The series concludes on the channel next Saturday, 12th March, with parts one and two of ’La Pandorica s’ouvre’.
It was recently confirmed that boxsets of Series 4 and the 2009/10 Specials – as well as new editions of Series 1-3 – will be released in France in June. Thanks to Aurélie!
The official Doctor Who website will be looking back at Series 5 over the next two weeks, and have invited visitors to submit their own personal highlights to include as part of the celebrations.
They want to know which moments from the Eleventh Doctor’s first series made us laugh and cry, as well as our favourite characters and the monsters that scared us the most, so head over there now to submit your comments as they may just be published on the site for all to see!
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James Corden has revealed that he is ”over the moon” about his return in Series 6 of Doctor Who.
His reapparance as Craig Owens was confirmed last week, and he has since told AOL that he “can’t wait” to go back to Cardiff to film. He said: “I’m amazed and over the moon Steven asked me back. There was a fans’ poll of the last series, and The Lodger did really well.” However, he remained tight-lipped when asked whether or not his character will be stepping inside the TARDIS this time.
“I could well be,” he teased, before confirming: “I’m just going back for one episode.”
Are you happy that Craig will be back? What do you think is the reason for his return?
Terror lurks in the cornfields of Provence in Vincent and the Doctor, but only a sad and lonely painter can see it, while, in The Lodger,the Doctor attempts to pass himself off as a perfectly normal human being to solve the mystery of Aickman Road – don’t go upstairs!
The episodes air from 8:35pm this Saturday, 5th March.
The Eleventh Hour (Le Prisonnier zéro) is repeated at 10:05pm the same evening.
The Eleventh Doctor and Amy’s first series continued on France 4 yesterday, with Le Seigneur des Rêves and parts one and two of La révolte des intra-terrestres!
Overnight ratings show that an average audience of 295,000 (1.3%) tuned in for their encounters with the Dream Lord and the Silurians. Although it’s slightly down on previous weeks, it’s a great figure nonetheless!
The trailer below was screened before their transmission.
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It has been revealed that James Corden will be reprising his role as Craig Owens in Series 6 of Doctor Who.
Following a string of unofficial reports, the BBC Doctor Who site has announced that the Gavin & Stacey actor, whose character was introduced in The Lodger last year, will be reunited with the Doctor in a forthcoming episode.
According to What’s On TV, he’ll be seen in Episode 12, however this is yet to be confirmed.
Corden has also tweeted about his return, writing: ”I get the new script for Doctor Who tomorrow. Looking forward to reading it. Start filming on thursday! Woo Hoo!”
The episode – written by Richard Curtis – is up for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and Doctor Who is the only TV series to be shortlisted, facing competition from movies including Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Toy Story 3. The results will be announced at a special banquet in the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C on May 21st.
Series 5 of Doctor Who continued on France 4 over the weekend, with an average audience of 374,000 (1.7%) tuning in for both parts of Le labyrinthe des Anges and Les Vampires de Venise.
While the figure is down from last weekend’s screening of the first 3 episodes, the Doctor and Amy are still doing well, and we hope French fans enjoy the second half of the series! It continues next Saturday with Le Seigneur des Rêves and La révolte des intra-terrestres.
Meanwhile, channel NRJ12 showed a repeat of Torchwood: Children of Earth (Les enfants de la Terre) in its entirety on Saturday, watched by 219,000 people (1%).
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Series 5 of Doctor Who continues in France this Saturday, with parts one and two of Le labyrinthe des Anges and Les Vampires de Venise airing!
France 4 are screening a new trailer for the three episodes ahead of their broadcast, which you can watch below. Last week, The Eleventh Hour (Le Prisonnier zéro), The Beast Below (La bête des bas-fonds) and Victory of the Daleks (La victoire des Dalecks) were watched by an average audience of 453,000.
Thanks to Aurélie. Le labyrinthe des Anges/Les Vampires de Venise air from 8:35pm.
Series 5 of Doctor Who made its debut in France last night, with an average audience of 453,000 (2%) tuning in for Matt Smith’s first 3 episodes in role as the Eleventh Doctor!
Meanwhile, Beans on Toast have let us know about their exclusive interview with Belgian voice artist David Manet, who dubbed for both the Ninth and Tenth Doctors in France. “What I remember is the pleasure of working on Doctor Who,” he explains, ”and the surprises that came in the scripts and the quality of this show.”
He admits: “At times, it was exhausting – really – and sometimes it was frustrating because we couldn’t quite match the original performance. Because Doctor Who is very British, in the way it is made, its spirit, language and energy. So, as a voice actor, you do get frustrated when you think “this is not quite as good as it could be”. In a dub, there’s bound to be a big part of betrayal of the original.”
Thank you to Aurélie for the news. We hope French fans enjoy the rest of the series!
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