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More Cardiff Photos, Report

Wednesday, 10 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Outpost Gallifrey has a further batch of photos taken by Ian Golden including a brief set report (you can read it by clicking on the spoiler tag, but it has very little in the way of spoilers.)

Meanwhile, the Sun covered the filming yesterday with an article along with accompanying photo noting that Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston were holding hands (although it's quite likely that it was part of the filming session.) TheWestern Mail also picked up the story and the Metro today ran a photo of the two as well.

The day's filming started at 9.30am at the British Gas office in Churchill Way. They were there to shoot just one minute of film, two TARDIS landing shots from different episodes. Billie and Chris were the only two actors present.

Rehearsals were done with stand-ins before the two stars entered the fray to do the filming for real.

It was then that the crew noticed that plenty of photos were being taken and surprisingly we were asked to stop.

For the second bit of the filming, the TARDIS was moved. I missed that bit of action, but as the TARDIS was right by a fire escape, I managed to sneak out and have my photo taken by the old girl. Note that only three sides of the TARDIS were built for this scene.

On my lunch break, I went down to Queen Street and viewed the filming down there. It was then that I the opportunity to speak to the two stars themselves (despite Euros Lyn wagging a finger at me when I walked up at them). They were happy to speak and were both very friendly, Chris especially, asking about me, was interested that I know RTD's former landlord and was interested to talk about the local Doctor Who group, Timeless. He also very much enjoys Cardiff, filming here and describes RTD as "an absolute genius". Both were happy to pose for a photo as well as sign autographs.

I also spoke to a crew member who said that they will be finishing in March and broadcast will be start around Easter 2005.

-Ian Golden

Another small batch of photos from Cardiff. The first one is actually from several weeks ago during the filming at Cardiff's Temple of Peace with an unidentified alien; the others are from yesterday, including Christopher Eccleston having a laugh with the production team and the chairs he and Billie Piper are using. (Thanks to Mark Davies)

FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27 - Filming Reports

Pescatons Cover

Tuesday, 9 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Our friends at Tenth Planet have provided us with the cover illustration for The Pescatons. We originally brought you a smaller thumbnail of the cover illustration for the forthcoming BBC Radio Collection audio CD release starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, a new release of the LP release of the 1970's. Click on the cover illustration for a larger version. (Thanks to Tenth Planet, Jason Fletcher-Bartholomew)

FILTER: - Audio

Mad Norwegian Schedule Update

Tuesday, 9 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Mad Norwegian Press has a few minor schedule changes. The updated and revised version of Lance Parkin's History of the Universe, the chronology of the "Doctor Who" universe, has regrettably been delayed until March 2005. Also, Mags L. Halliday's novel Warring States, the fourth Faction Paradox novel, is now slated for April 2005 release; Outpost Gallifrey has printed the prelude which you can read by clicking here. The third FP novel, Warlords of Utopia by Parkin is still slated for December, as is the second of their About Time Doctor Who reference books by Lawrence Miles and Tat Wood (book #4 in the series.) (Thanks to Lars Pearson)

FILTER: - Books

Gatiss on Who

Tuesday, 9 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

New series writer Mark Gatiss spoke to the Sunday Herald on November 7 about his series "The League of Gentlemen" and also about the new Doctor Who season forthcoming. "The Dr Who commission was another dream job somehow drafted into reality for Gatiss," the article says. "He loved the programme as a child, and hated it when it became an obscure self-parody." He discusses his Doctor Who novels (briefly) for Virgin and BBC Books, and also his screenplays for the BBV direct-to-video films "The Devil Of Winterbourne" and "The Zero Imperative" (which he notes are "not available" even though they actually are, on video!) He says that the new series is "a brilliant reinvention. ... IÃ†m not just saying that. Chris plays it straight, but fun. His seriousness is almost frightening, it makes The Doctor seem more alien, more like an innocent on Earth. When he tells you the world is going to explode, you believe it. ItÃ†s a wonderful part and a great piece of television. Very funny, very scary." Read the full article at the Sunday Herald site.

FILTER: - Production - Series 1/27

Wallbank Doctor Print

Tuesday, 9 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Film and TV artist Pete Wallbank has created a limited edition print of Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor, exclusively available through the Galaxy 4 store in the UK and on sale on November 30. "A3 in actual size and printed upon high quality heavy weight german etching paper. Individually signed, numbered and inspected for quality by Pete Wallbank himself. Each print will be accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity and is supplied within a plastic cover for presentation and protection. The run of only 100 copies is printed via the digital giclee method - to maintain the highest of standards with each print being produced as a one off. The finished item is virtually indistinguishable from it's original!" Click on the thumbnail for a larger version of the illustration and visit the Galaxy 4 shop online to buy.

FILTER: - Merchandise - Christopher Eccleston

New Filming Photos

Tuesday, 9 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Outpost Gallifrey has obtained a new batch of photos from day photography done today (November 9) in Cardiff along Queen Street. Director Euros Lyn was on hand, as well as banners and signs stating "Henricks" which are tied into the first episode of the series; though rumors have said it might be pick-up shots (new footage or reshots), it's been pointed out to us that producer Russell T Davies, in his recent Production Notes in issue #349, noted, "Euros is juggling schedules (just to make life easier, one of his scenes from Block Two has been recorded in Block One, whole another will shift to Block Three.)" Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper were on hand for the filming. Click on each photo for a larger version. (Thanks to Mark Davies)

FILTER: - Series 1/27 - Filming Reports

Lalla in Massachusetts

Thursday, 4 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Lalla Ward and her husband, author Richard Dawkins, will be presenting from Dawkins' newest book on Wednesday, November 10th at 6:00 pm at the Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. For full details on this event click here. (Thanks to John S Hall)

FILTER: - People

DWM 350

Thursday, 4 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Issue #350 of Doctor Who Magazine has again reached subscribers early (over a week) and will shortly be available on newsstands. Here's a preview of what to expect; click on the thumbnail cover for a larger version.

One note, though, from DWM Assistant Editor Tom Spilsbury: "A few subscribers have alerted us to the fact that their subscription copy of DWM 350 has arrived with pages 11-18 and 35-42 missing, and 3-10 and 43-50 duplicated in their place. Fortunately this problem doesn't appear to be very widespread (touch wood!), and most other subscribers I have checked with seem to have a copy without the problem. All the copies we have had in the office seem to be fine, so if you are one of the people who are affected, could you please send us your copy and we will replace it for you ASAP. The address to send them to is, of course: Doctor Who Magazine, Panini House, Coach and Horses Passage, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5UJ. Hope this doesn't spoil the anniversary celebrations too much!" (Thanks to Tom Spilsbury/DWM)

Join the birthday celebrations with issue 350 of Doctor Who Magazine!

In this feature-packed issue, Steven Moffat tells us about how he's coped writing for the new TV series in an exclusive interview: "When you sit down to write Doctor Who for television, you realise 'This is it!' I spent my first two weeks on the script writing about three pages and generally freaking out, thinking 'No, it's not a pastiche of Doctor Who, it's not a comment on Doctor Who ... it is Doctor Who!'"

Meanwhile, there's tons more new series coverage - We get the latest from the Doctor Who production team, as they answer readers' questions in a Matrix Data-Bank special; Gallifrey Guardian pages reveal 17 new cast members, and reports on all the latest news from the Doctor Who set; And, of course, Russell T Davies gives us a few more hints about next year's series in another of his unmissable Production Notes!

Plus - there's all of this ... We've invited some old friends back to celebrate our birthday, so check out all-new special editions of Fluid Links, The Life and Times of Jackie Jenkins, It's the End But... and UNIT Hotline! Meanwhile Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett return with a brand new 'Doctor Who?' cartoon, while Leighton Noyes is back with a new one-off 'Doctor Oho'! And on top of all that, Sorvad returns from the Dark Places of the Inside to choose the best readers' letters of all time in Who Cares!

Our feature on the 25-year history of Doctor Who Magazine brings us up to the present day, in the final part of Happy Times and Places?. Find out about trips to Vancouver, newsagents that bite back, and something about a new TV series ...

The Fact of Fiction spotlights the story that was on television 25 years ago, when issue 1 first appeared - the Tom Baker classic, City of Death! How marvellous!

Our comic strip adventure continues with Part 5 of The Flood - and it's a special nine-page instalment! Will human spirit be able to triumph over the might of the Cybermen?

And all of that's before we even mention the special digitally-restored copy of issue 1 that comes FREE with every copy! (But no transfers, sorry.) You'd be mad to miss this one! DWM 350 goes on sale in newsagents from Thursday 11 November 2004.

FILTER: - Magazines - DWM

BBC Books Update

Thursday, 4 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Lance Parkin's The Gallifrey Chronicles is now due in March 2005, moving the three tie-in novels for the new series to April through June 2005. Meanwhile, the book we previously reported, Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains by Justin Richards, is a 96-page paperback retailing for 7.99 UK and published "midway through the television series' BBC One run ... [it] will feature classic monsters from the first 26 seasons... as well as new and exciting monsters from the new series... everything from Autons to Zygons..."

FILTER: - Books

Colin's Haunted Hotel

Thursday, 4 November 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Yesterday's icCheshire Online discusses the role Colin Baker is playing in the new play "The Haunted Hotel," which starts at the Chester Gateway Theatre next week. "As a former Doctor Who, Colin Baker has had to confront some of the nastiest creatures in the universe. But Daleks and Cybermen pale in comparison to the terrifying evil he faces in The Haunted Hotel." Adapted from the novella by Wilkie Collins, The Haunted Hotel is "a chilling tale of supernatural malevolence and inescapable destiny." Baker stepped into the role at the last minute after Brian Blessed took ill. For more details visit the website here. (Thanks to Paul Engelberg)

FILTER: - Colin Baker

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