Dervla Kirwan Interview

Yesterday, the evil Miss Hartigan was interviewed on Paul O'Grady's chat show. If you didn't already know, behind the female villian that will star in this year's Christmas special, The Next Doctor, is an actress known as Dervla Kirwan. The video of it is now on Youtube for you all to watch, and has an extra-special, brand spanking new clip from The Next Doctor. On top of that, Derval does her M&S voice! Exciting? Then watch it below!

Another Velile Interview

Another source has posted an interview with Velile Tshabalala, after proviously doing one for Last Broadcast. Velile plays the characters of Rsita, the other Doctor's companion in this year's Christmas special, The Next Doctor. Velile Tshabalala's talk has been put up on Digital Spy and they talk all about her character, not delving at all into her life, apart from her early life with the show and other television roles. Below you can read a short snippet from the interview;

What are the Cybershades? They look like dogs with cyber-faces.
"They're funny little things, aren't they? They've got robotic faces and they're all covered in feathers. I didn't know what to make of them at first. I thought they were quite nice and thought I might borrow one of their outfits for Friday night! They're quite menacing but they're obviously not as strong or scary as the Cybermen. They pop up quite a lot in the episode - they're always coming out of dark corners and stuff. They're a bit of a nuisance to be honest!"

Rosita Speaks!

A source has posted an interview with Velile Tshabalala. She plays the characters of Rsita, the other Doctor's companion in this year's Christmas special, The Next Doctor. Velile Tshabalala's talk has been put up on Last Broadcast and they talk about her character in The Next Doctor, and about her other television work as well as where she would like the Doctor to take her and her future with the show . Below you can read a short snippet;

What was it like working with David Morrissey and David Tennant?
"I met them briefly at the read through. I walked into the room and it was so scary, literally everyone from Doctor Who was there – the producers, the crew, the magazine people… Dervla [Kirwan, who plays villainess Miss Hartigan in the episode] was so sweet though, she came over and was like “stick with me, we’ll be fine”. The first time I met them properly was on set, they both came to welcome me and were so great. The first day they were both up in the air in harnesses being dragged and pulled about. Those harnesses did not look too comfortable for men!"

Hartigan Speaks!

A source has posted an interview with Dervla Kirwan. She plays the characters of Miss Hartigan in this year's Christmas special, The Next Doctor. Dervla Kirwan's talk has been put up on the Telegraph website, and they talk about her character in The Next Doctor, and all about her life, and her acting, as well as her voice-over on the M&S adverts, for an example. Below you can read a short snippet;

Is she prepared for the surge of excitement that accompanies the Doctor Who Christmas special?
'I'm not sure. I know people feel passionate about it. It was such a fun thing to do, although slightly odd in that grown men are wandering around dressed up in plastic suits. The assistant director has to say the lines as no one can speak through the layers of plastic.' She has worked with David Tennant before in Casanova, where she played his mother, and with the writer Russell T Davies. 'I don't think I get the phenomenon as much as some people do,' she says, 'but I will be proud to show my children, when they are older, that I played an evil woman in charge of the Cybermen. That's pretty cool, isn't it?'

Morrissey Interviewed

BBC Breakfast hosted an interview with David Morrissey yesterday, during their morning television program on BBC One. Morrissey plays 'The Other Doctor', in this year's Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, alongside David Tenannt. Rumours have been spreading round lately thinking about him playing the Doctor after David Tennant leaves, but him and the BBC still remain tight-lipped about the matter. In the interview, he is asked about his role in the special, and admits he plays some sort of a Doctor, but not necessary the next one. You can view this interview below;

Radio Times - Poster and Xmas

We have received information and the cover for the latest issue of Radio Times, which, this week (or two) is the Christmas Bumper Special, with two whole weeks included in the guide. The magazine, out tomorrow, not only has many features other than Doctor Who, like the main cover stars, Wallace and Gromit (their new episode being broadcast this Christmas), but has a short section written by showrunner, Russell T. Davies, telling us what will be coming up in the special, hopefully not giving too much away, and any mild plans that he has for the future of the show, going into 2009. We haven't got a preview for this, but we do for interviews with David Tennant and David Morrissey, the two Doctors in 'The Next Doctor'. But are they both the same Doctor? You can read this preview below, courtesy of the BBC;

David T on David M

“It’s a real thrill to work with him again,” says David Tennant of David Morrissey, with whom he previously starred in BBC1 drama Blackpool in 2004. Morrissey, Dervla Kirwan (opposite page) and Velile Tshabalala, who plays Morrissey’s companion, Rosita, came in for the special at the end of the gruelling nine-month series-four shoot. “There was, I suppose, a danger we’d all be exhausted by the Christmas special,” says Tennant. “But to have David, Dervla and Velile come in with so much energy, always being funny and bright and up for anything, I think it spurred us on. We all got on very well.”


David M on David T

“The show has caught the public imagination. That’s in no small part down to David Tennant,” says David Morrissey (far right). “He absolutely inhabits the role of the Doctor. He’s a fabulous actor. Did you see him in Einstein and Eddington the other week? Brilliant!”
Are you surprised at the level of interest in your casting as the “other” Doctor?

“I’m proud of the episode, so I’m happy with whatever attention comes from that. It was a joy to do. It’s one of the best atmospheres I’ve ever worked in. It’s a full-on drama. That’s what I love about it.”

So you’ll be watching The Next Doctor at home this year?

“Of course. I have a four-year-old, but I don’t think I’ll let him watch. He might find it too strange to see Daddy fighting Cybermen.”

Of course, you’re the bookies’ favourite to take over from David as the 11th Doctor. Are you tempted to have a little flutter?

“[Laughs] It’s just flattering to be in the frame. What David has done is phenomenal, and whoever gets it after him will be a very lucky person. You’d want to keep the spirit of the Doctor, but do it in your own way.”

Inside the issue is also a Doctor Who poster offer, the second this year! You will be able to collect two tokens, one from this issue, and one from the one after that (out in two weeks), and put them together with £2.99, and send them to the Radio Times, and in 28 days at most, you will receive a brilliant Christmas special double-sided poster. The front side features the Cyber Leader and some Cybermen, while on the other, you will see the two Doctors, Miss Hartigan and some more Cybermen.
Please Comment! Thanks!

Surviving an Interview

The Daily Telegraph yesterday posted an interview with Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones in two series of Doctor Who, and also three episodes of Torchwood. You can read the interview on The Daily Telegraph website here, and they talk about many things related to Doctor Who and her new role in Survivors (see lower down). They also talk about her role in Little Dorrit that is on television at the moment, on BBC One. Below you can read a short snippet;

Survivors’ dystopian world sounds much more frightening than even the scariest scenarios in Doctor Who. “Doctor Who was a good warm-up,” Agyeman says. “You’d be running around on the edge of cliff, chased by someone holding a fake monster on the end of stick. At first you would feel silly, but you quickly learn to go for it, to feel the terror of the moment. In Survivors, although it is much more serious, I tried to imagine the loss and loneliness Jenny is feeling in that moment.”

Starring Freema, Survivors starts tonight on BBC One for a six part run. It is on from 9:30pm to 10pm, and she plays a teacher called Jenny Collins. The programme is a remake of the original that was broadcast back in 1975-77. The first series was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote many episodes of Doctor Who in the Classic Series, and he also created the Daleks! Will you watch Survivors tonight?

Please Comment! Thanks!

A Couple of Interviews

Two sources have posted interviews with John Barrowman and one with Elizabeth Sladen. They play the characters of Captain Jack Harkness and Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Elizabeth Sladen's one has been put up on Last Broadcast, and they talk about many things related to her show, The Sarah Jane Adventures. Some highlights include her thoughts on her new action figure for Series 2, and what she thinks will happen with the young stars who act alongside her in the show. Below you can read a short snippet;
Would you like to do a Christmas special one year?
Oh wow, that would be amazing, wouldn’t it? I’d never thought about that. With a Christmas tree up in the attic! We filmed a party scene actually, in the first episode of the new series I think, but it wasn’t used. There were balloons everywhere afterwards so I was thinking they’d have to keep the scene or there’d just be mysterious balloons in the background in the attic! But it wasn’t driving the story forward unfortunately.

The other interview is with John Barrowman, star of Torchwood, and is from FemaleFirst. He talks about his new album Music, Music, Music (out Monday), and also about the new series of Torchwood, that is due to air in Spring in five consecutive parts. Below you can see a snippet;
How surprised were you that Torchwood has done so well as a stand alone series?
Overwhelmed I can’t believe it! We knew that we were doing a production that we had to, when we did it first on BBC3, we knew that we had to be loyal to the original brand of Doctor Who and when we got out ratings and we got the best ratings in the history, and we till hold that title on digital television, and they moved us to two and we got good ratings there, even in our repeats we beat some programmes on other channels, so the success I’m overwhelmed and I think that’s why I continue to do my variety of things because it’s my way of saying thank you to everybody. I figure that if I work harder and try to do other things that please people then they will see that I really appreciate what they have done for me.

Please Comment! Thanks!

Tennant Coverage; Breakfast Video & Billie for Doctor?

On Monday, David Tennant featured on the BBC Breakfast show, after the suprise announcement of his departure, during the National Television Awards ceremony, last Wednesday. He talks about various different things, the main one being his leaving from the show, along with his role in the new drama, Einstein and Eddington, and who he thinks should replace the Doctor in 2010. One of the things that was mentioned, though, on the subject of the new Doctor, they suggested Billie Piper to play him next, and if it was a good idea, to which David replied 'Why Not?!' Of course, many sources like newpapers and websites, have picked up on the story, like they usually do, making it into another big event, but not as much so as on the NTA awards speech. He was then asked whether a female could play the Doctor, to which he relied with the same comment. Of course, many fans are thinking this a very bad idea, but David says that anyone could take the role, and develop it in the way they want to. Billie Piper has also played the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler, so unless there is some great explanation for it, or computer-generate a different head on top of Billie's, this is very unlikely to happen! You can see the full interview below, in a video;

What do you think of the video?

Please Comment! Thanks!

Tennant Coverage; Breakfast For David

The BBC have revealed that tenth Doctor, David Tennant, will be appearing on their Breakfast show on Monday. The actor, who recently revealed that he will be handing over the Tardis keys at te end of next year, has just won the award for Outstanding Drama Performance at the National Television Awards, on Wednesday. Tennant will be discussing his decision to leave the show this coming Monday, the 3rd, just after 8:30 in the morning. This interview will follow on from various videos and articles made after Wednesday. But it's not over for David yet, as we still have to look forward to this year's Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, and then another four hour-long specials after that.
Please Comment! Thanks!

Tennant Coverage; Breakfast & Full Interview

Yesterday Morning, a clip of the BBC Breakfast show has been released, the regular show talking about David Tennant on his suprise announcement that he was leaving Doctor Who. The video shows a short interview with Doctor Who reporter, Lizo, it has clips of the National Television Awards and past episodes, and also speculates who will be the next Doctor. You can see the whole thing in the video below, and the video below that shows the full interview Lizo had with David, previously released on the Doctor Who official website. This video was released on the BBC's Youtube page, and the pair talk about things like why he thought of leaving the show and how long back he had actually made his mind up, reassures you that everything will be fine and exciting finding out who the next Doctor will be and what he hopes to move onto in the future. What do you think?

Please Comment! Thanks!

Tennant Coverage; Leaving Interview

Last night, a video was published on the Doctor Who site, featuring an interview with David Tennant. The actor who plays the Doctor, announced last night that he would be stepping down as the Doctor at the end of 2009, with many fans' very upset. This is a great interview, with Doctor Who reporter, Lizo, and they talk about things like why he thought of leaving the show and how long back he had actually made his mind up, reassures you that everything will be fine and exciting finding out who the next Doctor will be and what he hopes to move onto in the future. He also reveals past stories of him as a child watching Doctor Who and what he thinks of regenerations when they happen. At the end is the full Christmas special trailer, previously shown at the Comic Con event in America. So, you can watch that video on the site here! What do you think?

Please Comment! Thanks!

Post A Question To The Man Himself

Russell T. Davies, the head-writer and executive producer of Doctor Who has signed up with John Barrowman for an unmissable event. This Sunday, at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, joined alongside with Caitlin Moran, Russell T. Davies and John Barrowman will be speaking and answering questions all about the show. But, beforehand, will be an interview with the BBC News Channel. They will be interviewing just Russell, but they also want your question put into the mix as well. He will be interviewed live at the festival and you will be able to hear it at 4:20pm on the BBC News Channel. You are able to fill out a form, and send it off with the question to see if it is asked, and you can do that here! 

The main event will be held in the Centaur in Cheltenham betwenn 6:15pm and 7:30pm on Sunday. Please note that tickets are now sold out for it so please don't try on the website. Below you can see the main summarization for the event;

In a unique Festival event, we’re delighted to unite Russell T Davies, the reinventor of Doctor Who, and John Barrowman, known to millions of viewers as Captain Jack Harkness. From Daleks and the Doctor, to the Tardis and Torchwood, they join The Times’ Caitlin Moran for this unmissable event.

I will be going to the event and try to get their book signed on Sunday. If I can, I will take some pictures to post on the site. Is there anybody else going to this event?

Please Comment! Thanks!

Interview - Velile Tshabalala

A new interview is up on the West Sussex Gazette website, with Velile Tshabalala talking about the upcoming Christmas Special for this year. She plays the character of Rosita in the The Next Doctor. There are a few things you may not want to see below if you hate spoilers, so beware!

"A lot of people have been saying that it hasn't yet been decided who the next assistant will be. But obviously I would love to do more. At the moment I am just being positive about it, that I did it and that I had a great time. But I would love to be in it again if I can."

"The Doctor is faced with another Doctor. Rosita is the assistant to the other Doctor but as the episode goes on she starts helping the Doctor we know. A lot of the time you were acting with nothing in front of you. They put all the monsters and creatures in later. We were doing a lot with green screen. That was a real challenge to act scared when there is nothing there!"

Please Comment! Thanks!

Interview - John Barrowman

John Barrowman has recently been interviewed in the Daily Mail. One of the key points he makes is about not wanting to be liked, but just to get a little respect. It has lots of great pictures of when he was young and other fun stuff. You can see a short extract from this review below;

'I grew up in a very loving family, but my parents were also strict. My mother wasn't afraid to give us a whack when she thought we needed it. My parents were big on table manners, being polite, showing other people respect. To this day, I live by that. I don't ask that you like me, just that you respect me.'

You can read the full interview here, but bear in mind that it it very long, so read it when you can find the time!

Please Comment! Thanks!

Short News

This is the first post where there will be brief news to talk about that might be of intrest, but is pointless having a full post for it.

2009 Pocket Diary  - Released

The 2009 pocket diary was released today at the RRP price of £4.99! This is a follow on from past diaries out every year! You can use it to write all your notes down, while admiring all the lovely Doctor Who pictures inside, which make it that bit more special than a normal diary! Are you going to get the diary?

Times Russell T. Davies SJA Interview

A new interview with Russell T. Davies has been posted on Times Online, talking about Davies' views on The Sarah Jane Adventures;

How dark can it get?
"Kids love dark. I think it’s only adults watching who worry about that. Harry Potter gets as dark as hell in some places. All the great fairytales and myths are full of loss and longing. You’re an idiot if you remember childhood as just laughing, running about and having a good time. But I think it’s a job of good children’s drama to include the full range of emotions, which also includes happiness."

You can read the full interview here!

Earl's Court Exhibition - Super Davros Top Trumps Card

The Earl's Court Exhibition in London are giving away Super Davros Top Trumps cards away with entry. The cards can be used in the classic series set, and originally came in the fourth volume of Series 4 DVD.

Please Comment on what you think of this post! Does it work? Thanks!