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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It’s common knowledge that the Doctor would be lost in space without a companion at his side, and there was a special look back over some of his most faithful of friends in last night’s Sidekick Stories on BBC Four!
The programme was narrated by Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) and celebrated the role of assistants in television, and Doctor Who, unsuprisingly, has the highest number of sidekicks in British TV history!
The Doctor Who segment includes interviews with David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) and various other TV and radio critics as they look back over the show’s 46 year history and examine the impact its companions have had on the series, as well as on the Doctor as a character.
If you missed it, you can watch it again for the next 6 days via the BBC iPlayer service, here.
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Doctor Who has recieved yet another gong to add to its ever-growing collection, after the series was named as the Best TV Drama Programme at this year’s Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) Awards!
Although it faced tough competition from Doc Martin (ITV1) and Shameless (Channel 4), it managed to reign supreme at the ceremony, which was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London earlier today.
Bernard Cribbins, best known for his portrayal of Wilfred Mott, was on hand at the event to accept the award on behalf of all of its cast and crew. Congratulations to all concerned!
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Don’t forget to tune in to Radio 4 later this afternoon to hear David Tennant in BBC Radio Scotland’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel, Of Mice and Men!
As previously reported, the former Tenth Doctor actor appears as George Milton in the dramatisation, which was recorded last Autumn.
Liam Brennan (Taggart, No Man’s Land) voices the character of Lennie Small. The book was first published in 1937 and follows the tragic story of the two migrant workers in 1930s California.
Of Mice and Men will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3:00PM today (Sunday) as part of the station’s Classic Serial slot. For those of you who will be tuning in, enjoy!
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It has been confirmed today that BBC Worldwide have finally fully purchased 2|entertain, meaning they’ll carry on working together to publish the DVDs and Blu-rays of various BBC programmes – including Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures – for years to come!
The future of the company has been in doubt since 2008, following the downfall of Woolworths, which owned a 60% share. However, BBC Worldwide have now managed to fund its remaining rights and will continue to contribute releases not only in the UK, but also in over 60 countries around the world, including North America, Australia and Japan.
The next new series DVD/Blu-ray to be released by the distributor will be Volume 1 of Series 5, featuring The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks, the temporary cover of which was unveiled earlier this week. It’s scheduled to be released on 7th June 2010.
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The News of the World has today posted a preview image of a suited and booted Matt Smith, taken from a recent photoshoot to be featured inside the April edition of Esquire, out March 4th.
Our new leading man is also interviewed inside the issue and, naturally, the topic of conversation is his first series of Doctor Who which is set to kick off on BBC One/HD this Easter. Of the iconic Time Lord, the Eleventh Doctor actor said: “He’s an inter-galactic genius, a superhero-ish, mad, fumbling, bumbling, science geek.”
Esquire, billed as ‘the magazine for men who mean business’, is released monthly and you can find out more about it over at its official website by clicking here.
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Next Friday, 5th March, is National Doodle Day in the UK, an annual fundraiser established in 2004 to raise money and awareness for people living with epilepsy and neurofibromatosis.
As part of the event, various doodles by celebrities will be auctioned off on eBay, and the likes of Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) and Michelle Ryan (Lady Christina de Souza) are just some of the familiar faces to have put pen to paper for the charity this year.
You can also help the cause by sending in your own doodles along with a £1 donation to National Doodle Day, c/o Epilepsy Action, FREEPOST LS0995, Leeds, LS19 7YY. Full details can be found at its official website, here. Happy doodling!
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Those of you who have been following the news will no doubt be aware that earlier this week Odeon UK confirmed that they would be boycotting Alice in Wonderland following a disagreement with Disney over its imminent DVD release.
Of course, this was very bad news, not only for fans of Twidledum and Tweedledee, but also for Whovians alike, because the recently released Series 5 promo was to be previewed in 3D before showings of the Tim Burton film.
However, there’s good news for all concerned today, because, after a series of crisis talks, the boycott has been reconsidered! This means you’ll now be able to catch the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond (and the feature film itself, of course!) in all their 3D glory in Odeon cinemas across the UK from 5th March! You’d be a Mad Hatter to miss it!
The trailer will also be shown before the movie in other chains of cinemas across the country.
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The much-publicized Bonhams Doctor Who auction took place in Knightsbridge, London, today, as over 300 fans arrived to bid on their favourite props from the series!
One of the biggest collections of memorabilia ever was on show at the event, with costumes and monsters from both classic and new episodes presented in the historic collection. As BBC News reports, the success story of the day was a full size Dalek from the 1985 Sixth Doctor serial Revelation of the Daleks, which was sold for £20,400!
Meanwhile, the waitress attire worn by Kylie Minogue for her portrayal of short-lived companion Astrid Peth in the 2007 Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned, was purchased for £3,120, while Billie Piper’s costume from Series 1’s Rose fetched £1,020.
One fan exterminated other bidders (not literally, mind!) and walked away with the Tenth Doctor’s suit from Voyage of the Damned for £5,040, while another reached £3,120 for Jackson Lake’s costume, as worn by David Morrissey in the 2008 Christmas special, The Next Doctor.
The lowest bid went towards a speaker featured in the 2006 festive episode, The Runaway Bride, which went for £42.
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It has been revealed that David Tennant will be appearing in a new psychological thriller called Retreat.
Written by Carl Tibbetts and Janice Hallett, the story follows a couple – played by Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series) and Thandie Newton (Run, Fat Boy Run & The Pursuit of Happyness) – who have their holiday ruined when a half-dead man, who the Tenth Doctor actor will portray, appears on their doorstep with a message of a virus that is killing people on the mainland…
The movie is being produced by The Magent Films, and filming is set to begin in Canada in May. It’s currently slated for an early 2011 theatrical release.
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