Doctor Who media

The usual media pile up, seems to be getting smaller though.
As always a huge thanks to all the people on the DWF, especially baraduim, who are the ones who actually do all the work and find the articles.

New Doctor/companion related:
Coventry Telegraph - Will Rachel or Alesha tango into the TARDIS?
Newsbeat - Noel Clarke gives his support to Matt Smith
This Is Gloucester Noel pleased with New Doctor
Northampton Chronicle - Timeline for 8th January

Other items:
Digital Spy - Interview with Peter Davison
IGN - The History of Doctor Who
Shropshire Star - Who's Who at Doctor Exhibition
Times - Going back to the future is a hazardous enterprise
Daily Mail - David Tennant gets mobbed by 100s of fans

Noel Clarke's BAFTA nomination:
Mirror
Daily Record
Newsround
Times
Press Association
Telegraph

Enjoy!

Matt Smith, New Companions, General news

More news!
As always, a huge thanks to everyone on the DWF for collecting all this news, especially Baradium.

Companions
Western Mail - Welsh stars bookies’ favourites to be companion
Western Mail - Doctor Who’s previous companions
Western Mail - Every actress should want to be companion
Yahoo Music - Lily for "Dr Who"?
Anglophenia - Lily Allen: The Doctor's Newest Companion? No Way...
TV Squad - Who should be the Doctor's next companion?

Press Association - Ryan's in running for TARDIS place
Yorkshire Evening Post - Who'll be joining the Doctor in the Tardis?
South Wales Echo - Lily Allen & Rachel Stevens = new assistant?

Daily Record - Lily Allen tipped to become sidekick to new Doctor Who
Catwalk Queen - Will Agyness Deyn nab a role on Doctor Who?
Popsugar - Who Should Be Doctor Who's Next Assistant?

Image courtesy of James

William Hill Odds on the next companion seem to be:
6/4 Lily Allen4/1 Kelly Brook
9/2 Rachel Stevens
5/1 Michelle Ryan
7/1 Agyness Deyn
10/1 Catherine Zeta Jones
14/1 Kimberley Nixon


Stuff on Smithy
Guardian - Doctor Who unveiling scores victory over ITV1's FA Cup
Blackpool Gazette - Is new Dr Who too young? Time will tell...

Digital Spy - 'Who' superfan welcomes new Doctor
Mirror - Will Matt Smith last longer than David Tennant as Doctor Who?
Mirror - New Doctor Who Matt Smith will give the show a darker edge
Local London - Wycombe cameraman gives verdict on Matt Smith
The First Post - Lester explains away black Doctor Who
Melbourne Community Voice - From Galifrey, but not gay
Wired - A Who's Who of Doctor Who
Wired - How Does Matt Smith Fit Into Doctor Who Pantheon?

The Sun is now looking at relatives - "Who's your brother" (item on Matt's sister Laura)

Betting
Telegraph - Late bets on Matt as Doctor came from home town
Independent - BBC refuses inquiry into bets on new Doctor Who
The Maill - Suspicious late bets on the new Doctor hailed from Matt Smith's home town area

And for fun
Topless Robot - The 9 Reasons Doctor Who Is a Terrible Time Lord

From the Telegraph

Media & the next companion

Obviously due to Smithy (which is how I'm now going to refer to Matt Smith, because its more fun to type) theres loads of new Who coverage.
So heres a roundup of it.

Search for a new companion

• Search for new partner begins (Lily Allen?!) (Telegraph)
• Allen favourite for who assistant (DigitalSpy)
• Lily for Who role? (The Sun)
• Who will be Doctor Who's new lady friend? (Express)
• Matt Smith prepares Tardis for charm offensive (Telegraph)
  

And if you're a better

• Doctor Who betting mystery surrounds new Time Lord Matt Smith (Telegraph)
• BBC denies new Dr Who betting claim (The Press Association)
  

There are literally thousands of articles about Smithy and I'm sorry that I don't have time to post them all. As I said in my last post, Life the Universe and Combom has links to loads of them, so just hop over there if you want to read more!

A huge thanks to Baraduim from the DWF who found all of these links!
Enjoy!

To One and All

No, no, no, no, hold on. Wait there! There's something I've got to say. I've got something I had to tell you. Something important, what was it? No, no, no, hold on. Tch tch tch tch... Oh, I know!

Merry Christmas!!!

Sorry for the rubbish and sporadic posts of recent times. I'm having nightmare internet issues and sometimes it wont work at all! So I apologise if theres anything I've missed out...
But enough of that... Tis nearly Doctor Who time!

So who the hell is the "Other" Doctor then? Is he really a conman? Or a future incarnation of the Doctor? Or even a past one? Or maybe just a timelord? Or maybe none of the above...

Not long till we find out!

News News

Another News update for you all!

On the next Doctor:
David Morrissey should be next Timelord (Telegraph)

On "The Next Doctor":
Miss Hartigan a Cyber? (The Sun)
The Woman Who Puts The Cybermen In Their Place (io9)
Interview with Velile Tshabalala (TV Scoop)
Another Interview with Velile Tshabalala (The Mirror)
The Christmas Special Discussed (The Quietus)
RTD: Its quite sad to traumatise children (Metro)

On musical Who:
Dr Who - the musical? I can't wait (Telegraph)
TENNANT EYES DR WHO MUSICAL (Contact Music)
Doctor Who the Musical (Scifi)
Tennant considered for musical (The Star)

Misc:
Mark Gatiss: welcome to the dark corner of comedy (Telegraph)
Daleks and DIY, oh my! (Dollymix)
Aussie ‘Doctor Who’ Fans Set to Time Travel With BitTorrent (Torrentfreak)


Thar we go. Enjoy!

Advent 24

Just like on day one, today we've got a Christmas message from one of the cast. And this time its Rosita!
As usual, for any UKers theres the BBC site just waiting for you, and for anyone else. Here ye go!



Hooray!

Advent 22

Sorry for the lateness, got a bit of internet trouble at home. Right, PODCAST!
This is a preview of the podcast that will accompany The Next Doctor. Its got RTD and Julie Gardner chatting away which is always great.



And as usual I suggest watching it on the BBC site, simply because it brillant. But never mind if not!

Advent 21

Woop! we've got a new clip of Miss Hartigan and the cybers!
For anyone who can watch it on the BBC site, then I suggest you do. But if you can't then here ye go!



Exciting!

Advent 20

Woop! The BBC site has now updated to have a Next Doctor section. Hooray!

And, theres also the usual Fear Forcast! Any guesses for the missing words?

• 0 min - This looks familiar. "Perhaps XXXXXX is behind the TARDIS," grins Adam.
  
• 2 min - Harry: "Cool!" Samuel: "How?"
  
• 4 min - Rosita springs into action. Harry demands an explanation.
  
• 5 min - Amy whispers to Dad, "Why doesn't he... ?"
  
• 9 min - Mum harrumphs significantly. Samuel announces that he is a fish.
  
• 10 min - The kids have never seen the sonic screwdriver used like that before.
  
• 11 min - Watch and learn. The kids are agog.
  
• 13 min - The Doctor recalls the night he regenerated. "It makes sense now!" says Samuel gleefully.
  
• 16 min - Amy feels quite sorry for the Doctor.
  
• 17 min - The Lady in Red outrages Samuel.
  
• 20 min - Why is Dad talking about his nice cardigan?
  
• 23 min - The Doctor reveals his favourite personal technology for the very first time.
  
• 26 min - Samuel's initial reaction reveals something about last week.
  
• 27 min - Samuel is delighted to see a very familiar face.
  
• 29 min - Mum and Dad are horrified.
  
• 34 min - What is the racy nightmare?
  
• 35 min - Samuel slaps his forehead. "Why did the Doctor do that?"
  
• 40 min - What makes Amy wriggle in her seat?
  
• 41 min - The kids debate royal nomenclature.
  
• 43 min - Harry's advice to the XXXXXXXX (children?) is: "Run!" So why are they slowing down?
  
• 45 min - "He's called what?" asks Adam.
  
• 46 min - Gasps and cheers. The watching parents are misty-eyed.
  
• 49 min - "It's like XXXXXXXX!" says Samuel. "It's a scary XXXX with XXXXX-XXXXXX!" (cyber-shades?) says Harry.
  
• 51 min - Samuel realises something about the Doctor... but which one?
  
• 53 min - "Wooaaahh!" gasp the kids.
  
• 55 min - "The cloister bell!"
  
• 56 min - "This is even better than last year!" decides Adam.
  
• 57 min - The Doctors have an appointment to keep.

Hooray!

Next Doctor preview

Dervla Kirwan was on the Paul O'Grady show yesterday, and there was a preview clip of her as Miss Hartigan as well!



Hooray!

More News

I think I'm enjoying this influx of news. It makes everything much more exciting!

• The Times Online has a hilarious interview with RTD
  "It’s proper Victorian. It’s got turkeys, holly, bonnets – and snow at the end, of course. Imagine how lovely it is having David Morrissey and David Tennant together. It’s a dream match.
  They’re two Doctors together, and they become a sort of team. And it’s quite sad in places. I do love a bit of Christmas sadness, and the last ten minutes are outrageous. The Cyber King comes!!! Make sure you put three exclamations marks after that, when you write it. To convey how excited I was when I said it.”
  

• The Sun have an article talking about how all ten Doctor's will make an appearence in the Next Doctor.
  “It’s nice for fans to see the old doctors. And it helps kids get their heads round the fact there have been lots of them.”
  

• The DailyStar has a review of the episode - with some new lines from the show
  

• As does the DailyMail, with "russel revealing secrets"
  

• If you want a brilliant collection of promo pics then I suggest looking on DavidTennant.com, TheDoctorWhoSite, or Combom's photobucket account.
  

• The Sun have a small article covering the Docotr/Cyber swordfight with pictures!

And finally...

• David Tennant is quizzed about his manhood (The Sun)
• Who is the next Doctor? (The Times)

Next Doctor press coverage

So yesterday there was the press screening of the Next Doctor, and as you can imagine there's quite a few reviews and the such up there!

I don't think there are any major spoilers, most of the newspapers keep it 'spoiler-free' but with tantalizing hints. Exciting!

• SFX
• OfftheTelly
• The Guardian
• The Telegraph
• The Times Online
• BBC News (video including new scenes)

As has been mentioned, the Other Doctor most definitely has a TARDIS, and its 'brilliant'. According to Yahoo News, its a hot air balloon called a Tethered Aerial Release Developed In Style.

AND, if you've read the spoilers from DigitalSpy, you'll know that "At least one previous incarnation of the Doctor makes an appearance." 

Well, Several newspapers have picked this up and are claiming that all ten Doctor's will be seen in the special (although there's no actual proof of this)

• DailyMail
• The Sun

Hooray!

Spoilers for Next Doctor

I do love DigitalSpy. Very much so indeed. Especially because they've blessed us with ten new hints for the Next Doctor!

As you can probably guess, spoilers are now to follow!

1. The mysterious Cybershades can jump quite high.

2. Neither the Doctor nor the Other Doctor recognise each other. But the latter doesn't remember much anyway.

3. There are two words that the Doctor never refuses.

4. The Other Doctor has a TARDIS - and it's magnificent.

5. For a while Rosita becomes the Doctor's companion

6. The script includes the customary line "what about the children?"

7. At least one previous incarnation of the Doctor makes an appearance.

8. Miss Hartigan is a very special lady.

9. The Other Doctor's fobwatch is a very important clue.

10. "I suppose ** *** ***, **** ***** ** *****."
(any guesses? "I suppose I'm not him, something something something something....?")

See the full Tube Talk article here!

A chat with Velile

Thanks to Last Broadcast, we've got a nice interview with Velile Tshabalala who is to play Rosita!

Can you tell us a bit about Rosita, the character you play in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special?
Well, the Doctor arrives in Victorian London in 1851 and meets this other Doctor (David Morrissey) and his companion, Rosita – me! She’s a feisty East London girl, fast-talking, bit of a gob on her – just a little bit like me really! They investigate these mysterious deaths. There’s Cybermen involved and a new creature called the Cybershade.

Is there any link between your character’s name and Billie Piper’s character, Rose?
No, there’s no connection between the characters. Aaagh, I have to be so careful! They’ll kick me out if I say too much!

When did you find out you had the part in the Christmas special?
I found out in March, about a week after my birthday, so that was a nice little present! I had to rush down from Manchester to London for the audition. Doctor Who is such a big show so I was sure there would be callbacks, but they phoned a week later and told me I had the part! In the audition I had to pretend to react to things that weren’t there, as there’s lots of green screen involved.

What was it like working with David Morrissey and David Tennant?
I met them briefly at the read through. I walked into the room and it was so scary, literally everyone from Doctor Who was there – the producers, the crew, the magazine people… Dervla was so sweet though, she came over and was like “stick with me, we’ll be fine”. The first time I met them properly was on set, they both came to welcome me and were so great. The first day they were both up in the air in harnesses being dragged and pulled about. Those harnesses did not look too comfortable for men!

Were you a fan of the show before you got the role?
The fourth series was on TV so I watched that to see what I was up against, yeah! And I’d seen all the Christmas specials, with Billie Piper and Catherine Tate and Kylie. It’s such an honour to take on a role in a Christmas special following such big stars.

Did you get to do any stunts?
There’s a nice scene where the two Doctors are trapped and I have to save them, but I probably can’t say much more! I almost had an accident doing one scene actually. I had to peg it from one side of a warehouse to the other, with an axe – a fake axe, don’t worry – and after they shouted ‘cut’ I skidded and kept on going until I managed to grab hold of a pillar! I’m a tomboy at heart though so I love all that stuff – it is hard work doing it all in a corset though!

Have you seen the finished episode with the music and special effects added?
No, I’ve just seen little snippets when I was doing ADR. There’s a press launch next month so they might show it there, but as far as I know I’m watching it on Christmas day with everyone else, I’m so excited! My aunt has cancelled her holiday as she doesn’t want to miss it! I think we’re all going to go to my sister’s place as she’s got a big plasma TV.

If they asked you, would you like to become a full time companion on the show?
Ah, well that depends if Rosita survives the Christmas special, wouldn’t it? If I had the chance I definitely would, yeah – I can’t imagine many actresses saying no!

Read the full interview right here!

Roundup

I thought its been a while, so here's another collection of Whoniverse media coverage. Theres obviously a lot reporting on David Tennants injured back, so much so that I'm going to miss them out.

• The DailyMail has an article looking at the first Cyber attack in the Xmas special.

• And NewsoftheWorld has a similar article but with the addition of some hilarious speculation as to who Doctor 11 will be.
  
  
• The Telegraph have an interview with Dervla Kirwan (Miss Hartigan) Its mostly about her other work but theres a small Who section.
  
  
• Here's an interview with David Morriessy on the BBC Breakfast show. As always, he gives nothing away.
  
  
  
  
• Finally, Dervla Kirwan (Miss Hartigan) is going to be on this fridays Paul O' Grady show. So look out for that.

Thar we go!

Advent 15

Looks like we'll be getting a new trailer for todays Advent Calender! At least, we can assume so as this is what the BBC site has to say:

UPDATE:

Right, the trailer has aired and its EXCITING! But then again, I like explosions and swords...

Anywho, its available to watch on the BBC site for UKers and I'm just waiting for it to appear on the Tube of You for everyone else.

And here it is!

Hooray!

Advent 14

Pictures! Yay!

And, as always, they're from the BBC site so I suggest looking at them over there!





Hooray!

Advent 13

And today you've got the opportunity of making your own Cybershade mask! All the stuff you need is available for download on the BBC site...

Hooray!

Advent 8

Today theres another fun game for you to go play!

Each time you win a level you'll be rewarded with a new picture, and at the end you get an extract of the script.

And you can find all of these for yourself on the BBC site. Hooray!

Advent 7

Wallpapers! Or, more importantly, PICTURES!

Hmm, deja vu...

And, once again, you can download all of these from the BBC site!

Plus I've updated the Next Doctor page for your enjoyment. So... enjoy!