Tuesday 30 November 2010

THE COUNT DOWN IS ON

EVERY DAY THIS DECEMBER UP TO CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE AN ADVENT CALENDAR STYLE POST SOMETHING TO COUNT DOWN TO CHRISTMAS.

SO STARTING TOMMO AT 12 O CLOCK LUNCHTIME (GMT LONDON) WILL BE THE FIRST POST AND I MIGHT ADD THE MOST ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT IVE SEEN IN 3 YEARS.

Also on the 18th of december will be the realease of a special secret project so alot to look forward too.

Watch Online–DW–S1–The Doctor Dances

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Radio Times Doctor Who Cover (Christmas 2010)


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THE TIME WARRIOR

Dr who tenth doctor quotes Midnight

The Doctor: Ah, I'll be fine. Taking a big space truck with a bunch of strangers across a diamond planet called Midnight... What could possibly go wrong?
The Doctor and Sky Silvestry: Roast beef. Bananas. The Medusa Cascade. BANG!  Rose Tyler Martha Jones Donna Noble TARDIS! Shamble-bobble-dibble-dooble. Oh, Doctor, you're so handsome. Yes, I am, thank you. A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O—
Sky Silvestry and the Doctor: Mrs Silvestry, I'm trying to understand. You've captured my speech, what for? What do you need? You need my voice in particular, the cleverest voice in the room? Why? Because I'm only one who can help? Ooh, I'd love that to be true but your eyes, they're saying something else. Listen to me, whatever you want, if it's life or form or consciousness or voice, you don't have to steal it. You can find without hurting anyone and I'll help you. That's a promise. So, what do you think?
Sky Silvestry: Do we have a deal?
The Doctor:Do we have a deal?
Dee Dee: Hold on, did she just...?
Jethro: She spoke first.
Val: She can't have.
Prof. Hobbes: She did!
Jethro: She spoke first!
Sky: Oh, look at that, I'm ahead of you...

Bits and bobs big update Dr who,Big finish and More!!


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Sarah Jane in Australia

Series four of The Sarah Jane Adventures airs in Australia this Friday.

The Australian version of Nickelodeon will be showing the series starting with The Nightmare Man Part One at 7.00pm, followed by Part Two at 7.25pm.

Final ratings for the CBBC showing of the final two episodes of the series, give Part One of Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith a rating of 0.82 million with Part Two getting 0.81 million watching. Final figures for the BBC One showing will be out later this week.


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The Mazes of Time: screenshots released


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It's Behind You! - Dr who stars do panto

Nigel Planer (Vorgenson, Doctor Who Live)
Aladdin, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 10th Dec - 9th Jan

Fly with us to Neverland....Get set for our spectacular fun-packed pantomime Peter Pan.

Starring Hayley Tamaddon (Dancing on Ice, Emmerdale), Nigel Planer (The Young Ones) and with the return of everyone's favourite Dame, Damian Williams (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).

This Christmas, don't miss our spectacular family pantomime produced by the team behind last year's Box Office smash Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Featuring Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and of course, the evil Captain Hook, Peter Pan will boast dazzling sets and costumes, fabulous musical numbers, family comedy and plenty of audience participation!

Nigel Havers (Peter Dalton, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)

Aladdin, Birmingham Hippodrome, 18th Dec - 30th Jan

Get ready for the biggest, all-star pantomime to date as international superstar Joan Collins makes her pantomime debut as Queen Rat in the family adventure Dick Whittington.

Follow Dick and his Cat on their journey to London; set sail to foreign lands and help our heroes fight off the evil Queen and King Rat in an attempt to save the day and win the heart of the beautiful Alice Fitzwarren. Joining Joan on stage in this spectacular pantomime is Julian Clary as The Spirit of the Bells, Nigel Havers as the dastardly King Rat, Keith Harris with Orville & Cuddles as the hilariously hopeless Rat Catchers, and TV favourite Jeffrey Holland as Dame Felicity Fitzwarren.

This year’s pantomime is bursting at the seams with magnificent scenery, stunning special effects and glittering costumes plus even more hilarious jokes and crazy antics! Book now!


Bruno Langley (Adam, Doctor Who)

Aladdin, Buxton Opera House, 11th Dec - 1st Jan

Traditional panto at Buxton Opera House is better than ever this year, with dazzling dance routines, side-splitting comedy and a stellar cast from some of TV’s most popular shows.

There’s a party going on in the backstreets of old Baghdad, where young Aladdin (Bruno Langley from Coronation Street and Dr Who) and his daft brother Wishee Washee (Matthew McVarish from CBeebies’ Me Too!) live with their hard-working mum, who runs the local laundry.

Hitch a ride on a camel and join the fun as Aladdin meets the beautiful Princess Jasmine (Steph Fearon, semi-finalist from Over the Rainbow), discovers a dodgy long-lost uncle and sets out on a perilous quest to seek an ancient lamp, buried deep in a desert cave.

Don’t miss this magical Christmas treat for the whole family!


Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon, Doctor Who)

Aladdin, Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering, 10th Dec - 26th Dec

When Aladdin arrives at The Lighthouse Theatre in Kettering this pantomime season, expect a fantastic musical Show full of festive family fun in colossal quantities – with bucket loads of boos and hisses, huge doses of heckling ‘he’s behind you’, panto dames, and maybe even a wish or two from the Genie of the Lamp.

Opening on Friday 10th December and continuing until Sunday 26th December, more than 25 festive performances are in store for audience members at The Lighthouse this year. Expect to see a flying magical beast, fantastic dance routines, and superb singing.

Watch out for Aladdin (played by JOSH DUBOVIE, this year’s Eurovision star), defeating the evil Abanazar (played by DAVID VAN DAY – the man we all love to hate!) on his journey from rags-to-riches, winning the heart of the beautiful princess (played by Big Brother star NIKKI GRAHAME). The kids will love Wishee Washee (played by TV favourite FRAZER HINES – Emmerdale & DoctorWho) and the hilarious Chinese policemen including DANIEL FOX (2009 X-Factor finalist).

With a live band and a host of other familiar faces, this year’s pantomime cast promises good old fashioned family entertainment fit for all ages, a trip to The Lighthouse shouldn’t be missed.

John Barrowman (Captain Jack, Doctor Who/Torchwood)

Aladdin, Glasgow SECC, 11th Dec - 9th Jan

The rip-roaring adventure story of Aladdin will be brought magically to life in a spectacular production starring actor, television presenter and all-round entertainer, John Barrowman, in the title role of Aladdin. The Krankies, synonymous with the great tradition of pantomime in Glasgow, will be appearing alongside John as the Chinese Policemen.

Their talent, combined with John Barrowman’s energy and showmanship together with our amazing visual effects, is set to make Aladdin an unmissable pantomime experience.”

Aladdin has all of the traditional elements of pantomime but with the added surprise of an array of 3D special effects.

Wearing 3D glasses at certain points throughout the show the audience can rub the magic lamp as it appears in front of their nose, summon the magical 3D Genie from his lamp and join Aladdin on a superb magic carpet ride!


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Doctor Who coming to the PlayStation Store


The official PlayStation blog has announced that full episodes of Doctor Who will be made available on the US PlayStation Network Video Store from December.

Grace Chen, Senior Manager of the PlayStation Store wrote on the blog post:

This is all part of a new television content offering from the BBC, making classic and current seasons of popular TV shows from BBC AMERICA available on the PlayStation Network. Each week, the “Video” section of the PlayStation Store will add additional BBC AMERICA programming, including Doctor Who, the channel’s record setting science fiction series featuring the eccentric galactic protector, plus many more hits set to debut in both High Definition (HD) for $2.99 and Standard Definition (SD) for $1.99 on the PlayStation Store throughout December.


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Sylvester McCoy keen on Doctor Who return

Actor Sylvester McCoy has said he would be keen to return to Doctor Who for its 50th anniversary.

McCoy, who played the seventh Doctor from 1987 to 1989, said fans wanted a multi-Doctor story to mark the programme's golden jubilee in 2013.

He also suggested that earlier Doctors - played by actors who have since died - could be brought back using computer technology.

"They've got such imaginations, they could do anything," he said.

"Would I do it? Yes, I'd be delighted to," said the actor when asked if he would consider reprising his most famous role.

"I am a part of it, it hasn't ever gone away and I celebrate the 21st Century Doctors," he continued - a reference to his successors Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith.

Time Lord technology

The first Doctor Who show to feature more than one actor playing the titular Time Lord was The Three Doctors in 1972.

That saw William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee - the first three actors to play the Doctor on television - appearing on screen together.

"I know that the producers balk at it. All those egos in the same room would be very difficult to deal with," McCoy continued.

"But the fans are hoping that for the 50th anniversary, which is coming up, they might do something like that.

"It would be fascinating with all the technology if they could bring back Jon Pertwee and William Hartnell.

"That would be amazing - and I bet they could do it if they wanted to."

The 67-year-old Scot also joked that technology could be used to "make us thin again".

McCoy is currently appearing in London in the first stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall.


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Short Trips CD Volume 1

Get ready for eight fantastic new adventures in space and time with the Doctor and his companions, featuring stories from many of Doctor Who’s most popular authors from the worlds of television, print, comics and audio, as well as new talent and fresh voices... and read by your favourite Big Finish actors!

Rise and Fall by George Mann
Read by William Russell

A Stain of Red in the Sand by David A McEwan
Read by David Troughton

A True Gentleman by Jamie Hailstone
Read by Katy Manning

Death-Dealer by Damian Sawyer
Read by Louise Jameson

The Deep by Ally Kennen
Read by Peter Davison

The Wings of a Butterfly by Colin Baker
Read by Colin Baker

Police and Shreeves by Adam Smith
Read by Sophie Aldred

Running Out of Time by Dorothy Koomson

Read by India Fisher


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Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes

In the 1960s, the BBC screened 253 episodes of its cult science fiction show Doctor Who, starring William Hartnell and then Patrick Troughton as the time travelling Doctor. Yet by 1975, the Corporation had wiped the master tapes of every single one of these episodes. Of the 124 Doctor Who episodes starring Jon Pertwee shown between 1970 and 1974, the BBC destroyed over half of the original transmission tapes within two years of their original broadcast.

In the years that followed, the BBC, along with dedicated fans of the series, began the arduous task of trying to track down copies of as many missing Doctor Who episodes as possible. The search covered BBC sales vaults, foreign television stations, overseas archives, and numerous networks of private film collectors, until the tally of missing programmes was reduced to just 108 episodes.

For the first time, this book looks in detail at how the episodes came to be missing in the first place, and examines how material subsequently came to be returned to the BBC. Along the way, those people involved in the recovery of lost slices of Doctor Who's past tell their stories in candid detail, many for the very first time.

No more rumours, no more misinformation, no more fan gossip. The truth about Doctor Who's missing episodes can now be told in full!


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Doctor Who writer's visit a monster hit with pupils


THE Daleks and Cybermen were out in two Doncaster schools as one of the BBC's Doctor Who writers toured the borough.
South Yorkshire author Dan Blythe is one of the team of writers behind the Doctor Who novels series and he spent the day telling pupils about the history of the show.

After a session talking to pupils at Hexthorpe Primary School, he moved on to Danum School, where pupils from several primary schools attended as part of the Doncaster Book Awards programme.

Among the audience at Danum was a keen fan who appeared wearing a Dalek Sec mask, one of the characters in the series.


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Monday 29 November 2010

Top 5 Most Epic Scene’s From Doctor Who (Matt Smith)

5. Fish Fingers and Custard

4. One Thing You Never Put In A Trap…

3. The Fez

2. Basically… Run.

1. Let Someone Else Try First…


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Q&A: Philip Murphy talks 'The Doctor Who Experience'


What does The Doctor Who Experience offer that past exhibitions didn't?
"There's two answers to that! The first thing is something completely new. We have an immersive, interactive adventure, which lasts for basically about a third of the programmed time. It's estimated at 90 minutes and a third of that time is spent in an adventure. You're basically one of The Doctor's companions for a scripted walk-through adventure, with special effects and monsters. The most crucial thing is that you get to go inside the Tardis and you get to fly it!"

Does the interactive experience feature newly-written scenes with Matt Smith?
"That's exactly right. I obviously don't want to give the whole plot of the adventure away, but the basic premise of it is that thanks to the nefarious plans of the villains, The Doctor has been separated from his Tardis and he needs someone to help him get it back. Given that Amy's not around, the public get the chance to do it instead!"

And there's a full recreation of the Eleventh Doctor's Tardis interior?
"Absolutely, yeah. It's a faithful 100% reproduction of the current Matt Smith Tardis, with the addition of a couple of gadgets which The Doctor has sensibly planned ahead to include, to enable the public to fly it! Obviously there'll be more than one person in the room at a time. There will be batches of 50 people, so we've got some slight additions there that Steven Moffat has scripted in for us. But other than that, it's a 100% reproduction of the Tardis set as it currently stands down in Cardiff."

Was Steven Moffat involved in writing the script for this mini-adventure?
"[He has written] all of The Doctor's parts that were filmed for it, yeah. The actual premise for the adventure came from us and from the exhibitions and attractions company that we're working with. We then got Steven to work with us on making sure that all of the stuff involving The Doctor was spot-on, compared to the TV series."

The walk-through finishes with a 3-D finale. What can you reveal about that?
"There's a bunch of special effects throughout the whole walk-through, involving the Tardis and where you fly it to. It then culminates in a CGI sequence that involves 3-D animation. I should stress that it's the finale, but it's not a big part of it. It's a couple of minutes at the end of the sequence, but it ends things with a really impressive bang!"


What was the original inspiration behind the interactive adventure?
"It was designed because we did conduct some research and asked fans what they wanted from a live Doctor Who experience. The number one response was 'I want to go inside the Tardis'. We then had to find a way to create an engaging, interactive experience that let you achieve that. It was that fan response that led us to create the walk-through, because that created the need for an adventure and we built it up for there. It's genuinely a fan-led production, in that sense."

What can you tell us about the exhibition element of The Doctor Who Experience?
"At the start, I said that there are two reasons why this is different. The first is this immersive experience, the second is that it's by far the biggest Doctor Who exhibition that's ever been done. That's the crucial difference between the exhibition part of this experience and anything that's gone before. The total floor space is about 4000 square metres in Olympia Two, and that's getting on towards the size of a football pitch. It's a big, big space! Within the exhibition, we've got loads of props and memorabilia that have never been seen before. We've got the whole David Tennant era Tardis set - the original set that was blown up in his final episode. It's been rebuilt for us, so you actually get to stand in the real set. We've also got a Peter Davison era Tardis set from back in the '80s. They're both genuine sets, not recreations. We've got lots of genuine props and then obviously some recreations, because things have been destroyed or just aren't safe to make available to the public!"

How far back into the show's history does the exhibition delve?
"We go all the way back to the really early episodes. For example, we've got the original Ice Warrior costume, worn by Bernard Bresslaw in 1967. It's got his name inside it and everything! Obviously it was a bit moth-eaten and we had to do some repair work to it, but it's still the original. We've also got other original costumes, such as the Zygons [from 1975's 'Terror of the Zygons']. There's so much stuff that got put in storage and there was just never any room for it in the smaller end-of-pier style exhibitions that have been run before now."

Is it a balancing act appealing to both younger viewers and the long-term fans?
"Yeah, I think it's fair to say that we have to strike a balance on this kind of thing between people who are fans of the current series, people who watch it on a Saturday as a family but don't really see themselves as huge fans, and people who do really care about what Jon Pertwee wore in 'The Green Death' episode! We need to cater to them and to classic Who through the exhibition part, as well as provide stuff relating to the show since the relaunch in 2005. There is a balancing act, because you've got a lot of dedicated fans who really want to get something out of this, but fundamentally our big Saturday night TV audience is made up of families."

What are the long-term plans for the Doctor Who Experience?
"We have a long-term plan and we will be moving to Cardiff. I'm still working out the details of precisely when we move down there and how long we're there for, so I can't say very much about it. We want it to be down there long-term, so we'll be talking years, rather than months."


Will the exhibition be updated with new props and costumes as the series continues?
"Yes. It will be updated through the run in London and it will be updated again down in Cardiff. We're not expecting to change the actual immersive, interactive portion of the experience, but we will be updating the exhibition. There'll be new content and new monsters introduced on television, so we've got space set aside for that. We've already got hands-on experiences, such as learning to walk like a monster with the help of the TV show's choreographer and Radiophonic Workshop stuff. We'll look to change those around as well, as times goes on."

What are your thoughts on Doctor Who becoming more interactive, with the introduction of live events?

"My view is that these events make a real difference to our ability to interact with the audience, and it allows them to interact with us. Through TV and radio, we broadcast, and through digital mediums, we give people the chance to reach back to us. Through live events, we really let people engage in a very different way with the brand. We recreate real memories. In the case of the Doctor Who Live arena show, a huge number of people came up afterwards and said that their kids had an amazing time. They will remember it forever, in a way that they might not remember a particular episode of the show. I think it's a really exciting way to bring a much-loved brand into people's lives."


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Snow Business


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Q&A: Philip Murphy talks 'The Doctor Who Experience'


What does The Doctor Who Experience offer that past exhibitions didn't?
"There's two answers to that! The first thing is something completely new. We have an immersive, interactive adventure, which lasts for basically about a third of the programmed time. It's estimated at 90 minutes and a third of that time is spent in an adventure. You're basically one of The Doctor's companions for a scripted walk-through adventure, with special effects and monsters. The most crucial thing is that you get to go inside the Tardis and you get to fly it!"

Does the interactive experience feature newly-written scenes with Matt Smith?
"That's exactly right. I obviously don't want to give the whole plot of the adventure away, but the basic premise of it is that thanks to the nefarious plans of the villains, The Doctor has been separated from his Tardis and he needs someone to help him get it back. Given that Amy's not around, the public get the chance to do it instead!"

And there's a full recreation of the Eleventh Doctor's Tardis interior?
"Absolutely, yeah. It's a faithful 100% reproduction of the current Matt Smith Tardis, with the addition of a couple of gadgets which The Doctor has sensibly planned ahead to include, to enable the public to fly it! Obviously there'll be more than one person in the room at a time. There will be batches of 50 people, so we've got some slight additions there that Steven Moffat has scripted in for us. But other than that, it's a 100% reproduction of the Tardis set as it currently stands down in Cardiff."

Was Steven Moffat involved in writing the script for this mini-adventure?
"[He has written] all of The Doctor's parts that were filmed for it, yeah. The actual premise for the adventure came from us and from the exhibitions and attractions company that we're working with. We then got Steven to work with us on making sure that all of the stuff involving The Doctor was spot-on, compared to the TV series."

The walk-through finishes with a 3-D finale. What can you reveal about that?
"There's a bunch of special effects throughout the whole walk-through, involving the Tardis and where you fly it to. It then culminates in a CGI sequence that involves 3-D animation. I should stress that it's the finale, but it's not a big part of it. It's a couple of minutes at the end of the sequence, but it ends things with a really impressive bang!"


What was the original inspiration behind the interactive adventure?
"It was designed because we did conduct some research and asked fans what they wanted from a live Doctor Who experience. The number one response was 'I want to go inside the Tardis'. We then had to find a way to create an engaging, interactive experience that let you achieve that. It was that fan response that led us to create the walk-through, because that created the need for an adventure and we built it up for there. It's genuinely a fan-led production, in that sense."

What can you tell us about the exhibition element of The Doctor Who Experience?
"At the start, I said that there are two reasons why this is different. The first is this immersive experience, the second is that it's by far the biggest Doctor Who exhibition that's ever been done. That's the crucial difference between the exhibition part of this experience and anything that's gone before. The total floor space is about 4000 square metres in Olympia Two, and that's getting on towards the size of a football pitch. It's a big, big space! Within the exhibition, we've got loads of props and memorabilia that have never been seen before. We've got the whole David Tennant era Tardis set - the original set that was blown up in his final episode. It's been rebuilt for us, so you actually get to stand in the real set. We've also got a Peter Davison era Tardis set from back in the '80s. They're both genuine sets, not recreations. We've got lots of genuine props and then obviously some recreations, because things have been destroyed or just aren't safe to make available to the public!"

How far back into the show's history does the exhibition delve?
"We go all the way back to the really early episodes. For example, we've got the original Ice Warrior costume, worn by Bernard Bresslaw in 1967. It's got his name inside it and everything! Obviously it was a bit moth-eaten and we had to do some repair work to it, but it's still the original. We've also got other original costumes, such as the Zygons [from 1975's 'Terror of the Zygons']. There's so much stuff that got put in storage and there was just never any room for it in the smaller end-of-pier style exhibitions that have been run before now."

Is it a balancing act appealing to both younger viewers and the long-term fans?
"Yeah, I think it's fair to say that we have to strike a balance on this kind of thing between people who are fans of the current series, people who watch it on a Saturday as a family but don't really see themselves as huge fans, and people who do really care about what Jon Pertwee wore in 'The Green Death' episode! We need to cater to them and to classic Who through the exhibition part, as well as provide stuff relating to the show since the relaunch in 2005. There is a balancing act, because you've got a lot of dedicated fans who really want to get something out of this, but fundamentally our big Saturday night TV audience is made up of families."

What are the long-term plans for the Doctor Who Experience?
"We have a long-term plan and we will be moving to Cardiff. I'm still working out the details of precisely when we move down there and how long we're there for, so I can't say very much about it. We want it to be down there long-term, so we'll be talking years, rather than months."


Will the exhibition be updated with new props and costumes as the series continues?
"Yes. It will be updated through the run in London and it will be updated again down in Cardiff. We're not expecting to change the actual immersive, interactive portion of the experience, but we will be updating the exhibition. There'll be new content and new monsters introduced on television, so we've got space set aside for that. We've already got hands-on experiences, such as learning to walk like a monster with the help of the TV show's choreographer and Radiophonic Workshop stuff. We'll look to change those around as well, as times goes on."

What are your thoughts on Doctor Who becoming more interactive, with the introduction of live events?

"My view is that these events make a real difference to our ability to interact with the audience, and it allows them to interact with us. Through TV and radio, we broadcast, and through digital mediums, we give people the chance to reach back to us. Through live events, we really let people engage in a very different way with the brand. We recreate real memories. In the case of the Doctor Who Live arena show, a huge number of people came up afterwards and said that their kids had an amazing time. They will remember it forever, in a way that they might not remember a particular episode of the show. I think it's a really exciting way to bring a much-loved brand into people's lives."


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Q&A: Philip Murphy talks 'The Doctor Who Experience'


What does The Doctor Who Experience offer that past exhibitions didn't?
"There's two answers to that! The first thing is something completely new. We have an immersive, interactive adventure, which lasts for basically about a third of the programmed time. It's estimated at 90 minutes and a third of that time is spent in an adventure. You're basically one of The Doctor's companions for a scripted walk-through adventure, with special effects and monsters. The most crucial thing is that you get to go inside the Tardis and you get to fly it!"

Does the interactive experience feature newly-written scenes with Matt Smith?
"That's exactly right. I obviously don't want to give the whole plot of the adventure away, but the basic premise of it is that thanks to the nefarious plans of the villains, The Doctor has been separated from his Tardis and he needs someone to help him get it back. Given that Amy's not around, the public get the chance to do it instead!"

And there's a full recreation of the Eleventh Doctor's Tardis interior?
"Absolutely, yeah. It's a faithful 100% reproduction of the current Matt Smith Tardis, with the addition of a couple of gadgets which The Doctor has sensibly planned ahead to include, to enable the public to fly it! Obviously there'll be more than one person in the room at a time. There will be batches of 50 people, so we've got some slight additions there that Steven Moffat has scripted in for us. But other than that, it's a 100% reproduction of the Tardis set as it currently stands down in Cardiff."

Was Steven Moffat involved in writing the script for this mini-adventure?
"[He has written] all of The Doctor's parts that were filmed for it, yeah. The actual premise for the adventure came from us and from the exhibitions and attractions company that we're working with. We then got Steven to work with us on making sure that all of the stuff involving The Doctor was spot-on, compared to the TV series."

The walk-through finishes with a 3-D finale. What can you reveal about that?
"There's a bunch of special effects throughout the whole walk-through, involving the Tardis and where you fly it to. It then culminates in a CGI sequence that involves 3-D animation. I should stress that it's the finale, but it's not a big part of it. It's a couple of minutes at the end of the sequence, but it ends things with a really impressive bang!"


What was the original inspiration behind the interactive adventure?
"It was designed because we did conduct some research and asked fans what they wanted from a live Doctor Who experience. The number one response was 'I want to go inside the Tardis'. We then had to find a way to create an engaging, interactive experience that let you achieve that. It was that fan response that led us to create the walk-through, because that created the need for an adventure and we built it up for there. It's genuinely a fan-led production, in that sense."

What can you tell us about the exhibition element of The Doctor Who Experience?
"At the start, I said that there are two reasons why this is different. The first is this immersive experience, the second is that it's by far the biggest Doctor Who exhibition that's ever been done. That's the crucial difference between the exhibition part of this experience and anything that's gone before. The total floor space is about 4000 square metres in Olympia Two, and that's getting on towards the size of a football pitch. It's a big, big space! Within the exhibition, we've got loads of props and memorabilia that have never been seen before. We've got the whole David Tennant era Tardis set - the original set that was blown up in his final episode. It's been rebuilt for us, so you actually get to stand in the real set. We've also got a Peter Davison era Tardis set from back in the '80s. They're both genuine sets, not recreations. We've got lots of genuine props and then obviously some recreations, because things have been destroyed or just aren't safe to make available to the public!"

How far back into the show's history does the exhibition delve?
"We go all the way back to the really early episodes. For example, we've got the original Ice Warrior costume, worn by Bernard Bresslaw in 1967. It's got his name inside it and everything! Obviously it was a bit moth-eaten and we had to do some repair work to it, but it's still the original. We've also got other original costumes, such as the Zygons [from 1975's 'Terror of the Zygons']. There's so much stuff that got put in storage and there was just never any room for it in the smaller end-of-pier style exhibitions that have been run before now."

Is it a balancing act appealing to both younger viewers and the long-term fans?
"Yeah, I think it's fair to say that we have to strike a balance on this kind of thing between people who are fans of the current series, people who watch it on a Saturday as a family but don't really see themselves as huge fans, and people who do really care about what Jon Pertwee wore in 'The Green Death' episode! We need to cater to them and to classic Who through the exhibition part, as well as provide stuff relating to the show since the relaunch in 2005. There is a balancing act, because you've got a lot of dedicated fans who really want to get something out of this, but fundamentally our big Saturday night TV audience is made up of families."

What are the long-term plans for the Doctor Who Experience?
"We have a long-term plan and we will be moving to Cardiff. I'm still working out the details of precisely when we move down there and how long we're there for, so I can't say very much about it. We want it to be down there long-term, so we'll be talking years, rather than months."


Will the exhibition be updated with new props and costumes as the series continues?
"Yes. It will be updated through the run in London and it will be updated again down in Cardiff. We're not expecting to change the actual immersive, interactive portion of the experience, but we will be updating the exhibition. There'll be new content and new monsters introduced on television, so we've got space set aside for that. We've already got hands-on experiences, such as learning to walk like a monster with the help of the TV show's choreographer and Radiophonic Workshop stuff. We'll look to change those around as well, as times goes on."

What are your thoughts on Doctor Who becoming more interactive, with the introduction of live events?

"My view is that these events make a real difference to our ability to interact with the audience, and it allows them to interact with us. Through TV and radio, we broadcast, and through digital mediums, we give people the chance to reach back to us. Through live events, we really let people engage in a very different way with the brand. We recreate real memories. In the case of the Doctor Who Live arena show, a huge number of people came up afterwards and said that their kids had an amazing time. They will remember it forever, in a way that they might not remember a particular episode of the show. I think it's a really exciting way to bring a much-loved brand into people's lives."


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Q&A: Philip Murphy talks 'The Doctor Who Experience'


What does The Doctor Who Experience offer that past exhibitions didn't?
"There's two answers to that! The first thing is something completely new. We have an immersive, interactive adventure, which lasts for basically about a third of the programmed time. It's estimated at 90 minutes and a third of that time is spent in an adventure. You're basically one of The Doctor's companions for a scripted walk-through adventure, with special effects and monsters. The most crucial thing is that you get to go inside the Tardis and you get to fly it!"

Does the interactive experience feature newly-written scenes with Matt Smith?
"That's exactly right. I obviously don't want to give the whole plot of the adventure away, but the basic premise of it is that thanks to the nefarious plans of the villains, The Doctor has been separated from his Tardis and he needs someone to help him get it back. Given that Amy's not around, the public get the chance to do it instead!"

And there's a full recreation of the Eleventh Doctor's Tardis interior?
"Absolutely, yeah. It's a faithful 100% reproduction of the current Matt Smith Tardis, with the addition of a couple of gadgets which The Doctor has sensibly planned ahead to include, to enable the public to fly it! Obviously there'll be more than one person in the room at a time. There will be batches of 50 people, so we've got some slight additions there that Steven Moffat has scripted in for us. But other than that, it's a 100% reproduction of the Tardis set as it currently stands down in Cardiff."

Was Steven Moffat involved in writing the script for this mini-adventure?
"[He has written] all of The Doctor's parts that were filmed for it, yeah. The actual premise for the adventure came from us and from the exhibitions and attractions company that we're working with. We then got Steven to work with us on making sure that all of the stuff involving The Doctor was spot-on, compared to the TV series."

The walk-through finishes with a 3-D finale. What can you reveal about that?
"There's a bunch of special effects throughout the whole walk-through, involving the Tardis and where you fly it to. It then culminates in a CGI sequence that involves 3-D animation. I should stress that it's the finale, but it's not a big part of it. It's a couple of minutes at the end of the sequence, but it ends things with a really impressive bang!"


What was the original inspiration behind the interactive adventure?
"It was designed because we did conduct some research and asked fans what they wanted from a live Doctor Who experience. The number one response was 'I want to go inside the Tardis'. We then had to find a way to create an engaging, interactive experience that let you achieve that. It was that fan response that led us to create the walk-through, because that created the need for an adventure and we built it up for there. It's genuinely a fan-led production, in that sense."

What can you tell us about the exhibition element of The Doctor Who Experience?
"At the start, I said that there are two reasons why this is different. The first is this immersive experience, the second is that it's by far the biggest Doctor Who exhibition that's ever been done. That's the crucial difference between the exhibition part of this experience and anything that's gone before. The total floor space is about 4000 square metres in Olympia Two, and that's getting on towards the size of a football pitch. It's a big, big space! Within the exhibition, we've got loads of props and memorabilia that have never been seen before. We've got the whole David Tennant era Tardis set - the original set that was blown up in his final episode. It's been rebuilt for us, so you actually get to stand in the real set. We've also got a Peter Davison era Tardis set from back in the '80s. They're both genuine sets, not recreations. We've got lots of genuine props and then obviously some recreations, because things have been destroyed or just aren't safe to make available to the public!"

How far back into the show's history does the exhibition delve?
"We go all the way back to the really early episodes. For example, we've got the original Ice Warrior costume, worn by Bernard Bresslaw in 1967. It's got his name inside it and everything! Obviously it was a bit moth-eaten and we had to do some repair work to it, but it's still the original. We've also got other original costumes, such as the Zygons [from 1975's 'Terror of the Zygons']. There's so much stuff that got put in storage and there was just never any room for it in the smaller end-of-pier style exhibitions that have been run before now."

Is it a balancing act appealing to both younger viewers and the long-term fans?
"Yeah, I think it's fair to say that we have to strike a balance on this kind of thing between people who are fans of the current series, people who watch it on a Saturday as a family but don't really see themselves as huge fans, and people who do really care about what Jon Pertwee wore in 'The Green Death' episode! We need to cater to them and to classic Who through the exhibition part, as well as provide stuff relating to the show since the relaunch in 2005. There is a balancing act, because you've got a lot of dedicated fans who really want to get something out of this, but fundamentally our big Saturday night TV audience is made up of families."

What are the long-term plans for the Doctor Who Experience?
"We have a long-term plan and we will be moving to Cardiff. I'm still working out the details of precisely when we move down there and how long we're there for, so I can't say very much about it. We want it to be down there long-term, so we'll be talking years, rather than months."


Will the exhibition be updated with new props and costumes as the series continues?
"Yes. It will be updated through the run in London and it will be updated again down in Cardiff. We're not expecting to change the actual immersive, interactive portion of the experience, but we will be updating the exhibition. There'll be new content and new monsters introduced on television, so we've got space set aside for that. We've already got hands-on experiences, such as learning to walk like a monster with the help of the TV show's choreographer and Radiophonic Workshop stuff. We'll look to change those around as well, as times goes on."

What are your thoughts on Doctor Who becoming more interactive, with the introduction of live events?

"My view is that these events make a real difference to our ability to interact with the audience, and it allows them to interact with us. Through TV and radio, we broadcast, and through digital mediums, we give people the chance to reach back to us. Through live events, we really let people engage in a very different way with the brand. We recreate real memories. In the case of the Doctor Who Live arena show, a huge number of people came up afterwards and said that their kids had an amazing time. They will remember it forever, in a way that they might not remember a particular episode of the show. I think it's a really exciting way to bring a much-loved brand into people's lives."


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Torchwood: The New Earth - filming in America from January


Torchwood: The New World is due to commence filming in the United States from the 11th January 2011.

The date was reported in an interview with Eve Myles (Gwen) in the Wales on Sunday. As well as the filming in America, the star will return to Wales for filming in Gower for a couple of weeks at the end of January


We are going to be living in the Hollywood Hills, literally underneath the Hollywood sign. It looks like something out of Austin Powers. It’s a step back in time to Hollywood in the 1960s. It’s really, really retro. It’s had one owner and it’s been kept exactly as it was. I’m much more of a traditional Laura Ashley girl but if we are going to be there for seven months, we have to go for old-fashioned Hollywood and enjoy the full experience!

Torchwood: The New Earth - filming in America from January


Torchwood: The New World is due to commence filming in the United States from the 11th January 2011.

The date was reported in an interview with Eve Myles (Gwen) in the Wales on Sunday. As well as the filming in America, the star will return to Wales for filming in Gower for a couple of weeks at the end of January


We are going to be living in the Hollywood Hills, literally underneath the Hollywood sign. It looks like something out of Austin Powers. It’s a step back in time to Hollywood in the 1960s. It’s really, really retro. It’s had one owner and it’s been kept exactly as it was. I’m much more of a traditional Laura Ashley girl but if we are going to be there for seven months, we have to go for old-fashioned Hollywood and enjoy the full experience!

Eve Myles: From Torchwood to Hollywood

She's staunchly proud of her Welsh roots but Eve Myles is about to become an all-American girl – by moving into an Austin Powers-style house in the Hollywood Hills.

The Torchwood actress this week signed a contract on the three-bedroom retro home, with the essential swimming pool, where she will live for the next seven months.

And her new pad is within spitting distance of the famous Hollywood sign.

“We nailed the house this morning,” revealed the mum-of- one, who is heading to the States to record the US version of the hit BBC Wales sci-fi series.

“We are going to be living in the Hollywood Hills, literally underneath the Hollywood sign. It looks like something out of Austin Powers,” she says referring to the film franchise starring Mike Myers as a ’60s secret agent.

“It’s a step back in time to Hollywood in the 1960s. It’s really, really retro. It’s had one owner and it’s been kept exactly as it was.”

She says it’s a far cry from the traditional Cardiff home she currently shares with her partner, actor Bradley Freegard, their one-year-old daughter Matilda and pet dog, Honeysuckle.

“I’m much more of a traditional Laura Ashley girl but if we are going to be there for seven months, we have to go for old-fashioned Hollywood and enjoy the full experience,” she said.


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Eve Myles: From Torchwood to Hollywood

She's staunchly proud of her Welsh roots but Eve Myles is about to become an all-American girl – by moving into an Austin Powers-style house in the Hollywood Hills.

The Torchwood actress this week signed a contract on the three-bedroom retro home, with the essential swimming pool, where she will live for the next seven months.

And her new pad is within spitting distance of the famous Hollywood sign.

“We nailed the house this morning,” revealed the mum-of- one, who is heading to the States to record the US version of the hit BBC Wales sci-fi series.

“We are going to be living in the Hollywood Hills, literally underneath the Hollywood sign. It looks like something out of Austin Powers,” she says referring to the film franchise starring Mike Myers as a ’60s secret agent.

“It’s a step back in time to Hollywood in the 1960s. It’s really, really retro. It’s had one owner and it’s been kept exactly as it was.”

She says it’s a far cry from the traditional Cardiff home she currently shares with her partner, actor Bradley Freegard, their one-year-old daughter Matilda and pet dog, Honeysuckle.

“I’m much more of a traditional Laura Ashley girl but if we are going to be there for seven months, we have to go for old-fashioned Hollywood and enjoy the full experience,” she said.


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Staggering Stories Podcast #93: Lost in the Aether


Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn talk about the Sarah Jane Adventures: Lost in Time and Michael Moorcock’s Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles novel, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:
» 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
» 00:37 — Welcome!
» 02:24 – News:
» 02:35 — Doctor Who: 2010 Christmas Special named.
» 05:33 — Doctor Who: Time Crash voted 9th greatest moment of Children in Need.
» 06:48 — Doctor Who: Matthew Graham has written a S6 two parter.
» 09:11 — Karen Gillan: Takes lead role in time travelling film – Romeo and Britney.
» 11:58 — Hulk: A new TV series in the works?

» 14:45 — Doctor Who: Nintendo DS and Wii games are out.


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Dr who tenth doctor quotes Forest of the Dead

Mr Lux: Oh, for heaven's sake! Look at the pair of you, we're all going to die here and you're just squabbling like an old married couple!
Vashta Nerada: These are our forests, they are our meat. 
The Doctor: Don't play games with me.You just killed someone I liked and that is not a safe place to stand! I'm the Doctor and you're in the biggest Library in the universe. Look me up.
Vashta Nerada:You have one day.
The Doctor: Why am I handcuffed... why would you even have handcuffs?
Prof. River Song: Spoilers.
[The computer is counting down to a self-destruct and River is hooking herself up to the datafeed]
River Song: Funny thing is, this means you've always known how I was going to die. All the time we've been together, you knew I was coming here. The last time I saw you, the real you, the future you, I mean, you turned up on my doorstep, with a new haircut and a suit. You took me to Darillium to see the singing towers. Oh, what a night that was! The towers sang, and you cried. You wouldn't tell me why, but I suppose you knew it was time. My time. Time to come to the Library. You even gave me your screwdriver; that should've been a clue.
River: There's nothing you can do.
The Doctor: You can let me do this!
River: If you die here, it'll mean I've never met you!
The Doctor: Time can be rewritten!
River: Not those times. Not one line! Don't you dare! It's OK. It's OK, it's not over for you. You'll see me again. You've got all of that to come. You and me, time and space. You watch us run!
The Doctor: River, you know my name! You whispered my name in my ear! There's only one reason I would ever tell anyone my name. There's only one time I could...
River: Hush, now! Spoilers...
River's narration:When you run with the Doctor, it feels like it'll never end. But however hard you try you can't run forever. Everybody knows that everybody dies and nobody knows it like the Doctor. But I do think that all the skies of all the worlds might just turn dark if he ever, for one moment, accepts it.
The Doctor: Why? Why would I give her my screwdriver? Why would I do that? The thing is, future me had years to think about it. All those years to think of a way to save her, and what he did was give her a screwdriver! Why would I do that!? Oh, oh, oh! Look at that! I'm very good!
Donna: What have you done?
The Doctor: Saved her!
The Doctor: Stay with me! You can do it! Stay with me! Come on!! You and me, one last time! Sorry River, short cut!
River's narration: Everybody knows that everybody dies. But not every day. Not today. Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed. Some days, nobody dies at all. Now and then, Every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair and the Doctor comes to call, everybody lives.

Sunday 28 November 2010

10 Nintendo Wii consoles and Doctor Who games to be won


To celebrate the release of Doctor Who games on Nintendo DS and Wii - out now- ten lucky winners will each win a Nintendo Wii Console and a Doctor Who Goody Bag containing Doctor Who: Return to Earth Wii game, a Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth DS game, Doctor Who: Decide Your Destiny The Claws of Macra Book, an Action Figure and Doctor Who Top Trump cards.


Become Doctor Who and his trusty Companion Amy Pond with the Doctor Who video games which are set to delight all fans. Inspired by the Doctor's adventures across time and space, both games feature the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan who plays his Companion Amy Pond. Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth and Doctor Who: Return to Earth will enable the whole family to take on the role of the Doctor and Amy in two brand new story lines.


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Davison joins Law and Order: UK


Fifth Doctor Peter Davison is to join the cast of ITV's drama series Law & Order.

Filming begins shortly on the next series of the UK produced show based on the NBC Series. Davison will play Henry Sharpe, the man taking over the job of Director of the CPS, described as a down to earth pragmatist and a great boss. Returning to the series is Freema Agyeman who played Martha Jones in Doctor Who.


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