Moths Tour Extended

Monday, 9 April 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

The one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.

A nationwide tour was reported by Outpost Gallifrey in January, with dates in Leicester, Bath, Glasgow, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Salford, Ammanford and Sheffield.

Now Toby Hadokepictured right, reports that dates have been added for a limited run at the 2007 Fringe.

See the textbox below for more from the press release.
Venue: White Belly (150 capacity) at The Underbelly.
Start time: 5.45pm (hour-long show).
Dates: August 13 to 19.

The show has been revised and updated, and will be completely different to the BBC7 serial (and BBC Audiobooks CD), which is being broadcast on July 6 and 13.

A reminder for those who may have missed the show first time around:

Award-winning comedian Toby Hadoke's one-man show is a personal odyssey about a lifelong love of a humble television programme. Bittersweet, satirical and very funny, it is a must for anyone who has ever been obsessed by anything (intimate knowledge of Doctor Who is not required).




FILTER: - Special Events

Sunday Ratings

Monday, 9 April 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who brought 1.0 million viewers to BBC Three on Sunday night, once more the highest rating the series has achieved on this channel. The audience share was 5.9%.

This figure made The Shakespeare Code the most watched programme on multi-channel television for the day, beating World Cup Cricket on Sky Sports 1

Over half stayed for Doctor Who Confidential, which got 0.59 millionviewers. This was a 3.3% share, making it number 4 in the Top Ten list.

Overnight figures for the week now put Saturday's Doctor Who at number 15 in the week's top twenty. Final figures will be released by BARB in about ten days time. When those who recorded the programme and watched it later are included, Doctor Who is likely to move up the chart.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

BAFTA Cymru nominations

Sunday, 8 April 2007 - Reported by Anthony Weight

icWales reports that Doctor Who and its BBC Three spin-off seriesTorchwood have between them earned 21 nominations at the BAFTA Cymru Awards. The awards, given by the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, celebrate achievements by film and television productions produced in Wales. Doctor Who won the Best Drama Series category at the same ceremony last year, where the show also won several other categories including Best Director and an Oustanding Contribution to Network Television Award was given to Russell T Davies.

This year, both Doctor Who and Torchwood are nominated in the Drama Series category, with David Tennant andJohn Barrowman nominated for the Best Actor award and Billie Piper and Eve Myles both in the running in the Best Actress category.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Cardiff later this month.




FILTER: - Awards/Nominations - Series 2/28

Shakespeare Code ratings

Sunday, 8 April 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Unofficial overnight figures show that episode two, The Shakespeare Code, was watched by 6.8 million viewers.

Although the figure was down on last week the programme was still the most-watched programme of the day, both in terms of audience and share. The Easter Holiday and good weather in the UK saw audiences drop across the day.

Doctor Who comfortably beat its main rivals on ITV1, with Grease is the Word getting just 4 million viewers and Harry Hill 3.9m.

BBC One took all of the top five positions in the day's ratings chart, withCasualty getting 6 million and Any Dream Will Do5.9m.

During transmission, Doctor Who's audience rose to peak at 8.1m during the last five minutes. It also was top of the children's chart with over double the audience of under 16s of its nearest rival.

In the Multi Channel charts, Doctor Who Confidential was once again the second most watched programme of the day with 617,000 viewers.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Ratings update

Saturday, 7 April 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The third showing of episode one, Smith and Jones, was watched by381,000 viewers on BBC Three on Friday night, making it the 6th most watched programme on multi-channel television for the day. It had a 2.1% share of the audience.

Earlier in the week, Totally Doctor Who on BBC One had an audience of750,000, which was a 7.8% share. This is similar to the ratings achieved last year and roughly equivalent to other CBBC programmes in this slot.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Week Three - Schedules

Saturday, 7 April 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The scheduled start time for Doctor Who moves back to 7.40pm for the transmission of Episode three, Gridlock, on Saturday 14th April.

The reason for the delay is that BBC One has Match of the Day Live's coverage of one of the FA Cup semi-finals in the usual Who slot. The last time Doctor Who followed on from FA Cup football was for the transmission of last year's second episode, Tooth and Claw, which achieved the highest ratings of the season. However, RadioTimes.com implies that if the football overruns then Gridlock will be delayed by one week. The programme is scheduled to be followed once more by Any Dream will Do, which features John Barrowman.

Because of the delay in Week 3, the programme will not clash with ITV1's transmission of their new search for a star show Grease Is the Word. Instead it will face another edition of the quiz show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?Doctor Who has always comfortably beaten this show when they have been placed against each other.

BBC Two goes back to the 1930s, showing the drama I Capture the Castle, about two young girls falling in love for the first time with two handsome American brothers. It stars Sinead Cusack, Tara Fitzgerald and Bill Nighy.

Also because of the later time, on Channel 4 only the first part Doctor Who faces the usual Born Survivor: Bear Grylls. The rest of the programme is up against a new series, Face of Britain, a study into the genetics of the British population.

Five is showing the 1991 film Curly Sue, a comedy about a con man and his adorable young daughter.

Doctor Who Confidential is on BBC Three at 8.25pm




FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Radio Times - Broadcasting

In Memoriam

Friday, 6 April 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Character actor George Sewell, who played Ratcliffe in Remembrance of the Daleks, has died at the age of 82. He was also well-known to cult TV fans as Colonel Alec Freeman in the Gerry Anderson series UFO. The Daily Telegraph has an obituary.

In addition, John Gill, who played Oak in Fury From The Deep, has died aged 94, and Elaine Ives-Cameron, who was Martha in The Stones of Blood and Ms Lavish/Estella in the Big Finish audio The Stones of Venice, has also passed away. Her date of birth is unknown.

(Thanks to Kenneth Parker, "Scifiradioguy", and Neil Marsh.)




FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

More Companion Chronicles

Friday, 6 April 2007 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

In the most recent issue of Doctor Who MagazineBig Finish Productions has announced next next set of Companions returning in the popular Companion Chronicles line. The line up for the second series will be Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Peter Purves as Steven, andLouise Jameson as Leela.




FILTER: - Audio

Top Voices

Friday, 6 April 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Brian Cant, who played Kert Gantry in The Daleks' Masterplan and Tensa in The Dominators, has been voted the best-loved voice from children's TV, says a report on BBC News Entertainment.

The poll of more than 1,200 people for the magazine published forUnderground Ernie, which is a CBeebies cartoon series, also sawBernard Cribbins, who was Tom Campbell in the film Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 AD, in the top five.

In addition, the top 20 included Peter Sallis, who played Penley in The Ice Warriors, and Richard Briers, who was the Chief Caretaker in Paradise Towers.

Sallis voices Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit animations, which are co-written by classic series writer Bob Baker.

Cant, 73, came top for his narration of Camberwick Green andTrumpton. He was also a presenter on Play School.

Cribbins was nominated for narrating The Wombles, and Briers forRoobarb and Custard.




FILTER: - People

Doctor Who triumphs in SFX Reader Awards

Thursday, 5 April 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who has won six categories in the annual Reader Awards carried out by the sci-fi and fantasy title SFX.

More than 5000 readers of SFX were eligible to vote in 17 award categories.Doctor Who beat off fierce competition from shows such as Life on Mars, Lost and Heroes to win the Best TV Show award.

The Doctor himself, David Tennant, scooped Best TV Actor, whilst former assistant Billie Piper was awarded withBest TV Actress.

Doctor Who also picked up Best TV Episode for The Girl in the Fireplacewhilst Captain Jack Harkness, John Barrowman, was voted Sexiest Manfor his role in the show and spin-off series Torchwood.

Rounding off a bevy of awards, Executive Producer and Chief WriterRussell T Davies was inducted into the SFX Hall of Fame for his work in reviving the show, which had previously been axed by the BBC in 1989.

The full rundown of the SFX Reader Awards is featured in the May issue, on sale Wednesday 11 April.

SFX Reader Awards 2006

Best Film - Children of Men
Best Actor - Johnny Depp
Best Actress - Natalie Portman
Best Film Director -Christopher Nolan
Best TV Show - Doctor Who
Best TV Actor - David Tennant
Best TV Actress - Billie Piper
Best TV Episode - Doctor Who "The Girl in the Fireplace"
Sexiest Man - John Barrowman
Hall of Fame - Russell T Davies




FILTER: - Magazines - Awards/Nominations