Tennant "Committed to Who"

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
Fan Website dedicated to David Tennant has announced that he is "committed to the series" despite rumors in the tabloids that he was going to quit after the third series.

The article says, "David is absolutely committed to the show and is currently filming the third series. There is no fourth series currently commissioned yet so we could not confirm his involvement in that yet. When a further series is commissioned, we will be able to confirm his involvement."

The website also lists the fact that there will be another Christmas Special in 2007. However, this news cannot be confirmed at this stage.




FILTER: - Production - David Tennant

Statham Doctor Who Rumors

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
Yahoo.uk is reporting (via WENN) that Jason Statham has been offered the title role in the next series of Doctor Who.

There is absolutely no other corroborating evidence from any sources regarding this, this should remain safely in the 'Rumor' department. Click here for the article.




FILTER: - Production - Press

Sarah Jane Overnight Ratings

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
he latest spin off from "Doctor Who" debuted on BBC1 with an unofficial overnight audience of 2.9m viewers. The audience share was 18.7% and the programme was the 21st most watched of the day.

In its time slot the programme was just beaten by the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" on ITV which got 3.1m viewers. The film benefited from a large increase in viewers in its last fifteen minutes. When it was head to head against Sarah Jane, Sarah Jane got slightly more viewers.

The Children's audience was 0.4m which was 14.4% of all children watching.

The programme rated far higher than the average for CBBC Drama which is around 1 million, although comparisons are difficult as the programme was transmitted on a public holiday so all viewing figures were higher than usual.

The most watched programme of the day was "The Vicar of Dibley", where 12.3m viewers watched Geraldine walk down the aisle followed by the Tenth Doctor and two Daleks.






FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane

Torchwood Finale Ratings

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The finale of Season One of Torchwood was seen by 1.11m viewers which was a 5.5% share of the audience.

This is the highest figure achieved since episode 8 and made the programme the 5th most watched on Multi Channel TV, where it was beaten by four sporting events.

The ratings increased throughout the programme and peaked at 1.26m for the final fifteen minutes.

The repeat at 0105 was watched by another 115,000 viewers and got a 4.1% share.




FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Tennant In Who's Who 2007

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Kenny Davidson
If proof were needed, David Tennant has had his A-list celebrity status confirmed by being included in the UK's annual publication of Who's Who 2007, which is a directory of society's rich, famous and influential. The reference work has been published since 1849 and has become a benchmark of the genuinely famous in public life.

Tennant, one of the 1000 new entries, was by tradition invited to submit his potted biography. New entries are given free rein to write their submission, but Tennant restricted himself to basic details, which are descibed by Wednesday's Scotsman as "tantalisingly brief. He mentions his father, the Very Rev Alexander McDonald, but not his mother. He gives no details about his love life and does not list any recreations." He lists himself under his real name, David John McDonald, 35-year-old from Renfrewshire.

Other new entries include presenter Noel Edmonds, veteran actor Denis Lawson (listed as Ewan McGregor's uncle), Dame Maggie Smith's actor son Toby Stephens, comedy actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar, author Kate Mosse, and the designer of the iPod Jonathan Ive.

The book is published on Wednesday 3rd January, at the noteworthy price of 145 pound sterling. It is not known if those listed receive a complimentary copy. Further details can be found here.

This story of Who appearing in Who's Who is also in the Daily RecordThe Guardianthe MetroThe Sun, andThe Telegraph.




FILTER: - David Tennant

Sydney Morning Herald: Torchwood on ABC in 2007

Monday, 1 January 2007 - Reported by Benjamin Elliott
The Sydney Morning Herald's TV section for 1 January reports that Torchwood will be among the shows premiering on the ABC network this year. The story is titled Now, Look Here! for readers checking the print edition. Torchwood is on page 4 of the online edition of the article.




FILTER: - Torchwood - Press - Broadcasting - Australia

"Runaway Bride" - More ratings infomation

Monday, 1 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Unofficial overnight ratings show that "The Runaway Bride" was the 12th most watched programme on British Television during Christmas week.

Its rating of 8.7m was beaten by four episodes of Eastenders, three episodes of Coronation Street, two episodes of Emmerdale, the film Pirates of the Caribbean and the comedy "The Vicar of Dibley", which was the most watched programme of the week.

Final data will be released by Barb in about 10 days and will include numbers for those who recorded the programme and who watched it within seven days.

Doctor Who was easily the most watched programme by Children during the whole week.
With 1.7m it got 250,000 more 4-16's watching than its nearest rival, the monday edition of EastEnders. It was one of only four programmes to get a share of more than 50% of children watching.






FILTER: - Specials - Ratings - UK

"Runaway Bride" - Signed repeat

Sunday, 31 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus
The third showing of "The Runaway Bride" was watched by 244,000 viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures. The share was 18.4%.

The programme, shown on BBC1 at 2.25am, was part of the BBC's sign zone, so was shown with in vision signing for the deaf. It easily won its time slot.

Part of the programme was covered by a caption pointing viewers to BBC2 where there was breaking news on the execution of Saddam Hussain.




FILTER: - Specials - Ratings - UK

Torchwood Ratings Roundup

Sunday, 31 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus
Episode 11 of Torchwood, Combat achived a slightly lower value in the overnight ratings for Christmas week.

The BBC2 showing on 27th December achieved a figure of 1.90m, which was a 9.4% share. The Appreciation index for this showing was 81

On BBC3 the Boxing Day showing at 2230 was watched by 369,000 which was a 2.6% share. Later that night 96,000 or 4.3% of the audience watched the 0150 showing.

On Friday 256,000 watched at 2100 which was a share of 1.5% and 75,000 or 3% watched at 0130.

The programme had an extra repeat at 2235 on Saturday when it was watched by 176,000 or 1.3% of the audience.

The final two episodes will be shown on BBC Three on New Years Day






FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Who Was Who Where What When Why?

Sunday, 31 December 2006 - Reported by DWNP Archive
As 2006 draws to a close and in keeping with all those end-of-the-year-type reviews, here's something to boggle your minds. A roundup of who in the world of Who has been popping up where over the holiday period.

Derek Acorah (Army of Ghosts) - The Antiques Ghost Show, Most Haunted. Joe Ahearne (Series One director) directed This Life Plus 10 and Eccleston in Perfect Parents. Bob Baker, writer of Wallace and Gromit: a Close Shave.Tom Baker - the Voice of BT txt msgng, narrating On Show, Little Britain, Little Britain Abroad. Thelma Barlow (Series Three) in Mrs Henderson Presents. John Barrowman in Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified, The Royal Variety Performance, Jack and the Beanstalk, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, It Started With Swap Shop, The Heaven and Earth Show, The Big Finish. Big Brother (Bad Wolf) - Celebrity Big Brother. Christopher Biggins (The One Doctor) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Samantha Bond in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane.Nicholas Briggs - Blood of the Daleks, interviewed on BBC Breakfast. Jim Broadbent (The Curse of Fatal Death) in Nicholas Nickleby.

Noel Clarke The Christmas Invasion, Combat. John Cleese (City of Death) in And Now For Something Completely Different, A Fish Called Wanda. Camille Coduri The Christmas Invasion. Pauline Collins (Tooth and Claw) in Shirley Valentine. Phil Collinson - The Runaway Bride, The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Susannah Constantine (Bad Wolf) presenting Trinny & Susannah Undress. Mark Cossey (Doctor Who Confidential) - That Life.Jon Culshaw (The Kingmaker) in the Dead Ringers Christmas Special, The Secret Policeman’s Ball. The Daleks in The Vicar of Dibley. Gareth David-Lloyd in Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified. Russell T Davies - The Runaway Bride, Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified, The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Peter Davison among TV's Naughtiest Blunders.

Christopher Eccleston in Perfect Parents. Huw Edwards (Fear Her) presenting BBC News. Stephen Fry (Death Comes to Time) The Story of Light Entertainment, Arena: The Archers. Julie Gardner - The Runaway Bride, This Life Plus 10, That Life, Torchwood Declassified. Mark Gatiss in Fear of Fanny, The League of Gentleman: Christmas Special, The Wind in the Willows. Don Gilet in The Runaway Bride, The Ruby in the Smoke. Burn Gorman in Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified. Richard E Grant narrated The Story of ... Fairytale of New York. Tamsin Greig (The Long Game) in The Archers, Green Wing, Arena: The Archers.

Susannah Harker (Big Finish) in Perfect Parents. Graeme Harper - Robin Hood. Konnie Huq presenting Blue Peter, playing herself in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Gethin Jones (Series Two Cyberman) presenting Blue Peter, playing himself in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Paul Kasey in The Runaway Bride, Torchwood and interviewed on BBC Breakfast. Peter Kay (Love and Monsters) in Little Britain Abroad.John Leeson/K9 in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Joanna Lumley (The Curse of Fatal Death) in Jam and Jerusalem. Paul McGann in Blood of the Daleks. Fulton Mackay (Doctor Who and the Silurians) in Porridge. Tom Macrae (Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel) in Parallel Worlds - a User's Guide. Anna Maxwell Martin(The Long Game) in The Wind in the Willows. Steve Meo (Random Shoes) in High Hopes. Jason Mohammad(Doomsday) presenting BBC Wales Today. Naoko Mori in Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified. Eve Myles in Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified. Sophia Myles (The Girl in the Fireplace) in Dracula.

Kim Newman (Time and Relative) in Parallel Worlds - a User's Guide. Bill Nighy in Love Actually, All Fingers and Thumbs. Roger Lloyd Pack (Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel) in The Vicar of Dibley. Billie Piper in The Ruby in the Smoke, The Christmas Invasion, The New Paul O'Grady Show, The Friday Night Christmas Project. Jonathan Pryce(The Curse of Fatal Death) with Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl. Patricia Quinn (Dragonfire) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Wendy Richard (Dimensions in Time) in EastEnders. Gareth Roberts - The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Anne Robinson (Bad Wolf) presenting The Weakest Link. Andrew Sachs (Shada webcast) in The Midnight Folk. Gillane Seaborne (Doctor Who Confidential) - That Life.Elisabeth Sladen in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Invasion of the Bane. Sheridan Smith in Blood of the Daleks, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. Richard Stokes - Torchwood, Torchwood Declassified. Catherine Tate in The Runaway Bride, The Catherine Tate Christmas Special, The New Paul O'Grady Show.

David Tennant in The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride, Music and Monsters, Jo Whiley Meets Dr Who, Hogmanay Live, The Friday Night Project. Patrick Troughton in Jason and the Argonauts. Zoe Wanamaker (The End of the World, New Earth) in My Family. Marc Warren (Love and Monsters) in Dracula. Arabella Weir (Exile) - one of the Grumpy Old Women at Christmas, Grumpy Old New Year. Sam West (Dimensions in Time) in Random Quest.Simon Williams (Remembrance of the Daleks) in Sherlock Holmes: the Eligible Bachelor. Penelope Wilton (Aliens of London/World War Three) in The Christmas Invasion, Calendar Girls. Barbara Windsor (Army of Ghosts) in EastEnders.Trinny Woodall (Bad Wolf) in Trinny & Susannah Undress.




FILTER: - People