Karen Gillan has been cast as as a time-travelling Juliet in a new film to be directed by David Baddiel. Romeo And Brittney is about a high school teenager from New Jersey who finds herself travelling back in time to 13th-century Verona. Also cast is Gillian Anderson who will play the dual roles of Karen's mother and the Nurse, and Robert Sheehan plays Romeo in the comedy. Shooting begins in May.

John Barrowman is to appear in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. The show is expected to go out on Christmas Day. Barrowman has also signed up for a cameo in Goodnight Burbank, a news satire webcomedy that stars Laura Silverman and Dominic Monaghan. Meanwhile Russell T Davies has let slip that Steven Moffat would like to see Captain Jack back in Doctor Who, opening up the way for Barrowman's possible return to the series.

BBC America have confirmed they will be showing the 2010 Doctor Who Prom on Christmas Day, the same day they show the 2010 Christmas Special A Christmas Carol.

The BBC Proms are an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events which have been held annually since 1895. Taking place mainly in the Royal Albert Hall in London, the BBC took over responsibility for the Proms in 1927. The first Doctor Who Prom took place in 2008.

The Doctor Who Prom features the music of Murray Gold performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who record the soundtrack for the television series. The Prom took place Saturday 24 July and was hosted by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.

The Prom was shown in the UK last September.

Big Finish have announced Drama Showcase, a new line of plays made for audio and starring many Doctor Who actors.

The line-up comprises four productions:

• Not a Well Woman, written by and starring Katy Manning.
• Pulling Faces , written by Helen Goldwyn and starring Louise Jameson, with Helen Goldwyn, David Warwick and Colin Baker. This is an adaptation of Louise's acclaimed one-woman show.
• In Conversation with An Acid Bath Murderer, written by Nigel Fairs and starring Nigel Fairs, Louise Jameson and Richard Franklin. This is an adaptation of Nigel's critically admired theatre play.
• Unintelligent Design written by and starring Geoffrey Beevers.

Producer David Richardson says
The season is also available on subscription, with pre-ordered subscription CD copies signed by the main star.

NB: Drama Showcase productions contain adult material and are not suitable for younger listeners.

Online video catch up and rental service SeeSaw is offering the chance for fans to vote for the entire second series of Doctor Who to be made available to rent for only 99p.

David Tennant's first season as The Doctor is in competition with Lost, Life on Mars and Only Fools & Horses. The show with the most Facebook 'Likes' by Monday 22nd November at 9am will be available to rent on the Tuesday after for 99p. You will then have up to 90 days to watch the series.

To cast your vote head over to SeeSaw's Tight Tuesday page.

The BBC's Children in Need programme on BBC1/HD broadcast the first trailer for the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, a little after 8:00pm this evening.

The trailer is now available to watch online, via the BBC's official YouTube channel:


The programme is due to be broadcast in both the United Kingdom and United States on Christmas Day.

SFX have published details of their forthcoming special edition magazine which is devoted to Doctor Who. Doctor Who: A Celebration is a 132 pages of "all things Doctor Who". The last time the magazine produced a special for the show was in October 2008.

This issue contains:

100 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT WHOCOSTUME DESIGNS
Series five costume designer Ray Holman talks us through some of his work, with drawings for the likes of the Eleventh Doctor and a Silurian warrior, and a smattering of behind-the-scenes photos.

AUTHORS ON WHO
A trio of opinion pieces penned by a triumvirate of SF & fantasy titans. Discworld overlord Sir Terry Pratchett, Elric creator Michael Moorcock and hard SF boffin Stephen Baxter share their memories of Who, and try to put their finger on the series’ ineffable magic.

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual effects experts Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker are in a unique position to discuss Who’s effects, having worked on both the classic series and the new show. Their candid discussion of the challenges they faced is accompanied by lashings of behind-the-scenes images (including some fascinating sketches for the original Davros).

THE MISSING EPISODES
Sadly, 108 instalments of the classic series are missing, presumed lost forever, thanks to BBC’s junking policy of the ’60s and ’70s. Richard Molesworth, author of new book Wiped! Doctor Who’s Missing Episodes, tells the full story of how so many episodes came to be destroyed – and how many were later recovered.

And much more.

Free gifts include a fabric Bow Tie and two slogan badges.

SFX Collection: Doctor Who – A Celebration is on sale from 30 November.

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine delves into the world of soaps, and those whose careers have dipped into both those worlds and that of Doctor Who.

Former Doctor Who producer and now current Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson discusses his views on which genre is best:

In this issue:

• Soap Chat: featuring interviews with former companions Louise Jameson (Leela/Eastenders) and Frazer Hines (Jamie/Emmerdale), plus June Brown (The Time Warrior/Eastenders), Helen Worth (Colony in Space/Coronation Street), Rudolph Walker (The War Games/Eastenders), Ian Reddington (The Greatest Show in the Galaxy/Coronation Street), Nina Wadia (The Eleventh Hour/Eastenders), and Cheryl Fergison (The Empty Child/Eastenders)
• The Greatest Soap in the Galaxy! Is Doctor Who also the best soap ever? Featuring interviews with Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts and Rupert Laight.
• Eastenders! A feature on the 1993 Children in Need special, Dimensions in Time.

Plus, the concluding part of the comic strip The Golden Ones, the results of the 2010 DWM Awards, and the usual features such as Steven Moffat's Production Notes, The DWM Review, Beyond the TARDIS, Gallifrey Guardian, and prize competitions.

The issue also comes with a free, double-sided poster.

Vincent and the Doctor, written by Richard Curtis has been nominated in the Drama category at this year’s Mind Mental Health Media Awards.

The nominations will be judged by an independent panel of media professionals and mental health service users. The awards, which celebrate the best portrayal of mental distress and reporting of mental health in broadcast media, will be held at the British Film Institute on Monday 22nd November 2010.

See the the full list of nominations here.

Filming for the new series of Doctor Who has now commenced at the Valley of the Gods in South-Eastern Utah. Matt Smith (who had reportedly arrived in Utah after his appearance on The Late Late Show at around midnight), Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston and Mark Sheppard were all spotted during the course of the day's activities.


Filming is expected to continue in Utah until the 19th November.

Several Doctor Who stars have contributed to a new project to raise money for a charity providing special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds throughout the United Kingdom.

Organised by The Willow Foundation and British artist, Julie-Anne Gilburt, Stars on Canvas is an exhibition of 20x20 cm canvases, each created by different stars from the worlds of sport, art, design, fashion, music and entertainment.

The charity was founded in 1999 by Bob and Megs Wilson as a lasting memorial to their daughter, Anna, who died aged 31. Anna battled cancer for five years, yet during these years she and her family and friends experienced some of their most memorable moments and quality times. The Charity's aim is to replicate the positive impact special days had on both Anna and her family for other seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds throughout the UK.

Pictures online include submissions from Freema Agyeman and Billie Piper, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Russell T Davies.

The results will be displayed at the Catto Gallery, in Hampstead, North London from 2 to 5 December 2010.

From 26 November until 5 December 2010 each Canvas will be sold online through an eBay auction with profits going to the charity. To register your interest and receive a notification prior to the eBay auction going live, please email your name to starsoncanvas@willowfoundation.org.uk