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- Marathon: World Records Fall Thick And Fast - Sky News
- 'Doctor Who' recap: Forget, protest, or save the whale? - Entertainment Weekly
- American Torchwood Remake Put On Hold - FilmShaft.com
- 'Doctor Who' Review: Episode 5.02, 'The Beast Below' - MTV.com
- TV Review: DOCTOR WHO - SERIES FIVE - 'The Beast Below' - iFMagazine
- BBC respond to Over the Rainbow trailer complaints
- BBC apologises for advert intrusion
- Writer Criticises Banner
- Doctor Who fans angered by trailer for Over the Rainbow - BBC News
- Animated Graham Norton spoils Doctor Who for millions - Beehive City
- Ash your lot - News of the World
- The Time Of Angels Reviewed
- A time of Angelic Viewing Figures
- dalek poster will ex-ter-mi-nate all other posters - Technabob (blog)
- Old Companion, New Doctor Join Sarah Jane - About - News & Issues (blog)
- 'Doctor Who' fans angered by pop-up Norton - Digital Spy
- “The Doctor Knows…”
- Election 2010: Clegg warns Labour on third place - BBC News
- Sci-fi event is an out of this world success - This is Wiltshire.co.uk
- New Doctor Who star Matt Smith trashes BBC set - Sunday Mercury
- Overnight figures for The Time of Angels
- Time of Angels - Audience Figures
- Big Finish at Invasion 2010
- Daleks exterminate Trinny and Susannah after disastrous make-over - The Spoof (satire)
- Barrowman, Kay, Tate: 'Vote to save BBC' - Digital Spy
- Katie Derham Introduces New-look Proms on BBC Television - News On News
- Is there a Doctor in the house? - New Statesman
- Doctor Who: Victory of the Daleks - Gather.com
- University/college round-up - Jamaica Gleaner
- ARGYLL & BOT ; TV SCI-FI SHOCKER IN SCOTS BEAUTY SPOT: Kids' robot show filmed ... - California Chronicle
- Doctor Who Review: Dark Angels - OntheBox (blog)
- Join Us for the Gallifreyan Embassy & Doctor Who: Podshock May 2010 Second Life Meet Up
- Help the paw - Mirror.co.uk
- Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius on BBC7 and BBC iPlayer
- David Tennant, Patrick Stewart triumph in PBS 'Hamlet' - NewsOK.com
- The Return of Norton
- Doctor Who's New Era Isn't Quite New Enough - io9
- "The Beast Below" - A.V. Club
- Doctor Who, 'The Beast Below': The Doctor and Amy go to the future - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
- Don’t make us angry…
- How do you rate Doctor Who: The Time of Angels? (5=Fantastic)
- Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 195
- New Dr Who Matt Smith reveals secret lust for Daily Lowe - News of the World
| Marathon: World Records Fall Thick And Fast - Sky News Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:56 AM PDT
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| 'Doctor Who' recap: Forget, protest, or save the whale? - Entertainment Weekly Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:50 AM PDT
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| American Torchwood Remake Put On Hold - FilmShaft.com Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:42 AM PDT
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| 'Doctor Who' Review: Episode 5.02, 'The Beast Below' - MTV.com Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:23 AM PDT
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| TV Review: DOCTOR WHO - SERIES FIVE - 'The Beast Below' - iFMagazine Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:06 AM PDT
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| BBC respond to Over the Rainbow trailer complaints Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:44 AM PDT The BBC have officially responded to the surge of complaints that they received following the animated Graham Norton Over the Rainbow promo, which was shown during the last moments of The Time of Angels on BBC One last night. In response to the anger, a spokesperson said that the channel ”apologises for the timing of Saturday night’s trail”, admitting that the timing [...]  | ||
| BBC apologises for advert intrusion Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:19 AM PDT  After reports of thousands of complaints about the trailer featuring an animated Graham Norton promoting Over The Rainbow during the closing moments of Doctor Who last night, the BBC have apologised for the occurrence.In an article on the BBC News site: The BBC often promotes programmes in this way but the corporation has acknowledged that in this case the scheduling was inappropriate. A BBC spokesman said: "We apologise for the timing of Saturday night's trail." The BBC received over 3000 complaints about the incident. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:39 AM PDT The BBC has apparently endured a barrage of complaints following the cynical "Next on BBC One" graphical banner displayed in the closing moments of Doctor Who on Saturday night.
For those of you who watched on HD or have yet to see The Time of Angels, the intrusion occurred during the now-legendary "trap" speech – hardly great timing. Reaction against this most unusual of interruptions – commonly promotion material for the subsequent program appears during the end credits – has been strong, with Matthew Graham, writer of 2006's Fear Her and executive producer of Ashes To Ashes, tweeting:
With newspapers, the web, electronic program guides on SKY and Virgin as well as the Radio Times (other listings magazines are available), it's likely that the entire viewing public that can be trusted to use a remote control had an idea of what they wanted to watch after Doctor Who… Of course, this isn't the first time that Graham Norton has appeared in Doctor Who – in 2005 he briefly bled through into the first few minutes of Rose.  | ||
| Doctor Who fans angered by trailer for Over the Rainbow - BBC News Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:38 AM PDT
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| Animated Graham Norton spoils Doctor Who for millions - Beehive City Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:27 AM PDT
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| Ash your lot - News of the World Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT
The Weeping Angels are probably the most interesting and scary monsters to evolve from the new era of Doctor Who. Their appearance in the Doctor-lite episode Blink returned the series to its darker roots and was a triumph of writing from Steven Moffat. Being a pessimist I expected their much publicised return in The Time of Angels would water their creepiness down, much in the same way as the Daleks have now lost any sort of "scare factor". Well, I can't be right all the time, can I? The Doctor is recruited by Father Octavian (Iain Glen) to track the last of the Weeping Angels through the terrifying Maze Of The Dead. This is down to the mysterious River Song (Alex Kingston) who has re-entered the Doctor's life – but can he trust her? With an opening that has touches of James Bond and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, The Time Of Angels is instantly classic Doctor Who. How? Well, there's Amy's frustration at the lack of alien planet action, there's hints of the Doctor's mysterious past, a baddie with a more frightening back-story than you could have imagined, an ever increasing feeling of breath taking claustrophobia and a returning character that doesn't grate. But I'm getting ahead of myself. We start with the Doctor and River 12,000 years apart but with some cunning plotting on River's part their paths cross and she takes the Doctor and Amy to a planet where an army (who already know her and are working under pseudonyms) are examining a space craft. With the Doctor engaging in cryptic talk with River, Amy is soon left behind and almost forgotten by the Doctor. Obviously she's soon in trouble, with a Weeping Angel threatening to send her somewhere in time with just a single touch. It's here we get to see Amy's intelligence, working out her own escape thanks to some very level headed thinking. Back to the story and whispers between River and Father Octavian add another dimension to the story, we know they're up to something untold and the Doctor seems unaware and by the time we're into the Maze Of The Dead (a place littered with weathered statues) the story has gathered quite a pace and we've forgotten there's a secret to be revealed. The plot enters traditional sci-fi territory here as we witness a group of soldiers investigating caves where an alien menace is stalking them and taking them down one by one. But here Moffat plays his masterstroke, one of the dead soldiers communicates with the Doctor via a walkie-talkie delivering scenes so dark it does make uncomfortable but truly memorable viewing. Script wise the episode crams a lot into its duration. It is overflowing with fan-boy wonderment, we even learn where the "wheezing" and "groaning" noise the TARDIS make comes from! What more could a fan want? The final moments build into the first real cliffhanger of the new series, the Doctor brandishing a gun and seemingly flushing their way out of trouble, I for one can't wait to see how he does it. The only problem I can envisage is that Moffat has set such a high standard with his scripts that I hope other writers can match his masterly take on the series. Let's not worry about this yet though and wait with baited breath for part two of this adventure. A fantastic first episode for a much anticipated pair of episodes. As a side note, I was lucky enough to view this without the intrusive Graham Norton banner sliding onto screen during the last few moments, hopefully this wonderful piece of television wasn't ruined for you too much but I assume if I had been watching "live" I would have been truly gutted. Think, BBC – think of not ruining cliffhangers next time.  | ||
| A time of Angelic Viewing Figures Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:44 PM PDT The Overnight Viewing figures are out for the Time of Angels. 6.8 Million watched and that's a combined BBC 1 and BBC HD number as the episode was simulcast. it also managed to grab 36% of the viewing Audience. As it looks there seems to be a steady number of viewers now, and the full figures will be known in 10n days.  | ||
| dalek poster will ex-ter-mi-nate all other posters - Technabob (blog) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:13 PM PDT
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| Old Companion, New Doctor Join Sarah Jane - About - News & Issues (blog) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:56 PM PDT
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| 'Doctor Who' fans angered by pop-up Norton - Digital Spy Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:27 PM PDT
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| Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT Actress Alex Kingston has revealed how her Doctor Who character River Song has affected the way she works with current star Matt Smith.
Of course, while the Doctor *might* know who River Song is, we the audience still don't – and after The Time of Angels, we're still none the wiser!  | ||
| Election 2010: Clegg warns Labour on third place - BBC News Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:42 PM PDT
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| Sci-fi event is an out of this world success - This is Wiltshire.co.uk Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:23 PM PDT
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| New Doctor Who star Matt Smith trashes BBC set - Sunday Mercury Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:19 PM PDT
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| Overnight figures for The Time of Angels Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:16 PM PDT Overnight ratings show that The Time of Angels was watched by an unofficial audience of 6.8million. With 6.5million watching on BBC One, and an additional 0.3million tuning on on the BBC HD channel, the highly-anticipated episode, which saw the return of the Weeping Angels, achieved a 36.7% share of the total television audience, making it the 2nd [...]  | ||
| Time of Angels - Audience Figures Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:04 PM PDT  The Time of Angels was watched by 6.8 million viewers according to unofficial overnight figures.BBC One had 6.5 million watching with an additional 0.3 million watching on BBC HD. The total share was 36.7%. Doctor Who was again the second most watched programme of the day with Britain's Got Talent getting 10.5 million. Third placed was Casualty with 5.5 million watching. The cartoon Graham Norton didn't prevent over two million leaving BBC One once Doctor Who finished. The average audience for BBC One between 7.00-7.05 was 7.01 million and the average between 7.05-7.10 was 4.81 million. Overall Doctor Who currently stands at twelfth for the week with a final top ten place almost certain. On Multi-Channel Television, Doctor Who Confidential received 0.57 million viewers on BBC Three, with an additional 57,000 watching on BBC HD. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:53 PM PDT There will be lots of Big Finish guests at next week's Invasion Convention, on Saturday May 1. Appearing on the BF table will be: Nicholas Briggs - Executive Producer of the Audio Adventures of Doctor Who, and Voice of the Daleks and Cybermen, plus star and producer of Sherlock Holmes. Nick will be signing copies of Holmes and the Ripper. Robert Shearman - writer of many Big Finish plays and author of Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical. Rob will be signing copies of his book. Lisa Bowerman - star of Bernice Summerfield, and director of many of our audio productions David Richardson - producer of The Lost Stories, The Companion Chronicles and Jago and Litefoot, and line producer of the Doctor Who range. Marc Platt - the writer of the TV story Ghost Light, Marc has written many of our Doctor Who plays, including this month's Lost Story Point of Entry As well as selling all the latest titles, we'll have some exclusive convention-only bargains. See this link for more details of the event.  | ||
| Daleks exterminate Trinny and Susannah after disastrous make-over - The Spoof (satire) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:30 PM PDT
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| Barrowman, Kay, Tate: 'Vote to save BBC' - Digital Spy Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:18 PM PDT
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| Katie Derham Introduces New-look Proms on BBC Television - News On News Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:14 PM PDT
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| Is there a Doctor in the house? - New Statesman Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:08 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who: Victory of the Daleks - Gather.com Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:08 PM PDT
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| University/college round-up - Jamaica Gleaner Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:04 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who Review: Dark Angels - OntheBox (blog) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:38 PM PDT
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| Join Us for the Gallifreyan Embassy & Doctor Who: Podshock May 2010 Second Life Meet Up Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT It's our spring Second Life meet up and what better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gallifreyan Embassy. Come together with other Doctor Who and Torchwood fans no matter where you are geographically located, all you need is broadband internet and a computer capable of running the free Second Life software.
All we ask of you is to be mindful of others who may not have seen the current episode of Doctor Who that will go out on that Saturday or the two episodes prior (most countries outside of the UK are two weeks behind).  | ||
| Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:46 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius on BBC7 and BBC iPlayer Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:24 PM PDT
Episode 7, Dave? What of the episodes 1-6? Not a post here about it, Dave? Oh well. This episode went out on BBC7 on Friday, 23rd April 2010 at 9:30am BST. It is available to listen to via the BBC iPlayer (without location restrictions) for the week (6 days left at the time of this posting).  | ||
| David Tennant, Patrick Stewart triumph in PBS 'Hamlet' - NewsOK.com Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:11 PM PDT
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| Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:08 PM PDT Graham Norton's second appearance in Doctor Who has provoked a storm of complaints, with many viewers upset at the appearance of a cartoon version of the Irish comic over the cliffhanger of the BBC One showing of The Time of Angels. The appearance seems to be a bid by the BBC to prevent viewers leaving the channel once Doctor Who has aired. Last week nearly two million viewers left BBC One at the end of Victory of The Daleks. The appearance came at the climax of the episode, covering part of Matt Smith's face. Once the credits were rolling another promo for the Dorothy programme was broadcast. A number of comments on Twitter have complained about the intrusion with critic Charlie Brooker tweeting "Why don't the BBC just wipe s*** all over the screen during the final scene of Dr. Who next week? I hope Moffat is bellowing down a phone to someone right now." Simon Pegg, who starred in The Long Game added "Congrats to the BBC for ruining the climax to Doctor Who with a cartoon Graham Norton telling about another xxxxxx talent show." Graham Norton first made an appearance in the first showing of Rose, when crossed wires resulted in a audio feed of his BBC Three programme being transmitted across the first episode of the relaunched Doctor Who series. Anyone with strong feelings on the appearance can make a complaint via the BBC website. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com   | ||
| Doctor Who's New Era Isn't Quite New Enough - io9 Posted: 24 Apr 2010 01:45 PM PDT
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| "The Beast Below" - A.V. Club Posted: 24 Apr 2010 01:11 PM PDT
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| Doctor Who, 'The Beast Below': The Doctor and Amy go to the future - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Posted: 24 Apr 2010 01:10 PM PDT
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| Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT ...Please tell us what you think of this week’s episode of Doctor Who. And check out this week’s TARDIS File  | ||
| How do you rate Doctor Who: The Time of Angels? (5=Fantastic) Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:55 AM PDT 5 TARDIS Groans 50% (2 votes) 4 TARDIS Groans 50% (2 votes) 3 TARDIS Groans 0% (0 votes) 2 TARDIS Groans 0% (0 votes) 1 TARDIS Groan 0% (0 votes) 0 TARDIS Groans 0% (0 votes) Total votes: 4  | ||
| Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 195 Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:13 AM PDT "Safest it gets, around me." Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 195 Doctor Who: Victory of the Daleks reviewed live over the net with live feedback (part 2 of 2). (If you haven't seen Victory of the Daleks yet, wait until you have before listening). Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton, Ken Deep, & Dave Cooper.  | ||
| New Dr Who Matt Smith reveals secret lust for Daily Lowe - News of the World Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:53 AM PDT
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As The Time of Angels reached its cliffhanger ending, all tension was wrenched from rooms across the country as a computerised Graham Norton appeared at the foot of the screen to advertise Over the Rainbow, the latest in a series of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber talent search co-productions.
It is apparently in contrast with how she previously interacted with David Tennant, 
Doctor Who: Podshock
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