The Appreciation Index figure for The Lodger was 87, joint highest of the series so far.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. Any score over 85 is considered excellent.

The Sunday repeat on BBC Three was watched by 0.45 million viewers, winning its timeslot amongst the multi-channel stations.

With Sunday's overnight figures now available, Doctor Who is currently 41st for the week. This should rise considerably when the final figure is released next week.

Doctor Who Confidential recieved an AI of 81 on Saturday and the Sunday repeat was watched by 0.21 million viewers.

Cold Blood has debuted in Australia to good ratings. TV Tonight reports that the episode averaged 814,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks. However, it was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's second highest rating program of the day, coming second to a new episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated a strong 589,000 viewers in the five major capitals.

Meanwhile, TV Tonight also reports that the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art, based in Sydney, will hold a number of Doctor Who 'inspired' short courses over the winter holidays.

The Doctor's friends unite to send him a terrible warning; the Pandorica - which is said to contain the most feared being in all the cosmos - is opening. But what's inside, and can the Doctor stop it?

Doctor Who got an audience of 4.6 million viewers for episode eleven, The Lodger, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The series held up well against its strongest opposition of the series so far, as it faced the build up to England's first match in the Fifa World Cup.

On BBC One it has an average of 4.31 million watching with an additional 0.25 million watching on BBC HD. The share was down to 22.3% with most viewers choosing ITV1's football coverage which, against Doctor Who, peaked at 11 million in the fifteen minutes before the game.

The England v USA match had an average audience of 13.2 million and easily is the most watched programme of the week. It peaked at 19.4 million at 9pm, with over 1.7 million watching on ITV1 HD. The other match of the day, Argentina v Nigeria, had 4.7 million watching. The post match show, James Corden's World Cup Live, got 5.9 million watching, pushing Doctor Who down to fourth for the day and 35th for the week, so far.

Doctor Who is likely to get a substantial boost when the final figures, including details of those who recorded the programme for later viewing, are released next week.

On BBC Three, and directly up against the football match, Doctor Who Confidential had 0.25 million watching, a 1.0% share. An additional 0.14 million watched on BBC HD.

Tom Baker is once more returning to the role of the fourth Doctor in a second series of audio plays, Demon Quest, for BBC Audiobooks.

Baker appeared in the series Hornet's Nest last year alongside Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates, this first time he had played the part of the Doctor for many years.

Demon Quest is written by Paul Magrs, who also wrote Hornet's Quest. No details are yet available about the supporting cast in the series, which will be released over five instalments.

• 1: Relics of Time - Released 2 September
• 2: Demon of Paris - Released 7 October
• 3: Shard of Ice - Released 4 November
• 4: Starfall - Released 2 December
• 5: Sepulchre - Released 2 December

After some three years of touring, Toby Hadoke's acclaimed one man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who will be coming to an end with a triumphant return to its roots at the Edinburgh Fringe in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 20th August. This is likely to be the last time the show is performed in Scotland, with few other shows subsequently, as Hadoke's new show is launched.

Now I Know My BBC will be a brand new show, with entirely new material for 2010 and beyond. Says the press release:

The show is being performed at The Underbelly in Edinburgh between 5th and 29th August.


For more details, visit the Toby Hadoke official website.

Both Doctor Who and Torchwood have been nominated in several categories for this year's Portal Awards, held by Airlock Alpha.

Best Actor/Television sees Jack vs Doctor as both David Tennant and John Barrowman are up for the award; they are joined by Matthew Fox (Lost), Zachary Levi (Chuck), and Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13).

Both shows also appear in the Best Actress/Television category, with Karen Gillan and Eve Myles combatting against Paula Malcomson (Caprica), Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary), and Anna Torv (Fringe).

The awards wouldn't be right without the 10th Doctor's final companion, with Bernard Cribbins nominated for Best Supporting Actor/Television; he's vying for the award with Robert Carlyle (Stargate: Universe), Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse), John Noble (Fringe), and Terry O'Quinn (Lost).

Alex Kingston is nominated for her appearance and River Song in Time of Angels for the Best Special Guest/Television nominations, with her competition being James Callis (FlashForward), Felicia Day (Dollhouse), Leonard Nimoy (Fringe), and Michael Shanks (Smallville).

Finally, both Doctor Who and Torchwood trade blows in both the Best Series/Television and Best Episode/Television nominations, with other shows in the categories including Smallville, Fringe, Stargate: Universe, and Lost.

Voting for the awards commences on the Airlock Alpha website from 25th June, with readers able to vote once a day for the following 30 days. The winners will be announced in August.

The Press details for the final episode of the current series have released by the BBC Press Office.

The Big Bang, written by Steven Moffat, will be transmitted on Saturday 26th June. The time will depend on the results of the first round of the World Cup, as the BBC will show one of the two matches scheduled on this day.



Full series information can be found here.

Issue 170 of Doctor Who Adventures comes with a free set of mini Daleks.

Inside, you can read about the attack of the alien granny, nasty Mrs Poggit and her third green eyeball, there is a challenge to find your way round the Maze of the Dead without blinking, and you can check out what adventures lie in store for the Doctor this Saturday in the top-secret sneak preview of The Lodger!

Plus Matt Smith's diary from the set of Vincent and the Doctor, find out what was on his MP3, a new comic and four posters.

The schedule for episode twelve, The Pandorica Opens, has now been confirmed by the BBC with Doctor Who moving to 6.40pm, on Saturday 19th June.

On BBC One, Doctor Who will again be sandwiched between Total Wipeout and The National Lottery: In It to Win It.

Football once more provides the opposition on ITV1, this week Cameroon play Denmark live from Pretoria. The actual match starts at 7.30 so will not clash with Doctor Who.

BBC Two offers Athletics: European Team Championships followed by Mary, Queen of Shops with retail guru Mary Portas. Channel 4 has Channel 4 News followed by the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding while five has the 1975 film Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn.