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• Details of new 11th Doctor audio adventures
• Graham's stalker was convicted sex pest
• GaGa 'takes medication' to deal with fame
• Suchet calls dementia a "vile thief"
• Overnight ratings for The Hungry Earth
• Gillan: I Lost Amy
• Binoche's 'Conforme' a "hymn to love"
• 5.8: The Hungry Earth - Overnight Ratings
• Kylie denies plastic surgery rumours
• Loach attacks "closed off" cinema screens
• The Life of a Giant Warrior Lizard Chick
• Gainsbourg: 'I didn't think of Antichrist'
• Brand's dad 'pleased his son's in love'
• Backing dancer dumped partner for Keating
• 'Kaboom' wins first 'Queer Palm'
• 'Phantasy Star Portable 2' heading West
• Duchess of York in tabloid cash sting
• Saif Ali Khan: 'I won't be using Twitter'
• 'Killzone 2' awarded Ivor Novello
• The Hungry Earth - Overnight Ratings
• Evans's wife recovering after scare
• 'Redemption' scores biggest UK launch
• Chad St John pens 'Sgt Rock' movie
• Rampal: 'Wouldn't make a good politician'
• Live from Fiddlesticks!
• 'Star Wars' comic ties into MMO
• American Who-athon; American Who Delay
• The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who Book Give Away for Podshock Supporting Subscribers
• NAO = The End of Time Itself?
• Textbook Podcast
• Doctor Who and the Big Yin
• Torchwood This Week - May 22, 2010
• This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010
• This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010 Section B
• This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010 Section A
• Hungry Earth Trailer
• Tony Lee’s Final Sacrifice
• The Hungry Earth Extras
• Find Out More About Dyslexia
• Doctor Who shortlisted for MediaGuardian award

Details of new 11th Doctor audio adventures Posted: 23 May 2010 02:39 AM PDT Various online retailers have been updated with the early details of new audio adventures featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. According to the listings, Ring of Steel by Stephen Cole and The Phanton Planet by Scott Handock are set to be released on 5th August 2010, with Martin Day’s The Jade Pyramid following two days later, on 7th [...]

Graham's stalker was convicted sex pest Posted: 22 May 2010 11:10 PM PDT A man who followed Julie Graham admits breaching an order preventing him from approaching women.

GaGa 'takes medication' to deal with fame Posted: 22 May 2010 10:57 PM PDT Lady GaGa reportedly says she is "tortured" by thoughts and takes medication to keep panic at bay.

Suchet calls dementia a "vile thief" Posted: 22 May 2010 10:50 PM PDT John Suchet says he will not allow dementia to steal the memories he has of his wife.

Overnight ratings for The Hungry Earth Posted: 22 May 2010 10:48 PM PDT The sun was shining across the UK throughout yesterday, which unfortunately resulted in Doctor Who falling to its lowest overnight figure since 2005, as 4.5million tuned in for The Hungry Earth. With 4.24million watching on BBC1, and an additional 0.30million in HD, Episode 8 had a 32.2% share of the total audience. It’s not all bad news [...]

Gillan: I Lost Amy Posted: 22 May 2010 10:30 PM PDT An interview in Friday's edition of The Evening Standard with actress Karen Gillan has revealed her feelings on becoming a household name and also her career before Doctor Who. As a struggling actress, Karen had worked a few bit parts in TV shows but as the work dried up, she took a job behind the bar at a pub in Kennington. 'It was depressing not working for so long,' she reflects. 'I hated not being involved in acting, but looking back on it I'm pleased it happened. Otherwise I wouldn't know what it's like to have a normal job.' After she was recruited to work at the London Fashion Week as a catwalk model in 2007, things started to pick up and it wasn't long before she had aced the audition to flesh out the role of Amy Pond (all's well that ends well then!). Karen also talks about her gruelling 9 month work schedule when filming Doctor Who, where 11 days of filming eventually leads to a day off. But it's not necessarily the best thing in her view: 'I had a few days off once and I didn't like it when I came back because I felt out of touch. I was out of it for two days and I felt I'd lost Amy.' Since starting work on Doctor Who, things are now looking better and better, Karen mentioning that she'll definitely be back for more. Whatever fate awaits Amy Pond, let's hope we don't have to face it for a while..

Binoche's 'Conforme' a "hymn to love" Posted: 22 May 2010 10:28 PM PDT Juliette Binoche calls her latest film Copie Confome a "hymn to love".

5.8: The Hungry Earth - Overnight Ratings Posted: 22 May 2010 10:18 PM PDT 5.8: The Hungry Earth - Overnight Ratings News Dated: 23/5/2010 The overnight ratings are in for 5.8: The Hungry Earth. The episode achieved an overnight figure of 4.5m viewers, with a 32.2% audience share. Although this is the lowest overnight figure since the show returned in 2005, the Audeince Share was still respectable. The drop in figures is purely to do with the good weather in the UK, and is not a reflection of depreciating audiences. ** This figure includes both the BBC One and BBC HD channels as the episode was simulcast. Final BARB ratings will be available in the next 10 days. Series Five Viewing Figures so far: 5.1: The Eleventh Hour - Overnight: 8.3m (38.4%) - Final: 10.08m 5.2: The Beast Below - Overnight: 6.7m (34.0%) - Final: 8.42m 5.3: Victory of the Daleks - Overnight: 6.2m (32.7%) - Final: 7.82m 5.4: The Time of Angels - Overnight: 6.8m (36.7%) - Final: 8.59m 5.5: Flesh And Stone - Overnight: 6.9m (34.5%) - Final: 8.50m 5.6: The Vampires of Venice - Overnight: 6.2m (30.6%) - Final: 7.68m 5.7: Amy's Choice - Overnight: 6.2m (33.0%) - Final: Coming Soon 5.8: The Hungry Earth - Overnight: 4.5m (32.2%) - Final: Coming Soon [Source: Andy Parish]

Kylie denies plastic surgery rumours Posted: 22 May 2010 09:59 PM PDT Kylie Minogue reportedly admits she has used Botox but denies she has ever gone under the knife.

Loach attacks "closed off" cinema screens Posted: 22 May 2010 09:56 PM PDT Director Ken Loach criticises the narrow range of movies shown at multiplex cinemas in the UK.

The Life of a Giant Warrior Lizard Chick Posted: 22 May 2010 09:42 PM PDT Neve McIntosh, the self-described "giant warrior lizard chick" from tonight's The Hungry Earth and next week's Cold Blood, provided an interview published yesterday to ReelScotland in which she discussed how it felt to be on the Doctor Who set in reptile makeup when the cameras weren't rolling: "Well, slightly but after [the prostethics have] been on for a little while and you get sunk into it, it's like you just forget it's there. I'd just be standing laughing and joking around with all the guys off-set. One time when Arthur [Darvill], who plays Rory in it, was at our hotel and I was like 'hi, how are you?' and he was just looking at me blankly. I was like 'he's being a bit odd', and then he came over and he was like 'I'm really sorry. It's Neve, isn't it?' "He didn't recognise me of course, with all the make-up on! I was just chatting away." It's certainly not very difficult to picture Arthur Darvill's above-described reaction as sporting the same bewildered face worn by Rory upon first meeting the Doctor in The Eleventh Hour. I suppose it goes to show that, in Darvill's case, the casting directors knew what they were doing by hiring an actor with similar personality traits to his character! You can find more excellent prosthetic makeup anecdotes from McIntosh as well as interesting discussions on the new series Silurians and their relation to the classic ones, the possibility of the Silurians returning to Doctor Who post-Cold Blood, and the infamous "Scottish agenda" by absorbing her massive, fact-packed, slightly spoilery interview on ReelScotland. And if you want to see more of Neve's acting flair, look no further than next week's Cold Blood, written by Chris Chibnall, on Saturday, May 29th, at 7PM!

Gainsbourg: 'I didn't think of Antichrist' Posted: 22 May 2010 09:30 PM PDT Charlotte Gainsbourg claims she didn't think of Antichrist on first reading the script for The Tree.

Brand's dad 'pleased his son's in love' Posted: 22 May 2010 09:26 PM PDT Russell Brand's father is reportedly glad his son has found the woman he wants to marry.

Backing dancer dumped partner for Keating Posted: 22 May 2010 09:04 PM PDT Francine Cornell dumped her boyfriend of three-years after reportedly falling for Ronan Keating.

'Kaboom' wins first 'Queer Palm' Posted: 22 May 2010 08:58 PM PDT Gregg Araki's Kaboom wins the first ever 'Queer Palm' at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

'Phantasy Star Portable 2' heading West Posted: 22 May 2010 08:45 PM PDT Sega's Phantasy Star Portable 2 is to arrive in the US and UK in the autumn.

Duchess of York in tabloid cash sting Posted: 22 May 2010 08:37 PM PDT The Duchess Of York is accused of plotting to sell access to her ex-husband for £500,000.

Saif Ali Khan: 'I won't be using Twitter' Posted: 22 May 2010 08:30 PM PDT Saif Ali Khan says he won't be using Twitter as he does not want to tell fans about his personal life.

'Killzone 2' awarded Ivor Novello Posted: 22 May 2010 08:30 PM PDT Killzone 2 wins gaming's first Ivor Novello award for its original score.

The Hungry Earth - Overnight Ratings Posted: 22 May 2010 08:07 PM PDT The Hungry Earth was watched by 4.5 million viewers according to unofficial overnight figures. The glorious weather across the UK on Saturday saw the series fall to the lowest overnight total since the series returned in 2005. 4.24 million watched on BBC One with an additional 0.30 million watching on BBC HD. The share remained consistent with 32.2% of the total audience. Only 13.1 million were watching TV when Doctor Who started implying many were still out enjoying the hottest weekend of the year. The programme inherited an audience of 1.8 million viewers from Junior Apprentice and peaked with 4.8 million on BBC One. The winner of the night was Over the Rainbow, with the results show topping the night with 6.2 million and the earlier show getting 5.8 million watching. Both Casualty and The National Lottery: In It to Win It 2012 beat Doctor Who with the programme coming fifth for the day. With Sunday's overnight figures to come Doctor Who is the 32nd most watched programme for the week. Against Doctor Who, ITV1 achieved 1.9 million for The Whole 19 Yards. Final figures will be released next week and will include those who recorded the programme for viewing later. The lowest confirmed figure for the revived series so far, is 6.1 million for the Satan Pit in June 2006. On BBC Three, Doctor Who Confidential had 0.28 million watching and was 15th for the day on Multi-Channel Television. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com

Evans's wife recovering after scare Posted: 22 May 2010 08:05 PM PDT Chris Evans's wife recuperates at home after requiring emergency medical attention earlier this week.

'Redemption' scores biggest UK launch Posted: 22 May 2010 08:03 PM PDT Wild West sim Red Dead Redemption is on course to become the biggest UK launch of 2010.

Chad St John pens 'Sgt Rock' movie Posted: 22 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT Chad St John pens the movie adaptation of DC Comics' Sgt Rock.

Rampal: 'Wouldn't make a good politician' Posted: 22 May 2010 07:58 PM PDT Arjun Rampal says that he would not make a good politician in real life.

Live from Fiddlesticks! Posted: 22 May 2010 07:21 PM PDT This past Thursday (May 20, 2010), Doctor Who: Podshock recorded a live show at the book launch party for The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who. Taking place at Fiddlesticks Pub & Grill in Manhattan (NYC), Ken, Billy and I arrived to see the venue was swarming with activity. Having passed it many times, I believe I have a vague memory being a patron there some years ago. I can recommend their veggie burgers (Ken and Billy equally recommend their other burgers).   read more

'Star Wars' comic ties into MMO Posted: 22 May 2010 07:02 PM PDT Dark Horse Comics publishes a comic tie-in to the Star Wars: The Old Republic game.

American Who-athon; American Who Delay Posted: 22 May 2010 06:51 PM PDT ChicagoNow has reported that US subscriber network BBC America is planning a small-scale "marathon" of Doctor Who next weekend: Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th. In BBC America's recent past, the network has reaped considerable benefits from airing Doctor Who marathons prior to massive premiere events. The two-day celebration of David Tennant's career in early January leading up to The End of Time: Part Two gave the programme the necessary amount of attention for Doctor Ten's regeneration to provide BBC America with its at-the-time highest-rated night ever, sporting over a million viewers. A slightly smaller-scale marathon occurred the day of The Eleventh Hour's American premiere, which rendered an even better 1.2 million, the channel's current all-time record. But in next week's case, the "marathon" (note that I'm still using quotes) carries with it a few negative side-effects for American fans. According to BBC America's TV Schedule for May 29th through May 31st, the two-day run, instead of displaying many back-to-back episodes from a series that certainly has a trove of stories to choose from, will consist of only the first six episodes from Matt Smith's Season 31… aired 3 times over the course Saturday and Sunday, interrupted with a brief stint of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Top Gear. Also, this particular run, instead of concluding with a brand-new episode in the manner of the network's recent successful Who marathons, opts to carry over into an extended set of the inferior and considerably less-British Star Trek: The Next Generation. Unfortunately, because the marathon does not conclude with a new episode, the Kasterborous-acclaimed Amy's Choice will not premiere on May 29th, but on June 5th, placing American Whovians yet another week out of sync with the British audience. Nonetheless, if you're a stateside viewer and discover yourself in good enough humor to throw yourself a six-hour Doctor Who party (and let's be honest – who wouldn't want to?), you've got three chances to do so: May 29th at 8PM, and May 30th at 2AM and 2PM, eastern time.

The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who Book Give Away for Podshock Supporting Subscribers Posted: 22 May 2010 05:30 PM PDT Doctor Who: Podshock had a fantastic time recording a live show at the book launch party of The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who on Thursday evening. The event took place at Fiddlesticks Pub and Grill in Manhattan (NYC). Joining Ken Deep and Louis Trapani on our live show were book contributors and editors Anthony S Burdge, Jessica Burke, Kristine Larsen, and Melody Green. Look forward to hearing the live show soon in an upcoming episode of Doctor Who: Podshock. read more

NAO = The End of Time Itself? Posted: 22 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT Okay, coalition government, what have you got for us this time? By the looks of it, the Conservative-Liberal Democrats have had a few words (and by a few, I mean 36 pages worth) with the National Audit Office (NAO) and apparently loved them so much that they decided to give them full access to the BBC's money-spending habits! How very kind of them. If you recall, this comes as no surprise to anyone who was closely following the BBC's popularity amongst the candidates for Prime Minister pre-"election," as both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats had indicated plans to hand over the keys of budget-scrutinizing to the NAO even before David Cameron took office. While many are fearing that the BBC is under threat of being commandeered by the government and possibly being used to push political agendas, the government has stated plans to "maintain" its independence… at least for now. You may remember that both Who-producer-incumbent Steven Moffat and his predecessor Russell T. Davies have expressed fears of a Tory government bringing about the downfall of the BBC altogether. Back in December, Davies predicted that under this government, the appearance of a BBC defeat would not be evident at first: "They want the votes but once they get in they are going to be absolutely vicious. I think the BBC has got five or six years left. They'll dismantle it slowly. It'll get smaller and smaller until it just supports Radio 4 and some news." Could this be the first of many rungs on a ladder to the BBC's certain doom? And what does all this mean for Doctor Who? Naturally, if the BBC is wiped from the face of the earth, so will be our favorite weekly forty-five minutes of television. But long-term concerns aside, what if the government has a look at the Beeb's Whovian budget and determines it too hefty? Will the show face more cuts? Even if the Doctor's bank account gets slashed a little more, we likely needn't worry. We've already seen how the production team is able to fare with less money, and so far they've given us one of the best seasons yet of the new series. Where Doctor Who is concerned, less cash tends to yield a broader scale of creativity. More brainpower leads to better stories. Improved episodes contribute to a happier society. Good news can be found in every piece of bad news, right? I suppose we'll have to wait to find out as this "BBC vs. the government" drama begins to unfold. (Via Digital Spy)

Textbook Podcast Posted: 21 May 2010 11:31 PM PDT Have you heard about the latest classic literature readings from Textbook Stuff, available via the Big Finish site? Nick Briggs and Barnaby Edwards discuss what's available, who the readers are and what's coming up. And there are plenty of trailers and clips along the way, including classic ghost stories from Charles Dickens and seminal horror from Edgar Allen Poe, all with full sound design and music. Download or stream this free podcast now for all the latest...

Doctor Who and the Big Yin Posted: 21 May 2010 11:26 PM PDT Digital Journal has published a fairly extensive piece to tie in with the UK broadcast of tonight's episode, The Hungry Earth; and has picked up on an interview Karen Gillan gave recently, in which she talked about the possibility of a Doctor Who story involving Billy Connolly and the Loch Ness Monster! Meanwhile, the original interview with Gillan can be found here; and, as mentioned by the Doctor Who News Page earlier, ReelScotland has published an interview (including spoilers) with one of tonight's guest stars, Neve McIntosh. The Hungry Earth can be seen tonight, on BBC 1, at 6.15 p.m. It's the first of a two-part story by Chris Chibnall. The second episode, Cold Blood, will be shown on Saturday, 29 May, at the later time of 7 p.m. http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com

Torchwood This Week - May 22, 2010 Posted: 21 May 2010 11:24 PM PDT Torchwood This Week May 22, 2010 - Volume 4, Number 15 by Benjamin F. Elliott Corrections and updates are welcome at torchwood-owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on

This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010 Posted: 21 May 2010 11:22 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who - Section A May 22, 2010 - Vol 13, Number 18 by Benjamin F. Elliott http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://thisweekindoctorwho.blogspot.com http://gallifreyanembassy.org/vortex/?q=TWIDW Welcome to the ORIGINAL This Week In Doctor Who. All the known broadcasts of Doctor Who covered weekly since 1998. With the spinoffs too. read more

This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010 Section B Posted: 21 May 2010 11:16 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who Section B PBS, Sarah Jane, K-9 May 22, 2010 by Benjamin F. Elliott Public TV Premiere Run: KUHT 8.1 Houston, TX

This Week In Doctor Who - May 22, 2010 Section A Posted: 21 May 2010 11:07 PM PDT This Week In Doctor Who - Section A May 22, 2010 - Vol 13, Number 18 by Benjamin F. Elliott http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho

Hungry Earth Trailer Posted: 21 May 2010 09:47 PM PDT The Hungry Earth airs tonight on BBC One – if you haven't caught the trailer of this new episode from Chris Chibnall (2007's 42) then check it out now! Marking the return of the reptile Silurians to the world of Doctor Who, The Hungry Earth stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory, with Meera Syal as Professor Nasreen Chaudhry. Watch Doctor Who on BBC One and BBC HD tonight at 6.15pm!

Tony Lee’s Final Sacrifice Posted: 21 May 2010 08:42 PM PDT IDW comic writer Tony Lee has spoken to MTV.com about the final story arc featuring the Tenth Doctor. Taking place before The Waters of Mars, Lee's Final Sacrifice kicks off with issue #13 of IDW's popular Doctor Who comics, bringing an end to both Tennant's time as The Doctor and the current series. "We saw that between "The Waters Of Mars" and "The End Of Time," The Doctor went off and had a load of adventures, which meant that this wasn't right before the regeneration. But, we had tied it so nicely into "Waters Of Mars," we decided to keep it that way. "So although it's the final Tenth Doctor comic, it's not going to be a "regeneration prequel." But we do perform some amazing timey-wimey endings and pretty much do a similar "farewell" end scene." While there's still some uncertainty about the form IDW's "Doctor Who" comics will take after this final adventure, it's been confirmed that the Doctor will return in the likeness of Matt Smith in 2011. Meanwhile Doctor Who #13 hits the shelves in July. Hot foot it to the interview to read about some of the best Tenth Doctor moments in the series and what Lee has in store for Matt Smith's Doctor.

The Hungry Earth Extras Posted: 21 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT We've expanded our section on The Hungry Earth, adding exclusive videos with Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill and Meera Syal. You'll also find galleries for the adventure, the latest Fact File and a Silurian mask!

Find Out More About Dyslexia Posted: 21 May 2010 08:00 PM PDT Elliot says he's dyslexic and the Doctor replies, 'Oh, that's all right. I can't make a decent meringue!'

Doctor Who shortlisted for MediaGuardian award Posted: 21 May 2010 06:50 PM PDT MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival have today unveiled their list of nominations for this year’s Channel of the Year awards. Doctor Who is included in the shortlist for the best Terrestrial Programme of the Year, facing competition from The X Factor, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Outnumbered and FlashForward. The winners will be determined through a live vote at the [...]

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