Paul McGann interview

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Eighth Doctor Paul McGann has given an interview to BBC News Online.

In it he mentions Doctor Who, his initial reluctance to take the part, what won him over, and that kiss.

Thanks to Ian Kildin

FILTER: - People

Sound of Drums - AI Figure and Sunday Repeat

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Episode 12, The Sound of Drums, achieved an Appreciation Index score of87, way ahead of any other programme on the five main channels on Saturday and the joint highest AI figure of the week.

The second highest placing on BBC1 was Jekyll which got 83 and on ITV1 the highest place went to Parkinson with 79. Of the remaining three channelsCSI:NY scored highest with 85.

The Appreciation Index, or AI, is a measure of how much the audience liked the programme. It is a score out of 100, based on responses from a carefully selected panel. The average score for drama on BBC1 and ITV1 is 77. A score in excess of 85 is regarded as excellent while a score below 60 is poor.

On BBC3 the Sunday repeat got an audience of 1.01 millionviewers, which was a5.2% share. The programme was once more the most watched multichannel programme of the day, beating The Simpsons on Sky One.

Also on BBC3, last Sundays repeat of Utopia scored an AI of 88 and SaurdaysDoctor Who Confidential scored 85.

With overnight ratings for Sunday now available, Doctor Who is the 11th most watched programme of the week. There is a slim possibility of a top ten place when official final figures are released by BARB in about nine days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Last Of The Time Lords Trailer

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

The full trailer for Last Of The Time Lords, which aired on BBC TV yesterday, is now available to view on the official programme website.

The climax to Series Three will be shown on BBC1 this coming Saturday at 7.05pm.

FILTER: - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Who is the Greatest Doctor Who?

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The UK digital channel UKTV Drama will be running a special Doctor Who weekend on the 14th-15th July, and as a part of the proceedings fans will be able to vote for their favourite Doctor in an online poll.

The vote can be made from the UKTV Drama website between 29th Junethrough to 13th July.

FILTER: - Press

Canada: The Shakespeare Code on CBC and in Metro

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Mike Doran

The Shakespeare Code airs tonight, Monday June 25th, 2007 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at 8:00pm (8:30pm in Newfoundland). The episode has received a Critics' Corner recommendation in freebie newspaper Metro. Metro publishes editions in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton but not all cities are recommending Doctor Who tonight. The Doctor Who mention can be found on different pages in different cities or can be read online at the Metro website.

FILTER: - Canada - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Sarah Jane comes to DVD

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

BBC Shop has announced that The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane is due to be released on Region 2 DVD in the UK on October 29th.

Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman. She inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder. A world where aliens are commonplace and the Earth is constantly under threat. A world that Maria Jackson - a seemingly ordinary girl - can only dream of until she moves in next door. Nothing will ever be ordinary again. In the first adventure, there's a new drink taking the world by storm - Bubbleshock! Everyone's drinking it. When Maria's dragged along to the factory tour by her new friend, Kelsey - a girl with an opinion on everything - she's plunged into the sinister world of Bubbleshock and the mysterious Mrs Wormwood. There's something terrible behind the hype - something Sarah Jane's interested in too...

The Sarah Jane Adventures are thrilling stories for children. Big adventures, superb effects, wicked comedy.

FILTER: - Sarah Jane - Blu-ray/DVD

Doctor Who: Podshock 86

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Episode 86 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"He's got control of everything."

Note: This episode was recorded LIVE on the net on the 24th of June 2007. The audio quality is not to our usual standards due to how this special live over the net episode was recorded. This podcast is going out as it was recorded without any post production work applied to it in order to expedite our podcasts and catch up with the BBC transmissions. Warning: this podcast reviews the twelfth episode of the 2007 series "The Sound of Drums", and may contain spoilers. If you have not seen this episode yet, you may want to save this podcast episode until you have seen it.

Outpost Gallifrey Presents:

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 86
For the Week of the 25th of June 2007. Recorded LIVE on the net
Running Time: 1:54:09

Live Roundtable Episode Review of "The Sound of Drums", featuring our regular contributors Darth Skeptical, Taras Hnatyshyn, Joey Reynolds(host of American Who) and West Hubbard (host of the CIApodcast) with live listener feedback. Hosted by Louis Trapani, and Ken Deep. Recorded live on the net via TalkShoeon Sunday, 24th of June 2007. Note: This is a "Rough, Ready, and Raw" version -- this podcast episode is going out as it was recorded, with no post production work...

Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and presented by Outpost Gallifrey.

Since there was no post production work applied to this episode, there is noEnhanced Podcast AAC version of this episode. Our Enhanced Podcast versions will return with our regular format 'studio' recorded podcasts.

Doctor Who: Podshock features the latest Doctor Who news and discussions from both US and UK perspectives. Hosted by Ken Deep and Louis Trapani in the US and James Naughton in the UK, with segments by correspondents in Australia and Canada. Presented by Outpost Gallifrey and brought to you byThe Gallifreyan Embassy.

Below is the link to the MP3 format version of the podcast. There is no Enhanced Podcast format of episode 86 ofDoctor Who: Podshock since it did not go through post production.

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 86 (MP3 format, 45.9 MB)

If you are subscribing to our podcast via one of the feeds, you will get it automatically. If not, you can also grab it manually using the link above.

FILTER: - Fan Productions - Audio

Week Thirteen - 7.05pm start

Sunday, 24 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Season Three of Doctor Who comes to a close in the UK next Saturday with episode thirteen, Last of the Time Lords, being broadcast at the slightly earlier time of 7.05pm.

The programme is preceded by a repeat of The Weakest Link: Dr Who Special, which was originally seen on the day before the season premier. The programme pits Doctor Who stars, including David Tennant, John Barrowman, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, K9 and Tracy-Anne Oberman, against Anne Robinson.

Following Doctor Who, BBC One viewers can see The National Lottery Drawsand Casualty.

ITV1 puts the feature film The Mummy up against the Doctor. The 1999 film stars Brendan Fraser,Rachel Weisz and John Hannah in a fantasy adventure about the search for buried treasure protected by an ancient mummy's curse.

Sports fans are catered for by BBC Two with tennis from south west London inWimbledon 2007. Weather permitting, it is the 3rd round in the men's and women's singles.

Channel 4 has a look at The 100 Greatest War Films. The first half of a two-part show counting down the 100 Greatest War Films of all time as voted for by the British public. Highlights include Platoon, Schindler's List and The Deer Hunter.

Channel 5 goes royal with William and Harry: The Interview. It is an interview given to Matt Lauer of the US network NBC, in which Prince William and Prince Harry give a unique insight into their lives.

NB: BBC Two will be showing the complete animated adventure Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest, originally shown as part of the Totally Doctor Whoseries, at 10.30am on Saturday morning. The Doctor and Martha follow a trail of clues across alien worlds to find the location of a legendary lost spaceship.

Doctor Who Confidential is on BBC3 at 7.55pm.

FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Sound of Drums - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 24 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial overnight figures show that episode twelve, The Sound of Drums, was watched by 6.9 million viewers, a38.2% share of the total television audience.

The programme was back on top of the charts as the most watched propgramme of the day, both by audience and share, with over a million viewers more thanCasualty. It beat its direct opposition on ITV1, the premier of Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, getting more than double the film's audience.

With just Sunday's ratings to come, Doctor Who is currently the 9th most watched programme of the week, holding out the possibility of a top ten final place.

The children's audience was 1.2 million which was a 49.7%share of the 4-15 year olds watching television.

On BBC3, Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.88 million making it the by far the most watched programme on multichannel television. The share was 5.7%.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Big Finish Update

Saturday, 23 June 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Big Finish Productions have released more information on their upcoming releases for 2007. They have released teaser blurbs for Son of the Dragon,Absolution, The Mind's Eye, and The Girl Who Never Was.

Also released is the cover for Human Resources Part 2, the final release in the McGann BBC7 series.

Son of the Dragon (September)

I am Prince Vlad III - son of Vlad the Great, and sovereign and ruler of Ungro-Walachia and the duchies of Amlas and Fagaras.

But since my father's murder, I have had another name.

I am Dracula.

(Features the Fifth Doctor, Peri, and Erimem)

Absolution (October)

Confession. Penance. Absolution.

The Tardis breaks down in a forbidden sector of space. Ghostly voices cry out for salvation and only C'rizz, the Doctor's Eutermesan companion, can answer their call - for only he knows the secret of the Absolver. But will he use it to rescue his friends or save the universe?

The Doctor's sins are catching up with him and the infernal beast Borarus is hungry. Time is running out and Judgement Day is at hand.

Welcome to Hell.

(Features the Eighth Doctor, Charley and C'rizz)

The Mind's Eye (November)

This is a warning to all space farers. You must keep away from this planet. It’s hostile, repeat, hostile.

On a planet with no name, the Doctor finds himself confronted by a faulty memory and some killer plants.

In a distant galaxy, Erimem leads a troubled empire.

Back on Earth, Peri tells her son about the good old days when she used to travel with a man called The Doctor.

(Features the Fifth Doctor, Peri, and Erimem)

The Girl Who Never Was (December)

'Dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. Someone's listening. Somewhere.'

A ghost ship. A girl with no memory, adrift in time. An old enemy. This could be Charlotte Pollard's finest hour - or her last.

Set course for Singapore, 1931. Journey's end.

(Features the Eighth Doctor and Charley)

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