Veteran actor Richard Briers revealed on BBC News24 that he will be appearing in an episode of Series Two of Torchwood.

The actor, who was being interviewed about remastered Charlie Chaplin films, said he read the script last night and it scared him.

Talking to Michael Parkinson on BBC Radio 2 he added that he will play a 90-year-old man rehearsing for the end.

Briers is best known for his role of Tom Good in the classic BBC Comedy series, The Good Life. In Doctor Who, he appeared with the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, in the 1987 story Paradise Towers, where he played The Chief Caretaker.

Thanks to Nick Headley

Big Finish has released details on its upcoming release in the Short Trips series, Snapshots.

The list of stories and authors are as follows:
Pupeteer by Benjamin Adams
Plight of the Monkrah by John Davies
Tuesday by Brian Dooley
She Knew by Nigel Fairs
In Case of Emergencies by Ian Farrington
The Misadventure of Mark Thorne by Andy Frankham-Allen
Indian Summer by James Goss
There's Something About Mary by Simon Guerrier
The Definite Article by Scott Handcock
The Eyes Have It by Colin Harvey
The Golem by Lizzie Hopley
Salva Mea by Joseph Lidster
Fanboys by Paul Magrs
My Hero by Stuart Manning
Osskah by Gary Owen
You Had Me at Verify Username and Password by Stel Pavlou
All of Beyond by Helen Raynor
Remain in Light by Eddie Robson
Gray by Gary Russell
The Sorrows of Vienna by Steven Savile
Piecemeal by James Swallow

The Manchester-based Museum of Science and Industry, which hosts the Doctor Who Up Close exhibition, is attempting to attract a record number of Daleks on 26 August.

In order to fulfil Guinness World Records criteria, MoSI must attract 50 or more Daleks - people dressed in costumes which 'closely resemble a Dalek'.

For more information on the museum, please visit its website here.

Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, writing on Outpost Gallifrey's own discussion forum, has dismissed the rumours circulating in recent days concerning the casting of Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt as the 11th Doctor. Moffat's comments are reproduced below for our readers' information.

Character Options is to release a range of classic-era figures.

To be launched next spring, in association with BBC Worldwide, the five-inch figures will initially feature detailed replicas of classic Doctors, plus a number of monsters.

Jon Diver, the joint managing director of Character Group, said: "The resounding success of the Doctor Who TV series is made up of both new and existing Doctor Who fans.

"We have reacted to public demand and will be producing a range which greatly enhances the depth and quality of our existing line.

"The classic licence will broaden the collectability and enhance the position of the brand."

Also reported by Toy News and Action-Figure

(Thanks to Tony Clark and Daniel Smith.)

New Zealand TV channel Prime will broadcast the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride on Sunday, August 19, to start off the run of Series Three.

Assuming each episode then follows every Sunday, the show will run until November 18.

NB: The press pack with cast listings for episodes one to seven (Smith and Jonesto 42) contains a character spoiler for episode two, The Shakespeare Code.

(Thanks to David French.)

Big Finish Productions has relaunched its website with a new layout and updates on the various lines.

Among the many news updates today, the future of the Eighth Doctor series is commented upon.Nick Briggs had the following to say about the upcoming departure of C'rizz and Charley from the series. 'We shall be extremely sad to see them go,' says executive producer, Nick Briggs, 'but all good things come to an end. And we're giving them both a proper, dramatic send-off.'

The Eighth Doctor's travels with Lucie Miller are set to continue with the following statement on the upcoming second series. The series will be released straight onto CD. The final release order has yet to be confirmed but titles and authors are as follows: Grand Theft Cosmos by Eddie Robson, an as yet untitled story by Paul Magrs, The Skull of Sobekby Marc Platt, Max Warp by Jonathan Morris, Plastic Population by Jonathan Clements, Dead London by Pat Mills and the the final two episodes in the series are provisionally titles Kidnapped and Vengeance - both by Nicholas Briggs.

This second season of The New Eighth Doctor Adventures are due to be released early in 2008

Sci Fi Wire has released details from an interview with Noel Clarke, which they believe may have casting information for Series 4. For more information, please click on the Spoiler link below.

North American High Definition Cable Channel HDNET has announced it has acquired the rights to the first two seasons of Torchwood. It will begin showing the series on September 17th.

Big Finish Productions have released full information on their forthcomingBernice Summerfield book, Nobody's Children. This release will include three stories:

All Mimsy Were the Borogroves Kate Orman
The Loyal Left Hand Jonathan Blum
Nursery Politics Philip Purser-Hallard