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- 'Doctor Who' Preview and Sneak Peek of 'The Doctor's Wife' - Gather.com
- 'Doctor Who' sneak peek, clip 1 'The Doctor's Wife' - Examiner.com
- BARB release final ratings for Day of the Moon
- New Turn to Amy's Journey?
- TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Curse of the Black Spot” - Assignment X
- Day of the Moon - Final Ratings
- Your Thoughts: Just who IS the Eyepatch Lady!?
- REVIEW: Doctor Who 6.3 – The Curse of the Black Spot - Big Shiny Robot!
- Doctor Who Monster Invasion collection launches
- Next Time: The Doctor's Wife
- What Bill Bought: April 2011 - Comic Book Resources
- Official Annual 2012 – cover, details and previews
- Doctor Who Season 6: 5 Questions About “The Curse Of The Black Spot” - Comic Book Resources
- Madness' Suggs to play debt-ridden rock star in radio play - NME.com
- The Curse of the Black Spot ratings and reviews
- “Black Spot” Overnights
- A Scary Silence
- The Doctor Introduces Script to Screen - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- 6.3: The Curse of the Black Spot - Overnight Viewing Figures
- The Doctor Introduces Script to Screen
- Hugh Grant to play captain in 3D pirate movie - Times of India
- Thoughts on... Memento (2000) - Flickering Myth (blog)
- Doctor Who: Weird and Wonderful
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- The Curse of the Black Spot - Overnight Ratings
- 'Doctor Who' Recap - The Curse of the Black Spot - Monsters and Critics.com
| The Five Companions - Cover revealed Posted: 08 May 2011 05:33 PM PDT May 12 is an important day in the Big Finish calendar… It's the day when a host of Doctor Who stars come together to record a very special story. Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, William Russell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills will all be under the same roof for The Five Companions, and they'll be joined by Dan Starkey, playing Sontarans, and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. Eddie Robson's script is an exciting and rather tender reunion, in which the Fifth Doctor meets up with his distant past – the schoolteacher who settled down, the space pilot who became a King, the security agent who died and lived again and the swinging Sixties secretary who has made her own way in the world. The Five Companions is available only to subscribers of the main Doctor Who range whose subscription includes our December 2011 release. However, those who take out a 12-month subscription after this release will be able to select the story as their additional free CD. | ||
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| The Killing Game - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 08 May 2011 12:16 PM PDT
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| Posted: 08 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT
Poor Rory. Not only is he usually treated like the third wheel of the TARDIS crew, but the Doctor Who writing team seem to love killing the poor guy. Or at least having a scene where the audience is lead to believe that he's dead.
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| Doctor Who – The Doctor's Wife - featuring Suranne Jones! Spoilers, promo ... - Unreality TV Posted: 08 May 2011 07:42 AM PDT
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| Posted: 08 May 2011 07:41 AM PDT After the high-octane drama of the trail-blazing opener, Whovians will bring a weight of expectation to the first standalone episode of the series, Pirate's tale "The Curse of the Black Spot". The story makes a break from the events of The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon to send the TARDIS, investigating a distress call, into the bowels of a stricken pirate ship. An atmospheric start sees a terrified crew blighted by a sea-fairing legend of yore, the Siren. A sexy Ginger that descends upon any crewman with the slightest injury, lulls them into a febrile, hormone-festooned fever (perhaps not dissimilar to how one imagines real life) then knackers them out of existence with the slightest dainty touch. Upon arrival the Doctor swings into action, not least because Rory gets himself a nasty cut, instantly making him a prime target. The clutz. A series of clashes and frights ensue as the masters of both vessels do their best to figure out what do about the threat of the verdant spectral demon. A pirate ship proves fertile ground for some quality Who-banter, me hearties. However we're gratefully spared any tired writing like 'Me Hearties' or lazy utterances of "Arrr". Though we are treated to a plank-walking Doctor and an unlikely but effective sword-wielding Pond. Arrr. Despite the fast-paced and claustrophobic plot I was left feeling I wasn't quite watching the same Doctor that I enjoyed in Astronaut and Moon. He wasn't in control nor as commanding a presence; too often a passenger until the all-important moment of realisation, which itself was abrupt. As such the performance from Hugh Bonneville, playing Captain Henry Avery, was key. Charismatic with his substantial 'beardyness', we're given characterisation of a man torn between his latent nobility and his corruption in the pursuit of wealth, a schism highlighted by his vulnerable stowaway son. Indeed the amiable pairing of the Captain and the Doctor wasn't without charm as it engendered two travellers on their own high seas with their own adventures, committed to those they are responsible for, whether they be a ragtag collection of unwashed pirates or a misfit married British couple.
Another grating point for the Who faithful may be the show's perennial redshirt, Rory, facing death. Again. I shan't spoil the outcome except to say he lives. C'mon! The guy was erased from space/time then had an extended stint (roughly two millenia) as an ancient Roman toy soldier yet still pops up weekly. This wimp's as tough as nails. The weak turning point came from the Doctor, who suddenly decided that the Siren was intelligent and could be reasoned with. The subsequent reveal, that the Siren was actually an EMH from a spaceship lodged unseen within in the pirate ship (given an inter-dimensional rift) who was just doing her doctor's rounds was, well, pushing the boat out a bit far? The thrust of this plot has actually been seen before, taking a sizeable nod from "The Doctor Dances," an Eccleston-era Moff-written episode that saw all the apparently doomed victims of an unseen WWII antagonist saved: "Just this once, everybody lives!" If not entirely ship-shape, the episode leaves plenty to enjoy:
Maintaining a little of the series mythology, Amy is again given a fleeting glimpse of the eye-patched lady through the sliding hatch in her dreams. One gets the feeling that Amy's under observation, undergoing a dastardly medical procedure; some clue as to the fate of her on/off pregnancy? Hell even the TARDIS can't tell if she's up the duff. The only other mention was a flashback to the Doctor's death in Utah, foreboding from Pond. However perhaps The Curse of the Black Spot proves that Doctor Who doesn't need to be so heavily-laden to be an enjoyable easy-going watch. Arrr. | ||
| 'Doctor Who' Preview and Sneak Peek of 'The Doctor's Wife' - Gather.com Posted: 08 May 2011 07:05 AM PDT
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| 'Doctor Who' sneak peek, clip 1 'The Doctor's Wife' - Examiner.com Posted: 08 May 2011 06:58 AM PDT
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| BARB release final ratings for Day of the Moon Posted: 08 May 2011 06:57 AM PDT BARB have released the final ratings for Series 6 Episode 2, Day of the Moon. The conclusion to the US based two-parter was watched by an official audience of 7.30million, which is a 36.7% share of the total television audience. When you put that next to The Impossible Astronaut's fnal figure of 8.86million, we can see [...] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2011 06:21 AM PDT There's a lot happening in Amy Pond's world right now. From what seems like a lifetime ago when the girl met the Doctor in her back garden, becoming Mrs Rory Williams to more recently watching a future version of her best friend die, finding a very strange picture of herself in an abandoned children's home and maybe even being pregnant but the jury's still out on that one… With all the excitement and drama going on in her life, it's bound to have a huge emotional effect, which is exactly what actress Karen Gillan has promised viewers they will see in this year's episodes. As a girl who has been dropped off and picked up so many times in her life by the Doctor, Amy Pond is obviously very guarded and wary of people and the ripple effect of that defensiveness is that she can be spiky and not suffer fools gladly. But Karen has stated that a change is due to take place in the feisty redhead's personality:
So are we to have a return home for Amelia Pond? Will we have a tearful reunion with mum and dad and a return to her hometown of Leadworth? Maybe so but what's more interesting is these changes that Amy is going to go through. What exactly will happen to her, to Rory or to the Doctor that could cause Karen to say:
It looks like Amy is about to go on the emotional rollercoaster ride of her life this year and odds are that it's going to be linked to that little regenerating girl that we saw at the end of Day of the Moon… | ||
| TV Review: DOCTOR WHO – Series 6 – “The Curse of the Black Spot” - Assignment X Posted: 08 May 2011 05:38 AM PDT
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| Day of the Moon - Final Ratings Posted: 08 May 2011 05:16 AM PDT  Episode Two: Day of the Moon had a final consolidated audience figure of 7.30 million viewers, a 36.7% share of the total TV audience, according to figures released by Barb.The number includes those who recorded the programme for viewing within 7 days of its initial showing. The figure is much larger than the initially reported overnight figure. A full report for the week, which will reveal the shows position in the weekly charts will be released by Barb tomorrow. The figures do not include those watching on iPlayer, where over 1.2 million have accessed the programme within the first week of transmission. | ||
| Your Thoughts: Just who IS the Eyepatch Lady!? Posted: 08 May 2011 04:57 AM PDT Last night's episode, The Curse of the Black Spot, saw the return of the mysterious Eyepatch Lady, as played by Frances Barber, who was first seen in Day of the Moon. Although she has to date only appeared on our screens for a matter of seconds, she's already created quite a stir, so we thought we'd [...] | ||
| REVIEW: Doctor Who 6.3 – The Curse of the Black Spot - Big Shiny Robot! Posted: 08 May 2011 03:23 AM PDT
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| Doctor Who Monster Invasion collection launches Posted: 08 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT A brand new Doctor Who trading card magazine, Doctor Who Monster Invasion, was officially launched by BBC Worldwide at the start of the month! The first instalment of the fortnightly magazine is on sale now for the special starter price of £1.50 (£2.60 thereafter), and comes with a multi-player battle mat. Part two and three will [...] | ||
| Posted: 08 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT The BBC have now released an introduction for the forthcoming fourth episode of Doctor Who, The Doctor's Wife, featuring Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and writer Neil Gaiman: There are also two new preview clips to whet appetites for the story, alongside the "Next Time" trailer, plus the television trailer for BBC America's broadcast later in the evening: Next Time: The Doctor's Wife, BBC, via BBC Website Preview One: The Doctor's Wife, BBC, via BBC Website Preview Two: The Doctor's Wife, BBC, via BBC Website Trailer: The Doctor's Wife, BBC America, via YouTube The Doctor's Wife will premiere on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:30pm, 14th May in the United Kingdom; then follows on SPACE in Canada at 8:00pm ET, BBC America in the United States at 9:00pm ET, and on ABC1 in Australia at 7:30pm on the 21st May. The Doctor receives a distress signal from an old friend. Could there really be another living Time Lord out there? Hopes raised, he follows the signal to a junkyard planet sitting upon a mysterious asteroid in a Bubble universe, populated by a very strange family, as the time-travelling drama continues. The Doctor, Amy and Rory are given the warmest of welcomes by Auntie, Uncle and Nephew. But the beautiful and insane Idris greets them in a more unusual fashion – what is she trying to tell the Doctor? As the Doctor investigates, he unwittingly puts his friends in the gravest danger. | ||
| What Bill Bought: April 2011 - Comic Book Resources Posted: 08 May 2011 02:41 AM PDT
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| Official Annual 2012 – cover, details and previews Posted: 08 May 2011 02:27 AM PDT Penguin Books have released details of the official 2012 Doctor Who annual, which is due to be published on 4th August 2011! The annual – which is described as "a fantastically collectable present for Christmas 2011″ – is "packed with comic strips, original stories, activities and features", and also comes with a giant double-sided [...] | ||
| Doctor Who Season 6: 5 Questions About “The Curse Of The Black Spot” - Comic Book Resources Posted: 08 May 2011 01:39 AM PDT
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| Madness' Suggs to play debt-ridden rock star in radio play - NME.com Posted: 08 May 2011 01:17 AM PDT
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| The Curse of the Black Spot ratings and reviews Posted: 08 May 2011 12:51 AM PDT The Curse of the Black Spot was watched by a total of 6.2million people last night, according to overnight ratings, and 0.64million tuned in for its Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three. Meanwhile, here's what some of the press have had to say about the latest episode. The swashbuckling story was "a nice runaround bolstered by [...] | ||
| “Black Spot” Overnights Posted: 07 May 2011 10:58 PM PDT Concerned about last week's low-show for the Doctor Who overnights? As we've previously explained, you really shouldn't be, but to put your mind at rest you might be interested to know that The Curse Of The Black Spot was viewed by 6.2 million viewers accoridng to overnight figures. While this might reflect poorer weather than the previous week, as we all know the episode will naturally see an increase thanks to those that watch on BBC iPlayer or Sky+ or whatever delayed viewing method when the final figures are released. Of course some might argue that the sight of Lily Cole in a nighty or interest as to whether Hugh Bonneville might be compromised in some way by the script might have attracted extra viewers; but a viewer is a viewer… The figure of 6.2 million represents a once again huge 30.9% audience share, but Doctor Who was still second to Britain's Got Talent (10.4 million viewers with 42.2%, in a later timeslot). Being second to a cynical ploy to find some performing monkeys for HRH isn't so bad though, is it? | ||
| Posted: 07 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT The Guardian online has recently published an article asking if the newest Doctor Who enemy The Silence too scary for children. Put simply, the answer is no. Kasterborous recently published an article focusing on the fact that Doctor Who can be scary for kids but that's okay because it's a "good kind of scared". The same point stands for The Silence. Of course it's a scary idea for children, a monster that can make you forget about it as soon as you turn your back but that can inspire a child's imagination in a brilliant way. Playgrounds can now be full of kids pretending that they just haven't seen a Silent; it's the easiest thing in the world to do. Children are always trying to scare themselves with creepy stories so why not let them enjoy a television show with a scary monster. They may have a nightmare or two, they may get unusually creeped out by a statue or a pepper pot but that's good because this is how they start to differentiate between fantasy and reality. There will always be scary stories for the children to enjoy, so it's a good thing that the Doctor can be along for the ride as well. The article also looks at Doctor Who's recent ratings for the new series and seeds the idea that they are getting lower. But let's not forget that on a blazingly hot bank holiday Saturday Doctor Who still managed to pull in 6.5 million viewers which is quite the achievement. That's not even counting all those who watched it on BBC iPlayer when they got home or recorded it on Sky Plus. We live in a technological age where initial ratings no longer mean anything as viewers can choose when they want to watch their favourite shows. The questions raised by the Guardian are valid and worth an answer but these are questions that have always been asked about the show over the years and it has always survived. Guys, sorry, but you're out of time. | ||
| The Doctor Introduces Script to Screen - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 07 May 2011 09:31 PM PDT
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| 6.3: The Curse of the Black Spot - Overnight Viewing Figures Posted: 07 May 2011 09:25 PM PDT The overnight viewing figures are in for 6.3: The Curse of the Black Spot. The episode achieved a figure of 6.2m viewers, with an audience share of 30.9%. Doctor Who was the second most-watched programme for Saturday, with Britain's Got Talent taking the top slot with 10.4m viewers. Final BARB ratings will be available within the next 10 days. + What did you think of the episode? Rate / Discuss in the DWO Forums! [Source: Andy Parish]
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| The Doctor Introduces Script to Screen Posted: 07 May 2011 09:19 PM PDT
Anyone watching Doctor Who Confidential last night will have spotted a special message from the Doctor. He introduces the Script to Screen competition where viewers aged between 9-11 years old can have their Doctor Who script brought to life. See the video and full details below.
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| Hugh Grant to play captain in 3D pirate movie - Times of India Posted: 07 May 2011 08:11 PM PDT
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| Thoughts on... Memento (2000) - Flickering Myth (blog) Posted: 07 May 2011 08:06 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who: Weird and Wonderful Posted: 07 May 2011 08:06 PM PDT Weird and Wonderful is our look at the some of the other Doctor Who bits and bobs around the web that caught our attention over the last week or so. This week: More Doctor Who Simpsons, a South Park Dalek, the TARDIS car, micro Who and another cool collectable. Who Simpsons WeekThe great Springfield Punx has been running a Doctor Who week with Simpsons-style versions of the Doctor, Amy, Rory, River and more.
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| Posted: 07 May 2011 08:02 PM PDT If you're in the US, make sure you're watching your TV tomorrow morning (or, if you have to go to work, DVR-ing your TV tomorrow morning), as Doctor Who will be a featured item on NBC's The Today Show! For readers in the UK who have never seen The Today Show, it's sort of like BBC Breakfast for Americans, delivering the morning news in its first couple of hours, and gradually turning into a magazine-talk-show about shopping and fashion as the audience departs for work and it's mostly just the stay-at-home mothers left watching. Between 8 and 9 AM Eastern/Pacific, an hour that sort of hangs in limbo between the two major halves of the show, Today co-anchor Meredith Vieira will share her recent trip to Cardiff visiting the Doctor Who set where she spoke with Matt Smith and Alex Kingston and even shot a cameo appearance for a future episode (very likely A Good Man Goes to War or the following Episode 8, as Kingston was present)! It's impossible to determine specifically what time this segment will air; it all depends on what news NBC has to report tomorrow, but as stated at the beginning of this paragraph, it'll be on sometime between 8 and 9. This is quite possibly the biggest recognition Doctor Who has received from any of the four major US networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX) since the series' return six years ago, even bigger than its repeated appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS… if you consider yourself a Whovian and you live in one of the fifty states, make sure you're watching! Doctor Who arrives at the much-anticipated Neil Gaiman story The Doctor's Wife this Saturday at 6:30 PM on BBC One, 9/8c on BBC America, and 8/7c on Space. (Thanks to Rory @ BBCAmerica) | ||
| The Curse of the Black Spot - Overnight Ratings Posted: 07 May 2011 07:55 PM PDT  6.2 million watched episode three of Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot, according to unofficial overnight figures.Figures across the board were up on the previous week with Britain's Got Talent once more winning the day with 10.4 million watching. Doctor Who had an overnight share of 30.5% of the total audience, almost the same as last week. The programme was 1.6 million ahead of the third placed Casualty. When Doctor Who finished, the BBC One audience dropped from 6.7 million to 3.3 million viewers. Against the Doctor, New People Do the Funniest Things on ITV1 had an average 2.8 million watching. Don't Scare the Hare, the lead in to Doctor Who had 2.3 million watching. Doctor Who is now the 18th most watched programme of the week. Final figures, which are likely to see a much higher chart placing, will be released next week. | ||
| 'Doctor Who' Recap - The Curse of the Black Spot - Monsters and Critics.com Posted: 07 May 2011 06:08 PM PDT
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The rapid-fire thrills and spills made for a decent watch however without much mention of the series mythology I fear The Curse of the Black Spot will be received as a filler, with fans keeping an eye on next week's episode, 
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