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>1: The Last Sontaran - by Phil Ford.
>2: Day of the Clown - by Phil Ford.
>3: Secrets of the Stars - Gareth Roberts
>4: The Mark of the Berserker - Joseph Lidster
>5: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith - by Gareth Roberts
>6: Enemy of the Bane - Phil Ford.
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"Another unmissable issue arrives!"

"The official Torchwood magazine is back with another batch of fantastic articles and interviews, plus brilliant new exclusive fiction. Check out this page for a taste of what’s in store, including an interview with Executive Producer Julie Gardner, a Torchwood location guide, and a dynamite FX feature!"

"We bring you all the latest Torchwood news, including the tantalising name of series three’s five-part story! Principal photography begins on August 18, and Torchwood magazine will be there every step of the way to bring you the latest news and previews - so keep watching this space!"
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The list of winners can be seen at the Hugo Awards Website

He has also won a Hugo Award for "The Girl in the Fireplace" and “The Empty Child”.
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Lost Souls will air as part of the day-long coverage of CERN's (European Organization for Nuclear Research) experiment re-creating the aftermath of the Big Bang.

The plot synopsis for Lost Souls is in the spoiler box below. It is best viewed after seeing the Torchwood episode "Exit Wounds".]]> Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:29:22 +0 1218216562 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=26 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:28:31 +0 1218216511 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=25
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) says only programmes and other Hamlet merchandise can be autographed at the stage door.

Tennant and Stewart are starring in the RSC production at the Courtyard Theatre, in Stratford.

The first preview begins later, and the play opens on 5 August.

Hamlet director, Gregory Doran, recently said fans arrive at the stage door with "bags" of Doctor Who merchandise for Tennant to autograph.

In a statement, the RSC said the level of interest in Tennant and Stewart meant "limits" had to be imposed.

Patrick Stewart has two roles in the production
"Due to the huge amount of interest in the RSC's current production of Hamlet, only Royal Shakespeare Company or production related memorabilia will be signed by members of the company," the RSC said.

"It is very flattering that there is so much interest in this production, but the sheer volume of requests means that we need to set some limits which will be as fair as possible for everyone.

"We apologise if this causes any disappointment."

Signs outlining the no autographs policy have reportedly been erected in the window at the stage door.

Tennant's performance in Hamlet has been hotly anticipated, with tickets exchanging hands on the internet auction site eBay for up to £215 each.

David Tennant talked to Andrew Marr in June about his new role as Hamlet
The 37-year-old Scottish actor, who takes on the lead role of Hamlet, made his debut as the Time Lord in Doctor Who in 2005.

His previous RSC credits include Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors.

Stewart is best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, but has a string of critically acclaimed stage performances to his name.

He plays two roles in the RSC production of Hamlet - Claudius and the Ghost. ]]> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:32:18 +0 1217068338 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=24
Speaking to Coming Soon at the San Diego Comic Con, Moffat also discussed his excitement at taking over showrunning duties from Russell T. Davies.

Moffat said: "Well, I suppose it's daunting, but I've run television shows before so that's alright. I always say I'm daunted but I'm not really. I'm just terribly excited. It's just such a fantastic job to have. It's a very exciting job so what's the point in wasting time stressing about it?

"Of course it'll be stressful! Whatever I do next will be stressful. Doctor Who will probably be more stressful than anything else but it'll be more fun. And it's probably the biggest job in, certainly, British television. I think it is. It really is. So why waste time being frightened of it?"

Moffat was cagey when quizzed about speculation that Tom Baker would make a cameo appearance during his tenure and that Neil Gaiman would write an episode, giving a "no comment" response for both rumours. ]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:47:14 +0 1216997234 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=23
"I can confirm that after Christmas 2008 there are a total of four more specials to come before the Steven Moffat era begins in 2010," Davies told Doctor Who Magazine. "Two of next year's four will be written by me, One will be written by me and Gareth Roberts and one will be co-written by me and Phil Ford."

Roberts has previously written episodes 'The Shakespeare Code' and 'The Unicorn And The Wasp' for Doctor Who, in addition to co-writing 'Invasion Of The Bane' with Davies for The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Ford has never scripted an episode of Doctor Who before, but is responsible for 'The Eye Of The Gorgon' and 'The Lost Boy' for Sarah Jane and 'Something Borrowed' for Torchwood.
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The BBC3 Repeat gained 1.207 million viewers whilst Doctor Who Confidential achieved 1.459 million viewers]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:06:29 +0 1216227989 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=21
Lloyd was most famous for his role in the 60s sitcom Hugh and I. and its said that he was once in Doctor Who.

Hugh Lewis Lloyd was born on the 22nd April 1923 and was brought up in Chester, the son of a tobacco factory manager.

Hughs stage career included West End theatres, such as Windmill, the Strand and the Lyric. Hugh was also part of the Royal National Theatre Company. In 2006 Hugh was awarded an MBE.

A close friend of Hugh Kerry de Courcy said that He was a lovely man. You hear so much of that in show business, but he really was. He did charity work for many years.

Hugh Lloyd is survived by his widow, Shän, and his second wife, the musician José Stewart.]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:04:26 +0 1216227866 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=20 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:43:39 +0 1216068219 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=19
The BBC3 repeat was watched by 1.009 million viewers]]> Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:50:57 +0 1215636657 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=18
Courtney has also played the Brigadier opposite the Sixth and Eighth Doctors in officially-licensed audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

The same Sarah Jane Adventures story will also apparently see the return of the Sontarans, seen in several classic series stories and more recently in series four of Doctor Who. Samantha Bond is also believed to be returning as Mrs Wormwood, the character she played in the pilot episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures.]]> Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:49:45 +0 1215636585 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=17
Not only was the programme the highest rated on Saturday, beating the second placed Casualty by nearly 4 million viewers, it is currently the highest rated programme of the week. If no Sunday programme manages to beat it then this will be the first time in the series long history that it has ever been the top rated programme of the week.

Fifteen minute breakdowns show that Doctor Who peaked with 9.8 million viewers while the highest rating ITV1 got against the programme was 2.4 million viewers. After it finished BBC1 lost 5 million viewers. ITV1s highest rated programme on Saturday was New Youve Been Framed with 4.2 million]]> Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:42:13 +0 1215358933 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=16
This stars Fifth Doctor Peter Davison on a new hunt for the six segments of the Key but his task won't be as easy as it was the first time around.

He is joined by new companion Amy one of two sentient humanoid Tracers, created to find the six segments of the Key. She is played by Ciara Janson and the role of her twin sister Zara is played by Laura Doddington.
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The answer is - we can't. Thats why next weeks, episode, Journeys End, will run for an amazing 65 minutes! Thats almost 50 per cent longer than a regular episode, and even longer than the first two Christmas Specials.
Make sure you're glued to your TV at the slightly earlier time of 6.40pm on Saturday 5th July so you don't miss a moment of epic action.

If you can't wait that long, however, tune in to BBC One tomorrow just before 1pm to see a bonus trailer for the episode. We'll have it online here at the Official Site straight afterwards too
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The episode finished in fifth place in the weekly top ten, just beaten by the two main soaps and The Apprentice. The chart position is the joint second highest the programme has achieved in its 45 year history. The highest charting episode was last Christmas's Voyage of the Damned. The only other episode to reach the top five was the second episode of the 1975 Tom Baker story The Ark in Space.

The Sunday repeat on BBC3 which was watched by 1.07 million viewers and was the 2nd most watched programme on multi-channel for the week, just beaten by Heroes on BBC3.

The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.59 million viewers, making it the 28th most watched multi-channel programme.

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The episode finished in fifth place in the weekly top ten, just beaten by the two main soaps and The Apprentice. The chart position is the joint second highest the programme has achieved in its 45 year history. The highest charting episode was last Christmas's Voyage of the Damned. The only other episode to reach the top five was the second episode of the 1975 Tom Baker story The Ark in Space.

The Sunday repeat on BBC3 which was watched by 1.07 million viewers and was the 2nd most watched programme on multi-channel for the week, just beaten by Heroes on BBC3.

The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.59 million viewers, making it the 28th most watched multi-channel programme.

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Extra caution is advised with this particular report, given that the episode in question has already been shot!
Supermodel Agyness Deyn is being lined up to appear in a Doctor Who Christmas special.

TV executives are considering several character options for the catwalk queen who will follow in the footsteps of previous guest stars Kylie Minogue and comedy veteran Bernard Cribbins.

A bbc source revealed: "Doctor Who remains the Beeb's jewel in the crown and bosses love pulling out the stops to land a bigname star to add a bit of extra showbiz sparkle to the Christmas special.

"Agyness is the perfect choice. She's talented and fast becoming a household name."

The part will be the first big acting role for Agyness, who is best known as the face of designer brands like Burberry and Armani.

Agyness, 25 real name Laura Hollins, was discovered while working in a chip shop in Ramsbottom, Lancs, in 1999. Since then she has won a string of lucrative contracts as well as carving out a career in music lending her voice to indie band The Five O Clock Heroes single Who.

She now divides her time between London and New York after splitting from long-term boyfriend Josh Hubbard, lead singer with The Paddingtons, last month.

Two years ago, Dr Who bosses brought in comedienne Catherine Tate to play bride Donna Noble in festive special The Runaway Bride. She proved a hit with viewers and was brought back as the Doctor's assistant, replacing Freema Agyeman. Pop princess Kylie Minogue was drafted in last year to play waitress Astrid Peth in Titanic-themed episode The Voyage Of The Damned.

Doctor Who - currently starring David Tennant - was an instant ratings winner for BBC1 when it was revived in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and former pop singer Billie Piper as his assistant.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:39 +0 1214412339 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=9
Baker stars as Fleshcreep, the baddie in the piece. While he is best known for having been the Doctor, he's also famous for other villain roles, most notably that of Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976. He also portrayed Bayban the Butcher in the Blakes 7 episode "City at the Edge of the World" and first appeared in Doctor Who as Commander Maxil the Fifth Doctor's executioner in "Arc of Infinity".

"Beanstalk" also features Emmerdale star Susan Penhaligon as the Fairy and 19-year-old singer Lewis Bradley a finalist in Any Dream Will Do as Jack.

The panto will run from Thursday December 18 to Sunday January 25.

To book call the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:45:10 +0 1214412310 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=8
The news is revealed in a Toronto Star interview with John Barrowman by pop culture writer Malene Arpe and on Barrowman's official website which says it is an exclusive deal.

Torchwood is co-produced by the CBC which showed the first series as did Ztele and HD Net Canada.
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Previews of the final two episodes of Series Four, featuring new and previously unpublished photos.

An interview with Elisabeth Sladen.

Steven Moffat, Doctor Who's showrunner-in-waiting, speaks candidly about taking over the series - and how to write a Doctor Who story.

Planet Earth has been moved! But how? And by whom? Find out what happened the first time the Earth was stolen, as The Time Team watch the first four parts of the epic 1986 adventure The Trial of a Time Lord.

See the Doctor and Donna in dead trouble! The fight against zombies and Sycorax continues in part three of the latest, full-colour, comic-strip adventure The Widow's Curse

Could you make it as a DWM journalist? The decisions are all yours as you go behind the scenes and talk to the stars as you investigate the filming of Turn Left.

DWM talks to Lesley Sharp, aka Sky Silvestry, about what makes a scary story, working with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and the fun of going bonkers.

Before iPlayer, DVDs and videos, the only way to relive an old Doctor Who story was by reading a Target book. DWM takes a nostalgic look back at this fondly remembered series of novels.

Discover why too much information can be a bad thing and just what The Doctors Daughter has to do with 1978s Underworld in You Are Not Alone.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:43:57 +0 1214412237 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=6
The programme was the most 2nd watched of Saturday, just being beaten by Euro 2008 on ITV1 which started just as Doctor Who finished. The programme won its time slot getting double the audience of ITV1's Animals Do The Funniest Things. BBC1 had a drop of nearly 4 million viewers when Doctor Who finished.
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A previous report that the ABC will broadcast each of the cut down editions of Doctor Who Confidential immediately after the broadcast of the corresponding episode of Series Four has not yet been officially confirmed by the ABC although its website indicates a 55 minute timeslot for Partners in Crime on Sunday 6 July 2008.]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:25:04 +0 1214137504 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=4
Born in 1935, he appeared in such shows as Z Cars, Arthur of the Britons, The Tripods and Howards' Way, as well as the 1984 BBC drama Threads. Brierley took over from John Leeson as K-9's voice during season 17, which originally aired between September 1979 and January 1980.

He also provided the robot dog's voice in an October 1979 edition of Blue Peter]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:35:16 +0 1214037316 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=3
Says organiser Jason Gorman: "We are planning to screen the series finale, Journey's End, when it is broadcast at 7pm (as currently scheduled!) - we believe it will also be screened just down the road in Trafalgar Square (for Pride London), and we expect many guests to come after that, so the party will just be getting started by 8pm.

"There'll be live music - with a Parisian theme - later in the evening, and we're working on some special video screenings later in the evening that we hope will amuse and divert. The party will probably go on well past midnight.

"Doors open from 5pm and tickets are free. As there are only 50 left we are limiting them to two per person, and those coming need to be 18 or over."

To confirm you want tickets, please contact Jason at the email address finale@parlezuml.com, stating your full name, address (to send tickets to), and contact number (in case the organisers need to contact you urgently).]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:37 +0 1214037277 http://www.doctorwhoworld.org.uk/news/rss.php?id=2
The episode saw the series edge back into the weekly top ten, just beaten by the two main soaps and The Apprentice. Doctor Who beat one episode of EastEnders and one episode of Coronation street in the final ratings.

The Sunday repeat on BBC3 which was watched by 0.82 million viewers and was the 7th most watched programme on multi-channel for the week.

The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.87 million viewers making it the 5th most watched multi-channel programme.

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