The Idiot's Lantern

The Idiot's Lantern

Friday, December 01, 2006

Doctor Who news

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sorry I missed a post last week-last weekend was rather crazy! ;)

Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
9. The Satan Pit, part 2

Previous episodes:
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)

Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.


This week:
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3

Previous:
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1

Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3

Current episode:
8. They Keep Killing Suzie

Previous episodes:
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

Season 3 (and other) tidbits

The next Doctor Who Christmas special, the Runaway Bride, will air on December 25th, 2006! The BBC program information has released some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link]

David Tennant talks about his first year on Doctor Who and other career highlights of 2006 in the latest issue of the Radio Times [BBC link]

Captain Jack will be returning for a few episodes in season 3 of Doctor Who! John Barrowman talks a little bit about his return (which sounds like it will be towards the end of the season), and about why he believes there can never be a crossover of Doctor Who into Torchwood. [SciFi Wire link]

Speaking of other Who spinoffs, as heard at the Children In Need concert, the Sarah Jane Adventures special will be airing on January 1st, 2007!!!! YAY! :) Unitnews posted some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link] Yes, I'm excited. Yay, Sarah Jane!!!

Among many other informative entries, SJA.TV also has a listing of the potential BBC holiday lineup. If the lineup airs as predicted, we are looking at two episodes of Torchwood, the Doctor Who special, and the Sarah Jane special. Woo! ;) [SJA.TV link]

TAFN, happy Who watching!! :)

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