Russell T Davies and Mark Gatiss were interviewed on this evening's The Culture Show on BBC2 by fan/commentator Matthew Sweet, who attended the Cardiff premiere of the new series, and was even pursued by a makeshift Auton. Check out the thumbnails of the clip below.

UPDATED 18 Mar 1920 GMT: Now available as well is a summary of the broadcast, courtesy John Bowman; click on the spoiler tag below for details (there aren't spoilers per se but just to be on the safe side...)

For our readers who haven't seen it (since we obviously can't upload it and it hasn't been put onto the official site yet), here's a complete transcript courtesy Outpost Gallifrey reader Glenn Harrison of the actual new series trailer that hit BBC Television yesterday. Click on the spoiler tags to read it (so it doesn't fill up the entire news page column!) (Thanks to Glenn Harrison)

Wired Magazine wonders if the first episode of the new series was leaked intentionally. (It wasn't, but that sort of ruins the point of Wired's article, doesn't it?) "The pilot episode of the BBC's highly anticipated new Doctor Who series may have been intentionally leaked onto file-sharing networks to generate buzz, a source who instructed the network on viral advertising told Wired News. ... In any case, buzz about the Doctor Who episode has certainly paid off, whether the BBC takes credit for it or not. Word about it has reached countless sites, and, more importantly, the episode seems largely well-received." Of course, Wired has its, er, wires crossed. (It was not leaked intentionally, and we know that from the production office.)

While it's not new series specific, there's a BBC interview with Terry Molloy up on the BBC website in which he is very complimentary about the new series, and features a small gallery of images of him as Davros. He also explodes the myth surrounding that famous photo of him with a cup in his hand!

Nicholas Pegg, whose previous works includes writing "The Spectre of Lanyon Moor" and directing that, "Storm Warning," "The Holy Terror," "Bang Bang a Boom" and the webcast version of "Shada" for Big Finish (in addition to several audio roles with the company), was interviewed yesterday in the Nottingham Evening Post, as he "has been picked to play a Dalek in the remake of TV classic Doctor Who." Pegg notes that "It can get hot in the studio but the staff are great and help take your top off so you can have a drink of water," and that moving the Dalek is like "pushing a very heavy shopping trolly." "I've been working with Christopher Eccleston and Billie quite closely for the last month," he says. "They are both very nice people. Chris is very unpretentious and friendly. We share a lot of similar tastes in pop music - at one stage we were discussing the Boomtown Rats. Billie is a very, very nice person and a smashing actress and I think she's going to make a huge impression as the Doctor's assistant." It notes that he will be in episodes 12 and 13.

Yesterday's South Wales Echo discusses "special effects shock in store for fans," as "Scary new monsters and Cardiff's Howells department store exploding [are] just some of the treats due for fans of Dr Who in the much-anticipated new series." The article then discusses the "Doctor Who Confidential" series narrated by Simon Pegg and their special, "A New Dimension" airing on March 26.

The Bath Chronicle on March 15 says that "Dr who's return could be big business for firm" as it discusses BBC Audiobooks, including noting the William Russell reading of the novelisation of "The Daleks" and how it could lead to new successes in Doctor Who audio for the group. "We have got a number of soundtrack Dr Who releases, but this is the first time we have released a complete and unabridged reading of one of the novels," says Michael Stevens of BBC Audiobooks. "This is the first and most-loved book and its causing some excitement. Fans are getting really excited about the fact we have got William Russell, who played one of the original characters, reading it. He has done some work for us before and was happy to come in." Stevens said the company intended to release a further two readings of classic Dr Who stories in time for Christmas (as we reported on the main news page, with the tin of the three coming out in November.)

The BBC series 20th Century Roadshow did a Doctor Who special on March 15 down at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in Cornwall; photos covering the day's recording are now on the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's website

The latest issue of 'The List' (a Scottish culture magazine) has a three page feature on the new series. The reporter was at the Cardiff launch and interviewed Russell T Davies, Chris and Lorraine Heggessey and got quotes from members of the Edinburgh DW group.

Yesterday's The Sun featured an article about "Why Wales is so hip it hurts," which mentions one of the major reasons why: "The most anticipated TV series this year will be the new Dr Who - filmed entirely in Wales."

This is Gloucester discusses the return of the new series, including this gem of wisdom: "Doctor Who had humour, imagination, flair and even a certain style, despite the wobbly sets and tinfoil monsters. What it did not have was graphic sex or bad language. Even the violence was fairly innocuous. I hope the Doctor's latest incarnation adheres to those principles. I know children are more worldly-wise these days, but there are certain standards which must be observed. I would also beware of political correctness. Kids hate being preached at, and will switch off if they think that's happening. 'Diddly-bom BOM' will then go the way of the dodo."

(Thanks to Chuck Foster, Ben Morris, Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe, Wil Cantrell, Graham Kibble-White, Will Hadcroft, Assad Khaishgi, Martin Barber, Daniel Hughes, Stuart Ian Burns, John Bowman, Rod Mammitzch, Andrew Harvey, Anthony Pratt)

Some new updates on broadcasting over the next two weeks (see the Calendar section at right for more details):

Several Outpost Gallifrey correspondents were present for the taping of the Mastermind Doctor Who special that airs this Saturday as part of the "Doctor Who Night" on BBC2. While we won't tell you who won, the prize, a glass trophy, was presented by Christopher Eccleston himself. Eccleston commented that he has taken the role very seriously, that there will be plenty of humour, but not the nostalgia/self referential type of thing that sends the show up. "Mastermind" airs at 8.40pm on BBC2 on Saturday, March 19, as part of the "Doctor Who Night" hosted by Jon Culshaw, which includes "The Story of Doctor Who" at 7.30pm and a new documentary, "Some Things You Need to Know about Dr Who" at 8.30pm.

UK Gold are showing "The Story Of Doctor Who" all day on Saturday the 26th finishing at 7pm. This will feature 5 original series stories -- "The Time Meddler," "The Daemons," "Pyramids of Mars," "Attack of the Cybermen" and "Dragonfire" -- as well as interstitials featuring interviews with cast members. In essence these will be a re-edit of those produced for the Doctor Who@40 weekend shown in 2003, however, some new footage has been added to reflect the changes since the anniversary, according to a source at UKTV.

BBC Radio Wales will be airing "Back in Time", a documentary series which according to Radio Times is as follows: "Julian Carey looks at the links between the Time Lord and Wales, including giant maggots in Brynmawr and Dalek road signs in Llangollen." The first broadcast is scheduled for thirty minutes, although the duration of the repeat is listed as only 27 minutes, which is likely to be more accurate. Parts two and three will presumably air in the same slots on 2/3 April and 9/10 April.

SFX has a collection of five high-quality photos from the second episode, "The End of the World" including one that features the Doctor and Rose overlooking the Earth, a photo that hasn't been circulated widely. Note that there are SPOILERS in these photos so read at your own risk!

An article in today's Daily Telegraph says that "Dr Who is homeless in Australia" referring to the lack of a disclosed buyer for the series in that country. "The BBC hasn't as yet sold the new series of the oldtime cult favourite here yet. ... It has already been sold to Prime in New Zealand as well as to Canada. There has been a rumour that the Nine Network is interested in the series although in the past it has been shown on the ABC. So poor old Who can travel back to any time he wants, but travelling to
a timeslot on an Australian network seems to be a much trickier feat."

A discussion of politicians and Doctor Who in the Newcastle Chronicle and Journal today by Karen Bartlett discusses the series and its impact. "In fact, the new series of Doctor Who, due on our screens later this month, includes a sinister episode where all members of the cabinet are taken over by aliens. Does the Doctor triumph, or is it possible that the aliens leave of their own accord after encountering John Prescott and deciding to look for a more intelligent life form? Whatever the conclusion, it isn"t the first time that science fiction has affected our political consciousness." It also mentions "The Sun Makers" ("Too many economists in the government," the Doctor says) and the history of the show.

TV Quick's listings reports that BBC2's Doctor Who night is this saturday 19th March commencing with the Peter Cushing movie Doctor Who and the Daleks at 3.50pm. The magazine also carries a picture, on page 5, of Little Britian star, Matt Lucas exiting, or entering, the TARDIS.

The TV listings site mydigiguide.com has details of a day of Who repeats by UK digital and satellite channel UKTV Gold on the day of the new series launch. "Doctor Who Day - UKTV Gold, Saturday 26th March 2005, 08:00 - 19:00. A special day to celebrate the cult sci-fi time traveller in his various different guises beginning with the very first Doctor of all - William Hartnell. The day will include more episodes featuring some of the other actors that have portrayed the Doctor over the years. Interspersed between the stories will be some short pieces on various aspects of this hugely popular series." The listings are as follows: 8:00am, The Doctor Who Story; 8:10am, The Time Meddler; 10:20am, The Daemons; 1:05pm, Pyramids of Mars; 3:10pm, Attack of the Cybermen; 5:25pm, Dragonfire.

The 60-second News on BBC Three at 10pm on Sunday (just before Casanova) included a mention of Tom Baker's win in the SFX poll, complete with the clips sequence used in the various new series news reports last week. A good example of the 'any excuse to mention it' at the moment in press and broadcast media.

The latest issue of 'New' magazine (a tabloid celeb led mag) has a four page Doctor Who special covering (quite a lot really) an interview with Billie Piper and why she would never say that Doctor Who caused her divorce. An interview with Chris and an interview with Bruno Langley on his two part adventure and his possible return in series two (the first confirmation in the press of something Outpost Gallifrey has been reporting all along, that Langley is in two episodes, not just one!) There are some shots of the launch and a list of four of the Doctor's 'latest terrifying monsters'.

Billie Piper is currently on the cover of the UK 'lads magazine' ARENA. Meanwhile, according to a BBC report, Piper is also in talks to star in a new BBC adaptation of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. "It's part of a new season of updated Shakespeare plays, which include 'Macbeth' set in a restaurant," says the report.

Today's Guardian discusses the new series and how it will impact Britain. "Your reason for hiding behind the sofa is clear," says the article, which goes into a review of comments made in various papers such as the Telegarph, the Sun, the Daily Express, the Western Mail, and so forth. (Hmm... wonder who else might be doing that these days...)

To tie in with the presence of the Daleks in the new series, This is Bath makes note of the impending release of William Russell's reading of "Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure With the Daleks."

And finally... Doctor Who has, at last, made the front page of the BBC website! bbc.co.uk features a simple banner with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper saying "Who's Back: 26 March 7pm, BBC One." Very cool.

(Thanks to Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe, Paul Hayes, Terry Doyle, Dan O'Malley, Graham Kibble-White, Mark Irwin, Paul Wright, Chuck Foster)

The BBC showed an actual trailer (instead of a mere teaser) this evening. As our correspondents note, "The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) directly addresses the viewer standing inside the TARDIS doors - they're closed, so you basically see the white doors behind his back. Shots in the clip include a chained-up Dalek and a CG spacecraft flying over London and damaging Big Ben. Intercut with this are shots of Eccleston running down the tunnel, with fire behind him. There's a shot of him near the console from the earlier short trailers, and some very nice closeups of the console. The trailer ended with the BBC's current generic programme details cards - basically, solid red moving up from the bottom of the screen to the 3/4 mark, the show's title in white lettering directly below this point, and then red moving down from the top to the same mark, with the time directly above (in this case, "Coming Soon")." Click on the screen grabs below for larger versions.

Update: Apparently there are several versions of this trailer; in addition to the main showing during "Eastenders" today, it's also been shown after "Holby City" and immediately before "Mastermind" on BBC2. There are apparently both a 30 second and a 50 second version. The 30 second trailer is made up from shortened segments from the 50 second trailer, however the shot of the space ship over London is totally different between the two trailers. In the 50 second version it's flying over St Paul's Cathedral and it's over the Tower Bridge in the 30 second version. (Thanks to Glenn Harrison, Jeff Album, Robert Franks, John Molyneux, Steve Chapman)

Televisual magazine this week has a feature on the new series along with photographs. In the article, writer Steven Moffat says, "I don't think the fact that we're in a post Star Wars era is an issue, but matching Buffy is. Doctor Who was never a space drama anyway, it was about horror: dark shadows and creepy monsters lurking just around the corner." Russell T Davies says his blueprint is Buffy and today's audience needs emotional content. He also mentions the planet Zog example as seen elsewhere. The article suggests the budget per episode is ú600K (UK Pounds) "He (Ecclestone) is not like Tom Baker, but what the have in common is that they can go around being as funny and daft and gormless as they like, but you still take them seriously because they're fundamentally both scary, impressive men," says Davies. Edward Thomas, designer of the new TARDIS interior says that he and Russell thought the original console room from 63 was the most impressive so kept it in mind but "went back to nature" with the design. Will Cohen of The Mill claims this is the largest number of effects shots ever for a UK TV drama. The Geith ("The Unquiet Dead") is described as a trail of ectoplasm while Cassandra ("The End of the World") is "a piece of stretched skin supported by two poles that needs constant moisturising in order to survive" and is translucent. In fact, the End Of The World has one fifth of all the fx shots in the series! Also noted, the Slitheen ("Aliens of London") are prosthetics for close ups, and computer generated images for wide shots. Finally, it notes that sales to the US may have been hampered by the decision not to shoot in high definition, though the special effects burden has been considerably reduced as a result.

Ever noticed how the new series logo looks rather like a taxicab sign? The Guardian on March 16 thinks so. "Far be it from us to cast aspersions on the hype-tastic new Doctor Who, powered by a thousand tabloid Billie Piper stories and the slavering of sci-fi fans everywhere, but isn't there something a little familiar - a little earthbound - about its logo?" the Guardian asks. Are they "the only one to notice the uncanny similarity between the new Who signage and the little orange lights that twinkle on taxis? What can it mean? That taxi drivers are like Time Lords in that they both take ages to get anywhere? That their average age is 900 years old? That they won't go south of the river? Or has the new logo been inspired by some BBC execs' favourite mode of transport? There are, as the good Doctor might say himself, no such things as coincidences."

The Guardian also confirms Billie Piper will be taking to Shakespeare, as we previously reported. "Billie Piper, who also appeared in one of the Canterbury Tales adaptations and later this month will star as Doctor Who's sidekick, Rose, said last week that she had landed the role of Hero in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play, adapted by the screenwriter Peter Bowker, will be set in a holiday park," says media correspondent Owen Gibson.

According to a Northern Ireland TV website, "a day-long event celebrating the classic science fiction series, Doctor Who, which is returning to British TV screens over the Easter period, will be held at Queen's University this weekend. Organised by the University's Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, the event comes just one week before the meddlesome Time Lord makes a come back, this time in the guise of Christopher Eccleston." The event, in aid of the Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, will begin at 11am in room G06, Peter Froggatt Centre and admission is free.

We've gotten word of a new 20 second teaser, in addition to the major trailers shown today; the teaser aired this afternoon at approximately 5.25pm immediately preceeding children's show "Newsround" as part of the "Children's BBC" strand of programming. The trailer is set in the TARDIS (which is in flight) with a silent Doctor standing next to Rose throughout. Rose addresses the viewer direct: "I've got a choice: Stay at home with my Mum...my boyfriend...my job... Or chuck it all in for danger...and monsters...and life or death. What do you think?"

Lorraine Heggessey, BBC1 controller, "signed off her valedictory season launch today - defiantly summing up her reign by saying, 'I did it my way,'" says the Guardian's Tara Conlan. "Revealing she will leave the channel by the first week in May, Ms Heggessey said she will take a few weeks' holiday to 'have a rest, read books and go to the gym' before joining Talkback Thames as its chief executive." The article doesn't mention Doctor Who, but it does bode well for the woman who announced a new Doctor Who series to the world.

(Thanks to Stuart Ian Burns, Jamie Austin, Paul Shields, Faiz Rehman, Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe, Michael Blumenthal)

Last Friday, BBC1 began showing a new Doctor Who series teaser trailer in which the TARDIS was shown dematerialising in some kind of underground pedestrian walkway slowly filling with a fire ball. It was first shown mid-day during afternoon programs, and then again before the news that evening prior to the Comic Relief telethon (before which they also showed one of the existing teasers of Billie in the control room.) The trailer has been added to the official site, on this page.

The official site has an online RealMedia interview with Christopher Eccleston, taken at last week's press launch of the new series.

This morning (14 March)'s Media Guardian has a report on bbc.co.uk's plans for the official Doctor Who site and its importance for the success of the new series. The relaunched site is described as "one of the BBC's most ambitious online projects to date [...] the series will depend on its official online companion to hook a new generation of viewers." As well as noting plans to include the various elements of online viewing already reported here and in DWM, the piece notes that "['Rose'] features a conspiracy theorist who has been following the Doctor's exploits through time [...] the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred further by making his site available to fans on the BBC website." The print version is illustrated with a photograph of the Moxx of Balhoon, and the story is available online here.

The Culture programme on BBC2 on March 17 at 7:00pm will be running a feature on the return of Doctor Who (advertised with the standard promo shot of Eccleston lounging against the TARDIS in this week's Radio Times). The program will be repeated at 11:20pm. Details available at the Culture website.

BBC7 has some audio teasers going out this week, a taster for the new series, though there will also be a full-length radio trailer with Christopher Eccleston himself next week. The current run of the teasers begin today, Monady March 14, and run through next Sunday, March 20; non-listeners may be able to catch them at the BBC7 website.

Today's Times ran a piece about Cardiff Millennium Stadium, including a few side mentions of its use in a future new Doctor Who series episode.

(Thanks to Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe, John Bowman, Andrew Harvey, Dave Tanner, John Leivers, Alistair Moore, Matthew Godley, Martin Montague)

Further to our story on March 10 regarding the upcoming issue of Digit Magazine, the magazine has issued several photos online from its story, "Exclusive: Doctor Who Effects Secrets Revealed," a six-page article in the April issue revealing "the digital special effects techniques behind the much-hyped Doctor Who series. It also features exclusive images from the series." "In a word, the new Doctor Who is amazing. The result has been the creation of over 1,000 effects shots for the 13 episodes - with episode two accounting for a staggering 200 effects shots in just 45 minutes," says Matthew Bath, editor in chief. Says series visual effects producer Will Cohen, "[The Oscar-winning] Gladiator had 100 effects shots which we did in six-months. We've had nine months to do 10 times that number. It's like nothing that has been seen before on British television." The magazine has printed several spoiler images, including a wireframe drawing of a CGI monster from "The End of the World," episode 2, as well as completed versions. You can pick up the latest issue of Digit in bookshops this week. (Thanks to Matthew Bath)

Some title updates courtesy the new SFX Special magazine release. According to the issue, the fifth episode is now calledWorld War Three and the sixth episode may bear the single word title, Dalek. There is still no word on final titles for episodes 8 or 12.