Entries from April 2010
April 30th, 2010
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The official Doctor Who website has today unveiled the first in a new series of Series 5 interactive panoramics!

The first is a complete 360 degrees representations of the Dalek ship as seen in Episode 3, with added hotspots linking to trivia, wallpapers, photo galleries and trailers!

Futher 2-dimensional environments will be unveiled over the coming weeks, including the forest featured in tomorrow night’s episode, Flesh and Stone, and the TARDIS.

Elsewhere on the official site, and due to popular request, desktop wallpapers have returned, and there’s also some new Series 5 jigsaws to piece together. Geronimo!

April 30th, 2010
Warning! This article and its comments may contain spoilers...
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Head over to the official site now to check out a preview of Blinded by the Light, tomorrow’s episode of Doctor Who Confidential, accompanying Episode 5, Flesh and Stone!

In the latest edition of the behind the scenes series, Karen Gillan explains the mysterious ‘Crack in Time’ story arc, showruner Steven Moffat reveals its origins, and the cast and crew examine River Song’s character. There’s also a tour of Amelia Pond’s bedroom and exclusive interviews with Matt Smith and Alex Kingston.

Blinded by the Light airs tomorrow night at 7:10PM on BBC3 (straight after Flesh and Stone has finished), and at 8:10PM on the HD channel.

April 30th, 2010
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DigitalSpy have released a Q&A with Adam Smith, the director of episode one, The Eleventh Hour, and the Weeping Angels two-parter, which concludes tomorrow night at 6:25PM on BBC One/HD.

Explaining how his involvement with the new series came about, he told the website: “I was asked to come in for a meeting with the BBC. It was a meeting with Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger, who is the head of drama at BBC Wales, and Beth Willis, who is one of the executive producers.”

He added: “I hadn’t watched a lot of the show so it was new to me. My nephews and my aunt are big fans but no, I hadn’t really watched it except for a bit of Tom Baker in the seventies. I remember when I was about five or six, my brother told me that the title sequence was actually a camera passing through the inside of a shark and I believed him!” You can read his full interview over at DigitalSpy by clicking here.

April 30th, 2010
Warning! This article and its comments may contain spoilers...
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The official website has today posted three new clips from tomorrow night’s episode, Flesh and Stone!

Click here to see them, but watch out for spoilers.

April 30th, 2010
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Details of the 196th issue of SFX Magazine were revealed earlier today, the cover of which features a familiar face in the form of Karen Gillan!

The Amy Pond actress is also interviewed inside about all things Series 5, as part of a feature looking at some of the brilliant female roles in British sci-fi shows – and they don’t get much better than the Doctor’s companion!

The issue will be published on Wednesday 2nd June.

Inside there’s also a round up of the forthcoming series of Doctor Who Adventure Games, as well as the latest spoilers for Series 5, and details of the return of Russell T Davies in Series 4 of Sarah Jane! Check out its patriotic cover artwork below:

Series 5 continues tomorrow night with Flesh and Stone, at 6:25PM on BBC1/HD.

April 29th, 2010
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DWM #421 was published across the UK today, and inside there are previews of The Vampires of Venice, Amy’s Choice and the Silurians two-parter, the titles of which are revealed inside as The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood!

Meanwhile, in Steven Moffat’s latest Production Notes, the showrunner reveals what happened when Matt Smith and Karen Gillan embarked on the UK launch tour and went back to school, as the Watcher presents his in-depth guide to the Doctor’s beloved time and space machine, the TARDIS…

Also inside the issue, designer Ed Thomas, the man behind Victory of the Daleks, Mark Gatiss, and actors Nick Briggs and Barnaby Edwards explain just how and why the newly designed paradigm of Daleks came about, and, in Supernature, their DWM comic strip debut, the Doctor and Amy visit a jungle planet packed with scary surprises.

Plus, actress Alex Kingston discusses the secrets of her enigmatic character, River Song, and actor Terrence Hardiman talks about his role in The Beast Below, while Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Caitlin Blackwood and Steven Moffat comment on the challenges they faced bringing The Eleventh Hour to life.

Doctor Who Magazine #421 is out now, at its usual price of £4.20.

April 29th, 2010
neil-gaiman-completes-series-6-script-draft

Neil Gaiman has revealed that he has now completed the draft script for his upcoming Doctor Who episode, which will hit our screens next year as part of the sixth series, Matt Smith’s second as the Doctor.

The acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy writer, behind such novels as Stardust and Coraline, and co-writer of the 2007 hit movie Beowulf, broke the news to his Twitter followers earlier today when he tweeted: “Doctor Who episode next season draft done and in.

He confirmed his involvement in the series – which was heavily rumoured for years - while attending the SFX Weekender convention back in February.

April 29th, 2010
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The official Doctor Who website has today been updated with a new homepage and introductory video ahead of the transmission of this Saturday’s episode, Flesh and Stone!

The concluding instalment of the Weeping Angels story sees the Doctor and his friends trapped among an army of the terrifying statues, and they must make their way through the wreckage of a crashed space liner in order to escape. Meanwhile, in the forest vault, Amy finds herself facing an even more deadly attack…

Elsewhere, LastBroadcast have posted a review of the episode (with some spoilers!), in which they describe Matt Smith’s peformance as “spectacular”, claiming that “finally, we’re reminded Who really is in charge around here.” Thanks to Will for the details!

Flesh and Stone airs this Saturday at 6:25PM on BBC One/BBC HD. Not long now!

April 29th, 2010
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The BBC Press Office has today released the plot details for Episode 7, Amy’s Choice, which will air on BBC One and BBC HD on Saturday 15th May, at the provisional time of 6:30PM.

The episode is penned by Simon Nye, who is best known for writing the BBC comedy Men Behaving Badly.

It’s been five years since Amy Pond last travelled with the Doctor, and when he lands in her garden again, on the eve of the birth of her first child, she finds herself facing a heartbreaking choice – one that will change her life for ever.

Earlier today some new stills from the episode were released.

April 29th, 2010
Warning! This article and its comments may contain spoilers...
new-images-from-amys-choice

The BBC have today released the first batch of images from Episode 7, Amy’s Choice, which is written by Simon Nye and will air on May 15th!

Not much is known about the episode at present (the official synopsis will be released by the BBC Press Office later today), but from what we have already picked up from various filming developments and rumours, it looks set to be one of the most intriguing episodes of the new series so far – and these episode stills can definitely vouch for that!

As a couple of the pictures are quite heavy in the spoiler department – especially for any of our visitors who have been avoiding forums and newspapers – we’ve decided to post them on a separate page. If you want to check them out, you can do so by clicking here, but approach with caution!

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