A new promotional shot for the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures has been revealed!

The picture depicts Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), Luke Smith (Tommy Knight), Clyde Langer (Daniel Anthony) and Rani Chandra (Anjili Mohindra) standing before an array of monsters and aliens they’ll be encountering in their new adventures, which begin on CBBC next month. Displayed behind them (left to right) is the Androvax, Shansheeth, Dark Hoard and the Graske.

In addition, a short teaser for the new series is currently airing on the CBBC Channel as part of a showcase of their Autumn highlights. We hope to have the Sarah Jane snippets online shortly but in the meantime be sure to keep an eye out on TV for it!

What do you think of the promo? Are you excited for the new series? Let us know below!

The Waters of Mars has been named the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form at the annual Hugo Awards!

David Tennant’s penultimate story was nominated for the award alongside two of his other adventures, Planet of the Dead and The Next Doctor, as well as episodes of Dollhouse and FlashForward.

The results were presented earlier this weekend at the AussieCon4 convention in Melbourne.

Congratulations to Russell, Phil, David and the rest of the team on their success!

Following their brief invasion of Nottingham’s Old Market Square on Wednesday, some of the Doctor Who monsters who will be starring in this year’s arena tour took to Mathew Street in Liverpool today!

As Liverpool Echo reports, a Cyberman, a Silurian and a Clockwork Droid were on hand to promote the concert, which will be staged at the city’s Echo Arena over November 2nd-3rd. Tickets for all of the venues are still on sale and can be purchased via DoctorWhoLive.com!

Jane Espenson has confirmed that she’ll be penning three episodes for Torchwood’s fourth series.

The writer - whose previous credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The O.C – told Blastr that she’s honoured to be part of the writing time for The New World, explaining: “I’m thrilled to say I was invited. My agent told me about it very casually; I was already busy at the time, and he thought I’d want to decline, but I jumped in fast to say I absolutely wanted to participate.”

When asked if she could diviulge any secrets, she said: “We’ve already changed the name of at least one character that was announced in the press. And there’s nothing to stop us from changing more – so if you hear anything, even if it was true at some point, it probably isn’t anymore. So the more you learn about Torchwood, the less you know.”

She promised: “The final product is going to be tightly plotted and lovingly crafted.”

Torchwood: The New World begins filming in the UK and the US at the start of 2011.

SFX have spoken exclusively to three of the creators of the upcoming Doctor Who Live arena tour, which kicks off in London next month!

Its director Will Brenton, arranger and musical director Ben Foster and illusionists Gary and Paul Hardy-Brown each have their own secrets and tantalizing tidbits to give away about the anticipated show, so click on the appropriate links to whet your appetities! For full details and ticket information, see its website, DoctorWhoLive.com.

Calling all Twitter users! Don’t forget that we’ll be giving away a Fourth Doctor/Pyramid of Mars figure to SIX random followers as soon as we reach 500.

The figure has an RRP of £14.99, but you could get one for absolutely free, and all you have to do is follow @wnfeed now to be in with a chance – it really is that simple!

Thanks to everyone who has helped push us over the halfway mark, but we still need your help!

Finalized schedules have confirmed all of the Doctor Who Proms-related goodness that will be hitting our screens throughout next week!

As we previously reported, from 8:30PM on Monday 6th September, highlights of the concert will be shown on BBC3 in a 60-minute cut-down programme, and the channel will be repeating it a few hours later at 2:45AM the following day (Tuesday 7th). Meanwhile, on Friday 10th, BBC3 will be airing a 90-minute extended programme from 7:00PM.

Here’s a round up of the schedule so you don’t miss a second of the action!

6/9/10, 8:30PM, BBC3: Doctor Who 2010 Prom highlights (60 minutes)
7/9/10, 2:45AM, BBC3: Doctor Who 2010 Prom highlights (60 minutes) – repeat
10/9/10, 7:00PM, BBC3: Doctor Who 2010 Prom highlights (Extended, 90 minutes)

In addition, ‘VIP access-all-areas’ footage – including backstage interviews and unseen music – will be available to watch via the BBC’s Red Button service from Monday.

Danny Horn – who will be appearing in Doctor Who this Christmas - has spoken to The Telegraph & Argus about his role in the special.

He told them: ”It’s been like a bizarre dream. I finished the Central School of Speech and Drama on the Friday, had the audition on the Monday and by Thursday I was filming in Cardiff. I was very excited about the audition but didn’t think I’d get it. It took a month to film and I’ve been up and down to Cardiff. It’s a relatively good part.”

The actor revealed that his character spends most of the story with singer Katherine Jenkins, who will be making her acting debut in the episode. “We were together for a lot of the episode,” he said. ”Let’s just say I might be a bit of a hero with the boys.”

He finished: “Working with Michael was fantastic as he’s one of my heroes, and Matt is brilliant to work with - absolutely fantastic.” The special is due to air on Christmas Day.

Will Brenton - director of the forthcoming Doctor Who Live tour – has confirmed that the story of the concert is inspired by the events of the 1973 Third Doctor adventure Carnival of Monsters.

“We’ve created a brand new character – called Vorgenson – but it is a character who grows out of Carnival Of Monsters,” he told SFX. “All of its genealogy grows out of that episode. And the fans who spotted that reference will enjoy how it happens.”

He continued: ”Its taken what happened in that episode and moved it on, and updated it and had some fun with it as well. I sat down with Steven and said, ‘I’ve got this Jurassic Park kind of feel, with a character who’s reeling out these characters,’ and he immediately said, ‘Well, ‘Carnival Of Monsters’! Let’s let it grow out of that.’”

The Doctor Who live tour launches next month at the Wembley Arena and will then visit eight more cities across the country. For more information, visit DoctorWhoLive.com.

Richard Clark has confirmed on his Twitter page that he’ll be directing a Series 6 episode penned by Mark Gatiss.

Last month, the director tweeted: “In the thick of Dr Who. New drafts coming along. Mark Gatiss story wonderful.” Gatiss has previously written The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot’s Lantern and, most recently, Victory of the Daleks. In 2007, he appeared on-screen in The Lazarus Experiment, and is co-creator of the acclaimed Sherlock series alongside Steven Moffat.

Clark will also be helming the 3rd episode of the 2011 series, written by Neil Gaiman.

Are you happy that Gatiss is back for Matt Smith’s second series? Let us know below!

Please bear in mind that the full list of writers is still to be confirmed by the BBC.