Film

Doctor Who

• The 12th May episode, 42, has been postponed by a week because of Eurovision
• Julian Walsh for the 11th Doctor (Ed: who he?)?
• A new character for The Sarah Jane Adventures

Audio plays

• Lots of Big Finish stuff is happening, including a third season of Sapphire and Steel

Film

• Commit mental suicide: watch the trailer for Rush Hour 3
• A picture of the final Iron Man suit
• Michael Mann’s going to direct a film noir starring Leonardo DiCaprio

(Media) journalism

• The Daily Mail wants to change its brand association from ‘Middle England’ to ‘Modern Mid Britain’. Good luck on that one, you frothing at the mouth loons [free registration required]
• John Pilger is giving a talk about Freedom Next Time on 31st May. Includes a screening of Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror

Theatre

• The cast of The Importance of Being Earnest are going walkabout tomorrow, starting in Trafalgar Square at 4.30pm

British TV

• Sky has 340,000 new subscribers and 25% of its subscribers use Sky+ [free registration required]
• Timewatch is 25
• A new Abigail’s Party is being planned by the Beeb [subscription required]

US TV

• Ruin the ending of this season of CSI for yourself (at least I didn’t put it in the headline, unlike a certain site and newspaper. Grrr…) [spoilers!]
• HBO does Sex and the City again, except in Africa this time
• Killing off all your cast limits you, apparently, says 24 co-exec producer David Fury
• Thomas Dekker didn’t have a problem being gay on Heroes, he says
• Masters of Science Fiction finally emerges into the schedules
• Because television really is weird, how about a pirate reality TV show. No, really. Sixteen people are going to compete on CBS to become the Pirate Master