Friday, May 7, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


May Site Updates

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:00 PM PDT

A couple of site announcements for May 2010.

New on DVD: 'Doctor Zhivago', 'Hamlet,' 'Tokyo Sonata' - Washington Post

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:48 PM PDT


New on DVD: 'Doctor Zhivago', 'Hamlet,' 'Tokyo Sonata'
Washington Post
The film, starring David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius, recently aired on PBS. The lowdown: This isn't a film of the actors on stage; ...

DVD Review: Hamlet (2009) - Blogcritics.org (blog)

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:44 PM PDT


DVD Review: Hamlet (2009)
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Hamlet, played by David Tennant, is the dark smudge on the glittering court. In a sober, black business suit, his funereal appearance hovers at the edges of ...

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DVD Review: Hamlet - Blogcritics.org (blog)

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:09 PM PDT


DVD Review: Hamlet
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Hamlet, played by David Tennant, is the dark smudge on the glittering court. In a sober, black business suit, his funereal appearance hovers at the edges of ...

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Dr Who chiefs in trip blast - The Sun

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:03 PM PDT


Dr Who chiefs in trip blast
The Sun
THE BBC has been blasted after flying Doctor Who Matt Smith to Italy for a "making-of show" - about an episode filmed in Croatia. Tomorrow night's Dr Who is ...

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My digital life: John Jenkins - Building.co.uk

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:07 AM PDT


My digital life: John Jenkins
Building.co.uk
I've got TV programmes on there too – I like The Catherine Tate Show and The Inbetweeners, which I heard of through my daughters. Tickets for Tim Burton's ...

The Hungry Earth - Press Release

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:14 AM PDT

Hungry EarthThe BBC Press Office has released details for the eighth episode of the new series, The Hungry Earth.

The Chris Chibnall story is scheduled for Saturday 22nd May. It stars Meera Syal, Robert Pugh and Samuel Davies.
It's 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth's crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back. In the latest episode of the time-travelling drama, the Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.

Doctor Who Adventures - 165

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Doctor Who Adventures 165This week's Doctor Who Adventures looks back at all the frights in the Angel-packed episodes.

Alex Kingston, who plays River Song, tells all about her mysterious character. Find out what she thought of Matt Smith the first time she met him and what she thinks River's secret is.

Also in the magazine Matt Smith talks about the episodes with the Weeping Angels and how they were the first story he recorded in his exclusive diary.

Behind the scenes inside the TARDIS! Check out all the levers, switches and gizmos in the Doctor's amazing spaceship.

Plus:

• Preview of episode six, The Vampires of Venice
• Doctor Who bag!
• The chance to win your own life-size Weeping Angel
• 10 terrifying facts about the Angels

Vampires of Venice Preview

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Time for an exclusive preview of The Vampires of Venice, the next episode in the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond…

Doctor Who The Vampires of VeniceWarning – Mild Spoilers May Be Contained Below.

"Stop talking. Brain thinking. Hush"

After last week's much debated and, to some short minded people, controversial ending we find the Doctor and Amy returning to Earth where love is in the air, well sort of anyway. Yes we're back to "now" and for some of those concerned it's a bit of a shock. The official blurb is as follows:

Dessicated corpses, terror in the canal and a visit to the sinister House of Calvierri – the Doctor takes Amy and Rory (Arthur Darvill) for a romantic mini-break, as the TARDIS touches down once again. But 16th-century Venice is not as it should be. The city has been sealed to protect it from the Plague, although Rosanna Calvierri (Helen McCrory) may have other plans…

The tone of The Vampires Of Venice is light hearted for much of the story but it does have some rather sinister moments of darkness. Trying not to spoil things too much (and I'm sure you've all seen the trails anyway which give quite a bit away anyway) this vampiric tale from Toby School Reunion Whithouse is a Hammer Studios style romp with nice science fiction touches. We have three in the TARDIS for a change and the dynamic works wonderfully. The Doctor is in full flow here landing in 1580's Venice and doing his best to impress his new guest.

Cue lots of smugness.

Matt Smith is hitting perfection here working his body and hands in a way normally reserved for Jeff Goldblum. Supported very amiably by both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, playing a couple lost, not in time but with each other. This is not another Rose and Mickey relationship; this is more mature, more grown up and more needy.

Direction by Jonny Campbell – with more than a nod to those glorious golden days of Hammer (minus the heaving bosoms) – cranks up the pace to a rather dialogue driven story. There are lovely tunnel shots lit by burning torches, wonderful set dressing with sumptuous costumes. Talking of props and stuff look out for a real neat touch that will have fans whistling in delight. Effects-wise the episode is a tad ropey with some obvious CGI taking your eye off the main happenings. The humour doesn't spoil the drama, instead it gives the more serious situations slightly more edge.

On the whole this is a good entry into the series, with a new variety of baddie that does make its mark.

Doctor Who Under Attack

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:44 AM PDT

When is this nonsense going to end? WalesOnline have jumped on the 'overtly sexual' bandwagon, despite Doctor Who being produced in their own backyard.

Further to our previous report, it seems that this particular issue isn't going to go away. We think we know why…

Doctor Who - Flesh and StoneBefore we go on, consider this: there was no nudity, no rude words, nothing more than innuendo and the whole "Amy and the Doctor on the bed" scene was far more innocent than any Carry On film you can care to mention, not to mention the content of Channel 4, Monday to Friday between 6.30pm and 7pm.

The Doctor responded in his typically alien way – complete innocence and bewilderment. Honestly, the fuss about this scene is nothing more than a storm in a teacup, and says a lot more about the people complaining than it does about Doctor Who, the writers or television in general.

Vivienne Pattison is the modern day Mary Whitehouse. MediaWatch UK is the 21st century rebranding of the National Viewers and Listeners Association.

"The problem with Doctor Who is whether it is a children's programme or not," she said.

"It goes out at around half-past six and is marketed as family viewing, but it doesn't go out on CBBC so it is quite a grey area.

"There has been hints of romance in the past, but it has never gone that far because the Doctor can't go there."

If memory serves, in the summer of 2005 the Doctor was kissed squarely on the lips by a man, omnisexual time agent Captain Jack Harkness. There didn't need to be any innuendo, as it was quite clear; similarly, there was little in the press about it.

You would hope that in 5 years we've progressed somewhat, wouldn't you?

Meanwhile, Neil Midgley, of the Daily Telegraph is a Doctor Who fan:

"I don't think there is a great deal of mileage in the argument that Doctor Who has become over-sexualised."

"I think sci-fi shows and movies like Barbarella and right through to earlier than Doctor Who, have always featured long-legged lovelies to keep dads interested.

"I don't think the current series is any different to that."

The fact is, of course, a certain group of religio-fascists have cottoned onto the slightly darker atmosphere of the Steven Moffat era which has already given us a modern day take on the classic mid-1970s Philip Hinchcliffe era of gothic horror and a moody Doctor – something that looks set to continue in The Vampires of Venice this week – and MediaWatch-UK reckon they can get column inches out of it.

Of course, the relevance of the Hinchcliffe comparison is that Mrs Mary Whitehouse dealt the cruelest blow to Doctor Who during this era in an attack that lead to Philip Hinchcliffe losing his job as producer. During the mid-1970s, the job done now by Executive Producers Steven Moffat, Beth Willis and Piers Wenger was done by the producer (then the top man) and the script editor.

With so many news outlets covering this utter non-story, and MediaWatch UK getting the exposure they crave, I fear this is likely to be the beginning of many such attacks…

(And just who the hell is Kirsty Gillan anyway, WalesOnline? Hmmm?!)

5 'Doctor Who' characters overdue for a comeback - Crave Online

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:16 AM PDT


5 'Doctor Who' characters overdue for a comeback
Crave Online
The series launched with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor, before giving way to David Tennant and Matt Smith in the title role. ...

The Telegraph cover Croatia shoot

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:42 AM PDT

The Telegraph have today released an interesting article, compiled on location during the filming of Vampires of Venice in Trogir, Croatia last year. The report includes comments from Matt Smith, episode guest star Helen McCrory, and Karen Gillan, who defends Amy’s behaviour during that scene at the end of Flesh and Stone. “Amy’s just this kind of spontaneous girl. If [...]

Doctor Who episodes set to give insight into Croatia holiday - Croatian Villas

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:05 AM PDT


Doctor Who episodes set to give insight into Croatia holiday
Croatian Villas
The Croatian holiday resort of Trogir will soon be put on the map by Doctor Who. Over the winter, a number of scenes for the new series of the hit BBC show ...

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The Man You Can Trust!

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

On this historic day for British democracy there's only one vote you should make…

Doctor Who Adventures 165

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:59 AM PDT

Doctor Who Adventures 165It wasn't just Amy squeezing her eyes shut during last week's episode Flesh and Stone – Doctor Who Adventures looks back at all the frights in the Angel-packed episode.

Alex Kingston, who plays River Song, tells all about her mysterious character. Find out what she thought of Matt Smith the first time she met him and what she thinks River's secret is.

This week, Matt talks about the episodes with the Weeping Angels and how they were the first story he recorded in his exclusive diary.

We also go behind the scenes inside the TARDIS! Check out all the levers, switches and gizmos in the Doctor's amazing spaceship.

All this, plus:

* Preview of episode six, The Vampires of Venice
* AMAZING Doctor Who bag!
* The chance to win your very own life-size Weeping Angel
* 10 terrifying facts about the Angels
* Subscription offer – subscribe today and get your first four issues for £1, then 25% off of a year's subscription

Issue 165 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out on Thursday 6 May, price £2.99

The Hungry Earth

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:28 AM PDT

The official synopsis for episode eight, The Hungry Earth, has been released. This is the first episode in a two-part story featuring the long awaited return of the Silurians. Note: If this year's Eurovision causes a break on the 29th May, we'll have to wait two weeks for the conclusion, Cold Blood!

It's 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth's crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back.

In the latest episode of the time-travelling drama, written by Chris Chibnall, the Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in a tiny mining village and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.

Check out some pics and more details here.

The Hungry Earth will air on Saturday 22nd of May at 6.15pm (time subject to change).

Clip: Doctor Who Meets Some Vampires - OntheBox (blog)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:56 AM PDT


Clip: Doctor Who Meets Some Vampires
OntheBox (blog)
He may not be very popular with Terry Pratchett or the busybodies at Mumsnet, but the Matt Smith really is getting in amongst some wierd and wonderful ...

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Residents in street told bins are too full to take away rubbish - Stoke & Staffordshire

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:01 AM PDT


Residents in street told bins are too full to take away rubbish
Stoke & Staffordshire
FAMILIES have attacked council bureaucracy after refuse workers refused to take their rubbish – because there was too much. Over a dozen wheelie bins on ...

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Big Finish May Podcast

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:10 AM PDT

Yes! It's here! Nick Briggs, David Richardson, Paul Spragg (speaking directly into a microphone) and Alex Mallinson present all the latest from the world of Big Finish Productions.

Highlights include... Wreck of the Titan, Stargate, Highlander, The Song of Megaptera, Textbook Stuff... And, soup, cheese and ham sandwiches, gherkins, kettle crisps... Also, Writing Opportunity updates! Last month's podcast competition results... Your podcast emails answered... PLUS... another podcast competition - a chance to win more Short Trips books.

The Parsec Awards-nominated Big Finish Podcast... It may just be an experience beyond belief. Download for free without delay!

Cafe owners declare council's bin edict rubbish - The Age

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:56 AM PDT


Cafe owners declare council's bin edict rubbish
The Age
CBD cafe owners are outraged by new Melbourne City Council regulations forcing them to store ''putrid, rat-ridden'' rubbish bins inside cafes overnight or ...

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"Rory" Arthur Darvill Introduces Vampires in Venice.

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:53 AM PDT

This Introduction by Arthur is not any where near as Spoilery as Previous Introductions, in fact it's done quite well.

 

Simple, Affordable Mother's Day Ideas for the Geeky ... - Wired News - New York News Today

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:30 AM PDT


Simple, Affordable Mother's Day Ideas for the Geeky ... - Wired News
New York News Today
There are tons of dalek-style cakes recipes on line, in fact. Can't find anything that's your skill level? Consider decorating some upside-down cupcakes or ...

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Who Would You Choose?

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Vote for your Doctor Who Prime Minister!It's General Election day here in the UK – but what if your choices to rule the country weren't Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Nick Clegg?

What if they were John Lumic, Sil or Davros? What if Mr Saxon was genuinely standing, or Mr Finch of the Krillitane?

Today, we're giving you the chance to vote for your choice of Doctor Who villain to become Prime Minister of Great Britain!

Read the testimonies below, and let voting commence!

John Lumic – zillionaire creator of the Pete's World Cybermen, Lumic is a sickened, decrepit character desperately trying to cling on to life and power at all costs.

Sil - if there is a profit to be found, this slug like beast will find it, make it and maximise future revenue by at least 100%

Davros - creator of the Daleks, calling Davros insane is like calling Venice "damp". His fascist policies are unrivalled throughout time and space, and he certainly has no time for immigration.

Mr Finch – the most progressive of all candidates, Finch's Krillitane Party hopes to transcend the basic physical forms and unlock the secrets of the universe.

Mr Saxon – Harold Saxon is of course the Master, and after a previous successful campaign and landslide victory his short tenure ended with the live-on-TV execution of the President of the USA.

Fice candidates, one vote – make it count!

New X-Men First Class Plot Synopsis, Plus Awesome Doctor Who/Supernatural/Lost ... - io9

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:03 AM PDT


New X-Men First Class Plot Synopsis, Plus Awesome Doctor Who/Supernatural/Lost ...
io9
But it turns out these aren't vampires — they're "these strange things that turn into fish," says Karen Gillan. And Rosanna morphs into a really great CG ...

How Scotland saw the general election TV campaign - The Guardian (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:19 PM PDT


The Guardian (blog)

How Scotland saw the general election TV campaign
The Guardian (blog)
The Scottish Labour PPB drafted in Richard Wilson and David Tennant to remind us of the ravaged sepia-soaked Scotland of the 1980s, which appears to have ...

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Preview: Doctor Who - Vampires of Venice - Beehive City

Posted: 05 May 2010 11:09 PM PDT


Beehive City

Preview: Doctor Who - Vampires of Venice
Beehive City
It's hard enough writing an episode of Doctor Who that the fans will like – but to follow on from the exceptional Steven Moffat double bill of The Time of ...

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Doctor Who star David Tennant for Prime Minister - Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:50 PM PDT


Coventry Telegraph (blog)

Doctor Who star David Tennant for Prime Minister
Coventry Telegraph (blog)
DAVID TENNANT'S tenth Doctor Who has been voted as the British screen character film fans would most like to see ...

Simple, Affordable Mother's Day Ideas for the Geeky Mom - Wired (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:35 PM PDT


Simple, Affordable Mother's Day Ideas for the Geeky Mom
Wired (blog)
There are tons of dalek-style cakes recipes on line, in fact. Can't find anything that's your skill level? Consider decorating some upside-down cupcakes or ...

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Council bins invasion is rubbish - South Manchester Reporter

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:58 PM PDT


Council bins invasion is rubbish
South Manchester Reporter
It's a multi-coloured Dalek invasion of our once green and pleasant land that will get worse before it gets better. Plans are afoot to ask people to carry ...

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LastBroadcast’s review of Vampires of Venice

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:39 PM PDT

As anticipation for Vampires of Venice grows, LastBroadcast have posted their review of the episode, in which they describe the story as “great, unaffected, old-style Who”. Click here to read their preview, but watch out for minor spoilers. Thanks to Will for the details! Vampires of Venice airs on Saturday at 18:00 on BBC1/HD, and you can keep up to date with the latest [...]

Broadcast details for Amy’s Choice, Confidential

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:32 PM PDT

Finalized schedules have revealed that Episode 7, Amy’s Choice, will air on BBC One and the HD channel on Saturday 15th May at 18:25. Written by Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye, the episode sees the Doctor returning to Amy’s life, five years after she decided to put life in the TARDIS behind her. She’s about to become [...]

The General Election

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:18 PM PDT

I just got back from voting (Lib Dem, tactically, having been a lifelong Labour voter), something which I always find a joy. For one thing, elections are usually in Spring, and they speak of hope and new growth. For another, to be able to vote is a precious thing. But you'll have heard people talk endlessly about that before, so I won't go on and on.

It's extraordinary how things have worked out in the run up to this election, a politics geek's dream of twists and turns. Those who work for all the parties (and that's another job I'd like if I didn't have this one) will be desperately trying to manage chaos. Anything can happen in the next day or so, or should I say the next week, because I very much doubt we'll wake up with a new government tomorrow morning.

David Cameron went into this election thinking it'd be a cakewalk, that the British electorate would do what they always do, vote against something rather than for something, flip from one state to its perceived opposite. But two things were in place to change that pattern. Firstly, the ground state of the electorate was different, because, bizarrely, and for no other reason I can think of than to boost ailing sales, the Daily Telegraph had spent the previous year making sure the electorate thought that both Labour and the Tories were thoroughly corrupt. This is, of course, not the case. We in the UK enjoy tiny levels of actual political corruption compared to most of Europe. I think most of the MPs who were caught over-claiming on their expenses had been encouraged to think that this was the way they made up for their (genuinely too small) salaries. (That's one thing I hope an incoming government of any stripe does: pays backbench MPs a decent wage, so the stream of talent out of parliament ceases and we're not just left with the fanatics who'd do it for nothing.) So, oddly, a whiff of being 'establishment' clung to Cameron, not just because of his accent and bearing, but because his lot had been tarred with the same brush as the government. Look at that video of him being confronted by the student who says 'I don't believe you'. He looks not like the Leader of the Opposition, but like a cornered government minister. The Telegraph has been desperately trying to make up for this in the last couple of weeks, having doubtless had its collective editorial balls grabbed by Tory whips (ouch). But the damage had been done. The second factor that changed everything was the TV debates. The electorate watched in their masses, they got interested, and they saw three people on the stand. And the third one, surprisingly, was more telegenic than the first two, and he often seemed unhindered by actual policy. (Indeed, some of the things Nick Clegg has promised on television should surely send Lib Dem voters running to consult the manifesto: tighter border controls? Really?) He grabbed the niche of Mr. Nice Guy Not Grim At All, which had been the shoes in which Cameron thought he'd be standing on those nights. The debates were a triumph. The lack of audience applause made actual debate rather than rhetoric the order of the day, they exposed all but the best of tactics (I enjoyed it when Gordon, who turns out to be hopelessly charisma-free on TV, and is let down by his disability, to be frank, moved things to the economy and started thumping, and so grew suddenly in stature) and they let the participants underline what their policy differences were, what they all actually stood for. Immediately afterwards we were in a three party race, and that's changed everything.

Let me pause here for a moment to say: I've never believed 'they're all the same', and I loathe the cant, so prevalent in fandom, that they're all representatives of some great oppressive power. That just saves people from having to think, and gives them the enjoyable frisson of feeling oppressed without having ever stood up for anything. I think one good reason for a Lib Dem government would be to see if Lib Dem supporters, unlike a lot of Labour supporters, could get their heads around supporting people who are actually in charge, or if, in a horribly British way, they'd always prefer to be mentally in opposition.

So what do I think's going to happen? I have no idea. The polls are literally all over the place, and all possible governments now lie within their margins of error. I think a lot of lying to pollsters is going on, possibly in the area of spouses cheekily putting a cross by the Lib Dem candidate, and then exiting the booth wearing their blue ribbons. But I think two outcomes are the most likely, and these will both take a week or so to come into focus. I think either there'll be a formal Labour/Lib Dem coalition (the fulfilment of the New Labour project as one un-named MP was quoted as saying this week), where Labour offer the Lib Dems their own proposed form of proportional representation, instead of the Lib Dem one (and dear God, I hope this one has safeguards against the BNP getting an MP or two), and the Lib Dems say yes, but insist that, for the British public to see change, Gordon has got to go. (I think Gordon might do his party a genuinely heroic service by falling on his sword before such negotiations even begin.) So we end up with David Milliband as Prime Minister, Clegg as Deputy. Which might strike the public as odd. Or, David Cameron will edge enough seats to make a deal with various independents, or, if chaos reigns on the other benches, will try and hack out a minority government, with life or death votes on every single bloody issue, and dare the opposition to treat the public to another General Election.

Neither prospect fills me with joy. I think a government should have a clear mandate, and get stuff done. If the Lib Dems won outright, I'd be happy with that, because it'd suck the liberalism out of the Labour party, and it'd serve the Lib Dems right to find that they have to do bad things sometimes. I think the other crap thing about the British is that they sometimes think a hung parliament might be a good thing, because it'd... well, stop anyone doing anything. Because oppositional news reporting has taught them that politicians only ever do bad things. And there are some more informed folk who point to the various times and places where coalitions have worked (note, I don't count those situations where everyone involved is being bombed, I think that imminent invasion tends to focus the mind). I think where there's genuine common ground, with a quite liberal Labour party and a right-moving Lib Dem party, then good government might result. They could write a quick shared manifesto, share a whip, actually nail something together than could just about float. When it's the Tories in continual panic and MPs being hauled in for late night votes of confidence every other week... not so much. The prospect of Italian politics is rearing its ugly head. Coalitions aren't like the Great Council of the Fair Kingdom, where everyone dresses in robes and wisdom prevails after learned debate. They're like a Mexican standoff in Reservoir Dogs, about who's pointing a gun where and who can blackmail who.

But still, exciting times. All one can do is vote, and say to everyone that this time, even if you believe this wasn't the case before, it's important. Cheerio.

UK Elections Could Have Repercussions For Australian Migration - Embrace Australia

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:02 PM PDT


Embrace Australia

UK Elections Could Have Repercussions For Australian Migration
Embrace Australia
This year celebrities have been more cautious in making such pledges and whilst the likes of David Tennant and Eddie Izzard have publicly come out in favour ...

Student lands place at UK's top drama school - Yellow Advertiser

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:59 PM PDT


Student lands place at UK's top drama school
Yellow Advertiser
She follows in the footsteps of Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, David Walliams, and Catherine Tate. The news means Anna, ...

Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy, John Nathan-Turner, and Gallifreyan Embassy on 1987 WLIW Pledge Drive

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:56 PM PDT

In honour of Sylvester McCoy returning to New York this month and the 25th anniversary of the Gallifreyan Embassy, we present you with this cut-down video of a WLIW pledge drive break from August 1987. At the time, like today, we had a new Doctor, the 7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, he along with the late Jon Pertwee and John Nathan-Turner, the then producer of Doctor Who are included in a pre-recorded interview segment in this 5th break of WLIW's Doctor Who marathon of The War Games. Eric Luskin of NJN conducts the interview.

Seen in this video among the Gallifreyan Embassy members volunteering is Ken Deep, and Louis Trapani of Doctor Who: Podshock, along with Tim Grogan, Beth Treckman, Pete "Bug" ReinertPJ, "The Anti-Doctor", Monique, and others.

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Norwich set for major robots event - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:49 PM PDT


Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Norwich set for major robots event
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
... leading robotic combat organiser Robots Live, include humanoid robots interacting with the audience, a Dalek and pneumatically powered boxing robots. ...

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Dr. Who Too Sexy for Mumsnet - OntheBox (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:41 PM PDT


Dr. Who Too Sexy for Mumsnet
OntheBox (blog)
The BBC is in deep trouble again: they've had 43 complaints over a 'saucy' scene in a Doctor Who episode. Chiefs are currently hoping the time lord doesn't ...

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Daisy Lowe: "I don't want to do pornos" - Digital Spy

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:41 PM PDT


Daisy Lowe: "I don't want to do pornos"
Digital Spy
Lowe recently rejected reports that she had embarked on a romance with Doctor Who star Matt Smith. Her spokesperson said that the pair were "just having ...

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BBC under fire for Matt Smith Venice Trip - ATV News (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:32 PM PDT


ATV News (blog)

BBC under fire for Matt Smith Venice Trip
ATV News (blog)
The BBC has come under fire for flying Doctor Who actor Matt Smith to Venice for scenes in this Saturday's behind-the-scenes look at the Sci Fi; Doctor Who ...

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Press Office update for The Hungry Earth

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:24 PM PDT

The BBC Press Office has today released the plot details for Episode 8, The Hungry Earth, part one of Series 5’s second two-part adventure! It’s 2015 and the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth’s crust than man has ever gone before – but now the ground itself is fighting back. In [...]

Doctor Who fan sets up stall in Market - Lancaster Today

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:02 PM PDT


Doctor Who fan sets up stall in Market
Lancaster Today
Peter Jewell owns everything a Doctor Who fan of any age could possibly want, from books, comics and posters to dalek toys and helium balloons. some of his ...

Travel advice: Staying in a lighthouse - TNT Magazine

Posted: 05 May 2010 07:49 PM PDT


TNT Magazine

Travel advice: Staying in a lighthouse
TNT Magazine
... which as well as having rooms in their unusually squat lighthouse, also have a Dalek signed by Doctor Who and a Rolls Royce for hire. ...

BBC receives complaints over Doctor Who kiss - ATV News (blog)

Posted: 05 May 2010 07:48 PM PDT


ATV News (blog)

BBC receives complaints over Doctor Who kiss
ATV News (blog)
... David Tennant both locked lips with their companions; Rose [Billie Piper], Captain Jack [John Barrowman], Martha [Freema Agyeman] and Donna [Catherine ...

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Doctor Who series 5: Vampires Of Venice gallery - Den Of Geek

Posted: 05 May 2010 07:12 PM PDT


Doctor Who series 5: Vampires Of Venice gallery
Den Of Geek
... that concluded with Flesh And Stone, Vampires Of Venice has to keep that bubbling, while following another very good Steven Moffat two-parter. ...

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Celebrate Doctor Who!

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:57 PM PDT

The recent radio broadcast Doctor Who – A Celebration explored the magic and origins of the series over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Doctor Who - A CelebrationCovering the series' connections with Wales and the enduring allure of the Daleks, the show also spoke to new star Matt Smith who shares his thoughts on the character of the Eleventh Doctor.

Executive Producer Beth Willis meanwhile revealed why she was a fan of Doctor Who even before joining the team, while Lead Writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat recalled casting the Time Lord and previous cast and crew members such as writer Terrance Dicks are also featured.

Also including a wealth of archive material from recent and not-so-recent adventures, Doctor Who – A Celebration was an interesting and affectionate production in much the same spirit as previous BBC radio Doctor Who features since the series revival in 2005.

If you missed Doctor Who: A Celebration, catch up now on BBC iPlayer!

Norwich set for major robotic event - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:38 PM PDT


Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Norwich set for major robotic event
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
... leading robotic combat organisers Robots Live, include humanoid robots interacting with the audience, a Dalek and pneumatically-powered boxing robots. ...

Has Doctor Who become too grown up? - WalesOnline

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:50 PM PDT


Has Doctor Who become too grown up?
WalesOnline
"I think [previous actresses to play Doctor Who's assistant] Billie Piper and Freema Agyeman were fairly in-your-face characters and I certainly don't think ...

Jamie’s Chronicles

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:49 PM PDT

New from Big Finish this month comes another tale from the pairing of the Sixth Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon, former companion to the Time Lord's second incarnation.

Doctor Who from Big Finish - Night's Black AgentsHowever unlike the previous adventures, Night's Black Agents by Marty Ross is part of The Companion Chronicles series – and as such features a much smaller cast than the other entries in this series…

Jamie McCrimmon and his new friend the Sixth Doctor are lost on the moors of Scotland, where the legendary Kelpie roam…

They are offered shelter by the Reverend Merodach, the minister of the parish of Lammermoor, and are welcomed to his castle. But strange forces are at work within its walls, and Merodach is not what he appears.

Can the Doctor and Jamie prevent their powerful enemy from taking the TARDIS for himself?

Night's Black Angels stars Frazer Hines as Jamie, with Hugh Ross as Merodach, and is released by Big Finish on May 31st.

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