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- Scotlands most eligible women - #19 Karen Gillan 22 Actress - Scotsman (subscription)
- The "political agenda" of Doctor Who
- Terry Molloy Speaks
- Survivors: It's the end of the world as we know it - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
- Doctor Who Movie? Some casting suggestions from politics. - Huffington Post (blog)
- Survivors: It's the end of the world as we know it - Houston Chronicle (blog)
- The Four Doctors!
- Anglophile Reviews: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Anglotopia.net
- 20 FEBRUARY– TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRE– ST QUENTIN GATE - MCV
- What's Next? David Tennant and Doctor Who - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
- What's Next? David Tennant and Doctor Who - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
- The Four Doctors
- Jonathan Ross Has Swine Flu - UKMedix Health News
- Star Trek star 'getting used to knighthood' - BBC News
- BBC archive retrospective to feature the lives of a Time Lord - DigitalJournal.com
- Madonna to direct Wallis Simpson biopic - with David Tennant as King Edward? - Coventry Telegraph (blog)
- The Thatcher Patrol
- Could Kevin Rudd's rule get any worse? - Courier Mail
- Kevin Rudd's chaos theory - Herald Sun
- New Big Finish for a Fiver Additions
- Thatcher-bashing Lefties didn't ruin Doctor Who – its silliness is apolitical - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
- IN PICTURES: Weekend highlights - Maidenhead Advertiser
- Australian news and ratings
- Doctor Who news round-up: villains, opening episode, and anti-Thatcher? - Den Of Geek
- Diana Vickers proves she has X Factor at theatre awards - This is London
- Tennants Hamlet Wins
- Dr Who reveals 'political messages' in 1980s scripts - WalesOnline
- Barrowman Sings For You
| Scotlands most eligible women - #19 Karen Gillan 22 Actress - Scotsman (subscription) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:04 AM PST
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| The "political agenda" of Doctor Who Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:55 AM PST  The idea of bringing politics into Doctor Who was deliberate, but we had to do it very quietly and certainly didn't shout about it. We were a group of politically motivated people and it seemed the right thing to do. At the time Doctor Who used satire to put political messages out there in the way they used to do in places like Czechoslovakia. Our feeling was that Margaret Thatcher was far more terrifying than any monster the Doctor had encountered. Those who wanted to see the messages saw them; others, including one producer, didn't. Andrew Cartmel, script editor of the time, commented on what he outlined to producer John Nathan Turner during his interview for the position:My exact words were: "I'd like to overthrow the government." I was a young firebrand and I wanted to answer honestly. I was very angry about the social injustice in Britain under Thatcher and I'm delighted that came into the show. However, a BBC spokesman was reported to say that "we're baffled by these claims - the BBC's impartiality rules applied just as strongly then as they do to programmes now."   Cartmel clarified that the comment on overthrowing the government was taken out of context, and that John Nathan Turner then said that the most that Doctor Who could do is show that "people with purple skin and green skin are all equal". Collins was also quick to dismiss any intimation from the recent media interest that there was no 'secret' agenda that was hidden from the Conservatives - they were perfectly aware of the satire in the show at the time and quite happily enjoyed Doctor Who! He went on to point out that the show could be just as 'right-wing' as 'left', with the comment on tax from The Sunmakers a decade earlier targeting a Labour Government, and a mention of launching weapons in "45 seconds" from the recent revival (i.e. World War Three). A feature accompanied the discussion, by correspondent Stephen Smith. It looked into how the BBC was being considered too "left-wing" in some quarters at the time, with comment from former BBC1 Controller Jonathan Powell; writer Adam Roberts also noted how science fiction in the UK in general had leanings in that direction. The item also included a comment by Terrance Dicks (considered ironic by Tim Collins in light of stories when he was script editor in the early 1970s!): If you're concentrating on putting over a political message rather than on doing a really good show I think there is a danger - you know maybe you can do both, but it would be hellish difficult - and I think there's maybe a danger the show wouldn't be as good as it could or should be because you're not looking at the right aims. Newsnight is available on the BBC iplayer for the next seven days. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:34 AM PST Former Davros actor Terry Molloy was interviewed by WhatsOnStage.com recently - the Geordie born one-time Doctor Who guest actor is appearing onstage in Newcastle from February 15th. Molloy of course is famous for having strong links with not one but two long running British institutions - as well as Doctor Who, Terry Molloy has appeared in [...]  | ||
| Survivors: It's the end of the world as we know it - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:02 AM PST
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| Doctor Who Movie? Some casting suggestions from politics. - Huffington Post (blog) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:27 AM PST
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| Survivors: It's the end of the world as we know it - Houston Chronicle (blog) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:11 AM PST
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| Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:19 AM PST Big Finish subscribers are set for a superb special event later this year - The Four Doctors is a Doctor Who release featuring four incarnations of the Time Lord uniting to combat a legendary foe… Starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann, four incarnations of the Doctor will join forces in The Four [...]  | ||
| Anglophile Reviews: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Anglotopia.net Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:34 AM PST
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| 20 FEBRUARY– TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRE– ST QUENTIN GATE - MCV Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:04 AM PST
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| What's Next? David Tennant and Doctor Who - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:02 AM PST
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| What's Next? David Tennant and Doctor Who - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:01 AM PST
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| Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:14 AM PST Coming your way in 2010 from Big Finish! It may be a transparent ploy to increase subscription rates, but they are in the business of selling audio adventures, so good for them! Hopefully they’ll not do the same thing as The Sirens of Time or Zagreus (their other multi-Doctor efforts) and actually have the four Doctors working together for a considerable length of time in this story.
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| Jonathan Ross Has Swine Flu - UKMedix Health News Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:59 AM PST
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| Star Trek star 'getting used to knighthood' - BBC News Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:28 AM PST
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| BBC archive retrospective to feature the lives of a Time Lord - DigitalJournal.com Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:06 AM PST
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| Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:10 PM PST Anti-Thatcher characters inserted in 1980s Doctor Who? Left wing scriptwriters incorporating policitally subversive messages? They call this NEWS?! Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy has apparently “revealed” that Doctor Who in the 1980s was staffed by socialists wanting to give 1980s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The fact that this was entirely obvious to any of the 4 million [...]  | ||
| Could Kevin Rudd's rule get any worse? - Courier Mail Posted: 14 Feb 2010 11:06 PM PST
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| Kevin Rudd's chaos theory - Herald Sun Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:09 PM PST
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| New Big Finish for a Fiver Additions Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:45 PM PST Due to the massive popularity of our Big Finish for a Fiver CD deal, we've decided to add some new products to the range and have picked the third season of Bernice Summerfield stories, the first season of Robin Hood adventures and the first few Doctor Who stories given away free to subscribers. The Who subscriber releases will still be free to those whose subscription contains the relevant CDs, but can also be bought separately. To order any of the CDs, visit the Big Finish for a Fiver page, and don't forget that Sarah Jane Smith, Gallifrey, I, Davros, Dalek Empire and Doctor Who: Phantasmagoria are still available at a reduced price... Those new additions in full: Robin Hood: all six stories of season one Bernice Summerfield: all four stories of season three Doctor Who: The Maltese Penguin, Cryptobiosis, Shada, Real Time and Her Final Flight. Happy listening!  | ||
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| IN PICTURES: Weekend highlights - Maidenhead Advertiser Posted: 14 Feb 2010 09:21 PM PST
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| Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:57 PM PST  Part One of The End of Time has debuted in Australia to respectable ratings. The special averaged 799,000 in the five major capital cities, facing stiff competition from the commercial networks, including a one-day international cricket match. Meanwhile, David Tennant's final appearances as the Doctor has attracted some local media attention. Carolyn Stewart of the TV Week spoke to Tennant about his departure after four years, who expresses his excitement for his successor Matt Smith, saying that 'it'll be fantastic to see what he does with the role. He's a great actor and is full of ambition for the show. He's hungry for it and I'll think he'll be terrific.' Meanwhile Kerrie Murphy of The Weekend Australian writes of 'The End of Time' that while it is 'dense for those not schooled in Who mythology...once it gets going, it mixes the silly humour with adventure and an emotional undercurrent.' Erin McWhirter of the Herald-Sun also comments of the special that it is 'visually appealing and well scripted' but Conrad Walters of the Sydney Morning Herald is less kind writing that 'aside from a few lovely touches...the story is weaker than loyal viewers have a right to expect.' http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| Doctor Who news round-up: villains, opening episode, and anti-Thatcher? - Den Of Geek Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:17 PM PST
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| Diana Vickers proves she has X Factor at theatre awards - This is London Posted: 14 Feb 2010 07:14 PM PST
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| Posted: 14 Feb 2010 06:49 PM PST Two Doctor Who stars have seen some success at the WhatsOnStage.com Awards - John Barrowman for La Cage aux Folles and David Tennant as a member of the cast of the RSC production of Hamlet. Interestingly, two productions of Hamlet received awards - Jude Law’s starring turn saw hime receive Best Actor, while Tennant’s co-star Patrick [...]  | ||
| Dr Who reveals 'political messages' in 1980s scripts - WalesOnline Posted: 14 Feb 2010 06:29 PM PST
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| Posted: 14 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST Digital Spy have a great gift for fans of John Barrowman - the man they call “quadruple threat” (some sort of euphemism…?) features in a special clip singing his Doctor Who inspired rip off version of a song from the musical Wicked. The song is called “The Doctor and I”, and is based on The Wizard [...]  |
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