Next on Who - Victory of the Daleks

Hello everybody!

I must apologize in advance for any mistake I make or I will do in english. Since it's not my mother tongue, I promise to double my efforts to make it as best as I can, but anyone can correct me at any time.

First Saturday with you all, second episode of the Smith-Moffat Era, Series 5 taking a good shape, getting stronger, isn't it? Still a long journey in front of us, and the next day promises an exciting new adventure with an old foe of the Doctor (but it seems with a bit of "selective" amnesia).

Victory of the Daleks
Saturday 17th April, 6:30pm on BBC ONE.

Did you liked The Beast Below?

Doctor Who filming, 09.09.09

From the looks of it, these reports could be a new episode. I'm not sure that monks and Abbeys link to any other set reports we've seen. Then again, its always guess work ey?

So! Filming took place at Neath Abbey, and was irritatingly hidden away behind crumbling walls and high level security.

But Baraduim had this to report:

There wasn't an awful lot to see, apart from the production crew's seemingly random moving of vehicles at regular intervals, and cars and minibuses going to and fro... Snipbits that came out from locals were that the crew would be there for a couple of days.

We did see quite a few of the cast wandering backwards and forwards (between takes?), most seeming to be wearing robes of some sort, very monkish in look.

And who's that last mysterious looking monk? Well, if you're familiar with the show the Demon Headmaster, then you'll know its Terence Hardiman!

Looks like he's got a big key/necklace thingy around his neck. Significant?

And DigitalSpy had a few more photos of Smithy and Karen in between takes.

And ANobleToaster fantastically provided this picture:

From the looks of it, she may just be wearing a hospital gown underneath, as well as some mysterious black wires that you can just make out. Medical sensors?

And according to WalesOnline:

giant windows were created out of grey “screens” and extras – children wearing black robes or dirty clothes – were positioned inside.

You can see more amazing pictures here:

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A huge thanks to Baraduim, ANobleToaster and everyone else who took the time to set report!

Who's that Girl?

Well, now we know who Smithy will be cavorting through time and space with in series 5!

From the BBC

Little-known actress Karen Gillan has been unveiled as the next assistant in Doctor Who. The 21-year-old will star alongside new Time Lord Matt Smith in the new series, to be broadcast next year.

Gillan has already appeared in the drama, having played a Soothsayer in The Fires Of Pompeii in the last run.

"I am absolutely over the moon at being chosen to play the Doctor's new companion. - I just can't wait to get started," she said. "The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it. Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him."

Head of Drama, BBC Wales, Piers Wenger said she brings "energy and excitement" to the role. "When she auditioned alongside Matt we knew we had something special," he said.

Writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said they saw some "amazing actresses" but Gillan "walked through the door the game was up". He described her as "funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it".

"A generation of little girls will want to be her. And a generation of little boys will want them to be her too," he added.

Gillan, from Inverness, developed a love for acting after attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in various school productions. At the age of 16, she decided to pursue her career further and left school to study acting at Edinburgh's Telford College.

She went on to secure a place at the Italia Conti drama school in London and landed her first role in the Scottish drama Rebus. Parts in Channel 4's Stacked, The Kevin Bishop Show and James Nesbitt's forthcoming film Outcast followed, but the role in Doctor Who is her first high profile to date.

Read the full article here

So what does everybody think of that then?!