Thursday, July 12, 2007
K9 Adventures Latest
The Park Entertainment/Jetix series of 26 half-hour K9 Adventures episodes is currently in pre-production with a targeted delivery date of July 2008, according to an article in Broadcast magazine's MIPTV supplement.It will be written by Andrew Nicholls and Darrel Vickers. The piece says the show will be "sophisticated, funny and adult in a way that relates to younger viewers, as well as speaking to family audiences".
Peter Tuddenham has passwd away
Actor and voice artiste Peter Tuddenham has died at the age of 88 after a short illness.His vocal talents were used in Doctor Who for The Ark in Space, The Masque of Mandragora and Time and the Rani, but he will also be well-known to cult TV fans for providing the voices of Zen, Orac and Slave in Blake's 7, which was created by Terry Nation.In addition, Tuddenham was in the Kaldor City audio spin-offs Occam's Razor and Death's Head, which were Doctor Who/Blake's 7 crossovers produced by Magic Bullet.Wednesday, July 11, 2007
First Christmas photo
The BBC has today released the first official publicity photograph from the forthcoming 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned, production of which began in Cardiff earlier this week. The image, seen at top, shows David Tennant as the Doctor along with the episode's main guest star Kylie Minogue, who according to a report on the official BBC Doctor Who website will be playing a characted named Astrid, a waitress about the Titanic. A large version of the publicity picture can be found on the same page.
The BBC report also confirms further casting details for the special: Geoffrey Palmer will be playing "Captain", and other actors named are Gray O'Brien, Debbie Chazen, Clive Rowe, Russell Tovey, Jimmy Vee (previously seen in the programme as the Moxx of Balhoon in series one) and George Costigan.
The BBC report also confirms further casting details for the special: Geoffrey Palmer will be playing "Captain", and other actors named are Gray O'Brien, Debbie Chazen, Clive Rowe, Russell Tovey, Jimmy Vee (previously seen in the programme as the Moxx of Balhoon in series one) and George Costigan.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
JK Rowling for Who?
Could the world-famous author of the Harry Potter novels be headed to Doctor Who?
According to a recent ITV regional news interview with JK Rowling, she was asked if the rumours were true about being approached to write and episode of Doctor Who.
Rowling stated the reports were true, and that she was flattered, but at the time she was too busy writing the final Harry Potter book. She then went on to state that she may do one now that the Harry Potter books are finished.
According to a recent ITV regional news interview with JK Rowling, she was asked if the rumours were true about being approached to write and episode of Doctor Who.
Rowling stated the reports were true, and that she was flattered, but at the time she was too busy writing the final Harry Potter book. She then went on to state that she may do one now that the Harry Potter books are finished.
Sea Devils Fort For Sale
The fort that was used in the filming of The Sea Devils is up for sale.A report in today's edition of Portsmouth daily paper The News says the fort - built in the 1860s as a sea defence against a feared invasion by the French that never happened - is on the market after the collapse of a commercial property finance business and the jailing of its boss.The exterior of the construction - which is in the Solent, off the south coast of England - doubled as an abandoned sea fort when the Doctor Who crew went to Portsmouth in October 1971 for extensive location filming on the Jon Pertwee six-parter.Now converted into a hotel plus events and hospitality venue, it is reported to be worth millions, and administrator KPMG says it is open to offers.
PIPER AND FOX TO MARRY
British acting couple BILLIE PIPER and LAURENCE FOX will marry later this month (Jul07) according to reports. The pair, who have been dating for just six months, are planning a small ceremony among close friends and family in England's Cotswolds. A family source tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "It's a small affair. They don't want a glitzy showbiz event." The couple met when they performed together on London's West End in play Treats. Fox, 28, is the son of actor James Fox. Former Doctor Who star Piper, 24, recently divorced her first husband, DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Sarah Jane's Audio Adventures
10th Planet has released information about forthcoming audio releases for Sarah Jane Adventures. November 5th will see the release of The Thirteenth Stone and The Golden Storm, original short stories for younger listeners, read by Elisabeth Sladen. Each release will be on a single CD.
The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Thirteenth StoneWhilst helping out on a school trip, Sarah Jane discovers the truth behind the legend of an ancient stone circle. Something is trying to escape from one of the stones – and it’s chosen Luke as the way out! Can Sarah, Clyde and Maria save him?
The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Golden StormWhen patients at a London clinic begin to act strangely, Sarah Jane’s suspicions are aroused. Luke falls prey to the clinic’s sinister agenda, Maria and Clyde are pursued through London by a golden battle machine, and Sarah discovers a plot to harvest all the gold from Earth - at a terrible cost to the planet!
The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Thirteenth StoneWhilst helping out on a school trip, Sarah Jane discovers the truth behind the legend of an ancient stone circle. Something is trying to escape from one of the stones – and it’s chosen Luke as the way out! Can Sarah, Clyde and Maria save him?
The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Golden StormWhen patients at a London clinic begin to act strangely, Sarah Jane’s suspicions are aroused. Luke falls prey to the clinic’s sinister agenda, Maria and Clyde are pursued through London by a golden battle machine, and Sarah discovers a plot to harvest all the gold from Earth - at a terrible cost to the planet!
Peter Davison and the Holy Grail
BBC News reports that, starting 23 July, Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison will be taking over the role of King Arthur in the West End production of Monty Python's Spamalot. The show is currently running at the Palace Theatre.Bill Ward, from the ITV soap Coronation Street will be joining the cast at the same time as the sexually disorientated Sir Lancelot.The producers of the show are also launching a new family friendly performance on Fridays at 5:15pm, aimed at kids and young audiences.
Canada: CBC to make Series Three Available Online
The Doctor Who Blog is reporting that they have been informed by sources inside the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that the broadcaster will be posting Series Three of Doctor Who online at their Doctor Who Website. Each episode will appear online the day after it airs on CBC Television, and will remain available for up to four weeks. It is expected that the first three episodes should be posted on the site soon. The episodes are expected to be geofenced, and only be available to those connecting from Canadian ISPs.
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