Monday 8 November 2010

Article roundup 1st-8th November 2010

An interview with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner has revealed some more information about the forthcoming new series of Torchwood. Meanwhile writer Jimmy McGovern caused controversy over comments about Doctor Who. And Karen Gillan wins an award at the Cosmos, and is up for yet another at the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards. And finally, actor Billy Connolly reveals how he was nearly the Doctor!


Series Coverage
Mercury News(8th) - Word of Mouth: Taylor Swift, fashion blog, 'Doctor Who'
Telegraph(5th) - Doctor Who's Matt Smith: 'I want to embrace the madness'
Starpulse(4th) - How Many Times Can 'Doctor Who' Really Regenerate?
flick filosopher(2nd) - ‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Christmas special will be fast-tracked internationally

Torchwood
Den of Geek(8th) - Russell T Davies reveals more about Torchwood: The New World
Anglotopia(7th) - Torchwood: Latest The New World News from Russell T Davies – SPOILERS
Gather(6th) - More Information Revealed About Torchwood: The New World
Anglophenia(5th) - Russell T. Davies Offers Up A Few 'Torchwood' Teasers
Digital Spy(5th) - Davies confirms new 'Torchwood' details
Collider(5th) - Executive Producer’s Russell T. Davies & Julie Gardner Exclusive Interview TORCHWOOD: THE NEW WORLD

Doctor Who Live
4rfv(8th) - XL Video Keeps Time With The Doctor
Liverpool Echo(3rd) - Doctor Who Live at the Liverpool ECHO Arena (GALLERY)
L&Si Online(2nd) - Doctor Who on the road with Bandit

Doctor Who Experience
Anglotopia(4th) - Coming Soon: The Doctor Who Experience
Airlock Alpha(3rd) - 'Doctor Who Experience' On Its Way
MotivAction Group(3rd) - Experience a Doctor Who adventure with a live brand experience
Contact Music(2nd) - Doctor Who - Doctor Who Fans To Fly Tardis
Fulham Chronicle(2nd) - Daleks to invade H&F for one year as Doctor Who show lands in Olympia
Digital Spy(2nd) - BBC announces 'Doctor Who Experience'
AV Interactive(1st) - Sarner AV awarded Doctor Who contract

Broadcast
Tonight [ZA](8th) - DStv highlights - November 08, 2010 (The End of Time)

Awards/Nominations
Highland News(4th) - Dr Who girl up for gong (Karen Gillan)
In The News(3rd) - Stars scoop gongs at Cosmo awards (Karen Gillan)
STV(3rd) - Karen Gillan and Nicola Roberts prove redheads rock at Cosmo awards
UK Today News(3rd) - Ultimate awards bagged by Christine Bleakley, Karen Gillan at Cosmopolitan Awards
Heatworld(3rd) - Cosmo Awards - all the frocks 'n' goss
Herald Scotland(3rd) - Time-traveller picks up top TV accolade
Now Magazine(3rd) - Dizzee Rascal named Ultimate Man Of The Year at Cosmopolitan awards
The Sun(3rd) - Alex and Katy are Ultimate stars
Digital Spy(3rd) - Bleakley, Perry win 'Ultimate Women' awards
Contact Music(3rd) - Katy Perry - Perry & Burke Are Cosmopolitan's Women Of The Year
Daily Mail(3rd) - Christine Bleakley crowned Ultimate TV Presenter at Cosmo awards... despite Daybreak's shockingly bad ratings

People
Digital Spy(8th) - TV writers respond to McGovern comments
Telegraph(8th) - Screenwriters clash over state of TV drama
Guardian(7th) - TV drama must stop relying on irony and costumes, says Jimmy McGovern
Scotsman(8th) - Talk of the Town: Who's angry at missing out on role?
Digital Spy(6th) - Billy Connolly almost landed 'Dr Who' role
Contact Music(6th) - Billy Connolly - Connolly: 'I Was Nearly Dr. Who'
Scotsman(5th) - Billy Connolly: How I was almost Doctor Who
The Sun(5th) - Billy was almost Doctor Who
Scottish Sun(5th) - Nearly Yin the TARDIS
Scottish Daily Record(5th) - Billy Connolly: I almost landed role of Doctor Who
Scotsman(5th) - Leader: Is there a Doctor in the house?
Wales on Sunday(7th) - Barrowman tipped to replace Brucie on Strictly
Sarah Jane TV(5th) - An Interview with Joe (Joe Lidster)
South Wales Echo(5th) - Cardiff’s Christmas festivities begin with lights switch-on (Who crew)
Surrey Herald(4th) - Former Doctor Who to play Morse in Woking (Colin Baker)
What's on Stage(4th) - Dr Who Regenerates as Inspector Morse in Poole (Colin Baker)
Scotsman(3rd) - Review: John Barrowman, The Playhouse
Inverness Courier(2nd) - 'Witchcraft' film role awaits Dr Who star

Merchandise
MTV(8th) - Exclusive 'Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series' Bonus Feature: Building A New Dalek
MTV(5th) - 'Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series' Bonus Feature Clip & Day 2 Giveaway Winner!
MTV(4th) - 'Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series' Giveaway - Day 2!
MTV(3rd) - Win 'Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series' On DVD Or Blu-Ray (And Other Great Stuff)!
About(7th) - Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series (2010)
Independent(7th) - DVD: Doctor Who: Series 5, For retail & rental (2 Entertain)
flick filosopher(5th) - ‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: a bit of the extras from the Season 5 DVD set
SFX(5th) - DVD REVIEW Doctor Who, series five
Daemons TV(5th) - Giveaway: DOCTOR WHO Season 5 DVD/Blu-ray
SFX(3rd) - 20 things we learnt from the Series 5 DVD box-set extras
Top 40 Charts(5th) - Silva Screen Records Presents Doctor Who-series 4: The Specials
CD Insight(4th) - Doctor Who-Series 4: The Specials
Pink Paper(4th) - DVD: The Sarah Jane Adventures – Series Three
TV Shows on DVD(3rd) - Doctor Who - Story #063: The Mutants
TV Shows on DVD(1st) - Doctor Who - The Movie: Special Edition

Miscellaneous
Daily Mail(8th) - Red-faced Channel 4 hand Million Pound Drop couple £325,000 reprieve after admitting it was wrong on Doctor Who
Mirror(8th) - Million Pound Drop quiz couple lose £325,000 on 'right' answer about Doctor Who
flick filosopher(8th) - ‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: beautiful minimalist posters, now for your wall
Daily Dust(8th) - Doctor Who Encased in Plastic
Wired(8th) - Modern Doctor Who Characters as Lego Minifigs
io9(6th) - The cast of Doctor Who gets the Lego minifig treatment
SFX(5th) - Doctor Who Zombies
Culture24(5th) - Dr Who and the Daleks "portal into outer space" draws record numbers to Life Science Centre
Geeks of Doom(5th) - Geek Gear: $9 Doctor Who Academy T-Shirt
BBC News(3rd) - Cigar case sold for 'Doctor Who' church renovation
Blastr(3rd) - Doctor Who and friends get the Simpsons treatment (19 pics)
Oregon Live(3rd) - Dr. Who ARE You?
PCB Design(3rd) - Maxed Out: Broken Laptops, Agatha Christie, and Dr. Who
Swindon Advertiser(3rd) - Daleks will be gliding into library for sci-fi day
Blastr(2nd) - 23 sexy, crazy and cute sci-fi costumes from Halloween
io9(2nd) - TARDIS dress is the epitome of understated Time Lord elegance
Geeks of Doom(2nd) - TARDISblend 16: The Time Lords Of Doom
TV.com(2nd) - Paul McGann’s Doctor Who Gets a New Outfit

Passing Mention/Related News
Unified Communications(8th) - The BBC on Your BlackBerry (Torchwood mention)
Telegraph(7th) - BBC aims to gain from global iPlayer
Star Tribune(7th) - Pinball wizard
Coventry Telegraph(6th) - Red Dwarf, Torchwood and Aliens stars gather for Movie Mania
Evening Star(4th) - Sci fi stars at festival
EADT24(4th) - Sci fi stars at festival
NME(5th) - Simon Pegg: 'I hate running zombies!'
CBBC(3rd) - Artist paints on chewing gum stuck on London's streets!
BBC Click(29th Oct) - Why is a universal translator so elusive?