Friday, 6 November 2009

Sarah Jane Ratings and More on Mars plus a Pick of the Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has Dreamland - David Warner is Lord Azlok and Sarah Jane Adventures: Mona Lisa's Revenge - Part 1 - Next Time Trailer.

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 3: The Eternity Trap - Part 1, Sarah Jane and the gang discover the secret of Erasmus Darkening - but are they too late?

Radio Times has Sarah Jane Adventures, David Tennant episode photo gallery.

Colin Baker Online has Dimentions on Tyne, Colin has been confirmed as a guest at the forthcoming 10th Planet DIMENSIONS event at the Holiday Inn, Newcastle Upon Tyne 13th - 15th  November 2009.



The Doctor Who News Page has Sarah Jane Ratings - Thursday, The Eternity Trap, was watched by 0.9 million viewers, with an audience share of 7.3%.

BBC Doctor Who has More on Mars!, only about a week to go until The Waters of Mars...

Two-minute Time Lord
has 2MTL 77: Jason Haigh-Ellery Talks Big Finish (TIME DILATION), Big Finish founder Jason Haigh-Ellery talks about the upcoming "missing season" of Colin Baker stories and other upcoming releases, and asks for your help (ed: added to the pods and audio button).



The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 140, the cover and info on this week's edition.

Dr Who Interview Archive has Derek Martinus (1980’s), ....directed the first three Doctors, taking charge of William Hartnell’s ‘Galaxy 4? and ‘The Tenth Planet’, Patrick Troughton’s ‘Evil of the Daleks’ and ‘The Ice Warriors’, and Jon Pertwee’s ‘Spearhead From Space’.

Whomix Radio has The Four Doctors Theme by Slob, "I have combined Peter Howell's, Dominic Glynn's and Keff McCullogh's theme by playing them at the same time." (ed: added to the audio button).

David Tennant.Com has David On Absolute, ...Radio this morning to discuss next week's co presenting slot...

Behind the Sofa takes a look at The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith, the idea of the Doctor popping up in one of the parent series' offspring shows could have gone so horribly wrong.

Doctor Who Methadone 2008-2010 has "Love & Monsters", the frenetic nature of the production process for Doctor Who meant a very interesting creative decision for the production team- mounting a story that would be shot at the same time as another episode with minimal appearances for the Doctor- the so-called ‘Doctor-lite’ episode.

HeroPress has The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Thirteenth Stone, when The Sarah Jane Adventures began I was worried that the show would devolve into the Murder, She Wrote formula of plots driven by contrived coincidences.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis
has The Deadly Assassin 3 and 4.

Thursday, 5 November 2009

New Waters Of Mars Trailer and David Warner is Lord Azlok plus a Pick of the Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube
has Doctor Who - The Waters Of Mars Trailer 5 (November 4th) and Sarah Jane Adventures: The Eternity Trap - Part 2 - Next Time Trailer.

BBC - Sarah Jane Adventures
has Erasmus Darkening, the new addition to the Sarah Jane aliens.

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 3 - The Eternity Trap - Part 1, a haunted house, with mysterious whispers and secrets in the shadows, requires Sarah Jane and Doctor Who - Series 3:3. Gridlock, the Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, only to find that the city has become a deadly trap.

Big Finish has 130. Doctor Who: A Thousand Tiny Wings, the trailer is now online.

Dreamwatch reviews Doctor Who: The Castle of Fear, The Three Companions, The Pyralis Effect and Worldwide Web.



Dreamland Animation Blog
has David Warner is Lord Azlok, Screen legend David Warner stars as Lord Azlok, Lord Knight of the Imperial Viperox War Horde! In this video, David Tennant and writer Phil Ford discuss working with the great man and David Warner talks about Dreamland and Doctor Who in general. Big thanks to all three of them for taking time out to chat to us.

The Doctor Who News Page has Web Planet Online, BBC Worldwide has done a deal with MSN Video to supply classic episodes of Doctor Who online. The stories are available free on the MSN website. The series is starting with the 1965 William Hartnell story, The Web Planet.

BBC Doctor Who
has Stunning New Trailer!, new trailer for The Waters of Mars...

BrokenSea
has New World Order, time has fallen. Olivia is in the garden. Amanda is in the void. And the Doctor… The Doctor does not exist (ed: added to the pods and audio button on the editor's bit).

SFX has Tom Baker’s Coming To The SFX Weekender!, the fourth Doctor and honorary SFX legend has thrown his hat (and rainbow scarf) into the ring and confirmed he will be joining thousands of devoted fans at the definitive SF event of 2010



Tardis And Torchwood Treasures has The Doctor Who DVD Files #22, this fortnight's issue comes with a free DVD containing the next two episodes of Doctor Who; 'Partners in Crime' and 'The Fires of Pompeii'.

Rich's ComixBlog has The Stalker of Norfolk – 9, the maid introduces the Doctor and Beverly to her mistress, the lady Amye Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, future Earl of Leicester. She greets the Doctor and has the maid, Jane, take Beverly out of the room so that he can examine her. The Doctor draws a scanning device from his pocket.

Tin Dog Podcast
has released TDP 104: Dead Shoes and SJSA 3.2 & 3.3 (ed: added to the pods and audio button on the editor's bit).

HeroPress
has Book Of The Month: Alien Bodies, "despite my love of all things science-fiction, I've actually read very few what I would call "hard science-fiction" - a Ben Bova, some Arthur C Clarke and that's about it. Most of my literary exposure to the genre has been space opera and pulp fiction."

Doctor Who Methadone 2008-2010 has "The Impossible Planet"/ "The Satan Pit", after the triumphant return of 2005, there were some who were a bit disappointed that the Doctor never journeyed beyond Earth orbit and yearned to see the Doctor walking on the surface of an alien planet.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Guess Who's Presenting Buzzcocks? and Cheryl Cole For Doctor Who'? Plus More on the Blog Scene



BBC - Sarah Jane Adventures has Alien Panoramic, scroll the panoramic for exclusive pictures and videos.

Memorabilia has Sarah Jane Adventures Trio at Memorabilia, a special panel for Sunday 22nd with the young talented actors from BBC's hit series The Sarah Jane Adventures, join Tommy Knight (Luke Smith), Daniel Anthony (Clyde Langer) & Anjili Mohindra (Rani Chandra).

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has Doctor Who - Series 3: 2. The Shakespeare Code, in Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare is under the control of witch-like creatures.



SFX has Guess Who's Presenting Buzzcocks? (Update), David Tennant will be the a guest host Never Mind The Buzzcocks in the coming weeks, regular panelist Phil Jupitius has revealed on his Twitter page.

BBC Doctor Who has Time is Running Out!, don't forget! Aged between 6 and 12? Our friends at Blue Peter give you the chance to get involved in Doctor Who! and Tantalizing!, first TV trailer for The Waters of Mars.

BBC Press Office has released Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars, Doctor Who will return to BBC One on Sunday 15 November for The Waters Of Mars, the second of four specials airing throughout 2009 (ed: beware spoilers).

The Doctor Who News Page
has Dreamland Broadcast Date, the BBC Press Office have released details for the broadcast of the animated Doctor Who adventure Dreamland. Episode One will premiere on Saturday 21st November on the BBC's Red Button service, and the subsequent five episodes each day thereafter.

Two-minute Time Lord
has 2MTL 76: Toby Hadoke, Among Friends, more than any other reason, this is why I came to Hurricane Who. The day after his penultimate performance of "Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf," I caught up with Toby Hadoke (ed: added to the pods and audio button).



Life, Doctor Who & Combom
has DWM 415 (Doctor Who Magazine) Cover, ...hits the streets on November the 12th.

The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has Dreamland - Synopsis & Broadcast Details, the BBC Press Office have today released the synopsis confirmed the airdates for the new Doctor Who animation, Dreamland, which will air on the BBC Red Button service.

totalcherylcole has Cheryl Cole 'For Doctor Who'?, ...she could be making a cameo in Doctor Who, if the Girls Aloud singer is up for the part.

Dr Who Interview Archive
has David Maloney (1980’s), ....directed some of the most popular stories from the original run of ‘Doctor Who’. From Troughton’s ‘The Mind Robber’ and ‘The War Games’, through to Tom Baker’s ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ and ‘Talons of Weng-Chiang’, his pedigree is right up there with the most successful directors from the original series.

Paul Magrs has posted Hornets opinion, "lovely email from the incomparable designer June Hudson, who's just last night listened to Doctor Who - Hornets' Nest part two: 'The Dead Shoes'... she wrote to both Tom and I and says she doesn't mind my quoting the following here."

Doctor Who Hideout has The Waters of Mars Australian Broadcast Date, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have recently confirmed that the upcoming Doctor Who Special, The Waters of Mars written by Phil Ford with Russell T Davies, will be broadcast in Australia on ABC1 in December.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis
has The Hand of Fear 2, 3, 4 plus The Deadly Assassin 1 and 2.

The Rift reviews The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part One, you would have to possess a heart of stone if the idea of Sarah Jane Smith finally settling down with a man and having the perfect family that she has always wanted but you would also be a bit too much of a romantic if you really believed that it could have a happy ending.

HeroPress has Doctor Who: The Tomb Of The Cybermen (1967), although Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor is one of the least seen - due to the BBC's great purge of old Doctor Who episodes - I've always have a certain affinity for his puckish portrayal of The Doctor.

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Waters of Mars Preview Clips and New Vortex Magazine plus a Pick of the Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has Waters of Mars (Preview Clips) from the Guardian and from Hyde Fundraisers A message from Elisabeth Sladen, recorded at the Liverpool Philharmonic in April 09.

Big Finish have released Issue 9 of Vortex Magazine (ed: also available in pdf format here) they also has Cyberman 2 Podcast, in this special preview podcast, actor and comedian Toby Hadoke (well known for his acclaimed, Sony-nominated show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf) discusses his guest star role in Cyberman 2. Along the way, he mentions his passion for Doctor Who, the 'little man' at BBC Radio and the evolution of the Cybermen, their costumes and their voices (ed: added to the pods and audio button on the editor's bit).

BBC - Sarah Jane Adventures has Help Clyde and Rani, find Eve to unlock this exclusive wallpaper of the Sarah Jane gang.

BBC iPlayer (UK only)has...



BBC Doctor Who has The Waters of Mars - A Round Up, catch up on the latest information about the next Special - coming soon! and The Doctor, David and the Diary, more exclusive material!

Gallifreyan Embassy has released Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 167, Peter Davison as the 5th Doctor's first story, Castrovalva Reviewed, News, Feedback, and more (ed: added to the pods and audio button on the editor's bit).

Two-minute Time Lord has 2MTL 75: How Did You Do, Hurricane Who?, Janet Gatsby, website administrator, TARDIS transporter and person-of-all-trades, talks on Sunday afternoon about how the first Hurricane Who went as well as the plans for Category Two next year (ed: added to the pods and audio button on the editor's bit).



Behind the Sofa has Fear Itself, even with Big Finish’s rather fabulous special release The Company of Friends, the idea of dealing with the Eighth Doctor in a past/missing/lost adventure/story context is still a fairly rare, some might say unusual concept.

David Tennant News has David's US TV Debut, ...he will be making his US TV debut in a hour long comedy drama pilot for NBC.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has The Masque of Mandragora 2, 3, 4 and The Hand of Fear 1.

Doctor Who Methadone 2008-2010 has "The Idiot's Lantern", ...takes us back to 1953 where the broadcast of the coronation of Elizabeth II means that millions would buy their first TV set in a state patriotic fervour.

Classic Pyramids Of Mars 4th Doctor



Forbidden Planet
Bring back fond memories of long scarfs, a penchant for jelly babies and hiding behind the sofa on Saturday nights with this great action figure from the much loved BBC classic, due for release on the 16th December.

Monday, 2 November 2009

Doctor Who exhibition at Coventry extended over Christmas and Moffat talks 'Doctor Who' future Plus a Pick of the Blogs



British Board of Film Censors has...
BBC - Sarah Jane Adventures has Quizzes and Jigsaws, how well do you know the Sarah Jane characters?

Caption Who
has posted "We're back to take some more potshots at the Tenth Doctor! This time we finish up with 'The Lazarus Experiment' (starting on page 867) then move right onto the far future in "42!" Within these new pages you'll see cajunmagic point out a typo I made, Melwick slobber over the Doc, tinaw wag her finger at Martha's hair some more, and see Ms. Jones none too happy with one of Indomitus's comments. Enjoy and come back next time for more "42" and the start of "The Infinite Quest!""

Colin Baker Online has Colin blogged again, a few days ago with an update on his movements over the past few weeks including Hustle and of course his return to the drivers seat.

Kaldor City has An Unearthly List, this month, an anniversary 50 Things About..., as we cover 32 Cool Things about "An Unearthly Child" (and 18 Stupid Ones). What do prehistoric tribesmen have to do with the Internet? Is it true that the Doctor never would? Who is smarter, two schoolteachers or an illiterate cavewoman?

The Vervoid has At Home With The Warlords  Episode Nine - Fear and Adventures into Space Chapter Eight plus Doctor Who, What, Where, When, Why and How Chapter 33 - The Five Doctors to Resurrection of the Daleks.

Dreamwatch
has Davies denies preparing American Doctor Who, Waters of Mars dedicated to Barry Letts.

www.transport-museum.com
has Doctor Who exhibition at Coventry Transport Museum extended over Christmas, ....announced today that it's highly successful Doctor Who exhibition which was due to close today (2nd November) will now be extended until January 10th 2010.

BBC Doctor Who has Doctor Who's Scariest Moments, to get us in the mood for the thrills and chills of The Waters of Mars, over the next couple of weeks we're bringing you Doctor Who's Scariest Moments!



The Doctor Who News Page has Writers' Guild award nomination, Doctor Who is up for an award from The Writers' Guild of Great Britain, it has been nominated in the television drama series category, where it faces competition from fellow BBC series Being Human and Little Dorrit.

Digital Spy
has Steven Moffat talks 'Doctor Who' future, what with all this 'Waters Of Mars' madness in the last few days, it may have slipped your minds that change is a-coming. The Who team are now about halfway through filming on series five, which boasts a new Doctor, new companion, new showrunner, new logo, new TARDIS... well, pretty much everything is new.

Radio Free Skaro has released 166 - All Roads lead To Ay-dric, ...Doctor Who spinoffs were the order of the day as The Sarah Jane Adventures featured the first signs of The Doctor since Easter and K9 got a preview on British TV but everything is trumped by the announcement of The Waters of Marsâ release date. The drought is soon over and we have but two weeks to wait for the gap year to wind down. Peter Moffatt is looked at in the miniscope, Dreamland will be getting a preview in short order and surprise surprise thereâs DVD news and more all in this episode where we actually keep to time! (ed: added to the pods and audio button).

The Minute Doctor Who Podcast has 026 - Mastermind with Erik Stadnik, round two of Doctor Who Mastermind finally happens with my guest Erik aka sjcaustenite on Twitter. I had a very sore throat when recording this so please excuse the voice (ed: added to the pods and audio button).

Two-minute Time Lord
has 2MTL 74: Rob Shearman Teases 2010 Doctor Who (TIME DILATION), world Fantasy Award winner Rob Shearman knows Doctor Who. The longtime contributor to Big Finish's audio range was alongside his friend, current executive producer Steven Moffat, as part of the team that launched Russell T. Davies's series in 2005. What does he know about Matt Smith, Moffat's style, and what kind of Doctor Who we're likely to see? (ed: added to the pods and audio button).



The Ultimate Doctor Who Site
has Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn - Cover & Info, a fascinating volume of interviews and behind-the-scenes features from the world of Doctor Who, as first featured on BBC radio and television, and Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 139, the cover and info on this week's edition.

Rich's ComixBlog
has The Stalker of Norfolk – 8, the servant girl leads the Doctor and Beverly up to see the mistress. Beverly pauses at the top of the double staircase, suddenly aware that she’s at the very spot where Amye Robsart, Robert Dudley’s wife, was…or will be… found dead.

Dr Who Interview Archive has Chris Boucher (1980’s), ...wrote a number of classic Fourth Doctor stories, including ‘The Face of Evil’ and ‘The Robots of Death’, and created the character of Leela and John Nathan-Turner (1987), in which he discusses the casting process for Sylvester McCoy, his first meeting with Andrew Cartmel, and how ‘Time and the Rani’ has the best special effects he’s ever seen on television.

Doctor Who Methadone 2008-2010 has "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel, when the Daleks came back, the obvious question that cropped up was when the second most-popular Doctor Who monsters would return, and this question was answered in the run up to the 2006 series.

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis
has 4L6 - The Seeds of Doom 6 and 4M1 - The Masque of Mandragora 1.



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Doctor Who Time Vortex
has Sarah Jane Adventures - The Eternity Trap Pictures, the BBC have released some pictures for The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Eternity Trap which airs on BBC One, 4.35pm, Thursday & Friday.

Doctor Who: Dreamland First Clip!

Request from the Vortex

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