Lalla in Massachusetts

Thursday, 4 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Lalla Ward and her husband, author Richard Dawkins, will be presenting from Dawkins' newest book on Wednesday, November 10th at 6:00 pm at the Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. For full details on this event click here. (Thanks to John S Hall)

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Barrowman on Crusaid

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

John Barrowman, featured in the forthcoming first season of the new Doctor Who series, will be hosting an exclusive film screening in honor of World AIDS Day on December 1. "Star of stage and screen John Barrowman hosts an exclusive screening of his favourite film for Crusaid. Join us for a fabulous one-off night on World AIDS Day itself, where Crusaid supporter John will introduce his chosen film, followed by drinks and canap?s." To reserve a space at the screening, the venue for which is to be announced, "call the events team on 020 7539 3894 or email events@crusaid.org.uk". (Thanks to Matt Evenden)

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Hitchhikers on CD

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The audio adaptation of the third series of Douglas Adams' classic satire The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is out on October 25, having been broadcast over the past several weeks on BBC Radio 4. Based loosely on his aborted screenplay "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen," the story for the third series (which reunited the original cast) eventually wound up as the third book in the series, "Life, The Universe and Everything" and has been adapted for radio and, now, audio. The CD and cassette release includes 25 minutes of exclusive & previously unheard footage. The cover illustration is at right. Meanwhile, series stars Geoffrey McGivern (Ford), Stephen Moore (Marvin), Susan Sheridan (Trillian), William Franklyn (the Book, and recently featured in the Doctor Who audio "The Roof of the World" from Big Finish) and series director Dirk Maggs will be signing the CD's at Forbidden Planet in London on October 30 from 12-1pm. (Thanks to Laura Burch/BBC Audiobooks)

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BBC7 Program Notes

Thursday, 21 October 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

BBC7 is currently broadcasting Martin Chuzzlewit featuring Pat Troughton as Old Martin, weekdays (from Monday 18th October) at 10am (repeated at 1am the next day), in ten parts. As ever, the Listen Again service allows you to listen for the following six days after broadcast, via the BBCi website. Also Monday's Million Pound Radio show featured a Doctor Who spoof. Broadcast at 0830, 2200 and 0330 the following day, this will also be avaiable for the following six days (not members of the Who cast involved). Plus each Tuesday, at 2300 and 0430 the following day, the vocal talents of Tom Baker can be doing a similar job to his Little Britain role, but many years before. Check out the BBC7 website for further info. (Thanks to Bob Berrow)

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Delia Derbyshire: Standing Wave

Thursday, 23 September 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Standing Wave is a new stage play about the life and music of Delia Derbyshire, the ground-breaking electronic composer among whose most notable contributions is her arrangement of the Doctor Who theme. The press launch of the play featured a life-sized Dalek. Details about the play, which runs at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland from October 7, can be found at the Tron Theatre website. (Thanks to Ben Morris)

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DVD: Daphne Ashbrook in UK

Wednesday, 22 September 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Tenth Planet, in cooperation with Covert Productions, will release Daphne Ashbrook in the UK, a DVD release covering the actress' recent trip to the UK, including her signings and the "Evening with Daphne Ashbrook" event. This was the first time Ashbrook -- best known to Doctor Who fans as Dr. Grace Holloway, Paul McGann's co-star in the 1996 Doctor Who film -- had made Doctor Who related appearances in England. The DVD will be released in November; meanwhile, below is the press release and cover (click for a larger version). (Thanks to Tenth Planet)

DAPHNE ASHBROOK IN THE UK

When DOCTOR WHO returned in 1996 for a big budget TV Movie, actress DAPHNE ASHBROOK faced the challenge of reinterpreting the classic companion figure for a modern audience. As the quirky Grace Holloway, Daphne brought life to a memorable character and a controversial love interest for PAUL McGANN as the eighth Doctor.

In Summer 2004, Daphne crossed the Atlantic to make her first ever DOCTOR WHO personal appearances in the United Kingdom. This special documentary follows DaphneÆs entire visit, looking back at the world of DOCTOR WHO, and sharing her unique perspective on the show, past and present.

As well as following her public appearances, in a newly shot interview, Daphne offers an in-depth discussion of the making of the TV Movie, the character of Grace and that infamous kiss. Plus we go behind the scenes of DaphneÆs return to DOCTOR WHO in the Big Finish audio adventure THE NEXT LIFE. Along with insights from writers ALAN BARNES and GARY RUSSELL, the Doctor himself, PAUL McGANN, joins Daphne for an exclusive on-camera reunion.

Special Features: An Evening with Daphne Ashbrook: A 25 minute stage talk moderated by Gary Russell ò Photo Montage ò Biography
Feature Running Time: 50 Minutes Approx. DVD Extras Running Time: 30 Minutes Approx.

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Katy's Australian Citizenship

Wednesday, 15 September 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Katy Manning (Jo Grant), long a resident of Australia, is now a citizen of that country, one of 200 people around the world to receive citizenship from Governor-General Michael Jeffery at Government House according to the official Doctor Who site. "It's absolutely terrific because I've been a gypsy for so many years," Manning told the News.com.au site. "This is the first place out of all the places that I've lived that I actually woke up one day and I thought this is really truly where I want to be, this is where my heart now is."

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John Scott Martin: Comeback Kid

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

BBC News featured an article yesterday about veteran Doctor Who actor John Scott Martin, one of the troupe of four actors who played Daleks throughout the run of the original series... who has offered to step into the costume again for the 2005 Doctor Who series. The article says Martin would be happy to reprise the role if asked. "I really enjoyed doing it before," he told BBC News Online. "I would happily run around as a Dalek again." Martin and his fellow actors were required to "squeeze into a wooden or metal costume, then scuttle around to simulate the Dalek gliding on three caster wheels," and the heat of the costume meant that inside the Dalek's terrifying shell "you would find the actor dressed in only a T-shirt and swimming trunks." "It could be difficult at times and I'm not as fit as I used to be, but I'm sure I could do it again," Scott Martin told BBC News. According to a BBC spokeswoman, there has been no decision made on whether the Daleks would be automated or operated by actors in the forthcoming new series. The Registerand the Telegraph also have the story.

Meanwhile, Outpost Gallifrey has learned that John Scott Martin will appear on Wednesday morning's GMTV program at 6:50am and "some time after 8am". (Thanks to Gavin Collinson, Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe)

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Bonnie Goes to Arundel

Friday, 6 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Bonnie Langford (Mel) will be taking her "Jazz at the Theatre" concert to the Arundel Festival this year in Sussex, on Sunday August 22 at 7:30pm. The evening under the stars will feature Langford's signature song-styling and a few special guests... if you haven't seen Bonnie perform live, you're in for a treat! Tickets are apparently going fast. For more details visit the Arundel Festival website, or visit Bonnie's website here.

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Vampire Circus

Friday, 6 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

UK fans take note: Lalla Ward and Adrienne Corri can be seen in the cult film "Vampire Circus" on BBC1 just after midnight Friday night/Saturday morning, August 13/14.

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Previous 10 Stories

Lalla in Massachusetts

Barrowman on Crusaid

Hitchhikers on CD

BBC7 Program Notes

Delia Derbyshire: Standing Wave

DVD: Daphne Ashbrook in UK

Katy's Australian Citizenship

John Scott Martin: Comeback Kid

Bonnie Goes to Arundel

Vampire Circus

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