From WhatsonStage. A nice interview with the upcoming co-star of The Next Doctor, David Morriessy.
You’re in the Doctor Who Christmas special. What can we expect?
Well, it was Kylie last year and me this year! I play a character called The Doctor – a man who believes himself to be a Time Lord. It was great to be on board, because I’m a huge fan of the programme and of David Tennant. As for any talk of me taking over as the next Doctor, well, if or when they do choose someone, they would have to totally different to David, which I am!
Most of the interview covers Morrissey's other work, but if you want to read the full article then Clicky here!
Thursday, November 6
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
DW artwork
io9 has an article with some amazing Doctor and Martha artwork if you care to have a browse over there.
The suggestion is that the artist (Ben Templesmith) should work on a new Doctor Who comic, but nothing as been decided yet. Still, good pictures!
Elisabeth Sladen - SJA
Heres a nice article/interview from The Age about Elisabeth Sladen and her role as Sarah Jane in her spinoff show.
Spin-off from the Tardis
FOR 35 years, British actress Elisabeth Sladen has lived with the character that made her famous - Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane Smith. She joined the original series in 1973 when Jon Pertwee was the Doctor, and then spent more than two years alongside Tom Baker, making her one of the best-loved companions from the series.
"She is a lovely character," Sladen explains about her attachment to Sarah Jane. "I aspire to be part of who she is, but I don't think I'll get there. She makes mistakes, but she keeps coming back and trying because she doesn't want anyone to be hurt. You know, when you're young, you think 'It's not fair; I have to make it fair'. She never lost that attitude. I like her; I like her very much."
Doctor Who was never far from Sladen, and in 2006 Sarah Jane returned to the revived series, and proved so popular she was given her own spin-off children's series, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
"I don't think they'd thought of it at the time; I believe it was a one-shot wonder for her to come back, and I thought 'what a lovely place to leave her'. But then RTD started to rethink. I didn't see the possibilities, but he did."
The new series sees Sarah Jane return to her journalist roots as she investigates aliens and monsters, but with her adopted son Luke and his school friends. Being aimed at a younger audience didn't mean that Sladen approached Sarah Jane any differently though.
"Your guideline is the script, and you add your bits and pieces to it. The only time Sarah Jane really changes for me is that she's different with the Doctor than she is with the children. You put yourself in a different position; you lead more with the children and you look after them, and I think with the Doctor, she was more likely to leap and think afterwards. It's a different dynamic with different responsibilities."
"There's a very real but very safe atmosphere about The Sarah Jane Adventures. Things are explained and not glossed over. You have big issues, like people losing people - Maria's family are not together; we touch very briefly on Alzheimer's, for example - but it's all done in a very supportive way."
And what about beyond that? Will Sarah Jane be around for a while yet? "I never like to look that far in the future; I never expected to be around this long, but I think she's still got some mileage."
Read the full article here
Saturday, November 1
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