Monday, January 18, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Myths and Legends DVD Extras

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

DVD extras for two stories in the forthcoming DVD box set, Myths and Legends, have been cleared by the British Board of Film Classification.

hornsofnimonFor The Time Monster, 35 minutes of extras have been cleared to accompany the six part story.
  • Between Now... And Now! Science and the Time Monster (Featurette) 23'37"
  • Episode Three (Restoration Comparison) 3'21"
  • Photo Gallery 7'59"




timemonstertFor the four part Horns of Nimon, a total of 48 minutes of extras have been cleared.
  • Who Peter - Partners in Time - 1963-1989 (Featurette) 29'55"
  • Part Two - Music Demos 2'55"
  • Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre (Easter Egg) 1'18"
  • Read the Writer - Anthony Read remembers 6'26"
  • Photo Gallery 7'51"
Details for the third story in the set, Underworld, should be cleared soon. The box set is released in the UK on 29th March.

I swallow* - Sydney Star Observer

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:59 AM PST


Sydney Star Observer

I swallow*
Sydney Star Observer
My life's current soundtrack is a karaoke mash-up of Catherine Tate and Madonna "Waiting, wanting… for you to justify my bover". ...

PBS Announces Upcoming Programming at TCA Winter 2010 Press Tour - Blogcritics.org (blog)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST


PBS Announces Upcoming Programming at TCA Winter 2010 Press Tour
Blogcritics.org (blog)
The Royal Shakespeare Company performs Hamlet with David Tennant in the lead role and Stewart playing two parts, Claudius and the Ghost. ...

The Changing Face of Gay Culture - Just Out (blog)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:08 AM PST


The Changing Face of Gay Culture
Just Out (blog)
There is Captain Jack from Doctor Who and Torchwood, or there is the gay student Kurt Hummel in Fox's hit Glee. There is Sacha Baron Cohen's grotesque Bruno ...

Colin in Hustle

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:45 AM PST

Former Doctor Who star Colin Baker appears in BBC One’s Hustle this week, as a patsy for a scam who ends up dying of a heart attack! To celebrate Digital Spy called the Sixth Doctor himself to have a chat and after discovering that Colin doesn’t watch a lot of the more popular evening serials due [...]

January 2010 Big Finish Podcast

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:53 AM PST

Can it really be time for another podcast? Why not? It's 2010 after all. Nicholas Briggs presents, with help from Big Finish regulars David Richardson (line producer), Paul Spragg (producers' assistant) and Alex Mallinson (pixel monkey).

There's all the latest news and clips from Doctor Who (A Thousand Tiny Wings and Leviathan), Cyberman 2Highlander, Terry Nation's Rebecca's World (starring Paul Darrow) and much more. Listeners' emails, cheese and ham deep fill sandwiches, bagels and... some lovely chocolate stuff also feature!

Download or stream the audio now. 

Another 11th Doctor audiobook now available to pre-order!

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:46 AM PST

Back in November, we brought you news regarding the first ever Eleventh Doctor audiobook, The Hounds of Artemis, and now online retailers are listing a second audio story, The Runaway Train, which is set to be released this Summer! The Runaway Train is written exclusively for CD by Oli Smith, however nothing else about the release is currently known at this time. It’ll be available to [...]

11th Doctor Audiobooks

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:29 AM PST

Two BBC Doctor Who Audiobooks are due for release this year, featuring the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor and his companion Amy Pond While details are still sketchy, The Hounds of Artemis is by James Goss, while The Runaway Train is by Oli Smith. Traditionally with the BBC Audiobook titles since 2005, regular or main series cast [...]

Plans for new Cardiff Bay drama centre revealed

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:57 AM PST

Plans to shape a new state of the art BBC Drama Village in Cardiff Bay, made up of television studios, ancillary accommodation and offices, have been unveiled by the BBC. If the planning consent is granted, filming for Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, along with other dramas produced by BBC Wales, including Casualty and Pobol y Cwm, would move to [...]

Colin Baker responds to multi-Doctor speculation

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:39 AM PST

Colin Baker has revealed that the chances of all the surviving Doctors coming together for a one-off adventure, such as the previously rumoured Children in Need 2009 special, are unfortunately slim. The actor, who portrayed the Sixth incarnation of our beloved Time Lord between the years of 1984 and 1987, isn’t getting his hopes up for a [...]

Series 5 tidbits from The Sun newspaper

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:23 AM PST

According to a report in The Sun, Amy Pond will be working as a kissogram when she is introduced at the start of the new series. Filming pictures originally suggested that the Doctor’s new companion, played by Karen Gillan, was to be a policewoman, however the tabloid has today claimed that her uniform is actually a fancy dress [...]

BBC iPlayer crosses 100 million download request per month miletsone - IBTimes India

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:50 AM PST


BBC iPlayer crosses 100 million download request per month miletsone
IBTimes India
Other shows which played prominent part are Gavin & Stacey and David Tennant's final Doctor Who episodes. The TV requests alone were at 17.3 million on the ...

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BBC planning new 'drama village' - The Press Association

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:09 AM PST


BBC planning new 'drama village'
The Press Association
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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Dr Who taught me much - Otago Daily Times

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:09 AM PST


Dr Who taught me much
Otago Daily Times
This is the last show with David Tennant as the 10th doctor, and, hold me down because I'm frothing slightly at the mouth, sees his character regenerating ...

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email - io9

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:35 AM PST


New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
io9
... episodes will be less huge and wide-screen than Russell T. Davies' outings, check out this video where he tells former star David Tennant that every one ...

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Dissect The Tenth Doctor's Last Days - io9

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:34 AM PST


Dissect The Tenth Doctor's Last Days
io9
... "Voyage of The Damned" - have been made available for download to support the new edition of Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook's wonderful book, ...

Doctor Who & Casualty to be filmed in BBC village? - What's On TV

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:14 AM PST


What's On TV

Doctor Who & Casualty to be filmed in BBC village?
What's On TV
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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BBC to house Casualty in new 'drama village' after move from Bristol - Bristol Evening Post

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST


BBC to house Casualty in new 'drama village' after move from Bristol
Bristol Evening Post
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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BBC Smashes iplayer records thanks to Top Gear (and Sir Terry) - BirminghamMail.net (blog)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:05 AM PST


BBC Smashes iplayer records thanks to Top Gear (and Sir Terry)
BirminghamMail.net (blog)
Lumped together, parts one and two of BBC1's Doctor Who: The End of Time, which saw David Tennant's tear-jerking exit from the show, pulled in more than 1.3 ...

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Kiss Me, Karen!

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

According to red-top rag The Sun, there is more to new Doctor Who companion Amy Pond than meets the eye! The character - played by Karen Gillan - teams up with Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor in the first part of season 31, set to kick off in the Spring. Yet set photos of the red haired [...]

Creating a future of memories and Daleks - Wired.co.uk

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST


Creating a future of memories and Daleks
Wired.co.uk
Well, if her reaction to the exhibition, and her steadfast refusal now to go out without her Dalek badge are any indication, we could be on to a winner ...

Doctor Who's saucy new assistant - The Press Association

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:06 AM PST


Doctor Who's saucy new assistant
The Press Association
Karen follows in the footsteps of Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, Kylie Minogue, Michelle Ryan and Freema Agyeman by playing the Time Lord's assistant. ...

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BBC Cymru Wales Confirms Plans for Drama Centre - News On News

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST


BBC Cymru Wales Confirms Plans for Drama Centre
News On News
... growing stable of network drama produced in Wales – recent productions have included the award-winning Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood.

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Surprising Characters May Appear In John Carter And Avatar 2, Plus RoboCop ... - io9

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:02 AM PST


Surprising Characters May Appear In John Carter And Avatar 2, Plus RoboCop ...
io9
... episodes will be less huge and wide-screen than Russell T. Davies' outings, check out this video where he tells former star David Tennant that every one ...

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Obama Haiti Moves Frustrate Families - CBS News

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:52 PM PST


CBS News

Obama Haiti Moves Frustrate Families
CBS News
Matt Sears, Courtney's boyfriend, remarked to Rodriguez that her parents "have not had a whole lot of luck in the way of finding out information, ...

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BBC is marginalizing religion: Radio presenter - The christianmessenger

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:50 PM PST


The christianmessenger

BBC is marginalizing religion: Radio presenter
The christianmessenger
Mayo added he had listened to actor David Tennant on Desert Island Discs and that the presenter on the show had viewed the fact that his father was a ...

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'Casualty' heading to new BBC Wales centre - Digital Spy

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:33 PM PST


'Casualty' heading to new BBC Wales centre
Digital Spy
When it starts filming in Wales next year, Casualty will join fellow BBC shows Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood in the country's growing ...

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Casting Update

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:21 PM PST

Actress Helen McCrory - better known as Narcissa Malfory, mother of Draco in the Harry Potter movies, is confirmed on her website as appearing in the season 31 Doctor Who adventure Vampires in Venice. Written by Toby Whithouse (School Reunion), Vampires in Venice is evidently a vampire tale taking place in Venice - the town of [...]

BBC outlines plans for new 'drama village' - WalesOnline

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:16 PM PST


BBC outlines plans for new 'drama village'
WalesOnline
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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BBC Outline Plans For New Drama Village - Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:29 PM PST


BBC Outline Plans For New Drama Village
Coventry Telegraph (blog)
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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Doctor Who and Casualty to be filmed at BBC's new 'drama village' - 24dash

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST


24dash

Doctor Who and Casualty to be filmed at BBC's new 'drama village'
24dash
... of a growing stable of network drama produced in Wales, which already boasts Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood among its productions. ...

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Colditz - Limited Special Offer!

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:57 PM PST

To celebrate the new season of Klein stories - which begins this month with A Thousand Tiny Wings - Big Finish will be offering Klein's first story, Colditz, at a discounted price for a limited time period.
From now until 31 March 2010, Colditz will be for sale on CD and download through this site for just £5.00. So if you haven't yet experienced the history of the Nazi scientist who's about to become the Seventh Doctor's new companion, then there's never been a better time...

Square Eyes, January 18-21 - Stage

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:41 PM PST


Square Eyes, January 18-21
Stage
There may not be any surprises on the scale of the last ceremony's live link-up to the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon in which David Tennant made the formal ...

BBC Cymru Wales reveals plans for drama production centre - Powys County Times

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:33 PM PST


BBC Cymru Wales reveals plans for drama production centre
Powys County Times
... stable of network drama produced in Wales – recent productions have included the award-winning Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood. ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Stage

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:23 PM PST


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Stage
Imperious Isobel Hurll's Queen channels Catherine Tate, with Robert Quarry as quavering Ramsbottom. Special effects and cutting-edge technology are Vivyan ...

Mike marks daughter's birth with sculpture - Henley Standard

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:35 PM PST


Henley Standard

Mike marks daughter's birth with sculpture
Henley Standard
Meanwhile, a snow dalek appeared in Morcambe Avenue, Caversham Heights. Emily Walker and Ella Kirton, both 11, arrived home from sledging to find the ...

Colin Baker talks 'Hustle', 'Who' - Digital Spy

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:10 PM PST


Colin Baker talks 'Hustle', 'Who'
Digital Spy
Moving on to Doctor Who, do you think it was the right time for David Tennant to leave? "That's entirely up to him. I think in his case, possibly, ...

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Who Would You Axe?

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:00 PM PST

The Guardian’s Question of the Week has asked its panel of “experts” which BBC drama series should be axed in light of controller of BBC drama commissioning Ben Stephenson’s warning that some popular series would need to be axed in order to bring new drama. Somewhat confusingly, one of the so-called experts has chosen Doctor Who [...]

New 'Who' companion 'has kissogram job' - Digital Spy

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:52 PM PST


New 'Who' companion 'has kissogram job'
Digital Spy
New Doctor Who companion Amy Pond is to work as a kissogram when she first meets the Time Lord, ...

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BBC iPlayer usage on consoles up 74% since November - GamesIndustry.biz

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:42 PM PST


BBC iPlayer usage on consoles up 74% since November
GamesIndustry.biz
New Year's Day proved the most popular day for the iPlayer over the Christmas holiday, with David Tennant's final appearance as Doctor Who notching up 1.3 ...

Doctor Who: RPG!

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST

Following announcement of the Doctor Who RPG back in June, it seems that the game, subtitled Adventures in Time and Space, was quietly released in October for the Christmas market. Imagine you could go anywhere. This world or countless others, encountering strange alien races, new cultures or hostile environments. Now imagine you could travel to any [...]

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 179 EXTRA Edition

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 05:14 PM PST

"This song is ending. But the story never ends."

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 179 EXTRA Edition
Running Time: 1:40:21

We review all 10 Doctor's eras of Doctor Who in this Deca-Doctor Special of Doctor Who: Podshock. As we approach the new 11th Doctor era, we review where we came from with the previous 10. Included are interviews we conducted over the years with various actors to play the Doctor (including Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann), some of which have never been featured on Doctor Who: Podshock before.

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Doctor Who, Top Gear, Wogan Show help BBC iPlayer breach 100 million download ... - IBTimes

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:59 PM PST


Doctor Who, Top Gear, Wogan Show help BBC iPlayer breach 100 million download ...
IBTimes
Among television shows, David Tennant's final Doctor Who appearance was No.1, bagging 1.3 million requests. But its not just television shows that are ...

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BBC Trust to review popular iPlayer service - IBTimes

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:59 PM PST


BBC Trust to review popular iPlayer service
IBTimes
... thanks to popular television shows like the final episode of David Tennant's Doctor Who and Top Gear's South America special (Bolivia) and radio shows ...

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BBC iPlayer breaks 100 million download request mark - IBTimes

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:59 PM PST


BBC iPlayer breaks 100 million download request mark
IBTimes
While the final episode of David Tennant's Doctor Who and Terry Wogan's final appearance on the Radio 2 breakfast show Wake Up To Wogan garnered most ...

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