I didn’t see the Metro this morning – so I missed this story which might be considered the start of the publicity for the new series. Doctor Who scenes showing actress Freema Agyeman have apparently been cut from the family-friendly show. David Tennant – who plays the Timelord – told the Daily Star: “There was… Continue reading Doctor Who Publicity Machine
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Doctor Who Transmission Dates
Doctor Who Logo Dreamwatch are reporting that the new series of Doctor Who will start on March 31st. Nothing on the official site yet, but if it’s true then you can expect to see the publicity machine bursting into action in the next couple of weeks.
What Kind of Whovian Are You?
What Kind Of Whovian Are You? Your Result: Good natured jumper wearer when two fans get chatting in the line for autographs at a convention, you’re the one that flinches when the other swears. you own a cat called sutekh. Classic series n00b Laddyfan Hard Living Demon Fan New series n00b… Continue reading What Kind of Whovian Are You?
New Planet – Doctor Who
I’ve just put Planet Doctor Who live. It aggregates stuff that it can find about Doctor Who (and Torchwood). If you can recommend good RSS feeds that it should include, then please let me know. Obviously it has web feeds. Choose from RSS or Atom. Oh, and there’s also an OPML file.
Torchwood – Cyberwoman
I thought that last week’s episode of Torchwood was a bit better than the first two, but with this week’s episode, Cyberwoman, the quality plunged again. The pitch probably went something like this: “We’ll have an attractive young woman wandering around with Cyberman technology covering as little of her body as we can get away… Continue reading Torchwood – Cyberwoman
Torchwood
Last night the BBC showed the first two episodes of Torchwood, its new Doctor Who spin-off. What did we think? Well, the word that mostly springs to mind is “derivative”. The whole idea of group of strange people investigating even stranger goings on looks a lot like Angel, the secret hideaway secreted behind a normal-looking… Continue reading Torchwood
More Soap for Doctor Who
One of the things that I haven ‘t been too keen on in the new version of Doctor Who is the “soap opera” approach where we got to see altogether far too much about Rose Tyler’s mother, boyfriend and (dead) father. When they all got trapped in an paralled universe at the end of the… Continue reading More Soap for Doctor Who
“A Spin-Off Too Far”
Plans for a Doctor Who spin-off starring Billie Piper as Rose Tyler have been cancelled according to a story on the BBC. Plans for a Doctor Who spin-off show starring Billie Piper were scrapped at the last minute, series producer Russell T Davies has revealed. “It was actually commissioned by the controller of BBC One… Continue reading “A Spin-Off Too Far”
Doctor Who Approaches (2)
The Doctor Who publicity machine is really firing up now. There’s a preview in the new Radio Times and a surprisingly long piece in today’s Guardian. The corporation is planning a marketing blitz as it seeks to create a buzz around next month’s launch of the second series of the family drama since it was… Continue reading Doctor Who Approaches (2)
Doctor Who Approaches
It looks like the new series of Doctor Who is getting closer, with a number of repeats looming on both BBC Three and UKTV Gold. BBC Three is showing all of The Green Death two episodes a night from Monday 3rd April. Once that has finished, they’re showing last year’s series starting on Thursday 6th… Continue reading Doctor Who Approaches