new dreamwatch

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Issue #117 of Dreamwatch magazine is published this Thursday, April 29. The issue "takes a look at the new Doctor Who and asks what can we really expect from the new series. A panel of SF figures - ranging from Doctor Who stars Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred to Farscape's Rockne S. O'Bannon and Gerry Anderson - also outline their hopes and fears for the show. Plus, we've got exclusive new interviews with Mal Young and Stephen Moffat; and an exclusive column by Barry Letts on his hopes for the new series and what the producers can learn from his time on the show." The cover is seen at right. (Thanks to David Bassom)

FILTER: - Magazines

evenings with levene & baker

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Enigma Productions will be presenting two upcoming events: An Evening with Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor) on Sunday, September 19, and An Evening With John Levene (Benton) on Sunday October 10, both at Alexander's Jazz Theatre, Rufus Court, Chester. The evening events include "a bar til midnight, and the promise of Daleks prowling the venue, this is an event to miss at your peril!!" More details are available via telephone on 07732 706368 or emailenigmaproductions2004@yahoo.co.uk. (Thanks to Carolyn Ibis and Erica at Enigma)

FILTER: - People - Colin Baker

united fan con needs help

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

One of North America's few annual conventions, United Fan Con in Massachusetts has put out a call to arms to fans across America for aid. "New England's premier non-profit fan run science fiction convention has fallen on hard times. The last two conventions created a large deficit which now threatens future conventions. We are asking fans to assist us in one or more of the following ways: make a donation, purchase items via our eBay store (http://stores.ebay.com/United-Fan-Con), or attend one of our upcoming fundraising events. All of these fundraising activities will help assure the future of the convention." In addition to raising funds to cover their losses from the previous two events, they are looking to build funds for their next event in November, which has so far confirmed a rare appearance by actress Gates McFadden ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"). Outpost Gallifrey encourages all our readers to help a great convention keep alive for the foreseeable future!

FILTER: - Press

philip locke

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Actor Philip Locke, who portrayed Bigon in 1982's Peter Davison serial "Four to Doomsday," died on April 19. Among his many roles was in the Bond film "Thunderball" (as silent assassin Vargas), as Sir Roderick Glossop in "Jeeves and Wooster" and on stage as Professor Moriarty in a production of "Sherlock Holmes" in 1974 that won him a Tony award nomination. He was 76. (Thanks to Matthew Kilburn)

FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

sladen returns for bbc audio

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Elisabeth Sladen will be returning to the studio to record links for the second volume of the BBC Radio Collection's Doctor Who at the BBC audio release, a documentary CD series featuring rare audio clips from BBC Radio's long history of coverage of the program. According to an interview conducted with the American Who radio program, recording of the material will take place in early May in Bath. Sladen's interview will be broadcast on the American Who website in late May or early June; we'll keep you posted. (Thanks to Joey Reynolds)

FILTER: - People - Audio

north america dvd update

Saturday, 24 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Outpost Gallifrey has learned, from BBC America's online shop, that the next two DVD releases -- after the forthcoming June releases of "The Curse of Fenric" and "The Two Doctors -- will be the Peter Davison serial Earthshock and the Tom Baker serial Pyramids of Mars, both due out the first Tuesday of September. Official confirmation of these is expected shortly. Meanwhile, BBC America Shop has also reported that they have tentatively slated two special releases in for late in the year:The Missing Adventures: The William Hartnell Years and The Missing Adventures: The Patrick Troughton Years, two DVD releases that we expect have some sort of connection to the rumored DVD box set likely being released late in the year in the UK by BBC Video. We'll keep you posted with more details, and cover illustrations for "Pyramids" and "Earthshock," when we receive them.

FILTER: - USA - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

dwm issue 343

Friday, 16 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Issue #343 of Doctor Who Magazine will feature Christopher Eccleston's "first full-length interview," a four-page spread about his casting and his thoughts on getting the role. Says BBCi, there's also tantalising hints on how he'll be playing the Doctor. "Doctor Who has two hearts - so does that mean he cares twice as much?" Also in the next issue are part two of the Marco Polo telesnaps, an article on The Mark of the Rani, an interview with author David McIntee ("The Eleventh Tiger") and the usual news, reviews and features. It's out April 29. (Thanks to BBCi)

FILTER: - Magazines - DWM

fallen gods award

Friday, 16 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Fallen Gods, the Telos novella from 2003 written by Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum, recently won the 2004 Aurealis Award for Best Australian Science Fiction Novel, the first TV spin-off novel to win this award. The Aurealis is a jury-voted professional science fiction award. Congratulations to Jon and Kate on this achievement.

FILTER: - Books - Awards/Nominations

sylvia syms in conversation

Thursday, 15 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Sylvia Syms, who played Mrs. Pritchard in "Ghost Light," and who co-starred with William Hartnell in "The World Ten Times Over," will be appearing in "Sylvia Syms in Conversation" at the National Film Theatre on Sunday, April 25, to discuss her roles in film and television and will be sharing her experiences of working with memorable talents such as Laurence Harvey (Expresso Bongo), Dirk Bogarde (Victim) and Sir John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex). It will be followed by a screening of the 1957 film "Woman in a Dressing Gown," Syms' favorite of her own performances ("...the best part I had.") More details are available atwww.nft.org.uk. (Thanks to Matthew Sweet)

FILTER: - People

davison on hardware

Thursday, 15 April 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Peter Davison made a guest appearance as himself on the Simon Nye-scripted sitcom "Hardware" which aired last Sunday on ITV. Various jokes were made throughout the episode that referenced Doctor Who. Once again, perhaps indicating that the show is very much back in the public consciousness; the program also finished on a discussion as to what tool would they take into space on board the TARDIS, and a rivet gun and an folding workbench were amongst the suggestions. (Thanks to Andrew Ford, "original1234567," Ian Wheeler)

FILTER: - Peter Davison

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new dreamwatch

evenings with levene & baker

united fan con needs help

philip locke

sladen returns for bbc audio

north america dvd update

dwm issue 343

fallen gods award

sylvia syms in conversation

davison on hardware

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