News Round up...
20th August 2005
Doctor Who Magazine announces confirmation that Stephen Fry has joined the team of writers for the new series.
Phil Collinson says "We are indeed talking to Stephen bout writing an episode
for the second series,
and we're delighted that he's coming on board... we haven't had time to sit down
with Stephen for a proper chat yet. But he says that he's already bristling with
ideas!"
Also confirmed is the return of Elisabeth Sladen who returns as Sarah Jane Smith in the episode School Renunion.
Anthony Stewart Head, who appeared as Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as
the Prime Minister in Little Britain,
will also appear in the second series as he plays Mr Finch in School
Reunion. Anthony is no stranger to Doctor Who,
having guest starred in Big Finish's Doctor Who: Excelis and
also narrated Radio 2's documentary Project:Who?
Who in SFX Collection - Best of British
The current issue
of SFX includes THE ART OF DOCTOR WHO,
an 88-page booklet showcasing the
concept drawings
and production art that went into the making of the new series
of Doctor Who.
The centrepiece of
the mag itself is a rundown of the 50 best British telefantasy series,
as voted
for by SFX readers. Start placing your bets on the winner!
From page 70, a
five-page article on Joe Aherne and his vampire creation Ultraviolet.
Flick to page 73 for a snippet on "Directing Doctor Who"
18th August
Today's
Independent features an
interview with Billie Piper,
who talks about her
recent experiences on night shooting on Doctor Who,
and more about her recently released and critically panned film Spirit Trap.
The Mirror also reports on Billie missing the film debit of Spirit Trap
The
Glasgow
Evening Times also features in interview with Billie, talking
about Spirit Trap and
a little on her work in Doctor Who
17th August
Design a monster for 'Doctor Who' winners
The winning entries from Blue Peter's Design a monster
for 'Doctor Who' competition
are now displayed on the
CBBC website.
In a
BBC Press Release producer Richard Marson said:
We were staggered by the
popularity of the competition.
We knew Doctor Who had been a huge hit with our
audience but this was something else.
Every day brought more sacks and, as well
as getting all hands on deck in the Blue Peter office,
we also had to draft in
extra help to get through the mountain of highly inventive designs."
From Outpost Gallifrey news page:
Commentaries have been recorded for the forthcoming
Doctor Who Series One Box Set due out in November.
DWM notes the following commentaries have been recorded for each of the 13
episodes
(noting that one, "The Long Game" had not yet been recorded at press time):
- Rose - Exec producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner, producer Phil Collinson
- The End of the World - Collinson, Will Cohen (visual effects)
- The Unquiet Dead - Mark Gatiss (writer), Euros Lyn (director), Simon Callow (Charles Dickens)
- Aliens of London - Gardner, Cohen, David Verrey (Joseph Green)
- World War Three - Collinson, Helen Raynor (script editor), Annette Badland (Margaret Blaine)
- Dalek - Rob Shearman (writer), Dave Houghton (VFX supervisor), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek voices), Bruno Langley (Adam)
DWAS is hosting some on-location photos from filming on 1st August in Cardiff