Trial of a Time Lord DVD Box Set Update

Saturday, 7 June 2008 - Reported by DWNP Archive

The Restoration Team has released details of the forthcoming four-disc release of the Trial of a Time Lord DVD box set in the UK.

The 14 episodes, comprising season 23 of the classic era, originally aired between September and December 1986 and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.

There is a host of extras with the set, including extracts from Blue Peter, Wogan, Points of View, Children In Need, Saturday Picture Show andOpen Air.

It will also have deleted and extended scenes, plus the video for the 1985 charity song Doctor In Distress - the celebrity single that was released under the group name Who Cares? in protest at the show's suspension and feared cancellation.

In addition, there is a 55-minute documentary that takes a look at Colin Baker's time as the Doctor. Among those featured are Baker, Nicola Bryant, John Nathan-Turner, Eric Saward and former BBC heads of series and serialsDavid Reid and Jonathan Powell.

The box set is due to be released on August 18.

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - Colin Baker

Silence in the Library - AI and Digital Ratings

Monday, 2 June 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Episode eight of series four, Silence in the Library, was the most appreciated programme on any of the four main channels on Saturday with an Appreciation Index of 89. It was the highest score for series four and equal to the highest score for the programme for all time.

Sunday's highest rating was 5.4 million, so Doctor Who is still the 28th most watched programme of the week. This position is likely to rise when corrected figures, including numbers for those recording the programme, are released by BARB in 9 days time. A top twenty place is just possible but unlikely.

Some of the viewers who went missing on Saturday turned up to watch Sunday's BBC3 repeat which got an overnight audience of 1.14 million, nearly double the audience for the repeat of Episode 7. It was a 5.6% share of the audience and the most watched programme on all multi-channel TV for Sunday, comfortably ahead of the repeat of Britain's got Talent.

Saturday's edition of Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.52 million viewers. The programme, which had a share of 2.7 %, was the 3rd most watched on multi-channel television on Saturday. The Sunday repeat got 0.60 million viewers and was 10th in the chart.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Silence in the Library - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who suffered at the hands of the ITV1 hit Britain's Got Talent with unofficial figures showing that episode eight of Series Four, Silence in the Library, was watched by 5.4 million viewers, giving it a 25.4% share of the total television audience.

Britain's Got Talent got 11 million viewers for the main show, with the results programme getting a massive 13.1 million. Doctor Who was only the 5th most watched programme for the day and the second highest rated programme on BBC1. For the first time since the series returned in 2005, the programme did not win its timeslot.

The programme is currently the 28th most watched of the week. Final figures will be released by BARB in ten days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Piper Talks About Coming Back

Thursday, 29 May 2008 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Posted By Brigadier Bill

In an interview with BBC NEWS Billie Piper talks about her return to Series Four of Doctor Who. Check out the link for more info but it does contain some minor spoilers.

"I wouldn't have missed this for anything," the 25-year-old told Doctor Who Magazine.

"It means so much to me, this show, and so do the people that make it, so I really wanted to be here for these final episodes."

FILTER: - People - Production - Billie Piper - Series 4/30

Classic Era Items Up For Auction

Thursday, 29 May 2008 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Posted By John Bowman

Two items from the 1980s era of Doctor Who are to be auctioned at the Knightsbridge branch of Bonhams next month.

A moulded and painted foam baby Tyrannosaurus rex in a jar from the 1985 Colin Baker story The Mark of the Ranicarries an estimate of 600 to 800 pounds.

The lot originally came from the collection of the late producer John Nathan-Turner.

Also going under the hammer in the entertainment memorabilia sale on June 18 is a Dalek guard costume from thePeter Davison adventure Resurrection of the Daleks.

This particular lot has 'Rula Lenska' plus a measurement inscribed in ballpoint on the neck and comes with a moulded weapon plus background paperwork, including a copy of a note by Lenska, who played Styles in the 1984 story, and a signed photo (of whom is unclear but a good guess would be Lenska).

The estimate placed on the costume is 800 to 1,200 pounds.

FILTER: - Special Events - Classic Series

Series Four in Australia

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

ABC have revealed the start date of Series Four in Australia.

According to a reply on their message board, the series will start on ABC1 on Sunday 29th June with Voyage of the Damned. The rest of the series follow, starting on the following Sunday.

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Australia

Unicorn and the Wasp - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Final figures released by BARB give episode Seven of Series Four, The Unicorn and the Wasp, an official rating of 8.41 million viewers.

The programme was the 7th most watched for the week on British Television and the 2nd most watched on BBC Television. It got higher ratings than three editions of EastEnders.

Helped by the later timeslot, the figure is a million higher than the previous week and nearly two million higher than The Poison Sky. The reach of the programme, which includes all repeat showings and iPlayer downloads, is back above 10 million for the first time since The Fires of Pompeii.

On multi-channel television, the Sunday BBC3 repeat was watched by 0.82 million viewers and was the 10th most watched programme on multi-channel for the week. The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.69 million viewers making it the 20th most watched multi-channel programme.

Full ratings data, including data for iPlayer downloads can be found in the Doctor Who Forum.

Top Programmes w/e 18 May 2008

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2030) - 9.78 - ITV1
2 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2000) - 9.11 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 1933) - 9.07 - ITV1
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 9.05 - ITV1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) - 8.99 - ITV1
6 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 8.76 - BBC1
7 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1858) - 8.41 - BBC1
8 EASTENDERS (FRI 1958) - 8.06 - BBC1
9 FILM: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (SUN 2002 - 7.53 - BBC1
10 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) - 7.17 - BBC1
11 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) - 7.11 - BBC1
12 EMMERDALE (FRI 1902) - 6.97 - ITV1
13 CASUALTY (SAT 2136) - 6.83 - BBC1
14 WAKING THE DEAD (MON 2101) - 6.69 - BBC1
15 I'D DO ANYTHING (SUN 1931) - 6.66 - BBC1
16 EMMERDALE (THU 1900) - 6.51 - ITV1
17 WAKING THE DEAD (TUE 2100) - 6.50 - BBC1
18 CORONATION STREET (WED 1859) - 6.44 - ITV1
19 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) - 6.37 - BBC1
20 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 6.36 - ITV1

Top Multi Channel Programmes w/e 18 May 2008

1 EASTENDERS (Thu 2200) 1,378,000 - BBC3
2 HEROES (Thu 2230) 1,364,000 - BBC3
3 GLADIATORS (Sun 1800) 1,257,000 - Sky One
4 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 1,149,000 - BBC3
5 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (Sun 1959) 962,000 - ITV2
6 FAMILY GUY (Sun 2202) 948,000 - BBC3
7 LOST (Sun 2102) 922,000 - Sky One
8 FAMILY GUY (Sun 2223) 862,000 - BBC3
9 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sat 2159) 822,000 - ITV2
10 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2002) 821,000 - BBC3
11 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1828) 806,000 - Fiver
12 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1828) 801,000 - Fiver
13 LIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Tue 1930) 794,000 - Sky Sports
14 EASTENDERS (Mon 2202) 792,000 - BBC3
15 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 790,000 - Fiver
16 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sun 2101) 769,000 - ITV2
17 DONT FORGET THE LYRICS (Sun 1902) 760,000 - Sky One
18 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1828) 756,000 - Fiver
19 EASTENDERS (Fri 2203) 721,000 - BBC3
20 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1945) 688,000 - BBC3

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Series Four in Canada

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Mike Doran

The Doctor Who Information Network has reported that Series Four of Doctor Who will debut on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on September 19th, 2008. The information comes from sources at the CBC.

Doctor Who will air on Friday evenings at 9pm. This was previously the time slot for Torchwood during the Autumn of 2007. The last two series of Doctor Who have aired on Monday nights at 8pm.

FILTER: - Canada - Series 4/30

Gaiman to write new Who?

Tuesday, 27 May 2008 - Reported by Jeremy Bement

According to columnist Rich Johnston at Comic Book Resources, Neil Gaiman has already been asked by forthcoming Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat to write an episode of the show in 2010.

Johnston also mentions a couple of rumors flying around that have not yet been comfirmed nor denied. To read the entire article, click here.

FILTER: - Production - Series 5/31

Mid Series Trail

Saturday, 24 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC has released a mid series trail for Doctor Who. The promo, which was first shown on BBC One, is available online via the official Doctor Who Website and on the BBC's YouTube Channel.

For copyright reasons some material may not be available outside the United Kingdom.

The Series returns to BBC One next Saturday at 7pm, with the Steven Moffat episode, Silence In The Library.

Forum discussion may contain spoilers.

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Press

Previous 10 Stories

Trial of a Time Lord DVD Box Set Update

Silence in the Library - AI and Digital Ratings

Silence in the Library - Overnight Ratings

Piper Talks About Coming Back

Classic Era Items Up For Auction

Series Four in Australia

Unicorn and the Wasp - Final Ratings

Series Four in Canada

Gaiman to write new Who?

Mid Series Trail

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