Written by: Jay Hinkleman (SoSF Doctor Who Contributor) According to "This Week in Doctor Who", the SCI FI Channel has updated their September 29th schedule to make the Doctor Who block 5 hours long. This will allow for two complete airings each of both "The Christmas Invasion" and the first episode of Season Two, "New [...]
Rose Tyler Who Spinoff Canned
August 22, 2006 By 6 Comments
Amid the news of Stagate SG1's non-renewal for Season 11 is a story that has almost gotten buried with all the press going to the gate show. The BBC is reporting that it has squelched plans for a Doctor Who spinoff that would feature Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. "It was actually commissioned by the [...]
Jay's Doctor Who Update
August 10, 2006 By 15 Comments
Submitted by: Jay Hinkelman (SoSF Doctor Who Contributor) Outpost Gallifrey has heard from their contacts that Series Two of "Doctor Who" will debut on the SciFi Channel with the two-hour block on September 29, 2006 along with Series One repeats earlier in the day. The third season of "Battlestar Galactica" (BSG) will debut the following [...]
Latest Doctor Who Rumor - It's All Good!
July 26, 2006 By 3 Comments
This was sent to us from Jay, a Slice of SciFi fan. Cinescape is reporting that the Doctor Who series (including the Christmas Special) will make its Second Season debut alongside the new season of "Battlestar Galactica" when the latter returns to the Sci Fi Channel in October. These are currently just rumors, but they [...]
Doctor Who Lost Episodes Reanimated
July 6, 2006 By 1 Comment
We reported on this about a month ago, but with the new Doctor taking on the Cyberman we thought it would be good to remind everyone that those infamous lost two episodes from 1968 about the Cybermen Invasion have been redone in full animation by Cosgrove Hall studio overlaid with the original voice track, and [...]
Freema Agyeman Is New Doctor Who Companion
July 5, 2006 By 8 Comments
*** BBC PRESS RELEASE *** Newcomer Freema Agyeman is confirmed to play Martha Jones, the new companion to Doctor Who, it was announced today by Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning. Doctor Who fans have already met Agyeman as Adeola in episode 12 of the current series of Doctor Who but, as viewers will [...]
SFX Man Buys TARDIS Replica
June 27, 2006 By 3 Comments
Source: SFX Online Zine Written by: Clare Thompson SFX's Advertising Manager, Adrian Hill (pictured standing by his TARDIS), and ex-Editor, Dave Golder, may have started a trend in a bid to become Doctor Who's biggest fans. The two are now jointly the proud owners of a full-sized officially licensed TARDIS, designed to order. Nice one, [...]
Missing Doctor Who Episodes Recreated!
June 22, 2006 By 5 Comments
Source: SFX Written by: Ian Berriman The Beeb are plugging the gaps in "The Invasion" for a DVD release! “So what?�?, we hear you grumble. Well here’s the exciting bit - two episodes of this story no longer exist, thanks to the BBC’s purges of their archives. To plug the gap, the Beeb have commissioned [...]
That Didn't Take Long
June 20, 2006 By 8 Comments
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter) Does Doctor Who already have a new companion? While nothing is 100% definite it is looking more like the Doctor has found his replacement for Rose and her name is Adeola. Actress Freema Agyeman from the U.K. soap opera Crossroads will be playing Adeola in the final two [...]
Doctor Who in Canada
June 17, 2006 By 1 Comment
From Kurt: (SoSF Fan) For your Canadian listeners! I suspect that skiffy will be around the same time. Doctor Who Season 2 - Monday 20:00 9-Oct-06
Bye Bye To Doctor Who's Rose Tyler
June 15, 2006 By 18 Comments
Slice of SciFi has received many emails today about Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) leaving the Doctor Who series after the conclusion of season two. These same kind of reports came out of the BBC near the conclusion of season one, but this time it looks like it may well be true. To all our fans [...]
Doctor Who Delivers Double-Digit 2nd Quarter '06
June 13, 2006 By 5 Comments
Written by: Maureen Granados (NBC Universal, SCI FI) New York: SCI FI is benefiting from a dose of double-digit ratings growth this quarter on Fridays from 9pm to 10pm versus the time period last year, as the re-imagined version of Doctor Who wrapped its premiere season on the Channel Friday night, June 9th. Doctor Who [...]
"When Shall We Three Meet Again In Thunder, Lightning, or In Rain?"
June 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Submitted by: Triplittleminx (SoSF Staff Reporter) In Season Three of "Doctor Who," already in production, Rose and the venerable Time Lord meet up with the Lord of the Verse, Mr. William Shakespeare. At the BBC Worldwide Licensing Showcase event held this week in St Albans, Doctor Who's Executive Producer Julie Gardner let go a few [...]
K-9 The Series
April 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter) The BBC is reporting that the faithful K-9 of the Doctor Who series will be getting his own gig on the Jetix Europe Children's Television Channel. The series will feature K-9 in an up-to-the-date re-imagine of the mechanical character who first burst on the scene in 1977 with [...]
Tardisodes
April 24, 2006 By 3 Comments
Don't live in an area where you can get the new season of Doctor Who but want to stay updated on all the episodes until they finally reach your area? Then check out the BBC's Tardisodes Website. Not only catch a glimpse at the episodes that will be coming your way (eventually) but also enjoy [...]
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