Week Seven Schedule

Saturday, 12 May 2007 - Reported by Marcus

After the week hiatus, Doctor Who returns to BBC1 with episode seven,42, on the 19th May, at the slightly later time of 7.15pm.

The programme is preceded by The People's Quiz and followed by a 10-minute edition of The National Lottery Draws. Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for a new leading man in Any Dream Will Do follows the Lottery at 8.10pm

ITV1 once again has Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon against the Doctor, this week recreating the classic quiz show Bullseye.

BBC2 schedules Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine and Patrick McGoohan against Doctor Who, in the 1968 film Ice Station Zebra

Channel 4 offers an alternative for documentary fans, with Paddy Ashdown examining the Battle for the Holy Land: Jerusalem while Five has England verses the West Indies in Cricket on Five

On BBC3, Doctor Who Confidential is at 8.00pm with Spacecraft, an exclusive tour of the Doctor Who art department and its mind-blowing spaceship sets and locations.

FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Christmas Episode 2007

Saturday, 12 May 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Many of Saturday's papers have reported casting news about the 2007Doctor Who Christmas episode.

Kylie Minogue has apparently confirmed that she will be appearing in the Christmas episode of Doctor Who.

As reported on Outpost Gallifrey last month, there were rumours that the Australian pop star was being lined up for a role in this year's Christmas special. The rumours were later denied by Russell T Davies in the BBC staff magazine Ariel.

However, when asked by InStyle magazine if the reports were true, Minogue replied: "Yes. My gay husband [her stylist, William Baker], is so excited about it! But I'm not going to play a villain."

FILTER: - Specials - Production - Press

42 Prologue available online

Saturday, 12 May 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

The BBC have released an exclusive online Prologue to next week's episode42 on the Doctor Who homepage. Also available is a new trailer for the episode.

FILTER: - Online - Series 3/29

Canada: Series Three on CBC starting June 18th

Friday, 11 May 2007 - Reported by Mike Doran

The Doctor Who Information Network has received word from theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation that series three will start broadcast on the CBC on Monday June 18th.

(With thanks to Rod Mammitzsch and DWIN)

FILTER: - Canada - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Tennant To Switch On Blackpool Illuminations

Friday, 11 May 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant is to flick the switch marking the start of this year's Blackpool Illuminations.

Blackpool Tourism says the event on August 31 will take place during a free concert and live broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Jackie Potter, the strategic director for tourism and regeneration, said: "We are absolutely delighted that David Tennant has accepted our invitation to switch on the lights.

"The celebrations are enjoyed by a huge family audience and we are sure this will be a popular choice."

Illuminations bosses are to unveil plans for a new display featuring characters and creatures from the show.

Tennant, who coincidentally starred in the BBC drama Blackpool, follows in the footsteps of Tom Baker, who similarly had the honour of switching on the lights in 1975 when he was the Doctor.

(Thanks to Tony Clark.)

FILTER: - Special Events - David Tennant

Production Starts on Sarah Jane

Thursday, 10 May 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Filming on the Sarah Jane Adventures series began on April 16th. This series will consist of five two-part stories. Gareth Roberts has confirmed that he will be writing the first and fourth adventures for the series. Other episodes are being written by Phil Ford, Phil Gladwin, and a possible script from Russell T Davies. Alice Troughton is directing the first four episodes.

Stephen Cole is also writing an audio episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures to be released by BBC Audiobooks.

For more info click the spoiler link:

Episodes one and two are set in a school and are rumored to featureSlitheen. Filming has been taking place atCardiff High School, which is dubbing as Park Vale Comprehensive.

Episodes three and four are rumoured to be set in an old person's home and involve a mysterious group of nuns.

Episodes seven and eight revolve around Sarah Jane's childhood Pre-Doctor and the story are said to be darker than the rest of the series.

FILTER: - Production - Sarah Jane

Doctor Who Adventures 29

Thursday, 10 May 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

The press release for issue 29 of Doctor Who Adventures - out today - has been released by BBC Magazines.

The cover illustration is below (click for a larger version).

Full details are given in the textbox beneath it.

You might have to wait two weeks for the next episode of Doctor Who, but don't worry – the next issue ofDoctor Who Adventures is out on Thursday to help fill the gap!

But be careful - inside this exciting edition you'll find danger and monsters on every page…

Feel the heat with our preview of 42 (ooh, ouch, hot) and hide from the scarecrows as we look at Human Nature (scary!).

Also this issue:

*Monsters - find out facts about big face himself, the Face of Boe. Poor old Boe. And learn about Dalek Sec's new look in our pull-out monster guide.
*Comic strip - more comic danger for the Doctor and Martha in part two of The Skrawn Inheritance.
*Adventure guide - read our fact-packed feature on the first episode of the third series, Smith and Jones.
*Win - grab loads of cool stuff!
*Fun stuff - help the Doctor and Martha escape Florence and the Judoon.
*Who knows? - your Doctor Who questions answered. Do YOU know what happened to Margaret Slitheen or why Cyber Yvonne Hartman attacked the Cybermen? Find out here!
*Posters - this issue we've got posters of Daleks, the Lazarus monster, Judoon and the Doctor and Martha from The Infinite Quest.

PLUS all your usual favourites!

The issue comes with a choice of two different inflatable monsters – Dalek Sec and Ood or Sycorax and Cyber Controller. Who will you choose? There's also the second part of our huge Tardis poster for your wall.

Doctor Who Adventures issue 29 is out on Thursday 10 May. You can't miss it - there's a yucky Lazarus monster o

FILTER: - Magazines - DWA

Totally Competition Continues

Thursday, 10 May 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Totally Doctor Who are continuing with their HANDPRINT COMPETITION

Every week on Totally we’re giving you the opportunity to win signed hand prints from our wall of fame.

Every week our celebrity Doctor Who guests are invited to give us a signed hand print. At the end of the series we’re going to give them all away to one lucky viewer.

If you want to win that amazing prize, you have tune in every week to Totally Doctor Who, and answer a question about the next episode of Doctor Who. You’ll need all 12 answers to stand a chance of winning this Totally exclusive prize.

Questions so far:

1.How many sides does the Globe Theatre have?
2.What kind of patch is Cheen wearing on her neck?
3.How much money is the Doctor offered to work in the sewers of New York?
4.What does the Doctor secretly hand to Martha before he goes to meet the Daleks?
5.Who does the Martha say the Doctor looks like when he’s dressed in black tie?

Send your answers to us at:

TOTALLY DOCTOR WHO
PO BOX 5158
CF5 9BD
or email us at: totallydoctorwho@bbc.co.uk

Remember, you have to answer all 12 questions to be in with a chance of winning.

FILTER: - Competitions

Meet Martha's family on Totally

Thursday, 10 May 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

Totally Doctor Who will be broadcast in it's normal time slot this week, despite the week delay for 42. Freema Agyeman (Martha),Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Tish), Adjoa Andoh(Francine) and Trevor Laird(Clive) will all be on-hand this week for a conversation on being the new WHO family. Also in the episode will be Barney Curnow who worked on the Lazarus monster.

FILTER: - Series 3/29 - Press

Evolution - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 9 May 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Final official figures from BARB show that Episode Five,Evolution of the Daleks was watched by 6.97 millionviewers. This made it the seventeenth most watched programme of the week.

The programme was narrowly beaten on Saturday night byCasualty.

On BBC3, the repeat was watched by 1.04 million viewers. This made it the third most watched programme on all Multi Channel TV, being beaten byChampions League Live and Katie and Peter. It achieved a higher rating than Sky One's Lost.

The Friday repeat had 0.45 Million watching.

Doctor Who Confidential was 24th in the list with 0.59 million

Final figures include those who recorded the programme and watched it later.

Top Twenty TV programmes w/e 29 Apr 2007

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 1933) - 10.87 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 2030) - 10.69 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (WED 1930) - 9.41 - ITV1
4 EASTENDERS (MON 2001) - 9.09 - BBC1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 8.97 - ITV1
6 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1929) - 8.95 - ITV1
7 NEW TRICKS (MON 2100) - 8.37 - BBC1
8 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 8.25 - ITV1
9 EMMERDALE (TUE 1900) - 7.83 - ITV1
10 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) - 7.76 - BBC1
11 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (TUE 1930) - 7.67 - ITV1
12 EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) - 7.45 - BBC1
13 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) - 7.44 - BBC1
14 EMMERDALE (WED 1859) - 7.23 - ITV1
15 CASUALTY (SAT 2037) - 7.14 - BBC1
16 KINGDOM (SUN 2102) - 7.05 - ITV1
17 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1844) - 6.97 - BBC1
18 EMMERDALE (THU 1903) - 6.82 - ITV1
19 THE ROYAL (SUN 2000) - 6.78 - ITV1
20 EMMERDALE (FRI 1903) - 6.74 - ITV1

Multi Channel Top Twenty

1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE (Wed 1900) 1,814,000 - Sky Sports
2 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2100) 1,154,000 - ITV2
3 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2000) 1,042,000 - BBC3
4 LOST (Sun 2200) 1,018,000 - Sky 1
5 FORD SUPER SUNDAY (Sun 1533) 834,000 - Sky Sports
6 FILM: BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (Mon 2149) 752,000 - ITV2
7 BONES (Thu 2101) 729,000 - Sky 1
8 HOME AND AWAY (Tue 1828) 706,000 - Five Life
9 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (Mon 2100) 684,000 - Living TV
10 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL-MATCH (Sat 1200) 684,000 - Sky Sports
11 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 666,000 - Five Life
12 EASTENDERS (Tue 2159) 660,000 - BBC3
13 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1829) 660,000 - Five Life
14 UGLY BETTY (Wed 2101) 646,000 - E4 In
15 HOLLYOAKS (Thu 1900) 645,000 - E4 In
16 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (Wed 2300) 638,000 - E4 In
17 HOLLYOAKS (Tue 1859) 632,000 - E4 In
18 HOLLYOAKS (Mon 1900) 623,000 - E4 In
19 THE SIMPSONS (Sun 1832) 608,000 - Sky 1
20 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1828) 599,000 - Five Life

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

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Week Seven Schedule

Christmas Episode 2007

42 Prologue available online

Canada: Series Three on CBC starting June 18th

Tennant To Switch On Blackpool Illuminations

Production Starts on Sarah Jane

Doctor Who Adventures 29

Totally Competition Continues

Meet Martha's family on Totally

Evolution - Final Ratings

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