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- What Happened and What's Going To
- Fury as fans leak Doctor Who plot online - Mirror.co.uk
- New Look at David Tenant from Fright Night Remake - CINEMASPY.COM
- The Rebel Flesh at 6.45pm
- Who is ‘Eye Patch Lady’?
- Official Image of Dave Tennant In Fright Night Revealed! - Fused Film
- ANGER AT DOCTOR WHO LEAK - Express.co.uk
- The Week In Radio: Odd couple make the chattering classes chuckle - The Independent
- Happy Birthday, Catherine Tate!
- Doctor Who complete reviews: Boom Town - Shadowlocked (blog)
- David, Catherine discuss Much Ado About Nothing
- Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff? - The Guardian
- Covers, plot details for forthcoming June novels
- Doctor Who super-rare collectable figures create a fan frenzy - Coventry Telegraph (blog)
- Holy Guy-Liner! Here comes David Tennant in FRIGHT NIGHT remake. - Twitch
- Much Ado About Tennant and Tate
- Don't Look At New Pics From 'Fright Night' Alone! - Screen Junkies
- Doctor Who blog: The Curse of the Black Spot - The Yorker
- Anger at leaked online Dr Who plots - BigPond News
- Anger at leaked online Dr Who plots - Sky News Australia
- Hand of Fear Overnights
- David Tennant: First Look at David in Fright Nights - Anglotopia.net
- Born in the Who-S-A! - New Zealand Herald
- Sherlock: The case of the super sleuth, reborn - New Zealand Herald
- Who knows what's next for Doctor Who? - New Zealand Herald
- David Tennant gives great Criss Angel in new Fright Night stills - io9
- WATCH: Kenneth Branagh Chats 'Doctor Who' on 'Craig Ferguson' - Anglophenia (blog)
- Doctor Who confirmed for 6:45pm on 21st May
- Steven Moffat slams internet spoiler fans - Musicrooms.net
- Micro Figures Advert! (VIDEO)
- Suranne Jones says Idris is like “a crazy bag lady”
- Steven Moffat Hates You
- Suranne discusses her Doctor Who experience…
- British Steel takes on Doctor Who
- Moffatt attacks fans over Doctor Who spoilers - First Post
- To The Death
- Mysterious Doctor poster, merchandise updates
- Doctor who: Suranne Jones interview on 'The Doctor's Wife' - Examiner.com
- Steven Moffat Takes A Stand Against Plot Spoilers - Anglophenia (blog)
- Torchwood: New Radio Series In Production - SFX
- Steven says people who leak plots are “horrific”
- Doctor Who' boss Steven Moffat “hates” fans who spoil plots - TV Scoop
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Mix 96
- Jones & Gaiman Talk The Doctor’s Wife
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Eagle Radio
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Key 103 Manchester
- So long, Douglas Adams, and thanks for all the books - The Guardian (blog)
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Isle of Wight Radio
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - City Talk 105.9
- Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - 106 JACK fm
| What Happened and What's Going To Posted: 11 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT I had a very nice Free Comic Book Day, thanks for asking, at Birmingham's Nostalgia and Comics, a few photos from which can be seen here. Me and Jimmy Broxton went out to lunch with blogger Neil Patel, and he conducted this pleasingly oddly-questioned interview with me. As did Newsarama the other day, concentrating on 'Reign of the Doomsdays'. This weekend sees the Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo (BICASPE, which is a bit too close to 'big arse' for my liking), where I'll be hanging out with my British comicker chums, signing at 1pm on the Saturday, and playing Just A Minute at 11.30am on the Sunday morning. I gather it's sold out now, so I'll see you there if I see you. The issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine with my novelette in it should be on newstands and in subscriber's hands now, but I'm waiting to make another fuss about it when the e-edition is available. Two or three exciting things have happened in the last week or so, which I look forward to telling you about, but the source of most excitement for me is that I'm closing in on the end of the novel, writing 2000 words a day as the marathon turns into a sprint for the line. I've got three pieces of paper on which I'm compiling things to remember: 'list of things to watch for in rewrite', which is a list of everything I want to tweak when I'm going back through the book, immediately after I write 'the end', and can see everything in context; 'places to visit', which is a list of places in London I want to pay a new visit to now that I've written about them, to add a few more details and to make sure they haven't changed; and the third list has a title which I won't reveal to you just yet. I'm doing justice to my comics work at the same time, but the novel is eating my life at the moment, and I couldn't be happier, it's the state to which I've always aspired. Anyhow, I look forward to seeing some of you in Bristol. Until then, Cheerio!  | ||
| Fury as fans leak Doctor Who plot online - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 11 May 2011 02:19 PM PDT
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| New Look at David Tenant from Fright Night Remake - CINEMASPY.COM Posted: 11 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT Doctor Who moves to 6.45pm for week five's episode, The Rebel Flesh. The first of the two part story written by Matthew Graham and directed by Julian Simpson will be sandwiched between the two parts of So You Think You Can Dance which has been moved back to an earlier start. Doctor Who will go up against Sing If You Can on ITV1, in which contestants perform well-known songs while undertaking challenges designed to distract them. BBC Two will be showing Flog It, with people invited to try to make money out of their antiques by taking a risk at auction., while Channel 4 has The Restoration Man the first of a series in which architect George Clarke joins people as they embark on projects to transform unusual and historic buildings into family homes. | ||
| Posted: 11 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT
Just who is this mysterious new character that has cropped up in two episodes of Doctor Who's sixth series already? A little bit of speculation.
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| Official Image of Dave Tennant In Fright Night Revealed! - Fused Film Posted: 11 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT
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| ANGER AT DOCTOR WHO LEAK - Express.co.uk Posted: 11 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT
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| The Week In Radio: Odd couple make the chattering classes chuckle - The Independent Posted: 11 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT
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| Happy Birthday, Catherine Tate! Posted: 11 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT Please join us as we send out our best birthday wishes to Catherine Tate! The actress – who played Donna Noble in Doctor Who – turns 43 today, and we hope she has a brilliant day! She was first seen in the series at the end of Series 2's Doomsday, and, after an initial one off [...] | ||
| Doctor Who complete reviews: Boom Town - Shadowlocked (blog) Posted: 11 May 2011 09:43 AM PDT
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| David, Catherine discuss Much Ado About Nothing Posted: 11 May 2011 08:21 AM PDT The Telegraph has a new interview with David Tennant and Catherine Tate about their involvement in Much Ado About Nothing, which opens in the West End on 16th May. During the Q&A, they discuss the similarities between their latest partnership, Benedick and Beatrice, and the Doctor and Donna in Doctor Who. "Benedick and Beatrice are similar [...] | ||
| Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff? - The Guardian Posted: 11 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT
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| Covers, plot details for forthcoming June novels Posted: 11 May 2011 07:41 AM PDT BBC Books have released the covers and plot details for the three new Doctor Who adventure novels which will be released next month! We'll be able to buy and enjoy Paradox Lost by George Mann, Touched by an Angel by Jonathan Morris and Borrowed Time by Naomi A. Alderman from 23rd June, each for the RRP [...] | ||
| Doctor Who super-rare collectable figures create a fan frenzy - Coventry Telegraph (blog) Posted: 11 May 2011 07:39 AM PDT
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| Holy Guy-Liner! Here comes David Tennant in FRIGHT NIGHT remake. - Twitch Posted: 11 May 2011 07:36 AM PDT
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| Much Ado About Tennant and Tate Posted: 11 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT "I was gonna stay with you forever…" Those were some of the heartbreaking last words uttered by Donna just before the Tenth Doctor had to wipe her mind to save her life in 2008's Journey's End. But some real life journey's don't have that sad an ending and the proof is in the pudding as it's been unveiled that David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be working together again on a new stage production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The duo has never been without each other for long, appearing together in 2009's Christmas special of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and other endeavours as David confirmed:
Whilst the Doctor and Donna were firm friends in Doctor Who (and nothing else) the pair will be trying a different approach to their relationship as they play the lovers Benedick and Beatrice in this new production. Tennant also revealed the very simple process that led him to realise the Catherine was perfect for the role of Beatrice:
This is Tate's first step into the role of professional Shakespearian acting whereas Tennant is an old hand at it but we're sure that the two will be absolutely fantastic on stage together, letting their natural chemistry shine. You can read the full interview with Tennant and Tate in the Telegraph; Much Ado About Nothing previews at Wyndham's Theatre from May 16. To obtain tickets call 0844 482 5120. | ||
| Don't Look At New Pics From 'Fright Night' Alone! - Screen Junkies Posted: 11 May 2011 07:10 AM PDT
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| Doctor Who blog: The Curse of the Black Spot - The Yorker Posted: 11 May 2011 07:03 AM PDT
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| Anger at leaked online Dr Who plots - BigPond News Posted: 11 May 2011 06:54 AM PDT
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| Anger at leaked online Dr Who plots - Sky News Australia Posted: 11 May 2011 06:42 AM PDT
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 06:39 AM PDT Once again Doctor Who has been a ratings winner for the BBC scoring high viewing figures for its first two episodes. You'd be immediately forgiven for thinking that we're talking about The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon at this point but what has also been getting good ratings is the repeated viewing of The Hand of Fear, the last Doctor Who story from 1976 to feature Sarah Jane Smith as a full time companion, shown recently on BBC Four as a tribute to the late and great Elisabeth Sladen. Unofficial overnight viewing figures show that part one got 203,000 viewers (a .94% share of the total audience) and part two received 276,000 (a tasty 1.19% share). Now, you may say that these figures are not all that high in the grand scheme of things ("that's not enough to get them to show more episodes!" I hear you cry) but if you portion it against the competition that was playing on other channels at the time…well then it looks good. Going up against Doctor Who was the interminable Zac Efron: The Hot Desk on ITV 2 (65,000), Total Wipeout on BBC Three (252,000) and Friends on E4 (168,000). The winner was The Simpsons on Sky One with 496,000 viewers but we'll forgive them as they made a "he will knock four times" reference in their 2009 Halloween special. What a lovely tribute for Lis Sladen to receive. | ||
| David Tennant: First Look at David in Fright Nights - Anglotopia.net Posted: 11 May 2011 06:36 AM PDT
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| Born in the Who-S-A! - New Zealand Herald Posted: 11 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT
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| Sherlock: The case of the super sleuth, reborn - New Zealand Herald Posted: 11 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT
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| Who knows what's next for Doctor Who? - New Zealand Herald Posted: 11 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT
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| David Tennant gives great Criss Angel in new Fright Night stills - io9 Posted: 11 May 2011 05:45 AM PDT
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| Doctor Who confirmed for 6:45pm on 21st May Posted: 11 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT The new series of Doctor Who moves to its latest timeslot so far for its fifth episode, The Rebel Flesh. The BBC Press Office has confirmed that the episode – Part I of Matthew Graham's two-parter – will air on BBC One at 6:45pm on Saturday 21st May, with a running time of 45 minutes. In [...] | ||
| Steven Moffat slams internet spoiler fans - Musicrooms.net Posted: 11 May 2011 04:59 AM PDT
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 04:29 AM PDT Thanks to a prior engagement, we were taken by surprise by the news that The Mirror was giving away Character Building Micro Figures over the weekend, so to make up, here's the new advert for the toys themselves! Featuring some very Doctor Who-esque music (designed to evoke the spirit of the show on the commercial channels) these figures are out in shops now! You should be able to pickup these cool items from around £1.99 for the figures, with prices rising for the playsets; Forbidden Planet should be your first stop! | ||
| Suranne Jones says Idris is like “a crazy bag lady” Posted: 11 May 2011 03:28 AM PDT In a new interview with What's on TV about The Doctor's Wife, Suranne Jones has divulged some new interesting tidbits about her mysterious character, Idris… "I can't reveal too much, but she is dirty and like a crazy bag lady," she said. "She lives in this strange junkyard place with people called Auntie and [...] | ||
| Posted: 11 May 2011 03:21 AM PDT Look at those eyes; he's disgusted in you. Are you the sort of person who likes to attend press screenings of Doctor Who and then post the entire plots of any episodes you see weeks in advance? Do you like to make sure all your friends on the web are aware of all the stories' surprises before they're broadcast? Do you like to call yourself a Doctor Who fan? If your answer to all three of those questions is yes, then yes, Steven Moffat hates you. Speaking to BBC Radio 5, the head writer of the best show in the universe recently made some angry but perfectly valid attacks on those spoilerphiles out there who not only continuously disregard River Song's famous warnings, but ensure that everyone around them is aware of the future twists and shocks they can scrape together, whether everyone around them likes it or not.
If you, dear reader, are one of those vandals, the Grand Moff has banished you from the Whovian community forever:
That's right, spoiler-spreaders. You're not wanted here. Get out of the Whoniverse and go watch Don't Scare the Hare. All this Moff-angst is being triggered by the posting of a full synopsis of The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon online prior to their broadcast after one such "fan" attended the premiere screening. Moffat's opinion of this particular individual:
Just to be clear: we know plenty of people, whether enthusiastic about Doctor Who or something else, who prefer being spoiled because they hate surprises. If that description fits you, please don't leave the fandom; it's your choice if you want to know what happens in advance. But if you choose that path, please don't ruin it for everyone else. If you do, then it's perfectly okay with us if you pack your bags and fall out of our TARDIS. Hear Moffat's rant for yourself and view commentary from the BBC's Colin Paterson and Doctor Who Magazine writer Benjamin Cook below… | ||
| Suranne discusses her Doctor Who experience… Posted: 11 May 2011 03:11 AM PDT Digital Spy has released a new interview with Suranne Jones, in which the Idris actress says that looking after her top secret Doctor Who script was like "carrying the Crown Jewels around"! "I can't tell you anything," she said. "You do Doctor Who, and you're literally bound by secrecy. You get your script, and across it [...] | ||
| British Steel takes on Doctor Who Posted: 11 May 2011 02:44 AM PDT  Aviva Investors, the current owners of the Porth Teigr project to regenerate Cardiff Docks - and the new Roath Lock BBC Studios - have agreed to sell the 38 acre development to the British Steel Pension Scheme.The full terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed, but the pension company has agreed to acquire both the BBC studios and to fund the development of the Centre for Creative Industries which is also to be built at the site. Hoong Wey Woon, Fund Manager for Aviva Investors, said: This is a landmark transaction for the igloo fund (the developers) and Cardiff. Working closely with the Welsh Assembly Government and the BBC we have been able to deliver an innovative development that will form the first phase of our wider ambitions for the Porth Teigr site. The financing and sale of this project reduces risk for igloo by securing a fixed exit price and the innovative structure will generate strong returns for our investors. Aviva also confirmed that the BBC would remain long-term tenants at the site - phase one of the Roath Lock development was completed in January, and Doctor Who is expected to re-locate there from the existing Upper Boat studios during 2012. News coverage from: Financial News, Professional Pensions | ||
| Moffatt attacks fans over Doctor Who spoilers - First Post Posted: 11 May 2011 02:30 AM PDT
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 02:25 AM PDT This review contains some spoilers for the Big Finish adventures Lucie Miller and To the Death; tread carefully! It has been four long series for the Eighth Doctor, he has faced cannibals, aged nearly two hundred years, fought Edgar Allan Poe creations, battled the Zygons, Mobius, The Headhunter, The Cybermen, the Nestene, Eight Legs and even the Krynoids, but despite them all nothing could separate the Doctor and Lucie Miller for good. They've had bumps and hiccups along the road but nothing can keep them apart for good. It would have to take the greatest evil in the 'verse for that to happen Enter the Daleks. In the CD extras Nicholas Briggs tells us how Alan Barnes said that the Daleks are the greatest threat to the universe and they go around the universe yelling "Exterminate!" but they never kill anyone important. In reality there could have been a middle ground between that and what happens in To The Death. To The Death takes place right after Lucie Miller (read the review here) and things are not looking better. The Doctor has barely survived a missile attack but he is out cold and not waking up. Susan, Alex and Lucie are panicking. They need the Doctor's help but he won't wake up. They only have one hope and that is to find the TARDIS using Susan's key. So they set out to find the blue box and save the Doctor, and hopefully save the world. They finally wake the Doctor when the Daleks find them and attack. The Doctor, and us, slowly learn the plan of the Daleks but things don't make sense when an old enemy, once thought destroyed, inexplicably reappears. It is the Dalek Time Controller, and it is revealed that the Daleks recovered him and called a Time Lord to help; the Monk answered. The Monk is the true enemy of this two-part finale. He released the plague that crippled Lucie Miller, he shut down the jamming device protecting the humans, and he helped the Daleks. In return he got to own all of Earth's greatest paintings, artefacts, and object d'art. He will be the richest thief in all of time. Tamsin doesn't like this. She leaves the Monk, joins with our heroes and sets out to fight. They get hold of a bomb, one which the Doctor is willing to take back in time to Amethyst Viral Containment Station and kill the Dalek Time Controller for good, stopping the virus, saving thousands of lives and sacrificing his own, and the laws of time, in doing so. Susan won't hear of it, Alex doesn't like it, and Lucie not letting it happen. The bomb has to be used in this time to end the war and the save the Doctor. To them the universe needs the Doctor. At this point the To the Death begins to echo some recent TV adventures, such as the moment in The Stolen Earth/Journey's End in which Davros taunts the Doctor for making his companions into soldiers, into warriors willing to die and kill for him. This happens again (or before?) with Lucie and the group. They all decide to fight and die for the Doctor, with powerful results. I am split with this ending. On one side of the TARDIS I am sad to see the companions go. I knew they were always going to eventually leave; they all do when they eventually grow up, but to experience death was painful. Would this ending have had the same punch without the death? We have seen era-ending finales that worked with very few deaths, the aforementioned Stolen Earth and Journey's End being prime examples, but on the other side of the blue box I have to commend them for not cheaping out on the finale. The Doctor didn't suck all the Dalek and Cybermen back up, he didn't wipe them away with a super-powered blond, he didn't tug the earth back into place after wiping out the entire fleet and he didn't go back in time to magically heal Lucie. They made a dramatic change and it had a lasting effect on the Doctor and the Monk. Fans of fantasy writer George R. R. Martin are quickly taught not to love his characters, they will just die. So should we hold the same true for this entire series? Does this ending feel mean? Are we being punished for loving these characters? The audio comes to a close with a shockingly dark Doctor, one that has been hinted at throughout the season and one that we have been waiting to see. We all know that at some point the Doctor goes dark; he ends the Time War in a brutal single swoop and locks away the Daleks, Time Lords, friends and countless other horrors forever. The Doctor we see at the end of To The Death is almost there, ready to apply his own brand of justice. He also resembles his future Tenth self when he wonders about bypassing the laws of time for his own benefits; there are echoes of The Water of Mars… A final note needs to be given to Graeme Garden as the Monk. The Monk is selfish, a liar and a coward, this is not surprising, but what was shocking and unexpected was the mournful presence the Monk had towards the sudden death of HIS companion Tamsin Drew. The Monk cared for her, he loved traveling with her, and while he may not have been completely honest with her he never wished this type of harm on her. So the Doctor and Lucie saga comes to an end. So what is ahead for the Eighth Doctor? We have a small mini-season in the main line of releases. The Doctor reunites with an old companion, Mary Shelley (yes…Frankenstein's Mary Shelley) but only time will tell if we will get a fifth season of the New Eighth Doctor Adventures Starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith and written by Nick Briggs, you can purchase To The Death from Big Finish on CD and MP3. | ||
| Mysterious Doctor poster, merchandise updates Posted: 11 May 2011 02:19 AM PDT The start of the new series has naturally seen a surge in new merchandise (and we're only 3 weeks in!), so here's a quick round up to get you up to date with what's out there! Firstly, the 'My Mysterious Doctor' poster featured during the opening moments of The Impossible Astronaut will go on sale on [...] | ||
| Doctor who: Suranne Jones interview on 'The Doctor's Wife' - Examiner.com Posted: 11 May 2011 02:13 AM PDT
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| Steven Moffat Takes A Stand Against Plot Spoilers - Anglophenia (blog) Posted: 11 May 2011 02:00 AM PDT
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| Torchwood: New Radio Series In Production - SFX Posted: 11 May 2011 01:56 AM PDT
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| Steven says people who leak plots are “horrific” Posted: 11 May 2011 01:39 AM PDT Steven Moffat has described the prospect of people leaking future story details as "heartbreaking". As BBC News reports, the showrunner told BBC Radio 5 Live that it's an "horrific" offence to spoil future episodes, referring in particular to a recent incident which involved somebody posting the entire plot of Series 6's opening two-parter online after attending [...] | ||
| Doctor Who' boss Steven Moffat “hates” fans who spoil plots - TV Scoop Posted: 11 May 2011 01:28 AM PDT
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Mix 96 Posted: 11 May 2011 01:16 AM PDT
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| Jones & Gaiman Talk The Doctor’s Wife Posted: 11 May 2011 01:10 AM PDT Another couple of interviews for The Doctor's Wife have been released. First up, one from Digital Spy with Suranne Jones who talks about her role as Idris.
And the second is from the BBC with Neil Gaiman: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzZIQmR Read more ...
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Eagle Radio Posted: 11 May 2011 01:01 AM PDT
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Key 103 Manchester Posted: 11 May 2011 12:56 AM PDT
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| So long, Douglas Adams, and thanks for all the books - The Guardian (blog) Posted: 11 May 2011 12:52 AM PDT
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - Isle of Wight Radio Posted: 11 May 2011 12:42 AM PDT
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - City Talk 105.9 Posted: 11 May 2011 12:33 AM PDT
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| Anger As Dr Who Plots Materialise On Web - 106 JACK fm Posted: 11 May 2011 12:23 AM PDT
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