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Toby Hadoke’s 50th Doctor Who Podcast Features A Special Guest…

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Toby Hadoke’s latest Who’s Round podcast certainly raises the bar, and it’s so beautifully simple!

The latest offing from the Moths star is special for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is the 50th Who’s Round in the series, which is a cause for celebration in itself. But secondly, it features a rather special guest, someone of considerable significance in the Whoniverse, last seen badgering Peter Davison’s voice mail in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. He was responsible for the casting of David Tennant, (and Christopher Eccleston!), for bringing back the Master, for the creation of Torchwood, and for the Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe, (we call him Max.) He’s good friends with writer Benjamin Cooke, (they email from time to time), and, frankly, Doctor Who wouldn’t have returned in 2005 without him.

Who is the guest?

It’s Russell T. Davies!

The podcast is the latest installment in Toby Hadoke’s ”50th anniversary quest to get an anecdote about every single episode of Doctor Who to date.” Today’s upload is the first of a multi-part interview, so it looks like there will be more Russell-related shenanigans in the weeks to come. Enjoy!

(Via Big Finish | Thanks to Daren)

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Here’s Some Doctor Who Series 8 Location Filming

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A little out of date, but fascinating nonetheless, this footage of a Doctor Who Series 8 location shoot from late February shows some interaction between Clara and newcomer Danny Pink, as well as some interesting tension with the new incarnation of the Time Lord.

You’ll note that Capaldi’s Doctor is wearing a slightly different outfit to the one we saw announced earlier this year.

Of particular interest is the location, the stylish collection of restaurants and other eateries that can be found in Cardiff Bay, not so far from the Torchwood hub entrance and the real-world shrine to deceased Torchwood team member Ianto Jones.

 

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Delightful Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Animation [VIDEO]

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Here’s a few seconds of something magical that will warm the cockles of your Doctor Who-loving heart.

It’s an animated short by San Fransisco artist Chang Dai, whose work regularly appears on Vimeo. In this animation, the artist cleverly captures the essence of each incarnation, cleverly transitioning between each one.

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Eleventh Doctor #1 Synopsis & Cover Art Variants

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Along with the new series of Tenth Doctor comics, Titan is releasing a new line of Doctor Who adventures starring the Eleventh Doctor, again with five variant covers!

A new companion is provided for the Eleventh Doctor, as played by Matt Smith, in the shape of Alice Obiefune…

Alice Obiefune has just lost her mother when the Doctor explodes into her life.

But what does this grieving young woman have to do with the career of a 70s musician, an amnesiac alien, and a terrifying cosmic threat?

In the wake of the second Big Bang, find out what the Doctor gets up to when Amy and Rory aren’t around!

This series is overseen by Al Ewing (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Mighty Avengers, Trifecta) and Rob Williams (Revolutionary War, Ordinary, Miss Fury, The Royals: Masters of War, Trifecta) who kick off a whirlwind adventure through eternity with artist Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante, Grindhouse, Doctor Who)!

Here are those all-important cover variants. The regular cover is by Alice X. Zhang, while the variants are by Simon Fraser. There is also a photocomposite cover variant.

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To ensure demand, Titan Comics have provided us with the following form for you to print out, complete and take to your local comic store to ensure you get your copies!

 

 

Place your orders today!

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Karen Gillan Joining Inspector Spacetime Movie?

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Inspector Spacetime to the rescue!

Travis Richey, the Wisconsin-born actor behind the Doctor Who spoof Inspector Spacetime – or whatever lawsuit-avoiding name it has these days! – would love to have Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) in the proposed film,  “The Inspector Chronicles: Untitled Motion Picture About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time”.   (Just try to fit that title on the front of a movie theater!)

In a recent interview with The Examiner, Richey said he would be very excited indeed to get in touch with the Eleventh Doctor’s favorite ginger Scot:

I would love to talk to talk to her because we wrote a role in the second season for her. I haven’t actually talked to Karen about it, I would love to… We certainly have the role that we wrote for her is actually still open, so I would certainly be open to it.

Inspector Spacetime, who looks like a cross between the Twelfth Doctor and The Avengers‘ Mr. Steed, started as a joke on the NBC show Community (itself a rare big network show with a die-hard cult following) and then developed into its own successful web series.  The potential film is currently seeking funds through an Indiegogo campaign, and may even co-star Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy!

Gillan would seem to be a perfect fit for an Inspector adventure, and not just because of her time on Doctor Who.  She is in a cult-hit spoof of her own, NTSF:SD:SUV, a parody of overly-serious American police procedural shows.  It can be seen in the US on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.

Kasterborites, would you like to see some real Who stars like Karen Gillan in Inspector Spacetime, or would it be better for them to stay away from parodies of our esteemed Time Lord?

(Via Examiner.com)

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Gatiss Unsure About Gallifrey Returning

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Mark Gatiss, writer of The Unquiet Dead and Cold War, has been touring Brazil. Not just for fun though: to spread the word about Doctor Who and that other BBC One hit, Sherlock!

And in a Q&A panel, Gatiss has revealed that he’s not quite sure what’ll happen when the Doctor’s race, the Time Lords, come back:

Every time you go back to Gallifrey, it starts to make the Time Lords a bit too domesticated. I know that’s why Russell T Davies came up with the whole idea of the Doctor being the last one because eventually if you see them so often they become a bit like a bunch of MPs, whereas if you talk about them as this amazing, powerful force, they’re much more exciting.

Mr. Spitty (aka Rassilon) seems more dictator than PM in his last guise. But yes, the Time Lords can be a bit stuffy – though that is a perfect reason why the Doctor ran away. There are some great stories featuring those two-hearted beings with no dress sense and dreadful hats; I’m thinking The War Games and The Deadly Assassin in particular. So would Mr. Gatiss like to write for the Time Lords…?

I don’t know if I would want to do one. I think the way the Time Lords were represented in The End of Time and The Day of the Doctor was very exciting because we’re seeing them in a crisis and they’re trying to come up with different ways of saving themselves. But I suppose if the Doctor ever does find Gallifrey again, then we might find out more. Who knows…

Of course, if Gallifrey does come back, the Time War might begin once more…

Gallifrey Falls No More! But are you happy about the Time Lords returning? Let us know below.

(Via Doctor Who TV.)

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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Specials Nominated For BAFTA Craft Awards!

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It seems the 50th anniversary celebrations aren’t quite over yet!

The Day of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time and Doctor Who at the Proms 2013 have all been nominated in the annual British Academy Television Craft Awards, (with An Adventure in Space and Time receiving three nominations in total!) Part of BAFTA, the ceremony honours “the very best behind-the-scenes talent from television,” and will be held at a special event hosted by actor Stephen Mangan on Sunday 27 April.

Also nominated are ITV’s Broadchurch (starring Tenth Doctor David Tennant, and Olivia Colman from The Eleventh Hour and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot) as well as Last Tango in Halifax featuring Master Derek Jacobi, and The Wrong Mans written by James Corden, who played Craig in The Lodger and Closing Time.

All in all, quite a Who-fest of an awards ceremony! Fingers crossed for Gallifreyan victory…

(Via Unreality TV.)

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Adric Returns in The Fifth Doctor Box Set!

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Matthew Waterhouse makes his Big Finish debut as Adric in The Fifth Doctor Box Set, reunited with former Doctor Who co-stars Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton for two four-part adventures.

As previously reported, the actor – who was last seen as a hijacked freighter crashed into prehistoric Earth in 1982′s Earthshock (and if you’re a fan of the panspermia theory, don’t think too much about what that event might mean for life on Earth…) – is revisiting his famous role as the Doctor’s pyjamaed maths genius from E-Space.

Says Big Finish producer David Richardson:

I’m very proud of these stories. They are two top-notch scripts, and very different in style, content and tone – yet both of them fit perfectly into Season 19. I think Doctor Who fans are in for a treat…

They certainly look good based on these synopses!

Psychodrome by Jonathan Morris

Shortly after surviving the perils of Logopolis, Castrovalva and the machinations of the Master, the new Doctor and his new crew could be forgiven for wanting to take a breather from their tour of the galaxy. But when the TARDIS lands in a strange and unsettling environment, the urge to explore is irresistible… and trouble is only a few steps away.

The world they have found themselves in is populated by a wide variety of the strangest people imaginable – a crashed spacecraft here, a monastery there, even a regal court. And not everyone they meet has their best interests at heart.

With the TARDIS stolen, and the very environment itself out to get them, the travellers face an extremely personal threat. They’ll have to work as a team if they want to get out alive… but can you really trust someone you barely know?

Guest cast: Rickett (Robert Whitelock), Magpie (Phil Mulryne), Perditia (Camila Power), Javon (Bethan Walker)

Iterations of I by John Dorney

The house on Fleming’s Island had been left to rot. Ever since a strange and unexplained death soon after it was built, and plagued with troubling rumours about what lurked there, it remained empty and ignored for decades until the cult moved in. As twenty people filled its many rooms, the eerie building seemed to be getting a new lease of life.

But now it is empty again. The cult found something in its corridors… and then vanished.

Trapped on the island one dark night, the Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric look into the building’s mysteries, its stories of madness and death. Their only chance is to understand what terrible thing has been disturbed here… before it consumes them utterly.

Guest cast: Jerome Khan (Joseph Radcliffe), Robert DeValley (Andrew Macklin), Aoife Dineen (Sinead Keenan), Donal Dineen (Teddy Kempner), Imogen Frazer (Allison McKenzie)

The Fifth Doctor Box Set is out in August and can pre-ordered at the fantastic price of £25 on CD or £20 download. Its five discs include an hour-long documentary with interviews with the cast, in which Matthew talks about why he decided to return to Doctor Who.

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Is This REALLY The Cover Art For An Adventure In Space And Time?!

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We’ve just been sent the cover image – straight from Amazon – for the US Blu-ray edition of An Adventure in Space and Time. As you can see above, Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary docudrama has been given a… striking look, one that dispenses with the familiar view of David Bradley as William Hartnell from the UK DVD version.

There is a strong chance that the more familiar image (above, right) is hiding beneath a sleeve with the new design on it but either way it is quite a surprising new look for the critically acclaimed drama by Mark Gatiss.

The Blu-ray version of the show – currently discounted to $19.99 – is out in the USA on May 27th.

What do you think of the cover art listed on Amazon?

(With thanks to Joe)

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PodKaster Brian A. Terranova Guests At Louisville Wizard World!

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Taking place next weekend on March 28th-30th (that’s Friday through to Sunday) the Wizard World Louisville Comic Con plays host to big names like Matt Smith, Karen Gillan… and our own Brian A. Terranova, cosplayer extraordinaire.

That’s right – when Brian isn’t podKasting, he’s cosplaying as the Tenth Doctor, and next weekend you can catch him at the Wizard World Louisville Comic Con looking a little like this:

He’ll be there in a general “running around like a mad man” capacity as well as sitting on a fan film panel and judging cosplay contests. So if you’re heading there, look out for Brian and say “hi!” More details about the event can be found at the Wizard World Comic Cons : Louisville Comic Con pages.

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