ANI is reporting that Doctor Who producers are keen to get former British PM Tony Blair in for a cameo on Series Four of Doctor Who.

"Everyone knows Blair did The Simpsons and has appeared with Catherine Tate who is the new companion for the Doctor. So we're sure he'd be more than open to the offer of a cameo on the show," a BBC insider said.

syfyportal.com, citing the Paisley Daily Express, reports that filming of"Voyage of the Damned" will be delayed this weekend so David Tennant can attend his mother's funeral.

Tennant's mother, Helen McDonald, died on Sunday, July 15th after a long battle with cancer. She was 67, and was a founding member of Paisley's ACCORD Hospice, where she spent her final days. The funeral will take place at Renfrew North with the Very Rev. James Simpson -- a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II -- officiating.

Filming is expected to resume next week for the Christmas special which will premiere on Dec. 25 on BBC One. The fourth season of "Doctor Who" will air in early 2008, with the third season currently airing Friday nights in the United States on SciFi Channel.

According to the Sun, Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowmanhas been tipped to host a new Saturday night show for the BBC. The Kids Are Alright is a primetime show in which adults battle super-smart kids.

The new show will see a team of seven brainy kids battling against four adults in a series of challenges. For every event the adults win, they pocket thousands. The kids can also get top prizes.

The show is being made as a pilot but will become a series if it goes well. No word yet on air date and time.

John Barrowman will also be guest host on the Friday Night Project on Friday 27th July, on Channel 4. In previous series, David Tennant and Billie Piper have appeared as guest hosts, alongside regular presenters Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins.

The Sun, The Mirror and The Western Mail have published pictures today that were taken during location filming for Voyage of the Damned.

They feature an alien played by Jimmy Vee, who has previously appeared in The End of the World and Aliens of London as the Moxx of Balhoon and the space pig respectively. A few additional details can be found below.

The Science and Society Picture Library has added to its site what are believed to be never-before-seen photographs of Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney and John Levene.

The set of seven pictures shows them at the opening of the BBC Visual Effects exhibition at the Science Museum in London in 1972.

Last month, the library made available for sale a print of the picture formed by joining together the two collectors' edition covers of Radio Times featuring the Doctor and the Master.

The new edition of Doctor Who Adventures is published on Thursday, July 19 with the second part of its 2007 guide to Doctor Who.

Also in the magazine:

* Monsters - Shocks from the last series

* Find out if there are aliens in your family with a special chart

* Part one of a new comic-strip adventure called The Last Soldier

* Doctor Who questions answered

* The Macra get snappy in Tales from the Tardis

* Exclusive posters of Daleks in the sewers, the Doctor and the Master, and the Carrionites

* Win goodies

* Puzzles

Issue 34 comes with a set of two spinners, and there are two sets to collect. Choose from a Cyberman and Ood set or a Dalek and Slitheen one. Click on the thumbnail below for a larger image of the cover.

In a brief interview with BBC News, James Marsters talks about his appearance in series two ofTorchwood.

"I am a huge fan of Doctor Who and Torchwood so it was me who knocked on their door," Marsters says.

He refuses to say too much about the part but calls his character "naughty and a bit of a psychopath".

Also interviewed is Alan Dale, who has recently appeared in the US in Lost, The O.C., Ugly Betty and The West Wing.

Dale admits to being a huge fan of British drama and says he is thrilled to be in Torchwood.

Outpost Gallifrey has received the cover illustration for the forthcoming UK release ofSeries 3 Volume 4 on DVD. Due for release in the UK on August 20th 2007, the disc will feature the final episodes from the past season, including Utopia,The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords. Click on the thumbnail for a larger version of the cover.