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- I'll be quite flirty and - The Sun
- I'll be quite flirty and attracted to the Doctor - thesun.co.uk
- The One to Watch: Doctor Who - ATV News (blog)
- Final Countdown
- I'll be quite flirty and attracted to the Doctor - The Sun
- Who's the baddie? - The Sun
- DOCTOR WHO - Daily Star
- Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon - The Guardian
- How Labour tried to woo Doctor Who - Scotsman
- The Eleventh Hour is upon us!
- iPad Mania Sweeps Hollywood - Access Hollywood
- Access Week In Geek, 4/2/10: Godzilla Is Back! - Access Hollywood
- Steven Moffat and Beth Willis
- Week in Gay TV: a Gay "Marriage Ref," Zack is Back on "Bones" and the Best ... - AfterElton.com
- Source: Charlie Sheen Leaving 'Two And A Half Men'; Actor Asked For $2M Per ... - Access Hollywood
- 'Doctor Who' Showrunner On The Season Premiere, Weeping Angels, And Why Old ... - MTV.com
- New Doctor Who Matt Smith talks films, fans and David Tennant - Times Online
- Doctor Who – Myths And Legends
- Cox on Ross - Discover Magazine (blog)
- End of Days: [8] Doctor Who and the Jarmrargh Jehovah of Jupiter - The Spoof (satire)
- This Just In: There Will Be Life After Lost! - E! Online (blog)
- Event Report: The Doctor Who Roadshow
- The Vampire Situation
- “Watch out for barking” teases Nina Wadia
- Matt Smith takes a promotional break - Accidental Sexiness (blog)
- Edinburgh as Tardis town: slideshow - The Guardian
- Shrinking Budget
- This Week in Doctor Who: Early Edition - 11th Hour Review Schedule, More Pics ... - Anglotopia.net
- More New Doctor Who Images
- The “Meet” Aisle
- Lindsay Lohan's Finances Reportedly In Shambles? - Access Hollywood
- Eleventh Hour GMTV Clip
- 11 LORDS A-LEAPING: Doctor Who AZ - Telegraph.co.uk
- Opening Titles – Faceless?
- It's Time For the New 'Doctor Who' - TV Squad (blog)
- Matt Smith Interviews
- It’s Not Small Stuff
- The new Dr Who has a funny way with aliens - Inverness Courier
- Artist Rogier van der Weyden: my Easter TV hero - The Guardian (blog)
- Meet the 11th Doctor: Matt Smith - BBC News
| I'll be quite flirty and - The Sun Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:03 PM PDT
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| I'll be quite flirty and attracted to the Doctor - thesun.co.uk Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:52 PM PDT
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| The One to Watch: Doctor Who - ATV News (blog) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:50 PM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:02 PM PDT  The countdown continues to the launch of Series 31 of Doctor Who later today, 46 years, 4 months and 11 days since the series first graced British television screens in November 1963.To mark the day The Daily Telegraph has compiled an A-Z of Doctor Who facts, from Aliens to Z-Neutrino Energy, full of useful information from the series long history. Meanwhile Den of Geek has gone behind the scenes to give a list of what it regards as the best ten Doctor Who producers over the years. The Sun concentrates on a preview of Karen Gillan and the way her life will change after the transmission of The Eleventh Hour. It has a slideshow of Doctor Who companions over the years. MTV quizzes Steven Moffat, while the Times talks films and fans with Matt Smith. The Eleventh Hour can be seen on BBC One and BBC HD at 6.20pm tonight. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| I'll be quite flirty and attracted to the Doctor - The Sun Posted: 02 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT
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| Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon - The Guardian Posted: 02 Apr 2010 10:08 AM PDT
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| How Labour tried to woo Doctor Who - Scotsman Posted: 02 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT It’s just passed midnight on Saturday 3rd April, which means that the waiting is finally over, and The Eleventh Hour will have its long-awaited debut on our screens tonight! It feels like only yesterday we were introduced to Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor at the end of The End of Time, Part Two on New Year’s Day (and it’s even harder [...]  | ||
| iPad Mania Sweeps Hollywood - Access Hollywood Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:39 AM PDT
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| Access Week In Geek, 4/2/10: Godzilla Is Back! - Access Hollywood Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:34 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 08:30 AM PDT Is Doctor Who the only show in the world where the Executive Producers get their own gallery on a fansite? Piers Wenger, Steven Moffat and the rather foxy Beth Willis are the stars of our latest gallery, courtesy of the superb Cameron of www.doctorwhohd.com. We're delighted to be able to grace the pages of Kasterborous with the bloody gorgeous Beth Willis, and those pics of Moffat with the Dalek are pretty cool too. Just don't mention Piers Wenger. We call him Piers Vader; here's hoping The Grand Moff can keep a tight leash on him…  | ||
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| Source: Charlie Sheen Leaving 'Two And A Half Men'; Actor Asked For $2M Per ... - Access Hollywood Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:47 AM PDT
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| 'Doctor Who' Showrunner On The Season Premiere, Weeping Angels, And Why Old ... - MTV.com Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:47 AM PDT
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| New Doctor Who Matt Smith talks films, fans and David Tennant - Times Online Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:12 AM PDT
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| Doctor Who – Myths And Legends Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:01 AM PDT New out this week, the Myths And Legends DVD boxset features 3 classic Doctor Who adventures – The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon. James Whittington was lucky enough to view them all… Another month another Doctor Who box set. Now don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy these DVD releases but as a collector I like to line my discs in broadcast order (come on, I'm not the only one reading this that does that…am I?) like I did with the videos (even if the spine design changed a few times and lets not mention the Battlefield fiasco!) but when the serials contained in the set are from different eras I can't put them in order. You see? OK, enough of my OCD, I can see why the BBC sometimes does this when you uncover what's contained in this so called Myths And Legends set. Oh yes, three tales that not only split the audience right down the middle but also helped the show to be ridiculed for years afterwards from those who just needed only the slightest excuse to poke fun at it. Disc 1 The Time Monster
OK, juvenile joking aside, The Time Monster is an OK entry into the Doctor Who canon, let down by The Master's part being over written. Yes, he was a larger than life villain but here he's gigantic and chews through scenery like there's no tomorrow. The six episodes are on the slightly slight side, with quite a lot of padding. This is not to say the rest of the regulars don't have a good time. Pertwee is his chin scratching excellence, Katy Manning is her bubbly blonde best and Nicholas Courtney's top lip has never been stiffer. Maybe as a 4-part adventure this would have worked better, in this 6-oart format it does tread water quite a bit. The casting of horror scream queen Ingrid Pitt is inspired and she does her best when things get a bit bizarre, but as this ended Season 9 one would have wanted something with a bit more excitement. Commentary – John Levene, Susan Penhalligan, Barry Letts, Production Assistant Marion McDougal, new series writers Graham Duff, Phil Ford, Joe Lidster and James Moran all contribute to this gag track which is moderated by comedian Toby Hadoke. One complaint is that not all contribute at the same time. Barry and Marion do episodes 1, 5 and 6, John episodes 2 and 4, Graham, Phil and Moran episode 3 and Susan episode 5. Talking of Levene he is the most talkative, very serious and gives over some strong recollections including a very moving one. Between Now…And Now! – In this interesting piece professor Jim Al Khalili takes a look at the science behind this adventure. To make sure it doesn't get too technical Barry Letts, Katy Manning and Richard Franklin also get to have their say. Its thought provoking stuff and anyone who has seen one of Khalili's excellent documentaries on BBC4 will want to jump straight to this. Restoration Comparison – This short but informative look at the restoration this serial has had graced upon it illustrates just how these set of episodes look so good. I don't pretend to understand it all but I think I got the gist! Coming Soon – A rather dark and serious trailer for the Tom Baker adventure The Creature From The Pit. PDF Material – For fans of such things you can look at scans of Radio Times listings from when the serial was originally shown. Subtitle Production Notes – Always a favourite in my book, this wonderfully entertaining on-screen information blog that entertains and informs. Edutainment as you will! Disc 2 UnderworldThe story begins onboard a Minyan space craft, the R1C, commanded by a man named Jackson. Jackson and his crew are on a long quest to recover the Minyan race banks from a ship called the P7E which left their planet centuries ago. The Doctor helps to free the R1C after it becomes buried in a meteorite storm, but then it crashes into another newly formed planet. Talk about bad luck! Crippled by budget restraints, Underworld was a very brave attempt at doing something different with the series. Unfortunately the BBC didn't have the technological advancements at hand to compete with what was happening in Science Fiction at the time (Star Wars had just hit the big screen) and Underworld's cheap production values hinder what might have been a decent story. Talking of which the idea of using Greek mythology works well and its fun spotting the names and working out where they originated from. As a cost cutting measure most of the sets were realised using CSO so this leads to a rather soft image around the actors where at times due to the process some of their bodies fade in and out. Commentary – Tom Baker, Louise Jameson and co-writer Bob Baker are on hand to bring a rather fun to the Doctor Who fans out there. As you can guess Tom is his usual enigmatic and very humorous self whilst the other Baker and Jameson add more serious contributions. Bob Baker does have time to briefly mention his new K-9 series, something I don't know if I'm looking forward to or not! Tom's recollection of seeing Star Wars for the first time is worth the price of the set alone. You have to hear his Alec Guinness impersonation! Into The Unknown – Underworld is best known for its use of CSO to help save money and also try something different. This look at how the serial was realised is incredibly interesting and it exposes how the "old" BBC used to work. A lot of the Production crew are here as well as some very rare convention footage of Producer Graham Williams. Underworld – In The Studio – These time-coded Shibaden and U-matic video recordings tell the tale of just how hard it was to bring this adventure to the screen. Though cutting edge technology for its time it shows how things have changed but how the technique did work, occasionally. Coming Soon – The Creature From The Pit trailer once again. PDF Material – Here lie the Radio Times listings for this serial. Subtitle Production Notes – Mighty fine textual information as you'd expect. Disc 3 The Horns Of Nimon
Known to me as "The one where Tom jumped the shark", The Horns Of Nimon really is Doctor Who at its navel gazing worst. It looks cheap, story steeped in too much mythology and the acting is so hammy you can almost smell the bacon. Let's start at the top then. Baker is at his most self indulgent here, the comedy he delivers (whether it was scripted or ad-libbed I don't know) is sledgehammer/pantomime stuff that wouldn't be out of place at the end-of-the-pier show. The supporting cast do their best with Graham Crowden literally acting his way off the screen and into your mind. Juts watch his eyes! Sorry to be so negative and harsh (let's be honest here I'm rarely both) but this is one story that should have been wiped instead of all those Hartnell and Troughton ones. ExtrasCommentary – Lalla Ward, Janet Ellis, Graham Crowden and writer Anthony Read all pop up on this track. Crowden as you'd expect is way over-the-top here but makes the commentary incredibly fun. He's on form here delivering each anecdote with huge thespian gusto and even admits he is a ham actor but as one friend once said about him "beautifully cooked"! Read The Writer – Anthony Read (Tony to his friends) chats about this adventure as well as his time on the series. I enjoyed his recollections and he seems like a nice chap, but sorry Anthony, this wasn't one of my favourite stories. Peter Howell Music demos – The Horns Of Nimon was the last story to have its incidental music composed by the legendary Dudley Simpson. Incoming producer John Nathan-Turner commissioned a new arrangement of the theme to start the next season. Peter Howell was asked to supply electronic music. Photo Gallery – Production snaps from the creation of this much talked about serial. Coming Soon – The Creature From The Pit trailer just in case you missed it on the first two discs. PDF Material – Here are the Radio Times listings for this serial as well as Studio Floor plans, just remember you can only look at these whilst using a PC or MAC. Subtitle Production Notes – Those interesting and unashamedly geeky subtitles that tell us everything we've ever wanted to know about this serial. So then, to sum up: it's no surprise the BBC have put these 3 together as each probably wouldn't really sell by themselves. Extras are a bit sparse but there are a few gems to find and the commentaries do make up for the lack of story. The Myths and Legends box set has an RRP of £49.99, and is available for from Amazon for just £33.48  | ||
| Cox on Ross - Discover Magazine (blog) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT
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| End of Days: [8] Doctor Who and the Jarmrargh Jehovah of Jupiter - The Spoof (satire) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:27 AM PDT
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| This Just In: There Will Be Life After Lost! - E! Online (blog) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:13 AM PDT
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| Event Report: The Doctor Who Roadshow Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:05 AM PDT To celebrate the start of Series 5 (which kicks off TOMORROW at 6:20PM, by the way!), BBC Big Screens are hosting various events up and down the country. One of these is taking place in Manchester, and today we travelled down to the city to check it out for ourselves! Upon our arrival, we were given a free pair of 3D [...]  | ||
| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:00 AM PDT
With an increasing amount of the blood sucking undead marching across our screens in a variety of emo ways, our favourite Time Lord has been accused of jumping on a bandwagon with the upcoming episiode Vampires in Venice.
Ok – there's obviously a bit of a point here – but the intimation is that Doctor Who is employing vampires as a new villain. In fact, this is further from the truth, as long term and hardcore fans of Doctor Who will know. A previous trend for vampires – during the mid-1970s – saw a script by Terrance Dicks, The Vampire Mutation, cancelled by then BBC Head of Drama Graeme McDonald amidst fears it might detract from BBC Drama's lavish Dracula production. This resulted in the serial being put on hold for 3 years, eventually appearing in Season 18 under the title State of Decay. Trapped in E-Space, the Doctor, Romana, K-9 and the Alzarian stowaway Adric encounter a trio of vampires, Aukon, Zargo and Camilla, in reality the undead remains of a spaceship crew that has somehow become trapped in E-Space. Upon encountering them, the Doctor discovers that an ancient enemy, The Great Vampire, is buried beneath the surface of the planet, and thus the first reference to a war between Time Lords and another race is born. Of course these are very different vampires – but that is the beauty of Doctor Who. He can go anywhere, encounter any number of variations on single types of creature and give us 45 minute thrills, compiling the best possible plots in a way that endless ongoing novel, movie and TV series like Twilight, True Blood and Vampire Diaries by their very definition cannot. Additionally, 1980's State of Decay saw the first popular example of vampires in fiction being given a power and history far beyond the confines of Eastern European castles or a shadowy presence throughout Earth's history, and elevated them to be a virtual equal of the Time Lords. With a variety of appearances in spinoff media (novels, audios and Doctor Who Magazine), it seems that the Doctor has had more than his fair share of encounters with vampires already…  | ||
| “Watch out for barking” teases Nina Wadia Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:50 AM PDT DigitalSpy have released a brand new interview with Nina Wadia in preperation for the broadcast of The Eleventh Hour tomorrow night, in which she will be appearing as a psychiatric doctor. “She’s not a pleasant woman,” the EastEnders actress said of her character in episode one. “She’s in a very cut suit and harsh glasses with her hair scraped back. [...]  | ||
| Matt Smith takes a promotional break - Accidental Sexiness (blog) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:29 AM PDT
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| Edinburgh as Tardis town: slideshow - The Guardian Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:27 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:20 AM PDT The Stage has drawn attention to the reducing budget on Doctor Who – in light of BBC policy to reduce spending by 5% on an annual basis. Following criticism over junkets and leaving parties, the BBC introduced a policy of cost cutting in its broadcast output, and TV drama is seen to be suffering due to this. The Stage – admirably, draw attention to this as well as the success of the commercial activities of the expanded Whoniverse and the future development of BBC Wales – however the article is a bit on the meandering side, veering from budgetary commentary to a brief review of Matt Smith's debut in The Eleventh Hour.
So what does this mean? Basically, that Doctor Who remains in individually show paid for from the BBC licence fee, and no amount of DVD and toy merchandise sales are going to end up directly funding the series. The production team have to box clever in an era where almost universal overspending has lead to problems in all aspects of society.  | ||
| This Week in Doctor Who: Early Edition - 11th Hour Review Schedule, More Pics ... - Anglotopia.net Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:03 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 02:20 AM PDT We've collected together a selection of images from around the web in advance of the new series of Doctor Who – from sites such as SFX and io9.com. Featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, some Daleks and more, what we've got here is an interesting collection of promo stills from The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, Vampires in/of Venice and The Time of Angels… Is it me, of is Victory of the Daleks looking more and more intriguing as time goes on? You may have heard that The Beast Below is set in the future on board a starship, while naturally Victory of the Daleks is set during World War II. Following the patter of the 2005 and 2007 series, this could prove to be quite a promising start to the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who.  | ||
| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:20 AM PDT Being the star of Doctor Who – and being famous in general – can bring with it a range of issues, both good and bad. Matt Smith thankfully seems pretty level-headed, but with The Eleventh Hour airing on Saturday evening, things could change.
Which is why they call it the meat aisle… (The link above also features a small video clip)  | ||
| Lindsay Lohan's Finances Reportedly In Shambles? - Access Hollywood Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:46 AM PDT Just one more day left! Here's one more short clip from The Eleventh Hour, shown on GMTV today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye721oVqz0U  | ||
| 11 LORDS A-LEAPING: Doctor Who AZ - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT
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| Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:20 AM PDT There's a mammoth article on io9.com in which Doctor Who Executive Producer Beth Willis is quoted on the matter of the new opening titles.
According to Willis, the titles are
No mention of a face, then. Am I the only one that find this lack of a Doctor's face in the opening titles to be some sort of stylistic statement that basically says "we don't do it because it looks archaic"? Frankly, I don't buy it. Sure, the Colin Baker/Sylvester McCoy opening titles were below par, and you could even argue that the late Tom Baker/Peter Davison titles haven't aged well. But you can't seriously discard the thrill of the Troughton/Pertwee/Baker opening titles. These were all different, and all pretty chilling thanks to a combination of visual FX and the theme tune. It can't seriously be that difficult to attempt to replicate this, can it? I guess we'll find out on Saturday evening during as The Eleventh Hour kicks off the new series of Doctor Who.  | ||
| It's Time For the New 'Doctor Who' - TV Squad (blog) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:15 AM PDT
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| Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:20 PM PDT
Incidentally, if you haven't seen GallifreyNewsBase's superb "Coming Up" page for spotting Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, The Grand Moff already, it makes vital reading. So to round-up: on the BBC website, Smith shows off his concealed microphone between takes, while going on to discuss an evolution for his attire over the coming years.
There's also some speculation on just how "bonkers" (as Steven Moffat has described him) his interpretation in.
In SFX, Smith discusses his screen test and taking on the part of the Doctor, as well as the issue of age in the face of endless coverage over his relative youthfulness – something that would have happened to Peter Davison if the web had been around 29 years ago, let's face it.
Meanwhile in The Telegraph, beyond stories of his mother looking after his fanmail (which as we found out in the recent Doctor Who Magazine, some is addressed to his predecessor) and Smith himself being unable to answer certain questions based on how the series will be revealed in the future (because he's not actually a Time Lord) there's this little gem about how the relationship between the Doctor and Amy will develop:
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| Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:19 PM PDT SFX magazine's week long interview with Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat concluded on Thursday, with the man behind the Matt Smith era discussing how the new series should sit with kids.
Of course, it wasn't always like that, was it? An interesting counterpoint to the SFX interview is this piece in The Times (still free) from Andrew Billen, who contends that high stakes week-on-week has a negative effect on the ongoing narrative of Doctor Who.
Billen himself questioned Moffat on this very point recently:
It's probably fair to point out that Doctor Who isn't James Bond. Equally, there is a case for both sides – even insofar as Billen does several relatively recent stories such as Planet of the Ood, The Unicorn and the Wasp and Midnight a huge disservice. But does he have a point?  | ||
| The new Dr Who has a funny way with aliens - Inverness Courier Posted: 01 Apr 2010 10:11 PM PDT
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| Artist Rogier van der Weyden: my Easter TV hero - The Guardian (blog) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:03 PM PDT
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| Meet the 11th Doctor: Matt Smith - BBC News Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:31 PM PDT
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In a place called the Power Complex dwell the dreaded Nimon, a fearsome monster with immense scientific powers. The Nimon has promised to restore the Skonnan Empire to its former glory, but first it demands sacrifice – youths and maidens from the peaceful planet Aneth. The TARDIS collides with the space ship delivering victims, and the captured Romana is condemned to be sacrificed to the Nimon. Aided by the faithful K-9, the Doctor goes to the rescue.
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My interest was piqued by the following commentary in The News & Star, referring to the new series of Doctor Who employing the services of vampires.
Quizzed in The Mirror about this very matter, Smith revealed a 
As we've already seen this week, they were delivered to the BBC Outreach bus this week during the Doctor Who Tour of the United Kingdom. Everyone watching was impressed with them – but what are they exactly? How do they look? And is the Doctor's face present?
As you might expect, coverage of the new Doctor Who series increases as we approach The Eleventh Hour – and with online, print, TV and radio outlets all fighting to outdo the others, we're the winners here.
With scares aplenty there is one thing that The Grand Moff hits upon – that for any 10 year old, 
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