Online TV-on-demand company SeeSaw have added Torchwood to the list of shows in their catalogue. All 31 episodes from the three series are available to rent online from their website.

The new arrivals to their catalogue include shows like Spooks, Planet Earth and Fawlty Towers. Pierre-Jean Sebert, SeeSaw's CEO, said:
SeeSaw also have the first two series of David Tennant's Doctor for available for rental, and currently have several classic Doctor Who stories online to watch free of charge (as reported back in February).

The TARDIS materializes in 1963 - and London is in ruins. The Daleks have seized control of time and the only chance of saving Earth lies in a desperate quest to Skaro, the Daleks' home planet - before time catches up with Amy, the last survivor of the human race!

The BBC have announced the name of the first part of the Doctor Who Adventures games. As expected from the trailer this weekend and the publicity yesterday in Sheffield, the Daleks play a major part in City of the Daleks, due to be released for download from 5th June.

The first part is written by Phil Ford:

The BBC will be broadcasting a special trailer for the forthcoming downloadable Adventure Games immediately after broadcast of tomorrow evening's episode Victory of the Daleks on BBC1, at around 7:15pm.
The clip will be also be available online on the BBC's Doctor Who website.

Three new clips from Victory of the Daleks, as well as an introduction to the story from Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, are now available on the official BBC website.

Video content may not be available outside the United Kingdom.

The BBC has published a number of documents from its extensive written archive, detailing audience reaction to the arrival of a new Doctor, as it occurred over the years.

Viewer comments are contained in various letters and reports contained in the archive, showing viewers' reaction to each new face of the Time Lord. The papers, which span 40-plus years and are published online for the first time, reveal the difficulties of bedding in the new Doctor. Internal memos show that his first transformation was originally envisaged as a drug trip. "It is as if he has had the L.S.D. drug and instead of experiencing the kicks, he has the hell and dank horror which can be its effect", said one memo.

The change from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton didn't please some viewers. "Once a brilliant but eccentric scientist, he now comes over as a half-witted clown," said one viewer of Troughton's new role, although another praised Troughton for rescuing the show from the "mess it had degenerated into". Some viewers were fed up with the Daleks and felt they were no longer a novelty.

When Jon Pertwee came along in 1970 some viewers complained it didn't measure up to another Science Fiction programme. 'Hardly an adequate substitute for Star Trek, and by comparison rather childish' was one comment, although most thought Pertwee had made a most acceptable and satisfactory 'new' Doctor. The debut of Tom Baker, who went to to be one of the most highly regarded Doctors, also drew much criticism. "General opinion was that the new Dr Who is a looney," said one viewer. Others however said the new Doctor had "more life and humour" than the last and seemed likely to "buck the series up".

Peter Davison's arrival in 1982 was met with general approval although there were a couple of suggestions that he should stick to being a vet. Colin Baker was met with mixed reaction with some viewers feeling the new Doctor was so totally different in character from others who had gone before him that he seemed 'unreal'. Sylvester McCoy had one of the most difficult starts with poor appreciation figures. The report noted that there are "a core of loyal and enthusiastic fans of Doctor Who remaining", although it said, "their number seems to be decreasing with each successive series".

The site also has a gallery of actors who nearly became the Doctor.

The new items available join those already online looking at the Genesis of Doctor Who.

Roly Keating, the BBC's director for archive content, said: "As we welcome Matt Smith and Karen Gillan into the Tardis, it's the perfect moment to remember his predecessors and also to celebrate the work of the BBC Archive in preserving these documents and photographs for future generations."

The material can be found at bbc.co.uk/archive.

The BBC has published a blog on the recent relaunch of the official BBC Doctor Who website.

Written by Andy Dudfield, the Delivery Manager, Future Media & Technology in BBC Wales, the blog explores the brief for the relaunch and the work done to try to make the official site the no.1 destination to experience the world of Doctor Who.

As well as introducing brand new sections for viewers to explore and learn more about characters and monsters from the series, the site will be bring a higher level of production news and will be used to break important Doctor Who stories.

The blog singles out the Fun and Games section of the site as a major priority. A brand new look and feel has been given to this section and it is hoped this will help keep it visually engaging and entertaining. There is also a significant piece of work underway to unlock the archive and move content from the old into the new site.

The BBC has announced the production of four new 'interactive episodes' of Doctor Who which will be available from the official website, bbc.co.uk/doctorwho.

These four new adventures will take the form of downloadable computer games available for PC and Mac, in which players assume control of The Doctor and Amy as they embark on new adventures which complement the new TV series. The games have been produced by a team drawing on the very best talent from TV and gaming. The interactive episodes are executive produced by Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis and Anwen Aspden from BBC Wales Interactive, alongside Charles Cecil, one of videogaming's most revered creators.

The games are being developed by Sumo Digital, one of the UK's best game designers. Stories and scripts are by Phil Ford, who co-wrote The Waters Of Mars and James Moran who has written for Torchwood.

The project has been commissioned for BBC Online by the Vision Multiplatform team, headed up by Simon Nelson, and is being driven by BBC Wales Interactive.

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan have been digitally recreated in-game, and have provided full voice-overs. Music has been provided by TV series composer Murray Gold. An additional cast will portray original characters and classic enemies.

Steven Moffat, executive producer, Doctor Who, says
Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, and executive producer, Doctor Who, added
Simon Nelson, head of BBC multiplatform in Vision, said:
Anwen Aspden, executive producer, BBC Wales Online, concludes:
The exact titles of the four episodes are being kept secret for the time being, but the four original stories will take players on a journey throughout time and space, including one location from the Doctor Who series which has never been seen before on screen. Players will encounter new and original monsters, in stories which form part of the overall Doctor Who canon.

The first episode of Doctor Who – The Adventure Games will be available to download for PC and Mac from bbc.co.uk/doctorwho in June 2010. Its title will be revealed at a special press event on 21 April in Sheffield.

The official site for the new K9 Television series has launched at www.k9official.com.

As reported here the series launches in the UK and Australia this Saturday.

The new website features character guides, exclusive video clips, and episode guide to the series.

The series also has an official page on Facebook.

The first scene of The Eleventh Hour is now available to viewers in the UK on the official BBC website and on the Red Button service.

Fans in the United States can watch the clip on the BBC America website.

The official BBC Doctor Who website has been updated in preparation for the launch of the new series on April 3rd.

The website features exclusive videos and features on the new series as well as archive material from the programme's long history.

The first minute of The Eleventh Hour will be available online from Saturday at 6.25pm, one week before the series launch.

The website also confirms the return of Doctor Who Confidential. The first episode, Call me the Doctor, captures all the backstage excitement from Matt Smith's first episode and gives a taster of life as the Doctor. There's an exclusive look at the read-through for The Eleventh Hour and Production Designer Edward Thomas and Matt Smith give a guided tour of the new look TARDIS.