New Scarifyers Story Announced

Sunday, 25 March 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Cosmic Hobo has announced that The Devil of Denge Marsh, the second installment of their Scarifyers series starring Terry Molloy and Nicholas Courtney, will be released on May 7th.
Tis Shub-Niggurath as we worship, and dread,
For she reigns o'er the living and dwells with the dead,
O'er shoreline and beach, o'er heathland and marsh,
She sees all that men do, and her judgement be harsh.
A melting minister… a scientific project gripped by madness… a remote village on the Kent coast where the locals have some strange habits indeed. It's all just the ticket for top-secret government department, MI-13.

Lionheart (Nicholas Courtney) and Dunning (Terry Molloy) are back, to do battle with the Women's Institute, an old adversary and an inter-dimensional being from the dawn of time - THE DEVIL OF DENGE MARSH.




FILTER: - Books

Tennant Interview in Living Scotsman

Sunday, 25 March 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler

Living Scotsman is currently featuring an interview with native son David Tennant on the eve of the debut of Series Three of Doctor Who. The interview, entitled "The Doctor Will See You Now", takes a look at David's career thusfar, from announcing to his parents at the age of three that he wanted to be an actor and play the Doctor, to projects that he's working on now during breaks from Who.

He makes mention of his first appearance in Doctor Who, in Big Finish's Colditz: "I got to play a Nazi-ish character and Sylvester McCoy was the Doctor. Sylvester McCoy was a bit after my time, to be honest, but he's still a god among men because he's played the Doctor. I played it quite cool, though. I don't think they knew quite how overexcited I was."

To read the entire article, please visit the Living Scotsman online.




FILTER: - David Tennant - Press

Series Three pictures

Sunday, 25 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

The CBBC Newsround site has posted 14 new pictures from Series Three.

They feature the Doctor, Martha, Florence Finnigan (Anne Reid), Mr Stoker (Roy Marsden) and "sinister characters in black".

Note: Some of the captions hint at a plot twist.

(Thanks to Ryan.)




FILTER: - Series 3/29 - Press

Tennant on Dead Ringers

Saturday, 24 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant will be appearing in the last episode of the current series of Dead Ringers on BBC2.

He will not be in it as the Doctor but will be doing 'an impression', say sources.

The show - well-known for Jon Culshaw's take on Tom Baker's Doctor, plus its Doctor Whoand Torchwood skits - will go out on Thursday, March 29 at 9.30pm.




FILTER: - David Tennant

Taking Doctor Who seriously

Saturday, 24 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Today's Daily Telegraph carries an Opinion piece by Sam Leith that delves into the psychology of the revivedDoctor Who.

Leith praises Russell T Davies and the scriptwriters for producing "one of the best and most artful pieces of popular television in years", adding "what has made it so resonant is not the cast of silly monsters, the excellent jokes, the jolly special effects, and so forth - but its underlying deep melancholy".

The article, which is headlined "It's now time to take Doctor Who seriously" and quotes poet Elizabeth BishopT S Eliot and novelist Audrey Niffenegger, calls the programme "an extraordinary study of loss" and says: "Its deep theme is loneliness."

Leith adds: "It's all as sentimental as hell... and quite irresistible."

NB: The piece starts with - and is based on - a spoiler.

(Thanks to Ewan Eaton.)




FILTER: - Press

Tennant 'in full fourth series'

Friday, 23 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant has signed a one million pound deal to appear in the entire fourth series ofDoctor Who, according to the Daily Mirror today.

The newspaper says: "Despite false reports suggesting the 35-year-old would bow out halfway through next year's run, insiders have revealed he will film the full 13 episodes."

According to a source: "To be honest, David was never going anywhere. He loves to create an air of mystery about his role in Doctor Who, and when he might leave, so he's happy for people to speculate about his departure.

"But the truth is he's finished filming the third series and he's signed a contract to appear in the whole of the next series. That will see him filming throughout 2008. It's brilliant for the show and the fans."

NB: The Mirror story contains a minor spoiler.




FILTER: - David Tennant

Tennant Addresses Multi-Doctor Stories

Friday, 23 March 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler

In today's edition of Digital SpyDavid Tennant talks about the possibilities of doing a multi-Doctor story in the New Series. "Sure...it's a lovely idea, [but] I just don't know about the practicalities of it, really. It's one of those shows and because it goes on for a long time it has this history."

The article gives a rundown of past stories in which a current Doctor meets up with past incarnations.

Go here to read the complete article.




FILTER: - David Tennant

BBC Wales Exclusive Screening

Friday, 23 March 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Fans in Wales are being offered a chance to see the first episode of the new series before the rest of the UK.

Smith and Jones will be exclusively screened on Saturday, 31 March at 10.30am at a number of venues across the principality.

Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis from 9am on Monday, March 26 by calling 08703 667 887 (Calls from a BT line cost up to 8p per minute. Some operators and mobiles vary and calls may be recorded for training). Tickets will not be available before this date.

BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru will also be giving listeners the chance to win a ticket when a small number are released as competition prizes

The Venues are

Cardiff Bay Odeon
Swansea Odeon
Wrexham Odeon
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Pwllheli Neuadd Dwyfor

Details here




FILTER: - Special Events - Series 3/29

SFX exclusives

Thursday, 22 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Sci-fi and fantasy magazine SFX is celebrating the return of Doctor Who with world-exclusive gifts.

Both its 132-page SFX Collection Doctor Who special and the May issue of SFX will be covermounted with Who goodies only available with the titles.

The special goes on sale on Wednesday, March 28. It will give readers a classic Doctor Who novel - one of 15 - from Target. They will be original editions no longer available in the shops and exclusive to readers, says the publisher.

The SFX special will have news and gossip from the 2007 series plus episode guides for the 2005 and 2006 series, the two Christmas specials and Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

In the May issue of SFX, on sale Wednesday, April 11, fans will have the first chance to get hold of the new Doctor Who Sticker Collection album.

It is full of never-before-seen images from the latest series, says publisher Future, which adds that in a world exclusive the album, from Merlin, will be offered to readers one week before it goes on sale across the UK.

The following June issue of SFX will also be covermounted with a pack of Doctor Who stickers from Merlin.

Click on the image of the special below for a larger version. The May edition cover is yet to be released.

(Thanks to Will Guyatt at Future Publishing.)




FILTER: - Magazines

Saturday Night Schedule

Thursday, 22 March 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The Saturday night schedule is beginning to become clear after a short period of misinformation and confusion created by the network's scheduling department in order to confuse their rivals.

On BBC1 Doctor Who will launch at 7pm as expected.

Its lead in is now expected to be second in the series of The National Lottery People's Quiz with Jamie Theakston, a countrywide search for the UK's best quizzer. Doctor Who will be followed by the new search for a star series Any Dream Will Do, fronted by Graham Norton and featuring John Barrowman as one of the judges.

Doctor Who's main opposition on ITV1 is likely to be their third showing of the feature film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second film in the series. This is the exact same film that ITV put up against the start of Series 2 when it achieved 5.1 million viewers against New Earth's 8.6 million. The film was first shown in December 2005 when it got 8.3 million viewers.

On BBC2 Doctor Who will face the 1956 film The Man Who Never Was staring Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame. Playing the role of Joe is one William Russell, seven years before he stumbled into the Tardis playing one of the first companions Ian Chesterton. This film was last shown on 10th April 2004 when it was watched by 2.2 million viewers.

Channel 4 are showing a documentary Born Survivor: Bear Grylls which demonstrates how to survive in the world's most extreme environments. Something which may be useful to the Doctor.

Channel 5 have the 1983 Oscar winning film Terms of Endearment staring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. On its last showing in August 2006 it was watched, on Channel Five, by 0.73 million viewers.

Doctor Who Confidential will be on BBC3 from 1945-2025

All schedules are subject to change until this weekend when they are issued to the listing magazines.




FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting