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Doctor Who

An interview with John Simm [spoilers]
More ‘lost stories’ for Big Finish, including McCoy’s missing season

Film

New trailer for Avatar
Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox to star with Bruce Willis in Red?
Trailer for Amy Adam’s rom-com Leap Year

Radio

Charlie Brooker to host Radio 4 panel show

Theatre

Alan Moore to write an opera

British TV

Bebo cuts staff and web TV shows
Janice Hadlow looking for smart dramas for BBC2
Being Human to move to Wales if there’s a third series
Spooks get 4.5m for second ep

Canadian TV

CBC and Telefilm Canada to collaborate on TV movies

US TV

Sarah Connor producer to remake Charlie’s Angels?
BSG‘s Kate Vernon joins Heroes
Minnie Driver to guest on Modern Family
ABC to adapt Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid
Jeffrey Tambor to star with David Tennant in Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Hayden Panettierre to produce CW Harvard Medical School drama, HMS
Alternative Star Trek pilots to be released on Blu-Ray
Details of the Gattaca TV series

Thursday’s “Hank and Dollhouse get yanked” news

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Doctor Who

Fourth series of Torchwood to begin work in January?
New pictures from The Waters of Mars

Film

Marti Noxon to write new version of Fright Night
Harvey Keitel joins Little Fockers

Theatre

La Cage Aux Folles to close

British TV

Tuesday night ratings
It’s the BBC2 winter and spring press pack
BBC2 acquires Nurse Jackie

US TV

Ray Bradbury working on mini-series based on short stories
Dollhouse and Hank both get cancelled
Tuesday night ratings, with V dropping off
SyFy commissions comedy Outer Space Astronauts

Tuesday’s bye, bye witches news

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Doctor Who

Promo pics from Waters of Mars

Film

Cecile de France joins Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter
Len Wiseman to direct Nocturne
Dolph Lundgren to appear in Conan?
Dwight Schultz to cameo in The A-Team

Theatre

Lesley Manville, Anthony Head and Obi Abili to star in Six Degrees of Separation

British TV

STV criticised for not showing Collision
Ofcom rejects Freeview anti-piracy scheme

US TV

Pam Grier to guest on Smallville
Matthew Perry turns down Cougar Town role
Eastwick cancelled, The Forgotten gets five more episodes
Melissa George to recur on Lie to Me
CBS orders comedy script based on Twitter’s Shit My Dad says
Mad Men finale gets 2.3m
Behind the scenes of David Simon’s Treme
White Collar down 36%, SGU down to new low, Smallville on season high

Monday’s ITV period drama news

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Awards

Results of the Scottish BAFTAs

Film

Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Source Code?
Gwyneth Paltrow to star in The Danish Girl
Se7en team reunite for The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

Theatre

Jonathan Pryce to star in The Caretaker when it transfers to West End

British TV

ITV1 to adapt Philippa Gregory’s The Little House
Alan Plater to write one-off period drama for ITV1
ITV greenlights WW2 drama Joe Maddison’s War
STV sues ITV but will bring back Taggart anyway
Gavin & Stacey series three press pack – including episode synopses! [spoilers]
The line up for Idris Elba’s Luther, including Paul McGann and Indira Varma

US TV

Community up, Fringe down on Thursdays
Elliott Gould to guest on Law & Order?
BSG’s Michael Trucco and Virginia Williams join USA’s Facing Kate
James Franco doing General Hospital for a movie

Wednesday’s marshalling Heroes news

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Doctor Who

David Tennant SJA gets 1.14m viewers

Film

Gerard Butler to star in Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus
Patrick Dempsey signs up for heist comedy
Fox developing CIA remote viewing thriller
Alan Cumming joins Burlesque

Theatre

Ambassador Group buys Live Nation’s theatres
Prick Up Your Ears to close early
The Shawshank Redemption to close early

British TV

Liza Marshall quits as C4 head of drama
C4, BBCW merger abandoned

US TV

No more Flight of the Conchords?
Chuck exec producer to become show runner for V
Five more episodes of Accidentally on Purpose
Heroes ratings up again past season opener
Colin Hanks to star with Bradley Whitford in Jack and Dan
CMT greenlights two adventure series
James Franco to guest on 30 Rock
Blair Underwood to return to Old Christine
Dexter hits a series high again

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