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

Episode 91 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"I sometimes think how magical life would be if stories like this were true."

Note: This is a special anniversary studio episode in which we break away from our usual format. Warning: The interview in this podcast discusses elements of the 2007 ("Series 3") episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" and may contain minor spoilers.

Outpost Gallifrey Presents:

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 91
For the Week of the 30th of July 2007.
Running Time: 1:29:36

Special 22 Year Anniversary Episode: Joining us on our anniversary is the celebrated writer Paul Cornell on the heels of the transmission of this year's Human Nature and The Family of Blood. In this full length in-depth interview, Paul discusses these two episodes in the latest series of Doctor Who as well as Father's Day, The Scream of the Shalka, The Discontinuity Guide, Bernice Summerfield, and much more.

Big Finish Productions has released the cover blurb for its December Short Trips title, The Ghosts of Christmasedited by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.

The Sun has released an article today which speculates on some cast and production team changes coming after Series 4. Please Click on the Spoiler link below to view the article.

Big Finish Productions have released a video teaser trailer for their upcoming audio series Dalek Empire: The Fearless. Currently slated for release in September, The Fearless will consist of four single cd releases.

David Tennant has expressed his well wishes toward the users of theOutpost Gallifrey Forum and users of the fan site David-Tennant.com for their donations in memory of his mother Helen McDonald, who died recently.

So far over 8,000 pounds has been donated to the two collections, both in aid of theACCORD Hospice where Mrs McDonald was a volunteer worker and where she spent her final days.

Donations can still be made at justgiving.com. People who donate are asked not to mention David Tennant in the comments section, in order to protect his privacy.

Mr Tennant asked Outpost Gallifrey to share the following message to our readers today in thanks for their support.

The Iconic Replicas division of Product Enterprise has been granted licences for a statue range and replica props from the classic Doctor Who era.

It says the 1:6 scale polyresin figures will include the Fourth Doctor, the Sontaran Linx, Daleks, Cybermen and Zygons.

Sculpted by Andrew Teal and Sarah Aplin, they will be limited editions.

The first wave of the replica props - also to be limited editions - will include a 1:6 scale model of the Tardis from An Unearthly Child, a similar scale replica of the console from the same episode and the sonic screwdriver from the Tom Baker era.

Release dates have still to be announced.

(Thanks to Tony Clark.)