In 42 to Doomsday #5, Mark and Rob share their thoughts on the 50th Anniversary TV extravaganza, the 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston – and respond to their very first listener email and tweets!
42 TO DOOMSDAY PODCAST #5
DOCTOR WHO 50TH CELEBRATION EVENT TICKET BALLOT
BBC Worldwide have announced that some more tickets to the official Doctor Who 50th Celebration event, which sold out in a few hours, have been released and will be made available via a ballot system. The ballot can be entered online and via telelphone now, and will remain open until 10a (BST) on Monday 30th September 2013.
How to apply:
- Online ballot applications can be made HERE.
- Alternatively you can call the call centre: 0844 693 0780.
- Applicants with disability access requirements can enter the ballot via telephone or online. If you would like to discuss access requirements with a member of the team, please call the dedicated CrowdSurge helpline on 08434 594 939.
- For further information please visit the FAQ page at celebration.doctorwho.tv. Ticket prices will remain at £45 for adults, £20 for children and £104 for a family ticket (two adults and two children, price excludes booking fee).
To find out more about the Doctor Who 50th Celebration event please click HERE or visit celebration.doctorwho.tv.
AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME BFI SCREENING
The BFI have announced details of a special preview screening of the genesis of Doctor Who drama, An Adventure in Space and Time. The ninety minute docu-drama, written by Mark Gatiss, will be shown on November 12th at 8.20pm. As with their other recent Doctor Who screenings there is expected to be a Q&A with the cast and crew following the screening. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 12th whilst BFI members can currently enter a ballot.
For more details check out the BFI page HERE.
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RADIO TIMES CELEBRATES IT’S 90TH ANNIVERSARY
This week’s edition of Radio Times celebrates it’s 90th year and includes an article remembering some of the magazine’s most striking front covers. Doctor Who features three times in the list, represented in the 1960’s with the Daleks’ first appearance on the cover for The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Jon Pertwee becoming the Doctor in Spearhead From Space, and in the 2000’s with the TARDIS heralding what was to be the triumphant return of the series.
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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #465
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE TALKS TO FIVE DOCTORS ABOUT THE MOST AMBITIOUS AUDIO STORY EVER…
This November sees the release of THE LIGHT AT THE END, a very special audio drama produced by Big Finish, which unites FIVE Doctors and a host of companions. DWM was present at the recording and spoke to the cast, including TOM BAKER, PETER DAVISON, COLIN BAKER, SYLVESTER McCOY and PAUL McGANN!
“It’s very important to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who,” says Sylvester McCoy, “and it’s so exciting, too. It’s really nice that people treat you in a very loving and caring way, and they like to see you. And it’s great to come together with the other actors who played Doctor Who.”
“You’re guaranteed that… that energy, and that presence, and that sense of humour,” adds Paul McGann, about Doctors uniting.
“To have us all together is a kind of critical mass of uranium,” Colin Baker smiles, “that should produce something pretty explosive!”
“I think it’s very important that we do something to commemorate the 50th anniversary,” agrees Peter Davison, “It’s very nice to be a part of something that’s been running for 50 years and is still going strong.”
“In Waitrose,” adds Tom Baker, “a certain kind of old lady finds me quite interesting…”
ALSO THIS ISSUE:
START WITH A BANG!
Doctor Who’s showrunner and head writer, STEVEN MOFFAT, answers DWM readers’ questions. So how and why did the TARDIS explode in THE PANDORICA OPENS? Find out Steven’s reply in his exclusive column.
DEEP, DEEP TROUBLE
The Third Doctor and Jo encounter creatures from the bottom of the ocean in one of the best-loved stories of the 1970s. Discover fascinating new facts and intriguing new insights into the adventure, as THE FACT OF FICTION digs beneath the surface of THE SEA DEVILS!
BLOCKBUSTERS
DWM rolls back the clock to 2012 – five adventures, each of which could have been a movie! Stand by for action, as DWM takes a nostalgic look at a season filled with dinosaurs, Angels and Daleks as COUNTDOWN TO 50 continues.
THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME?
The Doctor and Clara visit a futuristic amusement park – one which holds a horrifying secret beneath the veneer of fun. The terror behind the rides is revealed in a brand new comic strip, WELCOME TO TICKLE TOWN, by SCOTT GRAY with art by ADRIAN SALMON.
CHANGE, MY DEAR…
Seasoned viewers of Doctor Who are used to the idea of the lead actor changing from time to time. But what’s it like from the perspective of a child? JACQUELINE RAYNER shares her experience of how her kids reacted to the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor in RELATIVE DIMENSIONS.
WHO’S ON THE STAGE
DWM talks to actor, comedian and dedicated fan TOBY HADOKE about his candid interviews with the stars of the series, and the forthcoming West End double-bill of his acclaimed one-man shows, MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF and MY STEPSON STOLE MY SONIC SCREWDRIVER.
PLACE OF PERFECTION?
The Time Team – Emma, Chris, Michael and Will – see the TARDIS take the Doctor, Martha and Jack into the far, far future. What will they make of the mysterious Professor Yana? And will they manage to find UTOPIA?
SPEAKING DOUBLE DUTCH
The mysterious Watcher provides an elegant explanation of rural accents, champions another Supporting Artist and challenges readers with the Six Faces of Delusion in the most unpredictable page in DWM: WOTCHA!
PLUS! All the latest official news; DVD, CD and book reviews; the latest merchandise previewed; prize-winning crossword and competitions; and much, much more!
Get together with the Doctors in DWM 465, on sale Thursday 19 September priced £4.75.
Thanks to Tom Spilsbury
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REVIEW: ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN
Doctor Who fandom is a funny old place. Like a primitive tribe, it was born in the squalor of fanzines in the 1970’s and saw a particular generation effectively enforce the tribal rules and set the guidelines for what Doctor Who was, even when those guidelines flew right in the face of the reality of the series itself. When this generation started becoming cynical teenagers and disillusioned adults, they turned on the series that they professed to love. The magical, imaginative, inspired and monstrously successful Williams era was silly, and as for the 80s…! Anything that came after this generation’s own personal Golden Age was deemed inferior to their own “era” – generally either Pertwee and/or Hinchcliffe – while any of the absolute howlers in those times (Mutants, Time Monster, Android Invasion, Hand of Fear et al) were quietly overlooked.
The prejudices and often highly questionable tastes laid down in those first years of fandom remain today, lingering on like a bad smell, and while there is no shortage of stories that cry out for a more sensible revisionist attitude to be brought to bear on them, I chose Attack of the Cybermen for one simple reason – it was the first, but certainly not the last, time that I realised that conventional fan wisdom and anything resembling reality were often poles apart.
As a new young fan in the late 80s, Doctors other than number 7 were viewed on VHS, either the slow trickle of official releases or more often the copies recorded for me by a new fan friend. Even at that age I was already aware of a lot of the Official Fan History, in this case that Colin Baker was a crap Doctor who had crap stories. A quarter of a century later this view remains largely entrenched in the fan sphere, and one of the most commonly slated stories of his tenure is Attack of the Cybermen.
No particularly sensible reason has ever been offered for this continual attack (ho, ho) however. Of the few attempts that are offered (beyond the fact that controversial Who fan figure Ian Levine was involved in it, which seems to be the main “real” reason for the disdain it inexplicably attracts) the main objections appear to be violence and continuity. The former is a case of massive hypocrisy, with most of the anti-80s brigade being the type who spontaneously ejaculate over the frequently very violent Hinchcliffe era, while the second certainly makes little sense and holds no water whatsoever. As a young fan upon first seeing Attack, I had never seen nor read The Tenth Planet, Tomb of the Cybermen or even Resurrection of the Daleks, and yet none of the continuity points touched upon in the story were even remotely confusing to me, probably because anything that matters is explained quite satisfactorily within the narrative.
So if most of the criticisms are nonsense (as indeed they are), what is Attack really like then, in terms of the things that really matter; performances, production, script and entertainment value? Funnily enough the answer to all is “top notch”. Attack features some of the greatest guest performances in the series, from Maurice Colbourne’s cool and cold Lytton, Michael Attwell’s unstable Bates, and Brian Glover’s hilariously down-to-Earth Griffiths. Strong actors bringing to life strong characters, who are given some of the most quotable dialogue of any story outside of a Robert Holmes script. Production values are well above par, with the backstreets and sewers of London, as well as the mist-shrouded world of Telos, all realised convincingly and atmospherically. The Cybermen are at their nastiest, Colin Baker is giving a tremendously strong and confident performance in his first “proper” story, and between the great guest actors, dialogue, strong direction and plenty of action, Attack is certainly high in entertainment value.
On first viewing, I was quite taken aback by how good and high quality Attack really was, away from the warped prejudices and even more skewed priorities of the fandom gestalt. Twenty-five years later very little has changed. Fandom still has its sacrificial lambs and scapegoats, irrational and inane though they may be, and Attack of the Cybermen remains unadulterated good Doctor Who.
Written by Ian Kidd
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THE DOCTORS REVISITED ON UK TV
The BBC America series celebrating each of the actors to have played the Doctor will be shown on Watch, the channel’s schedule has revealed.
The Doctors Revisited will be broadcast at weekends with the first episode The First Doctor being shown on Saturday 1th September at 2pm, followed by a screening of The Aztecs. On Sunday at the same time The Second Doctor will be shown followed by a screening of The Tomb of the Cybermen. The following weekend will see The Third Doctor accompanied by Spearhead From Space, and on Sunday The Fourth Doctor and The Pyramids of Mars.
The documentaries were originally shown monthy on BBC America, and were also broadcast in Australia and New Zealand in August by BBC Worldwide’s UKTV.
Also being broadcast on Watch to accompany Doctor Who Revisited are the documentaries The Companions at 4.30pm and Doctor Who Explained at 5.30pm, both of which are repeated before The Second Doctor on the Sunday.
Watch’s schedules do not currently extend beyond the 20th October, but based on the pattern above the Fifth and Sixth Doctors are expected on 26th/27th October, Seventh and Eighth Doctors on 2nd/3rd November, Ninth and Tenth Doctors on 9th/10th November, and the Eleventh Doctor on the 16th, completing the series one week before the 50th anniversary.
Thanks to SciFiBulletin/Doctor Who News Page
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GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR BFI TENTH DOCTOR EVENT
David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Graeme Harper (director), Phil Collinson (producer) and Andy Pryor (casting director) have been announced as guests at the BFI’s screening of the Tenth Doctor era adventure The Stolen Earth and Journey’s End.
The screening, which is followed by a question and answer session with the guests, is part of the BFI’s celebration of Doctor Who at 50 and takes place on Sunday 29th September at 2pm.
Check here for returns or try the BFI on the day for stand-bys.
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THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS AND 50TH ANNIVERARY PRESS RELEASE DETAILS
The BBC have issued a press release re it’s scheduling to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who:
[singlepic id=399 w=320 h=329 float=left]Fifty years of Doctor Who to culminate in The Day Of The Doctor.
The countdown starts here as the BBC reveals its plans to take over TV and radio to mark the Doctor’s 50th anniversary.
With special programmes planned across the BBC, the celebrations will peak on 23 November with the anniversary episode, revealed as The Day Of The Doctor. Starring Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt, the special for BBC One has been confirmed as feature-length, with 75 minutes of adventure.
Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor, says:
The Day Of The Doctor is nearly here! Hope you all enjoy. There’s lots more coming your way, as the countdown to the 50th begins now.
Each channel will be home to unique content, celebrating the wealth of history and talent from the last 50 years.
BBC TWO
BBC Two will broadcast a number of new commissions, focusing on telling the story behind the show. For one night only, Professor Brian Cox will take an audience of celebrity guests and members of the public on a journey into the wonderful universe of the Doctor, from the lecture hall of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (1×60 minutess). Drawing on the latest theories, as well as 200 years of scientific discoveries and the genius of Einstein, Brian tries to answer the classic questions raised by the Doctor: Can you really travel in time? Does extra-terrestrial life exist in our galaxy? And how do you build something as fantastical as the TARDIS?
In an hour-long special, BBC Two’s flagship arts programme The Culture Show presents Me, You And Doctor Who (1×60 minutes), with lifelong fan Matthew Sweet exploring the cultural significance of the BBC’s longest running TV drama, arguing that it’s one of the most important cultural artefacts of modern Britain. Put simply, Doctor Who matters. He’ll examine how the show has become a cultural force in its own right and tell the stories of some of the unsung cultural heroes, who pioneered its innovative music, design and storytelling.
BBC Two wraps up its coverage with the previously announced An Adventure In Space and Time (1×90 minutes), which will tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who and the many personalities involved. Written by Mark Gatiss, the drama stars David Bradley (the Harry Potter films); Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Identity), Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife) and Sacha Dhawan (History Boys, Last Tango In Halifax).
Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, says:
Fifty years has turned Doctor Who from a television show into a cultural landmark. Personally I can’t wait to see what it becomes after a hundred.
BBC FOUR
BBC Four will introduce audiences to the first Doctor, William Hartnell, with a special re-run of the first-ever story, which marked the start of 50 years of history. The four episodes are being shown in a restored format, not previously broadcast in the UK.
CBBC
There will also be programmes across CBBC with 12 Again (1×30 minutes) bringing together CBBC’s super-fan Chris Johnson, impressionist Jon Culshaw, Tommy Knight (Luke Smith), Warwick Davis (Porridge), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Dan Starkey (Strax) Louise Jameson (Leela) and the seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, to share their memories of watching TV’s top Time Lord when they were young.
Blue Peter will launch an exciting new competition giving viewers aged between six and 14 the opportunity to design a new gadget that will become part of the iconic science fiction series. Two live Blue Peter specials will see presenters Barney, Lindsey and Radzi joined by aliens and monsters, with viewers challenging Matt Smith to answer their Doctor Who questions.
BBC THREE
BBC Three will be home to several exciting entertainment commissions. Audiences will be encouraged to get involved and vote in Doctor Who: Monsters And Villains Weekend, as we countdown to the top Doctor Who monster. For those less familiar with the show, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide will introduce fans and viewers to a wealth of archive material and act as a guide to all things Who. A further exciting commission to be announced later this year will see the celebrations finish with a bang.
Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, says:
Doctor Who is a titan of British television and I’m incredibly proud to have it on the BBC. It’s an astonishing achievement for a drama to reach its 50th anniversary. I’d like to thank every person – on both sides of the camera – who has been involved with its creative journey over so many years.
It’s not just TV where audiences will be able join in the celebrations; programming across Radio 2, Radio 1 and Radio 4 Extra will also mark the 50th.
RADIO TWO
BBC Radio 2 will ask Who Is The Doctor? in a 90-minute documentary featuring newly recorded interviews and exclusive archive material. The programme will look at the lasting appeal of Doctor Who and ask how much of its continued success can be attributed to its basic formula.
In The Blagger’s Guide To Doctor Who, David Quantick will give the iconic Doctor the Blagger’s treatment. He’ll be finding out the answers to questions such as, why do Americans think Tom Baker is still Doctor Who? How many Doctors have there really been? Were the Daleks really named after an encyclopaedia?
Finally, Graham Norton will be broadcasting his weekly Radio 2 show live (Saturday 23 November, 10am) from the Doctor Who Celebration in London. In a special three-hour show, Graham will take a ride in the TARDIS and will also be chatting with some of the series’ stars and fans.
RADIO ONE
Music is a key part of Doctor Who, from the famous theme tune to soaring melodies, but the show has also inspired a whole new phenomenon – Time Lord Rock (TROCK). Radio 1 will look at this genre of music inspired by the Doctor and his journeys through space and time with a 60-minute documentary.
RADIO FOUR EXTRA
Meanwhile, Radio 4 Extra travels back to 1963 with a three-hour special programme, Who Made Who?, to look at the world that inspired the television series. Doctor Who may have come from other times, but his roots were very much in the present of 1960s Britain. This distinctive programme combines audio from the archive, new interviews and extracts from audio versions of Doctor Who. Additionally, the station will broadcast readings and dramas featuring the great Doctor.
There will also be special content across the Doctor Who website and on BBC iPlayer.
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SEPTEMBER NEWS FOR THE DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE
The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff have announced that during the month of September Walking Tours will take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons commencing at 2.30pm from the foyer of the attraction, weather permitting.
The Doctor Who Experience will also be attending Freshers Fairs at Cardiff University, University of Wales, Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University during the month of September, with prizes on offer including TARDIS onesies and tickets to the attraction. Remember students receive a 20% discount on tickets for the Doctor Who Experience during term time.
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42 TO DOOMSDAY PODCAST UPDATE
The 42 to Doomsday boys are back with two new podcasts!
In the second installment they discuss the missing episodes omni-rumour and in the third share their thoughts on Richard Marson’s book The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner.
#2 The Missing Episode Omni-Rumour Cast
Never one to be ahead of the curve, 42 to Doomsday finally talks about missing episodes, and the current voracious rumour that has gripped online fandom for months.
Mark and Rob give a brief history of what missing episodes are, then dissect some of the components to the omni-rumour. After that, they talk about their favourite ‘orphan’ episodes and what stories they’d most like to see back in the archives.
Note: Rob mentions that a return from the ABC to the BBC occurred in July 1975. The correct date was June 1975. He also mentions one or two black and white ‘stories’ were filmed in 35mm film. He meant to say one or two black and white ‘episodes’ were filmed in 35mm film.
#3 The Scandalous Life and Times of 42 to Doomsday
42 to Doomsday returns to your ears with a discussion about Richard Marson’s biography of John Nathan-Turner. Not only do they go deep, real deep about what they thought of the book and JNT after reading it, but they touch on Father’s Day in Australia, and have a chat about what they’ve been reading/watching of a Doctor Who nature.
42 to Doomsday podcast #1 can be heard HERE.
DOCTOR WHO FIGURINE COLLECTION MAGAZINE #2
Issue 2 of Doctor Who Figurine Collection Magazine hits the shops next week and the magazine has released an image via their facebook page of the next figurine to be released – Davros.
The magazine gives it’s readers all the facts and figures about the creator of the Daleks and looks back at some more memorable events in Doctor Who history.
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DOCTOR WHO COMPLETE SERIES 1-7 BLU-RAY BOX SET
[singlepic id=398 w=280 h=200 float=left]”Do you wanna come with me? ‘Cause if you do, then I should warn you, you’re gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won’t be quiet, it won’t be safe and it won’t be calm. But I’ll tell you what it will be: the trip of a lifetime.”
– The Ninth Doctor
DOCTOR WHO COMPLETE SERIES 1-7 BLU-RAY BOX SET
Fantastic! Allons-y! Geronimo! For the first time ever, the epic adventures of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors are brought together in high definition in a special Blu-Ray release.
The set includes the complete adventures of the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), available in newly remastered Blu-Ray versions at full 1080p resolution for the first time ever, sitting alongside those of the Eleventh Doctor, (Matt Smith) in this high definition collection.
- Doctor Who: The Complete First Series, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper
- Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series, starring David Tennant and Billie Piper
- Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series, starring David Tennant and Freema Agyeman
- Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate
Also included in 1080p Resolution:
- Doctor Who: The Complete Specials, starring David Tennant
- Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series, starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan
- Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series, starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill
- Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series, starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Jenna-Louise Coleman
Bonus Blu-Ray disc includes:
- The Doctor Who Ultimate List of Lists from BBC AMERICA’s The Brit List – BBC AMERICA’s pop culture correspondent, Asha Leo, is joined by special guest John Barrowman (Torchwood, Doctor Who) to announce the rankings of the Top Five Companions, Top Five Scariest Moments, Top Five Best Monsters, Top Five Guest Stars and Top Five Things You’ll Only See on Doctor Who.
- Doctor Who at the Proms 2010 – Doctor Who’s own Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill host a spectacular evening of music from the series played live by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall. Includes video projections, appearances by the monsters and a special guest appearance from 11th Doctor Matt Smith. For the first time, the collection will include the full 90-minute concert and has been remastered in 5.1 Surround Sound.
- Doctor Who: The Best of the Christmas Specials – This previously unreleased special from December 2011 takes an inside look at the very best moments from the incredible Doctor Who Christmas specials that have captivated audiences around the world. A collection of fans from the celebrity, comedy, sci-fi and digital worlds discuss their favorite moments from both David Tennant and Matt Smith era Christmas episodes.
This 29-disc Blu-Ray box set containing all seven series of Doctor Who is released in the UK on November 4th and in North America on November 5th.
PRE-ORDER THE DOCTOR WHO COMPLETE SERIES 1 – 7 BLU-RAY BOX SET HERE
DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL READ-THROUGH
The BBC have revealed via the official Doctor Who twitter account that a read-through for the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special took place yesterday.
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The official BBC Doctor Who website reads:
He’s back! Here’s a photo of Matt Smith taken earlier today (4 September) just after the read through for the Christmas Special.
Matt was in brilliant form at the read through for this year’s Christmas Special, written by Steven Moffat. In fact, seeing him back in action as the Doctor made us want to fast forward to November to see the eagerly awaited 50th anniversary special!
As we’ve previously reported, after four incredible years aboard the TARDIS, the Christmas episode will be Matt’s swansong as the Time Lord. Lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat has previously commented on Matt’s departure, telling us, ‘…great actors always know when it’s time for the curtain call, so this Christmas prepare for your hearts to break, as we say goodbye to number Eleven.’
But there’s a lot more to come before Matt bows out…
The Doctor is back on BBC One on 23 November for the 50th anniversary special before returning for the momentous Christmas adventure.
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BEGINS FILMING THIS SUNDAY
Matt Smith attended the GQ awards last night and was interviewed by Richard Arnold for ITV’s Daybreak show. Smith confirmed he begins filming this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special this Sunday (Sept. 8th). He also said he would be wearing a wig for filming as he shaved off his hair for his last film role in Ryan Gosling’s How to Catch a Monster.
The Christmas Special is Smith’s final story as the Doctor and will introduce Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord’s newest incarnation.
Click the link to find out which of the Doctor’s old enemies is returning this Christmas.
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THE DOCTOR WHO FAN PUBCAST EPISODE 6
It’s September and the pubcast duo are back with a new episode!
This time Simon and Nick chat about Love and Monsters, Terror of the Zygons and the casting of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.
Plus a trailer for the special episode coming up next month.
Enjoy…
FIRST DRAFT SCRIPT OF THE TENTH PLANET DISCOVERED
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Author Michael Seely, who is working on a biography of Kit Pedler, has unearthed a draft script for the final episode of the William Hartnell era, The Tenth Planet. The story is significant because it introduces the concept of regeneration, the Doctor being able to completely change his appearance, and marks the introduction of one of the Doctor’s most memorable and enduring adversaries – the Cybermen.
The newly discovered draft script is intriguing because it was written before the decision to write out the lead actor.
Michael Seely, said:
I found this script and two more from ‘The Moonbase’ (known then as ‘The Return Of The Cybermen’) among a very large collection of Kit’s papers which one of his children had kept in their attic,” explains Seely. “As I looked through it, I realised it was the first draft [script editor and co-writer] Gerry Davis prepared when Kit fell ill in June 1966.
The structure is more or less the same, though a lot of the dialogue is different. Some things were cut, especially involving the Cybermen. For example, the Cybermen planned to convert [companion] Polly and the Doctor into Cybermen towards the end of the story, and kept them prisoner in what they described as a waiting room. The most eye-catching difference is what didn’t happen at the end of the episode.
Pedler’s script was written in June 1966 and rehearsals for the story commenced on September 14th, indicating Hartnell’s decision to leave the programme was made quite late in the day. In fact Hartnell’s wife wrote in her diary that he told her he would be leaving the show on July 16th.
Other documents have also come to light including five original storylines for Doomwatch, a series Pedler co-created with Gerry Davis, along with ideas for other TV shows, two unrecorded radio plays, and various unfinished books and short stories.
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DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL TRAILER
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BBC 3 GREATEST MOMENTS OF DOCTOR WHO CELEBRATION
BBC 3 is taking part in Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary celebrations by screening a special greatest moments-style programme.
Comedian Tom Craine has revealed via his official website that he is appearing as a guest on the show:
Delighted that I’ll be appearing as a guest on a forthcoming BBC 3 show celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who. Wouldn’t put it past me to have a few stern words to say about the Daleks.
Other programmes and events are taking place on or around the 50th anniversary including the much awaited docu-drama exploring the origins of the show, An Adventure in Space and Time, written by regular Who scribe Mark Gatiss. The BBC is also staging it’s own 50th anniversary celebration event at the ExCel centre in London on Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, and Sunday 24th of November, featuring a line-up of stars from the new and classic series.
Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary episode, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt will be broadcast on BBC One on Saturday 23 November.
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PRODUCTION DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK FOR AUCTION
The personal notebook of Tristan Peatfield is being auctioned for charity.
Tristan Peatfield was the production designer on Doctor Who for two episodes in 2010, Amy’s Choice and The Lodger, covering the gap between the departure of Ed Thomas and the arrival of Michael Pickwoad.
The item is a 14cm x 21cm black covered “Guildhall” notebook, which contains notes on a number of productions on which Peatfield worked, including at least 13 pages dedicated to Doctor Who. It includes text, designs and drawings in pencil by Peatfield and his colleague Peter McKinstry, including the original design for the “Lodger TARDIS” console and “Amy Pond, TARDIS Pilot”.
The notebook is offered on behalf of Peatfield to raise money for The Isabella Peatfield Memorial Fund, a charity raising money for children’s projects in Sri Lanka. Tristan and Kim Peatfield’s daughter Isabella died in the country on Boxing Day 2004, the youngest British victim of the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
The ebay listing is now live and the auction runs for the next nine days.
Thanks to the Doctor Who News Page
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