Friday 5 February 2010

UK Television Coverage, w/e 5th February 2010

A collection of Doctor Who related mentions on UK television over the last week.



The Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV1, Tue 2nd Feb 2010, ~5:15pm
Peter Davison was a guest on the show, and chatted about his role in the musical Legally Blonde. He also talked about rumours on a Doctors' reunion, and David Tennant's unique position to come back if he wanted to. [Doctor Who News item]
Available on ITV iplayer until 2nd March.

Newswipe, ITV4, Tue 2nd Feb 2010, ~10:35pm (first broadcast)
Charlie Brooker's regular show looking at recent news coverage in a different light; when looking at the Haiti crisis he wryly commented on three US Presidents meeting together as looking like a scene from The Three Doctors.

South Today, BBC1 South, Wed 3rd Feb 2010, ~6:50pm
Report on filming for Doctor Who that took place at Stonehenge on Tuesday evening.

Newsround, BBC1, Thu 4th Feb 2010, ~5:10pm
Preview item for a Newsround special, "Caught in the Web", which looks at children's safety in Internet chatrooms. The full show is on Tuesday 9th at 4:55pm, and is presented by David Tennant.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC1, Fri 5th Feb 2010, ~11:15pm
John Barrowman appeared on the show, during which he refused to be drawn on the future of Captain Jack, and spoke about when he met Matt Smith. A full report is available in a Doctor Who News article
Available on BBC iplayer until 12th February.