TARDIS Newsroom - Doctor Who News: 29 March 2009

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Doctor Who At The BBC 2009, David Tennant on The Christian O'Connell Show, Second Special To Air November plus a Pick of the Blogs

Doctor Who At The BBC 2009 to be released on the 5th November
A fascinating volume of interviews and behind-the-scenes features from the worlds of Doctor Who, as first featured on BBC radio and television.
Featuring the voices of David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, Christopher Eccleston, Kylie Minogue, Freema Agyeman, Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson and many others, this is a retrospective look at the return of Doctor Who to our screens in 2005, following the story up to 2008 and the impending departure of David Tennant as the Doctor.

David Tennant.Com has news that David Tennant will be a guest on The Christian O'Connell Show on Absolute Radio between 06:00am - 10:00am tomorrow morning.

Den Of Geek has Doctor Who - Second Special To Air November.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has D3 - Five Hundred Eyes.

The Daily Drew has "The Power of the Daleks" Episode 5.

Doctor Who Adventures 110 Cover and Details

TARDIS Scanner Calendar

In this weeks edition
Free Doctor Dress-up Set with a TARDIS Key, Glasses, Sonic Screwdriver and a Tie
Four Cool Posters
Who Watch - Planet of the Dead
Fact File - Last of the Time Lords
Tales from the TARDIS - Journeys End
Design a comic strip monster
Win Loads of Doctor Who DVD's
Amazing facts about the Doctor
On sale 9th April

Michelle Ryan teams up with Dr Who

BBC NEWS

In the Dr Who Easter Special, Michelle Ryan plays a glamorous jewel thief who teams up with David Tennant Doctor when they find themselves on an alien planet after a mysterious bus ride.

Michelle's been talking about her role as Lady Christina de Souza.

Doctor Who up for Bafta, Interview with James Strong...........

BBC Doctor Who has Doctor Who up for Bafta Nominations.

digitalspy has Tennant 'never wavered from Who path', David Tennant says that he never once wavered from the acting path he chose as a toddler and an interview with James Strong.

BBC News picks up on the story 100ft Dalek appears on mountain.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Russell T Davies on BBC Breakfast News.

Rich's ComixBlog has The 10 Doctors - Page 224.

Blogtor Who has "Planet of the Dead" - Radio Times and "Planet of the Dead" - Total TV Guide.

TARDIS Television is now showing "The Daleks".

Please note that links in this section of the Newsroom can seriously damage your enjoyment of forthcoming episodes and unless you really are a spoiler chaser I do not recommend clicking these links.

Doctor Who Hideout has Second Special Title Revealed?

The Sun has Deer me, Bernard.

Latest Filming news on Twitter

Dr Who return for actor Cribbins

CBBC Newsround

David Tennant's final Doctor Who companion has been revealed, and it's a familiar face to fans of the Time Lord.

Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies has said that Bernard Cribbins - who played Donna Noble's grandad - will be back at Christmas as a companion.

Davies added that it will be a packed end to the year, with a special in November and a two-parter at Christmas.

So does that mean Donna will be back too? And if so will she still be unable to remember her adventures?.........read more here

Dr Who's Easter special

BBC NEWS

Russell T Davies reveals what's coming up in the Dr Who Easter special.

Former Eastender Michelle Ryan stars alongside David Tennant in the programme which is called 'Planet of the Dead' and airs on BBC One on Saturday at 18.45.

New Tin Dog, Room With A Deja View, Midnight and Last Sontaran on BBCi plus a pick of the Blogs

Tin Dog Podcast have released TDP 87: News and the Image of Fenhall (added to the pods and audio section of the editor's bit).

downthetubes has Rich Johnston scripts Doctor Who one-shot from IDW, Room With A Deja View, is in the pipeline, written by British comics columnist Rich Johnston and drawn by Rex Mundi artist EricJ, with a cover by Grimjack artist Tom Mandrake.

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has Doctor Who - Series 4:10. Midnight, the Doctor is trapped on the planet Midnight, as the knocking on the wall begins... and The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Last Sontaran - Part 1, Sarah Jane investigates alien lights and encounters an enemy from the past.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has D2 - The Singing Sands.

Doctor Who Hideout has news of Russell T Davies on Tomorrow’s BBC Breakfast.

UT Events Blog has Third Vortex guest announcement.

DWIN has begun to receive reports that Planet of the Dead, will air on June 20 at 9:30 PM on Space in Canada.

lizo_mzimba posted "Who fans, Michelle Ryan on E24 (BBC News channel) 6.30pm and 9.30pm."

robjn posted "Just got Orbital doing the theme of Dr Who live, quite amazing."

David_Tennant posted "David Tennant is now reported to be back on set in Nant-far Road and has just signed autographs and posed for photos with several fans!"

drwhofilming posted "one of the production crew (Tom) stated today would be the only exterior filming with tomorrow and Wednesday being Interior."

Please note that links in this section of the Newsroom can seriously damage your enjoyment of forthcoming episodes and unless you really are a spoiler chaser I do not recommend clicking these links.

Bad Wolf TV has a Set Report of Filming.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Photographs From Filming Today At Nant-Fawr Road, During Filming Today At Nant-Fawr Road David Tennant Came Over For A Chat and More Photographs From Filming Today At Nant-Fawr Road plus a Video Of Todays Doctor Who Filming.

Cathode Ray Tube has 2009 specials filming part 7.

Den Of Geek has ******* Returns.

Radio Time Cover

Radio Times

Find out everything you need to know about the Easter Doctor Who special, Planet of the Dead (Saturday, BBC1, BBC HD)

Monday, 6 April 2009

Doctor Who’s lost season full line-up announced, TARDIS tribute for tragic teenager, GM:TV On The Set Of Doctor Who and More Torchwood For 2009 plus a Pick of the Blogs and twitter watch

Den Of Geek has Doctor Who’s lost season 23: full line-up announced.

South Wales Argus has news of a TARDIS tribute for tragic teenager.

David Tennant.Com has news of GM:TV On The Set Of Doctor Who, presenter Emma Crosby visited the set of Doctor Who during the filming of Planet Of The Dead and her report will be shown on Friday's (10th April) show between 06:00am and 09:25am on ITV1.

SFX Magazine has More Torchwood For 2009 (UPDATED), after the TV screening of "Children Of Earth" there's more Torchwood on the way later this year on Radio 4.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has D1 - The Roof of the World.

The Daily Drew has "The Power of the Daleks" Episode 4.

SARAH-JANE.tv has Pre-Three Production Work.

Please note that links in this section of the Newsroom can seriously damage your enjoyment of forthcoming episodes and unless you really are a spoiler chaser I do not recommend clicking these links.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Guess Whos Been Seen On The Doctor Who Set Today?

Planetwhonews has Companions and Allies Reveals secrets about Planet of the Dead.

Spoiler TV has some Doctor Who - Set Photos 4th April.

Yes dear reader another new section....

bohemiantree posted "Looking at the giant Dalek my mate has built on the side of a mountain. He's clearly lost his mind... in a genius way."

DhampirPhi posted "Finally watching Torchwood. Not sure if Jack is gay or not though.:)" (Ed: any takers on this one)

quinnykins posted "Would any one be interested in some Dr. Who autographs? Peter Davison and a few others."

The Spoiler section of Tweets (Don't read on if you want to avoid location news.....

VortexTraveller posted "......gets to go in the TARDIS!!!! Squeee! I have been waiting for this moment for ages!"

cathoderaytube posted "They filmed a scene on the road which seems to involve the Doctor running to the TARDIS."

David_Tennant posted "Paul Mount has the first clips from filming today here but there are SPOILERS in there so be warned!"

David_Tennant posted "As David left Nant-far Road (maybe only for lunch as filming continues until 9pm tonight) he wound the car window down to say hello to fans."

James Strong interview and win Davros, Tennant on the Jo Whiley Show plus a Pick of the Blogs...

Den Of Geek has a James Strong interview, the director of 'Planet Of The Dead' chats exclusively with us about this Saturday's much-anticipated return of Doctor Who they also give you the chance to win Davros and other Doctor Who goodies.

David Tennant.Com has news of David Tennant on the Jo Whiley Show, he will be a guest on The Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday 8th April between 10:00am and 13:00pm.

Echidnite's journal has Like, Exterminate.

Rich's ComixBlog has The 10 Doctors - Page 223.

Shouting into a well does some Over-analysing the Planet of the Dead trailer: so you don't have to.

The Who-Philes has Classic Who Review of The Reign of Terror.

The Anticipointment of Entercation, Russell T Davies reveals talk of Star Trek crossover plus a Pick of the Blogs..

Radio Free Skaro has released 133 - The Anticipointment of Entercation (added to the pods and audio section of the editor's bit).

Coventry Telegraph picks up on Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies reveals talk of Star Trek crossover and David Tennant tells of sandstorm hell on Planet of the Dead.

Inky Adventures in Time and Space has Planet of the Daleks - Episode 3.

UT Events Blog has We came, we saw, we put a giant Dalek on a mountain.

Media News International has Chilling Weeping Angels outblinked the Daleks.

Sunday, 5 April 2009

Lizo is surprised, David and Russell interview, Vervoid Updates, Making the 'Lost' Season and Last script for the Doctor plus Pick of the Blogs

lizo_mzimba states that he is "Vaguely surprised comment about Dr Who Planet of the Dead not having press launch has become story. Of course it will be ready for transmission next Saturday!"

The Vervoid has been updated with DWM - issue 200 and The Leisure Hive DVD.

Times Online has Why David Tennant and Russell T Davies are leaving Doctor Who.

digitalspy has an article on Making 'Doctor Who's Lost Season, Cult Spy visits the studio for a recording of the planned 23rd season of Doctor Who.

The Scotsman has Last script for the Doctor.

The Tardis Project has published "Rider From Shang-Tu".

UT Events Blog has news of a Vortex Guest Change.

Rich's ComixBlog has The 10 Doctors - Room 222.

Saturday, 4 April 2009

New Sonic Newsdriver, Orlok Reviewed......plus a Pick of the Blogs..

The Sonic Newsdriver has released Episode 20090404, in this episode: Dalek Going Once - Going Twice…, John Barrowman Is The Doctor, New K9 Trailer Debuts, Will the Real K9 Please Stand Up…, And Russell T Davies Instructed the Doctor to Build an Arc, No Tennant for Manning, and Tate to Take Hollywood (added to the pods and audio section of the editor's bit).

Unreality SF have a review of Doctor Who: The Beast of Orlok.

The Doctor Who Personnel Guide has updated Planet of the Dead and Special 2 (2009).

This Week In Doctor Who have released their latest Global listings.

The Medusa Cascade has posted Missing Stories? (Ed: well worth a read).

Rich's ComixBlog has The 10 Doctors - Page 221.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has C2 - The Brink of Disaster.

I was an alien in Dr Who, Freema says 'Doctor Who thrives on change' and James Marsters wants Torchwood return.......

Times Online has I was an alien in Dr Who, last Christmas, as speculation grew as to who would take over from David Tennant in Doctor Who, a fever seemed to grip the nation.

Digital Spy has Agyeman: 'Doctor Who thrives on change'.

Torchwood.TV has news that James Marsters wants Torchwood return.

The Whoniverse have added The Infinity Doctors to their Discontinuity Guide.

BBC iPlayer (UK only) now has Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest, the Doctor and Martha follow a trail of clues to find the lost spaceship - the Infinite.

TARDIS Calendar Saturday 04 April 2009

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For the latest UK TV and Radio Guide click here.

Friday, 3 April 2009

Freema says 'Matt will be fantastic Doctor' plus a Pick of the Blogs

digitalspy has Agyeman: 'Matt will be fantastic Doctor', Freema Agyeman reveals that she approves of Matt Smith as the new Doctor.

The Daily Drew has "The Power of the Daleks" Episode 3.

TARDIS Television now showing An Unearthly Child.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has C1 - The Edge of Destruction.

ragged trousered philanthropist has posted Who Review #69 - Planet of the Daleks.

Tardis And Torchwood Treasures has details on Doctor Who Battles in Time 67.

Please note that links in this section of the Newsroom can seriously damage your enjoyment of forthcoming episodes and unless you really are a spoiler chaser I do not recommend clicking these links.

Den Of Geek has Doctor Who: ******* Returns.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Filming At Tredegar House Today (03-04-09) and ......Seen Filming Doctor Who!

Will "Planet of the Dead" Be Finished In Time? and Michelle Ryan not joining Doctor Who full-time...

Den Of Geek asks the question Will "Planet of the Dead" Be Finished In Time?, ex-BBC Newsround presenter and uber fan Lizo Mzimba has reported, via Twitter, that the first of this year's Doctor Who specials is still not finished.

The Press Association has Michelle: I'm a commitment-phobe, Michelle Ryan has apparently said she won't be joining Doctor Who full-time.

Gloucestershire Gazette has Children set to display their Dr Who art work at town festival.

TARDIS Scanner (i.e. me) has updated The UK TV and Radio Guide.

British Board of Film Censors has passed the following: Delta and the Bannermen - DVD Extras, Enlightenment (Episodes 1 - 4), Terminus (Episodes 1 -4 ) and The Guardian Trilogy - DVD Extras (Disc 4).

Issue Two of Vortex Magazine, Lost Stories Titles, David Tennant to Host Jonathan Ross Radio Show.... plus a Pick of the Blogs

Big Finish has released Issue Two of Vortex Magazine (which can also be downdloaded as a PDF file here) and Lost Stories Titles (Almost) Announced!, Big Finish has confirmed most of the line-up for Doctor Who: The Lost Stories, its series of full-cast audio plays adapted from scripts that were written for television in the 1980s but never made. Colin Baker will reprise the role of the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant will return as Peri in the eight adventures, that begin monthly release in November 2009.

BBC Doctor Who has put up Easter Special Time Unveiled.

David Tennant.Com has news that David Tennant to Host Jonathan Ross Radio Show, David will be standing in for Jonathan Ross and presenting his radio show on Saturday 11th April, he will be joined by Catherine Tate and The Proclaimers will be providing live music. Tune in on BBC Radio 2 from 10:00am - 13:00pm.

BBC iPlayer (UK only) have Doctor Who - Series 4:9. Forest of the Dead, as the shadows rise, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song

Rich's ComixBlog has published The 10 Doctors - Page 220.

TARDIS Television has Argumental 'Doctor Who is rubbish'.

armstrongkrause has news that K9 - Robot Dog Brings Jobs for Queenslanders.

All Celeb News has The Importance of the Dr Who Sonic Screwdriver.

The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has Info on Second Doctor Who Special.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom tell us Its Talk Like A Dalek Day! (Ed: I smoke too much and I've got a cold, no problem).

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Corsham Dalek, Sontaran synopsis, More reviews and a Pick of the Blogs

Dalek Links has news of the Corsham family science fiction event, charity Daleks and Chippenham PHAB are working together to provide a science fiction themed fun day out, they have also added Charity Daleks, which is a Wiltshire-based fundraising group, using their Dalek props to help raise money for charity to their directory.

Doctor Who Reference Guide has a synopsis for The Sontaran Games.

The Whoniverse has added The Final Sanction to their Discontinuity Guide.

Dreamwatch reviews Doctor Who and The Cybermen; The Abominable Snowmen; The Time Warrior; The Masque of Mandragora, the novelisations of the TV shows as audios!

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has B7 - The Rescue.

The Daily Drew has posted The Power of the Daleks - Episode 2.

Doctor Who Confidential - Desert Storm - Date and Time Confirmed

BBC 3 on Saturday 11th April 2009 at 20:30 to 21:20

Desert Storm.

The cast and crew travel to Dubai to film the Easter special and Confidential are there to capture every shot, scene and sandstorm.

How do you get a double decker bus to the desert?

How do you shoot a drama in horrendous weather conditions?

And how do you match a vast Arabian landscape with the cold Cardiff winter?

The answers are revealed.

K9 MIPTeaser

MIP TV TEASER. PLEASE NOTE MUSIC, TITLES AND K9 VOICE ARE NOT THE FINAL ONES TO BE USED IN THE SERIES. PLUS ALL MONSTERS ARE UNDER WRAPS.

Scapegoat trailer, Hairdo worship, Reviewing the Scourge plus Pick of the Blogs

Big Finish has news that The trailer for Doctor Who: The Scapegoat has now been released and is available for download.

The Sun has published Hairdo worship, ex-Doctor Who Paul McGann claims Matt Smith got the Time Lord gig because of his crazy hair. (Ed: think we ought to tell the Sun that Paul McGann wore a wig in the TV Movie?)

Unreality SF has a review of Doctor Who: The Shadow of the Scourge.

Rich's ComixBlog has The 10 Doctors - The REAL Page 219.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has A Doctor Who April Fools Round-up.

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

New releases for September, Fendahl review, BBC Shows trailer, Shadow of Humanity and The Last of the Titans.....

New releases for September include:

Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll (Original Audio)
Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks (Audio Book)
Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest Volume 1 (Audio CD)
The "Doctor Who" Stories

Den Of Geek reviews Doctor Who: Image Of The Fendahl DVD.

BBC Doctor Who have put up the Planet of the Dead Trailer (same one as previously posted).

Altered Vistas has Shadow of Humanity now available, fully animated adventure authentically recreates the original comic strip printed on the back pages of TV Century 21 way back in 1966.

Big Finish has posted The Last of the Titans - Part 1, following on from our first story podcast some while ago (One Small Step, a Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe reading by Nicholas Briggs), episode one of The Last of the Titans is now available (added to the pods and audio section of the editor's bit).

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has B6 - The Ordeal.

The Daily Drew has posted The Power of the Daleks - Episode 1.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has some screen grabs from Planet Of The Dead The Flying Creatures.

An urban animal has My date with the Cybermen.

Planet of the Dead Trailer Revealed!

BBC - Doctor Who - News

Fans eager for a glimpse of the next Doctor Who instalment will be given a preview of the forthcoming Easter Special tonight at 8.55pm on BBC One.

The trailer will be broadcast just before the Apprentice and will be posted on this website soon after.

Planet of the Dead stars David Tennant as the Doctor, Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman / Merlin) as Lady Christina and comedy legend Lee Evans as Malcolm.

(Ed: it was the same trailer I posted earlier)

Doctor Who: Take Two, More added to the Reference Guide....

Brokensea has Doctor Who: Take Two (B2E4), in 2005 The BBC aired a new season of the iconic series of Doctor Who. One episode was never completed. This is why… (added to the pods and audio section of the editor's bit).

The Doctor Who Reference Guide has summaries and preliminary time-placement notes for the Big Finish anthologies Short Trips: Snapshots, Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas and Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership.

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has a video of Tom Baker at Time Quest 2009.

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