By MICHAEL HINMANSource: Sci-Fi PulseMar-23-2007
"Torchwood" fans want to know what happened when Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) disappeared at the end of that show's first season. But for those dedicated "Doctor Who" fans, the questions go back even further, like "How did Capt. Jack get back in time?" and "Why is he immortal?"
Many of those questions, if not all, will be answered in the final trio of episodes in "Doctor Who's" third season, and Sci-Fi Pulse source "Dr. Phibes" has all the answers.
According to the source, The Doctor (David Tennant) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) make a stopoff in Cardiff, Wales (where "Torchwood" is set) to recharge the Tardis over the rift that has been there practically since the beginning of the modern series. As seen in the "Torchwood" season finale, Capt. Jack discovers this with his Doctor Detector.
"While The Doctor and Martha are enjoying a quick banter about Cardiff, we will see Capt. Jack running and shouting after The Doctor only to barely latch onto the Tardis as it dematerializes," Phibes said. "This one moment promises to be a rather impressive CGI shot."
Capt. Jack gets to travel through the time vortex, but outside the Tardis. And it seems there's a long way to go.
"The episode sees The Doctor and his friends going to the year 100 trillion, which The Doctor says is impossible," Phibes said.
"So what's out there?" Martha asks.
"I don't know," The Doctor replies. "Not even the Time Lords came this far. It's all just theory. We should leave. We should go. We should really, really go ..."
Capt. Jack does explain how he got back in time in the first place, showing his trusty leather wristband which also seems to have some sort of time travelling device installed.
"So there I was, stranded in the year 200100, ankle deep in Dalek dust, he [The Doctor] goes off without me, but I had this," Jack says, showing his wrist strap. "I used to be a Time Agent. It's called a Vortex Manipulator. He's not the only one who can time travel," Jack said of The Doctor.
"I thought, 21st century, that's the best place to find The Doctor. Except I got it a little bit wrong, arrived in 1880, and this thing burnt out, so it was useless," Jack continued. "Then I had to live through the entire 20th century, waiting to find the version of you [The Doctor] that would coincide with me."
The episode will be the 11th of 13. Of course the season itself will begin March 31 on BBC One, and later this year in the United States, most likely on the SciFi Channel.
To see more excerpts from the episode, check out the Sci-Fi Pulse article.
Remember that all this has not been confirmed by the BBC, and should be treated as any rumor would.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Addicted to Who?
A new run of Doctor Who is almost upon us and habits are being altered across the country in anticipation of the season premiere. If any of the following seven signs ring a Cloister Bell, then you might as well face it, you're addicted to Who...
1) 27 and 57 minutes past the hour suddenly take on a new significance. For those are the times when the end credits on programmes tend to roll, which means there's a chance of catching the latest Doctor Who trailer between programmes. You already have the thing saved in high quality avi, mpeg and wmv on your computer of course, but the magic of seeing it on an actual television makes it somehow appear more real.
2) Scouring listings magazines and websites to scout out the potential opposition from ITV in that all important 7pm timeslot. Could they dig out a Harry Potter movie as the opposition yet again? There's scant chance that Celebrity Wrestling will be making a reappearance, although Whovians would welcome the move...
3) Taking different routes in the car to give yourself a chance of seeing one of the promotional billboards that may or may not be in existence this year.
4) Reacquainting yourself with that all important F5 key on your keyboard, because you just know Sunday mornings will be spent refreshing pages on various forums in a desperate bid to locate the overnight ratings.
5) You're only happy when it rains, as weather forecasts begin to take on a new meaning. More rain equals more people indoors, which means more potential viewers. RESULT! Also, having rays of sunshine beaming into the living room doesn't really help to watch the beloved sci-fi show.
6) Bags under the eyes. For that all important publicity blitz is underway and the stars will be wheeled out on breakfast television and radio for interviews that often offer exclusive preview clips not available elsewhere. The sound of your Gold Dalek alarm clock threatening to exterminate you in the early hours is inevitable...
7) Newspapers and magazines you'd never usually consider buying are suddenly viewed as the Holy Grail if they contain exclusive Who related features. Straight men will keenly march into their local newsagents to pick up a copy of Attitude just because of an exclusive John Barrowman interview. All in the name of Doctor Who and we wouldn't have it any other way.
The new series of Doctor Who starts on BBC One at 7pm next Saturday, March 31.
1) 27 and 57 minutes past the hour suddenly take on a new significance. For those are the times when the end credits on programmes tend to roll, which means there's a chance of catching the latest Doctor Who trailer between programmes. You already have the thing saved in high quality avi, mpeg and wmv on your computer of course, but the magic of seeing it on an actual television makes it somehow appear more real.
2) Scouring listings magazines and websites to scout out the potential opposition from ITV in that all important 7pm timeslot. Could they dig out a Harry Potter movie as the opposition yet again? There's scant chance that Celebrity Wrestling will be making a reappearance, although Whovians would welcome the move...
3) Taking different routes in the car to give yourself a chance of seeing one of the promotional billboards that may or may not be in existence this year.
4) Reacquainting yourself with that all important F5 key on your keyboard, because you just know Sunday mornings will be spent refreshing pages on various forums in a desperate bid to locate the overnight ratings.
5) You're only happy when it rains, as weather forecasts begin to take on a new meaning. More rain equals more people indoors, which means more potential viewers. RESULT! Also, having rays of sunshine beaming into the living room doesn't really help to watch the beloved sci-fi show.
6) Bags under the eyes. For that all important publicity blitz is underway and the stars will be wheeled out on breakfast television and radio for interviews that often offer exclusive preview clips not available elsewhere. The sound of your Gold Dalek alarm clock threatening to exterminate you in the early hours is inevitable...
7) Newspapers and magazines you'd never usually consider buying are suddenly viewed as the Holy Grail if they contain exclusive Who related features. Straight men will keenly march into their local newsagents to pick up a copy of Attitude just because of an exclusive John Barrowman interview. All in the name of Doctor Who and we wouldn't have it any other way.
The new series of Doctor Who starts on BBC One at 7pm next Saturday, March 31.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Doctor Who – The Shakespeare Code Ep 2/13
For Martha's first trip in the Tardis, the Doctor takes her back in time, to Elizabethan England, as the third series of Russell T Davies's Doctor Who continues. When they find William Shakespeare under the control of deadly witch-like creatures, they must battle forces from the dawn of the universe to stop history being changed for ever.
David Tennant plays the Doctor and Freema Agyeman plays his new companion, Martha Jones. Dean Lennox Kelly guest stars as William Shakespeare.
David Tennant plays the Doctor and Freema Agyeman plays his new companion, Martha Jones. Dean Lennox Kelly guest stars as William Shakespeare.
Weakest link clips online
The BBC Doctor Who website has some links to clips from the Weakest Link Special which will air on Friday 30th March.
Doctor 'marries' in next 'Who' series
The Doctor "gets married" in the next series of sci-fi hit Doctor Who, actor David Tennant has said, tentatively.According to the Daily Mail he is thought to be seen marrying a character played by comedy actress Jessica Stevenson in an apparent flashback scene."Yes. He gets married," admitted Tennant. "Well, he doesn't not. Actually, it's quite difficult to answer that question truthfully."Clips of the upcoming episodes also apparently show Tennant kissing his new assistant Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) on the lips. However, he adds: "It means nothing, it was just a genetic transfer."Meanwhile, Agyeman admitted it was hard not to be influenced by Billie Piper's portrayal of the assistant."Hands on heart, I didn't have Billie's character in mind when I took this on but looking at it now I can see there are similarities," she explained. "But the Doctor is always going to look for the same sort of thing in an assistant. There's got to be a feistiness, you're going to get a happy-go-lucky, bolshy kind of person."
Simm confirms role in Who
John Simm was interviewed by Simon Mayo on Five Live this afternoon. He confirmed he is playing a character called Mr Saxon, but wouldn't be drawn on the nature of the character. "There's a lot of secrecy about it," is the only comment he would make after repeated queries from Mayo. He was attracted to the show by its writer, he said, as he tends to be with all the roles he takes.
Tennant Addresses Multi-Doctor Stories
David Tennant has spoken about the possibility of a Doctor Who story featuring several incarnations of the Timelord working together. Chatting exclusively to Digital Spy at the Season Three press launch on Wednesday night, the acclaimed actor admitted he was open to the idea of linking up with past Doctors for a story, but that the passing of time may prove an insurmountable obstacle: "Sure... it's a lovely idea, [but] I just don't know about the practicalities of it, really. It's one of those shows and because it goes on for a long time it has this history.""It gets tougher though... as the years move on," Tennant continued. "Let's be honest, we've lost three, unfortunately," he added, referring to the fact that William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee - the first three actors to play the role - have all passed away. Tennant reminisced about the impact such a reunion show had on him as a young fan, specifically the 1983 90-minute special: "I remember as a kid 'The Five Doctors' being the most important thing that had ever happened, so it's a nice idea. I just don't know if practically we could make it happen [again]."The hit family drama has a history of gathering several incarnations of the rebellious Timelord together. The first such story was 'The Three Doctors' in 1973, featuring Hartnell, Troughton and Pertwee. Ten years later 'The Five Doctors' was screened, with Richard Hurndall taking over Hartnell's role with Tom Baker (via archive footage from the unbroadcast story 'Shada') and Peter Davison featuring alongside Pertwee and Troughton. The final story of its kind, to date, saw the Gallifreyan down to just 'The Two Doctors' in 1985, with Troughton joining Colin Baker to battle the Sontarans in Seville.The third season of Doctor Who will begin on Saturday, March 31 at 7pm on BBC One with the episode 'Smith and Jones', featuring Freema Agyeman as the new companion alongside Tennant.
BBC Wales Exclusive Screening
Fans in Wales are being offered a chance to see the first episode of the new series before the rest of the UK.Smith and Jones will be exclusively screened on Saturday, 31 March at 10.30am at a number of venues across the principality.Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis from 9am on Monday, March 26 by calling 08703 667 887 (Calls from a BT line cost up to 8p per minute. Some operators and mobiles vary and calls may be recorded for training). Tickets will not be available before this date. BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru will also be giving listeners the chance to win a ticket when a small number are released as competition prizesThe Venues are Odeon cinema in Cardiff, Swansea and WrexhamAberystwyth Arts Centre, AberystwythNeuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli Details here
Frank Seton 1918-2007
The Independent has an obituary on Francis Wilfred Poupart (Frank Seton), who died on 28 February 2007 at the age of 88. It mentions he had three small parts in Doctor Who, including a Sea Devil. Further research has revealed the other two parts were a Miner in The Green Death and one of the missing scientists in The Time Monster. He also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green, Quatermass and the Pit, Z Cars, Compact, The Two Ronnies, Rumpole, Ghost Squad, and No Hiding Place.
John Barrowman News
Some good new for fans of John Barrowman.
The BBC Press Office have issued a Press Release on Any Dream Will Do, a musical theatre reality type show whose goal is to find a lead role for Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor™ Dreamcoat. John Barrowman is on the panel of the show. The Stage also has coverage HERE and HERE, plus there is an article from The Sun.
The exact air date has yet to be determined, but will be the same week as the return of Doctor Who.
The BBC Press Office have issued a Press Release on Any Dream Will Do, a musical theatre reality type show whose goal is to find a lead role for Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor™ Dreamcoat. John Barrowman is on the panel of the show. The Stage also has coverage HERE and HERE, plus there is an article from The Sun.
The exact air date has yet to be determined, but will be the same week as the return of Doctor Who.
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
DAVID Tennant has signed a £1million deal to star in another series of Doctor Who, it was revealed last night.
Despite false reports suggesting he would bow out halfway through next year's run, insiders have revealed he will film the full 13 episodes.
Delighted BBC bosses are thrilled to be keeping the hunky Scot, who has proved a smash-hit with viewers since taking over from Christopher Eccleston last year.
They are overjoyed to be have retained their dream-team of Tennant and writer Russell T Davies and have also been bowled over by the performance of new sidekick Freema Agyeman.
It had been rumoured that Tennant, 35, would exit halfway during his third run, which hits the screen in spring next year. One source said: "To be honest, David was never going anywhere.
"He loves to create an air of mystery about his role in Doctor Who, and when he might leave, so he's happy for people to speculate about his departure from the Tardis.
"But the truth is that he's finished filming the third series, which kicks off in a couple of weeks,and he's signed a contract to appear in the whole of the next series.
"That will see him filming throughout 2008. It's brilliant for the show and for the fans - everyone is thrilled." Rumours that Tennant was to quit were sparked when he confided to a magazine that he had made a decision over when to leave.
Now the earliest point for the next regeneration to occur - which would introduce an 11th Timelord - would be for the 2008 Christmas special.
The third series kicks off on March 31 with the doctor battling to get over losing Rose, played by Billie Piper. He eventually falls in love with another earthling - Royle Family favourite Jessica Stevenson.
Despite false reports suggesting he would bow out halfway through next year's run, insiders have revealed he will film the full 13 episodes.
Delighted BBC bosses are thrilled to be keeping the hunky Scot, who has proved a smash-hit with viewers since taking over from Christopher Eccleston last year.
They are overjoyed to be have retained their dream-team of Tennant and writer Russell T Davies and have also been bowled over by the performance of new sidekick Freema Agyeman.
It had been rumoured that Tennant, 35, would exit halfway during his third run, which hits the screen in spring next year. One source said: "To be honest, David was never going anywhere.
"He loves to create an air of mystery about his role in Doctor Who, and when he might leave, so he's happy for people to speculate about his departure from the Tardis.
"But the truth is that he's finished filming the third series, which kicks off in a couple of weeks,and he's signed a contract to appear in the whole of the next series.
"That will see him filming throughout 2008. It's brilliant for the show and for the fans - everyone is thrilled." Rumours that Tennant was to quit were sparked when he confided to a magazine that he had made a decision over when to leave.
Now the earliest point for the next regeneration to occur - which would introduce an 11th Timelord - would be for the 2008 Christmas special.
The third series kicks off on March 31 with the doctor battling to get over losing Rose, played by Billie Piper. He eventually falls in love with another earthling - Royle Family favourite Jessica Stevenson.
From council estate to Tardis: rise of the Timelord's sidekick
She was raised on a deprived council estate in London, the daughter of an Iranian mother and Ghanaian father who divorced when she was young.
Since completing her university degree in drama, she has acquired the typical actor's CV of stints in The Bill and Casualty mixed with shelf-stacking in the video store Blockbusters.
But now the years of struggle should be over. This month, Freema Agyeman will acquire immediate cult status in the eyes of thousands of fans of the newly-revitalised television hit, Doctor Who. The 27-year-old becomes Martha Jones, the first black assistant on board the Tardis in the 44 years since the show began and the successor to Billie Piper's Rose Tyler.
Speaking at the launch yesterday of the third series since the programme returned in 2005, Agyeman said fans were already proving warm and welcoming. "Billie did a tremendous job. I know no one likes change but the nature of the show is change and hopefully fans will be cool with that and give me a chance," she said.
"There are similarities between Martha and Rose. She's not a wallflower and there is a lovely and different relationship with her and the Doctor. It's been an amazing experience."
Agyeman was born in 1979 and grew up on the Woodberry Down estate in Finsbury Park with her older sister, Leila, and younger brother, Domenic. Though her mother, Azar, and her father, Osei, split when she was a child, she is said to be close to her mother and her father lives near by.
After attending Our Lady's Convent, a Catholic comprehensive in Stamford Hill, and the Anna Scher Theatre School, she took up a place to read performing arts and drama at Middlesex University from where she graduated in 2000.
Apart from the seemingly obligatory appearances in The Bill, Casualty and Silent Witness, her biggest role to date was as Lola Wise, a kitchen assistant, in Crossroads when it returned to TV screens in 2003. She was nominated for best newcomer in the British Soap Awards and for sexiest female in the What's On TV magazine awards that year. But it looks likely that it will be Doctor Who that makes her name.
She first appeared in the show in July last year as Adeola, who met a grisly end at the hands of the Cybermen. Doctor Who producers were so impressed by the young actress that they invited her back for a new part, which she understood to be in the Who spinoff, Torchwood.
"My agent got a call saying they wanted me to audition for a regular role in Torchwood, and I was so up for it. So I went for an audition in London," she told Doctor Who magazine.
"But I had to miss the second audition, because I got sick for a week in January. It was really awful. I was so upset. But then they said that they'd reschedule it. And then, just before the third audition, I got a call from my agent. She said, 'All this time, they've been seeing you for the part of the new companion in Doctor Who, not for a regular in Torchwood.' I couldn't believe it."
A who's who of assistants
Dr Who has had 21 female assistants since the first series in 1963. Among the most memorable are:
Susan Foreman, 1963-64
Dr Who's first helper, Carole Ann Ford, played his schoolgirl granddaughter. She claims to have made up the name Tardis herself. Following Dr Who, she appeared in The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery. Now a voice coach in London, she has said: "After Susan, I just got roles as kookie girls. It was a curse."
Zoe Heriot, 1968-69
Wendy Padbury turned down a role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to play Zoe, a teenage genius from Earth's future. Afterwards, she married Ain't Half Hot Mum star Melvyn Hayes. In recent years she worked as an agent in London and now lives in France
Jo Grant, 1971-73
Played by Katy Manning, Jo appeared alongside the third Dr Who, John Pertwee. Jo, an enthusiastic but clumsy trainee secret agent, joins the UNIT after her uncle pulls a few strings.
Mel Bush, 1986-87
Mel, played by Bonnie Langford, was assistant to Colin Baker and then Sylvester McCoy's doctors. Unlike her counterparts, it was never fully explained as to how Mel came to travel with the doctor. Bonnie Langford went on to star in various television shows and musicals, most recently Dancing on Ice.
Rose Tyler, 2005-06
Billie Piper, the former pop singer, began her acting career with the 2005 relaunch of the series playing Rose, a shop assistant who travels with the doctor after he saves her from the Autons. Played alongide Christopher Eccleston in the first series and David Tennant in the second before leaving to work in films.
Since completing her university degree in drama, she has acquired the typical actor's CV of stints in The Bill and Casualty mixed with shelf-stacking in the video store Blockbusters.
But now the years of struggle should be over. This month, Freema Agyeman will acquire immediate cult status in the eyes of thousands of fans of the newly-revitalised television hit, Doctor Who. The 27-year-old becomes Martha Jones, the first black assistant on board the Tardis in the 44 years since the show began and the successor to Billie Piper's Rose Tyler.
Speaking at the launch yesterday of the third series since the programme returned in 2005, Agyeman said fans were already proving warm and welcoming. "Billie did a tremendous job. I know no one likes change but the nature of the show is change and hopefully fans will be cool with that and give me a chance," she said.
"There are similarities between Martha and Rose. She's not a wallflower and there is a lovely and different relationship with her and the Doctor. It's been an amazing experience."
Agyeman was born in 1979 and grew up on the Woodberry Down estate in Finsbury Park with her older sister, Leila, and younger brother, Domenic. Though her mother, Azar, and her father, Osei, split when she was a child, she is said to be close to her mother and her father lives near by.
After attending Our Lady's Convent, a Catholic comprehensive in Stamford Hill, and the Anna Scher Theatre School, she took up a place to read performing arts and drama at Middlesex University from where she graduated in 2000.
Apart from the seemingly obligatory appearances in The Bill, Casualty and Silent Witness, her biggest role to date was as Lola Wise, a kitchen assistant, in Crossroads when it returned to TV screens in 2003. She was nominated for best newcomer in the British Soap Awards and for sexiest female in the What's On TV magazine awards that year. But it looks likely that it will be Doctor Who that makes her name.
She first appeared in the show in July last year as Adeola, who met a grisly end at the hands of the Cybermen. Doctor Who producers were so impressed by the young actress that they invited her back for a new part, which she understood to be in the Who spinoff, Torchwood.
"My agent got a call saying they wanted me to audition for a regular role in Torchwood, and I was so up for it. So I went for an audition in London," she told Doctor Who magazine.
"But I had to miss the second audition, because I got sick for a week in January. It was really awful. I was so upset. But then they said that they'd reschedule it. And then, just before the third audition, I got a call from my agent. She said, 'All this time, they've been seeing you for the part of the new companion in Doctor Who, not for a regular in Torchwood.' I couldn't believe it."
A who's who of assistants
Dr Who has had 21 female assistants since the first series in 1963. Among the most memorable are:
Susan Foreman, 1963-64
Dr Who's first helper, Carole Ann Ford, played his schoolgirl granddaughter. She claims to have made up the name Tardis herself. Following Dr Who, she appeared in The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery. Now a voice coach in London, she has said: "After Susan, I just got roles as kookie girls. It was a curse."
Zoe Heriot, 1968-69
Wendy Padbury turned down a role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to play Zoe, a teenage genius from Earth's future. Afterwards, she married Ain't Half Hot Mum star Melvyn Hayes. In recent years she worked as an agent in London and now lives in France
Jo Grant, 1971-73
Played by Katy Manning, Jo appeared alongside the third Dr Who, John Pertwee. Jo, an enthusiastic but clumsy trainee secret agent, joins the UNIT after her uncle pulls a few strings.
Mel Bush, 1986-87
Mel, played by Bonnie Langford, was assistant to Colin Baker and then Sylvester McCoy's doctors. Unlike her counterparts, it was never fully explained as to how Mel came to travel with the doctor. Bonnie Langford went on to star in various television shows and musicals, most recently Dancing on Ice.
Rose Tyler, 2005-06
Billie Piper, the former pop singer, began her acting career with the 2005 relaunch of the series playing Rose, a shop assistant who travels with the doctor after he saves her from the Autons. Played alongide Christopher Eccleston in the first series and David Tennant in the second before leaving to work in films.
Who is a money maker
Yahoo Finance reports Character Group will "substantially exceed" current market expectations for this financial year thanks to demand for their Doctor Who products.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Temporal Wanderers
This is a fanvid profiling the 2nd Doctor(played by the wonderful Patrick Troughton), and his group of companions. This era is famous for its monsters and I tried to show a bit of that in the fanvid. I included all of the Doctor's compainions from that era(Polly,Ben,Jamie,Victoria,and Zoe all show up prominently). Hope you have fun watching the fanvid
S3: Trailer Two - now online
BBC One have aired a different version of the 40 second Series Three trailer.
The trailer which the BBCi Doctor Who website is calling Trailer Two, features different dialogue between The Doctor and Martha, as well as new shots from the series, including one of the rumoured Art Deco Dalek.
There is even a scene where Martha is seen trying to revive The Doctor.
Click Here to view the trailer.
The trailer which the BBCi Doctor Who website is calling Trailer Two, features different dialogue between The Doctor and Martha, as well as new shots from the series, including one of the rumoured Art Deco Dalek.
There is even a scene where Martha is seen trying to revive The Doctor.
Click Here to view the trailer.
S3: Tennant hints at 60's monster return
At last night's Series Three Press Launch, David Tennant hinted at a 60's monster return.
Tennant said that a monster from the 1960s Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who would be making a comeback. Many fans believe it to be The Macra, which was a giant Crab last seen in the Troughton story; The Macra Terror.
Other fans believe it will be The Ice Warrior's , but Russell T. Davies has previously quashed that rumour on Series One of Totally Doctor Who. Russell did, however, confirm last night that: "It's not the yeti - that's all I'm telling you".
Tennant said that a monster from the 1960s Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who would be making a comeback. Many fans believe it to be The Macra, which was a giant Crab last seen in the Troughton story; The Macra Terror.
Other fans believe it will be The Ice Warrior's , but Russell T. Davies has previously quashed that rumour on Series One of Totally Doctor Who. Russell did, however, confirm last night that: "It's not the yeti - that's all I'm telling you".
Opppps i missed World Water Day
Wednesday 22nd March was World Water Day. The project is supported by the charity Love One, which has David Tennant as one of its ambassadors.The charity sells bottled water in stores, and spends the profits to aid some of the one billion people in the world who don't have access to clean water.The charity's website features a video starring Tennant.
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