Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Freema Agyeman cast in BBC One's Dickens

Posted: 07 May 2008 12:16 PM CDT

BBC Drama Production today announced the key cast for Little Dorrit, Andrew Davies' major adaptation of Dickens' novel, which will be broadcast on BBC One this autumn (date to be announced). Freema Agyeman, best known to audiences as Martha Jones from Doctor Who and Torchwood, has been cast as Tattycoram, the foundling companion of the Meagles' daughter Pet. The Dorrit family are joined by a host of colourful characters who they encounter on their...

Sylvester McCoy stars in 'The Mikado'

Posted: 07 May 2008 11:45 AM CDT

Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy will be playing the lead in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. The production opens at the Sheffield Theatre Lyceum following a successful run in the West End and features the Oscar-winning sets and costumes from Mike Leigh's film Topsy Turvy. Starring alongside the Professor is Nichola McAuliffe, who will be reprising her role of Katisha from the West End run. McAuliffe previously appeared in Doctor Who as Vivien...

News: Pest Control GIVEAWAY!

Posted: 07 May 2008 09:24 AM CDT

I have to say I am very excited by this - this is only our second ever giveaway and while it has been a long time coming, we're very grateful indeed to BBC Worldwide for supplying us with 3 copies of Peter Anghelides' Pest Control, read by David Tennant! Pest Control is the first audio-only adventure for the Tenth Doctor, with previous outings being adaptations of the current BBC Books range. Therefore the only way to get to the bottom of the mystery that the Doctor and Donna find...

Sontaran Stratagem - Final Ratings

Posted: 07 May 2008 08:51 AM CDT

Final figures released by BARB give episode four of Series Four, The Sontaran Stratagem, an official rating of 7.06 million viewers. The programme was the 17th most watched for the week on British Television. On multi-channel television, the Sunday BBC3 repeat was watched by 1.04 million viewers and was the 6th most watched programme on multichannel for the week. The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.59 million viewers. Also listed...

Surprise Surprise

Posted: 07 May 2008 07:44 AM CDT

This little post of mine may well contain a number of spoilers regarding series two of "The Sarah Jane Adventures" - so if you don't wanna know, look away now!

Number one set reporter Scooty has heard a few rumblings that during the next 12 part run, David Tennant will be guest appearing as the Doctor. The actor will have already filmed his appearence if it is indeed going ahead, as Tennant is now on vacation ahead of his six month stint playing Hamlet for the RSC.

There's also been set sightings of the new Bannerman Road family, the Chandras. Initial set reports (back at the tail-end of April) believed that the vans marked "Rani" indicated a return of the female villainous Time Lord, played by Kate O'Mara. Following the release of the latest issue of DWM we're now aware that Rani is a human 14 year old girl!!

Various people believe that the Chandra family will replace Maria and the rest of the Jackson clan, who'll (if true) leave midway through the nest series...

More news when we get it.

Georgia Moffett joins the Forums

Posted: 07 May 2008 07:27 AM CDT

Georgia Moffett joins the Forums
News Dated: 7/5/2008

DWO are pleased to announce another Doctor Who celebrity guest into the DWO Forums.

Georgia Moffett - Actress

Doctor Who - 4.6: The Doctor's Daughter - (Jenny)

As of 7:30pm this Saturday (10th May 2008), after her episode has aired, DWO Forum members will be able to post questions to Georgia Moffett regarding her role in Doctor Who and her career as an actress. Over the coming weeks / month's Georgia will be logging in to answer your questions.

In 4.6: The Doctor's Daughter, Georgia plays the title role of The Doctor's daughter, Jenny. Fans may know that she is also the real-life daughter to Peter Davison who played The 5th Doctor.

Georgia is the latest in a long list of Doctor Who celebrity guests from both the Classic and New Series, to join our popular Ask & Answer section in the DWO Forums.

Post your questions to Georgia from 7:30pm on Saturday 10th May 2008:
http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=aa-georgiamoffett

Discuss this story in the DWO Forums:
http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1205570881

[Source: DWO]

Loans fuel raids on super - Adelaidenow

Posted: 07 May 2008 06:49 AM CDT


Loans fuel raids on super
Adelaidenow, Australia - 2 hours ago
... bank is not an appropriate response to dysfunction in the mortgage market,'' said David Tennant, the head of Care, a financial counselling service. ...

BBC admits to HD channel - Broadband TV News

Posted: 07 May 2008 06:02 AM CDT


BBC admits to HD channel
Broadband TV News, UK - 3 hours ago
The trail is designed to highlight the cinematic quality of the BBC HD channel, where the current schedule also features Torchwood, Heroes, I'd do Anything ...

Kylie tour almost ended in tears - The Sun

Posted: 07 May 2008 04:45 AM CDT


Kylie tour almost ended in tears
The Sun, UK - 4 hours ago
Doctor Who star DAVID TENNANT, Gavin & Stacey actor MATHEW HORNE and Kylie's ex OLIVIER MARTINEZ watched the show with Kylie's parents RON and CAROL joining ...

Make your own Doctor Who trailer

Posted: 07 May 2008 04:03 AM CDT

Work getting you down? Need something to make staring at a computer screen a little more exciting? Then why not take a look at the official Doctor Who website's new trailer maker. They've got TV footage, title screens, sound effects and music for you to edit...

Red carpet heroes and villains - Liverpool Daily Post

Posted: 07 May 2008 03:17 AM CDT


Red carpet heroes and villains
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - 5 hours ago
... Wintour (may a Chanel thunderbolt not strike me down), her Karl Lagerfeld silver confection made her look like the evil spawn of a snail and a Cyberman. ...

BBC Worldwide Unveils Licensing Show Plans - World Screen News

Posted: 07 May 2008 03:07 AM CDT


BBC Worldwide Unveils Licensing Show Plans
World Screen News, NY - 23 minutes ago
Underground Toys also holds a license for distributing existing Torchwood products and the manufacturing of new lines, some of which will be shown at BBC ...

Indy Comic Revealed

Posted: 07 May 2008 02:47 AM CDT

SFX's own Rob Williams is the writer on Dark Horse's new Indiana Jones comic book. He tells us how Indy's returning to four-colour fortune and glory… Where does this title fit in Indy continuity? "Indiana Jones And The Tomb Of The Gods takes place in...

Raiding your super - The Mercury

Posted: 06 May 2008 10:16 PM CDT


Raiding your super
The Mercury, Australia - 10 hours ago
... piggy bank is not an appropriate response to dysfunction in the mortgage market," head of financial counselling service Care David Tennant said. ...

Battling homeowners pillage retirement savings - NEWS.com.au

Posted: 06 May 2008 10:07 PM CDT


Battling homeowners pillage retirement savings
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
... piggy bank is not an appropriate response to dysfunction in the mortgage market," head of financial counselling service Care David Tennant said. ...

Home loans fuel raids on superannuation - Melbourne Herald Sun

Posted: 06 May 2008 10:05 PM CDT


Home loans fuel raids on superannuation
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 11 hours ago
... piggy bank is not an appropriate response to dysfunction in the mortgage market," said David Tennant, the head of Care, a financial counselling service. ...

Pest Control

Posted: 06 May 2008 07:44 PM CDT

It's all go this week at Kasterborous - we have a new interview with Peter Anghelides, the writer of new Tenth Doctor Audio Book Pest Control, as well as 3 copies of the CD version to giveaway!

Pest Control is the first Doctor Who audio-exclusive story to be published by BBC Audiobooks and is released this week (8th May). The title, read by David Tennant, will be available on CD and on download and will not be published as a book.

In Pest Control, the Doctor and Donna face monstrous insects and a ruthless robot exterminator in this thrilling, exclusive audio story, read by David Tennant. The TARDIS is lost in battle on a distant planet.

Anghelides is a veteran of original Doctor Who drama, and co-wrote the classic Eighth Doctor novel The Ancestor Cell.

You can read the interview with Peter Anghelides now - stay tuned for the competition details!

Sylvester McCoy Plays At Sheffield Theatres - HULIQ (press release)

Posted: 06 May 2008 07:40 PM CDT


Sylvester McCoy Plays At Sheffield Theatres
HULIQ (press release), NC - 13 hours ago
Sylvester McCoy is well known in the UK as the seventh and final Doctor in the long running and highly acclaimed BBC series Doctor Who (1986 - 1989), ...

Time Tots

Posted: 06 May 2008 07:33 PM CDT

If I had a daughter, I have to say that frankly I would be disgusted that she was wandering around with a gun shooting at things.

So how the Doctor is going to feel this week when he finds his daughter doing just that?

And how much continuity are we going to get? Any mentions of Susan and Gallifrey, for instance?

Family mentions in Doctor Who have been rare - we have to go back to the Troughton era for the last original run example, while Marc Platt's Ghost Light was originally going to be the story that became the novel Lungbarrow and set on Gallifrey in the Doctor's family home. Had it been made, genetically loomed Time Lords would have become series lore...

Similarly, it is now confirmed that the Master and the Doctor are not brothers; yet the Doctor has referred to other family several times since 2005's season 27.

Of course the main question about this weeks adventure is this: is Jenny really The Doctor's Daughter?

Latest issue

Posted: 06 May 2008 07:30 PM CDT

SFX 170 – June 2008 On sale Wednesday 7 May 2008 FREE STUFF! Could this be our biggest giveaway ever? To kick off our summer of reading, we've gotten hold of a whopping 56,000 books to give away free to our readers and subscribers! There...

Funding drama spells disaster for student actors - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 06 May 2008 07:14 PM CDT


Funding drama spells disaster for student actors
guardian.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
RSAMD alumnus David Tennant in Push Up at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in 2002. Photograph: Tristram Kenton It's as if someone read about the ...

SEE PICS Kylie Minogue kicks off world tour in Paris - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 06 May 2008 06:37 PM CDT


SEE PICS Kylie Minogue kicks off world tour in Paris
Now Magazine Online, UK - 8 hours ago
Kylie, 39, was supported by ex boyfriend Olivier Martinez, 42, and Doctor Who star David Tennant, 36. She met David when she appeared in the Christmas ...

The Doctor goes to church - Guardian Unlimited

Posted: 06 May 2008 05:57 PM CDT


The Doctor goes to church
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 15 hours ago
The idea of dead relatives coming back to life (later revealed to be an army of Cybermen) is dismissed by the Doctor: "I think it's horrific," he argues. ...

Doctor Who star David Tennant admits: I need my dad's help with DIY - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 06 May 2008 04:16 PM CDT


Doctor Who star David Tennant admits: I need my dad's help with DIY
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 11 hours ago
DR WHO actor David Tennant might be handy with a sonic screwdriver, but that's the full extent of his DIY skills. David admits his 70-year-old dad, ...

Eidos Deal The Ultimate Timelord Card With Top Trumps: Doctor Who - MCV

Posted: 06 May 2008 04:06 PM CDT


Eidos Deal The Ultimate Timelord Card With Top Trumps: Doctor Who
MCV, UK - 23 minutes ago
... of character Special Abilities for each of the six playable characters: The Doctor, Martha Jones, Captain Jack, The Dalek, The Cyberman and a Slitheen. ...

Kylie Minogue Kicks Off 2008 World Tour In Paris - Gigwise

Posted: 06 May 2008 03:42 PM CDT


Kylie Minogue Kicks Off 2008 World Tour In Paris
Gigwise, UK - 47 minutes ago
David Tennant, Matthew Horne and Oliver Martinez were all reported to have been in the crowd at last night's show.

Kylie Minogue Kicks of 2008 World Tour In Paris - Gigwise

Posted: 06 May 2008 03:38 PM CDT


Kylie Minogue Kicks of 2008 World Tour In Paris
Gigwise, UK - 51 minutes ago
David Tennant, Matthew Horne and Oliver Martinez were all reported to have been in the crowd at last night's show.

I managed to rip David Tennant's coat, reveals Doctor Who's daughter - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 06 May 2008 03:18 PM CDT


I managed to rip David Tennant's coat, reveals Doctor Who's daughter
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 1 hour ago
GEORGIA Moffett has told how she messed up filming Doctor Who - by ripping David Tennant's jacket. The actress revealed how she tore star man Tennant's coat ...

Dr Who's dad to the rescue - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 06 May 2008 03:12 PM CDT


Dr Who's dad to the rescue
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 1 hour ago
DR WHO actor David Tennant might be handy with a sonic screwdriver, but that's the full extent of his DIY skills. David admits his 70-year-old dad, ...

Georgia really is Doctor's daughter - Hereford Times

Posted: 06 May 2008 02:50 PM CDT


Georgia really is Doctor's daughter
Hereford Times, UK - 1 hour ago
Actress Georgia Moffett has told how she destroyed David Tennant's jacket during filming of Doctor Who. Moffett, the real-life daughter of a former Time ...

Kylie wows as she kicks off world tour in Paris - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 06 May 2008 02:14 PM CDT


Kylie wows as she kicks off world tour in Paris
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
Pals David Tennant and Matthew Horne made the journey across the Atlantic to see the star, who gave herself a well-deserved break in the middle of the set ...

Big names in Dickens classic - TeleText

Posted: 06 May 2008 01:41 PM CDT


Big names in Dickens classic
TeleText, UK - 2 hours ago
The classic will be adapted by Andrew Davies and also features Ruth Jones from Gavin & Stacey and Doctor Who actress Freema Agyeman. The multi-million pound ...

A Novel Affair

Posted: 06 May 2008 01:00 PM CDT

Reviewers required and upcoming book news.

Georgia Rips Into Who Role - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 06 May 2008 12:09 PM CDT


Georgia Rips Into Who Role
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 4 hours ago
GEORGIA Moffett has told how she messed up filming Doctor Who - by ripping David Tennant's jacket. The actress revealed how she tore star man Tennant's coat ...

David's Dad To The Rescue - Glasgow Daily Record

Posted: 06 May 2008 11:49 AM CDT


David's Dad To The Rescue
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 35 minutes ago
DR WHO actor David Tennant might be handy with a sonic screwdriver, but that's the full extent of his DIY skills. David admits his 70-year-old dad, ...

Kylie frocks Paris - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 06 May 2008 11:47 AM CDT


Kylie frocks Paris
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 37 minutes ago
Pals David Tennant and Matthew Horne made the journey across the Atlantic to see the star, who gave herself a well-deserved break in the middle of the set ...

"Brothers & Sisters" Recap Episode 215: "Moral Hazard" - AfterElton.com

Posted: 06 May 2008 01:28 AM CDT


"Brothers & Sisters" Recap Episode 215: "Moral Hazard"
AfterElton.com - 6 May 2008
and be sure to read the next recap which will be handled by my colleague and Torchwood recapper Steven Franks. "Verklempt" - the very word I used last night ...

TISSINGTON WELL DRESSING [WITH PICS] - Derby Evening Telegraph

Posted: 05 May 2008 09:21 PM CDT


TISSINGTON WELL DRESSING [WITH PICS]
Derby Evening Telegraph, UK - 6 May 2008
Children dressed a well to look like a pink Dalek in aid of Breast Cancer Care as part of Tissington Hall's annual well dressing event. ...

HDNet to Air Seasons One and Two of the Hit BBC Series 'TORCHWOOD ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 05 May 2008 09:05 PM CDT


HDNet to Air Seasons One and Two of the Hit BBC Series 'TORCHWOOD ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 6 May 2008
DALLAS, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet announced today that it has scheduled an encore presentation of each of the first twenty-six episodes of TORCHWOOD, ...

Dalek points the way to Dr Who exhibition - ic Wales

Posted: 04 May 2008 03:25 PM CDT


Dalek points the way to Dr Who exhibition
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 5 May 2008
DOCTOR Who's sworn enemy the Daleks have been given their own official roadsign for a Welsh tourism hotspot. Surprised drivers have spotted the aliens on ...

ENGLAND: The church is ailing - send for Dr Who - Virtue Online

Posted: 04 May 2008 07:12 AM CDT


ENGLAND: The church is ailing - send for Dr Who
Virtue Online, PA - 4 May 2008
Now, Doctor Who has caught the attention of church leaders, who are encouraging clergy to study the science fiction series to learn about its religious ...

Church compares Dr Who to Christ - Brisbane Times

Posted: 04 May 2008 04:34 AM CDT


Church compares Dr Who to Christ
Brisbane Times, Australia - 4 May 2008
LONDON - Episodes of hit TV show Doctor Who have been examined by church leaders in Britain as part of an attempt to make Christianity more appealing to ...

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