Wednesday, 19 August 2009

News Updates

Just some quick news updates!

DWM Confirms
This months Doctor Who Magazine confirms the title of David Tennant's swan song as The End of Time. The final episode will be 75 minutes long, with the penultimate episode running in at 60 minutes duration. Timothy Dalton will play The Narrator in the final episodes.

The magazine once more features fourth Doctor Tom Baker on the cover, the first time since issue 258 that Baker has featured on the cover two months running. Inside can be found the second part of DWM's interview with the longest running Doctor, in advance of his return to the role, with the release of Hornet's Nest next month.

Incidentally BBC Audio Books are conducting a poll to find Baker's best moment as the Doctor. Voting is via the BBC Shop website.

See the cover for DWM issue 412 here



SJA Titles Confirmed
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has revealed the episode titles for the forthcoming third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, due to air this coming Autumn on BBC1/CBBC.

Prisoner of the Judoon
, by Phil Ford
The Mad Woman in the Attic, by Joseph Lidster
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, by Gareth Roberts
The Eternity Trip, by Phil Ford
Mona Lisa's Revenge, Phil Ford
The Gift, by Joseph Lidster

The magazine also confirms that the fourth series is in pre-production, but that it has yet to be formally commissioned.

Big Finish Lisence Renewed
Classic Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have announced that their license to produce the adventures of past Doctors has been renewed until 31st December 2011.

Says executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery:
“We’re thrilled that the licence has been renewed, and we’ve got some fantastic stories lined up for the rest of 2009, and through 2010 and beyond. Not only from the Doctor Who main range, but also the New Eighth Doctor Adventures and the Companion Chronicles, plus additional ranges like The Lost Stories. All of us at Big Finish love making Doctor Who on audio, and we feel privileged that the BBC has entrusted us to continue."

Hear my reports on these storys plus much more in Episode 4 of the Shadow Proclamations Podcast

Peter@ShadowProclamations

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