Kasterborous (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Doctor Who companion Louise Jameson has described as "rewarding" the short period of time she spent working on the show in the mid 1970s. Speaking to Kent News, Jameson - who is based in Tunbridge and played the svage Leela opposite Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor in 1977-1978 - revealed that Doctor Who related projects have kept her going in fallow periods. “Obsessive is one word...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Interviewed in ThisIsLondon, comic and now actor Lenny Henry has talked about his remarkable nomination as best newcomer this year playing Othello. The comic - who once spoofed Doctor Who in his 1980s sketch show - used the interview to bemoan opportunities for black actors. Notably, he opined: "...I can imagine Othello working his way up the career ladder, the only black guy among several generals...
The Modern Historian (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In December 1962, a Canadian-born science fiction fan called Sydney Newman took over as Head of Drama at BBC Television. The following March, he was given the task of filling an early evening slot in the Saturday schedule. His brief was to create a show that would appeal to children, teenagers and adults alike. Earlier that year, the BBC Script Department's Survey Group had produced a report, which...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Magic Bullet Productions are pleased to announce the release of The Judgment of Sutekh, the sixth and final instalment in our The True History of Faction Paradox CD audio adventures. The series features characters and concepts originally created for the BBC's Doctor Who novels. Written by Faction Paradox creator Lawrence Miles, and starring Gabriel Woolf reprising his Pyramids of Mars role as Sutekh,...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | yesterday
It seems that the news (and subsequent over the top reaction) of Michael Moorcock writing a Doctor Who novel for BBC Books all stems from the writer's bad foot... Writing in the Guardian recently, Moorcock was given the chance to put down his feelings about popular sci fi, his love of some classic Doctor Who and his subsequent rediscovery of the show since 2005. When I was first offered the chance...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Lucky US readers of Kasterborous can view a clip from The End of Time, Part One - as previously reported the Doctor Who end of an era comes to BBC America on Saturday December 26, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA, with The End of Time, Part Two tbc very soon. BBCAmerica.com/DoctorWho has a bundle of clips and images from the upcoming stories - The Waters of Mars is set for broadcast on December 19th - and...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
List of things to do when working with David Tennant - number 1, ask him about Doctor Who... Now it comes as no surprise that someone should be asking one of the most famous men in the country about one of the most famous shows on television given that he stars in it... especially when you get lucky enough to bump into him in the street. But when you're working with him - well, that's another story...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Tennant's Doctor Who body double has found himself out of a job since the Tenth Doctor decided to move on - luckily Colum Regan is also a successful singer/songwriter! Colum got the job in 2007 when filming was taking place on the Christmas special Voyage of the Damned, and David Tennant was called away to visit his mother, who later died. WalesOnline have reported that Regan is now working with...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Doctor Who star David Tennant is to regenerate as a kids' storyteller this Christmas.
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | yesterday
The BBC have released synopses of both episodes of the Doctor Who special, The End of Time - the story that sees the return of the Master and the end of the Tenth Doctor... Earlier than expected, some programme details have been released for the Christmas and New Year specials (althouggh the latter is still to be confirmed) - and if the return of the Master wasn't bad enough, it seems there's something...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Popular North East Doctor Who convention Dimensions moved back to Tynside this year after hanging around Teesside and County Durham for a few years - and Eighth Doctor Paul McGann was the star attraction over the weekend long event. Dimensions 2009 took place on the 14th and 15th of November at the Holiday Inn in Seaton Burn, where Paul McGann revealed quite how surprising he found being thrust into...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Rumours of a move for the Doctor Who production team have continued in recent weeks, with a closed cigar factory in Cardiff the likley venue for a move that will turn the former 220,000 sq ft centrepiece of a well known cheroux vendor into a “drama village”. The intention is that popular programmes like Doctor Who, Torchwood, Casualty, Merlin and Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm will all be produced...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The young stars of The Sarah Jane Adventures will be making an appearance at the Memorabilia event in Birmingham on Sunday 22 November - answering questions and signing free autographs! While there will be no sign of Sarah Jane Smith herself (Elisabeth Sladen) or K-9 or Mr Smith, stars Tommy Knight (Luke Smith), Daniel Anthony (Clyde Langer) and Anjili Mohindra (Rani Chandra) will be available to briefly...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Former Doctor Who Paul McGann is an oft-used voice actor on British television - you can't get through a night on ITV without stumbling over an advert courtesy of the Eighth Doctor. For some reason despite McGann's success as the Eighth Doctor on audio, he hasn't yet been involved in a major animated production (save the Shada remake from 2003) - but here's an example of how it might work if he was...
Kasterborous (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Apple iPhone users might be very interested in a quality new app - one that pipes Doctor Who news straight to your phone! WhoNews is the brainchild of Paul Gee, and is an iPhone/iPod Touch application that brings you the latest news from all your favourite Doctor Who websites in one easy to use application. WhoNews retrieves all the stories for your favourite British Science Fiction series. You simply...
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declanmkl | 01/07/2009
Ending months of rumors and insane amounts of anticipation (from yours truly, who did lose sleep over this last night), BBC has finally announced which actor will assume the mantle of the Doctor, replacing outbound series lead David Tennant in Doctor Who.
xavierjkl | 01/05/2009
Ending months of rumors and insane amounts of anticipation (from yours truly, who did lose sleep over this last night), BBC has finally announced which actor will assume the mantle of the Doctor, replacing outbound series lead David Tennant in Doctor Who.
xavierjkl | 01/05/2009
Ending months of rumors and insane amounts of anticipation (from yours truly, who did lose sleep over this last night), BBC has finally announced which actor will assume the mantle of the Doctor, replacing outbound series lead David Tennant in Doctor Who.
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