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News: Tenth Doctor Diary Contest
6 November 2009 3:06 PM, PST
Following the ongoing success of their Christmas Project, WhovianNet.co.uk are extending their tribute to the departing Tenth Doctor with a diary entry contest! They're asking their readers to send in a diary entry from the Doctor's Pov from the moment he enters the Tardis at the end of Planet of the Dead. Possible ideas for this include thoughts about the Lady Christina, Carmen's warning, that sort of thing. The winning entry will be included in the Christmas Project scrapbook - visit... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: How Doctor Who Conquered TV
6 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST
Coming soon from Kamera Books is Brian J. Robb's Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV, a book that explores the political and cultural significance of the Who phenomenon. Starting with the current stratospheric popularity of Doctor Who, Timeless Adventures sees leading Who-ologist and cult TV expert Brian J. Robb explore each decade of the show’s history in a unique political and pop cultural context that draw links between contemporary Britain and the Doctor Who... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Doctor Who Adventures 140
6 November 2009 7:54 AM, PST
Flying foes! Doctor Who Adventures magazine is packed with top scares! From swooping Reapers to the destructive Toclafane, you’ll find everything you need to know about monsters that fly in this week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures Magazine. The story guide is all about an explosive Cyberman clash. And to find out how well you know robot dog K-9, just take a look at our quick quiz. It’s not long now until the Doctor’s next adventure, so make sure you’ve got... »
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News: Doctor Who on MSN
6 November 2009 12:44 AM, PST
As we reported in August, the BBC have made a deal with MSN for the web portal to provide streamed classic TV content - and this includes Doctor Who, it has been confirmed. So far you can catch all 6 epsides of 1965 adventure The Web Planet, which stars William Hartnell as the Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Pearce as Barbara Wright and Maureen O'Brien as Vicki. Co-starring many others including Martin Jarvis, The Web Planet sees the Tardis drawn off-course to the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Dreamland Preview
5 November 2009 3:36 PM, PST
Finally confirmed by the BBC's Official Doctor Who site, Dreamland - the new animated adventure starring David Tennant, Georgia Moffet and David Warner - will premier on Saturday, 21st November online and via the Red Button on digital TV. It's been a long wait to get this far since the project was first announced - the BBC's Official Doctor Who site has been running a blog over the last few weeks featuring video interviews and other updates, the most recent of which have been with the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Master of Time
5 November 2009 2:35 PM, PST
The Master is back in Doctor Who this Christmas - and while it's far too early to say exactly how he fits in to the end of the Tenth Doctor, John Simm revealed that the bonkers Time Lord hasn't got time for politics this time around. Former Life on Mars star Simm took time out to appear on the Steve Wright show on Monday this week (listen on iPlayer 2hrs 27) and revealed to the popular BBC Radio 2 show that the Doctor's arch enemy is back and badder than ever. “He’s even... »
- Chris Davids info@kasterborous.com
News: Coventry Exhibition Extended
5 November 2009 4:18 AM, PST
Due to close this week, Coventry's successful Doctor Who exhibition has been extended until January 10, 2010 - time enough to add new exhibits from the upcoming TV specials! This extension - reported in the Coventry Telegraph - sees the popular exhibition announcing some slight changes to its usual schedule over the Christimas period, running seven days a week from 10am until 5pm (with last admissions at 4.15pm), while on December 24th, 25th, 26th and January 1st the exhibition will be... »
- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
News: Specials on DVD Confirmed
4 November 2009 11:35 PM, PST
2 entertain have confirmed that the Doctor Who specials will be released on Monday, 11th January 2010. Some fans might be surprised at the trio of releases that should complete the 2005-2009 collections of Doctor Who fans across the United Kingdom. • Doctor Who The Complete Specials – a box set including The Next Doctor, Planet of The Dead, Waters of Mars and the last two winter specials. • Doctor Who The Complete Specials Blu-ray – a Blu-ray version of the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: You Die Today
4 November 2009 2:36 PM, PST
The BBC have aired a new preview for The Waters of Mars this evening - the next Doctor Who special was trailed with sombre music and a the tagline: "The beginning of the end." Currently available for viewing on the BBC Official Doctor Who site, this latest trailers sees shots of the Mars surface, the Tenth Doctor in his famous orange spacesuit from The Satan Pit and some spectacular explosions. Alternatively you can view it here (via Blogtor Who): There's also the matter of the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: A Role for X Factor's Cole?
4 November 2009 1:11 PM, PST
A part in Doctor Who for Girls Aloud star and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole? That's certainly the claim of The Mirror today - and they're giving the impression that this would be an acting role... Apparently no deal has been signed - hardly a surprise. Any appearance is more than likely to be a Barbara Windsor-style cameo for the lady currently top of the UK singles and album charts. According to the Mirror: ...show executives think Cheryl, 26, could play a big part in their new series. An... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
Reviews: Doctor Who: Annual 2010
4 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST
The arrival of the Doctor Who Annual for 2010 brought back many happy childhood memories to me. Those sepia coloured moments recalling where time spent during Boxing Days, dressed in gaudy coloured pyjamas, stuffing my face with chocolate and tangerines and my head stuck between the covers of that years Doctor Who Annual. These days the annual (or yearbook as it was once called) is a lot more polished than it was in my day and is more reliant on the TV series as well. The content here focuses... »
- James Whittington info@kasterborous.com
News: Torchwood Australian Broadcast
4 November 2009 12:44 PM, PST
# Popular Australian blog TV Tonight reported this week that Torchwood: Children of Earth will be making its Australian debut (on a free-to-air channel) in the New Year. National TV station ABC2 is the place in the week beginning Sunday, 3rd January 2010 for 5 hours of the best Torchwood storyline to date. Starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Torchwood: Children of Earth also features a superb performance from... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Upcoming David Tennant Appearances
4 November 2009 4:47 AM, PST
Departing Doctor Who star David Tennant can of course be seen in The Waters of Mars on Sunday, 15th November - but he's also popping up on various other shows over the next few weeks. Most recently (last night) the Tenster hosted an episode from the current run of comedy pop panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks (see here for a snap of the guest host with regular panelist Phill Jupitus), while next Monday (9th November at 10.35pm) the Doctor Who star will be a guest on The Graham Norton Show... »
- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
News: Autonomous Lego Dalek
3 November 2009 11:49 PM, PST
This is totally one of the best things ever - an autonomous Lego Dalek built at the recent Over the Air hackathon held at Imperial College proves that there are plenty of reasons for the BBC to negotiate a Doctor Who themed relationship with the toy brick manufacturer. Built by Adam Cohen-Rose using Lego's programmable Mindstorm kit, the Dalek made enough of an impression to be featured on BBC News. "I only got the Mindstorm kit the day before Over the Air," he laughed as he... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: The Waters of Oz
3 November 2009 3:04 PM, PST
Upcoming Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars will premier in Australia on ABC1 in the week commencing Sunday, 6th December 2009 reports TV Tonight. This is three weeks after the UK broadcast and a couple of weeks before the BBC America broadcast, and is the third occasion in which Australian viewers have received new episodes close to their UK premier The Waters of Mars of course co-stars Australian actor Peter O'Brien who starred in Neighbours and The Flying Doctors in the 1980s and... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Epic Departure
3 November 2009 2:11 PM, PST
Speaking to BBC Radio 1's funky hip and thoroughly with it news show Newsbeat, David Tennant has revealed a little about the scope of the his Doctor Who story. Viewers will see David Tennant as the Doctor in three more live action episodes, with The Waters of Mars airing on November 15th and the final two extra-long episodes expected on Christmas Day and New Years Day - at which point the Doctor will regenerate. But how does he get there? We don't quite know - but Tennant has described the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Law Doctor
3 November 2009 5:01 AM, PST
It's been revealed today that David Tennant will star in a TV pilot for NBC as a lawyer with stage-fright! He plays the title role in the comedic legal drama Rex Is Not Your Lawyer which revolves around a top Chicago lawyer who coaches his clients to represent themselves in court following a bout of panic attacks. Following two years of development the project was given the go ahead in August but had struggled to find a lead until Tennant auditioned and apparently "nailed the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: The Grand Moff Speaks
3 November 2009 4:42 AM, PST
The Grand Moff appeared at the annual Screenwriters' Festival in Cheltenham last Thursday night - and revealed little about his upcoming first series of Doctor Who. Instead, Steven Moffat (interviewed by regular Dwm contributor Benjamin Cook) gave the audience more of an insight into how he thinks and works - and the results have been recorded by Digital Spy. There is a lot to read so hot foot it over there now - although if you're pushed for time, The Grand Moff has the following words of... »
- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
News: The Eternity Trap Preview
2 November 2009 11:16 PM, PST
The Sarah Jane Adventures continues with episodes 7 and 8 this week and there's a Halloween theme - haunted houses feature in The Eternity Trap! Part one airs on Thursday, 5th November at 4.35pm: A haunted house, with mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows attracts Sarah Jane's attention in the first of a new, two-part adventure, written by Phil Ford and directed by Alice Troughton. When Professor Rivers and the gang investigate an old legend, a monstrous creature appears in the... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
News: Sonic Tea Leaf
2 November 2009 2:56 PM, PST
At my last job, I palmed a little plastic beaker holder on my way out of the door - it seems that departing Doctor Who star David Tennant went for something a little more hi-tech... Speaking at the press screening of The Waters of Mars last Friday, David Tennant revealed that he has stolen a sonic screwdriver prop - although he's apparently concerned about getting found out! “You’re not allowed. You really aren’t allowed. “I put it in a secure location because I... »
- Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
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