Matt Smith in GT

Wednesday, 8 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: PromThe new issue of GT Magazine features Matt Smith on the cover for the second time, this time in a pair of trunks.

Inside, as well as talking to Smith, the magazine goes behind the scenes on his new BBC movie based on the memoirs of Christopher Isherwood, Christopher and His Kind as well as talking to Lindsay Duncan, who played Adelaide Brooke in The Waters of Mars and who co-stars with Smith in the biopic, due to be shown on BBC Two this Autumn.

The issue also features an interview and shoot with Tom Ellis, who played played Thomas Milligan in 2007 story Last of the Time Lords, as well as a review of Matthew Waterhouse's autobiography.

The magazine is available in stores and to download on iPad and iPhone from Friday.




FILTER: - Matt Smith

Monsters Continue Tour

Wednesday, 8 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: CybermenDoctor Who monsters have continued their invasion of key UK cities arriving in Belfast on Tuesday to promote the upcoming Doctor Who Live tour. The visit, which saw Cybermen, Scarecrows and Silurian Warriors outside Belfast City Hall, was reported by BBC News and the Belfast Telegraph.

Last week the monsters visited the famous Cavern Club in Matthew Street in Liverpool as reported by the Liverpool Echo.

The Doctor Who Live Tour kicks off at Wembley Arena on 8th October and tours across the UK until November 7th.




FILTER: - Special Events - Press

Matt Smith wins GQ Award

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Matt SmithMatt Smith has won the award for Best Actor at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards.

Smith appeared from within the TARDIS to accept the award presented by artist Tracey Emin, at the ceremony which took place Tuesday evening at London's Royal Opera House. Smith who was filming the 2011 series of Doctor Who in Cardiff earlier in the day, attended the event with model Daisy Lowe.

The annual GQ Men of the Year awards gives GQ magazine readers the chance to vote for the most influential figures in a variety of fields over the past year. Winners are chosen from nominees in the fields of film, television, sports, music, fashion, theatre, literature and food through online voting by GQ readers. Winners are typically featured in an issue of GQ, as well as being honored at the annual Men of the Year awards show.

Matt Smith appears briefly in a video on the GQ site.




FILTER: - Matt Smith - Awards/Nominations

Katherine Jenkins talks to Radio Times

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Katherine Jenkins has been talking to this week's edition of Radio Times about her role in the Doctor Who Christmas Special.
I’ve not done any acting before, so I wasn’t sure if I even could. But I read for the part and on my 30th birthday, they called to say I’d got it. Matt Smith and Michael Gambon have been really encouraging. I can’t wait to see the results.

I learned so much from simply watching Michael Gambon, and he was always telling great stories about all the actors he’s worked with – Matt and I would sit and listen to him for hours.




FILTER: - Specials - Guest Stars

Doctor Who Prom - Ratings

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: PromThe 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.
Sky/Virgin:
Tue 7th September, 6:00am-6:00am (8th)
Wed 8th September, 6:00am-6:00am (9th)
Thu 9th September, 6:00am-6:00am (10th)
Fri 10th September, 6:00am-6:00am (11th)
Freeview:
Tue 7th September, 7:10pm-8:45pm & 9.40pm - 5:50am (8th)
Wed 8th September, 7.10pm-5:50am (9th)
Thu 9th September, 7.10pm-5:50am (10th)
Fri 10th September, 7:10pm-6:00am (11th)
The service is not available on Freesat.




FILTER: - Music - Ratings - UK - Broadcasting

Doctor Who - Best Family Drama

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Karen GillanDoctor Who has been voted best family drama at the 2010 TV Choice Awards.

The event was held at The Dorchester Hotel in London’s Park Lane on Monday evening and Karen Gillan was on hand to accept the award for the programme voted for by readers of the UK's biggest selling magazine.

The awards were hosted by Alexander Armstrong with Emmerdale winning three prizes and EastEnders taking the prize of best soap.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Awards/Nominations

Sonic Screwdriver Controller coming

Monday, 6 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor WhoA new set of Doctor Who Nintendo accessories will be released alongside the forthcoming Wii and DS games Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth and Doctor Who: Return to Earth due in the Autumn.

A Sonic Screwdriver stylus is being released to accompany the games by Blue Ocean Accessories the hardware department of games publisher Koch Media.

Also available will be slipcases featuring the Doctor and Amy Pond.

Ben Jones, media manager of Blue Ocean Accessories, said: "We’re excited to be partnering with the BBC Worldwide on what we believe will be a great seller this Christmas."




FILTER: - Merchandise - Games

Filming starts for 2011 Series

Monday, 6 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor WhoFilming starts in Cardiff at 8am Monday morning, on the 2011 series of Doctor Who, the sixth since the series returned in 2005 and the 32nd since the series began in 1963.

The first production block is believed to consist of Episodes Three and Four, both directed by Richard Clark who returns to the series after a gap of three years. Production will start with Episode Three, penned by Neil Gaiman.

Gaiman attended the read through of the episode last month and wrote on his blog
The table read was pretty amazing, the guest star or stars will be fabulous, Matt's great, Arthur's wonderful and I never got to say hullo to Karen (who was amazing).

Filming for the series is expected to continue over the next few months at various locations in South Wales and Western England. For the latest infomation on the 2011 Series see our Series Guide.

Matt Smith has been spending the break since the filming of the Christmas Special holidaying on the Spanish island of Ibiza and looking for a new place to live on Barry Island, both activities heavily documented by the British tabloid press.

Karen Gillan has also had every move followed by the press with the Daily Mail reporting on such events as the actress dropping her phone while shopping in London.





FILTER: - Series 6/32 - Production

Waters of Mars wins Hugo

Sunday, 5 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Waters of MsrsThe 2009 Doctor Who story The Waters of Mars has won the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

The story was part of the Specials series covering the gap year between Series 4 and Series 5. It was written by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford and directed by Graeme Harper. The story starred David Tennant as the tenth Doctor along with Lindsay Duncan who played Adelaide Brooke.

The award was announced at Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne earlier on Sunday. The Waters of Mars beat two other Doctor Who stories, The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead as well as the American series Dollhouse and Flash Forward to triumph at the awards.

The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. Hugo Awards have been presented every year since 1955

The award is the first for Russell T Davies. Doctor Who has previously won three Hugo Awards, all for stories penned by current Showrunner Steven Moffat. In 2006 The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances in 2007 The Girl in the Fireplace and in 2008 for Blink.




FILTER: - Specials - Russell T Davies - Awards/Nominations

Espenson talks Torchwood

Sunday, 5 September 2010 - Reported by Marcus
TorchwoodWriter Jane Espenson has been talking to blastr about her work on Torchwood - The New World.

Espenson, who is know for her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Battlestar Galactica, will be writing three of the 10 episodes in the series.
I love blending tones—mixing the broadly comedic moment in with the darkly dramatic one can heighten both. Torchwood is a show that welcomes that kind of moment. I'm also really eager to play with all the culture-clash material that comes naturally out of the show's pedigree. Writing for a show with roots in another country—this is a new experience for me, and I'm loving it.




FILTER: - Torchwood