The Greatest Show In The Galaxy: alternative R4 cover design

Tuesday, 28 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Tea-Lady Design have published a clean version of an alternative version of the cover art for The Greatest Show of the Galaxy, which has been produced as an exclusive for the Australian (R4) market.

The differences between the two can be compared below.






FILTER: - Merchandise - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - Australia

Pond Life: Part Two

Tuesday, 28 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Part Two of Pond Life has now been released by the BBC.

Part Two: May: The Doctor picks the wrong time to turn up unannounced...

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

Pond Life, Part Two, via YouTube or BBC iPlayer   -   Also available: Part One (YouTube/BBC iPlayer)





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

Doctor Who 'fast-tracked' to Australian internet TV

Tuesday, 28 August 2012 - Reported by Adam Kirk
ABC1The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has announced via its TV Blog that Asylum of the Daleks will be fast-tracked to premiere on its internet TV iview service on Sunday 2 September from 5.10am AEST immediately after its UK launch on 1 September. ABC1 Controller Brendan Dahill said, “For Doctor Who fans, it is a fantastic opportunity to see new episodes within hours of them premiering in the UK – each episode will be available on iview on Sundays.”

“ABC’s iview is the most watched catch-up service in Australia with 48% of online Australians aged 16+ having accessed iview,” said Dahill. “The new iview app for iphones and iPod Touch, launched on June 26, has seen a phenomenal 434,000 downloads recorded to date – with 210,000 downloads recorded in its first week.”

As previously reported, Asylum of the Daleks will have its debut on Australian terrestial TV on ABC1 on Saturday 8th September 2012 at 7.30pm.

Media Links: TV Tonight




FILTER: - Broadcasting - Series 7/33 - Australia

Asylum of the Daleks: latest images

Tuesday, 28 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The BBC have released new images to promote the forthcoming Asylum of the Daleks:



The episode is to be broadcast at 7:20pm this Saturday on BBC One.

Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission - to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter... the Asylum.

A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory’s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage.

Guest stars: Nicholas Briggs (voice of the Daleks); Anamaria Marinca (Darla) and Naomi Ryan (Cassandra)

Written by Steven Moffat; executive produced by Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner; produced by Marcus Wilson; and directed by Nick Hurran

Matt Smith appeared on BBC Radio One's Greg James Show yesterday afternoon to promote the return of the series, during which he discussed being in New York at the weekend for the premiere of Asylum of the Daleks for BBC America, his favourite moments on the series, and what he thinks about the potential for a female Doctor. The programme is available to listen to on the BBC iPlayer (42m in) for the next seven days.

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Meanwhile, the Radio Times has listed Dinosaurs on a Spaceship to transmit at the even later time of 7:35pm the following week, making it the second latest time of broadcast since 2005 (with only Gridlock broadcast later at 7:40pm). BBC Programme Information has yet to confirm the time, which will be finalised later in the week.

An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction - unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo... of dinosaurs!

By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers, a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else on board who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo.

Guest stars: Riann Stelle (Queen Nefertiti); Rupert Graves (Riddell); Mark Williams (Brian Williams) and David Bradley (Solomon)

Writer: Chris Chibnall
Executive Producers: Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner
Producer: Marcus Wilson
Director: Saul Metzstein







FILTER: - Matt Smith - Radio - Series 7/33

Pond Life: Part One released

Monday, 27 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The first part of the Doctor Who mini-adventure, Pond Life, has now been released by the BBC. Each of the five parts will be shown online over the next few days, leading into the the broadcast of Asylum of the Daleks on Saturday.

Part One: April: whilst the Ponds enjoy life at home, the Doctor has been having some unplanned adventures...

Further details are available from the Pond Life page on the BBC website.






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

Asylum of the Daleks: New Trailer

Saturday, 25 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The BBC have released a new trailer to promote Asylum of the Daleks, which premieres on BBC One next Saturday at 7:20pm.






FILTER: - UK - Series 7/33

BBC America's New to Who stories

Saturday, 25 August 2012 - Reported by Harry Ward
BBC America has released videos of famous Doctor Who fans - including tenth Doctor (David Tennant - talking about their first memories of Doctor Who. Chris Hardwick of The Nerdist has appealed to fans asking them to tweet about the first time they experienced Doctor Who using the hashtag #newtoWHO.


Asylum of the Daleks premieres on BBC America on September 1st at 9/8c.




FILTER: - Steven Moffat - USA - Documentary - BBC America - David Tennant - Series 7/33 - BBC

Eleventh Hour relinquishes Top Spot

Friday, 24 August 2012 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: iPlayerDoctor Who: The Eleventh Hour has finally lost its position as the most accessed programme on the BBC iPlayer since the launch of the service in 2007.

Matt Smith's debut episode as the Doctor had clung to the top of the list since May 2010, shortly after it was shown on BBC One. The episode has seen off attempts by other dramas such as Sherlock, comedies such as Come Fly with Me and documentaries like Frozen Planet to dislodge it from the top spot, to retain the title of the most popular programme on iPlayer, ever.

The two year reign at the top came to an end a couple of weeks ago when BBC Sport claimed the crown with the Opening Ceremonies of London 2012 which has been accessed around 3.4 million times, overtaking The Eleventh Hour which currently stands at 2.85 million requests.

Doctor Who still retains the second place in the table, comfortably ahead of the third placed Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 5/31

DVD Update: The Ambassadors of Death

Thursday, 23 August 2012 - Reported by Chuck Foster
BBC Worldwide have confirmed full details on the forthcoming DVD release of The Ambassadors of Death, due for 1st October.

The Ambassadors of Death
Release date: 1st October 2012 (available for pre-order)

Starring Jon Pertwee as Doctor Who, with Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier
Written by David Whitaker
Directed by Michael Ferguson

Broadcast: 21 Mar 1970 - 2 May 1970

The Doctor joins UNIT's investigation into the mystery surrounding Mars Probe 7. Space Control has had no contact with the astronauts on board since it started back from Mars seven months ago, and when the Recovery 7 rescue mission runs into similar difficulties, our intrepid team investigates.

When Recovery 7 gets back to Earth, the astronauts are kidnapped after landing and Liz Shaw notices something odd very about the ship, leading to a surprising discovery about the ship's occupants – that they are a group of alien ambassadors who have swapped places with the astronauts. When the Doctor takes Recovery 7 to the Mars Probe to find the astronauts, he soon discovers that all is not as it seems and he has to act quickly in order to avoid all out war.
 

Special Features
  • Commentary with cast members Caroline John (Liz), Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier), Peter Halliday (Alien Voice) and Geoffrey Beevers (Private Johnson), production team Michael Ferguson (director), Terrance Dicks (script editor), Derek Ware (stunt co-ordinator), and Roy Scammell/Derek Martin (stunt performers ), plus moderation by Toby Hadoke
  • Mars Probe 7: Making the Ambassadors of Death (dur. 26’ 21”) – cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With Michael Ferguson, Terrance Dicks, Derek Ware, Roy Scammell and assistant floor manager Margot Hayhoe. Narrated by Carl Kennedy
  • Trailer (dur. 1’ 27”) – the original BBC trailer for the story.
  • Tomorrow’s Times – The Third Doctor (dur. 13’ 05”) – our ongoing series looking at the press coverage of Doctor Who reaches the Jon Pertwee era. Presented by Peter Purves
  • Photo Gallery (dur. 4’26”) – production, design and publicity photos from the story
  • Radio Times Listings in Adobe PDF format
  • Programme Subtitles
  • Production Information Subtitles
  • Photo Gallery
  • Coming Soon Trailer





FILTER: - Jon Pertwee - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Doctor Who premieres 8th September for Australia

Thursday, 23 August 2012 - Reported by Adam Kirk
ABC1The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has confirmed via Twitter that Asylum of the Daleks will have its Australian premiere on ABC1 on Saturday 8th September 2012 at 7.30pm. It will also be repeated on ABC2 on Tuesdays at 9.30pm starting from 11th September.

As previously reported, Asylum of the Daleks will debut in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States on 1st September.

Media Links: TV Tonight




FILTER: - Broadcasting - Series 7/33 - BBC - Australia