According to the Internet Movie Database, Brian Minchin will be the story editor for "Torchwood". Minchin's other work includes script editing the seventh season of "Belonging," the BBC Wales serial that features Eve Myles ("The Unquiet Dead"), and producing a short entitled "The Boy with Blue Eyes" which stars Shaun Dingwall ("Father's Day"). We should note that the iMDb is not usually a legitimate source of information prior to official news being distributed through official channels, but we believe this particular item to be correct. (Thanks to Paul Hayes)

The new issue of Radio Times has revealed two new titles for forthcoming episodes of the second series of Doctor Who. Mark Gatiss' episode is entitledThe Idiot's Lantern, according to the magazine, while the 13th and final episode of the season (written by Russell T Davies) bears the ominous title of Doomsday. In addition, the magazine also mentions that the name of the "red button" interactive episode written by Gareth Roberts that will be available starting on Christmas day is Attack of the Graske.

Is Rachel Stevens headed for "Torchwood"? The rumors have been flying and now there are reports that "the singer has a final audition to win the part of Gwen opposite John Barrowman's Captain Jack in the post-watershed sci-fi show. Rachel, 27, hopes to follow in Billie Piper's footsteps by transforming from pop star to actress. She was beaten to the part of the Doctor's sidekick Rose Tyler by Billie when the hit revival was cast.... Rachel said of her failure to land the role of Rose: 'Things happen for a reason and Billie is really great. If the right thing came around, I'd love to do something.' The former S Club singer said: 'I've been called back for a meeting about a permanent role. I so hope I get it as I'm sick of being attacked for my music.'" That's from The Mirror and there are other reports at Sky News, Ananova,MyKindaPlace, Monsters and Critics, Drowned in Sound, In The News, Contact Music,Breaking News,Female First.

There are several rumors making the rounds that Don Warrington has been cast in the role of "The President" in the two-part Cybermen story in the new season, though this has not been confirmed. Warrington has previously played the role of Rassilon, founder of Time Lord society, for Big Finish's audio plays and has been seen in numerous films and television series. More details soon...

The following is a set report from an Outpost Gallifrey fan correspondent, Melanie Hill, from filming done yesterday, 15 November, on episodes 5 and 6 which are being filmed now. Click on the spoiler tag to read it. (With thanks to Melanie Hill and the TIMELESS group...)

A couple of press outlets have reported the names of episodes 5 and 6 as being "Nine Lives" and "School's Out". This is actually a confusion based on the fact that the writer, Tom MacRae, has written these series in the past; they are not episodes of this show, but television series in their own right.

The South Wales Echo reports on filming for episodes 5 and 6, taking place along the banks of the River Usk near the Riverfronts Arts Centre. A BBC spokeswoman said: "We wanted a location that looked like a stretch of the Thames in London."

There's been a ton of press coverage over the past day regarding the revelation of the designs of the Cybermen, most of which has been directly from the BBC press release. News coverage online includes the Daily Record, CBBC News, The Register, 4RFV, WaveGuide, Herts Essex News, Entertainmentwise, Ananova, Sky Showbiz,This is London,RTE, Digital Spy, The Mirror, The Daily Mail. Says the Times about the return: "Viewers, while terrified, could not help noticing in the past that the low tech Cybermen appeared to be 70 per cent Bacofoil with a car lamp stuck on their helmets. They have been redesigned by the same experts who reinvented the Daleks and previously worked on films including Hellraiser II."

The Scottish TV/Scotland Today site has an interview with Stephen Fry, who's writing an episode of the series this year. "I've done a strange thing," he tells the site, "I've never done anything quite like it, I've written an episode of Dr Who. We are bound by all kinds of secrecy, I can tell you that it deals with a well-known British legend which has alien origins rather than just folklore origins. And that one of the most exciting moments of my life was starting the first page and writing 'Exterior - The Tardis. The Tardis materialises on the surface of a strange planet.' You write that and you think 'I can't believe I have just written that.' As one of the absolutely original Dr Who generation - I can remember the very first episode - and being hooked from that moment on."

According to Media Guardian today, 'Little Britain star David Walliams wants to ditch his "laydee" clothes and step into the Tardis once David Tennant has finished his tenure. "I'd like to take over as Doctor Who. I promise not to make it camp," he promises. Daily Express P19'.

Says the week's Metro Green Room, p9: "New Dr Who star David Tennant is hoping to have the same love god status as his predecessor Christopher Eccleston. He said: 'I hear he had a huge gay following. It had better happen to me too.'" Meanwhile on page 13, they report on the Cybermen return...

According to BBC News, Sophie Okonedo (who played Alison in "The Scream of the Shalka") has been named best female performer at the Screen Nation Film and Television Awards. The 36-year-old star received the award at the ceremony in London honouring Black British artists for her Oscar nominated role in Hotel Rwanda.

(Thanks to Paul Engelberg, Steve Tribe, Chuck Foster, John Bowman, Peter Weaver, John Kilbride)

According to SFX Magazine, several comments about the second series were made in the commentaries on the forthcoming Series One Boxed Set. We've put these (along with a few comments) into the spoiler tag below; click on it to reveal.