This year’s BBC Children in Need is to feature an exclusive preview of the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.
The clip, from The End Of Time: Part One, is never-seen-before footage and will keep fans all over the globe wondering what’s in store for the Doctor as David Tennant departs and Matt Smith becomes the 11th Doctor.
Fans of David Tennant will have been drinking him in as the Doctor last night, for his time is nigh. After two Christmas episodes, Matt Smith will become the eleventh incarnation of the famous Doctor, and Tennant shall be a mere memory. Awwww.
But what a way to go; sticking his beak in on Mars in the year 2059 where there a real problem with the water. Not just those air bubbles you get sometimes and wonder if it’s something icky – this water can kill you. And unpleasantly at that.
On Bowie Base One – love that – Captain Adelaide Brooke, excellently played by Lindsay Duncan, is showing that in the future, women are still in charge of anything that’s important. However, Brooke and her team dropped a clanger in that they melted some ice in the ice fields and let loose a nasty virus. Worse than Swine ‘flu even. Or David Cameron. Read more & comment »
John Simm has admitted that he has played The Master differently in the upcoming Doctor Who specials.
The actor will return as The Master later this year and warned viewers to expect a much less subtle performance from him.
He told the Daily Mail: “If you thought I was hamming it up in the last one, wait till you see this. I like to be quite subtle, but this doesn’t call for subtle. The Master is insane.
David Tennant has signed on to host a Doctor Who themed Christmas special of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
The Sun reports that the outgoing Doctor will present the show on December 16th with guests including Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins.
Cheryl Cole is being reportedly considering appearing in the next series of Doctor Who.
A source told The Mirror that the X Factor judge could play “a big part” in the fifth series, which will have Matt Smith starring as The Doctor. An insider told the newspaper: “If she can find the time, a part will be written for her.”
David Tennant has admitted that he is jealous of Matt Smith, who is just beginning his Doctor Who journey.
Tennant recently filmed his last scenes as The Doctor and Matt Smith has already began filming for the new series of the BBC sci-fi show.
Tennant told BBC Newsbeat: “I’m really excited for him but I remember how exciting it was starting out on this kind of a journey – and nervewracking and a bit overwhelming but just such a kick.
As previously mentioned, we were at the Doctor Who: Water Of Mars press screening today. The question and answer session afterwards was enthralling, but for us, one of the most interesting facts to emerge was that David Tennant’s last line as Doctor Who wasn’t actually for the main show. His last scenes were in fact, filmed as part of a Sarah Jane Adventures special.
David told reporters:
“My last day was actually on The Sarah Jane Adventures which is on this afternoon. The last line I said as the Doctor is halfway through the episode tonight: ‘You two – with me. Spit spot!’ They were the last words I uttered in the suit!”
Yes I know that we’ve already told you that we went to the Doctor Who Water Of Mars press screening today. We don’t meant to go on (and on and on) about it, but can we just say that you are in for a fantastic treat in two weeks time. After the screening there was a quick Q&A session with the press, read what David Tennant and Russell T Davies had to say below:
How does this special compare to the others?
David: “It tells a different sort of story, I think, and it’s a long time into the episode before The Doctor takes control. That’s what’s unnerving about it, it’s not the standard structure. We expect The Doctor to take control earlier, we expect The Doctor to know how he’s going to do it and how he’s going to win through and he doesn’t. Even though he wins in the end it’s a bitter sweet victory. People die.”
Doctor Who will return to BBC One on November 15 with The Waters of Mars.
David Tennant returns as the Doctor in The Waters of Mars, the second of four Doctor Who specials being screened on BBC One this year. He is joined by his cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet, Adelaide Brooke, played by acclaimed British actress Lindsay Duncan.
Doctor Who’s The Water Of Mars airs in the UK in just two weeks times and in just under two months, David Tennant will hand the Doctor Who reigns over to young Matt Smith. In the his final three TV specials, Tennant has confirmed that we can look forward to seeing some familiar faces and old companions.
At the press screening of Water Of Mars today David told reporters:
So Unreality TV will be amongst the lucky members of the press, at tomorrow’s Doctor Who: The Water Of Mars advance screening.
No, we aren’t just telling you to make you jealous, we actually need some inspiration. After the screening there will be a question and answer session with the cast and in case we get so excited at the prospect of being that close to the gorgeous David Tennant that we lose all rational thought, we’d like to have a few intelligent and probing questions written down as fallbacks.
Russell T Davies has warned that David Tennant’s final scenes on the show will move fans to tears.
Russell told BBC Breakfast on Thursday: “At Christmas… I warn you now get your Kleenex out and your tissues.”
He continued: “We finished the episode yesterday and we were crying our eyes out. It’s very lovely, powerful stuff, it’s David Tennant at his absolute finest.”
Sarah Jane has met Peter Dalton and wants him to become part of her life, as the adventure series continues; perhaps he could become a father to Luke. But Clyde suspects that Peter is hiding a secret or two, especially when he and Rani find an empty house where Peter says his home should be.
Doctor Who bosses have revealed their 11th logo, in preparation for next year’s new series featuring Matt Smith.
So it will be a new logo, new Doctor, new companion, new production team, new TARDIS exterior and if rumours are to be believed, new title music.
Roll on 2010!
John Barrowman has hinted that he may return to Doctor Who for this year’s TV specials.
The actor plays Captain Jack Harkness on spinoff show Torchwood and has made several appearances alongside the Doctor on the main show.
When asked if he would be back for David Tennant’s final episodes, Barrowman told Metro: “I’ll put it this way – Captain Jack will always return to the side of The Doctor when he needs assistance.”
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