Sunday, June 6, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Adrien Brody: 'Sarah Polley is lovely'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 04:56 PM PDT

Adrien Brody praises Splice co-star Sarah Polley as being a "lovely" and "amazing" person.

Feature: Location, location, location - Part 2

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 04:00 PM PDT

DS takes a look at some of the best and worst examples of fictional gaming locations.

Jake Shears Picture Special

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Click in for eight sexy pictures of Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 205 EXTRA Edition

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:31 PM PDT

"Geronimo!"

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 205 EXTRA Edition
Running Time: 0:55:02

In this Doctor Who: Podshock Extra Edition we include a Doctor Who Discussion Panel we conducted just a week prior to the new series launch in the UK. Joining Ken Deep and Louis Trapani on the panel is Barnaby Edwards (of DWNY and Who York). Also heard in this podcast is Anthony Burdge and Jessica Burke (The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who) and long time Gallifreyan Embassy member, Keith Klitses.

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HBO cancels 'The Life And Times Of Tim'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:22 PM PDT

HBO confirms that it has cancelled The Life And Times Of Tim after two seasons.


'Doctor Who' - 'Amy's Choice': Dream a little Dream Lord - HitFix (blog)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 01:32 PM PDT


HitFix (blog)
'Doctor Who' - 'Amy's Choice': Dream a little Dream Lord
HitFix (blog)
It also feels like Matt Smith is further differentiating himself from David Tennant by this point. There's still obviously a lot of Ten's mannerisms in ...

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'Doctor Who' - 'Amy's Choice' Recap - TV Squad (blog)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 01:04 PM PDT


'Doctor Who' - 'Amy's Choice' Recap
TV Squad (blog)
It's easy to tell when Steven Moffat has a hand in an episode, because he is very good at taking something mundane in life and making it scary. ...

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Vivica A. Fox engaged to be married?

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Actress Vivica A. Fox is photographed wearing a diamond ring, fueling rumours that she is engaged.


"Amy's Choice" - A.V. Club

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:09 PM PDT


A.V. Club
"Amy's Choice"
A.V. Club
... was certainly not one of those breakneck, never-catch-your-breath episodes of Doctor Who—both Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill had many fine moments. ...

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Nightmare Fare

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT

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In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream,
Lingering in the golden gleam,—  
Life, what is it but a dream?

- Lewis Carroll

Carroll wasn’t probably thinking of an English Village overrun by monstrous pensioners,the mad scheme of the Dream Lord or the sight of the Doctor in a dreadful sweater, but, hey, Amy’s Choice was still great fun. Post your thoughts in the comment section (Remember: not for episodes that have aired in the future!) and check out our TARDIS file!

Osbourne defends mother's weight gain

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Kelly Osbourne defends her mother Sharon after critics bad-mouth her appearance.

Zaha Hadid's new Roman gallery joins the pantheon of the greats - The Guardian

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 10:05 AM PDT


The Guardian
Zaha Hadid's new Roman gallery joins the pantheon of the greats
The Guardian
Teeming with visitors, they are partly like the grand stairs of the Paris Opera, part Dalek city. They take you off to the galleries, which are themselves ...

Doctor Who: The (Eleventh) Doctor is in the House - Poptimal.com

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:51 AM PDT


Poptimal.com
Doctor Who: The (Eleventh) Doctor is in the House
Poptimal.com
Now, I had caught a few episodes of Doctor Who with David Tennant in the lead before, but it's only with the introduction of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan ...

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City of the Daleks Reaction

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:45 AM PDT

With the first episode of the Doctor Who: The Adventure Games officially out today; here's a round up of the critical response to City of the Daleks.

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - City of the DaleksDeveloped by both Sumo Designs, Sheffield based developers who recently worked on titles such as Sonic & Sega All Star Racing, and Broken Sword series designer Charles Cecil along with Doctor Who writers Phil Ford (The Waters of Mars) and The Grand Moff himself.

City of the Daleks also features the vocal talents of Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and the legendary Nicholas Briggs.

The games sees the Doctor and Amy Pond hopping back to 1963, hoping to bask in Swinging London only to find outside the TARDIS, Trafalgar Square has been decimated by Daleks who crashed from the sky using a very familiar crack.

The game isn't without faults but most reviewers love a good bargain, forgoing the technical issues of audio/visual sync up, the awkward camera angles and the clunky mouse controls and instead praising the BBC for creating a game that looks so good, can run on most systems (hold steady Mac users! 15th June isn't that far away) and is free.

Spong summed up the problem of reviewing a game ostensibly aimed at non-gamers and have praised the BBC's commitment to working with developer Sumo:

"If you're a gamer looking for something new – the gameplay mechanics are nothing ground-breaking, but they come packed with a colourful storyline and you're likely to get something out of City of the Daleks."

Doctor Who - City of the Daleks, Kaalannio9.com praised the overall Who-ness of the game:

"City Of The Daleks shows that it's possible to make an entertaining Doctor Who game where the sonic screwdriver isn't magically transformed into a deadly weapon, and the majority of challenges are overcome by those two staples of Doctor Whodom – being clever and running down corridors. It feels like a proper episode of the series, which is an accomplishment that many tie-in games strive for, but few achieve."

Simon Nelson, Controller of Portfolio & Multimedia, BBC Vision and commissioner of the game episodes blogged about the back story of the game and is decidedly chuffed with the end product:

"We think we've created stories and an extension of the Doctor Who world and mythology that can proudly sit alongside the best episodes and storylines of the past and present – but this time you control the action, you are the Doctor (except when you're Amy!)."

Digital Spy loved the charm of the game but has concerns over its longevity:

"Whether it can get away with relying on the same ideas in later episodes – such as the over-reliance on stealth sections – is another matter, but as a starting point and means to cater to a broad audience it's more than a welcome introduction."

Finally, Kasterborous editor Christian Cawley somehow found the time to review the game for Brighthub.com – where he observes:

Gaming has not been a strong point for the BBC, but buoyed by the success of other digital successes such as their monolithic website and BBC iPlayer, they brought in legendary British game designer Charles Cecil as a consultant.

This has proved to be a master stroke

City of the Daleks is the first free installment of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, and is available to download from the BBC site now!

Lil Kim 'wants respect from Nicki Minaj'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Lil Kim reportedly suggests to a concert audience that Nicki Minaj pay homage to her.

Ne-Yo: 'Paris Hilton is cool'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Ne-Yo thanks Paris Hilton for making an appearance at his Las Vegas show.

Jay-Z's 'Empire State' to replace Sinatra

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 09:16 AM PDT

Jay-Z's 'Empire State Of Mind' is to replace Frank Sinatra's 'New York, New York' at the Belmont Stakes race.

M.I.A.: 'College changed my life'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:50 AM PDT

M.I.A. reveals that if she hadn't been accepted into college, she could've ended up being a prostitute.

How do you rate Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor? (5=Fantastic)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:32 AM PDT

5 TARDIS Groans
67% (2 votes)
4 TARDIS Groans
0% (0 votes)
3 TARDIS Groans
0% (0 votes)
2 TARDIS Groans
33% (1 vote)
1 TARDIS Groan
0% (0 votes)
0 TARDIS Groans
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 3

Adrien Brody: 'Splice role is complex'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Adrien Brody says that his role in Splice is "interesting" and "complex".

Curtis on Van Gogh

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 08:15 AM PDT

The National Film Theatre on London's South Bank played host to a special sneak screening of Vincent and the Doctor, Richard Curtis's debut Who script this week.

Doctor Who - Vincent and the DoctorThe creator of Love, Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral sat down with Who star Karen Gillan for a Q&A about his much anticipated episode which sees the Doctor working with Vincent Van Gogh to fight a possibly alien threat in Provence.

Curtis talked about the responsibility he felt towards portraying Van Gogh.

"I'm terrifically moved by the life and fate of Van Gogh. He's probably the single great artist – in all formats – who received no praise whatsoever for his work.

If you look back at Dickens, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Michaelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci… all hugely famous in their lives. And then this one incredibly popular artist with no praise at all, literally selling the one painting. It was that thought which initially made me wonder whether or not we could use time travel to put that right. That was the initial inspiration for writing the episode."

Despite the enormous amount of freedom he had writing his own idea, he was still a hired hand and subject to The Grand Moff's laws.

"I wrote a version, Steven [Moffat] and Piers [Wenger, producer] criticised it a lot… then I wrote another one. And Jonny [Cambell, director] criticised it! Then we had a readthrough with Karen and Matt, and I suddenly realised they were right, and that it was bad. And then I rewrote it…"

Curtis has not ruled out writing again for Who in a future series provided he had another good idea.

"Almost 100% of my work experiences have been unhappy – I could put them in order! – but this has been a very happy one. From actors to producers to director it's been great fun, and I'm sure that's what shows in the zest and the energy of the series – the people who are making it are having a good time."

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How Prince Harry¿s polo pals dug his charity out of a hole - Daily Mail

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:52 AM PDT


Daily Mail
How Prince Harry¿s polo pals dug his charity out of a hole
Daily Mail
The 21-year-old model, who recently ended her romance with Doctor Who Matt Smith, tweeted that her driver: 'Scared us ****less.' Daisy, daughter of designer ...

Nas: 'Jay-Z's success was inevitable'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:46 AM PDT

Nas praises Jay-Z's business success and impact in the music industry.

Have They Gone Gaga?!

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:35 AM PDT

Lady Gaga in Doctor Who?According to DNAIndia.com, BBC bosses are looking to recruit Lady Gaga (known as "Mister Gaga" by comedian Al Murray – Ed) as the latest pop starlet to appear in Doctor Who. They believe that Gaga would make a "frightening antagonist" on the show.

Apparently this comes from comments made by Gareth Roberts (who wrote The Shakespeare Code and The Unicorn and the Wasp for the 2007 and 2008 series, Doctor Who fact fans) in Doctor Who Magazine.

Gareth is quoted by a certain red top newspaper as saying:

"The script might end up on screen one day with Lady Gaga, who will have fallen on hard times."

Doctor Who is no stranger to having musicians appear in the TARDIS hall of fame, others of note include: The Beatles (as themselves in The Chase), Billie Piper (as Rose Tyler in various episodes) and Kylie Minogue (Voyage of the Damned).

Whilst bringing someone like Lady Gaga onto the show could increase its ratings, it would also mean that we would have to watch her act.

This is something that no one would want.

If the rumours are true, let's hope it's a small "episode 12" cameo.

MGMT to allow audio recording at gigs?

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:30 AM PDT

MGMT will reportedly let fans audio record during their live shows.

What did you think of 'Vincent and the Doctor'? - Digital Spy

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:19 AM PDT


Digital Spy
What did you think of 'Vincent and the Doctor'?
Digital Spy
There were such high hopes for a Steven Moffat helmed Who but that promise most definitely has not been fulfilled. I never thought I'd say this (because his ...

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'BGT' dominates Wednesday primetime

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:17 AM PDT

The third semi-final of Britain's Got Talent averages nearly 10m on Wednesday night.

Klaxons hire Dirty Pretty Things member

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:16 AM PDT

Klaxons recruit former Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Anthony Rossomando.

Doctor Who review: Vincent and the Doctor - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk
Doctor Who review: Vincent and the Doctor
Telegraph.co.uk
Indeed, Matt Smith gave one of his weaker portrayals here, being far too arch throughout, apart from in a couple of the more character-driven emotional ...

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Jonathan Battersby

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Jonathan BattersbyThe actor Jonathan Battersby has died at the age of 57.

Jonathan Battersby recently appeared in the second story of the current series playing Winder in The Beast Below. He also appeared in an uncredited role in Victory of the Daleks.

Battersby, as well as being a well respected actor, was well known in financial circles. After graduating from RADA in 1972, he worked as an actor for a number of years, including a spell in the National Theatre. In 1981 he left acting and joined the financial industry, rising to become president of the Life Insurance Association.

He retired from the LIA in 2004, and returned to his previous career as an actor, winning roles in Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Emmerdale as well as Doctor Who.

Battersby was first diagnosed with prostate cancer during his LIA presidency. He died peacefully on 22nd May 2010, at Trinity Hospice, Clapham.
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Amanda Seyfried: 'Film kissing is not fun'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:50 AM PDT

Amanda Seyfried admits that she doesn't like on-screen kissing.

Moffat Vetoes “Sonic” Loss

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Computer games are great big pixel puzzles – some require a steady aim and a canards sense of cunning, others require you to find the right pieces (keys, maps, mushrooms) to complete the puzzle.

Doctor Who - The Adventure Games, City of the DaleksSo what do you do when your hero has a sonic screwdriver, a pacifist weapon and a skeleton key for every door in the universe?

Simple: don't include it.

Two of the driving forces behind Doctor Who: The Adventure Games City of the Daleks – Charles Cecil (Broken Sword) and Sumo Digital's creative director Sean Millard – spoke with Computer and Video Games in a roundtable interview with writer Phil Ford, voice of the Daleks Nicholas Briggs, Dalek operator Barnaby Edwards. In the chat, which also included BBC's Ian Tweedale, it transpires that they originally intended the Doctor to go 'hands free' and loose his trusted tool.

Charles: Originally we were going to have it lost right at the very beginning weren't we…?

Sean: The very first scene of the very first episode it was going to slide off into the sea…

Charles: And Stephen Moffat turned round and went, 'No'.…

With the Doctors only other weapon, the gift of the gab another gaming no-no, the developers decide to use the 'stealth' system of avoidance.

Once the operating system was decided on; next it was onto the other key elements of story telling in a video game; the background and environment.

As well as being able to imagine a battle-scared London beyond the limitations of the BBC's budget, the developers are the first people to fully realise Skaro, the Daleks home world barely seen in any detail since Genesis of the Daleks in 1975.

Sean: But then from a Doctor Who geek point of view what kind of privilege is that? To sort of invent what Skaro's going to look like? That's really been the icing on the cake with this as well. It's like, "Oh God for forty years no-one's actually nailed that down and we are the ones that are going to be able to do that." It's brilliant.

Apart from that exclusive the game is also the first time we get to here what the 'Red Dalek' sounds like having not utter so much as an 'exterminate' in Victory of the Daleks.

Nicholas: I suddenly realised that I had a lot of lines for the Daleks chasing the Doctor and Amy around London and I said to the director "Which Dalek is this?" He said, "Oh it's the red one and I said well the red one didn't speak in the TV episode." So I had to come up with the red Dalek voice and now should the red Dalek ever speak in the TV series, if the Daleks ever come back, then I shall know how to do the voice…

Click over to CVG to read the full part one and part two of a comprehensive interview.

Watch Doctor Who Season 5 Episode 10 'Vincent and the Doctor' - Daily News and Sport (blog)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:32 AM PDT


Daily News and Sport (blog)
Watch Doctor Who Season 5 Episode 10 'Vincent and the Doctor'
Daily News and Sport (blog)
The first and best place to look is the official website to get access to some fresh video content: http://http://amirgabriel.com/doctorwho David Tennant, ...

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'Gossip Girl' stars 'not back together'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Reports that Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr are back together have been denied.


Doctor Who reviews: Vincent And The Doctor - Shadowlocked

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:14 AM PDT


Shadowlocked
Doctor Who reviews: Vincent And The Doctor
Shadowlocked
... she seems to be sad but doesn't understand why, and the whole business somewhat echoes the erasure of Donna's memory in the time of David Tennant. ...

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McCartney joke apology demanded

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:10 AM PDT

Sir Paul McCartney has been asked to apologise for a joke about former US President George W. Bush.

Amy’s Climax?

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Doctor Who - Karen Gillan plays Amy PondWhat can you always rely on from the last four season finales in Doctor Who? A heart-wrenching climax that will guarantee to have you crying your eyes out. Even though there's a new team on board, this year will prove be no different according to Karen Gillan.

The actress, who is currently playing the Doctors assistant Amy Pond, commented that the climax of the show (The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang) will result in fans dabbing the tears away with tissues. She also cryptically stated:

"I'm going to say the word 'horses' and that's it."

Gillan added what she felt were the hardest part of Doctor Who's newest season to film:

"The second part of the finale was the most difficult because it's a big climax for Amy and her story that's been building throughout the series. And it just required a lot of kind of concentration and emotion."

Going on to talk about her favourite episode to film this year, she chose (sorry for the pun!) Amy's Choice, because of the pregnancy bump, and the scariest monster in her opinion were the Weeping Angels.

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Doctor Who - Series 5 Episode 10 - Vincent and the Doctor Review - SPOILER FREE!!! - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:49 AM PDT


Anglotopia.net
Doctor Who - Series 5 Episode 10 - Vincent and the Doctor Review - SPOILER FREE!!!
Anglotopia.net
It had action, adventure, story and of course, Karen Gillan. I suspect the strength of the episode had something to do with it being penned by Richard ...

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Kim Kardashian to be next Lara Croft?

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Kim Kardashian is rumored to be playing Lara Croft in a new 3D Tomb Raider film.

Rate Vincent and the Doctor

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:30 AM PDT

What did you think of Vincent and the Doctor?

Rate & Discuss: Vincent and the Doctor

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Terror lurks in the cornfields of Provence, but only a sad and lonely painter can see it. Amy Pond finds herself shoulder to shoulder with Vincent Van Gogh, in a battle with a deadly alien. After the previous action-packed Silurian two-parter, you would think a nice visit to the peaceful Provencal countryside would be just what the doctor ordered. [...]

Next Time: The Lodger

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Series 5 enters its final stretch next week, as, in The Lodger, the Doctor encounters a set of stairs which people go up, but never down… In the story, written by Gareth Roberts, the Doctor must solve the mystery of Aickman Road, passing himself off as an ordinary human being and sharing a flat with Craig Owens, played by [...]

Katy Perry: 'I'll perform naked'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:13 AM PDT

Katy Perry claims that she will perform her new single naked at the MTV Movie Awards.

Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, there's always a ... - California Chronicle

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:01 AM PDT


Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, there's always a ...
California Chronicle
2009: Fresh off his Doctor Who run, David Tennant plays Hamlet in a BBC version that aired on PBS' Great Performances in spring 2010. ...

Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy And Leighton Meester On The Set Of “Monte Carlo” - DisneyDreaming.com

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 03:55 AM PDT


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Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy And Leighton Meester On The Set Of "Monte Carlo"
DisneyDreaming.com
The movie is set to release in 2011 and also stars Andie MacDowell, Brett Cullen, Catherine Tate and Luke Bracey.

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New trailer marks launch of Adventure Games

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 03:11 AM PDT

Whovians have been downloading City of the Daleks in the masses since it appeared online earlier this week, however today it officially launches and as such the BBC have released a new trailer to promote its release! In the first of four interactive episodes, the Doctor (that’s you!) and Amy must defeat the Daleks’ latest scheme, which has [...]

Jack, the jolly Black giant: 5ft 7in comic morphs into tallest man in ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:43 AM PDT


Daily Mail
Jack, the jolly Black giant: 5ft 7in comic morphs into tallest man in ...
Daily Mail
The film, also starring Britons Emily Blunt and Catherine Tate and James Cordon and Billy Connolly, opens at Christmas.

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Gulliver's Travels: Jack Black the giant - Daily Mail

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:36 AM PDT


Daily Mail
Gulliver's Travels: Jack Black the giant
Daily Mail
The film, also starring Britons Emily Blunt and Catherine Tate and James Cordon and Billy Connolly, opens at Christmas.

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Torchwood This Week - June 5, 2010

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:22 AM PDT

Torchwood This Week June 5, 2010 - Volume 4, Number 17 by Benjamin F. Elliott Corrections and updates are welcome at torchwood-owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on

This Week In Doctor Who - June 5, 2010

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:17 AM PDT

This Week In Doctor Who - Section A
June 5, 2010 - Vol 13, Number 20
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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Welcome to the ORIGINAL This Week In Doctor Who. All the known broadcasts of Doctor Who covered weekly since 1998. With the spinoffs too.

UK - the world premiere of "Vincent And the Doctor" is due to premiere on 5 June at 6:40PM BST on BBC One and BBC HD - another 50 minute slot. "The Lodger" is due to premiere on 12 June at 6:45PM BST on BBC One and BBC HD in a 45 minute slot. "The Pandorica Opens" is due to premiere on 19 June, tentatively at 6:40PM BST but it could change.

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