France Television Distribution have today confirmed that boxsets of Series 4 and the 2009/10 Specials will be released on DVD in France this summer!

The announcement comes after French fans launched an online petition for a DVD of David Tennant’s final episodes as the Tenth Doctor, and they’ll be pleased to hear that for the first time they’ll be able to get both Series 4 (€24,99) and the Specials (€19.99) from 15th June! Both boxsets will be French dubbed with French subtitles.

In addition, the same day will see the releases of complete Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3 boxsets for €24,99 each! Although the first three series have previously been made available, the updated sets, also dubbed in French, will sport new packaging.

Series 5 continues tomorrow on France 4, with Vincent et le Docteur & Le colocataire.

With thanks to Aurélie!

The BBC Press Office has confirmed that the third series of Doctor Who is to make its way to BBC Entertainment.

Launched in November 2009, the pan-regional channel is available across Europe and in the Middle East, and will welcome Freema Agyeman’s first series as Martha Jones alongside David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor this Autumn.

The press release includes an overview of the series, which can be read below:

The third installment of Doctor Who is full of new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Doctor (David Tennant) walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) he changes it forever. Together they find themselves travelling through time and space encountering extraordinary events, amazing worlds and faces both old and new. They come face to face with the ruthless Judoon, a vicious plasmavore and the Doctor’s sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in 1930s New York with a terrifying plan for humanity.

The acclaimed third series of Doctor Who will begin its latest repeat run on BBC Three from tonight!

Over the next few weeks you’ll be able to relive the Doctor’s adventures with Martha Jones, as they save the world with William Shakespeare, do battle with the Cult of Skaro in Manhattan and try their best to out smart the Weeping Angels, and it all kicks off with Smith and Jones, tonight at 19.00 on BBC3!