Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Official replica of the Doctor's jacket to be released

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Fans who have always wanted to know what it feels like to be the Doctor might now just be one step closer to finally achieving their lifelong dream… Such fans will be pleased to hear that a licensed replica of the Eleventh Doctor's jacket is to be released later in the year, but, as you can [...]

Modern-Day Sherlock Holmes Debuts On TV One - Voxy

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT


Voxy

Modern-Day Sherlock Holmes Debuts On TV One
Voxy
Sherlock is co-created by the talented partnership of Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss (The League Of Gentlemen, House, Doctor Who) and produced by Sue Vertue (Coupling, The Cup). Moffat says: "Everything that matters about Holmes ...

Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 3 - The Curse of the Black Spot: A Review - Collective Review

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT


Doctor Who Series 6, Episode 3 - The Curse of the Black Spot: A Review
Collective Review
... although I find her a bit creepy – like Matt Smith, I can't help but think that there's something uncanny in the slight off-ness of the proportions of her face – which I suppose at least means she was a fitting choice to play this episode's sort of ...

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New Fright Night Image of David Tennant as Peter Vincent! - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT


Comic Book Movie

New Fright Night Image of David Tennant as Peter Vincent!
Comic Book Movie
Hi-res pic of Dr Who's David Tennant playing Peter Vincent, a TV show horror host who ends up helping fighting local vampires in this new Fright Night remake coming out later this year... Teenager Charley Brewster (Yelchin) guesses that his new ...

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Things Heat Up in New Fright Night Images - Dread Central

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT


Dread Central

Things Heat Up in New Fright Night Images
Dread Central
By Uncle Creepy Two more images have been released from Craig Gillespie's upcoming 3D remake of the Tom Holland classic Fright Night including the first good shot of David Tennant as not your father's Peter Vincent. Look for Fright Night in theatres on ...

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More on The Doctor’s Wife

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Here's some more info on The Doctor's Wife that we've gleamed from a few of this week Read more ...


Doctor Who Does Horror: First Official Pic Of David Tennant In Fright Night - Cinema Blend

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:45 AM PDT


Doctor Who Does Horror: First Official Pic Of David Tennant In Fright Night
Cinema Blend
Doctor Who fans have been waiting for David Tennant to get the breakout role he deserves since his departure from the hallowed, long-running British science fiction series. Thus far, it hasn't happened. Maybe Fright Night will be his big break. ...

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The New Torchwood Won't Just Be Confined To Your TV Set, Might Feature A ... - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT


The New Torchwood Won't Just Be Confined To Your TV Set, Might Feature A ...
Bleeding Cool News
It won't be long until Torchwood is back on our screens as this July will see the BBC and Starz teaming up for a transatlantic fourth season, an extended story arc they're calling Miracle Day. The characters could, however, be reappearing even sooner ...

Photo: Peter Vincent Works His Mojo in This Fright Night Pic - ShockTillYouDrop.com

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT


ShockTillYouDrop.com

Photo: Peter Vincent Works His Mojo in This Fright Night Pic
ShockTillYouDrop.com
A good look at David Tennant as Peter Vincent. We gave you a peek at the actor when his visage appeared on a Hard Rock Hotel banner. Vincent, in this Craig Gillespie-directed update of the '80s film, is a Vegas performer (think Chriss Angel).

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Horton Hears a Who

Posted: 10 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Do you like elephants? Do you like Doctor Who? How about elephants and Doctor Who? Well, this is your lucky day.

Our friends at Read more ...


Neil Gaiman introduces The Doctor's Wife…

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:35 AM PDT

The official site has revealed the video introduction for this week's episode, The Doctor's Wife, featuring words from its writer, Neil Gaiman! The episode airs on Saturday and will see the Doctor "off on a mission of mercy", as Neil describes it, when he receives a distress signal from an old friend which takes him [...]

TV REVIEW: 'Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot' - The Flickcast

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:20 AM PDT


TV REVIEW: 'Doctor Who: The Curse of the Black Spot'
The Flickcast
'The Curse of the Black Spot' is one of the better stand alone episodes of the Matt Smith era, it's just a solid story, well told by all involved.And I can't wait to see a return of the Space Pirates!

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Mr. Gaiman Tells His Story

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Sit down children, we're going to hear a story from a very special teller. He's come from another universe – one filled with gods, parents with buttons for eyes and a wild haired man claiming to be Dream – to play in ours. He's got secrets to share, heads to spin and all manner of delightful things.

For Mr. Neil Gaiman is going to tell us all: how he created The Doctor's Wife.

It starts with a tale of two gentleman, one, a Mr Moffat, about to take on the mantle of Doctor Who boss (but keeping it to himself) and another, our Mr Gaiman, meeting each other with secrets that both want to share but don't want to spoil:

"Which meant that when we got together for dinner, he admitted what we both knew, which was that neither of us was allowed to say. So he said that he would be taking over when Russell (T Davies) left, and I got to say I want to write an episode for you!"

But all those words needed an engine, a catalyst to make both men proud and Mr Gaiman, being a canny fellow, knew to look no futher than the past:

"This one fed off stuff I've been thinking about since I was kid. And doing [some of] that wouldn't make a good episode, or it would make a good episode, but it wouldn't throw enough of a weird spanner into things.

There's stuff where the mystery drives the engine. And the problem with the stuff where the mystery drives the engine sometimes is that every fannish impulse is immediately to go woah, what we want to know is X, Y and Z. So why not do a story with X, Y and Z in? And for me I actually got to do one of those. My episode really is one of those ones where it actually does give you more of stuff than you've ever asked, or sometimes wondered."

But events conspired and the episode was shifted along by the mundanity of money, only to be revived later on, when pockets weren't so heavily guarded:

"So then they're saying okay, the bad news is you're bounced, the good news is we're going to make you first while we haven't run out of money. And, we're going to give you money by basically taking other episodes out by the bike sheds, beating them up and taking their pocket money!"

Not all concern was for finance, as there was a greater story to tell, so Mr Gaiman set about his episode with clean pair of scissors and a new mandate: everybody's happy!

"Suddenly I'm episode three or four of the new series, and we're starting the series. So we're very upbeat, and we needed to change the minor key of the end of the last one…And for that matter, she's no longer missing an engagement ring and a Rory from her life, and slightly out of things, and worried, and missing this thing in her head.

It's now her and Rory, so I had to reshape all of the things that happened in the last half of the adventure, when they're inside the TARDIS and stuff is happening. It's now no longer one person. It's now two of them."

But there's more to hear and all of it worthy – head to Den of Geek to learn more!

Angels in the Shadows!

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:54 AM PDT

Do you have an iPhone, iPad or some such? Because if you do then you may want to check out the Kasterborous guide to the very best Doctor Who apps that you can buy right now. One such app, The Mazes of Time (available now) has had a recent update released for even more fun f you've completed the game or not.

The content is an in game purchase called Angels in the Shadows and is available for just 59p (or $1 for those of you that are Stateside).

The new series of levels involves trials and tribulations for the TARDIS team as they take on the weeping angels. The pack also contains a level creator.

With this special editor you will be able to change existing stages or create new ones that you can then go and share with your friends over a Wi-Fi connection.

The original game, The Mazes of Time, already featured over one hundred puzzles to keep users going so this little extra purchase should push the games longevity that little bit further.

The games itself has received some positive reviews and is well worth checking out the app store for (if you're the owner of one of the aforementioned Apple products).

Find out more by visiting your app store on your Apple device.

Gaiman Introduces The Doctor’s Wife

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Neil Gaiman introduces The Doctor's Wife: "If you've wondered about the marital status of the Doctor, this may actually explain it for you."

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The Shadow Line: atmospheric and compelling - The Yorker

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:58 AM PDT


The Shadow Line: atmospheric and compelling
The Yorker
The Shadow Line, Hugo Blick's atmospheric noir thriller with Christopher Eccleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor, aired last week under a great weight of expectation. The BBC has been trying really, really hard to keep us watching and after The Crimson Petal ...

Character to release winning Blue Peter TARDIS console

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:41 AM PDT

As reported this morning, the latest edition of Blue Peter broadcast today featured an item on the winning design in their "Design a TARDIS console competition".

Presenter Helen Skelton introduced the item, in which she accompanied the winner Susannah Leah to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff to meet production designer Michael Pickwoad, who realised her design into a practical prop. A week later the two were then able to travel to the filming location itself in order to see the completed console in action; Susannah got to see part of the shoot, and was also able to meet the Doctor himself, Matt Smith!




The show has also exclusively announced that Susannah's TARDIS console design is to be released by Character as part of their tie-in Doctor Who figure range. Named the "Junk TARDIS Console Playset", it is expected to be released later in the year.




This edition of Blue Peter is available to watch in the UK on the BBC iplayer for the next seven days (the Doctor Who section can be found from 12:46).


 
There is also an exclusive behind-the-scenes video to accompany the feature, which may be watched on the Blue Peter website.

'Doctor Who' Preview: A 'Today' Show Cameo, New Clips, And Neil Gaiman! - MTV.com

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:57 AM PDT


'Doctor Who' Preview: A 'Today' Show Cameo, New Clips, And Neil Gaiman!
MTV.com
You can watch it in full on the show's website, but I've clipped a particularly funny exchange with star Matt Smith that you can check out below: In other "Doctor Who" news, next week's premiere of "The Doctor's Wife" is getting a lot of extra ...

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More Doctor's Wife Trailers!

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:25 AM PDT

Things are about to get crazy (or perhaps that should be "crazier") in the current series of Doctor Who with The Doctor's Wife, the much-anticipated episode by Neil Gaiman which guest stars Suranne Jones.

We've pulled together a collection of trailers that you might not have seen to accompany the gallery we brought you earlier today, so watch out for Matt Smith at his best as the Doctor, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill petrified and trapped in the TARDIS as Amy and Rory and Suranne Jones biting the Doctor as Idris!

Michael Sheen also appears in the episode, as House (not the Hugh Laurie character).

First up, we have the slightly different BBC America trailer…

Then things get weird with the official BBC previews:

Blimey. As a rarely recalled Doctor Who website might have described it, TARDIS-tastic!

Hand of Fear - Ratings

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:57 AM PDT

Doctor Who: Hand of FearMonday's showing of the Fourth Doctor story, The Hand of Fear, on BBC Four, has 203,000 watching part one, with 276,000 watching part two, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The show, which is being broadcast as a tribute to Elisabeth Sladen, had a 0.94% share of the total audience for part one, rising to 1.19% for part two.

Against Doctor Who, Total Wipeout on BBC Three had 252,000 watching, Zac Efron: The Hot Desk on ITV2 had 65,000, Friends on E4 had 168,000 and The Simpsons on Sky One had 496,000 viewers.

The episodes are not available on the iPlayer due to rights issues.

The last Doctor Who story to be broadcast on BBC Four was The Daleks, shown in April 2008, in tribute to former producer Verity Lambert, which had around 110,000 watching each episode during the week, more for the weekend episodes.
 

 
A facebook group called Get BBC Four to show More Classic Doctor Who has been set up.

Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife spoiler-free review - Den Of Geek

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:46 AM PDT


Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife spoiler-free review
Den Of Geek
He and Karen Gillan are making a complicated, intriguing pairing, and there's space in the episode to build on that, too. But I wanted also to take a moment to salute the production design and the direction here. Because, making no bones about it, ...

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Read the 'Chronicles' of a teen cartoonist - USA Today

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:38 AM PDT


USA Today

Read the 'Chronicles' of a teen cartoonist
USA Today
We miss David Tennant as the 10th Doctor. A few days ago, I received a note from Emma about her webcomic, The Chapel Chronicles. Whip-smart and witty, Chapel follows the adventures of Chapel Smith, "a zany girl (who) loves playing games, ...

Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Matt Smith Teases River Song Relationship - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:38 AM PDT


Anglophenia (blog)

Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Matt Smith Teases River Song Relationship
Anglophenia (blog)
You can see Christopher Eccleston delivering that. You can see Patrick Troughton. Tom Baker. And they all would have delivered it differently, and it's a line that's pure Doctor." • FINALLY! Gaiman's highly-anticipated episode "The Doctor's Wife," ...

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The Doctor’s Wife BTS & New Clip

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:30 AM PDT

If you missed it earlier, here is The Doctor's Wife segment from today's edition of Blue Peter. It contains a behind the scenes look at the the competition winning TARDIS plus a new clip from the episode at the end. See it in the video below.

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David Tennant and Catherine Tate interview for 'Much Ado About Nothing - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:27 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

David Tennant and Catherine Tate interview for 'Much Ado About Nothing
Telegraph.co.uk
Ex-'Doctor Who' stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate on reuniting for this summer's hottest theatre ticket . By Dominic Cavendish 5:26PM BST 10 May 2011 When David Tennant's Doctor bade farewell to Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, the most comically ...

Etls, Miller tops in 4-person scramble - Journal-Advocate

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:08 AM PDT


Etls, Miller tops in 4-person scramble
Journal-Advocate
6 -- Closest to the pin on drive, Tony Cristello. Hole No. 7 -- Closest to the pin with second shot, Kevin Colerick. Hole No. 8 -- Longest drive in the fairway, David Tennant. Hole No. 9 -- Closest to the pin with second shot, Tony Cristello.

Matt Smith tries his hand at The Mazes of Time!

Posted: 10 May 2011 02:42 AM PDT

BBC Worldwide's YouTube channel has a great new video of Matt Smith releasing his inner fanboy during a game of The Mazes of Time! The game – which was released for the iPod, iPad and iPhone last Christmas – has recently added an 'Angels in the Shadows' content pack, as well as a new Level [...]

Review: The Companion Chronicles: The Sentinels of the New Dawn - CD

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:53 AM PDT

Manufacturer: Big Finish Productions

Written By: Paul Finch

RRP: &ound;8.99

Release Date: 30th April 2011

Reviewed by: Matthew Davis for Doctor Who Online

Review Posted: 10th May 2011

The Companion Chronicles have become of late, spring boards for new series such as Jago and Litefoot, or a way to explore concepts only hinted at in previous audios. The Sentinels of the New Dawn is one of these. Conceived as a prequel to the Sixth Doctor lost story Leviathan, it's written by the same writer Brian Finch, using the opportunity to flesh ideas hinted at in Leviathan and offering the tantalising possibility of further stories to come.

The story has Liz Shaw; now back at Cambridge, finding herself caught up in a colleague’s time travelling experiments. Concerned about the potential effect this could have, she calls her old friend the Doctor to have a look for himself. After an accident in the midst of testing her colleague’s machine, the Doctor and Liz are transported to the year 2014, and find themselves guests of the enigmatic Richard Beauregard, the head of a strange and rather sinister political movement called New Dawn. As the ugly truths of New Dawn’s practices are discovered by Liz and the Doctor, they begin to be hunted down by New Dawn’s devoted followers and something far more terrifying...

For an audio intending to expand on ideas touched upon in a previous story, The Sentinels of the New Dawn is a rather 'by the numbers' affair. It does a terrific job of authentically recreating a Third Doctor story with an earth bound adventure filled with numerous chase sequences, Venusian aikido and the Doctor flying a helicopter, but it feels too standard for the Companion Chronicles which have become a great forum to further explore the ideas raised in Doctor Who.

But that is not to say it is a bad story. It is thoroughly engaging and Caroline John gives a marvellous delivery, with great interaction from Duncan Wibsey playing the various supporting characters.

There are some lovely moments such as Liz expressing her regret at leaving the Doctor so soon, though it sadly only comes from hindsight. Exploring this idea more dramatically and allowing the Doctor’s own opinion of Liz’s departure to be heard would have been a rather interesting idea to explore, something very much in keeping with the Chronicles themselves.

In the end, the play shows itself to be a set up for a greater plot arc in future releases, a bit too readily. Although there are enough ideas in this story to entice listeners to hear more about the New Dawn, this Companion Chronicle, although enjoyable, comes across as merely the stepping stone for something far more intriguing.

Blue Peter's Design a TARDIS Console competition

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:46 AM PDT

Back in October 2009, Blue Peter launched their 'Design a TARDIS Console' competition, which was won by Susannah Leah. Her winning design will be featured in The Doctor's Wife on Saturday, and on this afternoon's Blue Peter, she goes backstage during filming to see her design come to life. Tune in at 4:30pm on BBC One [...]

Review: The Lost Stories: Thin Ice - CD

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:33 AM PDT

Manufacturer: Big Finish Productions

Written By: Marc Platt

RRP: &ound;14.99

Release Date: 30th April 2011

Reviewed by: Matthew Davis for Doctor Who Online

Review Posted: 10th May 2011

When the closing credits of Survival rolled in 1989, no one watching knew that Doctor Who would not return for a good long while. Production on what would have been season 27 had been suspended leaving potential future storylines for the Seventh Doctor and Ace in limbo.

After the very successful first Lost Stories season featuring the Sixth Doctor, Big Finish have brought to life the missing Season 27, giving us an incredibly fascinating insight into where the show would have gone if it had not been taken off the air.

The first of these stories is Thin Ice, known popularly as Ice Time in fan lore.

It is Russia in 1967. The Cold War is raging and the Russians are hoping to gain an advantage with the retro engineering of captured Alien Technology but not just any alien tech. This is the ancient horde of a Martian war lord and his devoted followers want it back. Meanwhile the Doctor and Ace arrive and in the midst of getting entangled in the various powers wanting this technological prize, Ace begins to suspect that the Doctor once again knows more than he is letting on.

It is no secret that the returning monsters in this story are the Ice Warriors, who have become something of a favourite recurring foe in the recent audios. But that isn’t a bad thing, due to the vocal mastery of Nicholas Briggs who brings real, dare I say it, humanity to the reptilian warriors.

The appropriately named Hhessh is a fantastic character, speaking one line in particular that had this reviewer stifling laughter on public transport. Various supporting Ice Warriors as well as a number of key supporting parts are played very well by veteran Nigel Lambert.

Sylvester McCoy is in fine form, accurately recreating the rather secretive seventh Doctor from his time on the show and Sophie Aldred slips back into a younger Ace with such ease that is completely believable. The supporting characters are equally well drawn with special mention going to Ricky Groves who makes a convincing Harry Palmer/James Bond turn as Markus Creevy. Beth Chalmers, who will have a greater part to play in the upcoming season, is brilliant in a play in which everyone has a moment to shine.

Writer Marc Platt has done something quite remarkable with Thin Ice, in that he creates the feel of a McCoy era television story on audio so convincingly you can see it in your head... most of the time. However little touches such as the biker gang with Ice Warrior helmets recall the Cyber Henchmen from Silver Nemesis; visual ideas so baffling they could only work on television, which is one of the weaker points of the audio in that a lot of visual ideas fall a bit flat in the audio medium.

All in all, Thin Ice is a rather fun and exciting way to kick off this season of Lost Stories, with some rather unexpectedly dark moments and little hints of the stories to come. If Season 27 had seen the light of day on television, this story would’ve given Doctor Who a strong direction in the nineties.

Elbow Patch Alert! Get Doctor's Who's Official Jacket - UGO

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:27 AM PDT


UGO

Elbow Patch Alert! Get Doctor's Who's Official Jacket
UGO
You can get that stylish Doctor Who look all the London birds are cooing over another way. Entertainment Earth is accepting pre-orders for the officially licensed Eleventh Doctor's Jacket worn by the wispy sexpot Matt Smith in the show's sixth season ...

The Meadow House Hospice donation address

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:26 AM PDT

Elisabeth Sladen's family have requested that donations in her memory are sent to the The Meadow House Hospice. The hospice provides NHS services in the Ealing, Brent and Harrow areas of London, and, if it weren't for the continuing donations from the public, they would no longer be able to provide the highest standards of health [...]

DOCTOR WHO 6.03 'The Curse of the Black Spot' - Crave Online

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:18 AM PDT


DOCTOR WHO 6.03 'The Curse of the Black Spot'
Crave Online
Rory (Arthur Darvill) and Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) were reunited with River Song (Alex Kingston) and the Doctor (Matt Smith) just long enough to see the Doctor murdered by a mysterious Astronaut. Teaming up with the Doctor's past self ...

Review: Heroes of Sontar - CD

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:15 AM PDT

Manufacturer: Big Finish Productions

Written By: Alan Barnes

RRP: &ound;14.99

Release Date: 30th April 2011

Reviewed by: Matthew Davis for Doctor Who Online

Review Posted: 10th May 2011

Since Big Finish began producing audio adventures for our favourite Time Lord over a decade ago, they have brought back many of the classic and more obscure monsters from the television series, yet, Heroes of Sontar marks the first time the company have used the Sontarans.

Quite why it has taken so long to bring these clone soldiers to audio is baffling considering how much fun this story turns out to be.

Heroes of Sontar is the first instalment of the second series of adventures for the Fifth Doctor, Turlough, Tegan and Nyssa, and focuses on a platoon of seven Sontaran troopers being deployed to the Planet Samur; a peaceful haven conquered by the armies of Sontar twenty years earlier.

These soldiers have been given sealed orders for a secret mission, sending them into the furthest reaches of Rutan space. Unknown to the Sontarans, the Doctor and his companions have arrived on Sumar too, looking for some rest after Tegan’s latest encounter with the Mara. Eventually, after crash landings and getting separated the travellers and the Sontarans are thrown together, for there is something ancient and deadly hunting in the dark.

Let us begin with the stars of the audio, the Sontarans. These are the Sontarans of the classic series. You can hear in the pitch perfect voices the echo of the late Kevin Lindsay as Linx and Styre from adventures gone by. It is thoroughly authentic and one of the great pleasures of this release.

What strikes you listening to this play is its rather light approach. The seven Sontarans have very different personalities but all are by the book soldiers and just a little bit thick. Writer Alan Barnes has made no secret that these are the Dad’s Army of the Sontaran Empire and he is not joking.

They are all very individual characters with their own quirks, strengths and failings, whether it is Seargant Mezz, an officer driven exclusively by protocol or the incredibly doom laden thoughts of the subtly brilliant character Trooper Jorr.

Some listeners may have an issue with the humorous tone of the story, but it is a clever plot device as it becomes quite clear as the story unfolds, there is a much darker reason as to why these Sontarans are so utterly useless. These are Sontarans that we, dare I say it, care about and it is all the richer for it.

The performances are all very good indeed. Peter Davison excels as always and Sarah Sutton, as the older Nyssa is wonderful, but a special mention must go to Derek Carlyle who puts in a very touching performance as Trooper Vend.

If anything negative can be said about this play is that some of the humour doesn’t quite work. Tegan’s acerbic put downs to the Sontarans become a bit annoying and Turlough has moments of cowardice that seem at odds even with his cowardly personality. The mysterious antagonists could have done with a bit more back story but what we are given is enough to make them work as rather chilling villains.

With excellent direction by Ken Bentley and a superb musical score by Jamie Robertson, Heroes of Sontar is a highly recommended debut for the Sontarans at Big Finish and a strong start to the new Fifth Doctor season.

The Doctor’s Wife Special on Blue Peter

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Some of you will remember that Blue Peter ran a competition Read more ...


You'll never guess who's in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games ... - io9

Posted: 10 May 2011 12:01 AM PDT


You'll never guess who's in The Avengers, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Hunger Games ...
io9
Charlie Jane Anders — Spoilergeddon! New Dark Knight Rises set photos may confirm a key plot point, and the Avengers cast may have just gotten bigger. Stanley Tucci joins The Hunger Games and a Sons of Anarchy star joins Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific ...

The Doctor's Wife Gallery

Posted: 09 May 2011 09:16 PM PDT

Vampires? TARDISes? Or just utter madness from Neil Gaiman? The rumours continue to fly around but The Doctor's Wife looks utterly compelling, particularly based on the photos below…

This week, 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.

Get ready for a gallery of weirdness below, with thanks to the BBC:

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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.

As usual, the Doctor is played by Matt Smith, Amy by Karen Gillan, Rory by Arthur Darvill and guest star Suranne Jones plays Idris; Jones previously played the Mona Lisa in The Sarah Jane Adventures..

Elisabeth Sladen donations

Posted: 09 May 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Doctor Who Magazine have passed on details on where people who wish to make a donation in memory of Elisabeth Sladen should send to; her family have nominated the hospice that cared for her:

Meadow House Hospice
c/o Henry Paul
71 Greenford Avenue
Hanwell
London W7 1LJ


Angels in the Shadows - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 09 May 2011 08:15 PM PDT


Doctor Who TV (blog)

Angels in the Shadows
Doctor Who TV (blog)
Create, play and share your own Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time levels. Angels in the Shadows can be purchased in-app and costs 59 pence in the UK. Here's a vid of Matt Smith having a go at the game. Check out our review for The Mazes of Time here.

Behind-The-Scenes Video: Daisy Lowe For Braun - LOOK

Posted: 09 May 2011 08:08 PM PDT


Behind-The-Scenes Video: Daisy Lowe For Braun
LOOK
Her supermodel-worthy pins have not only bagged her a hot new boyfriend, Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but they've also caught the attention of high-street beauty brand Braun, who have made her the new face and legs of their new Silk-Epil 7 Epilator. ...

Angels in the Shadows

Posted: 09 May 2011 08:03 PM PDT

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The Five Companions

Posted: 09 May 2011 07:51 PM PDT

On May 12th, something of an event in the Doctor Who world will be taken place at Big Finish headquarters-a plethora of Doctor Who regulars will be gathering together to record this year's special subscription release The Five Companions.

Not only will Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton be there as the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa there will also be William Russell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills reprising their roles as (respectively) Ian, Steven, Sara and Polly. Whilst you're digesting that add into the mix the Daleks and the Sontarans and you've got one hell of a story!

The story, written by Eddie Robson, will see the Doctor come face to face with a fair few people from his past and sparks are bound to fly. In what will surely be a tender and emotional piece, this will mark the first occasion where all these companions and this particular Doctor have been grouped together and it's sure to make quite an impact.

The cover is now available to view at Big Finish's website and it's quite a sight to see.

This release, like 2010's The Four Doctors, will be free to Big Finish subscribers whose subscription includes the December 2011 release. However those that decide to take out a subscription after this particular release will be able to choose the story as their free CD.

Head over to www.bigfinish.com to find out more.

Doctor Who: Podshock Live Show Reviewing 'The Curse of the Black Spot' and 'The Doctor's Wife' Scheduled for Sunday, May 15

Posted: 09 May 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Doctor Who: Podshock will be once again be taking to the net this Sunday, 15 May 2011 for a live-over-the-net show reviewing the third and fourth episodes of the new series,The Curse of the Black Spot and The Doctor's Wife separately.

Doctor Who: Podshock Live Show Reviewing The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon

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Will the iPad 2 Change the Way We Watch Film and TV at Home? - CINEMASPY.COM

Posted: 09 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT


Will the iPad 2 Change the Way We Watch Film and TV at Home?
CINEMASPY.COM
Sorry, I meant, of course, Coupling, the excellent BBC sitcom by Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat. Typo notwithstanding,we do enjoy a level of intimacy (albeit platonic) in our new activity. In line with the changing viewing habits of ...

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Neil Gaiman Discusses His 'Doctor Who' Episode - Gather.com

Posted: 09 May 2011 06:23 PM PDT


Neil Gaiman Discusses His 'Doctor Who' Episode
Gather.com
Based on what Neil discusses, fans of the show may cry by the end, as well as see Matt Smith in a new light as the Doctor. He is definitely dropping hints about this most anticipated show of the season. "The Doctor's Wife" may actually be better than ...

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Doctor Who: Mannequin Mania DVD Box Set review - Den Of Geek

Posted: 09 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT


Doctor Who: Mannequin Mania DVD Box Set review
Den Of Geek
... when New Who was launched in 2005 and then relaunched in 2010, both Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat wisely drew heavily on many of the elements laid out in these two stories. As the reviewer Gary Gillat recently remarked in Doctor Who Magazine. ...

Blue Peter

Posted: 09 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Back in 2009, BBC's Blue Peter launched a competition for its viewers to create a new TARDIS console to feature in an episode of Doctor Who.

The finalists were announced in 2010, with Susannah Leah in the 11-12 category being the overall winner with her design below:


Today's programme will follow up on what happened next with the design:

What's the Tardis doing on the show? Thousands of viewers took part in the programme's competition to design a fresh version of the craft's central console. Now, Susannah Leah gets to see her winning console made into reality by the Doctor Who designers.
Susannah's version has not only been installed in the Tardis, it also gets a starring role in next Saturday's episode.


Blue Peter is on BBC1/BBC1HD at 4:30pm.

(with thanks to Neil Gaiman)

Neil Gaiman interview: all about writing Doctor Who - Den Of Geek

Posted: 09 May 2011 05:36 PM PDT


Den Of Geek

Neil Gaiman interview: all about writing Doctor Who
Den Of Geek
You're of such fame that if it's announced you're doing a Doctor Who episode, the Internet melts down! Yeah! That's true! But for my point of view, that matters less than the fact that Steven Moffat was reading my blog, and liked my stuff. ...

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What Awaits Beneath the Ice? 'Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom' - PopMatters

Posted: 09 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT


What Awaits Beneath the Ice? 'Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom'
PopMatters
The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) are sent by UNIT to investigate, and what they find is a man slowly turning into a plant, "A human being whose blood is turning into vegetable soup," says the Doctor. The effect is disturbing, ...

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NBC Today Show's Meredith Vieira Visits Doctor Who [VIDEO]

Posted: 09 May 2011 04:19 PM PDT

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In this (Flash) video segment, Meredith Vieira of NBC's Today show paid a visit to the set of Doctor Who. In the process, she encounters Matt Smith and Alex Kingston in addition to landing a guest part in the series. Warning: Report may contain spoilers.

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