matt Smith, in which the actor says that Steven Moffat is "pushing the form" of his writing in the new series. "He's tailoring his writing more specifically than ever for me and Karen and Arthur, so that's quite exciting," he explains. "What's great about this season is [...]

'Doctor Who' Notables & Fans Remember Elisabeth Sladen, Season Premiere ... - MTV.com

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:15 AM PDT


MTV.com

'Doctor Who' Notables & Fans Remember Elisabeth Sladen, Season Premiere ...
MTV.com
Among those former Doctors who worked with Sladen was The Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, who took a memorable turn with the actress in a 2006 episode that had The Doctor reuniting with Sarah-Jane and his robotic pal K-9. ...

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Doctor Who Actress Elisabeth Sladen Passes Away - Escapist Magazine

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:13 AM PDT


Doctor Who Actress Elisabeth Sladen Passes Away
Escapist Magazine
Russell T. Davies, who helmed the Doctor Who revival in 2005, said that Sladen was "simply wonderful" and that the world was lucky to have her. Steven Moffat, who took over from Davies as Doctor Who's head writer in 2009, called her a "ferociously ...

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Dr Who helper dies - The Standard

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT


Dr Who helper dies
The Standard
British actress Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role in cult science fiction television series Doctor Who, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 63. Liverpool-born Sladen first appeared on the BBC show in 1973, playing the Doctor's ...

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CBBC Elisabeth Sladen tribute programme

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:25 AM PDT

The BBC have announced that there will be a special programme broadcast this coming Saturday, called My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen. The show is due to be shown on the CBBC channel at 6:45pm, directly after Doctor Who finishes on BBC1 and before Doctor Who Confidential on BBC3 at 7:00pm.
Elisabeth Sladen created one of Doctor Who's best loved and most enduring characters, Sarah Jane Smith. For over 35 years she brought the feisty, compassionate journalist to life, creating a figure that was adored by audiences of all ages - truly a heroine whose appeal had no boundaries.

This 15 minute programme is both a tribute and a celebration of Elisabeth Sladen. It brings together stories from friends and colleagues and draws on a rich archive of material to remind us of Sarah Jane's journey, from companion to the Third Doctor to the central character in CBBC's award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Doctor Who Magazine have also reported that there will be a dedication to the actress at the start of Saturday's episode, The Impossible Astronaut.

A Doctor Who Nerdgasm Soaks Gowanus - New York Press

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:24 AM PDT


New York Press

A Doctor Who Nerdgasm Soaks Gowanus
New York Press
It's gotten even more popular in recent years, due to some sharp writing and the recent addition of Matt Smith (who looks like he stepped straight out of the Topman catalogue and into the TARDIS) as The Doctor. So, it wasn't too surprising that the ...

Doctor Who Season Premiere To Acknowledge Passing of Series Alum Elisabeth Sladen - TVLine

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:14 AM PDT


Doctor Who Season Premiere To Acknowledge Passing of Series Alum Elisabeth Sladen
TVLine
There, in an October 2010 two-parter, she got to working alongside Matt Smith aka the Eleventh and current Doctor. Production on Season 5 of The Sarah Jane Adventures began earlier this year but was suspended due to Sladen's illness. ...

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In praise of Elisabeth Sladen - The Guardian

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 06:00 AM PDT


msnbc.com

In praise of Elisabeth Sladen
The Guardian
When she returned in 2006 to Doctor Who, and her own show The Sarah Jane Adventures, we rejoiced – and hoped for many more years. As I write this, I've just sent back the proofs of my first Doctor Who novel to the BBC. Selfishly, I'm mourning the fact ...
Elisabeth SladenTelegraph.co.uk
In pictures: Elisabeth SladenBBC News
Elisabeth Sladen Remembered By Doctor Who StarsContactmusic.com
Mirror.co.uk -hellomagazine.com -Musicrooms.net
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BBC Planning 'Suitable' Sladen Tribute for Saturday Night

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:56 AM PDT

The BBC have confirmed that 'something suitable is being planned' for Saturday Night to mark the recent passing of Doctor Who Actress, Elisabeth Sladen.

DWO contacted the Doctor Who PR department who confirmed this, and although no further information can be given currently, it is understood that it will take the likely form of a textual tribute on screen at either the beginning or the end of 6.1: The Impossible Astronaut.

The BBC have also confirmed that the CBBC channel will air an Elisabeth Sladen tribute titled 'My Sarah Jane: A tribute to Elisabeth Sladen', and had the following text to accompany the announcement:

Elisabeth Sladen created one of Doctor Who's best loved and most enduring characters, Sarah Jane Smith. For over 35 years she brought the feisty, compassionate journalist to life, creating a figure that was adored by audiences of all ages - truly a heroine whose appeal had no boundaries.

This 15 minute programme is both a tribute and a celebration of Elisabeth Sladen. It brings together stories from friends and colleagues and draws on a rich archive of material to remind us of Sarah Jane's journey, from companion to the Third Doctor to the central character in CBBC's award-winning The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Produced by Gillane Seaborne and Brian Minchin, My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen is on CBBC on Saturday, at 6.45pm, straight after the end of The Impossible Astronaut.

+ Click Here to read Elisabeth Sladen tributes from DWO visitors and Doctor Who related Celebrities.

+ 6.1: The Impossible Astronaut airs on BBC One this Saturday at 6pm.

[Source: BBC]

‘My Sarah Jane’ Tribute on Saturday

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:49 AM PDT

The official website has confirmed that CBBC will be showing a special tribute to Elisabeth Sladen straight after The Impossible Astronaut on Saturday, at 6.45p Read more ...


New Stills, Character Images From Doctor Who Season Premiere - Comic Book Resources

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT


Comic Book Resources

New Stills, Character Images From Doctor Who Season Premiere
Comic Book Resources
The new season begins Saturday on BBC and BBC America as the Doctor (Matt Smith), his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) and the enigmatic River Song (Alex Kingston) receive a secret summons that takes them from the Utah desert to ...

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Tributes Pour in for Late 'Doctor Who' Star Elisabeth Sladen - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:33 AM PDT


Anglophenia (blog)

Tributes Pour in for Late 'Doctor Who' Star Elisabeth Sladen
Anglophenia (blog)
John Barrowman via @TeamBarrowman: Elisabeth Sladen Matriarch of Dr Who - I loved my time on the Tardis with her. I am proud to have worked with such an icon of the sci fi world. Your Dr Who family are very sad and will miss you and your beautiful ...

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Doctor Who: RIP - A Tribute to The Luminous & Iconic Elisabeth Sladen - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:10 AM PDT


Doctor Who: RIP - A Tribute to The Luminous & Iconic Elisabeth Sladen
Anglotopia.net
Steven Moffat commented, "Never meet your heroes, wise people say. They weren't thinking of Lis Sladen." David Tennant has also commented on her passing. "I just can't believe that Lis is gone. She seemed invincible. The same woman who enchanted my ...

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Two new pictures from The Impossible Astronaut

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Two new pictures from The Impossible Astronaut have been revealed on BBC America's Doctor Who website! In the opening episode of the new series, which will air on Saturday at 6pm on BBC One/BBC One HD, the Doctor is summoned to assist President Nixon in saving a terrified little girl, and, when our heroes are [...]

Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen dies from cancer - Techwatch

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:44 AM PDT


Techwatch

Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen dies from cancer
Techwatch
This launched a starring role for her in the CBBC series, The Sarah Jane Adventures, which was written by Doctor Who writer/producer Steven Moffat. The Sarah Jane Adventures crosed-over with the main Doctor Who series directly on more than one ...

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David pays tribute to “extraordinary” Elisabeth

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:34 AM PDT

David Tennant is the latest cast member to pay tribute to Elisabeth Sladen, describing her as "extraordinary". Elisabeth, loved for her portrayal of Sarah Jane in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures, sadly passed away yesterday morning. The Tenth Doctor actor commented: "I just can't believe that Lis is gone. She seemed invincible. The same [...]

Interview: 'Doctor Who' star Matt Smith, Part 1 - HitFix (blog)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:21 AM PDT


Interview: 'Doctor Who' star Matt Smith, Part 1
HitFix (blog)
Last week, I went to BBC America's Manhattan office to interview Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Kingston about the new season, and the experience of filming in the States, and I decided to try something different and do them as videos. On the plus side, ...

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The Amy's Not For Turning!

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:17 AM PDT

If there's one girl who won't be changed by a man (or a 900 year-old alien that looks like a man) then it is Amy Pond. Karen Gillan has told the Daily Express that there will be no washing of dishes, no hoovering for everyone's favourite ginger; she's not changing for anybody!

"If anything, she's even more Amy Pond-ish!" Karen says with a laugh. "It wouldn't work for Amy to change completely now that she's a married woman and I certainly don't think she ought to become a subdued version of herself.

I do think being married has helped to define the relationship between the Doctor and Amy more clearly and I can reveal that there's something in the new series which makes Amy see Rory in a new light."

The golden couple were always part of  Moffat's grand plan to change the familiar Doctor/Companion relationship onboard the TARDIS:

He said:

"Previously, the Doctor always got his companions when they were young and was careful to put them back where he found them before he messed up their lives but here he is with a married couple on board and as much as he loves them both he does wonder if it isn't time he got out of the way before something bad happens."

Speaking of Moffat's grand plans, Gillan was even given a dummy copy of the 'game changing cliffhanger' conclusion to episode seven, A Good Man Goes to War:

it was only at the read-through that Steven Moffat took me, Matt and Arthur into the corridor to read the proper version on his laptop. We then all paced around going: 'Oh my God!'

"There's a really interesting plot arc in this series that involves all of the major characters and it's evident from the first episode that everyone on the Tardis is withholding secrets from one another. It will make for a fascinating dynamic between the characters and it's really important to the whole series."

Doctor Who returns with The Impossible Astronaut this Saturday at 6pm on BBC One and BBC One HD in the UK and BBC America in the States.

(via The Daily Express)

Tributes to Dr Who actress Elisabeth Sladen - shropshirestar.com

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:15 AM PDT


shropshirestar.com

Tributes to Dr Who actress Elisabeth Sladen
shropshirestar.com
Tributes have been paid to Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen, who has died of cancer aged 63. She joined the programme in 1973 and became one of the most popular companions in her role as Sarah Jane Smith. In 2007 she was given her own spin-off ...

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Celebrities pay tribute to Doctor Who' star Elisabeth Sladen - TV Scoop

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:45 AM PDT


Celebrities pay tribute to Doctor Who' star Elisabeth Sladen
TV Scoop
Writing on his twitter page, he said: "Elisabeth Sladen Matriarch of Dr Who I loved my time on the Tardis with her I am proud to have worked with such an icon of the sci fi world. your Dr Who family are very sad and will miss you and your beautiful ...

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Tributes as Dr Who's Sarah Jane dies at 63 - Herald.ie

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:21 AM PDT


Tributes as Dr Who's Sarah Jane dies at 63
Herald.ie
Sladen starred in Doctor Who alongside Jon Pertwee, the third doctor, and his successor Tom Baker. It had not been widely known that she was ill. She died yesterday leaving behind her husband, actor Brian Miller, and daughter Sadie.

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Elisabeth Sladen – Cast Tributes

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Doctor Who cast members, past and present, pay their respects to Elisabeth Sladen.

Matt Smith

"What struck me about Lis w Read more ...


David Tennant 'enchanted' by Elisabeth Sladen - Digital Spy

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT


David Tennant 'enchanted' by Elisabeth Sladen
Digital Spy
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, Sarah Jane Adventures creator Russell T Davies and a number of Sladen's co-stars, including John Barrowman, Noel Clarke, Alexander Armstrong and Finn Jones, have also expressed their sadness at her passing.

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Star Trek actor John de Lancie joins Torchwood - ATV Today

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:34 AM PDT


Star Trek actor John de Lancie joins Torchwood
ATV Today
Torchwood: Miracle Day is a co-production between the BBC and Starz and is due to premier in July. John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Kai Owen are reprising their roles alongside new cast members including Bill Pullman and Lauren Ambrose.

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Tributes paid to Elisabeth Sladen - ATV Today

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:02 AM PDT


Tributes paid to Elisabeth Sladen
ATV Today
Steven Moffat, producer and writer of Doctor Who "Sarah Jane dead? No, impossible! Impossible. Only last week I agreed to do six new audio adventures with her for Big Finish Productions. She can't be dead. But she is: she died yesterday morning. ...

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Doctors Pay Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:55 PM PDT

The three surviving actors to play Sarah Jane Smith's "Doctor" have paid tribute to their former co-star Elisabeth Sladen, who died yesterday morning.

Elisabeth SladenTom Baker

Sarah Jane dead? No, impossible! Impossible. Only last week I agreed to do six new audio adventures with her for Big Finish Productions. She can't be dead. But she is: she died yesterday morning. Cancer. I had no idea she was ill; she was so private, never wanted any fuss, and now, gone. A terrible blow to her friends and a shattering blow for all those fans of the programme whose lives were touched every Saturday evening by her lovely heroic character, Sarah-Jane Smith. ... Those sweet memories of happy days with Lis Sladen, the lovely, witty, kind and so talented Lis Sladen. I am consoled by the memories. I was there, I knew her, she was good to me and I shall always be grateful, and I shall miss her.

Full tribute here

Elisabeth SladenDavid Tennant

I just can't believe that Lis is gone. She seemed invincible. The same woman who enchanted my childhood, enchanted my time on Doctor Who and enchanted generations who have watched her and fallen in love with her – just like I did. I feel very honoured to have shared a TARDIS with Sarah Jane Smith, and I feel very lucky to have shared some time with Lis Sladen. She was extraordinary.

Elisabeth SladenMatt Smith

What struck me about Lis was her grace. She welcomed me, educated me, and delighted me with her tales and adventures on Doctor Who. And she also seemed to have a quality of youth that not many people retain as they go through life. Her grace and kindness will stay with me because she had such qualities in abundance and shared them freely. I will miss her, as will the world of Doctor Who and all the Doctors that had the good pleasure to work with Lis Sladen and travel the universe with Sarah Jane.

Sixth Doctor Colin Baker has also paid tribute via Twitter:
Very sad to hear of the death of Lis Sladen. Great sympathy for her husband and daughter. She was far too young to be lost to them.


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