DVD Cover

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus
2Entertain have released the cover for the Series 3, Volume 3 of the new series.

The volume contains Episodes 8, 9 and 10, Human Nature, The Family of Blood and Blink.

The DVD is due for release in the United Kingdom on July 23rd.




FILTER: - Series 3/29 - Blu-ray/DVD

Friday Ratings

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The Friday BBC Three repeat of episode ten, Blink, was watched by 0.33 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures. The programme was the 8th most watched on multichannel television for the day.

On BBC One, Totally Doctor Who achieved 0.9 million viewers, which was a7.9% share of the audience.

Wednesday's Blue Peter special, Who Peter, was watched by 0.7 million, giving it a 6.8% share.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Week Twelve Schedule

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who stays at 7.15pm for the transmission of the penultimate episode of Season Three,The Sound of Drums in which Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, but his dark ambitions reach beyond the stars.

The programme is preceded by the final of The People's Quiz hosted by Jamie Theakston and followed by The National Lottery Draws and Casualty

On ITV1 the main opposition comes from "those pesky kids" in the 2004 filmScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. where an evil genius is intent on wreaking havoc, much as on BBC1.

BBC2 has coverage of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and handy tips on buying art.

Channel 4 puts the real Prime Minister up against Harold Saxon with The Rise and Fall of Tony Blair. Andrew Rawnsley examines the policies and personality of the man who has ruled Britain for the last decade.

Channel 5 offers an alternative with the 1988 feature film Little Nikita starring Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix. An unusual espionage drama in which an American teenager about to join the Air Force Academy discovers that his parents are Soviet agents.




FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

December Novels Announced

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Amazon.co.uk have released the titles and blurbs for December's trio of Tenth Doctor Novels.
Peacemaker by James Swallow
The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880s American West is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts of energy instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and Martha learn of a snake-oil salesman who's patent medicines actually cure his patient. But when the Doctor and Martha investigate they discover the truth is stranger, and far more dangerous. Caught between the law of the gun and the deadly plans of intergalactic mercenaries, the Doctor and Martha are about to discover just how wild the West can become... This title features the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.

The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier
The Doctor's been everywhere and everywhen in the whole of the universe and seems to know all the answers. But ask him what happened to the Starship Brilliant and he hasn't the first idea. Did it fall into a sun or black hole? Was it shot down in the first moments of the galactic war? And what's this about a secret experimental drive? The Doctor is skittish. But if Martha is so keen to find out he'll land the TARDIS on the Brilliant, a few days before it vanishes. Then they can see for themselves... Soon the Doctor learns the awful truth. And Martha learns that you need to be careful what you wish for. She certainly wasn't hoping for mayhem, death, and badger-faced space pirates. This title features the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.

Wishing Well by Trevor Baxendale
The old village well is just a curiosity - something to attract tourists intrigued by stories of lost treasure, or visitors just making a wish. Unless something alien and terrifying could be lurking inside the well. Something utterly monstrous that causes nothing but death and destruction. But who knows the real truth about the well? Who wishes to unleash the hideous force it contains? What terrible consequences will follow the search for a legendary treasure hidden at the bottom? No one wants to believe the Doctor's warnings about the deadly horror lying in wait - but soon they'll wish they had... This title features the Doctor and Martha as played by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman in the hit series from BBC Television.




FILTER: - Books

Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf

Friday, 15 June 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf is a two-part version of Toby Hadoke's successful 2006 Edinburgh show. This BBC7 production will be broadcast on 20th and 27th July, featuring a cast that includes Louise Jameson (Leela) as Toby's mum, James Quinn as The Voice of the BBC and Toby who plays himself and narrates. There's also a cameo appearance from the sixth Doctor himself, Colin Baker!

The new BBC7 production of Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf will be released on CD by BBC Audiobooks on 30th July.
This is Toby Hadoke's fantastic autobiographical piece, with universal appeal, told along the timeline of Doctor Who history, using smart comedic observations and excerpts from his teenage diaries. These include how he coped with being bullied, why he never got the girl, and later how being such a fan of Doctor Who helped to actually get the girl and end up with two children that are now the envy of every kid in the playground, all thanks to a geeky obsession.




FILTER: - Special Events - Audio

Canada: CBC Updates Doctor Who Site for 2007 Series

Friday, 15 June 2007 - Reported by Mike Doran

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have updated their Doctor Who Site for the 2007 Series of Doctor Who. The new site contains schedule information, a photo gallery, flash animation, content from the Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN) and a lengthy trailer for The Runaway Bride and the 2007 series.

As previously reported on Outpost Gallifrey the CBC will be airing the 2007 episodeSmith and Jones and the 2006 Christmas Special The Runaway Bride on Monday June 18th, 2007 at 8:00pm and 12:00am midnight (8:30pm and 12:30am in Newfoundland).




FILTER: - Canada - Broadcasting

Last of the Time Lords Schedule and Spoilerish Synopsis

Friday, 15 June 2007 - Reported by Josiah Rowe

The BBC's Programme Information for the week including Saturday 30 June has been published, and contains major plot spoilers in its summary forLast of the Time Lords, the final episode of Series Three. If you don't mind being spoiled, click on the spoiler tag to see what's coming up.

Last of the Time Lords airs at 7:10 pm on BBC One, on Saturday June 30.
Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor a helpless prisoner, in the final episode of Russell T Davies's Doctor Who.The entire human race has been reduced to slavery, as the mighty warships of a new Time Lord Empire rise from the ashes. Only Martha Jones can save the world...

David Tennant plays the Doctor and Freema Agyeman plays his companion, Martha Jones. John Barrowman and John Simm guest star.




FILTER: - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Barrowman autobiography to come

Thursday, 14 June 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

The John Barrowman Official Site has reported that Barrowman is publishing an autobiography with Michael O'Mara books. Anything Goeswill be published in Spring 2008, and will tell Barrowman's story from the very beginning.




FILTER: - People

Family of Blood - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Final figures released by BARB put episode nine, The Family of Blood, as the 13th most watched programme on British Television for the week.

The final rating was 7.21 million viewers, making the programme the 5th most watched on BBC One. It beat an episode of EastEnders, and ITV1's regular weekly episode of Heartbeat. It was top of Saturday night.

On multichannel, the Sunday repeat achieved a final rating of0.76 millionviewers making it 2nd most watched on BBC3 and 4th on all multichannel Television for the week.

Saturdays Doctor Who Confidential was 17th with a final rating of 0.57 million viewers.

Top Twenty (w/e 3 June 2007)

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 1934) - 10.65 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 2031) - 10.54 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (WED 1934) - 10.18 - ITV1
4 EASTENDERS (MON 2001) - 9.29 - BBC1
5 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1929) - 8.87 - ITV1
6 NEW TRICKS (MON 2102) - 8.51 - BBC1
7 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) - 8.25 - BBC1
8 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE (FRI 1929) - 8.10 - BBC1
9 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 7.96 - ITV1
10 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 7.89 - ITV1
11 EMMERDALE (WED 1903) - 7.44 - ITV1
12 MIDSOMER MURDERS (SUN 2105) - 7.31 - ITV1
13 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1911) - 7.21 - BBC1
14 HEARTBEAT (SUN 2000) - 7.07 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (THU 1902) - 6.80 - ITV1
16 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2149) - 6.71 - BBC1
17 EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) - 6.66 - BBC1
18 EMMERDALE (TUE 1900) - 6.61 - ITV1
19 BIG BROTHER (WED 2102) - 6.59 - Ch4
20 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2005) - 6.45 - BBC1

Multichannel Top twenty

1 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2100) 1,376,000 - ITV2
2 LIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Mon 1400) 966,000 - Sky Sports
3 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 891,000 - BBC3
4 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2002) 758,000 - BBC3
5 BIG BROTHER'S BIG MOUTH (Thu 2303) 696,000 - E4
6 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 654,000 - Five Life
7 EASTENDERS (Thu 2201) 653,000 - BBC3
8 SUPERNATURAL (Sun 2100) 651,000 - ITV2
9 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1829) 626,000 - Five Life
10 FILM: BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (Tue 2147) 623,000 - ITV2
11 BIG BROTHER LIVE (Wed 2218) 616,000 - E4
12 POIROT (Wed 2059) 613,000 - ITV3
13 60 SECONDS (Sun 2000) 604,000 - BBC3
14 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 597,000 - Five Life
15 HOLLYOAKS (Thu 1859) 578,000 - E4 In
16 HOLLYOAKS (Wed 1859) 577,000 - E4 In
17 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1955) 572,000 - BBC3
18 GAVIN AND STACEY (Sun 2100) 544,000 - BBC3
19 HOME AND AWAY (Tue 1828) 533,000 - Five Life
20 HOLLYOAKS (Mon 1859) 529,000 E4

Source BARB





FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Australian Torchwood Coverage

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - Reported by Josiah Rowe

In the run-up to Torchwood's Australian debut next Monday (June 18), the Australian media have had a few stories about the spin-off. The Sunday Telegraph of Sydney writes about the fact that the series will air on Ten instead of the ABC, the traditional home of Doctor Who in Australia. The Age of Melbourne has a longer feature story, with quotes fromRussell T. Davies andBurn Gorman. Davies talks about the origins of the programme and its attitude towards sexuality, and Gorman speaks about the cast's working dynamics.

The Adelaide Advertiser gives the programme four stars calling the cast 'led by John Barrowman as . . . simply astounding.' Sean Fewster writes that the show 'is cooler than the outside of an Ice Warrior's armour, but one that's bound to attract controversy from the get-go.' The Australian Who magazine also gives the first episode four stars and makes it their 'show of the week'.

Thanks to Adam Kirk for the links and Dr Cat for the Advertiser story.





FILTER: - Torchwood - Press - Australia