Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Role call of political performers who try to act on their instincts - Yorkshire Post

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 04:25 PM PST


Role call of political performers who try to act on their instincts
Yorkshire Post
... and Blair's final flourish came with a credible cameo opposite Catherine Tate in a Comic Relief sketch in which he famously asked: "Am I bovvered? ...

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Top 10: television - New Statesman

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:49 PM PST


Top 10: television
New Statesman
Thank you, Russell T Davies, for proving that so-called family television is not a thing of the past. Childishly repetitive, and not always very funny, ...

PANTO favourite John Barrowman is back on stage for this year's family fun ... - WalesOnline

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:40 PM PST


PANTO favourite John Barrowman is back on stage for this year's family fun ...
WalesOnline
The actor, who plays Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood, will be pulling on his tights and entertaining audiences for the festive season for the ...

Who put that there? - The Sun

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST


The Sun

Who put that there?
The Sun
Crowds gathered, hoping to see Time Lord David Tennant. But it turned out the Tardis had been placed on the castle for a tourist promotion. ...

Tube Talk's Christmas Crackers 2009 - Digital Spy

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:32 AM PST


Tube Talk's Christmas Crackers 2009
Digital Spy
This is the television event of the year, the moment we've all been waiting for: David Tennant's final Doctor Who adventure, the return of The Master and ...

Have you done your Christmas shopping?

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST

Christmas is just two short weeks away, and, if you have a loved one who also happens to be a Doctor Who fan, you need look nowhere else for the perfect gift ideas! You can read up on all the latest merchandise news here, and also don’t forget to check out our guides for the awesome [...]

Advent Calendar: Day Ten

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST

It’s Day 10 of our countdown to Christmas, and today’s treat is part two of our exclusive festive tale, entitled The Doctor Calls! In part one, which was released on Day 5, the Doctor arrived at Edward’s orphange on Christmas Eve, and we left it just as he was about to start telling the children a story. Now, you can find [...]

The Sorcerer's Apprentice Trailer - FilmShaft.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:48 AM PST


FilmShaft.com

The Sorcerer's Apprentice Trailer
FilmShaft.com
Alex Wagner: Obviousley I loved Inglorious Basterds but my film of the year is District 9. kayfairbairn: I am a big fan of torchwood and I just love it but ...

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David Tennant Goes To Hollywood - FilmShaft.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:47 AM PST


FilmShaft.com

David Tennant Goes To Hollywood
FilmShaft.com
The 38-year-old Scottish actor was in Hollywood at the same time as the BBC One show's executive producer and writer Russell T Davies – sparking rumours of ...

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The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009 - Examiner.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:02 AM PST


Examiner.com

The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009
Examiner.com
Meanwhile, as far as casting rumors are concerned, fanboy hopes that departing Doctor Who star David Tennant may portray the titular character, ...

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Susan Boyle: The Next John Travolta? - Anglophenia

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 08:30 AM PST


Anglophenia

Susan Boyle: The Next John Travolta?
Anglophenia
(Telegraph) Blogtor Who has photos of David Tennant in the bbc's production of Hamlet. Tennant previously played the titular role on stage in ...

The Year in Television - Baltimore City Paper

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 08:30 AM PST


Baltimore City Paper

The Year in Television
Baltimore City Paper
... but over the five-episode miniseries than ran on BBC America this past summer, Torchwood: Children of Earth blasted off into the stratosphere. ...

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Time is running out for the Lord of 'Doctor Who' - Zap2it.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 08:18 AM PST


Zap2it.com

Time is running out for the Lord of 'Doctor Who'
Zap2it.com
... marks the first of David Tennant's last three performances as the 10th incarnation of the Doctor, who finds himself facing off against a terrifying ...

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Review of the decade: Comedy - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST


guardian.co.uk

Review of the decade: Comedy
guardian.co.uk
Elsewhere in town, I was reviewing a young double-act called Mitchell and Webb, and – performing in a cellar – a promising character comic, Catherine Tate. ...

Shaun The Sheep - more grown up than Top Gear. Chris, Croydon - TeleText

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:35 AM PST


Shaun The Sheep - more grown up than Top Gear. Chris, Croydon
TeleText
Joan, Magherafelt Battlestar Galactica, Shaun The Sheep and Torchwood. Mondo, Kernow David Attenborough is a national treasure. RB, Malvern Love Ashes To ...

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Noughties TV favourites - TeleText

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST


Noughties TV favourites
TeleText
Joan, Magherafelt Battlestar Galactica, Shaun The Sheep and Torchwood. Mondo, Kernow David Attenborough is a national treasure. RB, Malvern Love Ashes To ...

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Review of the decade: Television - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST


Review of the decade: Television
guardian.co.uk
... its writers, led by Russell T Davies, brought a sophisticated, witty reading of science-fiction to their own childhood devotion to the Doctor. ...

Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who. - Kelowna.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:18 AM PST


Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who.
Kelowna.com
LOS ANGELES – David Tennant, actor, would never suggest that the burden of playing the current Doctor Who, the tenth Time Lord, was starting to weigh on his ...

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Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who. - Kelowna.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:09 AM PST


Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who.
Kelowna.com
LOS ANGELES – David Tennant, actor, would never suggest that the burden of playing the current Doctor Who, the tenth Time Lord, was starting to weigh on his ...

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Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who. - Canada.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:00 AM PST


Time's up for David Tennant as Doctor Who.
Canada.com
LOS ANGELES - David Tennant, actor, would never suggest that the burden of playing the current Doctor ...

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Sarah Harding steals the limelight at St Trinian's 2 premiere in her revealing ... - Mail on Sunday

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:48 AM PST


Sarah Harding steals the limelight at St Trinian's 2 premiere in her revealing ...
Mail on Sunday
Joining the cast for the sequel is outgoing Doctor Who David Tennant, who plays the evil Pomfrey, who tries to reach the treasure before the girls. ...

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Gunshots fired into residence on Torchwood Loop East - Columbus Local News (registration)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:41 AM PST


Gunshots fired into residence on Torchwood Loop East
Columbus Local News (registration)
Two residents of the 5300 block of Torchwood Loop East told police someone fired several gun shots into their home while they were inside between 2:15 and ...

UK listings magazines

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:52 AM PST

The previously-reported cover feature of the Christmas double issue of the Radio Times is by no means the only exposure Doctor Who is receiving from British TV listings magazines this Christmas. Most prominently, two other such publications have also produced Doctor Who-themed covers for their festive specials. TV & Satellite Week has a cover based around "The End of Time", while Total TV Guide's cover shows Father Christmas hand-painting TARDIS toys. The TV Times also features Doctor Who on its cover in a less prominent role, with an inset image of a Dalek promoting their own "Win a Dalek" competition.

Inside, the Radio Times is filled with Doctor Who-related material and previews. There is an in-depth interview with David Tennant, where the actor speaks about his thoughts on moving on to the next phase of his career. "Doctor Who has meant so much to me," he tells the magazine. "It's great to sign off with a flourish." Both parts of "The End of Time" are highlighted in the "Today's Choices" preview section for their respective days, with part one "Pick of the Day" for Christmas Day, described by the magazine's TV editor Alison Graham as a "thoughtful story." In the radio listings section, David Tennant's turns as interviewee (on Sunday 27th December's "Desert Island Discs") and interviewer (of Russell T Davies, on Tuesday 29th December's "Who on Who?") are also picked out as highlights of their respective days.

Both TV & Satellite Week and Total TV Guide also speak to Tennant about how he feels to be giving up the role of the Doctor. "Being a celebrity doesn't sit easily with me," he tells the former. "It's part of the job, but if that died down it would be OK." In Total TV Guide, he says of his successor Matt Smith that "I think he'll be good for the role because he has an unusual look. He could be either 18 or 40. I hope that doesn't offend him!" Both magazines make "The End of Time" their Christmas Day highlight, with TV & Satellite Week saying that "there's no doubt this year's two-part story will top all previous offerings," while Total TV Guide calls it "a fitting farewell for David Tennant's incarnation of the Time Lord." Both magazines also speak to Catherine Tate about her own Christmas special; she tells TV & Satellite Week of her appearance in "The End of Time" that: "It was sad, but I was delighted to be in the episodes. David is a brilliant actor and has brought everything he could to the role."

You can keep track of all major Doctor Who-related programmes on British TV and radio this Christmas with our broadcast summary.

Doctor Who Magazine #416 details!

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:19 AM PST

Last week, we brought you the epic cover artwork for the 416th issue of Doctor Who Magazine, and today, a press release detailing its contents was released ahead of its publication this week! Inside the magazine, there’s an exclusive preview of the upcoming Christmas specials, The End of Time, featuring dozens of previously unseen pictures, as well as [...]

UK man builds full-size functioning Dalek - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:32 AM PST


UK man builds full-size functioning Dalek
Mirror.co.uk
A Doctor Who fan from Birtley in Gateshead has built a full-size, functioning Dalek from wood, scrap and an electric wheelchair. We're just glad we live on ...

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More Christmas Gifts!

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:59 AM PST

Death in Blackpool and Mission to Magnus are being sent out to subscribers today and will be available to download before midnight tonight. Don't forget to let us know what you think of Lucie Miller's final adventures on the forums...

Once again, a merry Christmas to all of you at home!




UK man builds full-size functioning Dalek - ElectricPig.tv

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:04 AM PST


ElectricPig.tv

UK man builds full-size functioning Dalek
ElectricPig.tv
A Doctor Who fan from Birtley in Gateshead has built a full-size, functioning Dalek from wood, scrap and an electric wheelchair. We're just glad we live on ...

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BBC actress hanged herself as 'cry for help' - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:04 AM PST


BBC actress hanged herself as 'cry for help'
Telegraph.co.uk
Mrs Parker told how Stephanie broke into acting at the age of 15 - getting a role in the BBC Wales series Belonging starring Dr Who and Torchwood actress ...

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The Morning Meme (Wednesday, December 09, 2009) - AfterElton.com

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 12:03 AM PST


The Morning Meme (Wednesday, December 09, 2009)
AfterElton.com
Since I mentioned David Tennant is doing an American dramedy now that he's no longer The Doctor, I am concerned that this man in the UK didn't actually ...

Doctor Who Magazine 416

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:58 PM PST


Doctor Who Magazine 416 is the biggest ever edition and, less than a month before he leaves the role, is a David Tennant special, with the man himself giving an in-depth interview about his last days as the Tenth Doctor, the forthcoming Christmas Special, The End of Time, and the reasons why he's decided to leave his dream job.

"When the Doctor decides he's the 'Time Lord Victorious', we're making him quite unsympathetic", considers David. "Well, it's making him more Time Lord, actually, when you consider how they turned out. When we see the Doctor behaving arrogantly, selfishly or uncontrollably, it's then that he appears more fallible, and therefore more human?
The Time Lords were pretty fallible too. It's hubris. It's Greek. It needed that scale to tell the final story. It's a tale of the gods, really but gods who are fallible and, I suppose, human."


Also in the issue:
  • AS TIME GOES BY With just two weeks to go until this year's Doctor Who Christmas Specials, there is a taste of what's in store, with dozens of new photos from The End of Time.
  • MASTERPIECE
    He's the Doctor's most persistent Time Lord nemesis – the Master is back. John Simm explains why he couldn't miss out on the Tenth Doctor's final party.
  • GRANDAD, GRANDAD, LOVELY!
    The Doctor's faithful friend Wilfred Mott enters the TARDIS – and for Bernard Cribbins it's his first trip into time and space for 43 years! Cribbins looks back over his long career.
  • A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING
    The Fact of Fiction turns back the clock to Christmas 2005, and the moment when we first met the Tenth Doctor – in The Christmas Invasion.
  • IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
    Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has written his very last Production Notes, what will be his all-important final word?
  • SIMPLY RED!
    Majenta Pryce's dark secrets are about to be revealed as the Tenth Doctor begins his final, epic, comic strip adventure – THE CRIMSON HAND, by Dan McDaid with art from Martin Geraghty.
  • THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND
    A look back at the most memorable Doctor Who moments of 2009 in the Review of the Year.
  • PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999
    THhe Time Team relive the end of the twentieth century as they turn their attention to the Eighth Doctor's only on-screen adventure, the 1996 TV Movie.
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
    The Watcher concludes his definitive guide to the Time Lord's many incarnations by taking a close look at The Tenth Doctor.
  • MONEY – THAT'S WHAT I WANT
     Catches up with the Sil, aka Nabil Shaban and find out what he thinks about Jonathan Ross, YouTube, weapons of mass destruction – and returning as Sil on audio.

Plus The Watcher is back with the Christmas Quiz, there is a giant-sized, double-sided poster, and a chance to win the latest DVDs, CDs, books and audios – including the Doctor Who Series 1-4 box set.

Actress hanging was misadventure - BBC News

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST


Actress hanging was misadventure
BBC News
Mrs Parker told how her daughter broke into acting at the age of 15 in Belonging, which also starred Torchwood actress Eve Myles. ...

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Young actress hanged herself in bout of depression - South Wales Evening Post

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:46 PM PST


Young actress hanged herself in bout of depression
South Wales Evening Post
... broke into acting at the age of 15 - getting a role as Stacey in the BBC Wales series Belonging starring Torchwood actress Eve Myles. ...

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Last Episodes Of "Doctor Who" Lead Up To New Star - AHN

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:32 PM PST


Last Episodes Of "Doctor Who" Lead Up To New Star
AHN
Lead writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies will be shifting his titles to fellow writer Steven Moffat. Davies also created the two spin-off series ...

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INTERVIEW: Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding talks about her latest acting role ... - News Shopper

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 11:29 PM PST


INTERVIEW: Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding talks about her latest acting role ...
News Shopper
The foxy 28-year-old plays the rebellious Roxy and joins Rupert Everett as Miss Fritton, Colin Firth as Geoffrey Thwaites and Dr Who star David Tennant as ...

BBC lights up Christmas with new seasonal delights - Indiantelevision.com

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST


BBC lights up Christmas with new seasonal delights
Indiantelevision.com
"Many of the BBC's favourite faces will also feature this year – from David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Victoria Wood and Aled Jones. ...

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BBC releases Xmas HD listings - Techwatch

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:33 PM PST


BBC releases Xmas HD listings
Techwatch
These include David Tennant's final two appearances as Doctor Who on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, along with the 'Doctor Who: Dreamland' animation. ...

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Make a Final Short Trip...

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:13 PM PST

At the end of the year, Big Finish's licence to produce Short Trips books expires as does the right to sell them, so the Christmas sale represents your last chance to get hold of them!

At the moment we have every book in stock, but supplies are running out, particularly of the following:
2:   Companions
18: Time Signature
19: Dalek Empire
22: The Ghosts of Christmas
27: Christmas Around the World
28: Indefinable Magic

Order now to avoid disappointment! Click here for the full list...

Noughties TV favourites - TeleText

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:09 PM PST


Noughties TV favourites
TeleText
Sue, Hull Loved David Tennant in Blackpool, Secret Smile, Casanova, Recovery, Learners, and most of all, Dr Who. Hard to believe there was ever TV without ...

Shooting stars taking aim for panto success - WalesOnline

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 07:32 PM PST


Shooting stars taking aim for panto success
WalesOnline
EXCITED youngsters are getting ready to take centre stage alongside Torchwood star John Barrowman at the New Theatre in this year's Christmas production of ...

Awaydays DVD review - Den Of Geek

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 07:12 PM PST


Awaydays DVD review
Den Of Geek
The producer David Hughes, had wanted to use a clip from Tom Baker era Doctor Who to help reinforce the late 1979 period detail (imagine the juxtaposition ...

Prezza's lush life - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 07:11 PM PST


Prezza's lush life
guardian.co.uk
The former deputy prime minister, following in the TV footsteps of Tony Blair – who appeared on screen with Catherine Tate – will turn up at "old flame" ...

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Girl Number 9 DVD confirmed - Den Of Geek

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:57 PM PST


Girl Number 9 DVD confirmed
Den Of Geek
... Girl Number 9 was the brainchild of the lovely James Moran, the same James Moran who has written for Doctor Who, Torchwood and Primeval. ...

Christmas television highlights - Hunts Post

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 06:54 PM PST


Christmas television highlights
Hunts Post
Thrilling time-travelling adventure comes courtesy of a special edition of Doctor Who, which sees The Doctor (David Tennant) up against his psychotic ...

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They're friends electric - California Chronicle

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 04:59 PM PST


They're friends electric
California Chronicle
When Numan enters the studio, he is far from the impassive cyberman of lore. Dressed in jeans, black T-shirt and Doc Martens, like an off-duty metalhead, ...

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Fett Hates Fruitcake: 12 Days of SPACE-Mas! - StarWars.com

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 02:31 PM PST


Fett Hates Fruitcake: 12 Days of SPACE-Mas!
StarWars.com
... with zombie movies, superhero movies, end of the world movie marathon, Torchwood: Children of Earth, Doctor Who, stargate, Star Trek movies and more! ...

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