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Tuesday 31 March 2009
Monday 30 March 2009
Sunday 29 March 2009
The Story of Doctor Who
Saturday 28 March 2009
Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary
Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary is a lavishly illustrated guide to all the characters, aliens, monsters, locations and technology of the successful new Doctor Who series. New photography expands the content of available and online material, revealing more in-depth details, from the fascinating aliens to the demise of the Time Lords. Comprehensive index and glossary provides quick reference to the book's contents and an easy-to-follow guide to the technology and terminology of the Doctor Who universe. Using a mix of crystal-clear annotated photography and newly commissioned cross-section artworks, every spread of this book shows you the Doctor Who characters, technology and locations in graphic detail.
The Visual Dictionary is released on the 20th of April,RRP £14.99.
Barrowman to host new talent show
Doctor Who star John Barrowman has been talking about a new show where fans are being given the chance to take part in a specially written scene, shot on the set of the TARDIS.
The scene will be broadcast on the final episode of new BBC talent show 'Tonight's the Night' hosted by Barrowman.
To find out more, go to bbc.co.uk/beonashow.
Doctor Who Producers In Front Of Fans
Doctor Who fans, including many local children, attended a special face to face question and answer session with members of the Doctor Who production team on the opening night of the three-day Celtic Media Festival in Caernarfon.
The 30th Celtic Media Festival brought together film and TV from the Celtic nations and also revealed a few tricks of the trade from behind the scenes of the hit TV show. Unfortunately, Executive Producer and lead writer Russell T Davies could not attend as scheduled due to his demanding workload, which includes the start of filming on another of the four specials which will end when the present Doctor, David Tennant, regenerates into Matt Smith.
The question and answer session started after a short welcome and introduction from the panel consisting of Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Euros Lyn (Director), Edward Thomas (Production Designer), Ian Grutchfield (Brand Manager) and Barnaby Edwards (Dalek Operator).
Following questions submitted by fans through the Doctor Who website, the audience then had their opportunity to quiz the panel. This led to an array of amusing anecdotes, interesting production facts, memories of past experiences and glimpses of what we can expect to see in the future.
Among the interesting facts and trivia was a story from designer Edward Thomas who explained why the TARDIS is a police box. Apparently when the original series was in production the designer was told to "go into the props department and look for something commonplace in which to disguise the TARDIS ". He soon returned with the familiar police box, which was more of a common sight on the streets of Britain at the time.
As well as this exclusive question and answer session with members of the production team, the children also had a further taste the Doctor Who experience by meeting Daleks and Cybermen, as well as experimenting with several Doctor Who applications on one of the four laptops provided by the BBC.
The Easter special is already completed and the audience was also treated to a brief montage of scenes which definitely whetted the appetite, but gave nothing away apart from the fact it involves a bus, sand, and lots of running.
The Doctor Who event was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 7 this Saturday night at midnight (and will be available afterwards as a podcast via the Doctor Who website).
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Friday 27 March 2009
The Deadly Assassin - DVD cover & details
The Deadly Assassin
Featuring: Tom Baker as The 4th Doctor
Gallifrey. Planet of the Time Lords. The Doctor has finally come home, but not by choice.
Summoned by a vision from The Matrix, he is drawn into a web of political intrigue and assassination. Nothing is quite what it seems, and in the shadows lurks his oldest and deadliest enemy...
Special Features:
- Commentary - by Tom Baker [The Doctor], Bernard Horsfall [Goth] and Philip Hinchcliffe [Producer].
- The Matrix Revisited - Cast, crew and critics look back at the making of this story, featuring director David Maloney, designer Roger Murray-Leach and the founder of the National Viewers and Listeners Association, Mary Whitehouse.
- The Gallifreyan Candidate - A look at Richard Condon's novel The Manchurian Candidate, a major influence on the plot of The Deadly Assassin.
- The Frighten Factor - What exactly is Doctor Who's 'Frighten Factor'? A diverse panel of experts try to answer the question.
- Radio Times Billings - Listings for this story presented in a PDF file [DVD-ROM - PC/Mac].
- Photo Gallery.
- Coming Soon Trailer.
- Production Information Subtitles.
- Easter Egg.
- Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
The Deadly Assassin is released on 11th May 2009
Doctor Who Adventures 108
How do you know if you’re in a parallel world?
This week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures, out on Thursday 26 March, is a parallel worlds special.
Discover what happened when a sinister fortune teller made Donna rewrite history in last year’s episode Turn Left. You can also find out about all the weird alternate realities in Doctor Who – and learn how to see if you have strayed into one by accident.
The issue comes with a free set of badges and a model watch, just like the one UNIT gave to Donna when she went back in time and saved the universe! Inside the magazine, we’ve got a cool game you can play with the watch called Time watch dash…
Plus monster scares and loads of fun guaranteed! What else?
• Posters: An Ood, the Doctor’s daughter Jenny, and Donna and the Fortune Teller in Turn Left.
• Quiz: What do you know about Luke Rattigan?
• Tales from the TARDIS: The Cybermen crash into Jackie Tyler’s party!
• Puzzles and competitions: Things to win and puzzles to solve!
• Colour it! There’s a Cyber Controller waiting for you!
• Comic strip: Meet some pirate meerkats in this week’s exciting comic strip.
• Subscription offer: Subscribe today and get a brilliant Dalek rucksack.
Doctor Who Adventures, issue 108, priced £2.10, is out Thursday 26 March! Don’t miss it!
Thursday 26 March 2009
Doctor Who – Planet Of The Dead
Doctor Who – Planet Of The Dead
Easter Saturday 11 April
Time to be confirmed BBC ONE
www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho David Tennant and Michelle Ryan take a bus ride to The Planet Of The Dead When a London bus takes a detour to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina, in this one-off seasonal special. But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets, hidden in the sand. And time is running out, as the deadly Swarm gets closer.
Planet Of The Dead features David Tennant as the Doctor, Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina and Lee Evans as Malcolm and is written by Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts.
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Doctor Who nominated for BAFTA
Series four of Doctor Who has been nominated for Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs). Doctor Who was last nominated in 2006 for series one and won the award. Other dramas nominated are Channel 4's Shameless and BBC One dramas Spooks and Wallander. The awards will be presented on Sunday the 26th of April.
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Easter Sunday For Planet Of The Dead?
Sky Mag,the T.V listings magazine for sky costomers is reporting that Planet Of The Dead will be broadcast on Easter Sunday. A trailer for the Planet Of The Dead was screened at the Millenium Stadium at the weekend's Six Nations Rugby game. The trailer is expected to be screened this weekend on BBC One but this has not been confirmed.
Monday 23 March 2009
Specials Latest Rumours
The Sun is reporting that in David Tennant's final story as the Doctor, he will be accompanied by Billie Piper as Rose, Freema Agyeman as Martha and Catherine Tate as Donna. According to the tabloid, the three companions will face off against John Simm, returning as the Master. Please note that this has not been confirmed by the BBC.
Sunday 22 March 2009
Doctor Who Adventures issue 107
UNIT needs you!
This week’s Doctor Who Adventures, out today, is a special UNIT issue. UNIT is a special military organisation that has defended Earth from alien threats more times than most people realise!
This bumper pack contains a brilliant red UNIT beret and special dog tags so you can dress up like a UNIT soldier and help fight monsters like Sontarans and Daleks!
Inside the magazine you can create your own UNIT ID badge and find out everything you need to know about the Doctor’s friends at UNIT.
UNIT is waiting for you, so get your copy while you can!
What else?
Posters: A slimy Slitheen, a yucky clone, Martha and a UNIT soldier.
News: Find out how to get an exclusive Doctor Who Darksmith screensaver!
Quiz: Are you ready to take the UNIT challenge?
K-9 tales: A top UNIT scene from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Make it!: Create a fantastic CyberKing to take over the world.
Interview: Doctor Who Adventures catches up with the actor who plays the Brigadier, Nicholas Courtney.
Puzzles and competitions: Loads of things to work out and win!
Comic strip: Trouble for the Doctor’s companion Heather in The Invisibles.
Subscription offer: Subscribe today and get a brilliant Dalek rucksack.
Doctor Who Adventures, issue 107, priced £2.99, is out now! Don’t miss it!
Freema Agyeman on The Paul O’Grady Show
Freema Agyeman will be appearing on Thursdays edition of the The Paul O’Grady Show at 5pm.
Saturday 21 March 2009
Planet Of The Dead Images
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