Karen Gillan on The One Show

Friday, 31 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Karen Gillan was the main guest on BBC1's magazine programme The One Show this evening, during which she chatted about her time on Doctor Who, her new film Oculus and demonstrated her impression of a Dalek ordering chips and mushy peas!

Talking about her last day filming, she said:
It was weirdly serene, actually, everyone was really feeling it, and then the last scene was the three of us walking into the TARDIS - this isn't the actual last scene - and we were all in the darkness, and then we all just started hugging and it was this really weird moment - and then I cried a lot ... probably two weeks, actually in total!
And on her decision to leave:
Putting my feelings and emotions about it to the side, the most important thing to me is the show and the character, and I just wanted her to leave at the right time and to have maximum impact, and not outstay my welcome. Arthur and I have been the longest companions of the new series now so it's not as if it is happening prematurely. It just kind of feels right.

(The leaving do) was great, Arthur's favourite band played, and then we all ended up in John Barrowman's flat! We had some massive pictures of ourselves and everyone signed it.

Meanwhile, Nicholas Briggs paid a visit to Slough, where he put his own Dalek vocal talents into action 'terroring' passengers at the station and customers in Tesco.



Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the show for the next seven days via the BBC iPlayer.




FILTER: - People - Karen Gillan - Series 7/33

More Asylum Images And Episode Posters

Friday, 31 August 2012 - Reported by John Bowman
The BBC has released more images from tomorrow's Series 7 opening episode Asylum of the Daleks as well as a slightly tweaked version of the Asylum "film poster".


"Film poster" images for the following four episodes - Dinosaurs On A Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, The Power Of Three, and The Angels Take Manhattan - which had earlier been made available as downloadable wallpaper have also been released.



The original version of the Asylum poster can be seen here.





FILTER: - Series 7/33

Pond Life: Part Five

Friday, 31 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The final part of Pond Life has now been released by the BBC.

Part Five: August: The Doctor finally arrives at the Ponds' house. But where are they?

Further details about the mini-adventures are available from the Pond Life page on the BBC website.






FILTER: - Online - Series Specials - Series 7/33

BBC America's Doctor Who weekend

Thursday, 30 August 2012 - Reported by Harry Ward
BBC America will be broadcasting a Series 6 marathon during the day of the premiere of Asylum of the Daleks, which airs at 9pm ET. The full schedule of Doctor Who episodes on BBCA can be found here.

BBC America now has an official Twitter account for Doctor Who on BBC America. You can follow updates @DoctorWho_BBCA.

Nerdist

BBC America's Nerdist YouTube channel has a weekend of special videos about Doctor Who to celebrate the new series. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Steven Moffat will take part in Chris Hardwick's All Star Celebrity Bowling tomorrow [31st].

Nerdist's Doctor Who weekend schedule
  • Friday: All-Star Celebrity Bowling, Team Nerdist vs Team Doctor Who! Trust The Doctor: "Bowling is cool!"
    [Available to watch now]
  • Saturday (Day): Dork Fork: Doctor Who Edition with Special Guest: Alton Brown [Available to watch now]
  • Saturday (Night): Inside the U.S. Premiere Doctor Who Screening with Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Chris Hardwick - at 10pm ET after BBC America's Broadcast Premiere. [Available to watch now]
  • Sunday: Nerdist's Chloe Dykstra & Matt Mira at Gallifrey One.
The Nerdist recently aired a "Tribute to Time Traval" episode on BBC America which featured the cast of Doctor Who playing a version of Cranium called Skull.




FILTER: - USA - BBC America - Online - Series 7/33

Pond Life: Part Four

Thursday, 30 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Part Four of Pond Life has now been released by the BBC.

Part Four: July: Domestic life with the Ponds is never dull!

Further details about the mini-adventures are available from the Pond Life page on the BBC website.






FILTER: - Online - Series Specials - Series 7/33

Asylum of the Daleks: TV Bites

Thursday, 30 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Today saw both the BBC's Breakfast and ITV1's Daybreak shows featuring items on the return of Doctor Who on Saturday.

The BBC's item was presented by entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba, who spoke to both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan about what to expect in the coming weeks. Talking about this weekend's Asylum of the Daleks, Matt said:
You do feel that sense of the great enemy, and he completely loathes them. The Doctor doesn't hate much, but he hates the Daleks, and it's possibly one of his great weaknesses, but I think they're one of the only alien enemies that he purely despises.

UK viewers can watch the article below (which contains clips from the upcoming episode that might be considered spoilers):


In addition, the BBC's Doctor Who website features an interview with the episode's writer Steven Moffat on the return of the Daleks. You can also catch up on coverage of the preview screenings of the episode in London and New York.


Daybreak saw resident TV reviewer Richard Arnold chatting to Matt and Karen, with the latter revealing her 'geek' tendencies:
I think I was always a geek, it took Doctor Who to bring it out of me, because I love The X Files, and Star Trek, and when I got this job I became a fully fledged geek. (Geek Chic) is definitely back!
Matt Smith also reaffirmed his intentions after this series is over:
I've always said that I'll be around for the 50th Anniversary and that's what we go into next year, so absolutely I'll be around next year - it's the most exciting year for the show and I wouldn't want to miss it.




FILTER: - Online - Karen Gillan - Matt Smith - Series 7/33

New Series: Movie Poster Images

Thursday, 30 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The BBC have released four new "movie" posters to accompany the stories in the forthcoming series; these images join the original released for Asylum of the Daleks a few weeks ago, and are available to download as wallpaper in 4:3 and 16:9 ratios.



Asylum of the Daleks
original image


Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
4:3 / 16:9


A Town Called Mercy
4:3 / 16:9


The Power Of Three
4:3 / 16:9


The Angels Take Manhattan
4:3 / 16:9




FILTER: - Series 7/33

BBC America: NYC Screening Highlights

Wednesday, 29 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
BBC America have released a short video covering highlights from their preview of Asylum of the Daleks last weekend.

Get up close and personal with stars MATT SMITH (The Doctor), KAREN GILLAN (Amy Pond) and Executive Producer CAROLINE SKINNER as they hit New York - in time-traveling DeLorean cars!! - and joined hundreds of die-hard Whovians for a special screening of season opener "Asylum of the Daleks" and a Q&A with Nerdist host CHRIS HARDWICK.





FILTER: - Special Events - USA - BBC America - Series 7/33

Pond Life: Part Three

Wednesday, 29 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Part Three of Pond Life has now been released by the BBC.

Part Three: June: Rory stumbles upon an unexpected guest in his bathroom.

Further details about the mini-adventures are available from the Pond Life page on the BBC website.






FILTER: - Online - Series Specials - Series 7/33

Magazine roundup

Wednesday, 29 August 2012 - Reported by Harry Ward
UK magazines have this week featured Doctor Who on their covers as the new series approaches.

SFX interviews Steven Moffat about the new series of Doctor Who and the 50th Anniversary.

TV Choice doesn't have the show as their cover but they have an interview with Matt Smith. He teases readers that "Perhaps there are some classic monsters coming back. There’s one I’m very intrigued by, which we haven’t seen for quite some time…". Asked if "we'll be seeing seeing a thing we haven’t seen for quite some time", Smith replied "Well, maybe. We might. A thing we haven’t seen since the series returned to our screens in 2005."

The latest edition of Cardiff Life has been retitled "Dalek Life" and features an 'Eternal' Dalek on the front cover. From pages 46 to 49 they review the new Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay.

Doctor Who also has mentions in Total TV Guide and TV Times.




FILTER: - UK - Magazines - Series 7/33