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Wednesday’s deep news
Doctor Who
- Lock up your daughters: David Tennant’s girlfriend, Sophia Myles, is heading to the US to be the female lead in CBS’s Moonlight. She might be gone some time…
- The Master was based slightly on Tony Blair
Film
- Possible Kill Bills 3 and 4
- Steve Martin to remake All of Me, his own movie?
- Samurai Jack, the movie
Books
- Richard Belzer to write mysteries about himself
Music
- The Verve are reforming
Radio
- Smashy and Nicey back for Radio 2’s birthday [free registration required]
Theatre
- Bonnie Langford and Sandi Toksvig have a two-woman show
German TV
- Morticians plan a 24-hour ‘death channel’
British TV
- Lots of new shows coming to BBC2, including the return of Saxondale and the debut of The Peter Serafinowicz Show
- Parkinson quitting chat shows again [free registration required]
- Five get fined £300,000 for being naughty
US TV
- Oliver Platt gets a part in Frost/Nixon and a recurring role in Nip/Tuck
- Michael Hogan not that okay with being a Cylon
News
Tuesday’s “don’t you point that thing at me” news
Doctor Who
- Which Radio Times will you buy?
- Sarah Jane comes to DVD in October
- Freema Agyeman saves the world from Christmas spoilers
- It’s Doctor Who weekend on UKTVDrama soon, and you can vote for your favourite Doctor online
Film
- Anika Noni Rose and Lucian Msamati are to star in the The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
- Trailer for The Hitman online
- More cast members, including Idris Elba, for Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla
- Iron Man to film in Vegas
- Stills and a trailer from John Rambo
British TV
- Preston from BB and The Ordinary Boys is doing a documentary about voodoo. Okay…
- Jason Donovan to star in ITV1’s new soap
- Suburban Shootout gets a second series
US TV
- New Transformers cartoon on the way
- Missy Peregrym joins The Reaper
- Preview of David Duchovny’s Californication
- Will Michael be back in Lost and other spoilers
Monday morning’s funtastic news
Doctor Who
- Phil Collinson leaving for Corrie?
- Watch out: Doctor Who starts early on Saturday and it’s preceded by that rubbish Weakest Link special
- The Sound of Drums got 6.9 million viewers
- Need to embroider a picture of David Tennant on anything? Soon, you’ll know how
Film
- An Incredibles sequel being worked on
- Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela
- An Iron Man cast photo
British TV
- George Michael up for Extras cameo?
- Top Gear guilty of health and safety failures
- Fiona Bruce to host Antiques Roadshow
Australian TV
- Apologies to the Mexican government over Big Brother‘s slime-filled Mexican night
US TV
- Spoilers for The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- No more Creature Comforts
- Traveler‘s creator pops up on IMDB to raise support
UK TV
Review: Doctor Who – 3×12 – The Sound of Drums
I think it’s fair to say that season three of New Who has been the most old-school friendly. Right now, we’re in the middle of an old school six-parter with things looking bad for the Doctor as his old enemy the Master gets the upper hand.
Let’s party like it’s 1972!
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