K9: UK DVD release update

Wednesday, 22 December 2010 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The official press information for the forthcoming release of K9 on DVD has clarified that it will be entitled Series One Volume One, and not The Complete Series as previously indicated by online retailers for pre-order. The first thirteen episodes are due to be released on 31st January 2011, with the latter half of the series following on 7th March.

K9 BLAST BLASTS INTO HIS OWN LIVE ACTION SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES COMBINING COMEDY, ACTION AND SUSPENSE!

Originally created for the classic British sci-fi show Doctor Who in 1977, K9 has long been an iconic television character. He was created by Bob Baker & Dave Martin, who had been long standing contributors to the show from the Jon Pertwee days through to the Tom Baker era. The robotic dog worked his way into the nation’s hearts and he made on screen come back in 2006 showing up in the David Tennant story School Reunion.

K9 now blasts into his own sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense, which is being shown on shown on Five in the UK. The series combines live action and stunning visual effects and comes from his original creators Bob Baker and Dave Martin.

Synopsis:

London, the near future: Orphan teenager Starkey, ultimately plans to bring down the system but for the time being he is prepared to simply slip through the cracks. He and his friend Jorjie hide out in the residence of reclusive scientist, Professor Gryffen and his errand boy Darius, who are experimenting with alien technology. The Professor blows a hole in the fabric of space/time and they are attacked by two reptilian warrior JIXEN, but they are saved by a small dog-like robot, K9, who follows the Jixen through the portal.

K9 and Starkey, with the assistance of Jorjie, Darius and Gryffen, become the earth’s front line defence against dangers threatening from anywhere and anytime in the galaxy. They will have a lot of fun, adventure, and some scares along the way, saving the earth from alien creatures, monsters and more than a few human threats.


K9 is currently being broadcast in the United Kingdom every morning over the holiday period on Channel Five, and all episodes shown so far are available for those in the UK to watch on their Demand 5 service. The series has been achieving ratings of around 200,000 viewers, about average for the timeslot.





FILTER: - Merchandise - UK - Blu-ray/DVD - K9

K9 comes to DVD and Five in the UK

Monday, 13 December 2010 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The first part of the Park Entertainment series K9 will be released on DVD in the United Kingdom on the 31st January 2011.

The cover for the release specifies this as the Complete Series 1; however, this is attributed to Channel Five splitting the series into two halves, and will actually only have the first run of episodes broadcast on the channel (see below); a second DVD (the Complete Series 2) is expected to be released on 7th March 2011, containing the rest of the episodes from the series.

The complete series was released as a single boxed set in Australia at the end of September.
 

K9 was first transmitted in Australia on Network Ten and in the UK on Disney's digital channel XD (though the UK run was incomplete); a second series of the show is currently in development.

Transmission on Channel Five kicks off this coming Saturday from 10:00am, and is expected to reach a wider audience for its 'terrestrial' broadcast. The show will be shown daily over the Christmas period until New Year's Eve. As noted above, the channel is broadcasting the series in two halves, with the rest of the series due on air around Easter 2011.

Five have a special trailer for the series, featuring a voiceover by John Leeson (in his own voice, not K9's!). You can also find the original series trailer from 2009 on YouTube.







FILTER: - Merchandise - UK - Blu-ray/DVD - K9

Voyage of the Damned for 13p

Monday, 13 December 2010 - Reported by Harry Ward
For today only you can rent Voyage of the Damned for 13 pence from online video catch up and rental service SeeSaw.

The deal is part of the site's Christmas Advent Calendar which offers episodes at reduced price for one day only. You can rent the episode by clicking here. You get 30 days to start viewing the episode after you purchase it.

You can also rent two other Christmas Specials, The Christmas Invasion (£1.19) and The Next Doctor (99p). SeeSaw also offers some Classic Series episodes for free including The Tomb of the Cybermen.




FILTER: - UK - Online - Series 4/30

A Christmas Carol - DVD Update

Thursday, 9 December 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who:A Christmas CarolBBC America have confirmed that the 2010 Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol, will be released on DVD/Blu-ray in North America on February 15th.

It was previously announced that the story will be released in the UK on January 24th, 2011.

The Discs will include the hour long version of Doctor Who at the Proms.




FILTER: - Specials - USA - UK - Blu-ray/DVD

K9 launch date on Five

Thursday, 2 December 2010 - Reported by Marcus
The K9 series will begin its UK terrestrial transmission on Five on Saturday 18th December at 10am.

The 26 episode series, developed by Bob Baker and Paul Tams, has previously been shown in the UK and Europe on the digital Disney XD channel and has already aired on Network Ten in Australia.

John Leeson reprises his role as the voice of K-9 in the series with Philippa Coulthard playing Jorjie Turner, Keegan Joyce playing Starkey, and Daniel Webber playing Darius Pike.

A second series is in development.




FILTER: - UK - K9 - Broadcasting

TARDISes in Transit

Wednesday, 1 December 2010 - Reported by Harry Ward
A lorry carrying eleven TARDISes was spotted in a Cardiff industrial park today.

The lorry had made a stop in the Foreshore Road warehouses - which is next to the Heliport and not too far from the site of the new BBC Wales Studios - but it is not known where they were actually heading to, or what they are for. The TARDIS prop used for filming is transported as a flat pack and then assembled on location, which makes this sighting rather intriguing.




Update: I've been informed that there are actually 22 Police Boxes on this lorry.

If you have any more information about these TARDISes please contact us.





FILTER: - UK - Miscellaneous

Sarah Jane Official Ratings

Wednesday, 1 December 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Sarah Jane AdventuresFinal Ratings for Series four of The Sarah Jane Adventures are now available.

This year each episode premièred on the digital Children's Channel CBBC on a Monday and Tuesday before being repeated on the mainstream BBC One later in the week. The exception to this was The Nightmare Man which was repeated on BBC Two as The Commonwealth Games were being shown on BBC One.

The series has done incredibly well on CBBC with Part One of The Empty Planet now holding the record for the highest rated programme on CBBC. The series was boosted with the apperance of Matt Smith and Katy Manning in Death of the Doctor half way through the series, with most of the audience staying with the show until the end.

On BBC One the average rating for the series was 0.52 million or 0.49 million if the BBC Two showings are added in. The BBC One average for this timeslot for the year so far is 0.46 million. The fact that The Sarah Jane Adventures beats this, dispute this being the second showing of the week, is very impressive.

By comparison the average BBC One audience for other CBBC programmes was Junior Masterchief 0.72 million; Blue Peter 0.44 million; Gastronuts 0.42 million; Relic: Guardians of the Museum 0.42 million; Amimals at Work 0.29 million; My Genius Idea 0.27 million.

The highest combined rating was for Part One of Lost in Time which had a total of 1.57 million viewers across both channels. Last year the series peaked with 1.59 million watching The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.

This year the total average for the series was 1.29 million viewers. Last year the BBC One average was 1.01 million.








FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane

6pm for A Christmas Carol

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: A Christmas CarolThe BBC has confirmed this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol with be shown on BBC One and BBC One HD, on Christmas Day at 6pm.

Final schedules were signed off this afternoon. Doctor Who has been shown at 6pm on Christmas Day for the last two years.

This year Doctor Who will be preceded by The One Ronnie, a variety show starring Ronnie Corbett and will be followed by Christmas Editions of Strictly Come Dancing, featuring John Barrowman, and EastEnders.

The programme has already been confirmed for transmission on Christmas Day in the United States on BBC America at 9pm ET and on Boxing Day in Canada on SPACE at 9pm ET and in Australia on ABC 1 at 7.30pm.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Specials - UK - Broadcasting

Sarah Jane in Australia

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 - Reported by Marcus
Sarah Jane AdventuresSeries four of The Sarah Jane Adventures comes to Australia this Friday.

The Australian version of Nickelodeon will be showing the series starting with The Nightmare Man Part One at 7.00pm, followed by Part Two at 7.25pm.

Final ratings for the CBBC showing of the final two episodes of the series, give Part One of Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith a rating of 0.82 million with Part Two getting 0.81 million watching. Final figures for the BBC One showing will be out later this week.





FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane - Australia

Sarah Jane Ratings - Lost in Time

Monday, 22 November 2010 - Reported by Marcus
The Sarah Jane Adventures continues its strong run on the digital Children's channel CBBC with final figures for the fifth story, Lost in Time, showing the series at the top of the weekly charts.

According to BARB, part one of the story had 0.98 million watching with part two getting 0.68 million viewers, slightly down on the previous week.

The Alien Files had 0.48 million watching.

Lost in Time was repeated later in the week on BBC One and figures for these showings will be available later this month.

Final Ratings - Series Four
- -CBBC--BBC Two--BBC One--Total-
The Nightmare Man - 1 0.59m0.28m0.87m
The Nightmare Man - 2 0.67m0.38m1.05m
The Vault of Secrets - 1 0.73m0.43m1.16m
The Vault of Secrets - 2 0.61m0.49m1.10m
Death of the Doctor - 1 0.92m0.48m1.40m
Death of the Doctor - 2 0.96m0.47m1.43m
The Empty Planet - 1 0.99m0.51m1.50m
The Empty Planet - 2 0.81m0.58m1.39m
Lost in Time - 1 0.98mTBCTBC
Lost in Time - 2 0.68mTBCTBC





FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane