Planet of the Dead Info

Some Facts on the upcoming Doctor Who Easter Special:
The Doctor will be without the Tardis!
The Unified Intelligence Taskforce will return.
Captain Magambo from Turn Left will be back.
ONE of the monsters for the episode are called the Tritovore, they are described as fly-like creatures. More info on them can be read here. A picture of a Tritovore can be seen here (please beware of spoilers!) They are not the only monsters to feature in the episode.
Pictures advertising Planet of the Dead can be found here, here and here.
Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner reveal some secrets for the Easter Special in The Next Doctor Podcast. Click here to listen.
Russell T Davies has quoted that Planet of the Dead and the other 2009 specials will be part of Series 4. So this story will be coded as Series 4 Episode 15 (episode 14 is The Next Doctor).
A trailer for the episode has been shown at the Millenium Stadium during half time at the Six Nations Rugby game. A report on the trailer was made on the trailer and can be read here, but beware of spoilers! The trailer is most likely to broadcast a few weeks before the Planet of the Dead is aired.
The episode will broadcast on 12 April, Easter Sunday, one BBC One and BBC HD. The time has not yet been confirmed, lomst likely to be some time around 7PM.
Filming for the episode started on 19th January 2009.
The episode is written by both Russell T Davies and Gareth Robert and is directed by James Strong. It is also produced by Tracie Simpson, who is taking over from Phill Collinson.
Some pictures from filming can be found here. Videos from Filming can be watched here.
The Team filmed in the Dubai Desert for 4 days. Some snaps shots can be seen here on the Official Doctor Who Site.
David Tennant has recorded video diaries on his time filming for the episode. They are entitled 'The Tannant Tapes'. You can watch them here on the Official Doctor Who Site.
The episode will be shown in high Definition on BBC One and BBC HD.
Michelle Ryan will play the mysterious character, Lady Christina de Souza and Lee Evans will play another called Malcom, who is part of the UNIT force. More info can be read here.
The Bus used for filming in the episode has had an accident while being shipped to Dubai. So Russell T Davies had to change the script a bit for the now damaged vehicle to fit in the story.
The episode will be available on DVD from 11th May 2009.