The Idiot's Lantern

The Idiot's Lantern

Friday, January 26, 2007

Doctor Who news

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, January 28th: Phobos
Episode description from BBC7: The Time Lord and Lucie arrive on a cold world full of obsessive sports enthusiasts. For extreme sport nuts, the fear is part of the rush. But the Doctor and Lucie are about to learn the true meaning of 'Phobos'.

Beyond the Vortex, part 2

Previous:
Sunday, January 21st: Immortal Beloved
Beyond the Vortex, part 4
Sunday, January 14th: Horror of Glam Rock
Beyond the Vortex, part 3
Sunday, January 7th: Blood of the Daleks, part 2
Beyond the Vortex, part 2
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Beyond the Vortex, part 1


Series 2 (season 28)
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi Channel
Doctor Who homepage
Doctor Who on SciFi

Torchwood
Torchwood has now finished on BBC3.
Torchwood homepage

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The 60 minute special-Invasion of the Bane, aired on January 1st, 2007. Filming for the new series is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Sarah Jane Adventures official site (yes, I know, if you're reading this here in the U.S., you won't be able to view it. *sigh*)

A few quick links for the week:

Tennant talks Who, season 3, to the SciFi Wire. [SciFi Wire link]

A Knight on Doctor Who: Sir Derek Jacobi will have a guest star spot in the third season. Sweet! [BBC link]

Who's a Tune? An animated adventure on CBBC for the Doctor and Martha. Interesting... :) [BBC link]

TAFN, happy Who watching! (or listening!) :-D

quick test

This is just a quick test-they are forcing me to move over to the new blogger-I just want to make sure everything is a-ok before I continue.

*special note*: if you want to contribute to the Idiot's Lantern, you'll either have to upgrade to the new blogger, or create a new account with a google account (if you have a gmail account, then you're all set) If you don't already have one, you can create one when you create a blogger account.

Anyone who belongs to DWC and would like to contribute to this blog, you can contact me through the yahoo group-my email should be listed there. :) Thanks!

Friday, January 19, 2007

DWC club meeting

Don't forget! There will be a DWC meeting tomorrow, January 20th, at Barleys starting around 4pm. Please see the DWC Yahoo group for directions and more details.

Thanks! :)

Doctor Who news

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, January 21st: Immortal Beloved
Episode description from BBC7: The Doctor and Lucie land in Ancient Greece: they encounter Zeus, Hera, Aries and Ganymede – but all is not as it seems! It's a world of gods, romance and helicopters!

Beyond the Vortex, part 4

Previous:
Sunday, January 14th: Horror of Glam Rock
Beyond the Vortex, part 3
Sunday, January 7th: Blood of the Daleks, part 2
Beyond the Vortex, part 2
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Beyond the Vortex, part 1


Series 2 (season 28)
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi Channel
Doctor Who homepage
Doctor Who on SciFi

Torchwood
Torchwood has now finished on BBC3.
Torchwood homepage

The Sarah Jane Adventures
The 60 minute special-Invasion of the Bane, aired on January 1st, 2007. Filming for the new series is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Sarah Jane Adventures official site (yes, I know, if you're reading this here in the U.S., you won't be able to view it. *sigh*)

Doctor Who has been voted top drama for 2006 for the second year in a row in the U.K. Yay! :) [BBC link]

Survival, McCoy's last story, will be coming out on dvd in the U.K. in April. Hopefully it will come to the U.S. shortly there after. It will be a two-disc release. click here for disc details.

More Classic Who awesomenes: the Gunfighters will be released from BBC Audiobooks coming in February. It will also feature some bonus material-including an interview with Peter Purves (Steven Taylor). He will also be doing the narration for the missing episodes. [BBC link]

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Friday, January 12, 2007

Doctor Who news

Oops, got a little carried away-published this post before I typed anything in!
Ah, well. On to other things. :)

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, January 14th: Horror of Glam Rock
Episode description from BBC7: The Tomorrow Twins are all set to conquer the pop world of 1974. But will their dreams survive an encounter with the Doctor?

Beyond the Vortex, part 3

Previous:
Sunday, January 7th: Blood of the Daleks, part 2
Beyond the Vortex, part 2
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Beyond the Vortex, part 1


Series 2 (season 28)
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi Channel

Previous episodes:
12. Army of Ghosts (8:00pm, EST)
13. Doomsday (9:00pm, EST)
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
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)

Torchwood
Torchwood has now finished on BBC3.

Previous episodes:
13. End of Days
12. Captain Jack Harkness
11. Combat
10. Out of Time
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures
60 minute special-Monday, January 1st 2007 on CBBC:
Invasion of the Bane

The new 8th Doctor audios consist of two two-part stories, and four stand-alone stories, each running about 50 minutes (not unlike the format of the current television series!) Not that that's a bad thing-I'm just fond of the 25 minute multi-part series. ;)

Speaking of the audios-if Blood of the Daleks was any indication of the quality of the rest stories, then I can't wait for the others! I really enjoyed it-I'll be posting a review soon. :)

I know I've been home from vacation for a couple of weeks now, but I'm still trying to catch up on my blog reading. Did anyone catch Julie Gardner's interview on RadioWales last month? According to Michael over at the Torchwood Institute, she is hoping that Torchwood will cross over to America sometime in the new year. Cool! :) [link]

Doctor Who has been nominated for a Nebula Award!! Girl in the Fireplace is on the ballot which will go out in May. :) [SyFyPortal link]

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Friday, January 05, 2007

DWC planning meeting

Don't forget! The group moderators will be having a meeting on Saturday at 7pm to discuss the groups future and start planning this years events. Anyone who has any ideas for the group or suggestions for future gatherings are welcomed to attend. The meeting is at the usual place-please see the DWC yahoo group for more info. Thanks!

Also-congratulations to Ken on his new job! Good luck in Michigan!

Doctor Who news

Series 2 (season 28)
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi Channel

Previous episodes:
12. Army of Ghosts (8:00pm, EST)
13. Doomsday (9:00pm, EST)
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
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, January 7th: Blood of the Daleks, part 2
Beyond the Vortex, part 2

Previous:
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Beyond the Vortex, part 1


Torchwood
Torchwood has now finished on BBC3.

Previous episodes:
13. End of Days
12. Captain Jack Harkness
11. Combat
10. Out of Time
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures
60 minute special-Monday, January 1st 2007 on CBBC:
Invasion of the Bane

Intial viewing figures are in for SJA-2.9 million viewers. Interestingly enough, out of that, only 0.4 million were children (the target audience). In any case, a series has been commisioned (yay!) and is due to start filming this spring.

I didn't mention it last week, but the BBC had a press release regarding the 2-part episode set in 1930s New York. Follow the link from Unitnews for more info. I think this episode will be the episode I look forward to the most for series 3! (Well, besides the return of Captain Jack , of course!) ;)
[unitnews link]

Unitnews also has a picture that the BBC released of the Doctor and Martha in the TARDIS. Enjoy! [unitnews link]

TAFN, happy Who watching!! :)