Wednesday, 7 April 2010

TARDIS made in Bristol and Our religion is TIME LORD plus more News and Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube
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BBC iPlayer has Doctor Who and the Giant RobotEpisode 3, the final component is stolen, and Sarah Jane witnesses the power of the unseen foe.



Mirror.co.uk has Doctor Who's Matt Smith wants to change Timelord's dress sense so he can keep warm, Matt, who debuted as Dr Who on Saturday, explains: “It's been extremely cold shooting outdoor scenes for series one... and Doctor Who drops in on his US fans, Matt, 27, flies to New York this week with Karen Gillan, who plays sidekick Amy Pond, to promote the series before it begins on BBC America on April 17.

The Guardian (blog) has New Doctor Who watched by 7.7m, Saturday's Doctor Who was the lowest-rating series opener of any of the five since the drama was revived on Easter weekend in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role, comparing the live overnight figures for BBC1.

BBC Bristol has Doctor Who's new TARDIS centrepiece made in Bristol, when the BBC team behind Dr Who decided that the Time Lord's TARDIS needed a makeover for the new series, they called upon a team of craftsman from Bristol to help out with the unique design.

The Doctor Who News Page has Art for Hearts, a special auction is being organised to raise funds for research by Great Ormond Street Hospital into organ transplantation. Featuring artwork from illustrators of children works to sketches from Doctor Who designers and artists, the auction takes place during National Transplant Week, 5th-12th June 2010 and Week Three - Schedules, ...for the 17th April have now been fixed and Episode Three of the new series, Victory of the Daleks, will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD at the slightly later time of 6.35pm.

Big Issue in Scotland has 'I'm a sassy sci-fi geek', Inverness-born actress Karen Gillan will be in the fortunate position of following in the footsteps of Billie Piper, Catherine Tate and Freema Agyeman as the Time Lord’s new companion, Amy Pond.

Cadmium 2
has 070 Doctor Who (The Macra Terror), the TARDIS crew all suffer from a severe case of crabs while visiting an intergalactic holiday camp (think Butlins in space). While Jamie tries to get some quality 'me' time under the duvet, the Doctor auditions for the role of camp entertainer and foils the crabs by getting everyone to dance along to Agadoo and The Birdie Song.

This is The West Country has Doctor Who's old teacher gives TV debut the thumbs up, Jerry Hardingham, a teacher at The West Somerset Community College in Minehead, taught 26-year-old Matt Smith, the 11th and youngest Doctor Who, during his time at Northampton School for Boys.

Facebook
has 2011 Census - Our religion is TIME LORD!, in the 2001 Census, there was a phenomenon in England, Wales and Scotland whereby people quoted their religion as Jedi. The result was to make this the fourth highest reported "religion" in the census results. 390,000 people in England and Wales stated Jedi, which was 0.70% of the population,  the next census is coming up next year, in 2011, I propose that this time we state our religon as Time Lord in homage to Doctor Who's longevity, and let's see if we can make it to 1% of the population and beat those pesky Jedis!

The Sun
has Gillan: Who says I'm too sexy?, Karen insists her character Amy Pond isn't too racy.

Digital Spy
has Karen Gillan: 'Who airing was a relief', she says that the reaction to her first episode of Doctor Who seems to be a positive one.

NME.com
has New Doctor Who Matt Smith loves Radiohead, Nas and Pink Floyd, he told The Times that his dad got him into Pink Floyd when he was a youngster...



Words, Spaces & Punctuation has "Must Be One Hell Of A Scary Crack In Your Wall!", it just wouldn't be Doctor Who without dome underlying menace.

Nothing Tra La La?
(Simon Guerrier) has My informed opinions, "I've been added to the otherwise impressive line-up of guests at the Utopia Doctor Who convention at posh Heythorp Park Hotel over the weekend of 15-16 May. Think I'm there to stand next to Jean Marsh and flog lots of Sara Kingdom product. Do come along and say hi."

Shouting into a well
has Amy Pond Kissogram: At Your Service, lads here’s your chance to get a snog with Amazing Pouting Amy Pond!

Crafty Tardis
has My Smooshy Tin Dog, "he's been in progress for a little while (drafting a complete pattern took longer than making the dog; I thought for sure someone would have posted a pattern for a plush K9 online, but I couldn't find one so I made my own..."



GEEK USA has Hey, Let’s Review Doctor Who!: “The Eleventh Hour”, "I’ve often thought about doing this, and with a new season, a new Doctor, and a whole new production style, I figured, what the hell – let’s do this thing."

Doc Oho's Big Finish audios reviews
has Loups-Garoux by Marc Platt and directed by Nicholas Pegg, Germany, 1589: the townspeople of Cologne pronounce a sentence of death on a mass-murderer who has stalked the countryside in the guise of a ferocious wolf. Russia, 1812: retreating from Napoleon's invading forces, a merchant's daughter is rescued from bandits by a handsome partisan with a ravenous appetite.

The Medium is Not Enough has Review: Doctor Who - The Lost Stories - 04 - The Hollows of Time, it's the first season run by producer John Nathan Turner (aka JNT) and he brought with him script editor Christopher H Bidmead. Bidmead comes up with this crazy idea – let's treat Doctor Who like proper sci-fi, that adults can enjoy and that's full of proper science.

The Daily Drew
has "Spearhead From Space" - Episode 3, this story introduces the Autons and the Nestenes. They will go on to make two return appearances on television, in Season Eight's "Terror of the Autons", and in the first episode of the 2005 series, "Rose", but they'll never again be as good as they are here.



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: The Beast Below gallery, episode two of the Matt Smith era fast approaches with a gallery of ghoulish images. Now, where's that sofa...?

Daily Mail
has Karen Gillan soaked to the skin in new episode The Beast Below, she might have been branded 'too sexy' by some critics, but Doctor Who's new assistant Amy Pond, played by Karen Gillan, has no intention of fading into the background.

"Doctor Who": Apollo 23



TARDIS SHOP
'For a few moments this afternoon, it rained on the moon'. An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt. A photo shows a well-dressed woman in a red coat lying dead at the edge of a crater on the dark side of the moon - beside her beloved dog 'Poochie'. Maybe it's a hoax. But as the Doctor and Amy find out, these are just minor events in a sinister plan to take over every human being on earth. The plot centres on a secret military base on the moon - that's where Amy and the TARDIS are. The Doctor is back on Earth, and without the TARDIS there's no way he can get to the moon to save Amy and defeat the aliens. Or is there? The Doctor discovers one last great secret that could save humanity: Apollo 23. This is a thrilling, all new adventure featuring the Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television.

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

The Giant Robot hits the airwaves and 2010 Novels plus a Roundup of the News and Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube
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BBC iPlayer has Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Episode 1, fresh from his latest regeneration, the Brigadier and Sarah Jane need the Doctor's help and Doctor Who and the Giant Robot: Episode 2, there's another hi-tech robbery and Sarah Jane uncovers a disgruntled robotics scientist.

Doctor Who Reference Guide
has summaries for the Doctor Who Adventures strips #126 to #145 and many recent IDW comics and a synopsis for the audio story Dead Air.



Radio Free Skaro has Doctor Who Podcast Alliance at Bentham Bash, the Queen Mother of Doctor Who fandom, Jeremy Bentham, hosted a big viewing party on April 3 to herald the regular return of Doctor Who to our screens. Several members of the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance were in attendance, as well, and managed to get an interview with Jeremy Bentham himself, recorded chats with other luminaries of fandom Tony Clark and Anthony Brown, and a sampling of general feedback from many of the Doctor Who fans in attendance, most of whom appeared to be very pleased with Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor.

The Happiness Patrol
has released Episode Nineteen: Fry Me Something...ANYTHING!, a review and insights and gives you a feel for what to expect in the next 12 weeks of new 'Who', plus, our San Francisco correspondent, Nancy Alegria, gives us an insider's view of WONDERCON and more specifically, the US debut of 'The Eleventh Hour'.

Two-minute Time Lord
has 2MTL 118: Notes on the New Doctor Who Theme, a couple of news bits, and then we get into the most violent controversy of "The Eleventh Hour": the new opening titles.

Gallifreyan Embassy has Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 190, the Eleventh Hour reviewed live over the net.

The Doctor Who News Page has Sarah Jane Adventures: Filming begins, filming commenced on the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures last week, and today saw the production back at the Sarah Jane Smith residence on Bannerman Road, aka Clinton Road in Penarth.



The Ultimate Doctor Who Site
has Doctor Who April 2010 Novels - Covers & Info, BBC Books have released the covers and info on three new Doctor Who novels

Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Doctor Who In People Newspaper (04-04-10), it seems this was generally missed, so here are photographs of the pull-out section of People newspaper.

Doctor Who Online has Series Five Launch Party - Video, a short video from last Saturday's Doctor Who Launch Party in London.

WHOGold has Space Control to Recovery 7, ..a large chunk of unique trailers, continuity and stuff...



My Tardis Years has Is Matt Smith The Doctor? Oh yes!, whatever misgivings or reservations people had about Matt Smith as the new Doctor were surely blown to atoms by his tour-de-force debut in The Eleventh Hour, which was screened in the UK on Saturday.

Billie Doux
has Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour, “Who da man? Oh, I'm never saying that again.”

Blogging with Badger has Television Review - Doctor Who - "The Eleventh Hour", "so I have seen the first episode of Matt Smith’s tenure as the 11th Doctor. I have seen it, and I have, thankfully, enjoyed it. It appears to junk most, if not quite all, of the crap that was picked up during the Davies era while keeping what was good about the old show and the new."

The Rift
has The Raggedy Doctor, Doctor Who has returned to our screens with a brand new theme and title sequence as well as Doctor, companion, head writer and executive producers.

The blog of a Sci-Fi Geek
has Doctor Who : The Eleventh Hour [REVIEW], a resurrection at Easter?

Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has Timelash 1 and 2.

Doc Oho's Big Finish audios reviews has Minuet in Hell by Alan W Lear and directed by Gary Russell, the twenty-first century has just begun, and Malebolgia is enjoying its status as the newest state in America.

Total Sci Fi reviews Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour.

The Daily Drew has "Spearhead From Space" - Episode 2, we've talked before about what defines a "companion". This is an issue that crops up frequently among fans, particularly with reference to the UNIT era that we have now begun.

Monday, 5 April 2010

Beast Below Trailer and Karens Skirt Debate plus more News and Blogs



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has....
BBC 3 has Doctor Who Confidential: All about the Girl, Saturday, 19:00 on BBC Three, an in-depth look at new companion Amy Pond and her adventures with the Doctor onboard the sinister Starship UK. Find out just what makes the sinister smilers tick and get right in the thick of the action with actress Karen Gillan, also, the show goes behind the mask to explore the secret of Liz Ten
as Oscar-nominated actress Sophie Okenedo talks about creating this extraordinary character, narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Sophie Okenedo.



Radio Free Skaro has released 192 - Operation Golden Age, the Three Who Rule were joined by Neil from Hartlepool (and Tachyon TV, tangentially) to celebrate the return of Doctor Who to our screens and to fete the debut of Karen Gillan, Matt Smith, and showrunner Steven Moffat in their respective roles of awesome, awesomer and awesomest. There was much discussion of “The Eleventh Hour,” which other than an atrocious new theme tune (and lack of a McCoy era sex wink) was deemed near perfect. All that and news, tomfoolery and a very strange extra feature on the upcoming Planet of Fire DVD round out this episode of RFS. Geronimo.

Telegraph.co.uk has Viewers think new Doctor Who is 'too sexy', The first show of the new series, broadcast on Saturday, featured a kissogram, a naked Doctor and a “sexed up” Tardis (ed: Mary Whitehouse lives, she helped improve ratings too in her time).

Daily Mail has Dr Ooooh! How the Time Lord's saucy, short-skirted new companion sent viewers into orbit, Tthe revealing outfit prompted a flood of comments on online message boards, with a section of fans accusing producers of 'shamelessly sexing up' the long-running family show and labelling it 'slutty'.

hellomagazine.com
has Karen Gillan defends Dr Who's sideckick Amy Pond, she has spoken up in defence of the new Timelord's companion's dress sense.

Scottish Daily Record (blog) has Matt Smith excels in first episode of new Who, while Daniel Craig was 'too blond', Matt Smith was 'too young'. But with their first outings as 007 and The Doctor respectively, they rubbished the naysayers with perfect performances.

Independent
has What will Matt Smith do next?, "thank god I can stop defending Matt Smith after Saturday's triumphant Doctor Who."

Mirror.co.uk has Doctor Who Matt Smith buys first house for £775k as BBC show proves a ratings smash, the actor, 27, will move into the stunning, two-storey 19th century converted church this month.

Doctor Who Online has WhoCast Episode 5.1, Paul and Seb make a surprise return as permanent hosts for the DWO WhoCast in this brand new format. And what better way to return than by kicking off with a discussion about 5.1: The Eleventh Hour.

Gallifreyan Embassy
has DWP Live - "The Eleventh Hour" Review, review of the first episode of series 31, Matt Smith's first full story as the 11th Doctor, "The Eleventh Hour."

The Sun has Loved-up Gillan and her guy, ....Karen Gillan has already got a companion of her own (ed: errr only in the Sun).

The Doctor Who News Page
has Eleventh Hour - AI and Repeat Ratings, ...scored an Appreciation Index score of 86 making it one of the most enjoyed programmes of the weekend and 2010 Hugo Awards - 3 Nominations, the 2010 Hugo Award ceremony will take place at Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne Australia this year, and sees Doctor Who nominated three times in the Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form category! The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead and The Waters of Mars - all penned/co-penned by former series show-runner Russell T Davies - are vying for the award, and are up against American series Dollhouse and Flash Forward.

The Doctor Who Podcast has Episode #1, Trevor, James and Tom launch the new website with a bang and review the first episode of Matt Smith's reign as the Doctor, The Eleventh Hour.



The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has First Doctor Who Series 5 Stand-ups, Cardboard Cutout have revealed their first wave of Doctor Who stand-ups from the new series.

generation:89
has The Eleventh Doctor: An Odds & Ends Review (with graphs!), Doctor Who has had over 750 episodes now.

Planet Skaro
has Utopia Convention 14-16th May 2010/Oxfordshire, spread over two days, this is set to be the biggest Fantom Films event to date. With a variety of interview panels, autograph sessions, photo opportunities, workshops and much much more!

This Week In Doctor Who has....



Radio Free Skaro - The Chronic Hysteresis has 6W3 - The Two Doctors 3, "my appreciation of The Two Doctors has completely changed over the years."

HeroPress
has K9: The Bounty Hunter, ....showed marked signs of improvement.

Unreality SF reviews Doctor Who: Omega.

The Daily Drew has "Spearhead From Space" - Episode 1, this may be the beginning of Season Seven, but this story (and this episode in particular) is best viewed as a pilot.



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.

Digital Spy has Ten teasers about 'Who' episode two, episode one is now done and dusted, so we're turning our attention to ep two quicker than you can say "Silence is falling, Doctor".

Sunday, 4 April 2010

The Twelfth Hour a look at whats happened with News and reviews



Well the Eleventh Hour has struck and the deluge of articles is now pouring in, mt appologies for any I miss but the best so far are included, needless to say if you haven't seen it yet this whole site now is in the 'SPOILER ZONE' so be careful what you look at... don't forget to vote on our weekly poll.



BBC Doctor Who has...

TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has...
BBC iPlayer (UK only) has Barry Letts - Who & Me, Episode 2, the producer graduates from actor to TV director - and finds a new path to enlightenment.

The Vervoid
has posted "the start of a brand new serial - SUPERMAN~!... last night's Doctor Who reviewed rather hyperactively... Butch gets a surprise in 16th century England... Timelash... McCoy memories... why Bret vs Vince was so bad... two book reviews... and the new home of the blog..."



Daily Mail
has Matt Smith's Doctor Who debut equals David Tennant's 8million viewers as critics praise first show, Smith, 27, wowed in his first appearance in the iconic part and critics are already declaring he could be the best Time Lord to date.

The Guardian
has The new Doctor Who crash-lands to screams from kids and aliens, Timelords tucks into custard and fishfingers as he bids to secure a place in the nation's heart.

The Doctor Who News Page has Eight million watch The Eleventh Hour, unofficial overnight figures show The Eleventh Hour was watched by 7.7 million viewers on BBC One with another 0.3 million watching on BBC HD, giving a total audience of 8.0 million viewers.

Mirror.co.uk has Phew.. a brilliant new Doctor Who, narrowly missing Big Ben, the ­Tardis careers wildly over the ­London skyline...

Scottish Daily Record has Karen Gillan returns to Highlands to watch Doctor Who episode with family, "I am here to watch the first episode at home with mum and dad and Patrick."

Inverness Courier has The new Dr Who has a funny way with aliens, sitting in front of an awestruck audience of schoolchildren in Inverness this week actor Matt Smith revealed the novel way he would send any "real" beings from outer space packing.

Gallifreyan Embassy
have 189 - Doctor Who: Podshock, "our Live Show from I-CON 29 (SUNY at Stony Brook, NY) with Sarah Douglas."

Two-minute Time Lord
has 2MTL 116: SPOILERS — Box Room's Marty Reviews "The Eleventh Hour", yes, it's a cliché, but I'll say it anyway: GERONIMO! U.K. podcaster Marty Perrett (from The Box Room Podcast and formerly of the DWO WhoCast) rushed from the telly to provide this (ahem, a little longer than two minutes!) review of Matt Smith's first adventure.

Telegraph.co.uk has Matt Smith brings sexual crackle to the Tardis, one of the strange, and I strongly suspect unintentional, things about Matt Smith's Doctor Who is his close resemblance to the late literary critic, Lord David Cecil.



Howeswho has End of Ten and Starter for Eleven, "....which brings us sort of up to date and the debut of young Matt Smith as the Doctor."

doctorwhobaking has The Cupcakes of Rassilon, don’t really know where the idea came from for these. Its a simple cupcake recipe.

The Spoof (satire) has Dr Who stole my Easter Eggs, Gillian What mentioned to family and friends that the Easter Eggs, she bought were stolen from her place off work at a health centre in North London.



SFX has REVIEW: Doctor Who, it’s back, it’s different, and it’s wonderful

Cathode Ray Tube has Series 5 - The Eleventh Hour / Review, "I do not think much of those new titles and the changes to the theme music...."

Words, Spaces & Punctuation
has 01. The Eleventh Hour - Review, "...it was nigh on the most exciting series opener since the show's return in 2005."

planetzogblog
has Doctor Who 1.1: The Eleventh Hour review, so, the first story of a new era, was it any good?

Behind the Sofa has The Girl in the Spotty Nightgown and Red Cardigan, when Steven Moffat’s stewardship of Doctor Who began in earnest there was a moment when he had to sit down and ask David Tennant if he wanted to continue.

Suite101 has Doctor Who Review – The Eleventh Hour: Matt Smith's Debut Story, under the stewardship of Steven Moffatt, Doctor Who is back!! But how did the season opener fare and what can we expect later in the series?

Multiversity Comics
has Doctor Who - "The Eleventh Hour" Review, Doctor Who is back! I've been so excited about this I could barely contain myself, and needless to say - expectations were and are high. We're basically looking at a brand new show, as is usually the case when the Doctor regenerates and ...

Telegraph.co.uk
has Doctor Who, BBC One, review, the appointment of a new Doctor has lead to a peculiarly British kind of kerfuffle.

Radio Times Blog has Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour, Doctor Who, "Loping, loose-limbed and long-fingered, Matt Smith's 'raggedy Doctor' bowled in like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo!…"

11th Doctor: Doctor & Crash Doctor Set



Forbidden Planet
Recreate scenes from the ‘Eleventh Hour’ with this twin pack that features two incredibly detailed and authentic Eleventh Doctor five inch action figures.
Order from Forbidden Planet.

Saturday, 3 April 2010

11th Doctor: New Sonic Screwdriver



Forbidden Planet
The Doctor’s multipurpose tool is a Gallifreyan device, with numerous settings, easily controlled at the press of his thumb.
Order from Forbidden Planet.

The Eleventh Hour Extras and the latest News and Reviews



BBC Doctor Who has....

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has...

TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube
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Life,Doctor Who & Combom
has DoctorWho The Eleventh Hour Verdict & Thoughts, a review? Who needs a review, we know its going to be good, and this was very good!

Cult TV News has DoctorWho series 5 episode 1: The Eleventh Hour review, the new era has begun: so with Matt Smith as the Doctor, and Steven Moffat in charge,
how did series five opener The Eleventh Hour fare?

Telegraph has Doctor Who, BBC One, review, David Tennant may have gone but Matt Smith has taken up the mantle as the alien Time Lord perfectly.

Guardian Unlimited
has Doctor Who: Matt Smith's debut in The Eleventh Hour - the verdict, did Matt Smith burst out of the Tardis in a ball of Timelord fury or will this Doctor be a slow burner? Let us know what you made of the first episode.

HeroPress
has Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour, the Steven Moffat era is finally upon us, with Matt Smith formally taking the reins of the TARDIS as it crashes to Earth at the start of The Eleventh Hour.



Editors Note
: needless to say most posts are spoilerish so beware.

HeroPress has K9: The Korven, running parallel to the BBC's new season of Doctor Who (I'm sure this is no co-incidence!), the 26-part Australian K9 series began in earnest on Disney XD this afternoon.

SFX has Doctor Who Director Interview, "we speak to Adam Smith, the man who called the shots on Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor".

Times Online has New Doctor Who Matt Smith talks films, fans and David Tennant, if anyone needs guts, it’s the new player of the biggest role in British TV. Not that the pressure is showing: Smith exudes charm, even with a mouth full of egg mayo.

Daily Post has Doctor Who returns to our screens, on a dark, dismal day in late March, the BBC threw open the doors of its unprepossessing Welsh studios to a small number of journalists in an attempt to drum up enthusiasm for the new run. Not that many of them needed much encouragement – most were long-standing viewers who simply wanted to play in the Tardis, something Moffat actively encouraged.

mtv
has 'Doctor Who' Showrunner On The Season Premiere, Weeping Angels, And Why Old Doctors Are Dangerous, "the new season of "Doctor Who" kicks off this weekend across the pond, but if you're anything like me, you'll find a way to be watching when the series' new duo debuts on both BBC One this Saturday and BBC America two weeks later."

Mirror.co.uk has School theatre on fire? Who are you kidding?, back in time..to the day new Doctor Matt Smith failed to prevent a disaster.

The Sun
has I'll be quite flirty and attracted to the Doctor, Karen Gillan talks about her plans for role as new Dr Who assistant.

The Herald has City centre piazza invaded by Cybermen, Cybermen and other creatures from the show's past wandered around the Piazza in the city centre as part of the sci-fi event.

The Big Issue In Scotland
has Issue 708, Who’s that girl?, Karen Gillan on making it from Inverness to the outer reaches of the galaxy, as the Time Lord’s new companion Amy Pond. She tells us what it’s like hanging out with the ‘mad’ Doctor and taking on alien vamps.

WalesOnline
has Just what the Doctor ordered, the 11th Doctor Who thinks the actress who plays his companion is “as mad as a box of cats”. The man in charge of the show says Matt Smith is an “odd, angular, strange-looking” Time Lord. But none of them could be happier with the series they’ve created.

Leicester Mercury has Leicestershire actor lands dream role in new Dr Who series, Tom Hopper, from Coalville, landed one of the most sought-after jobs in TV when he secured a part in the opening episode of the latest series of the world's longest-running sci-fi drama.

damproductions.org
has Doctor Who Series 2 finale is here... Isolation, the time has come and the moment has been prepared for, our second series of Doctor Who audio adventures is drawing to a close with episode one of our two-part finale, "Isolation" featuring the voices of David Nagel, Tegan Harris, Michelle Venlee, Dean Packis and Phil Janvier.

News & Star
has Cumbrian fan who is looking forward to the return of The Doctor, the former Workington Reds chairman has been a fan for as long as he can remember, through the good times and the bad times and even through those empty 16 years when the Time Lord was absent from our screens (with the exception of a one-off episode starring Paul McGann).




Behind the Sofa
has TTV on the BBC, Tachyon TV just spent a very pleasant two hours in the company of Bob Fischer as he hosted his BBC Tees radio show. We discussed the arrival of a new Doctor, post-regeneration stress disorder, Pobol y Cwm, and Shari Lewis (who sadly didn't actually sing the Mango song after all).

Worst of the Time Lords has #288.

Rich's ComixBlog has The Stalker of Norfolk – 43, Queen Elizabeth stops Lord Cecil from berating Beverly and instead compliments her on her wit. She offers her ring in greeting and Robert Dudley introduces his new friends.

Dirty WHOers
have Podcast - Episode 4, finally, another 30 minutes of prime bobbo about sweet FA. This episode we're joined by our Second Life buddy Mechagliel Gears to talk about 'the best episode' of Who ever.

thecloisterroom
has TCR 009: NOT about Matt Smith, in this episode, Tom does not talk about Matt Smith or Steven Moffatt or Series Five or any of the amazing things that are going to happen tomorrow.

Staggering Stories Podcast
has 68: The Planet of the Funky Gibbons, talk about Doctor Who: Why is it so popular and Planet of the Apes (the original 1968 film), find some general news, and a variety of other stuff



The Dwarf and the Basilisk
has Book Review: The Man in the Velvet Mask, "I felt a little guilty whilst reading The Man in the Velvet Mask. Not only can Daniel O’Mahony weave an intricate and densely plotted story together, but his prose has a verve and maturity to it that scores of more mainstream novelists would likely kill for. To be perfectly honest, he’s probably too good a writer for this Doctor Who lark, but I’m not about to look a gift horse in the mouth. I, for one, am glad he’s a part of Who fandom’s past."

The Daily P.O.P. has Doctor Who Regeneration: 70's, this weekend will mark the beginning of a new era of Doctor Who as the 11th incarnation of the time travelling do-gooder hits the screens. In preparation, this article will take a look at two key adventures that changed the program.

The Tardis Project has "The Lion", two knights move through a forest, just outside the city of Jaffa. Lying in wait are a group of Saracens, led by a man named El Akir. He cautions his men to watch and wait.



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.

Digital Spy
has Ten teasers about 'Who' episode two, ...teasers about the second episode of Doctor Who, 'The Beast Below'.

Friday, 2 April 2010

Smith on finding love in Tesco and getting swamped with fan mail – for David Tennant plus more News from around the web..



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube
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BBC iPlayer (UK only) has...



Editors Note
: needless to say most posts are spoilerish so beware.

BBC Doctor Who has Exclusive! Introducing The Eleventh Hour, Steven Moffat introduces The Eleventh Hour, letting us know a little of what lies ahead for the Doctor...

BBC News has Meet the new Doctor: Matt Smith, he discusses his costume, Albert Einstein and playing the guitar.

Mirror.co.uk has New Doctor Who Matt Smith on finding love in Tesco - video, Doctor Who managed to give the Daleks the slip yesterday – to pay a flying visit to the Mirror.

Daily Star
has Matt Smith is getting swamped with fan mail – for David Tennant, the actor is living in his predecessor’s old pad while he films the show in Wales.

The Sun has Dr Who pops into The Sun, he has taken on one of the biggest jobs on telly... and tomorrow the nation will find out if he's any good.

The Guardian has Doctor Who – taking on the fashion monster, could Matt Smith, with his ankle boots and indie haircut, be the man to finally make the Doctor cool?

This Is Lancashire
has VIP invite for Blackburn Rovers-mad Doctor Who star, Matt Smith has been invited to Ewood Park as a VIP guest after revealing he is a Blackburn Rovers fan.

Stage has Requiring more than the Doctor's aid, Charlie Bluett of Millennium Effects, which makes the monster masks, from Cybermen to weeping angels, says they can take weeks to make.

Telegraph.co.uk
has...
  • Dr Who: Matt Smith interview, “What’s funny about this job is that people often ask me questions about it and they’re questions that I can only respond to in six months’ time, because they are questions about what it will be when it hits, whatever 'it’ is,”
  • 11 LORDS A-LEAPING: Doctor Who A-Z, It started as a filler between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury - 47 years on, it's the BBC's best-loved show.

The Doctor Who News Page has KamelionExtras, 2 entertain have confirmed to DWM the extras for the upcoming DVD release of the Fifth Doctor stories The King's Demons and Planet of Fire, which will be released in the UK as a Kamelion box-set and RareDoctor Who Photos Found, over a dozen never before published colourphotos from the filming of the 1967 Doctor Who story The Abominable
Snowmen have been discovered, and will be featured in the forthcoming limited edition version of Deborah Watling's autobiography Daddy's Girl from Fantom Publishing.

Greenwich Council
has Doctor Who monsters come to Woolwich, come and meet some of the new Doctor Who’s scariest monsters and watch clips from the programme on the Woolwich Big Screen from 1 to 3 April.

Radio Free Skaro has SPACE Podcast – April 2, 2010, they discuss incoming show runner Steven Moffat and their thoughts and hopes about his upcoming tenure.

Den Of Geek
has Top 10 Doctor Who producers: Part Two, our countdown of the best ten Doctor Who producers concludes: but who will take the top spot?

Times Online
has Doctor Who saves the world, again. Yawn, the Time Lord risks death by overkill (ed: written by a very boring and unheard of reporter).

Digital Spy has Nina Wadia talks 'Doctor Who' cameo, we caught up with the EastEnders star to find out more about her guest spot.

Lizo Mzimba
has twittered "Am loving the way Murray Gold has updated the Dr Who theme music! In a word... Funky!

SFX
has SFX 195 Preview, new Doctor Matt Smith lead the charge in the latest unmissable issue.

Bridgnorth Journal has Dalek  coming to Bridgnorth, Dalek Caan, from the original BBC Dr Who series, is to attend a WH Smiths book signing in Bridgnorth for author Nigel Goodall's latest biography of David Tennant – one of the most recent Dr Whos.

Bournemouth Echo has Daleks, Diesel and... Doddy?, Darren Slade discovers just what terrified some of our otherwise stout-hearted Daily Echo staff in their childhoods...



Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Doctor Who In Carboard For the Holidays, "so its the Easter holidays, the kids are starting to strip the wallpaper in the living room, after setting fire to the dog just before dawn, and "losing" your settee! So you need something to amuse them that costs very little."

Dr Who Interview Archive
has Christopher Priest (1995), talking about his brush with ‘Doctor Who’ in the late 70’s and early 80’s. He wrote two scripts, neither of which ended up getting made, and apparently ended up in a major argument with John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward.

Nebula One has released Issue 1 of their online magazine.

Tom Baker official website
has Tom talks "In Confidence", on Tuesday 13th April at 10pm on Sky Arts, in a new television series called "In Confidence", Tom talks to Laurie Taylor in an hour long interview about his life.

ed_zeppelin posted Man from the future!, man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he's from the future.



HeroPress has Doctor Who: The Horns Of The Nimon (1980), as with Underworld, The Doctor is once more dabbling in thinly-veiled reworkings of Greek myths with The Horns Of The Nimon, hence the pairing of the DVDs in the new Myths And Legends box set.

Thursday, 1 April 2010

3-D Trailer and a Victory Of The Daleks plus Smith and Gillan in New York



TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has...

BBC iPlayer (UK only) has Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars, Mars, 2059. Bowie Base One. Last recorded message: 'Don't drink the water. Not one drop.'

Doctor Who Reference Guide has the synopses for the Unbound audio Masters of War and the Torchwood novels Pack Animals, SkyPoint and Almost Perfect plus synopses for the BBC novels The Taking of Chelsea 426, Autonomy and Code of the Krilitanes, and the BBC audios The Day of the Troll and The Last Voyage.

Big Finish have released Issue 14 of Vortex Magazine.



BBC Press Office has Doctor Who – Victory Of The Daleks Ep 3/13, Saturday 17 April, 6.20-7.25pm,  BBC ONE, the Doctor has been summoned by an old friend, but in the Cabinet War Rooms far below the streets of blitz-torn London, it's his oldest enemy he finds waiting for him, as the time-travelling adventures continue. The Daleks are back – but can Winston Churchill be in league with them?

BBC Doctor Who has...
  • Doctor on Tour: Day Three, at the end of every tour, something strange happens. The bad bits get deleted from your memory banks, like a nostalgia virus hits your brain. And the long, cold journeys, the sea-sickness, having to get up at crazy o'clock and meeting a tight schedule when there were so many people to meet... it all starts to melt away.
  • The new Doctor drops in on Blue Peter, Helen Interviews Matt Smith and asks what it's like to be the Doctor.
  • 3-D Trailer, the latest trailer for the new series is now available in 3-D!

The Doctor Who News Page
has...
  • Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in New York, BBC America has announced that Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, along with show-runner Steven Moffat, will make a promotional trip to New York in the week leading up to the launch of the new series in North America on April 17.
  • Doctor Who Adventures - 160, this weeks Doctor Who Adventures has a sneak peek at the Doctor’s first episode, The Eleventh Hour, there’s also the first in a series of exclusive diary reports from Matt Smith – this week he tells all about the first few months of being the Doctor, plus a free TARDIS clock, the chance to win a life-size Dalek, 10 incredible facts about the Doctor and posters.
  • Doctor Who Magazine wins Guinness World record, ..has been named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's Longest Running Magazine Based on a Television Series.
BBC News has Doctor Who comes back to Northampton for premiere, Matt Smith is to return to his home town Northampton for a premiere of his first full episode as the Time Lord.

SFX has....
  • Doctor Who’s Sonic Youth, Nick Setchfield chats to Matt Smith in an extract from an exclusive interview from the next issue of SFX.
  • River Song Returns, actress Alex Kingston tells SFX why she loved getting to play an intergalactic Indiana Jones once more in Doctor Who
  • Steven Moffat Interview Part Three and Part Four.

The Herald has Doctor Who roadshow travels back in time to the land of Eden, Karen Gillan, the Scottish actress who plays the Doctor’s new companion Amy Pond, returned to her home town yesterday – but also returned to a very important part of her past.

Den Of Geek has Top 10 Doctor Who producers: Part One, this weekend, we get to see the first fruits of Steven Moffat's reign at the helm of Doctor Who - but who have been the finest producers of it in the show's long history?

BrokenSea has Doctor Who 2010: From The Inside – Part 2 (B3E2), “In the 1940’s The Doctor has been trapped by an unknown enemy within Worthington Psychiatric Hospital. While he seeks answers, Amanda follows The Doctor down the rabbit hole. What strange forces are at work and what lies beyond The Rift?”

Radio Free Skaro has Doctor Who Podcast Alliance at Waterstones, a report of a Doctor Who signing that occurred on March 27, 2010. Listen as hosts Tony Gallichan, Professor Dave (with no last name), Luke Harrison, and Adam Purcell interview the attendees of the event, including Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Paul Castle (author of The Shooty Dog Thing fanzine), and a host of various fans and attendees. An enjoyable time was had by all!

Tin Dog Podcast has TDP 119: How to have a Doctor Who Convention By Yourself,
(late) third anniversary show.

Big Finish has Raine is revealed!, the casting of the Doctor’s new companion for the upcoming second series of The Lost Stories. The unmade Season 27, which was planned for production in 1990 but abandoned, introduces Raine Creevy, a young, sophisticated safecracker who joins the Doctor on his adventures through space and time and Beth Chalmers Video Interview, there's a special treat for members of the Big Finish Group on Facebook - a video interview with actress Beth Chalmers, talking about her upcoming role as Raine Creevy in the second season of the Lost Stories.

Editors Notes...
  • Karen Gillan will be on CBBC this Friday, for a chat between 10am and 12:30pm.
  • BBC 7 has Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, a thrilling Who story, read by the fourth occupant of the Tardis, Tom Baker. the Time Lord awakes from the exertions of his latest regeneration to be greeted by the Brigadier and Sarah, who need his help, there has been a hi-tech robbery, and Sarah Jane uncovers a disgruntled robotics scientist, Monday to Friday at 2.30pm and 6.30pm.
  • The One Show has today at 19:00 on BBC One, the new Dr Who Matt Smith joins Adrian and Christine in the studio.
Two-minute Time Lord has 2MTL 114: Thinking Ahead to the Next Companion, in which mi esposa makes a return appearance, and — nothing against Amy Pond! — makes known her preferences for the Doctor's future companions.



Life, Doctor Who & Combom has Doctor Who April Fools Across The Internet, this year is no different to the rest, Doctor Who related April fools, and some people are falling for them.

Worst of the Time Lords has #287.

Tom Baker official website has Listen to Tom on "And The Winner is...." , Tom joins Alex Macqueen and Bob Mortimer on Matt Lucas's show "And The Winner Is..." on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday 1st April at 10pm. The progrmme will then be available on the BBC iPlayer for the next seven days.

Doctor Who TV has K9 Series This Weekend, with all the Doctor Who Series 5 hype it’s been easy to forget that a new Doctor Who spin-off launches this weekend.



Cathode Ray Tube has Earthshock, the problem with Earthshock is that it should have been just a one-off.



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Life, Doctor Who & Combom
has Doctor Who Season 5 Story Arc & Baddie Revealed, "having known this for a while, at last the time is right to reveal the Doctor Who series 5 story arc and finale."

Digital Spy has Pics: Matt Smith and the Daleks, we've seen and heard so much about 'The Eleventh Hour' lately that there's practically no point in watching the episode. So for our latest set of fresh Who pics, we're jumping ahead to the third episode, 'Victory of the Daleks'.

4th Doctor & Classic Electronic TARDIS: Planet Of Evil



Forbidden Planet
In this exclusive Fourth Doctor Set from Underground Toys we present the Fourth Doctor action figure, with his classic Electronic TARDIS, as they appeared in the ‘Planet of Evil’. The Doctor comes in a red jacket, with alternate head and sonic screwdriver accessory.
Due for release from Forbidden Planet on the 11th May.

Request from the Vortex

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