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- The Top 10 'Doctor Who' Episodes - Crave Online
- Who knows where she is - The Sun
- Paul Connolly's TV and Radio Week: The BBC's Holmes run - Daily Mail
- The dystopian novel that's turning China upside down - io9
- Sherlock: A Study in Pink - The Yorker
- The (New) Doctor's Finest Hour - Starpulse.com
- Fourth Doctor & Classic TARDIS!
- Neil Gaiman Runs Out of Cash
- Sapphire & Who?
- Doctor Who US Whirlwind
- Dalek Plans to Capture Vintage Aircraft Revealed!
- DOCTOR WHO 5.13 'The Big Bang' - Crave Online
- Post Game TV Recap: DOCTOR WHO S5E12 (FINALE): THE BIG BANG - Newsarama
- Orchestra plays second fiddle to Doctor Who - WalesOnline
- BBC Proms: Doctor Who, Royal Albert Hall, London - Independent
- Doctor Who Prom - Pink Paper
- In pics: Doctor Who at the Proms - CBBC Newsround
- Briggs On Stage
- Moaner!
- Dark Shadows Update
- Lost Stories Season Two Trailer!
- Bernice Summerfield Season 11 - Trailer Online
- The Fifth Doctor and Friends
- BF Podcast Extra
- Out soon! The Tom Baker Calendar 2011
- DWO WhoCast Episode 5.11 - The Lodger
- DWO WhoCast Episode 5.10 - Vincent and the Doctor
| The Top 10 'Doctor Who' Episodes - Crave Online Posted: 29 Jul 2010 11:43 AM PDT
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| Who knows where she is - The Sun Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:43 AM PDT
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| Paul Connolly's TV and Radio Week: The BBC's Holmes run - Daily Mail Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:05 AM PDT
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| The dystopian novel that's turning China upside down - io9 Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:37 AM PDT
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| Sherlock: A Study in Pink - The Yorker Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:39 AM PDT
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| The (New) Doctor's Finest Hour - Starpulse.com Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:37 AM PDT
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| Fourth Doctor & Classic TARDIS! Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:57 AM PDT
This exclusive set features not only a brilliantly realised Fourth Doctor dressed in short burgundy jacket and original scarf (and sporting a mad grin) from his early seasons but his most faithful friend, the TARDIS – which features opening doors, a spring activated right hand door and take off landing light and sound effects. So, any figurine lovers or first time buyers hurry over to Forbidden Planet's website and pick this up today. As the Doctor has remarked before "the devil's in the detail" and this set has plenty of that. Head over to www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk to check it out. The set costs £34.99 and is available to UK and Irish customers only.  | ||
| Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:57 PM PDT Neil Gaiman has reached a point that many first time Doctor Who writers come to when creating their script for the show, in terms of his imagination on the page and the budget that has been allocated for the episode not merging well!
His final draft is almost complete and should commence filming soon. It's also worth noting that Neil's episode is rumoured to be "episode 3" of the 2011 series of Doctor Who. (Via LA Times. Visit Neil Gaiman's blog at journal.neilgaiman.com, or follow @NeilHimself on Twitter.)  | ||
| Posted: 28 Jul 2010 09:05 PM PDT Did Steven Moffat watch Sapphire & Steel prior to planning his first series in charge of Doctor Who and writing The Eleventh Hour – or did certain elements lodge in his head back in 1979 when the ITV fantasy adventure series started?
So why not cast an eye over this precis for the first episode of Sapphire & Steel (created by PJ Hammond, writer of Torchwood's 2006 story Small Worlds and the 2008 episode From Out of the Rain, as well as Big Finish adventure Paradise 5):
So – Amelia Pond and her mysteriously empty (too big) home, the crack throughout time and space and the famous "something old, something new" rhyme that is something of a tradition for weddings across the western world. It's all there! Interestingly, Sapphire & Steel – which starred Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as the titular lead characters – was created by PJ Hammond after a night spent in a haunted house. It's certainly a great source to draw inspiration from, too, and while the visual effects don't stand up well in today's TV drama environment, the storylines of each episode are certainly enough to cause a few noghtmares. (With thanks to Stephen)  | ||
| Posted: 28 Jul 2010 06:48 PM PDT Doctor Who has come to an end on BBC America with The Big Bang bringing the series to a close last Saturday night. Thanks to BBC America, here's the link to the final Doctor Who Confidential of the season, which can be viewed on the BBCA Doctor Who mini-site. Doctor Who Confidential – Episode 13 is a 15-minute behind-the-scenes look at the season finale. This week's Confidential also includes footage shot during Matt and Karen's whirlwind press tour and fan screening in NYC! BBC America – despite some oddly placed gaps in the series – have given Doctor Who its best home on US television. Their promotion of the most recent series has been superb, and reaction has been appropriately favourable. Well done BBC America!  | ||
| Dalek Plans to Capture Vintage Aircraft Revealed! Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:52 PM PDT News is reaching Kasterborous of further diabolical designs by the dastardly Daleks. Not content with invading village fetes, the sociopaths from Skaro are now planning a show of force at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Presumably they're still miffed at being whupped by laser-toting Spitfires, and are planning to wreak their inimitable havoc on historic aircraft and visitors to the Somerset attraction. The assault is planned for the 7th and 8th of August.
Should visitors to the Museum survive an encounter with the Daleks, they may just get the chance to get their photo taken under the legendary Concorde with the aforementioned aliens, along with Davros and Miss Hartigan. We've also been advised that K9 voice artiste and bear impersonator John Leeson will be on hand, alongside former wrinkly wheelchair user David Gooderson. Our sources seem quite adamant about Miss Hartigan's involvement, but at this time we are unable to confirm whether M&S aficionado Dervla Kirwan will be hypnotising unwitting punters with her sultry tones. Should you wish to form a resistance movement, you can find full details of the Dalek invasion here, and there's also a scary flyer to be distributed to the people. Your intrepid Kasterborous correspondent will make every effort to join the fight, and will report in due course, should he survive. Chocks away, and tally-ho!  | ||
| DOCTOR WHO 5.13 'The Big Bang' - Crave Online Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:04 AM PDT
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| Post Game TV Recap: DOCTOR WHO S5E12 (FINALE): THE BIG BANG - Newsarama Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:35 AM PDT
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| Orchestra plays second fiddle to Doctor Who - WalesOnline Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:44 PM PDT
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| BBC Proms: Doctor Who, Royal Albert Hall, London - Independent Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:19 AM PDT
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| In pics: Doctor Who at the Proms - CBBC Newsround Posted: 26 Jul 2010 12:08 AM PDT
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| Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:39 PM PDT Exec producer Nick Briggs will be away from the Big Finish office (but never out of touch - with email, you're never alone!) and in Nottingham for the next three weeks. Nick will be working for the Classic Thriller Season at the Theatre Royal Nottingham. He is directing the first play, Murder With Love (by Francis Durbridge) and starring in the second play, Murdered To Death, playing the aptly named Inspector Pratt. Big Finish studio genius, sound designer and composer Toby Robinson has composed the music for both these productions, and the casts feature other actors you'll recognize from BF cast lists down the ages. In no particular order, Sam Clemens (Blue Forgotten Planet, Holmes and the Ripper), Adrian Lloyd-James (Dalek Empire), Jo Castleton (Brotherhood of the Daleks, The Marian Conspiracy), Karen Henson (Dalek War, The Apocalypse Element) and Patric Kearns (Curse of the Daleks). So, autograph hunters, head for that stage door now! 'The plays are done in the old tradition of weekly rep,' says Nick. 'And this season has been going for twenty-two years now, under the stewardship of the indomitable Colin McIntyre. The local audience has been so loyal to us over the years; loving the potential for cock-ups with such a short rehearsal period as much as they love the twists and turns of the thrillers. 'I've played Sherlock Holmes there for the past two years, but this year it's a complete change,' Briggs notes. 'Far from being the most brilliant detective in history... I'm playing a man who is completely without a clue. In fact, he's such an idiot, he actually manages to shoot a policeman when reconstructing a murder. He's kind of an English version of Inspector Clouseau.' Murder With Love runs from Monday 2nd until Saturday 7th August. Murdered To Death runs from Monday 9th until Saturday 14th August. You can find more details of the Classic Thriller Season, with booking information at� http://www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk  | ||
| Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:17 AM PDT It's always tempting to moan when you're snowed under with work. But then I remind myself of several things. I'm doing a job that I love unreservedly. So, Briggs, stop whining about the fact that you were directing Colin Baker for six days when you were behind on your writing tasks! First off, it was a joy to spend that time with Colin and the great guest casts we got (no spoilers!) and our lovely studio man, Toby Robinson. And secondly, those writing tasks aren't that far behind. And anyway, they're not a chore! They're Doctor Blinkin' Who, after all! It's my favourite thing. And it's when I remember that, that I suddenly have a flurry of brain activity that results in script progress... when I remember that my 'job' is to think up new and exciting ways for the Doctor to have adventures and defeat his foes. That's not a chore, it's a privilege. And then I remember how totally understanding my wife is about it (she's one in a million) and how lucky I am to have such a great little boy for a son. Okay, okay, no need to reach for the sick bucket! This is just my lucky life. It wasn't always this way, so I've decided to enjoy it while I can. And then, to top it all, I find out that Frazer Hines has been secretly suffering with cancer for years and that he's finally beaten it. I can't tell you how happy I am for him. I can have a go, though... I'm incredibly happy. I felt elated when I read that news. And I wrote and told him so. That kind of suffering really puts any silly moans about workload into perspective, doesn't it? So even though this isn't January 1st, I just wanted to make a public statement that there will be no more moaning from me about my 'job'. All I have to do is remember exactly what my job is and how joyous I really find it. So there. And by the way, if you really want to see me enjoying myself, come to the Theatre Royal Nottingham in a couple of weeks' time and see me playing Inspector Pratt in 'Murdered To Death', a comedy murder thriller. Which reminds me, alongside writing a story for the Seventh Doctor, some scripts for the Fourth Doctor, a series for Charley Pollard and a whole new Doctor Who series for... (ah, that would be telling), I've got some lines to learn! So, I'll be back in the office in three weeks' time. And then there'll be another podcast to do. I'm rather looking forward to that. Good Lorrrrrrrd!  | ||
| Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:08 AM PDT Big Finish is back from Los Angeles and this year's Dark Shadows Festival, which gathered over a dozen actors from the show, including Jonathan Frid and David Selby, for its annual weekend-long celebration. The audio dramas were the subject of two stage panels, the first of which marked the convention debut of Andrew Collins, who plays vampire Barnabas in the new stories. Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Stuart Manning discussed the range and future plans, alongside actress Ursula Burton (Susan Griffin), writers Eric Wallace and Debbie Smith and regular director Darren Gross. Meanwhile, a rare promotional poster for The Night Whispers was a hit at the collectibles auction, raising over $200 for charity. Thanks to everyone who visited the Big Finish table and supported the range. The new full-cast mini-series Kingdom of the Dead is out now, featuring a mammoth cast, including David Selby, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Jerry Lacy, Kathryn Leigh Scott and David Warner. The box set is available on CD and download. Apologies for the delay to the appearance of the download editon to buy; it's available o the site now. Also just released is Dark Shadows: Music from the Audio Dramas, collecting the best of Nigel Fairs' scores from the CDs. The next Dark Shadows release is The Doll House, starring Marie Wallace and Terry Crawford, exploring the fate of the doomed Collins bride Jenny. The story is in the final stages of post production and will now be released in August.  | ||
| Lost Stories Season Two Trailer! Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:58 PM PDT Production on the Seventh Doctor Lost Stories - which are released from April next year - is well underway. We can also now confirm that Ricky Groves (EastEnders) is guest starring as Creevy, the father of new companion Raine (played by Beth Chalmers). To whet your appetites, the first teaser trailer is now online. Listen out for the first chance to hear Raine, Brigadier Bambera, Ace, the Metatraxi... and more! Altogether now... Nassy co my yeh...  | ||
| Bernice Summerfield Season 11 - Trailer Online Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:22 AM PDT The upcoming eleventh season of Bernice Summerfield is still available for pre-order. And if you fancy a little taste of the first story of the run, Resurrecting the Past by Eddie Robson, then the trailer has just been released here. As the four new stories bring an end... and a beginning, there's no better time to be on board with Benny!  | ||
| Posted: 18 Jul 2010 09:55 PM PDT It's been a wait of 26 years, but at last the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa are back together this month in Cobwebs, a four part audio story by Jonathan Morris. And there's more to come in The Whispering Forest and The Cradle of the Snake. Many people have asked whether this will be a one-off reunion, or whether there are plans for more. We're delighted to reveal that the dream team will be back together in a new run of stories to be released in 2011, as Peter, Janet, Mark and Sarah have committed to a run of new recordings later this year.  | ||
| Posted: 17 Jul 2010 11:01 PM PDT If you've been wondering, 'What IS all this Mervyn Stone business about?' look no further than this. Or rather, listen no further. Special guests Nev Fountain and Nicola Bryant are here to introduce you to the new series of books from Big Finish. They're also introducing something else that's introducing Mervyn Stone. Oh yes! Coming soon, there'll be a series of exclusive, Mervyn Stone podcasts featuring a real, true life murder mystery* (*that's not true, it's made up - Ed). So take the plunge into the world of Mervyn Stone now. The books are available in October 2010 (and can be pre-ordered now at a special offer price). The preview podcasts will start arriving on the BF website in September. And if you need a further recommendation, David Tennant has said of the Mervyn Stone Mysteries, 'Fiendish and funny. Columbo meets Blake's 7 - with gags - and sex!' The Mervyn Stone Mysteries http://www.bigfinish.com/Big-Finish-Books  | ||
| Out soon! The Tom Baker Calendar 2011 Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:00 AM PDT Available in August from The Stamp Centre 79 Strand, London WC2R 0DE 020 7836 2341 and online at www.scificollector.co.uk in August, this calendar features twelve recent informal pictures of Tom. It can be pre-ordered now. Just £9.99  | ||
| DWO WhoCast Episode 5.11 - The Lodger Posted: 19 Jun 2010 04:00 AM PDT In this week's episode of the DWO WhoCast... Paul and Seb discuss the latest episode: 5.11: The Lodger. Bringing the world of Doctor Who to you - the DWO WhoCast is just what The Doctor ordered! If you are an iTunes user, make sure you rate and discuss the podcast; the more people that vote and leave their comments the higher up the rankings we go and the more successful we are. Also if you have any feedback let us know, and of course suggestions are always welcome. Why not email us an mp3 comment and we can play it on the show? Interact with us! Send your Feedback to: feedback@thewhocast.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dwowhocast Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5185658494  | ||
| DWO WhoCast Episode 5.10 - Vincent and the Doctor Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:00 AM PDT In this week's episode of the DWO WhoCast... Paul and Seb discuss the latest episode: 5.10: Vincent And The Doctor. Bringing the world of Doctor Who to you - the DWO WhoCast is just what The Doctor ordered! If you are an iTunes user, make sure you rate and discuss the podcast; the more people that vote and leave their comments the higher up the rankings we go and the more successful we are. Also if you have any feedback let us know, and of course suggestions are always welcome. Why not email us an mp3 comment and we can play it on the show? Interact with us! Send your Feedback to: feedback@thewhocast.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dwowhocast Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5185658494  |
The writer has been blogging recently about his experiences when writing for Doctor Who:
Key elements of Doctor Who in 2010 include more than one mysterious house, a young girl with apparently no parents living alone in her bedroom, a crack in the universe situated within the house and of course, the timey-wimey characteristics of the Doctor himself, and a famous rhyme used to conclude the story.
Youngster(s) left alone. Empty house. Disappeared parents. Tear in time. An old folk rhyme to resolve things.
Our intel indicates that the alliance formed between alien races in order to incarcerate the Doctor may still be holding – it appears that the Daleks will be supported by Cybermen, Weeping Angels, and Ice Warriors.
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