Thursday, August 25, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


The other actress who's named Vergara - San Antonio Express

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT


The other actress who's named Vergara
San Antonio Express
Losing out on that role led to an even bigger part in the film, that of Ginger, the girlfriend of Peter Vincent (David Tennant), a Chris Angel-type Las Vegas magician. Roddy McDowell played a slightly different version of the character in the original. ...

Movie Review: "Fright Night" - University Daily Kansan

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:06 PM PDT


Movie Review: "Fright Night"
University Daily Kansan
Exhibit A: Peter Vincent, the fraudulent vampire slayer so memorably portrayed by Roddy McDowall in the original and resurrected here by David Tennant as the foppish, leathery spawn of Russell Brand and a Hot Topic employee. ...

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Movie capsules: What's playing at Erie's Tinseltown, Millcreek 6 and Movies at ... - GoErie.com

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:19 PM PDT


Movie capsules: What's playing at Erie's Tinseltown, Millcreek 6 and Movies at ...
GoErie.com
When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent (David Tennant), the opportunistic host of his favorite TV show, to help him take down Jerry and his guardian. Audiences won't have any trouble sinking their teeth into this violent and funny ...

'Fright Night' remake is fang-tastic flick - Ithaca Journal

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:13 PM PDT


'Fright Night' remake is fang-tastic flick
Ithaca Journal
The character of Peter Vincent (the great Roddy McDowall), a washed-up B-movie actor who styles himself a "vampire killer," has been recast as a louche, Midori-chugging Vegas magician (David Tennant). While Charlie's mom wasn't much of a character in ...

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The other famous Captain Jack - AsiaOne

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:33 PM PDT


AsiaOne

The other famous Captain Jack
AsiaOne
The immortal former convict, played by Glasgow-born John Barrowman, proved so popular that in 2006, a spin-off show, Torchwood, was created for him. On the line with my paper from London, the 44-year-old said of fame: "I can humbly and proudly say that ...

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Stake 'em: 'Priest,' 'Stake Land' - VillageSoup Belfast (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:29 PM PDT


VillageSoup Belfast (blog)

Stake 'em: 'Priest,' 'Stake Land'
VillageSoup Belfast (blog)
Of course, his companions, married couple Rory and Amy (Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan) don't dare tell him what they have seen. The mysterious River Song (Alex Kingston) returns and the final episode of the half-season finally reveals who she is, ...

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Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler - TV Guide

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT


TV Guide

Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler
TV Guide
Only in the world of Doctor Who can the time traveler you've seen as a maternal figure end up being your future, grown-up daughter. That's the rather absurd reality that Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) faced about the mysterious River Song (Alex ...

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Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler ... - Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:15 PM PDT


Doctor Who Boss and Karen Gillan on River Song, How Her Parents Met and Hitler ...
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
Showrunner Steven Moffat admits that he didn't think of the time-bending twist when River first appeared two seasons ago, but once he decided he wanted Kinsgston, back he cast Gillan as the new companion to the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith) with that ...

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Game of Thrones Season 2: Pyat Pree and Podrick Payne Cast - TVOvermind

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:02 PM PDT


Game of Thrones Season 2: Pyat Pree and Podrick Payne Cast
TVOvermind
Portman had a bit role in last year's horror/thriller film Outcast, alongside Doctor Who's Karen Gillan and The Hobbit's James Nesbitt. He's slated to have a bit role in next year's film The Angels' Share. There are only a few roles of Game of Thrones ...

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At the Movies - Press Herald

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT


Press Herald

At the Movies
Press Herald
"FRIGHT NIGHT" (R) (2:00) Stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and David Tennant. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Teenager Charley Brewster guesses that his new neighbor is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. "GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE" (NR) ...

'Doctor Who' Preview: The Doctor Faces the Worst War Criminal in the Universe ... - Hollywood Reporter

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:47 AM PDT


Hollywood Reporter

'Doctor Who' Preview: The Doctor Faces the Worst War Criminal in the Universe ...
Hollywood Reporter
He's bad enough, but we hear that he won't be the worst war criminal the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions will meet in the next episode. Spoilers! And with this half episode, the journey begins to find Amy Pond's (Karen Gillan) kidnapped daughter ...

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Colin Farrell scares up laughs in the sly horror-comedy Fright Night - Honolulu Weekly

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:01 AM PDT


Honolulu Weekly

Colin Farrell scares up laughs in the sly horror-comedy Fright Night
Honolulu Weekly
The cast is great, including Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later), as sonny's hot girlfriend, and David Tennant (Doctor Who) as a Russell Brand-type magician, whose Las Vegas show is a hit but whose personal life is drug-and-alcohol-addled. ...

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Doctor Who on BBC America preview clip: Episode 6.8 “Let's Kill Hitler” - Examiner.com

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:37 AM PDT


Doctor Who on BBC America preview clip: Episode 6.8 "Let's Kill Hitler"
Examiner.com
This clip has a few things that have me not only excited to have Doctor Who start up again but seeing Matt Smith in a somewhat new outfit (trench coat) is definitely a step in the right direction. Besides the coat seriously looks bad a** and gives him ...

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Miracle Day continues tonight with Immortal Sins

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT

It's Thursday, which not only means we're now just 2 days away from new Doctor Who, but it also means we are just hours away from new Torchwood too! Aren't we lucky!? This week's journey to Miracle Day will uncover Immortal Sins, as Gwen fights to protect her family by embarking on a terrifying journey covering [...]

Prepare for September with help from the Doctor!

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

September is fast approaching, and whether you'll be off to school, college, university or work, the Doctor's here to help you get ready for the new term! Over at Forbidden Planet, you can now pre-order a pencil tin, TARDIS pencil case, school set, stationary set, 10 colour pen set, a pencil and Dalek topper, a ballpen [...]

It doesn't suck - Anchorage Press

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:35 AM PDT


It doesn't suck
Anchorage Press
In the pivotal role of Peter Vincent, played so awesomely by Roddy McDowall in the original, David Tennant (Dr. Who) does a funny spin on the character. Instead of the cheesy vampire-movie hero from the original, Tennant is an alcoholic Criss ...

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Three Faces Of Doctor Who by Josh Adams - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT


Bleeding Cool News

Three Faces Of Doctor Who by Josh Adams
Bleeding Cool News
He eats a mean pancake. And now Jodh Adams is drawing Doctor Who. Here are three looks t his first work on the continuing series, issue 9. I feally think Josh has caught Matt Smith's hangdog/beautiful people expression down pat. ...

Yesterday's taboos: Torchwood, pedophilia, and a dying culture - Lifesite

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT


Lifesite

Yesterday's taboos: Torchwood, pedophilia, and a dying culture
Lifesite
John Barrowman, the openly-gay actor who plays Harkness, said: "The interesting thing about [having a pedophile man character] that is that the audience is going to be torn, because they're going to not like him for what he's done — but they're gonna ...

WATCH: 'Doctor Who' Scribe Steven Moffat Answers Fan With One Delicious Word - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT


Anglophenia (blog)

WATCH: 'Doctor Who' Scribe Steven Moffat Answers Fan With One Delicious Word
Anglophenia (blog)
The man has written some of the most verbally expansive characters in British television history — Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock, Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, Jack Davenport's Steve Taylor — yet the man also knows the value of concision. ...

David Tennant: Ladies Man?

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Far be it from Kasterborous to judge what is a normal relationship (why only last week we finally met a real girl) but David Tennant's past relationships with his Doctor Who co-stars seemed pretty standard for a person forced to stand in the body odour of the cast and crew of a very demanding show.

Introduce an exciting outsider to the mix, maintain the buzz and sparkle of being momentarily charming over a course of time and your bound to want to see each other again.

However this isn't Barry and Shelia in accounting – this is the BBC!

So now and again David Tennant has to pop up and remind over-excited curtain twitches that the world will not be reduced to a singularity because at some point 'two people who worked together had sex'.

Speaking to The Guardian (and quoted in the somewhat missing the point Digital Spy) on recent tabloid interest in his relationships with both Sophia Myles (The Girl in the Fireplace) and Georgia Moffett (The Doctor's Daughter, seen here on the right) – who is now the mother of his daughter Olivia – Tennant had this to say:

"I mean I have had some girlfriends, and I did meet some of them at work, you know. My bedpost really has very few notches compared with other actors of my, erm, pedigree… I have never really overdone it. You know, I've never had three on the go at the same time. I'm too racked with guilt in every corner of my life to even try to get away with something like that."

So there you have it: despite what you may have read or seen David Tennant is not a womanizer. All he has done is have regular relationships which occasionally involved his co-stars and he certainly didn't turn the TARDIS into his own personal Doctor Love surgery.

Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2011 | The Story Of British Pathé | Torchwood ... - The Guardian

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT


The Guardian

Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2011 | The Story Of British Pathé | Torchwood ...
The Guardian
First of two showcases hosted by Jon Richardson, featuring stand-up acts at this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival. Comedians slated to appear include laconic Irishman Ed Byrne, whimsical Welshman Mark Watson, and razor-sharp, wide-eyed Shappi Khorsandi ...

Steamy Gay Romance Fuels Torchwood Plot - POPDECAY

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:05 AM PDT


POPDECAY

Steamy Gay Romance Fuels Torchwood Plot
POPDECAY
Torchwood took a sharp turn into "gaysville" last Friday in "Immortal Sins," wherein Jack meets a swarthy Italian man and embarks on a volatile romantic journey that could have far-reaching consequences for humanity if things go bad, as they often do. ...

Karen Gillan: Everything changes for Amy Pond in Doctor Who season 6.5 - io9

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:26 AM PDT


Karen Gillan: Everything changes for Amy Pond in Doctor Who season 6.5
io9
We were lucky enough to get some quality time with Doctor Who's Karen Gillan at San Diego Comic-Con, and she told us what to expect from her character this fall. How is the Girl Who Waited going to be rewarded for her faith in the Doctor? ...

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The Girl Who Waited Story Details

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:50 AM PDT

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a preview of episode 10, The Girl Who Waited, and there are some interesting plot details revealed.

Synopsis:

The Doctor takes Amy and Rory for a relaxing break on Apalapucia, not realising that the planet is ravaged by a deadly disease – one that threatens even the life of the Doctor himself. But that's not the biggest problem: Amy's gone and got herself trapped in a very unusual hospital. How long will she have to wait before the Doctor comes back for her this time?

Read more ...

2012 SFX Awards - The Doctor Who News Page

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:38 AM PDT


2012 SFX Awards
The Doctor Who News Page
Myles and Jones also pop up in the Sexiest Female category, with John Barrowman represented in Sexiest Male. Best Monster or Villain sees Madame Kovarian and The Silence suggested, against enemies such as The Red Skull from Captain America, ...

2012 SFX Awards

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:33 AM PDT

SFX have launched the Sci-Fi Awards for 2012, and unsurprisingly Doctor Who and Torchwood are suggestions for a number of the categories.


Both shows are suggested in the Best TV Show; others include Being Human, Fringe, Game of Thrones, Misfits, Primeval, and The Walking Dead. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan are suggested for the Best Sci-Fi Actor and Actress categories, with the latter also featuring Alex Kingston (River Song), Suranne Jones (Idris) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper/Torchwood); other nominees include Aidan Turner and Russell Tovey for Being Human, Andrew Lincoln for The Walking Dead, and Antonia Thomas and Lauren Socha for Misfits. Myles and Jones also pop up in the Sexiest Female category, with John Barrowman represented in Sexiest Male.

Best Monster or Villain sees Madame Kovarian and The Silence suggested, against enemies such as The Red Skull from Captain America, Crowley (played by Doctor Who guest star Mark Sheppard) from Supernatural and Loki from Thor. Best Special Effect is represented by the opening sequence from A Good Man Goes To War; this competes against Asgard from Thor, Paul from Paul, and the train crash in Super 8.

Doctor Who is also suggested in the Best Collectable, Model, Toy or Boardgame category, with the Character Building TARDIS mini set competing with the Fifth Doctor and Tegan fancy dress outfits, plus items like Thor's Hammer and Captain America headphones.

Finally, the UK censored scenes of Jack from Torchwood: Miracle Day is mentioned in the Biggest Disappointment or Missed Opportunity category; this contains amongst other things the fairies in True Blood, Stan Lee absent from X-Men First Class, and Outcasts!


These are SFX suggestions - you can actually vote for anything that has been released, published or broadcast between 15th December 2010 and 19th October 2011 via the voting site.

The winners will be revealed live at the SFX Weekender that takes place in early February 2010 and will be hosted by author Robert Rankin; the results will also be printed in Issue 219 of SFX (due out on the 8th February).

BBC announces one-off mini-episode of Doctor Who for BBC Three - Unreality TV

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:19 AM PDT


BBC announces one-off mini-episode of Doctor Who for BBC Three
Unreality TV
Steven Moffat, Head Writer at Doctor Who, said: "I loved the shortlisted scripts, there was so much skill and enthusiasm on display that it was actually genuinely, very, very difficult to judge. There was some really, really skilled writing, ...

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Video: Which Previous 'Doctor Who' Companion Inspires Karen Gillan? - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:09 AM PDT


Video: Which Previous 'Doctor Who' Companion Inspires Karen Gillan?
Anglotopia.net
In this cool video, Karen Gillan answers the question: Which Previous 'Doctor Who' Companion Inspires Karen Gillan? Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare ...

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Who's green? 'Doctor Who' stars reuse, reduce, recycle on and off set - Mother Nature Network

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:06 AM PDT


Mother Nature Network

Who's green? 'Doctor Who' stars reuse, reduce, recycle on and off set
Mother Nature Network
We try to use mugs," says star Matt Smith, noting that the cast gets scripts electronically to cut down on paper. At home, "I recycle everything," he notes, and so does co-star Karen Gillan, who shops at vintage stores. "I always buy secondhand clothes ...

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For New Doctor Who Mini-Episode, 'Death Is the Only Answer' - TVOvermind

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT


For New Doctor Who Mini-Episode, 'Death Is the Only Answer'
TVOvermind
Star Matt Smith and showrunner Steven Moffat have both expressed enthusiasm for the script. Unlike Doctor Who, which airs on BBC1, this little mini-episode will air on BBC Three, the same channel that airs Doctor Who Confidential. ...

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Thoughts on FRIGHT NIGHT 2011 and Its Slow Death at the Box Office - CultureMob (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:49 AM PDT


Thoughts on FRIGHT NIGHT 2011 and Its Slow Death at the Box Office
CultureMob (blog)
No longer a washed-up Peter Cushing-type relegated to hosting late-night TV, Peter Vincent 2.0 (the former Dr. Who, David Tennant) is a successful stage magician not a million miles removed from Criss Angel. I can see why Fright Night '85 SuperFans ...

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Doctor Who Insider - Issue 6 - The Doctor Who News Page

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:18 AM PDT


Doctor Who Insider - Issue 6
The Doctor Who News Page
The sixth edition of Doctor Who Insider will be available in North America from 1st September. Steven Moffat told me about the first two episodes of next season yesterday and I nearly fell off my chair! ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH. ...

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Doctor Who Insider - Issue 6

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:06 AM PDT

The sixth edition of Doctor Who Insider will be available in North America from 1st September.

In this issue, Matt Smith looks to the future:
Steven Moffat told me about the first two episodes of next season yesterday and I nearly fell off my chair!

Also in this issue:

  • ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH... Matt Smith is back for adventures new as the Eleventh Doctor and he tells Doctor Who Insider what we have to look forward to.
  • BEING GREEN Insider talks exclusively to Neve McIntosh who has hidden beneath the scaly reptilian skin of three Silurians – sisters Alaya and Restac in The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood and the sword wielding Madame Vastra in A Good Man Goes to War.
  • WARRIOR WOMAN Insider concludes its exclusive interview with Louise Jameson who played the Fourth Doctor's companion, Leela. Louise gives us her thoughts on each of the nine stories in which she starred and on her continued involvement with Doctor Who.
  • A NEW DAY As the 1972 story Day of the Daleks is released on DVD, Insider discovers how the Third Doctor's first clash with his old enemies has been given a 21st Century makeover for a Special Edition version of the story.
  • I WAS... LORD CHARLES CRANLEIGH Actor Michael Cochrane recalls his adventures with two different Doctors – as Lord Cranleigh in the two‐part historical story Black Orchid opposite Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, and as the barking mad Redvers Fenn‐Cooper with Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy in Ghost Light.
  • NEXUS POINT The moment of all moments takes its bow this issue as the Fourth Doctor asks himself "Do I have the right?" when the fate of the Daleks lies in his hands in Genesis of the Daleks.
  • DATA FILE The First Doctor kicks off a new series of Data Files as we examine the life and times of each Doctor and the companions who traveled with him.
  • TIME SCOOP The Doctor's own people, the once all‐powerful, but ultimately doomed Time Lords of Gallifrey are caught in the Scoop this issue.
  • THE RECREATION GENERATOR In this special TARDIS themed edition, we present the winner and finalists of BBC AMERCIA's recent Where's the TARDIS? competition.
  • MERCHANDISE Previews of the latest Doctor Who merchandise, including Day of the Daleks on DVD, featuring an interview with Valentine Palmer who played the rebel leader, Monia. Authors James Goss and Darren Jones discuss Hounds and Horror as their talking books, The Hounds of Artemis and The Eye of the Jungle are published by AudioGO. Writer Jonathan Morris tells us how he approached writing for the Weeping Angels in his latest Doctor Who novel, Touched by an Angel. And David J Howe updates us on the latest Doctor Who merchandise including a new range of 8" Doctor Who figures and plush Daleks!
PLUS! The latest official news and a giant, double‐sided poster of the Eleventh Doctor with Madame Vastra and the First Doctor.


For subscription information, visit the USA or UK websites.

Doctor Who Magazine 438 - The Doctor Who News Page

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:57 AM PDT


Doctor Who Magazine 438
The Doctor Who News Page
Karen Gillan: Pretty intense laughter from me, too, when Steven told us. It's just the best title ever… We were, like, 'Amazing.' I just love it, because it sounds a little bit controversial. But the subject matter is tackled really well in the episode ...

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Death Is The Only Answer - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:51 AM PDT


Doctor Who TV (blog)

Death Is The Only Answer
Doctor Who TV (blog)
Steven Moffat, Head Writer at Doctor Who, said: "I loved the shortlisted scripts, there was so much skill and enthusiasm on display that it was actually genuinely, very, very difficult to judge. There was some really, really skilled writing, ...

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Night Terrors confirmed for 7pm, 3rd September

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:49 AM PDT

The BBC Press Office has confirmed that Episode 9 of Series 6, Night Terrors, will air on BBC One at 7pm on Saturday 3rd September, lasting for 45 minutes. In the episode, the Doctor responds to a distress call from a terrified little boy called George and breaks through the barriers of all time and space [...]

Doctor Who Magazine 438

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:45 AM PDT

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 25th August) celebrates the return of Doctor Who to our screens this weekend, with previews of the first four stories in this second half of the series, Let's Kill Hitler, Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex, plus interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Tom MacRae and Toby Whithouse.

On the controversial title of the first episode:
Matt Smith: It's Steven [Moffat, writer of Let's Kill Hitler] being brilliant and mischievous. Also, it's a direct reference to a line in the episode...

Karen Gillan: Pretty intense laughter from me, too, when Steven told us. It's just the best title ever… We were, like, 'Amazing.' I just love it, because it sounds a little bit controversial. But the subject matter is tackled really well in the episode...

Steven Moffat: Hitler was through and through, appallingly, disgustingly evil. Hitler would be deeply pissed off to know that we treated him as a minor comic character in an episode of Doctor Who. But actually the Hitler story is a bit of a red herring. It's actually a blatant continuation of A Good Man Goes to War...

Also in this issue:
  • Tough Crowd Doctor Who's showrunner Steven Moffat faces his toughest crowd, in what his wife describes as "the best interview he's ever given", in Production Notes.
  • Herr Today Actor Albert Welling is interrogated by DWM about his role in Doctor Who as the (second) greatest war criminal in history – Adolf Hitler.
  • Look, Who's Talking? DWM tries to get a word in edgeways as Matt Smith and the guest star in The God Complex, David Walliams, interview each other!
  • Miracle Workers Writer Jane Espenson, Tom Price (Sgt Andy Davidson) and Bill Pullman (convicted killer Oswald Danes) talk exclusively to DWM about their role in the spectacular new spin-off from Doctor Who, Torchwood: Miracle Day.
  • Perfect Day The classic 1972 story Day of the Daleks just got better! DWM finds out how a Special Edition of this classic 1972 Third Doctor story was created for its much-anticipated DVD release, and talks to the men responsible: producer Steve Broster, audio expert Mark Ayres and the voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs.
  • Monster Invasion DWM takes a nostalgic look back at the 1972 season of Doctor Who – a series that saw the Third Doctor face the Sea Devils, the Ice Warriors and the dreaded Daleks – as our Countdown To 50 continues.
  • A New Direction The Doctor is dead, the world is in turmoil and only Donna Noble can save the Earth! The Fact of Fiction looks back to the acclaimed 2008 adventure Turn Left and uncovers the many secrets hidden within the story.
  • Tweet, Tweet! Want to know what the Sixth Doctor is doing right now? Or fancy reading what the writers of Doctor Who are thinking about today? Then you need Twitter! DWM proudly presents an invaluable guide to the Doctor Who people you should follow in 2011.
  • Kids These Days ... It's been the subject of much heated debate: have fans today never had it so good? Or were things more fun in the "good old days", before Doctor Who became so easily accessible? Johnny Candon and Toby Hadoke argue the pros and cons of the case in A Battle of Wits!
  • Mum's the Word It was Steven Moffat's first script for Doctor Who, and introduced the character of Captain Jack Harkness. But what will The Time Team make of the 2005 Ninth Doctor and Rose adventure, The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances?
  • The Impossible Chrononaut The Doctor and Amy pursue the impossible girl, Chiyoko, through time and space – and get a nasty surprise when then catch up with her – in the first part of a brand new comic strip adventure, The Child Of Time, by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.
  • Who's Round? The mysterious Watcher discusses the Doctor's drinking, challenges readers with the Six Faces of Delusion and celebrates another unsung hero from the supporting cast in Wotcha!
PLUS! All the latest official news, TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions and a prize-winning crossword.

From Script To Screen Mini-Episode Title Revealed!

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Back in April, the BBC decided to run a competition ("From Script To Screen") for primary school children to write a script for a Doctor Who mini-episode that would end up on the small screen.

The title and some details of the mini episode have now been revealed, but they're keeping a lot under their hats (I'm sure those kids are presently being harassed for details from their schoolmates/journalists). The winning pupils from Oakley CE Junior School in Basingstoke got to travel up to the studios in Cardiff to see their episode being produced and meet Matt Smith. Naturally they were very happy about this, pretty much anybody would be.

The episode is called Death Is The Only Answer. For the episode, the writers had to choose one of four monsters (an Ood, Judoon, Cyberman or Weeping Angel) and a new human character to go up against Matt Smith's Doctor. Details about the 3-minute episode are few and far between so we don't even know what monster they chose yet (my money's on the Weeping Angel). What we do know is the title, when it airs and that it involves a famous historical figure and a fez.

You can see how the story went from script to screen on this Saturday's Doctor Who Confidential airing after Let's Kill Hitler and Death Is The Only Answer will air on the 1st of October, which should also be the airdate for The Wedding Of River Song. Here's hoping they'll be running similar competitions in the future – maybe ones that certain Kasterborous writers can enter this time…

Colombiana, Tabloid, Our Idiot Brother Open - Free Times

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:20 AM PDT


Free Times

Colombiana, Tabloid, Our Idiot Brother Open
Free Times
Director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Marti Noxon make good use of the desolate Las Vegas suburbs as a setting and switching vampire-hunter Peter Vincent (David Tennant) from a B-movie personality to a stage illusionist combination of Criss Angel ...

Podcast - No Place Like Home - 24 August 2011

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:19 AM PDT

In this week's free story podcast, we present No Place Like Home. Released with Doctor Who Magazine 326, it stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor with Caroline Morris as Erimem and Mark Donovan as legendary comic strip character Shayde.

'This is my mistake. I have to put it right!'

Whilst showing his latest companion, Erimem, around her new home, the Doctor discovers that the TARDIS seems remarkably keen to be as unhelpful as possible. Almost as if it wants rid of its occupants...

Written by Iain McLaughlin and directed by Gary Russell, the post-production, music and mastering was by David Darlington. No Place Like Home was produced by Jason Haigh-Ellery and Gary Russell and the executive producer for BBC Worldwide was Jacqueline Rayner.

In next week's podcast... ah, but that would be telling, wouldn't it?


Download Podcast Here

Doctor Who: Death Is The Only Answer - The Doctor Who News Page

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:19 AM PDT


Doctor Who: Death Is The Only Answer
The Doctor Who News Page
The BBC Press Office have now reported that the winning entry, Death Is The Only Answer, was written by pupils of Oakley Junior School in Basingstoke, and chosen by Doctor Who's head writer Steven Moffat, executive producers Beth Willis and Piers ...

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Death Is The Only Answer

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:10 AM PDT

The BBC has announced a special mini-episode of Doctor Who entitled Death Is The Only Answer, will be shown on BBC Three this Autu Read more ...

Doctor Who: Death Is The Only Answer

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:10 AM PDT

During the course of this summer, a competition was run by the BBC Learning Department and Doctor Who Confidential to promote creativity in schools by writing a short Doctor Who script featuring the Doctor, a monster and an adversary.

The BBC Press Office have now reported that the winning entry, Death Is The Only Answer, was written by pupils of Oakley Junior School in Basingstoke, and chosen by Doctor Who's head writer Steven Moffat, executive producers Beth Willis and Piers Wenger, and the Controller of BBC Learning, Saul Nassé.


Steven Moffat said:
I loved the shortlisted scripts, there was so much skill and enthusiasm on display that it was actually genuinely, very, very difficult to judge. There was some really, really skilled writing, it was very exciting how they caught the voice of the Doctor and how they used the always stringent limitations of Doctor Who to their advantage.

I come from a family of teachers, I was a teacher, my father's a teacher, my sister's a teacher. We go back teacher generations so it's hard wired for me to want the approval of teachers, so I'm very, very thrilled that its gone down so well with the schools that took part.

Saul Nassé said:
We've been delighted by the response from schools to the competition. We really wanted to motivate children to learn new writing skills and create the next generation of storytellers. Schools have really engaged in the competition and the standard of the writing has shown us that there is a wealth of talent out there which we have been able to tap into and hopefully encourage in the future. It's a great example of a really popular BBC show inspiring people do something truly educational.

The winning script has been made into a "mini-episode" to feature on BBC3 on 1st October, the same day as Doctor Who's series finale, The Wedding of River Song, is scheduled to be broadcast. Doctor Who Confidential followed the whole production process of making the episode from script through to filming, which will form part of this weekend's edition straight after Let's Kill Hitler at 8:00pm over on BBC3.

The Doctor himself, Matt Smith, added when recording the episode:
It was so clever, we were all just bowled over, it was a brilliant script.

Kevin Downing, a Year Six teacher at the school, said the pupils involved in the project were over the moon at winning:
Getting the call to say the pupils were on the shortlist of ten was an unbelievable moment – the thought that Steven Moffat himself would be reading their script! As for winning, it was the experience of a lifetime and one we'll never forget.


Details of the monster/adversary that the Doctor will face in the three minute special are to be revealed on broadcast.

Is Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who? - TG Daily

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:08 AM PDT


TG Daily

Is Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who?
TG Daily
When Matt Smith began in the role at the beginning of the previous season (we're allowed to call them seasons now that they're on BBC America), he received a mixed reaction from fans, mostly because the previous actor, David Tennant was so well loved ...

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‘Death Is The Only Answer' mini-episode revealed

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:05 AM PDT

The BBC Press Office has today released details of 'Death Is The Only Answer', a mini-episode written by the winners of BBC Learning's recent Script to Screen competition! The 3 minute adventure will be shown as part of Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three on Saturday 1st October, and the process of the contest will be [...]

one-off mini-episode of Doctor Who!

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:59 AM PDT

A special Announcment from the BBC.

 

A special, one-off mini-episode of Doctor Who starring Eleventh DoctorMatt Smith will be shown on BBC Three this Autumn.

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Immortal Sins Preview

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:27 AM PDT

American viewers who subscribe to Starz will already have seen Immortal Sins, episode 7 of Torchwood: Miracle Day, but here in the UK the episode doesn't air until Thursday.

As the story has progressed, we've seen that Jack is somehow involved, more than likely in his distant past, and as Gwen, Rex and Esther have got closer to the truth the people behind the Miracle have taken steps to silence the team.

This week, Gwen must fight to protect her family and takes a terrifying journey covering both miles and decades, as the long history of the Miracle is revealed.

Starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, Mekhi Phifer is Rex Matheson, Bill Pullman is Oswald Danes and Alexa Havins is Esther Drummond. This week's gues cast includes Sharon Morgan Mine All Mine, Nana Visitor Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tom Price and Daniele Favilli Blood For The Gods.

The trailer is pretty thrilling – has the time come for Miracle Day to step up into second gear?

Here's a big selection of images from Immortal Sins – something to keep you entertained until the episode airs…

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood Miracle Day Episode 7 - Immortal Sins

Torchwood: Miracle DayImmortal Sins airs on BBC One on Thursday evening at 9pm.

'Torchwood: Miracle Day': Ten teasers about 'End of the Road' - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:26 AM PDT


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'Torchwood: Miracle Day': Ten teasers about 'End of the Road'
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There are some huge twists in store for the eighth installment of Torchwood: Miracle Day - with a figure from Jack's past back on the scene, things are about to change, big time! Meanwhile, the CIA begins to unravel the ...

Arthur says there will be no “smoochy” moments

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:06 AM PDT

Wales Online have interviewed Arthur Darvill recently, and during it he said that there'll be no "smoochy sex moments" shown on screen as the Amy, Rory and River arc develops throughout the autumn series. "All the funny business has been done off screen, so I don't think you will see any TARDIS smoochy sex moments," [...]

Ratings update for Torchwood's Categories of Life

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT

BARB have now released the final UK ratings for Episode 5 of Miracle Day, The Categories of Life, which was shown on BBC One on Thursday 11th August. The episode, written by Jane Espenson, was tuned in for by an official audience of 5.17million, which makes Torchwood the channel's 19th most watched programme that week. The series [...]

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