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Hey all :)
I'm so sorry for not posting anything sooner, I really am... and it seems I've missed a lot of shenanigans during my absence as well. I wont go into detail but, eugh, exams and essays and personal stuff all added up into a giant conglomeration of stress... I truly admire people who are able to find the time to keep blogs updated daily.

Anywhoo, sorry again. Hopefully there are still some people hanging about to read this. Well done you!

Here is news in multiple forms:

Recent Filming

Torchwood Radio play

Episode 17 updated

Episode 18 updated

Unknown scenes section

PlanetGallifrey TV updated - all links work

Jess :)

Doctor Who filming, 15.05.09

Haha, it was bound to happen wasn't it?

Oh yes, a very interesting scene (or possibly scenes) was filmed recently.

And by the way, I have no idea if this is the right order for the scenes, or even whats going on in them. I'm just guessing :)

Episode 18, scene 7

A young, naive Rose walks with Jackie through the Powell Estate. Its decorated with Christmas lights, graffiti, and the ground is covered in snow. From their expressions, it almost looks as if they're having a bit of a tiff...

Whether this is the case or not, they seem to make up as they hug and wish each other a 'happy new year', this is followed by Rose telling Jackie not to stay out all night, to which she replies 'you try and stop me!'

While this is happening, the Doctor is standing around the corner. The TARDIS is further down the street but not near him at this time. He leans against the wall and seems momentarily convulsed with pain, staggering just as Rose walks past.

Rose: Are you alright, mate?
Doctor: What year is it?
Rose: 2005
Doctor: You know what? I bet your going to have a really great year.

This was taken between takes

And then I'm assuming that after this interchange Rose walks on, obviously having no idea who this man is since she hasn't even met the 9th Doctor yet... and our Doctor... well, he has exciting encounters :)

A very evil looking Ood Sigma...

EDIT: Apparently Sigma wasn't supposed to have red-eye, it was a mistake made by the costume department and when they re-shot the scene he was normal and un-evil.

There was speculation that this scene was merely a pick up shot from the end of Waters of Mars, however, since the Doctor is wearing his brown suit rather than his blue I'm going to assume that this is a second encounter with Sigma.

Unfortunately we don't really know anything about this second scene since the set reporters were asked to not take any photos or divulge spoilers. The only reason we have the Ood picture at all is because newspapers are apparently less honest :P

But according the quite a few people, the filming was very very emotional... the bittersweet kind as well...

You can see more amazing pictures here:
Katiespbrennan's Photobucket
StarShipTrooper's Photobucket
BilliePiperFan
The Daily Mail
News of the World

But here are some more anyway!

A HUGE thank you to StarShipTrooper, rassilon053, vickster51, katiespbrennan, Austin39, Schehera, and anyone else who reported from the shoot :D

Rose in finale?

Some very interesting stuff going on on Life the Universe & Combom today!

Apparently there may be a scene (just one) filmed later this week that includes David Tennant and Billie Piper who are supposedly listed on the Call Sheet as "The Other Doctor" and "Rose Smith".

The scene is 165 which is after the bookstore scene, and very near the end of it all... perhaps right around the time a regeneration would happen??

So will it be Rose and 10.5 turning up to say goodbye? Or helping with the regeneration? Or perhaps it'll just be a reaction shot - since 10.5 is linked to 10 perhaps he just feels when 10 is regenerating?

Who knows, but another rumour thats been hinted at is that the Doctor regenerates alone in the TARDIS - so no companion will be with him.

Obviously these are just rumours at the moment, but if its true then I wonder when Martha will be turning up - they can't really just leave her out can they?

You can read the full post here

News News News

Whats going on in relation to the whoniverse?
Well with thanks to baraduim and the other people on the DWF, we can find out!

Smithy
Orlando Sci-Fi Examiner - 2010 Brings out New Doctor
Zap2It - Will 'Skins'' Hannah Murray be Doctor Who's new companion?
What's On TV - Kimberley Nixon dismisses Doctor Who rumours

Return of Rose
Metro - Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who? (plus alternative article)
Coventry Telegraph - Tate to star in Gulliver's Travels
My Park Magazine - Billie Piper's Doctor Who return
Now - Billie Piper to return for Tennant's final Doctor Who show
TV Scoop - Billie Piper to return for Tennant's final episode?
Teletext - Dr Who stars back for finale

Torchwood
AfterElton - Best. Gay. Week. Ever.
The HD Room - Torchwood Continues on Blu-ray with Season 2
Comic Book Resources - Eve Myles Video Interview
Muso's Guide - Goldie Lookin. Chain: ASBOs for life?

Awards
Wired - It's Doctor vs. Doctor for the Hugo Nominations

Kelvingrove Art Gallery Exhibition
The Herald - Dr who set for monster show
The List - Doctor Who - Space Oddity

Misc
The Spoof - BBC Cut Backs Hit Dr Who
My Park Magazine - David Tennant's 'ten-Inch'
The List - The Making of a Time Lord
The Scotsman - Best Scottish voice
The Stage - Radiophonic Return
Goole Courier - Model makers exterminate the opposition with Dalek

Thar we go!

Sun Stuff for Return of Rose

From the Sun... *shrug* take it how you want, we all know how they'll snap up any Who news there is, even if its Smithy in a hat.

Billie's back on Doctor Who

BILLIE Piper will return to Doctor Who with ALL the Time Lord’s former companions as part of David Tennant’s final episode.

Billie, 26, will again play Rose Tyler and teams up with other sidekicks Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman).

The trio will join forces to take on the Doctor’s revived arch-enemy The Master, played again by John Simm. The episode sees the Timelord regenerate into the new Doctor (Matt Smith).

An insider said: “This will be the most exciting episode Doctor Who have ever done. We really wanted to get all the companions back on board as a fitting send-off to David.

“And of all the enemies for him to face in his final episode it makes sense for The Master to be the main one. Getting Billie to agree is a real coup, but she loved working on the show so much it didn’t take much convincing.”

Rose — who left after series two — formed the strongest bond with the Doctor out of the female companions. She returned for a few episodes in the last series where she was reunited with the Doctor.

Rose then returned to Earth with a separate half-human version of the Time Lord.

Since she left Doctor Who, Billie has gone on to star in the raunchy ITV2 drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl. She plays a high-class hooker in the risque show, which is currently on its third series.

We revealed yesterday how her three brothers and sisters are embarrassed about her success (You can read that article here) David, 37, will quit the show after the last of the four specials.

Meanwhile the red London bus set to feature in the first special has been damaged in Dubai by schoolkids. The double decker, which was smashed up shortly after arriving in Arab state for filming, was stripped for “souvenirs” after producers parked it outside a school.

A show source said: “This really is the unluckiest bus in the universe.”

Thar we go!

Billie Piper as the Doctor?!

Something new to add to the speculation pile, reported by The Telegraph.

Billie Piper could be next Dr Who

The actor is to quit his role as the Time Lord in the BBC's long-running sci-fi show at the end of next year. Piper previously played Rose Tyler, Tennant's feisty assistant, and was a big hit with fans.

Asked if Piper could step into the role, Tennant said a female Doctor was a distinct possibility.

"Why not? It's one of those parts that any actor could bring something valid to, because it can be anything and it's a sort of blank canvas every time."

"Who knows what might happen in the future. It is one of those parts that sticks with you... the door isn't closed forever, but in a day to day way I'll be handing over the mantle to somebody else."

Piper - who gave birth to her first child, a son called Winston, last month - will now be among the front-runners to play the 11th Doctor. Other contenders include Paterson Joseph, who has appeared in previous episodes of the show and would be the first black Doctor; David Morrissey, who appears in the Christmas special, intriguingly titled The Next Doctor; and James Nesbitt, star of Cold Feet.

There has been talk of a female Doctor once before, when Joanna Lumley was mooted as a replacement for Tom Baker in 1981. However, the role went to Peter Davison.

Read the full article here