Wednesday 31 August 2011

UK Broadcasting: Publicity/Promotion update 31st August 2011

Coming Up


Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott, BBC Radio Wales, Thursday 1st September, from 9:00am
John Barrowman will be featuring as a guest on the show.
This programme will be available to listen to worldwide after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer until 8th September (midday).

Torchwood: Miracle Day - End of the Road, BBC1, Thursday 1st September, 9:00pm
The eighth in the series. Captain Jack faces a showdown with a man he thought long since dead. But while Rex takes extreme action, is it too late to prevent the collapse of society?
This programme will be available to watch in the UK after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer until 23rd September.

Doctor Who - Night Terrors, BBC1, Saturday 3rd September, 7:00pm
'You see these eyes? They're old eyes. And one thing I can tell you... monsters are real!' The TARDIS takes the Doctor, Amy and Rory to the scariest place in the universe where the Time Lord must help a little boy called George and his desperate father.
This programme will be available to watch in the UK after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer (SD/HD) until 10th September (7:45pm)

Doctor Who Confidential - About a Boy, BBC3, Saturday 3rd September, 7:45pm
Confidential is on location with the Doctor Who crew, presenting behind-the-scenes action from a beautiful 17th century estate in the Gloucestershire countryside and a high-rise housing estate in Bristol. Matt, Karen and Arthur give us a bit of a sing-song, we spend a long night with the one of the assistant directors and the special effects team show us that, sometimes, good old-fashioned green gloop is the only way. Mark Gatiss talks to us about writing for three consecutive TV Doctors and, in Script to Screen, find out who plays an all-important historical figure.
This programme will be available to watch in the UK after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer (SD/HD) until 8th October (8:30pm).


Catch-up


Breakfast, BBC1, Friday 26th August, 9:00am
Karen Gillan appeared on the show, chatting about the return of Doctor Who this weekend, and defending some criticism on how the show was getting too complicated to follow.
This programme is available to watch in the UK via BBC News (28:50) until 2nd September.

The Wright Stuff, Channel 5, Friday 26th August, from 11:00am
TV critic Kevin O'Sullivan discusses the return of Doctor Who with Matthew Wright.
This programme is available to watch in the UK via Demand5 (block 7) until 2nd September (9:15am)

Doctor Who - Let's Kill Hitler, BBC1, Saturday 27th August, 7:10pm
The series returns from its summer break. In the desperate search for Melody Pond, the TARDIS crash lands in Thirties Berlin, as the time-travelling drama returns for the second half of the series shown earlier in the year. The Doctor comes face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler. Old friendships are tested to their limits as the Doctor suffers the ultimate betrayal and learns a harsh lesson in the cruellest warfare of all. As precious time ebbs away, the Doctor must teach his adversaries that time travel has responsibilities. And he must succeed before an almighty price is paid.
This programme will be available to watch in the UK after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer (SD/HD) until 3rd September (8:00pm)

Doctor Who Confidential - River Runs Wild, BBC3, Saturday 27th August, 8:00pm
Confidential is back on set with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in 1930s Berlin. We hang out backstage with the cast and crew and bring you all the behind-the-scenes action as the series gets back into full swing. We also bring you Script to Screen - the making of a mini Doctor episode written by schoolchildren and brought to life by Matt Smith and the Doctor Who team.
This programme will be available to watch in the UK after broadcast via the BBC iPlayer (SD/HD) until 8th October (8:45pm).

The Proms - Comedy Prom, BBC2, Saturday 27th August, ~9:35pm
Tim Minchin presents the Comedy Prom, and ends the concert with the Doctor Who theme tune!
This programme will be available to watch in the UK via the BBC iPlayer (SD/HD) (1:26:00) until 3rd September (10:40pm).

Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 5, Monday 29th August, ~3:30pm
Stand-in Colin Paterson, Boyd Hilton and Kevin O'Sullivan review the return of Doctor Who.
This programme will be available to listen to worldwide via the BBC iPlayer (1:37:40) until 5th September (4:00pm).


Episodes


The complete series of Torchwood: Miracle Day shown to date can be viewed via the BBC iPlayer until 23rd September; see the BBC Torchwood programme page for episode links.


A full list of episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood being broadcast throughout the world is available from This Week in Doctor Who.