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 Sunday 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!

Justin Richards, the writer of various Doctor Who novels and reference books, including 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, 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 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!

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:

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

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 to find out any details regarding the new series. There’s also confirmation of the alien the Eleventh Doctor will be encountering in episode one!

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

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.