Episode ??

At the moment, we only have very early set reports for series 5. Of course I have no idea which filming is for which episode, or even if they're the same episode or not... But I like organising things and so they shall be organised!

Episode Location: Earth/Alien planet
Aliens/Enemies: Unknown
New Characters: The Doctor, Amy Pond, River Song
Gadgets Used: Sonic Screwdriver,
Episode Objective: Unknown

Filming

At the moment I have no idea what order these come in, I'm just listing them in the order they were filmed. I also have no idea what episode this is for. Isn't guessing fun!

1st Report (20/07/09)

Filming took place in Dunraven Bay, i.e. Bad Wolf Bay! However, from the description it seems like it wont be the same place...

Heres an amazing set report from Scooty:

...We arrived at the beach and there was the TARDIS, not the TARDIS of recent times, but the Hartnell one. Retro. Back to basics. This is Moffat injecting the classic series right into the new series.

Anyhoodle, the TARDIS seems to have landed next to the crash landing of some sort of alien spaceship. Debris everywhere, all around and smoke is billowing all around. Thick smoke.

Then Matt and Karen leave the TARDIS and have a look around. Flames around the TARDIS.... River Song in a long black flowing dress seems to already be there. 

But she isn't unknown to the Doctor. He clearly recognises her as friendly and they have a chat.

On the behind the scenes front, both Karen and Matt were wonderful - polite, friendly, posing for photos, always smilie. I even got my picture with the new companion! Brilliant!

See more pictures here, here, here, or here

2nd Report (21/07/09)

Filming was in the same place - Dunraven Bay - however, it seems to be a different scene. If the previous filming was an opening scene, perhaps this would be a closing one. Thats just a guess though.

Anywho, now we have soldiers on the beach. 

The Doctor and Amy are about, Amy clad in a warm blanket probably due to whatever adventure they might have just had.

And who else? Well River Song is back, this time fitted out in a more practical army outfit with matching handcuffs to accessorize.

I've got no idea as to whats happening/has happened, but its been pointed out that on one of the pieces of shrapnel, there is the word Byzantium which was last mentioned in Silence of the Library

River Song: OK, shall we do diaries, then? Where are we this time? Uh, going by your face, I'd say its early days for you. Yes? So, um... Crash of the Byzantium, have we done that yet?

Photos courtesy of Blogtor Who

3rd Report (21/07/09)

Filming took place in Fonmon Quarry, however there wasn't much to see. We still have a fantastic report from Scooty though:

The filming base has indeed moved to Fonmon Quarry near Rhoose, the vans are now parked in a massive quarry, it blows the Waters of Mars one (from earlier in the year) out of the water! Pardon the pun! Anyway, no sightings of anything, there really aren't any good vantage points to be had unfortunately. 

Though I understand explosions are meant to be happening. Does cast some doubt on Forest of Dean filming for tomorrow though, maybe its a night shoot in the quarry then off to Forest in the morning...

See more pictures here

4th Report (27/07/09)

Filming was at Puzzlewood and, again, there wasn't much to see. But we DO have a fantastic report from Emma

Not much to see just smoke coming out of the woods at one point, lots of coming and goings from Karen and the army men and some shouting that sounded like the army men giving orders. The wonderful security (some of the best so far) said Matt wasn't on set last night and by the looks of things neither was Alex Kingston...

5th Report (09/08/09)
Filming took place in a cave. We have an amazing report and photos courtesy of Thai Footsoldier

...The BBC has constructed some pillars inside the caves as well as a large arch. In addition, the crew were also positioning some statues around the lake inside the caves complex.

Also draped across the arch and one of the pillars was a type of vine. This was also placed around many other parts of the caves. I don’t know if this is merely set dressing or something more sinister?

Matt, Karen and Alex Kingston arrived a little after 5 O’Clock, followed a few moments later by a group of actors/extras dressed in the same military uniforms seen at Southerndown Beach. 

They went into the caves for a short while before coming out and returning to the base at Puzzelwood. They returned at about 6:30 and hurried straight into the caves.

There are LOADS more amazing photos and videos of the filming here:

Scooty's photobucket account

Thai Soldier's Flickr account

Blogtor Who

A huge thanks to Scooty, SLR Pap, Blogtor Who, Thai Footsoldier and anyone else who has reported. I salute you all!

(If I have used any material you didn't wish to be shared, please let me know and I'll remove it immediately. Apologies in advance.)

Back with a vengeance!

Well, maybe not with a vengeance,

There's nothing really vengeful about being back,

I'm not even sure of the definition of vengeance,

I've got no one to be vengeful at anyway...

Ahem.

Hello! 

Very very very long time right? Think how much Very there could possibly be, then add another suitcase full of Very.

I'm sorry, I really am. There are reasons for being absent but I'm not going to bore you with it. That is, if anyone actually still comes here.... A virtual cookie for anyone still here!

I'm aiming to get back on track as soon as I can, I swear. But it might take a while; firstly because I'm 2 months behind, and secondly because I'm about to go on holiday for 2 weeks.

But I AM still here!

SJA series 3

Right, here is anything I could find about the 3 series of the Sarah Jane Adventures :)

Prisoner of the Judoon

Part1
Sarah Jane and the gang face the most dangerous day of their lives, as the rhino-like Judoon return. When prisoner Androvax the Destroyer crash-lands on Earth, a Veil is set free and starts to turn Earth's technology against itself. And his next intended victim is Sarah Jane.

Part2
As the Judoon fleet approaches Earth, it's a race against time to stop Androvax. But with Genetech's technology on the rampage, and Rani's parents taken prisoner, can anything stop the Army of the Infinitesimal?

Lis Sladen:
“I love one and two, because I’m evil Sarah Jane, and I absolutely relished it – it’s great! I said to Phil Ford, ‘Why did you think I could do that?’ and he said, ‘It’s something you did or said last year’, so I thought ‘Oh… They do listen!”

Filming

The only bit that was reported took place in the Biosciences Building on Park Place.
Clyde and Rani were spotted, as well as Paul Kasey inmn a Judoon outfit (minus head).

The actual filming was inside a lab with computers on the desks and some sort of cabinet full of glass bottles which were lit up. Also, spotted outside the lab were some spare doors with a large hole in them.

The Mad Woman in the Attic
Sarah Jane is classified as mad, when she frequently appears at 'alien sightings' and Luke is taken from her, because she is supposedly putting him in danger.

Lis Sladen
“Three and four my husband [Brian Miller] is in, which is brilliant. That was in the rain on Barry Island. If you’ve ever been on Barry Island, with or without rain, you would remember it. I got a chest infection on Barry Island! You look at it and you don’t see the terrible weather we had - it was a nightmare for poor Alice [Troughton, the director], it really was..."

There doesn't seem to be any other info for this episode, but keep in mind that we've got the 'monsters who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed' storyline which is unaccounted for.

Filming

Some filming took place at Barry Island on the beach. Unfortunately the actual filming of any scenes was missed, but you can still see the evidence of them being there!

The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Jane has finally found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. And as the wedding draws near, there's only one man she wants to invite, the Doctor himself....

Lis Sladen
“A great story. It’s by my lovely Gareth – he’s lovely because he knows Sarah so well, he knows Doctor Who so well. He puts little things in sometimes, where I look up from a read-through and maybe only he and I and Russell and someone else will spot them! It’s really nice to have those little moments.”

Filming
I'm not very good at reading slates. But at a guess I'd say the scene filmed was for episode 5 and its scene 8 and 9.1

And included in the filming was the kids, Sarah Jane, and her new parter (played by Nigel Havers)

The scene filmed was quite simple. SJS & her man are in the restaurant. Clyde, Luke and Rani all sneak round the corner and peer into the restaurant. They obviously see something amiss, turn around and look shocked to each other.... 

You can also see videos of this scene on Paul Mounts blog 

There was also news of filming in Dyffryn Gardens and Colman Manor, which by the looks of them could both be for a wedding type scenario.

The Eternity Trap

This episode features an extraterrestrial girl that can make people play games against their will. The main villain is called Erasmus Darkening, played by veteran actor Donald Sumpter.

Lis Sladen
“The haunted house one is incredibly scary - I mean I even screech in it when something happens! Danny [Anthony, who plays Clyde] went to the loo and he wouldn’t look in the mirror - when he came back out from washing his hands, he flew out!”

Filming

Someone managed to catch the tail end of a shoot where they were using a creepy looking house, and Clyde was there with director Joss Agnew. Obviously this must relate to the haunted house episode, which is also apparently a Luke lite (since Tommy was doing his GCSEs)

Mona Lisa’s Revenge
This episode takes place in a museum. In fact, it takes place in the "International Gallery", last seen in Planet of the Dead!

And as the title of the episode suggests, this will be about a painting coming to life and taking revenge for some sort of injustice or whatnot.

The main scene witnessed is one with Rani's Dad taking a bunch of schoolchildren (including Rani, Luke and Clyde) to see the Mona Lisa. 

He stands on the steps outside and says:

"Hand your phones in at reception, and NO RUNNING." 

Everyone starts to run up the steps, with a struggling kid at the back, probably asthmatic, being helped along by a teacher. 

"NO RUNNING! We're here as honoured guests, not as some kind of hormonal SAS!" 

Nobody's listening, so he exasperatedly bolts up the steps after them, hurrying the boy and the teacher out of the way.

As well as this, a scene was witnessed with Sarah Jane, the headmaster & hoards of schoolkids on the museum steps. Lis' stunt double was there too, which implies there might be some action happening.

Also spotted between filming were some policemen, a guy in a black costume with a black scarf over the bottom half of his face, highwayman-style, and there was a dark-haired woman in a deep blue velvet dress & black veil on her head, who may be Mona Lisa.

The Gift
A CBBC literature statement confirmed both the Slitheen and Blathereen (their orange cousins) would appear in this episode.

There doesn't seem to be any other info for this episode, but keep in mind that we've got the 'monsters who want to infect Earth with a strangely aggressive weed' storyline which is unaccounted for.

Also...

Filming happened both at Hawthorn and Cardiff High School. Its been used as the kids' school in SJA before so it doesn't seem unlikely to be the case again!

A huge huge thanks to everyone who reported, we are indebted to you! Unfortunately I forgot to collect the names as I went along, so sorry you are not properly credited :)