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- Reviews: Paper Cuts
- The Shadow People: A Review
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- POLL: Who Should Play Captain America? - MTV.com
- Eddie McClintock finally finds a career treasure tucked away in ... - Los Angeles Times
- Tracing Your Family History Workshop - Loughborough News
- News: Code of the Krillitanes
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- Women 'offer Barrowman their wombs' - Digital Spy
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- > Kinnear to play NT Hamlet in 2010/11 - London Theatre Guide
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- News: Doctor Who Lost Stories Covers
- David Tennant to guest-host Absolute Radio breakfast show - guardian.co.uk
- Torchwood star on Doctor Who return and Desperate Housewives role - Coventry Telegraph
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- Captain Jack returns with Doc - The Sun
- Hytner Presents Rory Kinnear Hamlet at NT in 2010 - WhatsOnStage.com
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- Barrowman to Play Robin Hood in Cardiff Panto - Show and Stay
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- Barrowman talks Desperate Housewives stardom - Metro
- Barrowman hints at 'Doctor Who' return? - Digital Spy
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| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:16 AM PDT Look out! This months installment from the Big Finish universe is sharp! Paper Cuts is here and so are some old faces from the 70’s, but after the events of Patient Zero the only missing element is Charley Pollard herself. Will the Doctor figure out that there is a doppelganger in his mist? Or will he be to distract by old friends and adventure to realize that something is amiss? Doctor Who, like many sci fi shows and films, has had many recurring characters and alien races, but...  | ||
| Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:42 AM PDT Writer Scott Handcock, at the mere age of 24, has built up an impressive resume of experience in the three short years since he graduated from university with a degree in Classical Literature and Civilisations. His current accomplishments range from scripting some epic Doctor Who audios for Big Finish, to contributing features and interviews to Doctor Who Magazine! The man has his finger in every piece of the Who pie. And indeed, it was probably through his time as a production runner on the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures that lead to Handcock securing a contract to pen one of two new SJA audiobooks due to be released on October 8th, 2009. BBC Audiobooks were kind enough to send me an advance copy of his story last Friday! =D So taking my 'censorship of uber spoilers' stance into consideration, here followeth my exclusive online review of The Shadow People! Read in the silky tones of our favourite sonic lipstick-wielding heroine, The Shadow People tells a chilling tale of a class camping trip gone awry...  That doesn't mean to say this audiobook is Friday the 13th-level terrifying. But with a fast-paced narrative, creepily enhanced vocal work and whispery sound effects around every corner - a spare change of pants may be well-advised! Sound is a crucial asset to SJA episodes on the tellybox, and it's great to see the SJA audio's taking advantage of the medium to not only set the scene, but compliment Lis' reading style, to boot. The introduction of music to the stories this year is another inspired touch. The short compositions used aren't as intricately layered as some of the Watts brothers' fine work, but it's enough to give a story that extra oomph-factor to really engage young listeners. But, o'course - nothing packs more oomph than the plot itself, eh? So how well does The Shadow People fair against SJA audiobooks of Autumns past?  I was rather happy to see the story attempt to differentiate itself to The Thirteenth Stone, by having Sarah Jane merely tag along on the class field trip as opposed to chaperoning it like before. Acting as a figure of authority kinda dampens her character's relateability for me, but as a stray she comes across as far more vunerable when stalkery crimson-eyed dopplegangers whisper sweet-nothings into her terrified ears in the middle of the night. The fanservice in The Shadow People is clearly indicative of a writer familiar with the source material, with Carla's upgraded satnav from Mark of the Berserker playing a prominent role in the story, as well as a minor reference to Luke's favourite dinosaur t-shirt from The Lost Boy! Sarah Jane even talks about her spooky experiences from Ghost Town, a pre-SJA Big Finish audio recorded yonks ago, which came up as a scary story around the camp fire! The audiobook's packed with humour, too - with Clyde getting some of the best material. Funnier still is Lis' impression of Clyde! Yes folks, the street accent is back with a vengeance. Even Luke, surprisingly, comes out with a few quips. Speaking of whom, there's a rather significant plothole involving Luke that wasn't really explained away in the story. It involves Luke running off to a cave to investigate all the strange goings-on in the middle of the night, and he doesn't tell Sarah Jane where he's headed and for what reason. His behaviour's very out-of-character. There's no reference to any cave or clues leading up to its discovery at all. It pretty much got dropped in out of nowhere! That's the only fault I could find, though - 'cause once Clyde and Sarah Jane joined Luke at the cave [not much Rani!], the action progressed onto a deeply moving climax that, I confess, gave me a lump in my throat. Despite all my empathy for the situation, I have an inkling Handcock's audiobook may be the weaker of the two released this year. That plothole's just too darn big to ignore. Join me tomorrow, as I review The White Wolf, to see if it gets any better! Favourite Line: 'I felt them die...' Nabu's Rating: 4/5   | ||
| Doctor Who's Psychedelic Head Trip Of Evil, Finally Back In Color - io9 Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:18 AM PDT
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| POLL: Who Should Play Captain America? - MTV.com Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:39 AM PDT
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| Eddie McClintock finally finds a career treasure tucked away in ... - Los Angeles Times Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT
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| Tracing Your Family History Workshop - Loughborough News Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:22 AM PDT
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| Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:32 PM PDT Set for release on 4th March 2010 is Code of the Krillitanes, a Doctor Who book from Justin Richards which is released as part of the Quick Reads series - and as such priced just &ound;1.99. Described as "a short, sharp shot of adventure" is features the Tenth Doctor as played by David Tennant. “I blame those new Brainy Crisps. Since he started eating them, he’s been too clever by half.” Can eating a bag of crisps really make you more clever? The company that...  | ||
| What happened so far - Merlin - QS (blog) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 10:53 PM PDT
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| Women 'offer Barrowman their wombs' - Digital Spy Posted: 21 Sep 2009 10:01 PM PDT
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| > Kinnear to play NT Hamlet in 2010/11 - London Theatre Guide Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:15 PM PDT
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| Hytner Stages Rory Kinnear Hamlet at NT in 2010 - WhatsOnStage.com Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:14 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who actor David Tennant to guest-host Absolute Radio show - U.TV Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:09 PM PDT
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| News: Doctor Who Lost Stories Covers Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:07 PM PDT Big Finish have very kindly let us get our hands early on the two latest covers from the Lost Stories season of Doctor Who audio productions starring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant. Built around the "season that never was" in 1985, The Lost Stories features new versions of scripts planned to be filmed for television until the show was unexpectedly put on ice. Fifth in the series is Paradise 5 by PJ Hammond (Sapphire and Steel, Torchwood) and Andy Lane, released in March 2010. The...  | ||
| David Tennant to guest-host Absolute Radio breakfast show - guardian.co.uk Posted: 21 Sep 2009 08:48 PM PDT
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| Torchwood star on Doctor Who return and Desperate Housewives role - Coventry Telegraph Posted: 21 Sep 2009 08:02 PM PDT
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| Enron scandal to get big-screen airing - Businessandleadership.com - Sharing Intelligence Posted: 21 Sep 2009 07:57 PM PDT
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| Captain Jack returns with Doc - The Sun Posted: 21 Sep 2009 07:55 PM PDT
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| Hytner Presents Rory Kinnear Hamlet at NT in 2010 - WhatsOnStage.com Posted: 21 Sep 2009 07:40 PM PDT
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| Lesbian UK teacher jailed for sex with pupil, 15 - India Business Blog (blog) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 05:53 PM PDT
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| LONDON MUMS AND EDDIE CATZ TO HOST CHRISTMAS PARTY AND SECOND ... - In2town Posted: 21 Sep 2009 04:49 PM PDT
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| Pool-playing robot Deep Green 'will be unbeatable' - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:34 PM PDT
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| Barrowman to Play Robin Hood in Cardiff Panto - Show and Stay Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:31 PM PDT
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| Guest column: Employer mandate is an employee nightmare - Green Bay Press Gazette Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:11 PM PDT
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| Barrowman talks Desperate Housewives stardom - Metro Posted: 21 Sep 2009 01:28 PM PDT
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| Barrowman hints at 'Doctor Who' return? - Digital Spy Posted: 21 Sep 2009 01:11 PM PDT
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| It happened on September 22 - TeleText Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:26 PM PDT
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| Happy Birthday, Billie Piper - NewsOK.com Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:05 AM PDT
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| Obama's Elusive Auto Insurance Analogy - American Thinker Posted: 21 Sep 2009 10:07 AM PDT
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| Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage - Auburn Citizen Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:47 AM PDT
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| Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage - Modesto Bee Posted: 21 Sep 2009 03:28 AM PDT
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| Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage - IdahoStatesman.com Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:05 AM PDT
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