The BBC have announced that a series of special shows will accompany The Sarah Jane Adventures on CBBC. The specials, entitled Sarah Jane's Alien Files, will allow Sarah Jane and her friends to "recount their adventures each week – the ultimate guide of everything you could possibly need to know when facing hostile aliens."

The first episode of Sarah Jane's Alien Files will follow part one of The Nightmare Man, at 5:45-6:20pm on CBBC.

Note: the 'terrestrial' repeat of The Nightmare Man will be on BBC2 on Wednesday 13th/Thursday 14th October (due to Commonwealth Games coverage) - the series will continue on BBC1 for the following adventure, The Vault Of Secrets.

The BBC has released synopsis for The Nightmare Man, the first story in the new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The series will premiere on CBBC on Monday 11th October at 5.15pm, with Part Two being shown the following day.

In a change to the DWM infomation, the BBC One repeats will now be on Wednesday and Thursday at 4.30pm.

Doctor Who Magazine reports that The Sarah Jane Adventures will return to BBC Television on Monday 11th October 2010.

The series will be shown twice each week, with episodes first being shown on CBBC on Mondays and Tuesdays before being repeated on BBC One on Thursdays and Fridays.

Dates are subject to change and will be finalised the week before transmission.


The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series Four.

• 1: The Nightmare Man
by Joseph Lidster
• 2: The Vault of Secrets
by Phil Ford
• 3: Death of the Doctor
by Russell T Davies
• 4: The Empty Planet
by Gareth Roberts
• 5: Lost in Time
by Rupert Laight
• 6: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith
by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman

The Doctor Who Prom was broadcast on BBC Three on Monday where it was watched by 0.52 million people, according to unofficial overnight figures. The programme had a 2.2% share of the audience and it was the tenth most watched programme on multi-channel Television for the day. The first half was the most watched programme on multi-channel TV between 8.30 and 9.00pm, but the second half was out-rated by Benidorm on ITV4.

The Prom is now available to viewers in the UK on the BBC iPlayer and an extended edition will be broadcast on Friday on BBC Three at 7pm.

A High Definition version of the 60 minute programme will be broadcast on BBC HD on Saturday 11th September at 5.25pm.

Extra material is now available on the BBC Red Button service at the following times.
The service is not available on Freesat.

Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Steven Moffat has announced that the next series of Doctor Who will be split in two with a 'gamechanging' cliffhanger in episode 7.

"The split series is hugely exciting because viewers will be treated to two premieres, two finales and more event episodes. For the kids it will never be more than a few months to the next Doctor Who! Easter, Autumn, Christmas!!"

The BBC press office describe the split transmission as the result of a request from Steven Moffat to write a new Doctor Who story arc which involves a big plot twist in the middle of the series. "By splitting the series Moffat plans to give viewers one of the most exciting Doctor Who cliffhangers and plot twists ever, leaving them waiting, on the edge of their seats, until the autumn to find out what happens."

The Guardian, who host the annual television festival, have uploaded a video clip of Moffat making the announcement here.

The BBC's internationally broadcast channel BBC Entertainment (formerly BBC Prime) is to start broadcasting the third series of Doctor Who, starring David Tennant and Freema Agyeman, in the Autumn. The channel is currently available to watch in Europe and the Middle East.

Says the press release:

Strangely, BBC Entertainment's home page features David Tennant and Catherine Tate!

The BBC has announced that extra content showing behind the scenes material from the Doctor Who Prom will be available to UK viewers via the Red Button service.

Described as a VIP access-all-areas view of the Prom which took place last month, the material will include interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill and follow their preparations as they get ready to take the stage.

The service will begin on Monday 6th September, the same day the Prom is broadcast on BBC Three. Red Button viewers will also be able to see music cut from the main BBC Three transmission as well as a look at the audience through the eyes of some of the Doctor Who aliens.

French Doctor Who fans are petitioning the French DVD distribution company to release Series Four of the show in the republic.

Organised by the website Beans on Toast the petition calls on France Television Distribution, not only release the series in the French language but to ensure the DVD release is of high quality.

Series 1 - 3 have all been released, dubbed into French, but with none of the extras familiar to English speaking viewers included. The first two series had the English versions of the soundtrack included with French Subtitles, but this was not available for Series Three. There are currently no plans to release Series Four in any form.

To mark the season finale of Doctor Who in Canada on Saturday, July 24th SPACE Channel and the program InnerSPACE are planning a special edition in front of a live studio audience. The InnerSPACE Live Doctor Who season finale and after-show will take place at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The broadcast will take place from 9pm - 11pm ET. The special broadcast includes a panel discussion, interviews and a live web chat and will be hosted InnerSPACE's Teddy Wilson.

Fans in Toronto interested in attending being a part of the live studio audience call 416-384-LIVE (5483) to reserve tickets. For more information on the broadcast or the after-show please visit the SPACE Channel website. Those able to be a part of the live audience are requested to arrive by 8:15pm. You must have a ticket to attend the live show. Those not able attend can watch both the Doctor Who season finale and InnerSPACE after-show across Canada on SPACE starting at 9:00pm ET on Saturday July 24th, 2010.

Matt Smith's debut series has concluded in Australia. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's decision to 'fast-track' the latest series of Doctor Who has been vindicated by excellent ratings, the series receiving its highest consistent Australian ratings since its return in 2005 (and probably ever). The series averaged 928,000 viewers in the five major capital cities over thirteen weeks (these figures also do not include regional, time-shifted and iView viewers) and was normally the ABC's top-rating program of the day. TV Tonight reports that The Big Bang averaged 976,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks. Yet again it was the ABC's top-rating program of the day, rating higher than its popular Sunday 7pm news and Little Dorrit, being the ninth highest rating program for the day overall. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated an exceptional 732,000 viewers in the five major capitals.