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[Alan]

Visiting The Doctor Who Set (ft. Jake Dudman, Bully & Maude Garrett) - Doctor Who: The Fan Show

Published on 14 Apr 2017

To celebrate tomorrow's launch of series ten we went down to the Doctor Who set at Roath Lock and took a few friends with us! #TimeForHeroes

Jake Dudman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3klEGUSGqBw
We'll add more videos soon!

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Let us know your thoughts by tweeting us at @dwthefanshow or email us at [email protected]!

[Alan]

Series 10 (aka Series 36) Starts Here! Steven Introduces The Pilot - Doctor Who: Series 10 (aka Series 36)

Published on 15 Apr 2017


Steven Moffat gives an insight in to the first episode of Series 10 (aka Series 36)!

[rushy]

Spoiler:

The first Time Lord will be joining Peter Capaldi for Doctor Who Christmas special

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/f...peter-10244835

Doctor Who will have a unique time travelling companion in the Christmas Special – in the shape of his first incarnation.

Harry Potter star David Bradley will reprise his role as the 1st Doctor, originally played by William Hartnell. Bradley previously portrayed the actor behind the first timelord for the BBC sci-fi show’s 50th drama An Adventure In Space and Time.

He will flank Peter Capaldi’s 12th Doctor in this year’s festive outing, following the departure of Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts at the end of this series (despite rave reviews after her debut on Saturday).

In the plot, the 1st Doctor has to help the 12th play out his last mission in the TARDIS. The pair must work together to save home planet Gallifrey by moving it to another dimension.

Fans will discover the close-up shot of Capaldi’s eyes from the 50th special, The Day of the Doctor, was actually the start of his own regeneration.

The scene, which was the only glimpse that viewers got of Matt Smith’s successor during the entire episode, will be returned to at Christmas as Capaldi transforms into the 13th Doctor.

Bradley, 73, is best known for his role as Argus Filch in the Potter films and as the suicidal newsagent in the first series of Broadchurch.

He first played Hartnell’s Doctor in drama-documentary An Adventure in Time and Space.

An insider revealed: “David was convincing as Hartnell, it’s exciting he’s back.

[BruTak]

Oh, now that would be seriously cool.

[Alan]

Smile - New Pictures
Thursday, 20 April, 2017 - Reported by Marcus

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04...-pictures.html

The BBC have released new pictures taken from the upcoming episode of Doctor Who - Smile.

Smile

Writer: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Director: Lawrence Gough

The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet - but where are the colonists? A band of 'cute' droids hold the deadly answer.

The episode premieres on BBC One this Saturday at 7.20pm, followed by transmission around the world. Full details here

Peter and Pearl Introduce Smile:
Peter and Pearl introduce Bill's first real adventure!


Steven Introduces Smile:
Steven introduces Smile - and the Doctor and Bill surrounded by jeopardy, menace and emojibots!

[Alan]

Doctor Who to release a “nail-biting” immersive version of an upcoming episode

The fourth episode of this year’s run will have a special “3D audio” version on BBC iPlayer

By Huw Fullerton
Monday 24 April 2017 at 4:09PM

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-...coming-episode


Doctor Who always does scary episodes well – just ask the sofa cushions of any longtime viewer – but an upcoming story in the sci-fi series this year may well be the most terrifying tale yet, thanks to special audio technology that will put you in the heart of the pulse-pounding action.

According to the BBC, a special “binaural” version of upcoming fourth episode Knock Knock (written by Mike Bartlett and featuring evil floor-creaking termites) will be released on BBC iPlayer after the episode airs on BBC1 on the 6^th May, with the alternate edition featuring “a 3D surround sound effect for anyone wearing headphones, placing them at the heart of the action in this nail-biting episode.”

This basically means that the sounds of the episode will be manipulated to appear that they are coming from anywhere in three-dimensional space, including behind, above and below the listener (it’s currently unclear whether the binaural episode will also work with surround-sound speakers, though 3D audio effects often do).



In effect, the 3D sound will trick your ears into thinking that the terrifying creaks and scuttles of Knock Knock’s monsters (pictured above) are actually happening all around you, with your own home infested just as surely as new companion Bill’s is in the episode.

So in other words, any fan who tunes in to the special iPlayer version of the episode with their headphones plugged in will find themselves living the dream of feeling like they’re actually inside a Doctor Who story – only to find it could instead be a terrifying nightmare they’d rather escape.

After all, series showrunner Steven Moffat has described this as a “very creepy and scary” episode – so be careful what you wish for…

Doctor Who continues on BBC1 on Saturdays at 7.20pm

[Alan]

Thin Ice - Publicity
Tuesday, 25 April, 2017 - Reported by Chuck Foster

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04...417170008.html

The BBC have released a number of new publicity images to promote this week's episode of Doctor Who, Thin Ice:

Thin Ice
Written by Sarah Dollard and directed by Bill Anderson

In Regency England, beneath the frozen Thames, something is stirring.

The Doctor and Bill arrive at the last of the great frost fairs, and find themselves investigating a string of impossible disappearances - people have been vanishing on the ice! Bill is about to discover that the past is more like her world than she expected, and that not all monsters come from outer space...

The Doctor is played by Peter Capaldi, Bill by Pearl Mackie and Nardole by Matt Lucas.



Profile images feature Austin Tailer as Spider, Ellie Shenker as Dot, Tomi May as Dowell, Kishaina Thiruselvan as Harriet, Badger Skelton as Perry, Asiatu Koroma as Kitty, and Nicholas Burns as Lord Sutcliffe.

This Bank Holiday weekend sees Doctor Who sitting between Pointless Celebrities and Casualty, with primary opposition on ITV being Take Me Out and Britain's Got Talent. World Snooker continues on BBC2, whilst Channel 4 serve up The Restoration Man followed by Walking Through Time; Channel 5 will be showing new episodes of two incarnations of NCIS, whilst Sky 1 have The Simpsons followed by Inside the Freemasons, and the Sky Movie Premiere in the time-slot is X-Men: Apocalypse. The previous weeks have seen Doctor Who achieve third place for The Pilot and fourth for Smile, with Britain's Got Talent the most-watched show of both evenings followed by the BBC's All Round to Mrs Brown's - last weekend also had the live FA Cup Semi-Final football game gaining slightly more viewers than Doctor Who, but this weekend doesn't suggest any other surprises ratings-wise!

Next Time: Thin Ice
Preview - Something under the ice

BBC One continues to show Doctor Who at 7;20pm, with BBC First simulcasting the episode across the Middle-East - see the table below for other broadcasts around the world. Meanwhile, Danish broadcaster DR has now schedueled the series on its DR3 channel, with The Pilot receiving its premiere at 8:00pm CEST on Saturday.

Thin Ice: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Sat 29 Apr 2017	7:20pm BST
Middle East	BBC First	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:20pm AST	(Sat 7:20pm BST)
United States of America	BBC America	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Canada	SPACE	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Finland	YLE2	Sun 30 Apr 2017	11:00am EEST	(Sun 9:00am BST)
Australia	ABC	Sun 30 Apr 2017	7:40pm AEST	(Sun 10:40am BST, also on ABC ME)
Brazil	SyFy	Sun 30 Apr 2017	8:00pm BRT	(Sun 11:00pm BST)
Latin America	SyFy	Sun 30 Apr 2017	11:00pm CDT	(Mon 4:00am BST)
New Zealand	PRIME	Sun 30 Apr 2017	7:30pm NZST	(Mon 8:30am BST)
Denmark	DR3	Sat 13 May 2017	8:00pm CEST	(Sat 7:00pm BST)

[Alan]

Thin Ice - Introduction
Friday, 28 April, 2017 - Reported by Marcus

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/04...roduction.html

Peter and Pearl Introduce Thin Ice (via YouTube)
Steven Introduces Thin Ice (via YouTube)
"Always Looking For Trouble..." - Thin Ice Preview (via YouTube)

Thin Ice: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Sat 29 Apr 2017	7:20pm BST
Middle East	BBC First	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:20pm AST	(Sat 7:20pm BST)
United States of America	BBC America	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Canada	SPACE	Sat 29 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Finland	YLE2	Sun 30 Apr 2017	11:00am EEST	(Sun 9:00am BST)
Australia	ABC	Sun 30 Apr 2017	7:40pm AEST	(Sun 10:40am BST, also on ABC ME)
Brazil	SyFy	Sun 30 Apr 2017	8:00pm BRT	(Sun 11:00pm BST)
Latin America	SyFy	Sun 30 Apr 2017	11:00pm CDT	(Mon 4:00am BST)
New Zealand	PRIME	Sun 30 Apr 2017	7:30pm NZST	(Mon 8:30am BST)
Denmark	DR3	Sat 13 May 2017	8:00pm CEST	(Sat 7:00pm BST)

[Alan]

Knock Knock - New Images
Tuesday, 02 May, 2017 - Reported by Marcus

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05...ew-images.html

The BBC have released a number of new publicity images to promote this week's episode of Doctor Who, Knock Knock

Knock Knock

Writer: Mike Bartlett
Director: Bill Anderson

Bill is moving in with some friends and they’ve found the perfect house - so what if it’s strangely cheap to rent, and the landlord is a little creepy?
The wind blows, the floorboards creak, and the Doctor thinks something is very wrong. What lurks in the strange tower at the heart of the building - and why can’t they find any way to enter it?

"We Should Get The Doctor" - Knock Knock Preview

BBC One continues to show Doctor Who at 7;20pm, with BBC First simulcasting the episode across the Middle-East

Knock Knock: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Sat 6 May 2017	7:20pm BST
Middle East	BBC First	Sat 6 May 2017	9:20pm AST	(Sat 7:20pm BST)
United States of America	BBC America	Sat 6 May 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Canada	SPACE	Sat 6 May 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Finland	YLE2	Sun 7 May 2017	11:00am EEST	(Sun 9:00am BST)
Australia	ABC	Sun 7 May 2017	7:40pm AEST	(Sun 10:40am BST, also on ABC ME)
Brazil	SyFy	Sun 7 May 2017	8:00pm BRT	(Sun 11:00pm BST)
Latin America	SyFy	Sun 7 May 2017	11:00pm CDT	(Mon 4:00am BST)
New Zealand	PRIME	Sun 7 May 2017	7:30pm NZST	(Mon 8:30am BST)

[Alan]

Peter and Pearl Introduce Knock Knock - Doctor Who: Series 10 (aka Series 36)

Published on 4 May 2017
Peter and Pearl describe how the search for student accommodation turns to horror!

[Alan]

The Landlord - Knock Knock Preview - Doctor Who: Series 10 (aka Series 36)

Published on 5 May 2017

[Alan]

Steven Moffat Introduces Knock Knock - Doctor Who: Series 10 (aka Series 36)

Published on 4 May 2017
Steven Moffat delivers a disconcerting introduction to this terrifying episode.

[Alan]

Knock Knock - Next Time Trailer - Doctor Who

Published on 29 Apr 2017
Bill is moving in with some friends and they’ve found the perfect house – so what if it’s strangely cheap to rent, and the landlord is a little creepy? The wind blows, the floorboards creak, and the Doctor thinks something is very wrong. What lurks in the strange tower at the heart of the building – and why can’t they find any way to enter it?

[Alan]

New Audio Torchwood Series from Big Finish
Sunday, 07 May, 2017 - Reported by Marcus

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05...-from-big.html

Big Finish has announced that Torchwood will be back for a brand new series of audio adventures with Torchwood: Aliens Among Us...

The new series, revealed at the DWAS convention The Capitol II, will follow the events of Miracle Day, and will see the Torchwood team reunited. Captain Jack, Gwen and Rhys will be joined by new characters co-created and overseen by series creator Russell T Davies.

In this series, Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper have restarted Torchwood in Cardiff, home of the original Torchwood Three. But it's in a very different Cardiff. Something terrible's happened to the city. With every day getting darker, will Torchwood need to adopt a whole new approach?

Producer of Torchwood Season 5, James Goss, talked about the new Torchwood team and Russell T Davies’ involvement.
Russell's been wonderfully involved in the continuation of Torchwood. We came up with some characters and ideas and he very kindly, very politely said 'Marvellous, but no. Howabout...?'. And that's what lead to Jack and Gwen being joined by Mr Colchester (Paul Clayton), Ng (Alexandria Riley), Tyler (Jonny Green) and the enigmatic Orr (Sam Béart). Who are they? What part do they have to play in the future of Torchwood? And can they save Cardiff from an invasion that's already been lost?

This is an ambitious series for Big Finish - an entire season of Torchwood! There are some great scripts by some new writers, but there are also some familiar old faces - of course Rhys and Andy are in it, but there'll be a few other surprises, including an appearance by someone who just has to be, has to be dead...

This new series of Torchwood will be released in three boxsets, the first being out in August. Torchwood Series 5.2 will follow in October and 5.3 will complete the season in the new year.

[Alan]

Geoffrey Bayldon 1923-2017
Thursday, 11 May, 2017 - Reported by Marcus
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05...1923-2017.html

The actor Geoffrey Bayldon has died at the age of 93

Geoffrey Bayldon was best known for his portrayal of Catweazle, the eccentric 11th-century wizard who was the star of the LWT children's series produced in the early 1970's, as well as playing the Crowman in the Jon Pertwee series Worzel Gummidge.

Bayldon was considered for the role of the Doctor twice. First when the series was commissioned in 1963. He turned the offer down, worried about playing such an old character and not wanting to commit to the then unknown series. When Hartnell left the role in 1966, Bayldon was again the frame to play The Doctor, but once more decided against joining the programme. It was not until 1979 that he eventually did appear in the series when he played Organon the astrologer in the Tom Baker story The Creature from the Pit

He would eventually voice the Doctor in the Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound stories Auld Mortality and A Storm of Angels.

Bayldon was born in Leeds in 1923. He joined the Royal Air Force and had a period studying architecture, before fulfilling his dream of becoming an actor, training at the Old Vic Theatre School. He was a regular face on British television from 1950's onwards appearing in Sword of Freedom, The Case of the Frightened Lady, An Age of Kings, The Victorians, The Massingham Affair, The Woman in White, Z Cars and The Adventures of Robin Hood where he played Count de Severne.

In 1970 he accepted the role of Catweazle, first appearing on Sundays afternoons in February 1970. It was a role that would endear him to a generation of children. The character, an eccentric medieval wizard trapped in the 20th century, amused and delighted both adults and children alike. In 2010 Bayldon spoke about the role.


It was a new idea, at the time of boring kitchen-sink drama. Everything was serious, working-class, and the idea of magic didn't even occur, let alone humour.

With the two together I thought the world would be mine!

In 1979 he entertained another generation of kids when he took the role of The Crowman in the Southern TV adaptation of Worzel Gummidge and in 1995 played Magic Grandad, an eccentric who took his grandchildren back in time to see historical events, a concept similar to the original premise of Doctor Who.

He remained a well-known character actor working well into his eighties, with appearances in Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, All Creatures Great and Small, Blott on the Landscape, Juliet Bravo, Devenish, Fort Boyard, Casualty, Heartbeat, Waking the Dead, My Family and New Tricks.

Geoffrey Bayldon died on 10th May 2017. His partner Alan Rowe died in 2000.