Thursday, December 24, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


UK box office: 'Avatar' opens big - Flick Filosopher (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST


UK box office: 'Avatar' opens big
Flick Filosopher (blog)
David Tennant is in St. Trinian's 2, so I'll certainly have to see that one eventually... terrible reviews notwithstanding. Of couse, I should probably ...

BBC America To Run David Tennant's ENTIRE 'Who' Run On New Year's Day… - TVOvermind

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:45 AM PST


TVOvermind

BBC America To Run David Tennant's ENTIRE 'Who' Run On New Year's Day…
TVOvermind
According to Gallifrey One, BBC America will air David Tennant's entire run as The Doctor from midnight on New Year's Day till 10pm/9c on January 2nd. ...

Q&A: Russell T Davies talks 'End of Time' - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST


Q&A: Russell T Davies talks 'End of Time'
Digital Spy
This Christmas, David Tennant - recently voted the nation's favourite ever Doctor - will bow out from the show in a two-part special titled 'The End Of ...

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ABOVE: DR WHO: David Tennant - Daily Star

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:08 AM PST


ABOVE: DR WHO: David Tennant
Daily Star
So for now, just sit back and enjoy his latest chilling confrontation with the Master (John Simm) – with Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate re-emerging to ...

'Doctor Who' blogging: “The Waters of Mars” - Flick Filosopher (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST


'Doctor Who' blogging: "The Waters of Mars"
Flick Filosopher (blog)
I wasn't seeing how this was worthy of being the third-to-last story ever for David Tennant. I thought, Oh, yawn, boring, he's gonna try to avert disaster ...

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Merry Christmas to all!

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST

From the team here at WhovianNet, we’d just like to wish all of our visitors a wonderful, safe, and very merry Christmas! It’s been a great 12 months for the site (but more on that next week!), and we can’t believe that we’re nearing the end of yet another year. And guess what? If all the presents, mince [...]

DWO WhoCast episode 155 - Merry Christmas!

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 10:00 AM PST

We hang the tinsel, put up the tree and carol our hearts out - the DWO WhoCast goes Christmas!

Hear some special Christmas wishes from some of our fellow Doctor Who podcasters, as well as the exciting dramatisation of our script competition winner - Waters of Bethlehem by Steve Case.

Merry Xmas and best wishes of the season to all the listeners of the DWO WhoCast!  Enjoy End of Time!

Davies, Tennant talk 'Doctor Who: The End of Time' - ChicagoNow (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:45 AM PST


Davies, Tennant talk 'Doctor Who: The End of Time'
ChicagoNow (blog)
Writer/producers Russell T Davies and Jane Gardner will turn over the reins of the long-running series to new executive producers Steven Moffat and Piers ...

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Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #1 - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:33 AM PST


Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #1
Digital Spy
And that can signal only one thing: yet another very poor, tenuous joke the big reveal of your favourite David Tennant Doctor Who moment! ...

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We pick the top 10 TV shows of the year - California Chronicle

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:01 AM PST


We pick the top 10 TV shows of the year
California Chronicle
Torchwood's combination of science fiction, sexual tension, quick-witted comedy and operatic drama reached new heights -- and new levels of sacrifice and ...

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Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #2 - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:17 AM PST


Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #2
Digital Spy
Time now to reveal your runner-up in the countdown of David Tennant's top ten Doctor Who moments. Can you feel the tension? ...

Tennant: 'I'll miss Doctor Who comics' - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:24 AM PST


Tennant: 'I'll miss Doctor Who comics'
Digital Spy
Doctor Who actor David Tennant has said that he will miss the comics based on the character when he steps down. ...

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We pick the top 10 TV shows of the year - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:07 AM PST


We pick the top 10 TV shows of the year
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Torchwood's combination of science fiction, sexual tension, quick-witted comedy and operatic drama reached new heights — and new levels of sacrifice and ...

Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #3 - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:47 AM PST


Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #3
Digital Spy
We're getting down to serious business now: it's time to reveal your third most popular David Tennant moment. ...

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Press Notes

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST

Russell T Davies has told The Guardian how he took Pop Idol as his inspiration for the rebirth of Doctor Who. He tells the paper how he used to gather around at a friend's house to watch the final. He says "I wanted to do that with drama. If we could have the voice at the beginning of The X Factor introducing each episode I would do it."

In a somewhat different interview Davies has caused controversy by voicing his concerns about the future of the BBC, should The Conservative Party win the 2010 General Election. Davies told The Mirror he fears the BBC will be dismantled by the Tories and is convinced that a move to freeze the licence fee by the Conservatives will be the beginning of the end for the corporation. "They'll dismantle it slowly. It'll get smaller and smaller until it just supports Radio 4 and some news. I'll come back and fight them at the barricades. I feel a bit like Alan Bennett, who said his favourite things about Britain were the BBC and the NHS." Davies's remarks were picked up by many UK papers, but not it seems in Conservative Central office. When journalist Ian Dale rang their press office for a statement he was told They wouldn't comment on it, because "Mr Davies is a backbench MP and, as such, his opinion isn't necessarily party policy".

Veteran actress June Whitfield has told The Sun of a particular problem she had while recording The End of Time, when the script called for her to goose David Tennant, "Well, he is so thin that it was difficult to find the bottom!" says Whitfield, 84. "But this was in the script, I promise."

What's On Tonight: Raising The Bar, Football, Christmas Specials - TV Squad (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 03:23 AM PST


What's On Tonight: Raising The Bar, Football, Christmas Specials
TV Squad (blog)
At 8:40, BBC America has a Christmas Catherine Tate Show. At 10:30, Food Network has a Christmas Ace of Cakes. At 11:35, CBS has Christmas at the Cathedral: ...

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Tate unsure over sketch show future - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 02:43 AM PST


Tate unsure over sketch show future
Digital Spy
Catherine Tate has confirmed that she currently has no plans for a fourth series of her BBC sketch show. ...

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Dr Who is a winner in the US - Techwatch

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:55 AM PST


Dr Who is a winner in the US
Techwatch
The latter will mark the demise of the tenth doctor played by David Tennant and the launch of a new Doctor to be played by Matt Smith. ...

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David Tennant Says 'Doctor Who' Comics Are 'One Of The Things I'll Miss' After ... - MTV.com

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:37 AM PST


David Tennant Says 'Doctor Who' Comics Are 'One Of The Things I'll Miss' After ...
MTV.com
The "Doctor Who" television series kicks off its two-part finale this weekend with Friday's "The End of Time: Part One," and as "Who" fans are well aware, ...

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Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-four

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:31 AM PST

Well, we’ve almost made it, folks! It’s Christmas Eve, which means that tomorrow the first part of The End of Time will have its official debut in the United Kingdom, and the Tenth Doctor’s last adventure will begin! And, as frequent visitors to WhovianNet will know, we’ve been planning our farewell to him for a while now. [...]

Doctor Who: David Tennant interview - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:25 AM PST


The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Doctor Who: David Tennant interview
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
David Tennant in a scene from "Doctor Who: The End of Time.""Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part 1" - the first half of ...

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Poll: Your holiday and new year's wish for TV - Baltimore Sun (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:04 AM PST


Poll: Your holiday and new year's wish for TV
Baltimore Sun (blog)
The new Doctor (Matt Smith) can at least hold a candle to David Tennant. None of the shows I watch regularly are cancelled prematurely. ...

USA gets 46 hour Who Marathon

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:41 PM PST

PhotobucketFollowing its ratings success with The Waters of Mars, BBC America is broadcasting nothing but Doctor Who for the first 46 hours of 2010. Almost the entire run of David Tennant episodes will be shown starting with the Christmas Invasion at midnight New Years Day and going right through to the End of Time Part Two ending at 10pm on 2nd January.

Doctor Who: Hornet's Nest 4: Sting In The Tale (BBC Audiobooks) Starring Tom Baker - Saffron Walden Reporter

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:17 PM PST


Doctor Who: Hornet's Nest 4: Sting In The Tale (BBC Audiobooks) Starring Tom Baker
Saffron Walden Reporter
CONTINUING the linked series of audio stories which have seen Tom Baker return to the role of the Fourth Doctor after more than 25 years. ...

Doctor Who: Hornet's Nest 5: Hive of Horrors (BBC Audiobooks) Starring Tom Baker - Saffron Walden Reporter

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:17 PM PST


Doctor Who: Hornet's Nest 5: Hive of Horrors (BBC Audiobooks) Starring Tom Baker
Saffron Walden Reporter
AND so just as we were getting used to Tom Baker once again taking on the role of the Fourth Doctor, his quintet of all-new adventures comes to an end. ...

Ratings and Schedule Update

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:07 PM PST

In the run up to The End of Time on Christmas Day, the Doctor Who repeats on BBC Three have been scoring high ratings. Tuesdays showing of The Next Doctor had 0.54 million watching making it the tenth highest multi channel programme for the day while Wednesday's repeat of Planet of the Dead did even better with 0.69 million watching and was the second highest multi channel programme for the day. The 7pm slot has no inheritance, being the first programme on BBC Three for the day, meaning the audience steadily rose throughout the episode with 850,000 watching by the end.

Meanwhile the BBC has revealed that Planet of the Dead was the ninth most watched programme of the year on the BBC iPlayer, with 811,800 requests over the year. Torchwood Children of Earth Part 1 was thirteenth with 559,800 requests. The top programme was Top Gear. The BBC iPlayer has its second birthday on Christmas Day and is now available on more than 20 different devices.

Following its rating success with The Waters of Mars, BBC America is broadcasting nothing but Doctor Who for the first 46 hours of 2010. Almost the entire run of David Tennant episodes will be shown starting with the Christmas Invasion at midnight New Years Day and going right through to the End of Time Part Two ending at 10pm on 2nd January.

IF you are scratching your head for those all important last few Christmas ... - Louth Today

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:06 PM PST


IF you are scratching your head for those all important last few Christmas ...
Louth Today
For the little boy or girl the Doctor Who Storybook 2010 is full of astounding tales of David Tennant's popular Time Lord - who will dematerialise for ever ...

Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #5 - Digital Spy

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:43 PM PST


Tennant's Top Ten 'Who' Moments: #5
Digital Spy
Welcome to the final day in our countdown of David Tennant's Top Ten Doctor Who Moments. Throughout the day we're going to be ...

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:33 PM PST


Now Magazine Online

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol
Now Magazine Online
Catherine Tate writes and stars in Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol, which is a reworking of Charles Dickens' classic novel. ...

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Happy Holidays from Doctor Who!

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST

And the wait for The End of Time is almost over!

Catherine Tate loves Christmas TV - Metro

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:10 PM PST


Metro

Catherine Tate loves Christmas TV
Metro
The funnywoman, who stars in Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol and the Dr Who Christmas special this year, admitted she couldn't wait to check out the ...

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Doctor Who feels the pinch - guardian.co.uk (blog)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:02 PM PST


guardian.co.uk (blog)

Doctor Who feels the pinch
guardian.co.uk (blog)
David Tennant as Doctor Who in The End of Time. Photograph: BBC/Adrian Rogers/BBC June Whitfield has revealed what it's like to pinch David Tennant's bottom ...

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Doctor Who: The End Of Time - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:08 PM PST


Now Magazine Online

Doctor Who: The End Of Time
Now Magazine Online
David Tennant reprises his role as The Doctor for the last time in festive special Doctor Who: The End Of Time. Now magazine will not publish anything which ...

So this is christmas… - IT PRO (blog)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:57 PM PST


So this is christmas…
IT PRO (blog)
But don't be downhearted and let me put you off the Doctor Who special yet – man I am going to miss David Tennant – as one thing that can be said of a ...

Our Christmas chat with Joannie "Nan" Taylor, played by comedian Catherine Tate - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:50 PM PST


Mirror.co.uk

Our Christmas chat with Joannie "Nan" Taylor, played by comedian Catherine Tate
Mirror.co.uk
Miserable Joannie "Nan" Taylor, played by comedian Catherine Tate, hates the festive season with a vengeance. So we sent our most cheerful reporter, ...

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Review of the year: January 2009 - WalesOnline

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:38 PM PST


Review of the year: January 2009
WalesOnline
He's little-known actor Matt Smith, 11th (and youngest) succeeding David Tennant as the 903-year-old Time Lord. Kelly Brook, sacked from Britain's Got ...

War Machine Minimate Revealed - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:33 PM PST


Comic Book Movie

War Machine Minimate Revealed
Comic Book Movie
... stark about creating a hulkbuster suit in this one. I dunno, the Diamond Select version of War Machine looks (to me anyways) like a Cyberman w/ gun mounts.

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BBC iPlayer solves Christmas TV quarrels - DigitalChoices.co.uk

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:23 PM PST


BBC iPlayer solves Christmas TV quarrels
DigitalChoices.co.uk
Films on the iPlayer over Christmas include family favourites The Incredibles and Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End, which will join David Tennant's ...

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Veteran star Bernard Cribbins finds new audience thanks to Doctor Who - Scottish Daily Record

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:40 PM PST


Veteran star Bernard Cribbins finds new audience thanks to Doctor Who
Scottish Daily Record
He is the grandad of Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate. Perfectly placed to judge, the sprightly Bernard has no doubts writer Russell T Davies' vision ...

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Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol, BBC1, 10.30pm - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:19 PM PST


Mirror.co.uk

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol, BBC1, 10.30pm
Mirror.co.uk
The three ghosties are played by Ben Miller, Roger Lloyd Pack and an almost unrecognisable David Tennant, who all attempt to convince Nan to swap her ...

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The 12 Blogs of Christmas: Twelve. New Year's Resolutions.

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:19 PM PST

New War Machine Action Figure Revealed! - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:18 PM PST


Comic Book Movie

New War Machine Action Figure Revealed!
Comic Book Movie
Since people are irritated by me not including direct sources for my articles, I will do so for now on. Well Diamond Select Toys has revealed a picture of a ...

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David Tennant departs after 4 years as 'Doctor Who' - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:02 PM PST


David Tennant departs after 4 years as 'Doctor Who'
San Jose Mercury News
But for David Tennant, whose long goodbye hits its final notes Saturday as BBC America airs the first half of his last "Doctor Who" special, ...

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David Tennant sneaked into Gruffalo private screening, reveals creator Julia ... - Scottish Daily Record

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:59 PM PST


David Tennant sneaked into Gruffalo private screening, reveals creator Julia ...
Scottish Daily Record
HE'S the star of the Christmas schedules - but Doctor Who's David Tennant couldn't resist taking a sneaky peak at what looks certain to become another ...

Doctor Who writer is convinced the Tories will call time on the BBC - WalesOnline

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:49 PM PST


Doctor Who writer is convinced the Tories will call time on the BBC
WalesOnline
WRITER Russell T Davies found himself in need of a Tardis and a sonic screwdriver yesterday as he came under attack from an enemy Doctor Who has never faced ...

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Fylde duo spending Christmas with TV nan - Blackpool Gazette

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:35 PM PST


Fylde duo spending Christmas with TV nan
Blackpool Gazette
Cue Joannie 'Nan' Taylor – the famous foul-mouthed character from The Catherine Tate Show – who is about to see the error of her ways thanks to the help of ...

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Dr Who: Farewell David Tennant's Doctor - The Economic Voice

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:16 PM PST


The Economic Voice

Dr Who: Farewell David Tennant's Doctor
The Economic Voice
You know it's coming, the last scene for David Tennant as The Doctor will be shown over the Christmas period with many a grown man preparing to cry his guts ...

Sheen Returns To Stage After Almost Two Decades - Gaea Times (blog)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST


Gaea Times (blog)

Sheen Returns To Stage After Almost Two Decades
Gaea Times (blog)
"Doctor Who" star David Tennant is bringing his portrayal of Hamlet from the stage to the small screen. July 24th, 2009 Jeff Bridges returns to world of ...

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Gruff Luck ; How Julia's Tale Became Festive TV Favourite - California Chronicle

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:57 PM PST


Gruff Luck ; How Julia's Tale Became Festive TV Favourite
California Chronicle
HE'S star of the Christmas schedules - but Doctor Who's David Tennant couldn't resist taking a sneaky peak at what looks certain to become ...

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Christmas TV preview - California Chronicle

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST


Christmas TV preview
California Chronicle
Meanwhile, Channel 4 repeats Tuesday's episode of Chatty Man , featuring Davina McCall, David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

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