Upcoming episodes showing on the SciFi Channel, 5am is night of date shown:
07/25/2008 9pm & 11pm SEASON 4 The Stolen Earth, part 1 (concludes next week)
07/31/2008 05:00 AM DALEKS IN MANHATTAN - PT 1 (concludes next week)
08/01/2008 8:30 & 11pm SEASON 4 JOURNEY'S END, part 2
08/07/2008 05:00 AM EVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS - PT 2
08/08/2008 DOCTOR WHO Marathon (SEASON 2)
08:00 AM NEW EARTH
09:00 AM TOOTH AND CLAW
10:00 AM SCHOOL REUNION
11:00 AM THE GIRL IN THE FIREPLACE
12:00 PM LOVE AND MONSTERS
01:00 PM FEAR HER
02:00 PM ARMY OF GHOSTS
03:00 PM DOOMSDAY
08/14/2008 05:00 AM THE LAZARUS EXPERIMENT
08/21/2008 05:00 AM 42 (burn with me)
08/28/2008 05:00 AM HUMAN NATURE - PT 1
09/04/2008 05:00 AM Family of Blood - Pt 2
09/09/2008 08:00 AM DOCTOR WHO (SEASON 1) marathon (titles to be announced)
Beware the Trickster's Brigade; the Bad Wolf is coming
4th Season Episodes (tentative broadcast order for 2008, titles subject to change)
Direct from BBC America, including Classic Doctor Who episodes from past decades!
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A fun idea by two BBC staff members has resulted in a hilarious mash up of Doctor Who and Top Gear.
Inspired by his colleague Simon Catt, Matt Taylor of the BBC's Repeats & Reversioning team had the idea of combining David Tennant's appearance in Top Gear's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car slot with clips of the TARDIS in flight from Doctor Who. The result - with Jeremy Clarkson talking Tennant through his spectacular 'lap' in the Space/Time machine - so impressed their boss Gill Holmes, that it found its way to Mark Harrison, Head of the BBC's Multiplatform Studio and then to Peter Salmon, Chief Creative Officer of the BBC Vision Studio. Coincidentally, Peter was due to visit the Top Gear team this Wednesday, and showed the clip to Clarkson and Top Gear's Executive Producer Andy Wilman. They loved it and agreed that it could be put online.
We loved it too, and thought you would like to see it. Don't plan a trip to be part of Top Gear's studio audience any time soon - unless you have 21 years of free time to wait in line. Autoblog reports that "the waiting list to get a first-hand glimpse of the show being produced is an incredible 336,000 names deep." Well, if you don't want to wait until 2029 to see Clarkson, Hammond, and May in action, you could just see the special Top Gear live show at Earls Court this fall...if you can manage a ticket.
"It's coming...the darkness!"
"He's out there" (4th season episodes) . . . . . . . . . . . . The Doctor's real name is...
Donna Noble must track down The Doctor to save London from an alien emergency – even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster (Sarah Lancashire) and her hordes of sinister Adipose, as executive producer/head writer Russell T. Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama returns for a fourth series.
But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins? Howard Attfield, who appeared as Geoff Noble in 2006's The Runaway Bride, originally reprised his role as Donna's father for this episode. Sadly, Howard passed away shortly after recording his scenes for Partners in Crime, so Bernard Cribbins stepped in to play Donna's grandfather, Wilf. Bernard previous appeared as the same character (although we didn't know it) in Voyage Of The Damned. The Adipose creatures were inspired by the Pillsbury Dough Boy (the mascot of a US firm specialising in ready-to-bake products), created in 1965 and appearing in over 600 commercials so far.
Episode 2: The Fires of Pompeii
~~~~~~~ The Fires Of Pompeii 5/2/08 .............................. The Doctor has no secrets from psychic Oracles ~~~~~~
The Doctor and Donna visit Pompeii, on the eve of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, however, they discover psychic powers and beasts of stone running riot in the streets of old Pompeii. The time-travellers face their greatest challenge yet – can established history be changed, or must the Doctor let everyone die? "She's from Barcelona," is a reference to Sybil Fawlty's regular apology for clumsy Spanish waiter Manuel in classic sitcom Fawlty Towers
Episode 3: Planet of the Ood
Planet Of The Ood 5/9/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [classified Torchwood report on The Ood]
The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world, but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the human race? Even in the year 4126, slaves are happy to be slaves, aren't they? (also see descriptions below). The transformation of Halpen into an Ood was originally far more graphic, but after viewing the footage it was re-edited to be less horrific for a family audience.
Classified Torchwood Report For UNIT, Subject: The Sontarans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I think I'm a clone now
Episode 4: The Sontaran Stratagem (part 1 of 2)
Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat, but is it too late to save them? The evil Sontarans last cropped up when Colin Baker was in the title role (1985)
Episode 5: The Poison Sky (in part 2, the Sontarans begin changing Earth's atmosphere)
UNIT is left defenseless, with a traitor in their ranks. As interplanetary war edges closer, the Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive – but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice? The world is on fire, and the Doctor had a hand in it. War Games
The defense condition (DEFCON) is a measure of the activation and readiness level of the United States Armed Forces - although NATO appear to have adopted it, too, in the Doctor Who universe. DEFCON 1 refers to maximum readiness. It is not certain whether this has ever been used, but it is reserved for imminent or ongoing attack on US military forces or US territory by a foreign military power.
Episode 6: The Doctor's Daughter (someone has The Doctor's DNA, and possibly his female clone)
The Doctor's Daughter, 6/6/08
Classified Torchwood Report on The Doctor's Daughter
The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war. The Doctor, Donna and Martha are dragged by the Tardis to a planet and within seconds of arriving the Doctor's DNA is sampled and a genetically modified, bred for war, 25 year old woman is instantly created from it. Donna promptly names her Jenny and helps the Doctor come to terms with the fact that he has a new daughter. Jenny is needed to help the Humans fight the Hath, a fight that has been going on for generations. Martha is separated from the group and help the Hath in her own way.
But as General Cobb threatens genocide, the Doctor faces an even greater battle – can he find peace with his own child? Georgia Moffett guest stars. Stephen Greenhorn previously wrote the Lazarus Experiment. "Hello, Daddy!" Georgia Moffett is the daughter of Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. He was recently seen alongside the Tenth Doctor in the 2007 Children in Need special, Time Crash. Back in 2004 Georgia was considered for the role of a certain Rose Tyler... Georgia also appeared with her Dad in the Doctor Who audio adventure Red Dawn. Though one of her hearts now has a bullet in it, you may not have seen the last of Jenny. Donna describes her as G.I. Jane - a reference to the 1997 action film starring Demi Moore as a trainee Navy SEAL. This should not be confused with G.I. Joe, the upcoming film featuring a certain Christopher Eccleston as the villainous Destro. In January, 2007, RUSSELL T DAVIES said that he wanted BRITNEY SPEARS to play the clone of an extra-terrestrial, but didn't think she would come to Cardiff where the show is shot. He also had an episode written to star rock star Madonna as "The Last Cassandra," the race of people composed only of skin stretched out with a face in the center. RUSSELL T DAVIES said Cassandras were inspired by skinny Hollywood actresses who’ve had too much plastic surgery...
Episode 7: The Unicorn and the Wasp (that's Fenella Woolgar as Agatha Christie)
Torchwood report on Vespiforms................................Episode 7 trailer
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 10 days. Was it amnesia? A nervous breakdown? Or a Giant Alien Wasp? The Doctor and Donna join forces with the world's most famous crime novelist to encounter a body in the library, poisoned cocktails and a Vespiform seeking revenge. As the body count mounts the Doctor and Agatha must find the clues to lead them to the killer. And what has a giant wasp got to do with it? See Torchwood Briefing above. Official website: AgathaChristie.com
Episode 8: Silence in the Library (part 1, an abandoned 51st century library has more than books lurking in it)
100 years ago, the universe's greatest library was sealed off, leaving only a warning: "Count the shadows." But now the shadows are moving again. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost, to find the library's secret; confront the monsters of the Dark, the vicious Vashta Nerada. With guest stars Alex Kingston, Colin Salmon and Steve Pemberton. At the end of part 1 Donna is separated from the Doctor and finds herself in a mysterious hospital administered by Doctor Moon. Alex Kingston is best known for playing Dr. Elizabeth Corday in 158 episodes of the medical drama ER. The main library scenes for the episode were filmed at Swansea Library and Brangwyn Hall, Swansea; the world's largest library--the Library of Congress--holds approximately 29 million books. Donna has been saved. Hey, who turned out the lights?
Episode 9: Forest of the Dead (part 2)
As the shadows rise and march, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song. But can anyone stop the Vashta Nerada? While the Doctor discovers long-buried secrets and revelations about his own future, the sinister Nodes declare that Donna is doomed. Donna starts receiving strange images from a girl with blond hair. Her name is Rose and she tries to warn Donna of a plan by an old enemy of the Doctor's to destroy her universe. Nobody has ever died on screen in a Steven Moffat Doctor Who story by any means other than natural causes, and not been subsequently resurrected in some way. If you look closely at the wall in Charlotte's house you will see two of her drawings are of a blonde girl and a wolf. Make of these what you will...
"The library is our brain. Without the library, you have no civilization" Ray Bradbury
Episode 10: Midnight, a projection of Rose tries to warn them
The Doctor is Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Torchwood Report on Planet Midnight
The Doctor is trapped, alone, powerless and terrified, on the planet Midnight. Soon, the knocking on the wall begins. Only a woman called Sky seems to know the truth – but as paranoia turns into a witch-hunt, Sky turns the Doctor's greatest strengths against him, and a sacrifice must be made or all the passengers will be lost. Copy?
Episode 11: Turn Left (part 1 of 3)
Tell your fortune, lady? Turn right . . . . . . . . . There's something on your back!
Donna's entire world collapses on the planet Shan Shen, but there's no sign of the Doctor. There is someone, or something on Donna's back. Something evil controlling her. Thanks to the alien creature, Donna gets to find out what her life would have been had she never met the Doctor: Donna never went to work as an office temp, she never got engaged and didn’t help defeat the Raknoss. Because of that, The Doctor is killed on Christmas Day, 2005, Martha Jones is killed on the Moon by the Judoon, Team Torchwood are killed by the Sontarans, and the Titanic crashes to Earth in Christmas 2007 causing the most massive explosion in Earth history. But, as Donna and Rose Tyler combine forces, are they too late to save the whole of creation from the approaching darkness? Billie Piper guest stars near the end as Rose Tyler, leading into the final 2 episodes of the season. Chipo Chung, who plays the mysterious fortune teller also appeared in episode 11 of Series Three, as Professor Yana's faithful assistant, Chantho.
Beware the Trickster's Brigade, and the Bad Wolf
Episode 12: The Stolen Earth written by Russell T Davies, part 2 (if it's dark, does it matter?)
Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need, in tonight's penultimate episode in this time-travelling drama. Davros (Julian Bleach) is creating new Daleks, and they have taken over London. But can Torchwood and the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire? With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation (an intergalactic police force) and the Medusa Cascade (a space-time rift near a nebula) and finally solve the mystery of Earth's disappearing bees. Sarah Jane Smith is trapped, the Judoon may have returned, and the Tardis is on fire. Michael Brandon makes a guest appearance as General Sanchez; Brandon is probably best known for his portrayal of tough New York cop Lt. James Dempsey in the 1980s TV-series Dempsey and Makepeace. Cameo by Richard Dawkins, the celebrated ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer, who is married to the Second Romana, actress Lalla Ward. The Judoon is played by Paul Kasey. And, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows...0770 900 461. Right, now we're in trouble
No ad at end for next week's part 3 so as to not give anything away
Episode 13: Journey's End (part 3)
Torchwood reports on the Daleks, part 1 & 2
In their increasing madness, Davros and Dalek Caan have captured the Earth and other planets, and plans to destroy them all simultaneously, along with every atom of reality itself! This final story will feature Rose, Mickey, Pete, Jackie, Sarah Jane, Captain Jack, Martha Jones and K9 (cameo) as well as Donna and the Doctor. Gwen and Ianto from Torchwood also make an appearance. This is the final regular episode by Russell T. Davies and will be his grand finale storyline for all 4 years. David Tennant has promised the season finale will be "the biggest, boldest, maddest, saddest, most exciting story we've ever done." Some have speculated that Donna is possessed by The Master, but it's just as possible that she contains an alien from her very first episode, a cute little baby Racnoss...it happened to Ripley, believe it or not! Donna is hit by something and Wilf takes care of her but she's lost all her memories after absorbing all of the Doctor's 900 years' worth all at once. As Rose said in Turn Left, Donna dies, just not physically. Rose must return to the alternate universe after her reunion with Mickey and Jackie. The Doctor returns to his Tardis and leaves alone. There's also a possibility that the Doctor's daughter will make an appearance here or in the Christmas episode to kick off the spinoff series. Though Rose must return to the other Earth in the end, the Doctor gives her a hand (her scenes were not in the version the preview audience saw in order to keep the ending secret). The second Doctor may also be in the Christmas Special. Journey's End is almost 50 per cent longer than a regular episode, and even longer than the first two Christmas Specials! No ad for the Christmas special as last year's ended up on YouTube. Official figures from the Broadcasters Audience Research Board reported that this past season's climactic episode (Journey's End) was the U.K.'s most watched television program of the week with 10.57 million viewers.
Christmas Special 2008, The Return of the Cybermen / The 7 Doctors
First, Queen Victoria had to deal with werewolves, now it's Cybermen in London! At least present-day London won't be attacked by aliens this time. The Doctor arrives in Victorian London and encounters two very different types of Cybermen. The Cybus Cybermen and some diamond headed wraith-like Cybermen (this universe's Cybermen?) They've taken over a graveyard and look set to take over the planet through stealth. The Doctor calls on Rose to help him. Troops of Cybermen attack a major Market place in snow covered London. Guest stars include David Morrissey and Ballykissangel actress Dervla Kirwan. It's going to be a Dickens of a Doctor Who story! There will also be a cameo appearance by the 7 living actors who have played The Doctor, but this scene might only be seen in England like last year with "Time Crash." So far, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Tom Baker and David Tennant have been named but not Eccleston. David Morrissey's character is referred to as the "other Doctor" on the actors' makeup trailer. Velile Tshabalala appears to be his new companion in this one: Morrissey says to Tshabalala, "The Doctor's companion will do what the Doctor says. Now go!" Meanwhile, The Scotsman reported that the BBC is prepared to pay David Tennant a massive £1.3 million to carry on as Doctor Who - that's £100,000 per episode. He could also be offered other drama projects to keep him on board, said the paper. Tennant is rehearsing for Hamlet this month and will be in the theatrical role from next month until January 2009. A 20-second teaser for this one was broadcast by BBC on 7-6-08 but it sucks so I didn't post it here. Hopefully they'll do some better promos for it. Davies has four more "special" episodes of the show left, running across 2009, before Steven Moffat takes over the reins of Doctor Who in 2010.
Season 5, episode 1: Ghosts in the Machines (Donna goes to the alternate universe to help Rose in a new threat from the Cybermen on alternate Earth)
Season 5, episodes 2,3: Rose Tyler, Earth Defender: War (Part 1 and Part 2) the Doctor is missing and has unwittingly caused the new war between Cybermen and the alternate Earth (the script is being written to allow David to be unseen, while he is involved with other acting commitments in 2009. Tennant has denied rumors that he will leave in 2008 after season 4). Donna and Martha are not in season 5 as Martha will be full time on Torchwood and Donna loses her memory. If Tennant signs on for 2010 season, he will be in all 13 episodes, regenerating in the 13th. John Simm as the Master will show up sometime in 2009 also
Christmas Special 2009: The End of Time
(the Doctor regenerates, new actor's name to be announced. If Tennant doesn't leave, the regeneration will "only be temporary", whatever that means). Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle is in talks to take over as time traveller DR. WHO. Tennant is rumoured to be leaving the cult TV show at the end of the current series in 2009 and speculation about his replacement is pointing to his fellow Scot, Carlyle. Tough guy Carlyle hasn't ruled out stepping into his place, "Would I do it? Possibly." Stephen Fry and David Warner have also been considered in the past.
The Dust of Stars by Neil Gaiman (1st or 2nd episode 2010 script)
Kylie Minogue is back as Astrid. Somehow she's found a way to merge with an obsolete TARDIS and, being symbiotically linked with it, she's able to trace the Doctor. She needs to warn him about an impending disaster from the centre of the galaxy. If you haven't seen Voyage Of The Damned ending yet then watch the ending of Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979), which is similar
Family Reunion by Stephen Greenhorn (3rd or 4th episode script)
The Doctor's daughter discovers a world shifted out of phase with the rest of the universe. She finds that her symbiotic nucleii allows her access and discovers Time Lords frozen in time. She finds a way of tracing active Tardii but it leads her to discover other problems. Note: this episode will likely air in the Doctor Who series only if the spinoff series never happens
Disney is said to be co-developing a children's TV series for broadcast in Australia and Europe based on the Doctor's robot dog, K9. This is why BBC can no longer use K9 in any of its TV series, though a brief cameo was allowed in the pilot for Sarah Jane Adventures, and may be again for a future Doctor Who episode.
Freema Agyeman (Martha) has been cast in a new BBC re-imagining of classic 1970s series "Survivors" based on the novel by Dalek creator, Terry Nation. Originally launched in April 1975 on BBC, Survivors ran for 38 episodes over three years. The new series, set in the present day, focuses on the world in the aftermath of a devastating virus which wipes out most of the world's population. Freema has been cast as Jenny Collins, a bright and lively young teacher in a primary school who must face choices beyond anything she could have imagined. Currently filming in Manchester until September for transmission in autumn 2008, Survivors is a BBC Drama Production for BBC One.
Doctor Who lead writer and executive producer Russell T Davies has been made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama. An OBE is one of the highest civilian honours available to a British subject and is awarded by the Queen, on the advice of the Government.
Russell T Davies said of his honour: "I'm delighted to accept, and I hope it does the whole industry a bit of good, for the writing of television drama to be recognised." A BBC spokesman commented: "We are delighted for Russell - he is one of this country's greatest writers and it is fantastic that his talent has been recognised in this way." Russell is the second Doctor Who producer to receive this award after the late Verity Lambert was awarded an OBE in 2002.
After the final episode of Doctor Who for the year airs on the SCIFI channel in August, there will still be a second season of Sarah Jane Adventures to look forward to. Twelve half-hour episodes (six stories broadcast as 2-parters), including a return of the Sontarans, as well as another actor from the previous Doctor Who series: Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier. Interview with Courtney (an Army vet in real life) his website. His character, now known as Sir Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart, helps Sarah Jane with the Sonatarans in a two-part episode filmed in July 2008 for broadcast on BBC and the SCIFI channel later this year. You haven't seen the last of Miss Wormwood, either. Maria Jackson and her dad will be moving on though, replaced by an Asian family. A third season to air in 2009 is also set for filming; an additional 12 episodes.
FAQ from BBC
Are the Time Lords really dead?
The Doctor is the last of the Time Lords. We've no details of any other survivors, including Susan, The Rani, Romana or Chancellor Flavia. Please don't email us about this. Please.
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What about the Master?
Don't count him out - despite refusing to regenerate at the end of Last Of The Time Lords, he's come back from worse scrapes than being shot and cremated!
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What exactly happened in the Time War?
That's a story which hasn't yet been revealed.
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How many regenerations does the Doctor have?
Now that his people are gone, who knows? Time Lords used to have 13 lives.
In case you're wondering, a female Time Lord is called a Time Lady. Amongst the ones we've encountered so far are Rodan in 1978's The Invasion Of Time and Romana (first seen in 1978's The Ribos Operation)
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Can I get an autograph, poster or picture of any cast or crew?
The Doctor Who actors are usually responsible for handling their own correspondence; however we are able to forward any fan mail to them on your behalf. If you wish for us to do this for you, they can be reached at the following address:
(Name of celebrity) Doctor Who c/o Artists' Mail PO Box 1922 Glasgow G2 3WT
Please write 'Private and Personal - Please Forward' at the top of the envelope.
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I heard a rumour that a certain actor / actress will be in Doctor Who, is it true?
Rumours are generally just that, rumours. Every series random actors / actresses are rumoured to be in the show, almost all are wild goose chases. For official news on castings, always check the Doctor Who website.
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Do any of the cast have a Facebook / Myspace or any other social networking account?
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Catherine Tate Will Go Nude For New Play posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Catherine Tate will "get her Tates out" (to steal The Sun's headline) in a "saucy sex scene" - a "graphic sex romp," if you will - for the new West End play, Under the Blue Sky. Get your tickets now!
One of Tate's co-stars in the play is Francesca Annis, best known as Ralph Fiennes' former companion. She tells The Times a horror story about a visit with a "Hollywood doctor" during a difficult pregnancy, and it turned her off Tinseltown for good: "He asked me my age, symptoms, how many children I had - all that, and I answered dutifully. Eventually he said, 'Yes, OK, I think we can do it.' He was offering to get rid of the baby. He'd just thought: actress, in her forties, two kids already - she wants a termination."
Showtime Entertainment President Robert Greenblatt announced today the American cable network will premiere a provocative half-hour comedy series, Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. Taken from best selling, real life diaries, this eye-opening insight into the life of a high-end call girl leading a double life became an immediate ratings winner in the United Kingdom. SHOWTIME will air the first season's 8 half-hour episodes beginning in Spring or Summer 2008, with a commitment for an additional 12 episodes. Billie Piper takes on the challenging lead role. To her friends and family she is Hannah, a legal secretary clocking in regular hours and enjoying a "normal" life. To her clients, she is Belle, the answer to all of their fantasies. Her challenge is to keep her two lives separate. Inevitably they begin to blur. The real Belle (whom the charismatic Piper met and worked closely with pre-and during production) published her diaries in 2005 and, despite many attempts to discover her true identity, remains anonymous.
"When Chris Albrecht called me to take a look at this show we were intrigued," said Greenblatt. "Initially we thought we should make an American version of it, but we fell in love with the original episodes, were captivated by Billie Piper's Belle, and decided to bring it to SHOWTIME as is. American audiences will be transfixed by the series poignant, sexy, comedy-meets-drama elements and the series will fit in perfectly with our line-up of original programming." Piper told the Sun (of London) that she had to watch Doctor Who episodes to get back into character as Rose after "Callgirl."
Sarah Jane Adventures
6 titles, shown in twelve 2-part 30 minute episodes
The second season is currently filming for broadcast in 2008 or 2009, though Sarah Jane has guest starred in the new Doctor Who series and may show up in it again in 2009 to help Martha & Rose pilot the Tardis when The Doctor is missing. It is also possible that Martha Jones could show up on Sarah Jane's doorstep in an episode
1) Invasion Of The Bane
2) Revenge Of The Slithereen
3) Eye Of The Gorgon
4) Warriors Of The Kudlak
5) Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane? (note: the Trickster that sends Sarah Jane back in time to an alternate life turns up again in Doctor Who episode Turn Left)
6) The Lost Boy
Years before The Sarah Jane Adventures was even a glint in Russell T Davies's eye, the very first Doctor Who spin-off debuted in the form of "K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend" first broadcast during Christmas 1981. A pilot for a series which sadly never happened, the fifty minute adventure saw Elisabeth Sladen reprising her role of Sarah Jane Smith to investigate mysterious goings-on in the village Moreton Harwood. This "lost" Doctor Who spin-off pilot is available on DVD in Britain, though I haven't seen it show up here in America. Perhaps the SCIFI channel will show it sometime.
"The Doctor often travels with an entourage. Sometimes they're human. Sometimes they're alien. Sometimes they're tin-dogs."
--Sarah Jane Smith
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Doctor Who episodes are also showing on BBC America, one season behind SCIFI channel
BBC America has released this running commentary for 3rd-season episode finale "Last Of The Time Lords" by David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, and John Barrowman. Don't forget to pause the audio during commercials as it runs in real time with the action on your TV screen during showings of this episode on BBC America and the SCIFI channel. Almost an hour long, it is about 47Megs if you want to save it to your computer or ipod for listening.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
6:00 PM - Ser. 2, Ep 10 Love & Monsters
7:00 PM - Ser. 2, Ep 11 Fear Her
Sunday, July 20, 2008
1:00 PM - Ser. 2, Ep 10 Love & Monsters
2:00 PM - Ser. 2, Ep 11 Fear Her
Saturday, August 2, 2008
6:00 PM - Ser. 2, Ep. 12 & 13 Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Sunday, August 3, 2008
1:00 PM - Ser. 3, Eps. 8 & 9 Human Nature / Family of Blood
3:00 PM - Ser. 3, Ep 10 Blink
4:00 PM - Ser. 3, Eps. 12 & 13 Sound of Drums / Last Of The Time Lords
No Doctor Who listings on BBC America after August 3
The high-octane second season will take the Torchwood team through dare-devil action, temptation, heartache, and a life changing event. Ever since Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) disappeared in the Season One finale, the Torchwood team - Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori), and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) - has had to cope without him. It's clear that, strong as they've become, there is no replacement for their mysterious Captain.
Thankfully, slick Captain Jack returns in time to battle a rogue Time Agent, the charismatic-but-psychopathic Captain John Hart, played by James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville). From the moment these two Time Agents come face-to-face, it’s apparent they have a history - but with Gwen’s life in danger, and cluster bombs scattered across the city, whose side is Jack on?
The second season also features guest appearances from Alan Dale (Ugly Betty, The O.C.), Richard Briers (Hamlet, Monarch of the Glen), Ruth Jones (Saxondale, Gavin & Stacey), and Nerys Hughes (The Liver Birds, District Nurse). In addition, for three episodes, Doctor Who's Martha Jones (Freema Agyemen) teams up with Torchwood to help solve a series of mysterious deaths in Cardiff. She steps into the Hub for the first time, bringing the Torchwood team medical expertise learned while time travelling with The Doctor.
By the way, if a homicidal blowfish driving a red sportscar is like something out of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe, you should know that the late Mr. Adams was a writer for Doctor Who
TORCHWOOD schedule (BBC America) rated PG-14
No episodes scheduled for May/June, replaced on BBC America by Robin HoodPrevious broadcast list
New season of Robin Hood
2008 new episodes so far:
Episode 1 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (BBC broadcast January, 2008)
Episode 2 - Sleeper
Episode 3 - To The Last Man (1918 is colliding with the present timezone)
Episode 4 - Meat
Episode 5 - Adam
Episode 6 - Reset
Episode 7 - Dead Man Walking
Episode 8 - A Day in the Death
Episode 9 - Something Borrowed
Episode 10 - From Out Of The Rain (dark carnival killers step out of a horror film)
Episode 11 - Adrift
Episode 12 - Fragments
Episode 13 - Exit Wounds
Note: the next season of Torchwood, currently filming, will consist of serialized 5-parters similar to the format of Doctor Who in past decades, but with a harder edge
(This episode didn't air on April 1, that would be stupid.) Live and let die
* Planet of the Ood (March 2008). They're back - but will they be beastly? The start of the new series will see Donna tracking down the Time Lord during an alien emergency in modern-day London. In Planet of the Ood, the Doctor and his new companion Donna will travel to a weird and wonderful alien planet, where she will meet the mysterious race for the first time. The episode will allow viewers to discover the origins of The Ood and why they behave the way they do – but will the Doctor be their friend or foe?
"We're delighted The Ood are making a welcome return to Doctor Who," said lead writer and Exec. Producer Russell T. Davies. "They were last seen falling into a black hole back in Series Two and we think it's only fair for the viewers to find out what the Ood have to say for themselves! Donna is certainly in for a shock." It's a good thing the Doctor tried to get Donna to the church on time last December, or she would never have come on board the Tardis again this time. And yes, she will be the new companion for all 13 episodes in 2008. Guess married life didn't work out too well (specially since her not-so-loving groom became alien spider food). "I had a blast last Christmas and look forward to travelling again through time and space with that nice man from Gallifrey."
Donna and The Doctor will also be travelling through time for an encounter with the legendary murder mystery novelist, Agatha Christie, played by Jekyll star Fenella Woolgar. Fenella will be joined by The Good Life actress Felicity Kendal, who will star as Lady Clemency Eddison. "What a brilliant idea that Agatha Christie and Doctor Who should meet!" noted Matthew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson. "Two characters whose contribution to British entertainment is absolutely unrivalled. As far as I know my grandmother, Agatha Christie, never saw Doctor Who, but I am sure she would have been intrigued, excited and above all flattered by all this attention in 2007." Doctor Who's executive producer and head writer, Russell T. Davies comments: "Visiting Agatha Christie has been on my wish-list for ages now, and for the Doctor, it's a real meeting of minds! Viewers can expect many more ambitious storylines and a whole host of guest stars in 2008." The Planet Of The Ood may air back-to-back with the Agatha Christie episode, though I'm not sure which half airs first: the 2 stories are from the writer of Human Nature/The Family Of Blood. Blackadder and Notting Hill actor Tim McInnerny will also guest star later in the series. The other costar of Blackadder has a House of his own now in America, and Rowan Atkinson has already played The Doctor (see below).
Freema Agyeman who has played Martha Jones, The Doctor's companion throughout the critically acclaimed third series, will return to the show to join The Doctor and Donna mid series. "She'll actually be in a relationship by that point, so that part of her soul is fulfilled, so I think she'll look at her relationship with the Doctor with fresh eyes - older and much, much wiser. The last time they will have seen one another is after she's just saved the world, so she went out on a high. And then they meet up again... so I imagine that they'll be sizing each other up a bit!" Freema is also set to join the cast of Torchwood, where she will continue to play the character in three new episodes before returning to Doctor Who. Season 4 of Doctor Who will be broadcast on BBC starting March, 2008. Rumor has it that Ben Kingsley may appear as Davros, creator of the menacing Daleks, in a later 4th season episode (or maybe not).
Fires Of Pompeii
For the episode set in ancient Pompeii (just before the volcano explodes) Peter Capaldi guest stars as Caecillius and Phil Davis as Lucius; filming of the episode took place at Cinecitta studios in Rome. "I knew before we began filming Series Four that an overseas shoot was needed to achieve exterior scenes for an episode set in Pompeii on eruption day. There are standing replicas of ancient roman cities in Malta, Bulgaria and at Cinnicitta studios in Rome and we considered using all three. The Cinnicitta sets are the most recently built (constructed for HBO's ROME in 2004) and the biggest and so were the most appealing to us."
Christopher Ryan, who previously appeared in Trial Of A Time Lord (1986) will play a very different character in an episode filming soon: a villainous Sontaran (a military, warlike species, able to clone vast armies of themselves).
Alex Kingston and Colin Salmon have joined the long list of guest stars to feature in series 4 of Doctor Who. Kingston, best known for roles in ER and Moll Flanders, will appear in a Steven Moffat penned two-parter as River Song – a mysterious character who meets The Doctor on an expedition to uncover the secrets of an abandoned library. She is joined by James Bond regular, Colin Salmon who also stars in the two episodes. She comments "I used to watch Doctor Who through the crack in the door. I was so terrified but I couldn't tear myself away. I loved it so much and I'm delighted to be a part of the new series."
British actress BILLIE PIPER will also reprise her role in cult TV series. The 25-year-old quit in 2006 after two years of playing the Doctor's assistant Rose Tyler, but is set to return to film episodes. Piper will join Tennant for at least three episodes, starring alongside comedienne Catherine Tate and actress Freema Agyeman, who play Doctor Who's assistants Donna and Martha respectively. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "With Donna, Martha and Rose competing to assist him, Dr Who is going to be spoilt for choice." Piper was married on New Year's Eve and apparently became pregnant almost immediately, though she is still planning to film the second series of "Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" playing a high-class hooker in 2008. On March 1, she had announced that they were planning to adopt a baby, before a pregnancy test in mid-April revealed another development.
"She's changed. She's hardened. She's been through a lot in her parallel world," explained Billie in an interview for the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. "I think she's been through emotional turmoil. She's quite sad and lonely, but also really bolshy and - that great quality that Rose has - just so headstrong and single-minded... But this series will make you cry. That's a promise."
Joan Collins, the British-born star of Dynasty, visited the Doctor Who set for 15 minutes with her grandchildren, and hinted that she would consider a cameo appearance. It was reported May 16th that she was "enamoured with Scottish actor Tennant, after he politely spoke to her grandchildren, who had accosted him with questions about his famous character."
She says, "I have seldom met an actor more gracious and charming to visitors to a film set. For 15 minutes David Tennant patiently answered all the children's questions...As one who has spent most of their adult life on a sound stage, I was feeling quite blase about visiting the set of Doctor Who...the thought amused me because of the intense excitement of nine-year-old Miel and Weston, four, my daughter Tara's children, who had barely slept the previous night in breathless anticipation." She had planned on filming a sequel to the 1973 British horror film "The Wicker Man" starring herself and Christopher Lee as villains, when it was abruptly cancelled April 29th. Lee would have reprised his role from the original film.
AMY WINEHOUSE is also rumored to guest star in the 5th series.
NME magazine reported in late March that songstress will reprise the role of the villainess rogue Time Lady "The Rani", which was made famous by actress KATE O'MARA in the 1980s. The Rani is an evil scientific genius rouge timelord who in previous series of the hit TV show has enslaved entire planets. Sources revealed to the publication that Amy is very excited about the role as she is a "massive fan" of the show. Her spokesperson has so far refused to confirm the deal, saying, "Amy is considering many offers at the moment." She is currently working on the themesong for Quantum of Solace, the 22nd James Bond 007 film. On July 8, RUSSELL T. DAVIES commented, "AMY WINEHOUSE would be a great Doctor" (there have been several claims over the years that The Doctor could regenerate as a female, most recently by Tom Baker in 1980). A video of Ms. Winehouse singing a "racist" ditty has been published by News of the World. Amy's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, shot the video, and he's heard egging Amy and an unidentified female on to sing a song full of ethnic slurs. Amy asks him if the camera is running; Blake swears on his life that it is not. Later in the sequence, Blake films Amy passed out on a couch with what looks like drug paraphernalia strewn all around her. In today's Daily Mail, Amy has issued an apology for all of this: "I don't want to play anything down, but I'm the least racist person going."
It is also possible that either Joan or Amy could appear in 2010 spinoff series "Jenny Who," if BBC decides to go ahead with plans for a new series starring the Doctor's daughter.
Season Four will be the last for a while. BBC has announced that there will be no series episodes made in 2009, only three Doctor Who specials (stand-alone stories, about 90 minutes each). This will allow Tennant to take part in a previously planned Shakespeare tour, and Tate says she is auditioning for the role of Nancy in the musical "Oliver" and hopes to get it because she knows one of the judges, John Barrowman. “I’d love to do Nancy, musical theatre, yes, for the rest of my life. I’ll ring up John Barrowman and sing "I’d Do Anything" to him!’ Series Five episodes have been ordered for the 2010 year/season. So what will replace Doctor Who in 2009? BBC1 says off the record that they are considering a TV-series based on Pirate Of The Caribbean or The 3 Musketeers. An in-house BBC drama production team is working on the Musketeers and Kudos, the company behind Life on Mars, is developing the pirate idea. But Broadcast magazine reports that ITV (an independant BBC rival) is also planning a pirate adventure series. On 2008 April 2, David Tennant was mum on the subject of a fifth season, and Russell T. Davies told reporters that his future with the show was "none of their business," according to the BBC website.
There have been many companions for the Doctor before, 3 died (their characters anyway) and one appeared topless with a dalek on the second page of London's newspaper in real life.
Torchwood, a Doctor Who spinoff series, started on BBC in 2006 starring John Barrowman as his Doctor Who character Captain Jack. It is an adventure TV-series with a bit darker and more violent matrix. Montage of Torchwood TV series ads, coming soon to America: BBC America will broadcast Torchwood in the U.S. on Saturdays, the same day they show "classic" episodes of Doctor Who. So far there are no plans to broadcast it on the SCIFI channel in the U.S.
"The rift has been opened - and time is splintering all over the world. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team are faced with fragments of their past - and terrifying visions of their future. Can Captain Jack save the world?"
Not to mention dealing with a Cyberwomen, and Mary the Alien
"This is not the end of the world, I'm certain of that." Captain Jack
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Doctor Who news directly from the BBC
Note: the following Torchwood links probably won't work from here in the U.S.
If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning. C. S. Lewis
But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins? Howard Attfield, who appeared as Geoff Noble in 2006's The Runaway Bride, originally reprised his role as Donna's father for this episode. Sadly, Howard passed away shortly after recording his scenes for Partners in Crime, so Bernard Cribbins stepped in to play Donna's grandfather, Wilf. Bernard previous appeared as the same character (although we didn't know it) in Voyage Of The Damned. The Adipose creatures were inspired by the Pillsbury Dough Boy (the mascot of a US firm specialising in ready-to-bake products), created in 1965 and appearing in over 600 commercials so far.
Season 5, episodes 2,3: Rose Tyler, Earth Defender: War (Part 1 and Part 2) the Doctor is missing and has unwittingly caused the new war between Cybermen and the alternate Earth (the script is being written to allow David to be unseen, while he is involved with other acting commitments in 2009. Tennant has denied rumors that he will leave in 2008 after season 4). Donna and Martha are not in season 5 as Martha will be full time on Torchwood and Donna loses her memory. If Tennant signs on for 2010 season, he will be in all 13 episodes, regenerating in the 13th. John Simm as the Master will show up sometime in 2009 also
Are the Time Lords really dead?Previous broadcast list
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"We're delighted The Ood are making a welcome return to Doctor Who," said lead writer and Exec. Producer Russell T. Davies. "They were last seen falling into a black hole back in Series Two and we think it's only fair for the viewers to find out what the Ood have to say for themselves! Donna is certainly in for a shock." It's a good thing the Doctor tried to get Donna to the church on time last December, or she would never have come on board the Tardis again this time. And yes, she will be the new companion for all 13 episodes in 2008. Guess married life didn't work out too well (specially since her not-so-loving groom became alien spider food). "I had a blast last Christmas and look forward to travelling again through time and space with that nice man from Gallifrey."
Freema Agyeman who has played Martha Jones, The Doctor's companion throughout the critically acclaimed third series, will return to the show to join The Doctor and Donna mid series. "She'll actually be in a relationship by that point, so that part of her soul is fulfilled, so I think she'll look at her relationship with the Doctor with fresh eyes - older and much, much wiser. The last time they will have seen one another is after she's just saved the world, so she went out on a high. And then they meet up again... so I imagine that they'll be sizing each other up a bit!" Freema is also set to join the cast of Torchwood, where she will continue to play the character in three new episodes before returning to Doctor Who. Season 4 of Doctor Who will be broadcast on BBC starting March, 2008. Rumor has it that Ben Kingsley may appear as Davros, creator of the menacing Daleks, in a later 4th season episode (or maybe not).
British actress BILLIE PIPER will also reprise her role in cult TV series. The 25-year-old quit in 2006 after two years of playing the Doctor's assistant Rose Tyler, but is set to return to film episodes. Piper will join Tennant for at least three episodes, starring alongside comedienne Catherine Tate and actress Freema Agyeman, who play Doctor Who's assistants Donna and Martha respectively. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "With Donna, Martha and Rose competing to assist him, Dr Who is going to be spoilt for choice." Piper was married on New Year's Eve and apparently became pregnant almost immediately, though she is still planning to film the second series of "Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" playing a high-class hooker in 2008. On March 1, she had announced that they were planning to adopt a baby, before a pregnancy test in mid-April revealed another development.
"The rift has been opened - and time is splintering all over the world. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team are faced with fragments of their past - and terrifying visions of their future. Can Captain Jack save the world?"
