The Sun has reported today that Geoffrey Palmer has been lined up to guest star in the 2007 Christmas special,Voyage of the Damned. It reports that he will be playing the Captain of the Titanic, although it is unclear whether this character is based on the real Captain of the liner, Edward Smith.

Geoffrey Palmer is best known for his roles in the comedy series As Time Goes By and Butterflies, as well as his appearances in a variety of films, including Mrs Brown, The Madness of King George and Tomorrow Never Dies.

He has previously made two appearances in Doctor Who in the Jon Pertwee stories Doctor Who and the Siluriansand The Mutants. His sonCharles Palmer directed four recent episodes of Doctor Who: Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Human Nature and The Family of Blood.

BBC News reports that, starting 23 July, Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison will be taking over the role of King Arthur in the West End production of Monty Python's Spamalot. The show is currently running at the Palace Theatre.

Bill Ward, from the ITV soap Coronation Street will be joining the cast at the same time as the sexually disorientated Sir Lancelot.

The producers of the show are also launching a new family friendly performance on Fridays at 5:15pm, aimed at kids and young audiences.

The Doctor Who Blog is reporting that they have been informed by sources inside the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that the broadcaster will be posting Series Three ofDoctor Who online at their Doctor Who Website. Each episode will appear online the day after it airs onCBC Television, and will remain available for up to four weeks.

It is expected that the first three episodes should be posted on the site soon. The episodes are expected to be geofenced, and only be available to those connecting from Canadian ISPs.

(Thanks to Rudolf Mammitzsch and DWIN)

10th Planet has released information about forthcoming audio releases for Sarah Jane Adventures. November 5th will see the release of The Thirteenth Stone and The Golden Storm, original short stories for younger listeners, read by Elisabeth Sladen. Each release will be on a single CD.

BBC Audio have released covers and information on their November Audio releases.

Fourth Doctor Tom Baker reads the novelisation of his introductory story, Doctor Who and the Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks.

Martin Jarvis reads The Dinosaur Invasion by Malcolm Hulke.

Katy Manning provides linking narration on the soundtrack for The Curse of Peladon, which also includes a bonus interview.

Clive Swift has been cast in the forthcoming episode Voyage of the Damned, the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special, according to a report in theJewish Telegraph.

The actor is no stranger to Doctor Who, having played Jobel in the 1985 serial Revelation of the Daleks starring Colin Baker.

He is most famous, however, for the role of Richard Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet" - a long-running gag), the hen-pecked husband of Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth in the BBC TV comedyKeeping Up Appearances.

In the Telegraph piece, Swift says of his Christmas special character: "It's a lovely part and I'll be working with Kylie Minogue, who I was introduced to at the read-through, and David Tennant, who is a terrific actor."

Swift also appeared in the BBC TV drama Born and Bred, which ran from 2002 to 2004 and was created by Chris Chibnall, the co-producer ofTorchwood.

Chibnall was consulting/executive producer of Born and Bred, which also ranked Phil Collinson among its producers.

(Thanks to Neil Marsh and GracieLizzie.)

The Friday BBC3 repeat of episode thirteen, Last of the Time Lords, achieved an overnight audience of 0.46 million viewers, making it the 4th most watched programme on multichannel television for the day. It had a share of 2.8%.

The entire Series Three gets another repeat showing on BBC3, starting with a chance to see Catherine Tate's debut in The Runaway Bride, which is being shown at 9pm on Monday 9th July.

Episode one, Smith and Jones, then follows at 7.50pm onFriday 13th July.

Doctor Who Confidential is also being repeated, sometimes the full forty-minute version rather than the cut-down one. The first showing is immediatlly after Smith and Jones.

Those who missed the 45-minute compilation of all the episodes of the Totally Doctor Who animated series, The Infinite Quest, can catch it again when it is repeated on the CBBC channel at 5pm on Sunday 8th July.

Finally fans of the original Doctor may want to catch Togas on TV on BBC Four next Wednesday 11th July at10.30pm. It looks at a variety of TV programmes that have featured togas, from I, Claudius, starring Derek Jacobi, to Doctor Who.

The entertainment section of today's edition of the Toronto Star features a full page interview with Freema Agyeman. In the interview, Agyeman discusses how she got the part and what effect being in Doctor Who has had. We also learn about jobs she has held as well as some of her favourite television series.

The full interview can be read on the Star's website.

A second item in today's Toronto Star gives a list of The essential Doctor Who companions.

Star Week, a television listings magazine distributed with the Toronto Star features the episode Gridlock as one of their "Best Bets" for Monday night viewing.