Amazon have listed the first DVD release for the Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith. The disc, available in DVD and Blu-Ray format, is due for release in the UK on June 7th will contain the first three stories of the new Doctor, "The Eleventh Hour", "The Beast Below" and "Victory of the Daleks". Amazon currently have the title listed as Series Five - Volume One, at odds with the previous statement that the series would be promoted as Series One.

The disc will contain a special feature, The Monster Diaries. Produced by the same team who make Doctor Who Confidential, the documentary will contain previously unseen footage and comments from cast and crew.

BBC America has announced that their broadcasts of the new series of Doctor Who will start on April 17th. The date has been reported in the Hollywood trade paper Variety, and has been confirmed on BBC America's website and Facebook page.

The start date for UK broadcast has not yet been officially confirmed. There are reports that a trailer has aired with the date of April 3rd, but this may have been broadcast in error. The BBC's official position is that the series will debut "at Easter".

The Sun's latest casting news reports that Gavin and Stacey writer/star James Corden will appear in the new series of Doctor Who later this year. The actor was said to have been seen learning his lines on train to Cardiff, and confirmed the news when approached by a fan.

The "show insider" said:
The actor's role in the series has yet to be revealed.

The new trailer for Doctor Who has now been broadcast, featuring a couple of the Doctor's old adversaries and some new ones!

The new series is scheduled to arrive on UK television screens during Easter 2010.

Broadcast are reporting that - as well as the traditional '2D' trailer that will start appearing on TV from Saturday evening - a 3D version has been created by Red Bee Media and The Mill.

The 40 second trailer is expected to be seen in cinemas, and at external promotional events around the country entitled "Meet a Monster".

Says the ubiquitous BBC spokesperson:

Today's edition of Blue Peter saw the announcement of the winners for their competition to design a Doctor Who console. Of the thousands of entries received, the eventual final three designs selected from the age categories were chosen by Blue Peter editor Tim Levell, Doctor Who production designer Edward Thomas, and head writer Steven Moffat; the overall winner was then picked by new Doctor Matt Smith, who chose the design by Susannah from the 11-12 year old category.


Susannah, from Lancashire, will see her design used in an episode of the forthcoming series (to be filmed in Block 7 over the next few weeks), and will get to visit the set with Blue Peter during the production.



The winners in the other categories were Joshua in the 6-7 and Laura in the 8-10 categories. A full list of the runners up is currently available on the Blue Peter competitions page, which also includes a video of the competition winners being announced.

The episode is available to UK viewers on the BBC iplayer for the next seven days.

The BBC have released a new promotional montage shot for the forthcoming Matt Smith series, which you can download from the official Doctor Who website.

It is believed that a new trailer to promote Doctor Who will be broadcast on BBC1 this coming Saturday; the series itself is expected to start within the next couple of months.

The Sun has reported that Eastenders actress Nina Wadia is to appear in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who later this year.

The actress indicated that her role was filmed over a couple of days, and that she enjoyed working with new Doctor Matt Smith.

Radio Free Skaro have revealed that, according to an 'official BBC release', Matt Smith's opening story The Eleventh Hour will be an hour long.

The release is also said to provide a taster of the up-and-coming travels of the Doctor and Amy:


The release has yet to be confirmed by the usual BBC outlets themselves.

Actress Neve McIntosh has revealed in an interview in the Perthshire Advertiser that she will be appearing in a two-parter for the next series of Doctor Who - the interview also mentions the role she will be playing, although characters are yet to be officially announced.