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There was success for Doctor Who at the Royal Television Society's Craft & Design Awards 2009/2010, presented on 24 November at The Savoy, London.

The Mill triumphed in the 'Effects - Digital' category, winning the award for their work on The Pandorica Opens. Discussing the award, the RTS explained, "The judges were impressed by some beautifully integrated effects and by green screen. 'This is about as good as it gets on TV' they said."

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Doctor Who Show Time Xmas Day

The Sun reports the Doctor Who Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol, has been scheduled for 7:00pm on Christmas Day. 5.30 TBA 6.30 TBA 7.00 Doctor Who 8.00 The One Ronnie 9.00 The Royle Family No further information on the two "TBA" entries is known at present, though previous years have seen an edition of Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing broadcast on Christmas Day. Scheduling for the period has yet to be finalised, so the times/programmes might change.

Meanwhile, in the Radio Times for the 11-17th December: "Matt Smith reveals the secrets of Doctor Who's Christmas cracker". Though not mentioned in the preceeding issue, recent years have seen a cover dedicated to Doctor Who over the run-up to Christmas (you can see previous covers on the Radio Times website).

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141. Doctor Who: Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge

CAST:

Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Philip Olivier (Hex), Michael Brandon (CP Doveday), Kate Terence (Dr Freya Gabriel), Stuart Milligan (Emerson Whytecrag), Alex Lowe (Professor August Corbin), Sam Clemens (Slade), Duncan Wisbey (Captain Akins)

SYNOPSIS:
1934: the TARDIS lands on a snowy island off the coast of Alaska – one that wasn’t there four years, three months and six days ago, according to the Doctor. The island is dominated by a vast, twisted citadel. Inside it, the Lurkers lie dreaming. It's said when they wake the world will end…

Led by the ruthless Emerson Whytecrag, an expedition has come to the citadel, to exploit the horrors in its ebon-dark interior. Horrors just like those published in the pages of the pulp magazine Shuddersome Tales, where a hero's only reward is madness, death… or worse.

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Steven Moffat: lanto wont come back

DOCTOR Who boss Steven Moffat says he won't bring back Torchwood character Ianto Jones despite desperate pleas from fans.

Executive producer Steven told fans on Twitter to stop asking for the character, played by Gareth David-Lloyd, 29, to be resurrected on his show.


Who boss ... Steven Moffat
The BBC has received hundreds of complaints from viewers who are desperate to see the character return even though he was killed off in Torchwood's third series, The Children of Earth.


Steven also added that former Doctor Who boss, Russell T Davies, was still responsible for spin-off shows Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, not him.

Writing on Twitter Steven said: "Ianto fans only: Russell's character, and I thought his death scene was brilliant. Not reversing it. Stop asking [sic]."

He added: "Torchwood is Russell's — nothing to do with me."

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