Doctor Who News

[Geekyfanboy]

Who Gets Fourth Season

The latest incarnation of the iconic British series Doctor Who has been renewed for a fourth season, the BBC announced. At a special preview screening of the first two episodes of season three on March 21 in London, executive producer Russell T. Davies said that he has known about the renewal for a while, but hasn't been allowed to comment on it until now. "Series four is officially existing," Davies told BBC News. "I'm very excited, but we have known for ages."

It was also confirmed at the event that John Simm, who plays time-traveling cop Sam Tyler in the BBC series Life on Mars, will guest-star in the final two episodes of the third season of the new Doctor Who. He will play a mysterious politician known as Mr. Saxon. It has been rumored that Simm's character will be revealed as (spoiler alert!) the Doctor's old nemesis, the Master.

The third season of the new Doctor Whoâ€"starring David Tennant as the Doctor and introducing Freema Agyeman as his new companion, Martha Jonesâ€"will begin airing in the U.K. on March 31. Davies did not say whether Tennant will return for the fourth season, which is set to air in 2008.

[Trekkygeek]

Doctor Who season three is all set to start over here next saturday. There is a new assistant and I for one shall miss Rose, although it has been said that this new girl is an awesome actress. She appeared briefly in an episode last season as a victim of a Cyberman and she was half Cyberman half human in an episode of Torchwood last year.
Here is a trailer that they are showing on the Beeb for the new season of
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[Geekyfanboy]

That was awesome.. thanks for sharing Tim. I too will miss Rose but i'm liking what I"m seeing with the new companion.

[Darth Gaos]

Yes...but what about BBC America...or the Sci-Fi channel?  Any news there?

[Fanboy]

Awesome dude!  Thanks!

[Geekyfanboy]

A sequence that was privately commissioned to show the (so far unseen) Regeneration from the 8th Doctor (Paul McGann) to the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston).

Doctor Who - The last moments of the 8th Doctor (Regeneration)

[Meds]

That's a pretty good job, I've seen one with Mcgann ( younger looking than in the movie) looking shocked and then the yellow flames into Eccleston. I watched it thinking I know the Mcgann scene and it turned out to be from Withnail & I lol

[Meds]

HOT NEWS FOR CLASSIC FANS

Missing Episodes Recovered!
11th Dec 2011

Two classic episodes of Doctor Who - thought to be missing forever - have been returned to the BBC archive.
Episode 3 of the William Hartnell adventure "Galaxy 4" and Episode 2 of Patrick Troughton's "The Underwater Menace" were purchased by film collector Terry Burnett at a village fete near Southampton in the early 80s. He had been unaware that the canisters contained material missing from the BBC.
Thanks to the kind loan by Mr Burnett, the classic footage has been shown today at the British Film Institute's annual "Missing Believed Wiped" event at the National Film Theatre in London. Host at the event was Doctor Who writer and actor Mark Gatiss who said: "Christmas has come early for Doctor Who fans everywhere. It's always wonderful when a missing episode turns up but it's been years since the last one so to have two is just brilliant. Add to that a proper bit of action from the legendary Chumblies (and the horrifying Rills!) plus the utterly mesmeric Patrick Troughton on great form. Well, what more could we all ask for?"
Over 100 episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s still remain missing. The tapes were routinely wiped once the rights to repeat them had expired. It seems unfathomable to us today, but before the advent of DVDs and iPlayer, grainy black and white material was thought to no longer be of interest to the television audience. However, many film prints sold overseas have since been returned. These latest discoveries are the first complete episodes to have been located since 2004.
None of the four episodes of the 1965 adventure "Galaxy 4" were known to have survived, although a short extract had been retained.
Research has shown that the returned episodes originated from the ABC channel in Australia. In fact, the copy of The Underwater Menace is still missing a few short sections which were removed by the Australian censors upon its original transmission Down Under. Fresh scans of the missing material have been made by the National Archives of Australia and will be incorporated into the restored episodes ahead of a DVD release.
Details of a commercial release will be announced by 2 entertain in 2012

[Dangelus]

Nice! Always good when these show up. :)

[Pyrovile]

Oh my giddy aunt!

[Meds]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00mh15q

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00mh16b

[Bromptonboy]

I couldn't find a more suitable topic - but I just watched the 2 episodes of Season 3 - where the Doctor becomes human to hide from 'The Family'.  The last scene with the red poppies really had me choked up.  Great show.