US fans will no doubt be counting down the days left until BBC America’s Series 5 premiere on April 17th, however today it was confirmed that there’ll be an exclusive screening of episode one, The Eleventh Hour, two weeks earlier for lucky attendees of WonderCon 2010!

The screening will take place at the event on Saturday 3rd April. Hosted in Room 103, the episode will be shown from 6:30PM to 7:40PM, then repeated between 7:45PM-8:55PM.

Wondercon is an annual comic book, sci-fi and motion picture convention which takes place at the Moscone Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find out more about this year’s convention by clicking here.

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Don’t forget that we’re still looking for a visitor to be named as our Fan of the Month for March 2010, so, if you think you’ve got what it takes, head over to our mini-section, here, to check out the latest batch of interview questions!

If you’ll be entering, please try and do so by 11:59PM (GMT) on Monday 28th March 2010 (there will be some leeway granted on the deadline depending on your geographic region!).

Our Fan of the Month section has been running since June 2008 and celebrates Whovianism in all its forms. If you live, breathe and dream Doctor Who and its spin offs, we need you! Best of luck from us!

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Justin Richards, the writer of various Doctor Who novels and reference books, including The Clockwise Man (2005), Aliens and Enemies (2006) and Martha in the Mirror (2008), has revealed that he has high hopes for the forthcoming series.

He isn’t worried about fans being let down by the changes, as he explains to The Coventry Telegraph: “I’ve read scripts for the new series and watched rough versions of some of the episodes in a darkened room in Cardiff. We’re all sworn to secrecy of course but I’m confident viewers won’t be disappointed.”

He added: “David Tennant was absolutely brilliant but what I have seen of Matt Smith is very good so it will be a very interesting new direction for the show.”

Series 5 is expected to begin on April 3rd. Stay tuned for the latest!

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The BBC have today released 4 new high-res pictures from episode one of the forthcoming series, The Eleventh Hour!

The images were first revealed inside issue #194 of SFX Magazine, out yesterday, and include two episode stills – one of the Doctor, Rory and Amy and one of the Doctor - as well as two on-set photos! You can check them out below:

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The Telegraph website has today published a great new interview with Matt Smith which was conducted over a period of 6 months.

In it, the Eleventh Doctor actor comments on everything from the high stakes surrounding the forthcoming series to his brand new sonic screwdriver, and you can read the feature here.

We’ve decided not to post any quotes as the majority of them carry potential spoilers, especially the description of the new TARDIS interior set, so it’s probably not the article for you if you don’t want any details spoiled…

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Please join us today in raising our glasses as we send out our best birthday wishes to John Barrowman, who, of course, portrays Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin off, Torchwood!

The actor is celebrating his 43rd birthday, and is spending his day in Los Angeles busy filming his guest appearance in the US drama series, Desperate Housewives. His episodes will air in the US this Spring and in the UK around May/June.

From all of us, have a fantastic day! Feel free to leave your own birthday messages for John in a comment on this post.

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Issue #194 of SFX Magazine was released across the UK today, and, as well as its 3D cover, inside there’s a 9-page feature previewing the forthcoming series, with exclusive Q&A sessions with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Steven Moffat!

“The fact that I’m younger, the fact that my soul is different, will add to a different sort of Doctor,” the Eleventh Doctor actor teases. ”It’s a part that allows for everything, every facet of you to be revealed.”

He adds: “I hope it’ll be rich and plentiful, but it’s not something that I have analysed, because he’s changing every day for me.”

Meanwhile, the actress who will be portraying his new companion, Amy Pond, admits that the mini-skirt she’s been spotted sporting in The Eleventh Hour has a genuine purpose in its plot, seemingly adding more fuel to the fire regarding her character being a kissogram! “The thing about Amy is that she has to do things in order to ensure she’s successful in her missions,” she explains. “And that possibly may have been one of the things she had to do…”

And any fans doubting the new showrunner’s techniques can sleep at ease tonight, as his interview confirms that he definitely knows just who he’s making the programme for! “Children will always need a hero who fights monsters but never becomes one,” he says. “I think that’s such an important story for children. And when I say children I mean children of 48. That’s very central. As a myth, that’s really important.”

The magazine also confirms that Series 5 will begin on April 3rd. Despite its 99.9% certainty, transmission details are still to be finalized, but confirmation is expected imminently…

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The BBC Press Office has today confirmed the date on which Matt Smith will be appearing as a guest on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross!

The Eleventh Doctor actor will be interviewed on the show on Friday 26th March on BBC One/HD at 10:35PM to promote the launch of the forthcoming fifth series.

Meanwhile, for US fans, the episode will be broadcast on BBC America a week later, on April 2nd. More details to follow!

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Karen Gillan briefly appeared on Radio 1 with Fearne Cotton this morning, where she offered some of the first tantalizing teases as to what fans can expect to see from her character, Amy Pond, in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who!

“She’s a very sassy lady, and she meets the Doctor in a really incredibly interesting way, which determines their relationship for the first part of the series,” she said. “She’s not completely in awe of the Doctor all the time, there’s none of that, because she doesn’t take his word as gospel. She’s kind of like ‘Ok, if you’re gonna go off and do that, I’m gonna go and do my own thing!’, so she’s independent. She’s really funny. Funny and sassy and strong. Yeah!”

Meanwhile, regarding the recently announced series launch tour of Britain, she beamed: “We’re going to Belfast, Iverness, Sunderland, Salford and Northampton, so it’s really exciting in itself. We get to take the show back to our hometowns, which is really nice.”

And the actress went on to liken her relationship with co-star Matt Smith to that of ‘an annoying older brother’. “But annoying in a brilliant way,” she added, laughing. Stay tuned!

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DigitalSpy have today released a preview of their upcoming interview with Steven Moffat, in which he reveals that he found it thoroughly enjoyable to write the Eleventh Doctor’s first words, as seen at the end of The End of Time, Part Two!

“It took me ten minutes to write, if that,” the new showrunner told the website. “Russell sent me the rest of the script and I just added that bit on the end. I added some fun banter for Matt, but it wasn’t difficult, it was a great pleasure.”

He added: “It was so lovely for Russell to let me do that. Russell, being Russell, said that I must have the first words, so that was just really great. It was one of the most fun things I’ve had to do!” Geronimo!

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