Thursday, October 2, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Art Department Free Talk To Be Given

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 12:52 PM CDT

A talk about the Doctor Who and Torchwood art department is to be given in Cardiff later this year. This free event, looking at the creative use of locations in Cardiff, will be held at the Millennium Centre on Sunday, December 7 between 6pm and 7pm, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session with production designer Edward Thomas and his team. Tickets must be booked in advance by calling 08700 40 2000 or visiting the main ticket desk. The talk will coincide with an exhibition of D

Brumpton and Burnett brought in for Carlisle - News & Star

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:34 AM CDT


Brumpton and Burnett brought in for Carlisle
News & Star, UK - 16 minutes ago
Wigton will keep an unchanged pack for the visit of Burnley while David Warwick and Richard Moffat, unable to travel with the first team last week, ...

Live Fracture webchat tomorrow

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:06 AM CDT

All fans of futuristic shoot-'em-up games stand to attention! Fracture , a new title from LucasArts, is set to land on 10 October and it's promising to deliver groundbreaking (that's kind of a pun, when you discover what the game's about) next-gen action. ...

Davies: 'Tennant could be OAP Doctor'

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:05 AM CDT

Russell T. Davies thinks David Tennant could play The Doctor into his seventies.

Exclusive: Arlene Phillips her relentless schedule and marriage to ... - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:23 AM CDT


Exclusive: Arlene Phillips her relentless schedule and marriage to ...
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
"I'd love to see David Tennant on Strictly," she says. "I think he's gorgeous. And Jonathan Ross, just because I'd like to see him use his feet instead of ...

Pinewood Never Dies - IGN

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:04 AM CDT


Pinewood Never Dies
IGN, CA - 3 hours ago
Other items on display included wardrobe from Johnny English and The Da Vinci Code, the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta, a telephone booth and a Dalek ...

Independent.co.uk Web - Independent

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:03 AM CDT


Independent.co.uk Web
Independent, UK - 3 hours ago
Kennedy is a fan of theatre (if not theatre producers who fail to stage her plays), and was recently stunned by David Tennant's Hamlet, in Stratford. ...

Fox Orders More Fringe - SF Universe

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:43 AM CDT


Fox Orders More Fringe
SF Universe, LA - 4 hours ago
He reminds me of a character in the Torchwood novel Border Princes, obscure reference, I know, but someone will get it. All-in-all, I still can't wait for ...

No reason why Lenny Henry can't be Othello - Birmingham Post

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:18 AM CDT


No reason why Lenny Henry can't be Othello
Birmingham Post, UK - 5 hours ago
Then of course there was the recent excitement around Dr Who star David Tennant playing the same role in Stratford (though that'sa slightly different case ...

Robot Chicken Star Wars 2

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:16 AM CDT

Typical. You wait ages for a decent Star Wars spoof, and then two come out at once. This year we've blessed with DVD releases for both Family Guy Blue Harvest and Robot Chicken Star Wars, and whether you prefer one to the other, you'd have to be seriously...

'Sanctuary' is another disappointment from Sci Fi - Scripps News

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:22 AM CDT


'Sanctuary' is another disappointment from Sci Fi
Scripps News, DC - 59 minutes ago
It's a lot like BBC America's "Torchwood," just without the wit and a charismatic lead actor. The show isn't helped by a two-hour premiere that states and ...

Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid of These Science Fictional Cults - io9

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:51 AM CDT


Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid of These Science Fictional Cults
io9, CA - 1 hour ago
... a sense of imagination, the Cult of Skaro’s singular task is the extermination of the enemies of the Dalek, and the ensured survival of their species. ...

Polarized in standings, LA visits Crew - MLS - Major League Soccer

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:28 AM CDT


Polarized in standings, LA visits Crew
MLS - Major League Soccer, NY - 3 hours ago
LA: David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Alan Gordon, Brandon McDonald, Greg Vanney SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CLB: William Hesmer, Andy Iro, Adam Moffat, ...

News: Classic or Modern Poll

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:22 AM CDT

The Guardian website is running a Doctor Who poll - based on whether you prefer classic Who or post 2005 Who. After some consideration, I surprised myself and voted for the modern incarnation of the series. Do you like your Doctor Who in black and white with strongly-plotted stories, wobbly sets, model spaceships and crude CSO special effects. The era of UNIT, the old control room, Leela, the Ice Warriors, the Celestial Toymaker and the Key to Time. Or a you a fan of the revival with its...

More of the same, lads - Portadown Today

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 01:17 AM CDT


More of the same, lads
Portadown Today, UK - 3 hours ago
"And Steven Hyndes and Ryan Moffatt linked up superbly down the left. "We've had to contend with a lot this season due to injuries and various other ...

Rendezvous with Drama: More about BBC Radio's sci-fi season - Stage

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 12:22 AM CDT


Rendezvous with Drama: More about BBC Radio's sci-fi season
Stage, UK - 2 hours ago
When BBC TV's Torchwood slipped onto Radio 4 as part of the station's Big Bang Day, it instantly became the Corporation's most downloaded programme. ...

Russell T Davies: David Tennant could still be playing Doctor Who ... - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 11:03 PM CDT


Russell T Davies: David Tennant could still be playing Doctor Who ...
Now Magazine Online, UK - 10 hours ago
David Tennant could still be starring in Doctor Who when he's collecting his pension, according to the show's head writer. Russell T Davies reckons the ...

David Tennant loses his rag - The Spoof (satire)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 10:14 PM CDT


David Tennant loses his rag
The Spoof (satire), UK - 11 hours ago
David Tennant, star of the vaguely known sci-fi show 'Doctor Who', lost his temper yesterday. The actor, 37, who was in a cafe at the time, stunned people ...

Pull the plug on the Internet now - IT Examiner

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:37 PM CDT


Pull the plug on the Internet now
IT Examiner, India - 5 hours ago
... or fan sites questioning if the head Dalek was painted the correct colour in the last episode of Doctor Who, or the Daily Mail spouting on about illegal ...

A windscreen into the Assembly world... a day at the Senedd - Powys County Times

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:26 PM CDT


A windscreen into the Assembly world... a day at the Senedd
Powys County Times, UK - 5 hours ago
My expectations of Cardiff and the Bay area were based entirely on Torchwood, so I think I was always destined to be disappointed. ...

News: DT Lookalike in Tabloid Cheekfest

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:43 PM CDT

If they ever made a Carry on Doctor Who, they could do a lot worse than use this as a model... The tabloid we don't link to has run a feature on some "sexy sci-fi lovers" who are interviewed in ladies hairdresser rag Love It.  This group of... "interesting" folk... include three man/woman couplings of Star Wars fan, Star Trek fan... and Doctor Who fan.  In he's more than a fan - he's also a David Tennant lookalike.  Now while the story related below is a...

BBC and ITV escape Fraud Office investigation - Brand Republic

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 08:41 PM CDT


BBC and ITV escape Fraud Office investigation
Brand Republic, UK - 12 hours ago
... given the People's Choice prize at the 2005 British Comedy Awards when more people had actually voted for BBC programme 'The Catherine Tate Show'. ...

Art London opens to showcase best in modern art - SpringFair.com Marketplace

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT


Art London opens to showcase best in modern art
SpringFair.com Marketplace, UK - 7 hours ago
... David Spiller's canvas vision of Pinocchio on The Fine Art Society stand and miniature Donald Duck and Doctor Who Dalek sculptures. ...

Doctor Who showrunner launches new book revealing show's secrets - Coventry Telegraph

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 07:14 PM CDT


Doctor Who showrunner launches new book revealing show's secrets
Coventry Telegraph, UK - 24 minutes ago
... decisions are made; and how he juggles the demands of Doctor Who with the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. ...

Dr Who writer backs gay film fest - BBC News

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 06:57 PM CDT


Dr Who writer backs gay film fest
BBC News, UK - 42 minutes ago
Russell T Davies, the writer who revived Doctor Who, is backing what organisers claim is the world's biggest gay and lesbian short film festival. ...

What's on (Thursday, October 2 to Thursday, October 9 2008) - Northumberland Gazette

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:28 PM CDT


What's on (Thursday, October 2 to Thursday, October 9 2008)
Northumberland Gazette, UK - 3 hours ago
Local Art. A showcase including The Old Chapel Art Group, Alnmouth, Acklington Art Group, Bolton Arts Group, Life Drawing Class, Jimmie Moffat and other art ...

Waugh's comic genius has always defied the filmmakers - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:25 PM CDT


Waugh's comic genius has always defied the filmmakers
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
... an adaptation of Vile Bodies, suffered from a distracting overload of cameo casting which all but overwhelmed the promising young actors (David Tennant, ...

to be or not to be: David Tennant as Hamlet - Flick Filosopher

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:18 PM CDT


to be or not to be: David Tennant as Hamlet
Flick Filosopher, NY - 1 hour ago
David Tennant's Hamlet is thrilling... and not just because I'ma fan of the actor. His Hamlet is our Hamlet: a spin on the Prince of Denmark with a palpable ...

No probe into TV phone-in scandals - Metro

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:08 PM CDT


No probe into TV phone-in scandals
Metro, UK - 2 hours ago
The report also said the actual winner should have been The Catherine Tate Show. There was no suggestion that Williams or Ant and Dec were aware of "any of ...

No fraud probe into TV scandals - Press and Journal

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:48 PM CDT


No fraud probe into TV scandals
Press and Journal, UK - 2 hours ago
The report also said the actual winner should have been The Catherine Tate Show. There was no suggestion that Williams or Ant and Dec were aware of "any of ...

TV Review: Sci Fi's 'Sanctuary' is no 'Farscape' - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:46 PM CDT


TV Review: Sci Fi's 'Sanctuary' is no 'Farscape'
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 1 hour ago
It's a lot like BBC America's "Torchwood," just without the wit and a charismatic lead actor. The show isn't helped by a two-hour premiere that states and ...

Giving Fan Fiction Its Head - Chicago Reader

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:38 PM CDT


Giving Fan Fiction Its Head
Chicago Reader - 1 hour ago
... stories for established series characters; Torchwood was spun off from the revamped Dr. Who series. ("Torchwood" is in fact an anagram of "Doctor Who. ...

TV Review: 'Sanctuary' - Zap2it.com

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 12:04 PM CDT


TV Review: 'Sanctuary'
Zap2it.com - 2 hours ago
Worst of all, the show lacks the oomph and sense of fun of shows like Doctor Who or even its spin-off Torchwood. Sanctuary is by no means a bad show, ...

Surf stars take to pool at National Champs - 3 News NZ

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 09:39 AM CDT


Surf stars take to pool at National Champs
3 News NZ, New Zealand - 2 hours ago
A strong showing is also expected from rising pool stars like John Gatfield, Anamaria Clarke, Dylan Dunlop Barrett, Samantha Lee, and Kelsey Moffat, ...

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