 At long last, Radio Free Skaro’s time-filling series of Series 6 commentaries comes to an end with the Three Who Rule talking over “The Wedding of River Song”. They manage to keep vaguely on topic, perhaps a tough task given their general ennui towards the Series 6 finale which contained so many twists and turns that everything pretty much wrapped up where it was expected to. Still, a good time was had by all, and with the commentaries now done, the countdown officially begins toward the greatest show on earth – Gallifrey One. |
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Radio Free Skaro - 292 – Amok Time
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Exclusive First Look: Corpsing - Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
Doctor Who actors Pamela Salem and Louise Jameson share their memories of 'The Robots of Death', a classic Doctor Who episode from 1977. See more of this in the Revisitations 3 boxset, coming soon!
Whovian Extras for Sunday, February 05, 2012
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture comes from 'I got no work done today because…' Trundling over Westminster. "When it comes to drawing Daleks I like to play around with them a little bit, one way is by changing around the colour schemes but its also fun to place them out of continuity. For this sketch I've placed an updated 2005 design Dalek into the classic 1964 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' scene of Westminster Bridge, nothing drastic but a nod to the past...."
My thanks to Diosaunika78 who has Tweeted a link to his slideshow of photos from the Dr Who Experience in London.
Todays Jigsaw...
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Miscellanious News
- The Daily Dalek - It's Competition time !
The first person to guess which film the Daleks are watching in Monday’s Daily Dalek, will win a signed A3, limited edition print. The clue is, “What film would a Dalek go to watch ?”. If nobody gets it before 00:00 GMT tonight, I will choose my favourite entry as the winner of the print, and turn their entry into a cartoon which will feature on the blog.... - Radio Times - Lara Pulver eyes Sherlock return and Doctor Who role
Actress Lara Pulver, who made a big impression as dominatrix Irene Adler in recent Sherlock episode A Scandal in Belgravia, has admitted that she'd like to work with writer Steven Moffat again. "He may be calling me right now," she joked to website Assignment X. "We haven't spoken about Doctor Who at all. I think they are very separate entities for Steven and I think he puts on very different hats. But I love working with him and if we found another project to work together on, whether it is Doctor Who or another season of Sherlock, then I'm sure we'd want to work together again."
WhoTube....
- Doctor Who - Series 2 - 5. Rise of the Cybermen
The TARDIS is trapped on a parallel Earth, where Rose discovers that her father is still alive. But sinister forces are at work and British society is being prepared for the Ultimate Upgrade. An old enemy of the Doctor's is about to be reborn in a new and terrible shape. (R) - Doctor Who Confidential - Series 2 - 7. The Writer's Tale
Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. Russell T Davies unveils the secrets behind creating a 21st century Doctor Who, and Mark Gatiss talks about his role. (R) - The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 1: The Lost Boy - Part 1
A couple claiming to be Luke's real parents arrive. Is it time for Sarah Jane to stop adventuring? - The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 1: The Lost Boy - Part 2
With her old enemies triumphant, it seems that Sarah Jane has finally been defeated.
Podcasts and VBlogs...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
Staggering Stories Podcast has Episode125: The Five Word Shuffle. Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn talk about the Big Finish Doctor Who story ‘Destination: Nerva’, consider what sort of character we might like to replace Amy, play lots of a new word game, find some general news and a variety of other stuff.
Bigger on the Inside has Episode 82. Colin Baker's final season of Doctor Who begins and comes to an end in this episode of Bigger on the Inside. In the 14-part "The Trail of a Time Lord," The Doctor must fight for his remaining lives against a supposedly immortal robot ("The Mysterious Planet"), a returned Sil ("Mindwarp"), vulgar-looking plant-monsters ("Terror of the Vervoids"), and his accuser: The Valeyard ("The Ultimate Foe")! As Dan and Mike say goodbye to Peri and Colin Baker, they greet Mel, have fun with the Vervoid costumes, and Mike discovers a new fetish: grannies with assault rifles.
Tid-Bits...
doctorwho (LiveJournal) has Action Figure Comic: Infestation. "Hi my fellow whovians. I'm glad you all enjoyed the last comic I posted here so I thought I'd post another one I made. It's called "Infestation" and it features The Third Doctor....."
RedBubble.com has This is not war, This is pest control by nimbusnought.
Doctor Who Crafts has a-wyrd-sister: a pair of shoes I painted.
eBay items of interest...
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Review's Roundup...
dust between the wires has Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular. "The show was all I expected it to be and then some. The music was phenomenal, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was tight and sounding marvellous, led by the talented conductor Ben Foster. It was a journey through the last 2 seasons, experiencing the highs and lows all over again, at times I felt emotional or had goosebumps, it was breathtaking. There were appearances by the Doctor Who monsters and the night was MC'ed by Mark Sheppard who played the young version of Canton Delaware...."
Blogging with Badger has Big Finish Audio Review – Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles – “The Anachronauts”. Peter Purves is his usual great self as Steven, and also does a great job voicing the first Doctor when called for. We also get a lot of reminders of what his character could have been on the show had he been given a bit more room to grow....
The Daily Drew has "Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible". "I've long considered "Timewyrm: Revelation" to be the first "true" New Adventure, but that's not how I experienced it at the time. These books weren't always easy to find when they were originally published, at least not to me. So it wasn't until several years after it was published that I first read that extraordinary, landmark "Doctor Who" novel. For me personally, "Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible" was the first "true" New Adventure. And it remains controversial to this day. To understand why, we need to talk about the Cartmel Masterplan. ..."
andrewskilleter.com has The Doctor Who Experience. With the Doctor Who Experience moving from London to Cardiff, I’m pleased to welcome a special guest ‘blogger’, Craig Sanwell, with a Personal Review follow his visit to the exhibition last year. Craig is a good friend of the site and a great guy for whom I’m done many commissions. Here is just one of the drawings I did for him last year: A Draconian....
Outer Space Book and a Pick of the Tweets...
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 | David_Tennant Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's "concert's biggest cheers went to the appearance of David Tennant." http://t.co/MIKz7W6f |
On this day Sunday, February 05, 2012
Today in the 'Whoniverse'
Behind the scenes
1966 - "War of God", Episode 1 of DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve was first broadcast.
1972 - Episode 2 of DW: The Curse of Peladon was first broadcast.
1977 - Part 2 of DW: The Robots of Death was first broadcast.
Today in History
Historical Events
1861 - 1st moving picture peep show machine is patented by Samuel Goodale
1937 - 1st Charlie Chaplin talkie, "Modern Times," released
1963 - Soviet lunar probe failure
1971 - Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard & Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hrs
1974 - Patty Hearst kidnapped
Famous Deaths
1993 - Tip Tipping, [Tim], stuntman, dies in sky-diving accident at 34
1995 - Doug Mcclure, US rodeo rider/actor (Trampas-Virginian), dies at 59
Todays UK TV and Radio
The Sarah Jane Adventures
On: CBBC
Date: Sunday 5th February 2012
Time: 11:00 to 11:30
The Lost Boy. Series 1, episode 5.
A couple appear claiming to be Luke's real parents. Is it time for Sarah Jane to stop adventuring?
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007)
Director: Charles Martin
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony, Joseph Millson, Alexander Armstrong
The Sarah Jane Adventures
On: CBBC
Date: Sunday 5th February 2012
Time: 11:30 to 12:05
The Lost Boy. Series 1, episode 5.
With her old enemies triumphant, it seems that Sarah Jane has finally been defeated.
(Stereo, Repeat, Followed by Newsround, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2007)
Director: Charles Martin
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony, Joseph Millson, Alexander Armstrong
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Sylvester McCoy Talks The Hobbit & Doctor Who's 50th
Doctor Who number seven Sylvester McCoy goes on walkabout at the SFX Weekender and speaks about the Hobbit and Doctor Who's 50th anniversary
Exclusive First Look: Pertwee and Troughton - Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Production team members share their memories of working with actors Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee, who played The Doctor in the 1960s and 1970s. See more of this in the Revisitations 3 boxset, coming soon!
Whovian Extras for Saturday, February 04, 2012
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture is Remembrance by Bug-Eye.
Todays Jigsaw...
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Whovian News....
BBC America - Anglophenia has A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Sergeant Benton and Mike Yates. At the start of the Third Doctor’s tenure in the TARDIS, there was a distinct plan to move the show out of the realms of the entirely fantastical, and to give it a basis in what was then modern day fact. To this end, the idea was cooked up that the Time Lords would exile the Doctor from the universe at large, confining him to Earth in the early years of the 1970s, and giving him a job, as scientific advisor to the newly-formed UNIT. This solved quite a few production problems, not least the one of having to find a new alien landscape for every new script, but it did raise one significant issue. If the Doctor doesn’t travel any more, and he isn’t walking around explaining foreign worlds to his star-struck companions – or to be strictly accurate for the Third Doctor era, companion singular – how do we flesh out the human stories behind the action? There are no strangers to meet, no alien cultures to explore.....
DWAS has Galaxy Quick Reads - New Giveaway! Galaxy Quick Reads is a charity set up to encourage people to 'fall in love with reading'. The scheme makes short adult and children's books available at a competitive price. As part of this BBC Books has just released 'Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels' by Jacqueline Rayner. In this book the Doctor Amy and Rory on a visit to London discover that a number of young girls are going missing, and the disappearances are somehow connected to 'Sammy Star's Amazing Magic Act'.... And you can probably guess just what is behind it all. The book is available now, but if you would like to win a copy, courtesy of BBC Books just drop us an email with the answer to this, very easy question: In which Doctor Who TV story did the weeping angels first appear? The email address for your answers is twitter@dwasonline.co.uk. Closing date is next Wednesday 8th February 2012 at 7pm.
Miscellanious News
- Blogtor Who - Moffat teases Series 7
"The Doctor is going to meet someone very new
in the very last place he could ever have expected....he's about to say hello to someone very different - the Doctor is going to meet someone very new in the very last place he could ever have expected..."
WhoTube....
- Doctor Who - Series 2 - 3. School Reunion
A London school is haunted by strange, bat-like creatures at night. When the Doctor investigates he finds an old friend, Sarah Jane Smith, already working undercover. As they confront their past, Rose discovers the true legacy of being a Time Lord's companion. (R) - Doctor Who - Series 2 - 4. The Girl in the Fireplace
Madame de Pompadour finds the court at Versailles under attack from sinister clockwork killers. Her only hope of salvation lies with the man who has haunted her dreams since childhood - a mysterious stranger known only as the Doctor. (R)
Podcasts and VBlogs...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
Gallifreyan Embassy has We Review the Latest and Final Series of The Sarah Jane Adventures in Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi 20. Less than a year ago we lost Elisabeth Sladen. At that time, only six of the twelve episodes for the fifth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures were shot. Fortunately, we got to see those six episodes starting last October on the CBBC. In this latest episode of Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi we review this abbreviated and final series. Join Dave, Graeme, and myself as we bid farewall to the series.
Tid-Bits...
DWAS has Next issue: Celestial Toyroom 404 is at the printers. Contents include:
- Fiftieth Anniversary Plans..?
- Review - Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- The Fan View - Doctor Who The Brand....
- The Matrix Lava Lamp - The Time Warrior
- The Matrix Lava Lamp - School Reunion
- Review - School Reunion
- Monstrous Motives - Field Major Styre
- Pull To Open
The Doctor Who Site has Doctor Who Kitt-O Paper Construction Figures. Kitt-O! is brand new construction idea launching in 2012 with some of the hottest and most popular licenses including Doctor Who, Star Wars, Little Big Planet and the Triclops range, featured on this page. With a parent friendly price of £2, great licenses and creative element, Kitt-O is set to be a huge success in 2012. They come flat in foil packs and you pop out the pieces and construct the character from completely flat to a standing figure.They are approximately 14cm when built and at present the release date is around July. The fist releases should include a Cyberman, Silurian Restac, Vashta Nerada, Silurian, Sontarana and Weeping Angel.
RedBubble.com has how he did it by jammywho21. One theory on how Sherlock cheated death.
eBay items of interest...
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Review's Roundup...
Tea with Morbius has Why I hate Pyramids of Mars. (It) is hailed by many fans as one of the greatest stories of the series. I dissent totally from this conclusion and would argue that it is the most overrated Doctor Who stories ever and illustrates some of the failings of the Hinchliffe era. There are of course many far worse Doctor Who stories, but this one is particularly obnoxious by virtue of the praise that is lavished upon it....
Outer Space Book and a Pick of the Tweets...
 | BlogtorWho Did you miss John Barrowman on yesterday's edition of The One Show? Watch it here http://t.co/D88gqvIh |
Talking Who 26: The Sensorites, Susan Foreman and The Who Shop
In this episode of Talking Who, the world's best Doctor Who live TV talk show hosted by Sean Harry and Elisar Cabrera, we review the DVD release of the William Hartnell story The Sensorites from Season 1; Annie Fairfoul gives her theories on the Doctor's grand-daughter Susan; Barry Aldridge introduces our theme of the week "Favourite Companions" by running down his Top 5 companions and Elisar meets Alexandra to find out more about the world famous The Who Shop.
On this day Saturday, February 04, 2012
Today in the 'Whoniverse'
Behind the scenes
1967 - DW: The Underwater Menace, Episode 4, was first broadcast
1978 - DW: The Invasion of Time, Episode 1, was first broadcast.
1980 - David Whitaker, Doctor Who's first Script Editor, died.
Today in History
Historical Events
211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta.
1194 - Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
1586 - Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
1936 - 1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
1976 - 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
1998 - An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000.
Famous Birthdays
1903 - Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician
1910 - Alfred Mendelsohn, composer
1918 - Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
Famous Deaths
1503 - Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
1983 - Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
Todays UK TV and Radio
Doctor Who
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 4th February 2012
Time: 15:30 to 17:00
The Christmas Invasion. Special Episode 1.
David Tennant stars as the cosmic hero in this 2005 special. Santa-shaped assassins and deadly Christmas trees herald the approach of a danger from the stars.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Penelope Wilton
Doctor Who
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 4th February 2012
Time: 19:00 to 19:45
Rise of the Cybermen. Series 28, episode 5.
The Tardis is trapped on a parallel Earth, where Rose discovers that her father is still alive. But sinister forces are at work and British society is being prepared for the Ultimate Upgrade. An old enemy of the Doctor's is about to be reborn in a new and terrible shape.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 2006, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Shaun Dingwall, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Doctor Who Confidential
On: BBC 3
Date: Saturday 4th February 2012
Time: 19:45 to 20:00 (15 minutes long)
The Writers Tale. Series 2, episode 7.
Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. Writer Russell T Davies unveils the secrets behind creating a 21st century Doctor Who, and Mark Gatiss explains his personal journey from the dawning to the delivery of The Idiot's Lantern.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2 Star)
Doctor Who
On: Watch
Date: Sunday 5th February 2012
Time: 07:40 to 09:00
The Christmas Invasion. Special Episode 1.
Santa-shaped assassins and deadly Christmas trees herald the approach of a danger from the stars.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 5 Star)
Starring: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Penelope Wilton
Friday, 3 February 2012
Exclusive First Look: The Cybermen - Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
Production team members and actors from the classic era of Doctor Who share their memories of seeing the Cybermen, and the work that went into creating them. See more of this in the Revisitations 3 boxset, coming soon!
Whovian Extras for Friday, February 03, 2012
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture is The Doctor For President by Tom Fulep
Todays Jigsaw...
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Whovian News....
Den of Geek has Eve Myles interview: future of Torchwood, Gwen Cooper, theatre and Zach Braff. The magnificent Eve Myles is back in the UK, following several months living in Los Angeles while Torchwood: Miracle Day was being filmed. And, what's more, she's treading the boards, starring in a new play with Zach Braff (who wrote it), by the name of All New People. Here, Eve tells us about the play, about working with Zach, and then chats about the future of Torchwood, and of Gwen Cooper...
Coming Soon from Forbidden Planet....
This extraordinary TARDIS Playset is based on the ever-popular sci-fi TV series Doctor Who.
It measures approximately 11" tall x 5 1/2" wide x 5 1/2-" long when closed, and includes an opening door and a bonus figurine of the Doctor's trusty cyberdog, K-9. The TARDIS' interior is truly amazing with its transparent time rotor that can be raised and lowered, and the detailed Master Control Console that features various authentic controls and readout displays. In a retro 1970s style, the TARDIS Playset is made of thick dollhouse-like cardboard, and scaled for a Bif Bang Pow! 8" Doctor Who figure (not included). Magnetic strips ensure that the playset walls snap closed when you're traveling through time and space.
In Doctor Who, the BBC's long-running, award-winning sci-fi television series, TARDIS stands for Time And Relative Dimension In Space. It looks just like a wooden Police phone box from the 1950s on the outside, but is of infinite proportions on the inside. This incredible time machine is piloted by the Doctor, a mysterious Time Lord, and is able to transport him anywhere through time and space, disappearing in one place and reappearing somewhere new.
The Doctor's (and humanity's) best friend, K-9, is a robotic canine that was first introduced in the Doctor Who story arc "The Invisible Enemy." Since then, he's been an enduring (and endearing) companion over many years to several Doctors and has also appeared in two spinoff series.
This item is expected at their warehouse on 12 November 2012, order here.
Miscellanious News
- The Sun - Doctor Who star Alex Kingston is jaw-struck
She says: "I was jet lagged, working with comedians and I walked into a lamppost. "It was a comedy moment, but I was so embarrassed because I thought I'd be the butt of their jokes so I pretended I was fine. "Later that night I started to feel really woozy and I fell flat on my face. I bit through my lower lip and knocked out my front teeth. It was awful and I had to go straight to ER"... - Bexley Times - Dr Who star Louise Jameson’s Pulling Faces
As leather-clad Doctor Who assistant Leela, Louise Jameson may have been cast for her sex appeal, but as her current one-woman show Pulling Faces demonstrates she’s also a damn good actress....
Scanner selected posts...
IGN TV has Casting the Next Doctor Who Companion. Following the announcement that Karen Gillan - aka Doctor Who assistant Amy Pond - will be leaving the show at the end of the next series, talk has inevitably turned to who should replace her. So ever the proactive site, we've come up with a list of 15 potential candidates, featuring TV actors, movie stars, Brits, a yank, a pop star, and even a couple of blokes to mix things up. As ever, let us know what you think in the comments section, and make sure you vote for your favourite in our poll at the end of the feature…
Podcasts and VBlogs...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
DWO TorchCast has Episode 17. This week Phil and Bob take a look at one of the best early episodes in the show, it's Episode 3: Ghost Machine. Also we've got a new game for you, the consequences of which we cannot be held responsible for.
Two-minute Time Lord has 2MTL 254: "Boldness" is in Doctor Who's DNA. Is Doctor Who too over-the-top these days? I'd argue that those asking for more conservative storytelling are looking for the wrong thing.
Tid-Bits...
RedBubble.com has WANTED: THE DOCTOR by thekremlin.
Doctor Who Crafts has Ood sculpture submitted by daftlynx.
eBay items of interest...
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Outer Space Book and a Pick of the Tweets...
 | bbcdoctorwho Doctor Who music maestro @murraygold is busy at the dress rehearsal for the Symphonic Spectacular in Melbourne |
 | Cyber_Matt: Dead Ringers Radio 4 - Doctor Who calls the ministry of defence: http://t.co/RsMhQKMd via @youtube |
 | Doctor Who Murray Gold talks to The Australian about childhood fears and composing themes for Doctor Who... "like" this if you were also terrified of the Doctor Who theme as a child. |
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