An archive of blog entries about British science-fiction programme Doctor Who.
Doctor Who
Friday’s “This Is Tennant” news
Doctor Who
- Torchwood‘s online spin-off to be animated
- More Torchwood radio shows planned, to include Ianto
Film
- Trailer for The Whistleblower with Rachel Weisz
- Paramount acquires DC Comics’ The Mighty
- Olivia Wilde joins The Words
- Craig Brewer to direct Tarzan
British TV
- British buyers unimpressed by new US dramas, but like the comedies [subscription required]
- BBC4 planning series about the rise of American culture [subscription required]
- Jessica Hynes and Douglas Lodge to star in BBC1’s One Night
- Sky Atlantic’s This Is Jinsy to feature David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Peter Serafinowicz, Don Warrington, Harry Hill, Jennifer Saunders, Kevin Eldon, Jane Horrocks, Nigel Planer, Simon Callow and KT Tunstall
Canadian TV
US TV
- Franklin & Bash, Men of a Certain Age start okay in the ratings
- Some animated 30 Rock
UK TV
Review: Doctor Who – 6×6 – The Almost People
In the UK: Saturday 28th May, 6.45pm, BBC1/BBC1 HD. Available on the iPlayer
In the US: Saturday 28th May, 9pm/8c, BBC America
Hey ho. Another episode of Doctor Who has aired. Can you tell I wasn’t enthused by this episode either? Let’s face it: it’s basically a tribute two-parter to the movie Moon, isn’t it? And that’s probably the best that can be said for it.
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Wednesday’s “Torchwood Torchwood Torchwood” news
Doctor Who
- Official pics from Torchwood: Miracle Day
- Torchwood featurette [US only]
Awards
- Results of the Welsh BAFTAs [subscription required]
Film
- Trailer for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce
- Donald Sutherland joins The Hunger Games
- Steve Coogan to play Paul Raymond in biopic
Comics
- DC to relaunch all its titles
British TV
- New channel launched in S4C cuts fight
Canadian TV
- Blackstone gets a second season
- Endgame cancelled
- King gets a second season
US TV
- Heroes‘ Brea Grant to recur on Dexter
- Eliza Dushku to guest star on White Collar
- Jane Espenson and Liz Tigelaar join Once Upon A Time
- Sam Waterston joins Aaron Sorkin’s HBO pilot
- Trailer for season four of Breaking Bad [US only]
- Morena Baccarin joins Homeland as a regular
Friday’s BBC news
Doctor Who
- Producer Piers Wenger joins Film4
Film
- Zach Braff joins Oz: The Great & Powerful
- Trailer for I Don’t Know How She Does It with Sarah Jessica Parker
- Kiefer Sutherland’s web series The Confession to become a movie
- John Cho, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel join Total Recall
Theatre
- The Wire‘s Clarke Peters and Dominic West reunite for Othello
British TV
- BBC scraps multiplatform commissioners [subscription required]
- BBC4 budget at risk [subscription required]
- BBC1 commissions May Day, Anthony and Cleopatra, Savage, Inside Men and Restless
- BBC3 commissions Life Stories from Sharon Horgan, a second series of White Van Man, Eggbox and IED, acquires FX’s Wilfred
US TV
- Better With You‘s producers to develop My Formerly Hot Life
- Trailer for SyFy’s Alphas
- Trailer for VH1’s first scripted series, dramedy Single Ladies