Evil of the Daleks Photonovel

Thursday, 26 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The official Doctor Who website today launches their newest photonovel, with telesnap photos from the missing Patrick Troughton serial The Evil of the Daleks, also the debut story of companion Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling).Click here to look at part one.

FILTER: - Online - Classic Series

Frederick Jaeger

Thursday, 26 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Actor Frederick Jaeger, the German-born stage and screen actor who played Jano in "The Savages," Sorensen in "Planet of Evil" and, in his most prominent Doctor Who role, Professor Marius, creator of K-9, in "The Invisible Enemy," died on June 18 in Mallorca after a long illness, according to an obituary this week in "The Stage". Says the obituary, "[Jaeger] played a wide variety of characters but on screen he was often cast in military roles, playing German officers on British television and British officers in German productions." Among his many films are The Iron Petticoat (1956), Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and Voyage of the Damned (1976), and he was very prominent on the stage, including touring with Sir Ralph Richardson in Shakespeare productions. He spent his final years with his second wife, Elizabeth Griffits, at a farmhouse in Mallorca after he retired from acting. (Thanks to Chris Winwood)

FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

Barrowman on Who

Monday, 23 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

John Barrowman, confirmed as one of the actors in the new Doctor Who series, spent time on Richard Bacon's late-night chat show on BBC Radio Five over the weekend and was asked about his pending appearance on the show. Barrowman was initially very cautious when being quizzed by Bacon, refusing to say even what length his hair would be, but he did finally relate that he wouldn't start filming until November and that his character was "something of an intergalactic rogue" who would become a companion to the Doctor. We should add that this isn't confirmation that his role -- known only as Captain Jack -- will be a traditional "companion" but will certainly have time with the Doctor and Rose late in the season. (Thanks to Mark Gardiner)

FILTER: - Guest Stars - Series 1/27

Ghost Light Delay

Sunday, 22 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

As reported elsewhere, the DVD release of Ghost Light has been moved back one week, and will now take place on September 20. According to Steve Roberts of the Restoration Team, this is just due to "technical reasons," likely something to do with the pressing of the DVDs, and nothing to be concerned about; the extra week is just to give time to make sure they're done before release.

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Return to Cardiff

Sunday, 22 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Outpost Gallifrey has learned that the new series production is now back in Cardiff, having taken a trip to London early in the month to do some location photography, and then (we presume) into the studio. There are signs that the production will be filming in public areas of Cardiff this coming week; we have a set report from Jez Connolly who was in Cardiff today (click on the spoiler tag for more details).

I spotted Christopher and Billie preparing for filiming in St. David's Hall in central Cardiff at around 3pm today. Christopher was wearing a burgundy coloured long sleeved T-shirt, black trousers and what looked like ankle length black boots with some silver detail. Billie was dressed in the burgundy and grey hooded top previously seen. I saw Christopher reading the script sat on a bench a few yards from the outside of the building. He looked deep in thought most of the time; it's a great testament to the people of Cardiff that even though it was a fairly busy street and filming was occurring nobody was interfering or pestering the production team. I sat at a nearby outside cafe for a while to observe proceedings; the filming was clearly going on inside the building as it had been closed to the public. Round the side of the building I saw 3 or 4 vans carrying lighting equipment. Most exciting of all though was one van containing the top section of the TARDIS. The crew looked pretty relaxed; at one point Christopher appeared out of a people-carrier car and gave the driver a broad grin.
- Jez Connolly

FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27

New Series Directors

Wednesday, 18 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, issue #347 now on sale, notes that the director for the second "block" of episodes -- episodes 2 and 3, to be exact -- is Euros Lyn. His previous directing credits include "Cutting It," "Belonging III," "Casualty," "Pam Fi Duw?" and "Sunday Stories". Meanwhile, the director of photography will be Ernest Vincze, whose work incldues "Sea of Souls," "Holby City" and "Linda Green". The issue also notes that the visual effects supervisor will be David Houghton of MillTV, who also worked on the Doctor Who charity special "The Curse of Fatal Death". The magazine features an interview with Houghton and more detail about Lyn and Vincze.

FILTER: - Production - Magazines - Series 1/27

Space Pirates Info and New Stills!

Wednesday, 18 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

As we previously reported, the forthcoming DVD release Lost in Time will feature 90 seconds of film from the long-lost Doctor Who serial The Space Pirates starring Patrick Troughton, film that was located, we have learned, in some old canisters of film from the series "Dad's Army". The film footage featuers model spacecraft shots and some live action "space walk" footage from the first episode. Through a coincidence, one of the people looking through the canisters was Ralph Montagu of the Doctor Who Restoration Team... who promptly returned the material to the archives so that it could be used on the DVD release. The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a bit more detail on this and a couple of photographs; meanwhile, Outpost Gallifrey has been sent two photographs unused by DWM which features the Beta Dart undocking from the Alpha 1 beacon, and Alpha 1's compartments drifting apart. Click on each below for a larger version. (Thanks to Steve Roberts and the Restoration Team)

FILTER: - DWM - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

New Zealand DVD Note

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Roadshow New Zealand have announced in their monthly e-Newsletter that The Green Death won't be out on DVD until September, a full month after its release on DVD in Australia. (Thanks to David French)

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - New Zealand

Can Daleks Have Legs?

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Lots of reports coming in from the various press outlets building on rumors that the Daleks, now confirmed as being in the series in the first season, will be given legs in the new series. "Show bosses are looking at the exterminators being able to climb stairs, fly and hover," says The Sun (obviously not being aware that the Daleks hovering was established in the original series, in "Remembrance of the Daleks"). "Their legs may be like those of Star Wars robot R2D2. Or the BBC could use our ideas -and have the Doctor's enemy with Penny Lancaster pins or Hobbit-like tootsies from The Lord of the Rings." Tim Hancock of the estate of Terry Nation is quoted as saying, "We all accept that the Daleks were designed in the early Sixties and need to be updated. They have got to be able to move, be mobile, but they have also got to retain the initial look of the original Daleks about them." The Daily Telegraph notes about the various Dalek stories, "Whoever's in charge of the PR for the new Dr Who series has been doing a knockout job" and notes about the various press leaks involving the negotiations around bringing the nasty metal monsters back. Various other news journals including the Register (with a second article here), Ananova and local media. (Thanks to Steve Tribe, Mark Healey, Paul Engelberg)

FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27

Lost in Time Cleared Extras

Wednesday, 4 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The following is a list from the British Board of Film Classification of cleared extras from the Lost in Time DVD set, with running times and other miscellaneous items. We don't know what the "Untitled" items are, but otherwise, no big surprises from the lists published previously. (Thanks to Richard Bignell)

00:01:42:24 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 1 - THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS
00:02:23:01 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 2 - DAY OF ARMAGEDDON
00:01:45:05 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 3 - DEVIL'S PLANET
00:01:05:24 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 4 - THE TRAITORS
00:00:31:12 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:38:18 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 3
00:00:14:02 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 4
00:02:15:11 | THE SMUGGLERS - LOCATION FOOTAGE
00:01:21:16 | THE TENTH PLANET - EPISODE 4
00:02:03:17 | THE CRUSADE PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
00:01:32:00 | THE CRUSADE PART 3 - INTRODUCTION
00:01:46:02 | THE CRUSADE PART 3 - CLOSING
00:00:27:01 | EASTER EGG NO. 1
00:01:02:13 | WILLIAM HARTNELL - 8MM OFF SCREEN MATERIAL
00:00:20:18 | GALAXY FOUR - FOUR HUNDRED DAWNS
00:00:38:19 | THE MYTH MAKERS - TEMPLE OF SECRETS
00:00:40:14 | THE MYTH MAKERS - SMALL PROPHET
QUICK RETURN
00:00:25:11 | THE MYTH MAKERS - HORSE OF DESTRUCTION
00:01:13:04 | THE SAVAGES - EPISODE FOUR
00:01:39:11 | THE TENTH PLANET - EPISODE FOUR
00:00:49:09 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - TRAILER
00:00:37:05 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 4
00:00:54:18 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 5
00:00:13:12 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 6
00:00:17:03 | THE HIGHLANDERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:25:21 | THE HIGHLANDERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:22:11 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 1
00:00:38:08 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 2
00:00:11:20 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 4
00:00:39:09 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE 2
00:00:12:01 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE 3
00:00:15:22 | THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - EPISODE 4
00:01:06:09 | THE WEB OF FEAR - EXTRACTS FROM EPISODES 2
4 & 5
00:02:51:24 | THE FURY FROM THE DEEP - BEHIND THE SCENES FILMING
00:00:25:07 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 1
00:01:02:11 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 2
00:00:48:07 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 4
00:00:40:22 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 5
00:01:14:06 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 6
00:03:39:14 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - FILM TRIMS
00:00:10:05 | THE WHEEL IN SPACE - EPISODE 4
00:00:15:09 | THE WHEEL IN SPACE - EPISODE 5
00:01:33:02 | THE SPACE PIRATES - FILM INSERTS/TRIMS
00:00:03:17 | UNTITLED
00:00:57:17 | UNTITLED
00:03:33:11 | THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - LOCATION FOOTAGE
00:09:32:15 | THE LAST DALEK
00:33:49:17 | THE MISSING YEARS
00:03:18:21 | UNTITLED
00:00:34:08 | EASTER EGG NO. 2
00:01:04:16 | PATRICK TROUGHTON - 8MM OFF SCREEN MATERIAL
00:00:50:08 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE TWO
00:01:02:04 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE THREE
00:00:18:02 | THE FACELESS ONES - EPISODE TWO

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

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