Master Plan Clip on BBC News

Thursday, 15 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
A clip from The Daleks' Master Plan 2 can be found on the BBC News website, part of a BBC News article on the recovery of the episode (see below). Clips from the recovered episode were also shown this evening on BBC London.




FILTER: - Classic Series

Pyramids in Australia

Saturday, 10 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
According to BBC Worldwide, Pyramids of Mars has been scheduled for DVD release in Australia in June 2004. (Thanks to Dwayne Bunney)




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

Enemy of the World Photonovel

Thursday, 8 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
BBCi has begun another photonovel on the official Doctor Who site, this time the lost Patrick Troughton serial The Enemy of the World. Their photonovel series are camera-shots from the original television broadcasts, the only visual evidence from the episodes that have since been purged. Check it out!




FILTER: - Online - Classic Series

Pyramids Update

Thursday, 8 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
BBCi has noted confirmation of the "Pyramids of Mars" DVD for March, the details of which were announced at theRestoration Team site in early December.




FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Canada BBC Kids Update

Thursday, 8 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The BBC Kids network in Canada has picked up the Peter Davison era package; they will begin broadcasting these stories on February 16 in the early hours (1:00am), with two back-to-back episodes every weeknights. Complete stories will run Saturday & Sunday nights at the same time starting February 21. (The package does not include "Earthshock," "The Five Doctors" and "Resurrection of the Daleks" because they are "not currently available for broadcast," likely due to the ongoing negotiations with the Nation estate.) (Thanks to Graeme Burk)




FILTER: - Canada - Classic Series - Broadcasting

Visitation DVD in Australia

Thursday, 8 January 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
ABC Australia confirms here that the DVD of The Visitation is due out there in April. (Thanks to Justin Watson)




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

Dinsdale Landen

Monday, 29 December 2003 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Dinsdale Landen, who played Dr. Judson in "The Curse of Fenric" and was a veteran of British stage, TV and film, died this weekend from cancer at his home in Norfolk. His TV roles, besides Doctor Who, included "All Creatures Great and Small," "The Avengers" and "Lovejoy"; he also claimed a huge repetoire on the stage, where he was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for his role in the West End play "Alphabetical Order". He was 71. Read the BBC news article about his passing here. (Thanks to Steve Freestone, Paul Hayes)




FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

Alfred Lynch

Tuesday, 23 December 2003 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Alfred Lynch (Commander Millington in "The Curse of Fenric") passed away due to cancer December 16; read the obithere. (Thanks to Bill Spiby, Matthew Kilburn)




FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

Pyramids Confirmed Extras

Tuesday, 23 December 2003 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The British Board of Film Classification website lists over 94 minutes of confirmed extras for the forthcoming DVD release of Pyramids of Mars. While this has already been reported, the following is actually the official list itself from the BBFC site:

00:06:42:18 | OH MUMMY - SUTEKH'S STORY
00:07:50:12 | NOW AND THEN - THE LOCATIONS OF PYRAMIDS OF MARS
00:10:45:00 | PYRAMIDS OF MARS - THE GALLERY
00:02:24:23 | EASTER EGG
00:02:55:04 | DELETED SCENES
00:22:07:01 | OSIRIAN GOTHIC
00:41:56:15 | SERIAL THRILLERS




FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Companion Rumors

Tuesday, 23 December 2003 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
The Sci-Fi Online website (which has frequently had good inside news in the past) features a story this morning about possible actresses to play the new companion, who has tentatively been named Rose Tyler. Says the site: "The first name to be pulled from the hat of unnecessary conjecture is Rachael Stirling, daughter of Diana Rigg, who cemented her reputation in the BBC landmark drama Tipping the Velvet. Like so many of the names being batted around for the Doctor this is almost certainly nothing more than groundless gossip fuelled by grapevine ardour although the talented young actress could easily fulfil producer Russell DaviesÆ casting brief of æstrong and independentÆ so who knows?" (Thanks to Helena Gammble)




FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27