Dog Dean Afternoon Promo Pics

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Radio Programs for the 50th

Details have been revealed for some of the BBC's radio programs for the 50th anniversary.

Doctor Who at 50: Doctor Who and the Daleks (Nov. 16th 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

It’s 50 years since the very first broadcast of long-running science-fiction hit Doctor Who. Radio 4 Extra joins in the celebrations with the chance to hear a whole adventure in one go every night this week.

With a special emphasis on the atmospheric 1960s, tonight’s reading from Audio Go is based on the original TV serial from 1963.Nuclear threat looms large in this evocative tale, no more so than in the radiation-ravaged world of Skaro. It’s there the TARDIS heads for the Doctor’s fateful first meeting…Tom and Jerry, Lex Luthor and Superman, Seinfeld and Newman… all great feuds start somewhere. So it is for the Doctor and the bane of all his travels, the Daleks. How did their paths first cross? Were the Daleks always ruthless and evil? How did they come into being?All of these questions are answered in the very first adventure involving the metal-plated meanies. Not only that, but it’s told in the first person by one of the very first companions, Ian Chesterton (as played by William Russell). Expect a very different slant on how the Doctor and Ian met, too, involving Barnes Common and everlasting matches.

Doctor Who at 50: Protect and Survive (Nov. 17th 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

It’s Sylvester McCoy’s turn to time travel, in this brand-new four-part drama.Doctor Who began in the Sixties, but so did the Cold War – and like the Daleks, it came back time and again. Back in the era of Stanislav Petrov, Threads and 99 Luftballoons, the prospect of nuclear conflict never seemed more real. Thank goodness it never happened… Or did it?The Doctor’s young companions Hex and Ace are plunged alone into the late Eighties, where history has gone horrifyingly wrong. Global tension is escalating and the world trembles on the brink of a final, terrible war. What happened to glasnost and perestroika? Why are people actually building fallout shelters? Hex and Ace aren’t too worried – after all, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) will rescue them… won’t he? Sylvester McCoy has not only played the Time Lord but also appears as a wizard, Radagast the Brown, in the recent big screen adaptation of The Hobbit. He was also part of the Ken Campbell Roadshow.

Doctor Who at 50: Fanfare for the Common Man (Nov. 18th 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

Peter Davison is the Doctor in this brand-new four-part drama. The Doctor has been with us for five decades or so – but what about the decade which inspired him – the Sixties? Radio 4 Extra is doing some time travel of its own to evoke that fondly remembered period, and what better way than the Common Men? The Doctor’s young companion Nyssa is unfamiliar with Earth’s musical heritage – so a trip to the formative days of the Fab Four is in order, to show her what all the fuss is all about. But the Beatles are nowhere to be seen – instead their role in history has been taken by the Common Men, a trio whose rise to fame isn’t as wholesome as it first appears. Peter Davison – known and loved for roles in At Home With the Braithwaites, All Creatures Great And Small and A Very Peculiar Practice – takes control of the TARDIS in this tale of thwarted history. Also in the cast is Radio 4 stalwart Mitch Benn, known for his work on the Now Show and as Zaphod in the Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy stage show, currently on tour.

Doctor Who at 50: Thousand Tiny Wings (Nov. 19th 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

Late 1963 saw a number of dramatic events – the death of CS Lewis, the assassination of John F Kennedy – and Kenyan independence in December 1963. The Doctor arrives in a remote homestead during this bloody period of history where he is reunited with an old acquaintance, an ex-Nazi called Klein. Of course it wouldn’t be Doctor Who without some alien threat, and it comes in the form of an avian group intelligence. But by employing a strategy of divide and conquer, is the Doctor as bad as those he opposes? Sylvester McCoy once more plays the Time Lord in this full cast audio drama.

Doctor Who at 50: Farewell Great Macedon (Nov. 20th 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

This unproduced television script is brought to mesmeric life through a combination of performance and narration. Time travel is an odd business – it’s not just about the history you know, it’s the history you don’t. Hardcore Doctor Who fans can tell you when and where the Time Lord has been to on television. What about the adventures we didn’t see? What about the time the TARDIS landed in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the crew met Alexander the Great? Find out as the original team – Ian, Barbara, Susan and the first ever Doctor step out from the time machine into one of the Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. Hear the wit and guile of the very first Doctor Who in action as he thinks his way out of a walk on hot coals – and offers Alexander the Great a way to cheat death through 20th-century means… an iron lung! Featuring stars of the original series Carol Ann Ford and William Russell.

Doctor Who at 50: Human Resources (Nov. 21st 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)  

Humour has always played a part in the Doctor’s travels – never more so than in this drama from writer Eddie Robson (Welcome To Our Village: Please Invade Carefully).PaulMcGann (Monocled Mutineer, Withnail And I) is the Doctor for this wry adventure.Offices can be difficult workplaces – but spare a thought for the hapless humans in this story. They wind up sharing theirs with the Cybermen.Starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, this two-part story explains the on-going mystery of Lucie Miller (Sheridan Smith) – paired off with the Doctor in a witness protection programme.However, one kidnap and random journey to the planet Lonsis later, the Doctor discovers the far stranger truth. It’s connected to odd company Hulbert Logistics, a dogged pursuer called the Headhunter, a very strange crystal, and ultimately the Cybermen. When Lucie learns the truth, all bets are off.Sheridan Smith has recently wowed stage audiences in Hedda Gabler and Legally Blonde, but has also been a smash on TV with roles in Benidorm, Love Soup and Jonathan Creek. The world of film, too, has seen her appear with Dustin Hoffman in Quartet.Also appearing are Nickolas Grace (Brideshead Revisited, Robin Of Sherwood) and Owen Brenman (Doctors, One Foot In The Grave.

Who is the Doctor? (Nov. 21st 10pm on Radio 2)

On Saturday 23 November 23 1963, BBC TV broadcast the very first episode of Doctor Who. Fifty years later, the series is the most successful drama on television. In this special documentary, Radio 2 examines the reasons for its longevity and popularity. Featuring new interviews with the cast and crew of the series, the programme looks at the lasting appeal of Doctor Who and asks how much of its continued success can be attributed to its basic formula. With archive clips and the music of Doctor Who composer Murray Gold, Who is the Doctor? considers the character of the Time Lord across all of his regenerations and revisits the origins of the series with Waris Hussein, director of the debut Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child. The programme also examines how the franchise survived when the show was off TV, considers the impact of the revival in 2005 and assesses the value of the series to the BBC.

The Blagger's Guide to Doctor Who (Nov. 21st 11:30pm on Radio 2)

David Quantick takes a look back over 50 years of science fiction at its British best with a quick fire look at all things Doctor Who. He’ll be lifting the lid on some industry secrets and exterminating any myths listeners might have heard about the long-running series, such as: why was William Hartnell replaced as the first Doctor? What was it about the Daleks that drove Jon Pertwee mad? And why was the show cancelled for 16 very bleak years? All this and plenty more, all in true off-the-wall Blagger’s style.

Doctor Who at 50: Dalek Invasion of Earth (Nov. 22nd 6pm on Radio 4 Extra)

Broadcast only 18 years after the end of the Second World War, this classic story addresses a very wartime anxiety… what would Britain have been like as an occupied nation? As this story opens, the Daleks have won. Propaganda broadcasts, regular patrols, collaborators, black marketeers – all of this before the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan have even arrived. When they do, they are separated and find themselves fighting not just for their survival, but that of the entire planet. You can’t keep a good man down – so the Daleks discover when they make the grievous error of invading the Doctor’s favorite planet… but it’s a battle with a life-changing outcome for the Doctor’s grand-daughter, Susan. Read by William Russell, who played Ian Chesterton in the original television serial on which this reading is based. Should you wonder what might have happened next for Susan (and Lucie Miller), answers are forthcoming in Who Made Who, and also two further episodes next week – Lucie Miller and To The Death.

Episode Description for Bad Boys

CW has posted the synopsis for episode 7, Bad Boys.

Dean gets a call from an old friend named Sonny (guest star Blake Gibbons) asking for help with a ghost. Sonny runs a home for delinquent boys, and Dean was sent there for stealing food when he was younger. Sam is stunned he never knew this about his brother and asks for more information, but Dean dodges his questions.

Details on Trailer and Minisode for The Day of the Doctor

The British Board of Film Classification has released info on the 50th anniversary special and its extras. There's a piece of material called The Last Day which runs for 3 minutes 57 seconds. There's also a trailer that runs for 1 minute 10 seconds. Also, The Day of the Doctor has been rated PG for "mild violence and threat" and runs for 76 minutes 44 seconds plus 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes material. The behind-the-scenes material is supposed to be called Behind the Lens.

Trailer for Dog Dean Afternoon

Here's the trailer for next week's episode of Supernatural.

Slumber Party Review

Here is my review of Supernatural season 9, episode 4, Slumber Party.

Any character in that appears in more than one episode is bound to die eventually. Tonight was Charlie's turn. Thankfully, the writers were kind enough not to kill her off halfway through an episode and had Zeke bring her back. She seems to be an important enough character not to receive a permanent death, but then again, Bobby and Meg both got killed off eventually. In the end, I think every character in this show will die permanently sooner or later (unless they choose to go happy-ending for the series finale).

I'm glad we got to see more of the bunker in this episode. Sam and Dean apparently still haven't fully explored it yet, which would indicate that either they don't have the time or there are too many twisting passages to explore fully (like the TARDIS). I know Sam and Dean don't have the resources for this, but it'd be interesting to see what the systems there could do with modern server technology. There's something to be said for old-but-reliable, but with modern technology, they might just be able to track not just angels, but every other supernatural being on Earth. The bunker could just be the key to giving humans the edge once and for all.

I hope we get to see more of Dorothy in the future. I'm always keen to have more badass female hunters on this show. She and Charlie will probably return later in the season after they've finished cleaning up Oz. By that time, Charlie should have fully versed her in the 21st century. They could totally end up being tag-team female hunters together in season 10. I also wouldn't mind a lesbian thing.

More Info on 50th Specialty Programs

The BBC has released some info on the special programs available as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations.

Greatest Monsters and Villains Weekend (Nov. 15th at 7:05pm, BBC3)

The winner and runners-up of Doctor Who’s ultimate villain will be announced during BBC Three’s "Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains Weekend."

The fantastic foes that have gone up against our time-traveling hero in his first-half century are a huge part of Doctor Who. By turns scary, funny, iconic, thrilling and on occasions charismatic, they help define the show’s enduring appeal and fifty years after the Daleks were created, the monsters of Doctor Who remain an integral part of what makes the series so special.

Doctor Who: Greatest Monsters & Villains Weekend will be a marvellous salute to those baddies who have blighted the Doctor’s life and added so much excitement to ours!

12 Again (Nov. 23rd at 2:30pm, CBBC)

Super fans join cast members past and present to share their memories of watching TV’s top Time Lord when they were young. Who was their Doctor when they were a kid? Which aliens had them hiding behind the sofa?

Featuring CBBC’s super fan Chris Johnson, impressionist Jon Culshaw, Tommy Knight (Luke Smith), Warwick Davis (Porridge), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Dan Starkey (Strax) Louise Jameson (Leela) and the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.

We’ll find out about the Doctor himself, the TARDIS and the famous theme tune as we travel back to a different dimension with our celebrities as they become 12 Again.

Blue Peter (Nov 21st at 5:30pm/Nov. 23rd at 9:30am, CBBC)

CBBC is celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who with the launch of an exciting new Blue Peter Doctor Who competition and two live Blue Peter specials; a must see for all young Doctor Who fans.

In an exclusive competition, Blue Peter viewers aged between six and 15 will be asked to design new sonic devices for Sontaron Commander Strax, Madame Vastra and Jenny Flint. Their gadgets will feature in the iconic science fiction series. The winner will get the unique opportunity to see their gadget in action on the set of Doctor Who.

On Thursday 21 November and Saturday 23 November, Barney, Lindsey and Radzi will be joined by aliens and monsters in the studio and the audience will be able to design their very own alien live on air.

Blue Peter viewers will have their questions answered by Matt Smith; they will be able to get ready for the 50th anniversary show by making their very own cushion (to hide behind); and we’ll help them to host a Doctor Who party by showing them how to make Dalek cupcakes.

An Adventure in Space and Time (Nov. 21st at 9pm, BBC2)

This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how the beloved Doctor Who was first brought to the screen.

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry’s glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters!

Allied with a team of brilliant people, they went on to create the longest-running science fiction series ever, now celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Doctor Who at Children in Need 2013

It has been confirmed that Doctor Who will once again participate in Children in Need this year. The charity drive collects money for children around the world and their annual television event is scheduled for November 15th at 7:30pm on BBC One.

Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Zoe Ball and Nick Grimshaw play host to an array of stars, as they join in to help raise money for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

Amongst those lending a hand are One Direction, Doctor Who, Harry Hill, and cast of Call The Midwife.

Given past years, it's likely we'll get a prequel of some kind for The Day of the Doctor. I've heard rumors that the trailer will be out on the 9th, so it's possible we'll get either a prequel, a trailer, or both.

UPDATE: Content to include exclusive preview clip of The Day of the Doctor.

Destiny of the Doctor: Death's Deal Review

This month is the penultimate entry in my series of reviews of Big Finish's Destiny of the Doctor range. This month's story is Death's Deal, starring the 10th Doctor and Donna Noble. It is read by Catherine Tate with Duncan Wisbey.

I'm very glad they chose Donna to be the companion in this episode; they could easily have used Rose or Martha. I feel like Donna was cheated on a lot of episodes by not being the sole companion. Half her episodes also had Martha, Jack, or Rose in them and this helps make up for that.

There's the usual bit about the 11th Doctor signaling his former selves. I still can't figure out what he wants with all the items/people he's collecting. I was always under the impression that we'd get some sort of clue by now. So far, we've only gotten one back in June (when the sixth Doctor failed to complete his task, the universe started to collapse). I guess Big Finish is really playing this to reveal everything in November. The series is apparently supposed to be eleven adventures with only a loose story arc. I mean, a strong story arc across the Doctor's entire life would probably start to attract too much of his attention. If it was that important across his entire life, it would have been picked up on in other stories.

This story has the largest variety of alien life of any story in the range so far. The sheer number of different species and their difference from Earth life is very big for a Doctor Who story. Even most Star Trek species are largely the same.

I'm not really sure why all these ships crashed here. It was explained that it was a very dangerous planet, but unless it's situated in a dangerous region of space, that doesn't explain all the ships. Also, with a planet that dangerous, unless they're all illegal tourist ships, there's no good reason why they would all land there and get stuck.

I also find it hard to believe the distress signals were still operating after a couple of centuries. I mean, unless someone purposefully switched off every system except the distress signal, the power drain would kill the batteries after a few years. I doubt the engines would stay running continuously without maintenance for so long, and the batteries probably aren't designed to power the entire ship for more than short periods. There's also the fact that the ships crashed (and so were damaged) and the corrosion that was mentioned. So unless the ships were all really well designed, there's no reason all those distress signals should still be going.

US Theater Screenings of The Day of the Doctor

BBC America has announced plans for screenings of the 50th anniversary special. The Day of the Doctor will be available to watch in theaters in select cities throughout the US on the 23rd and 25th of November.

BBC AMERICA announced today two special theatrical screening events of Doctor Who’s 50^th Anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, in RealD™ 3D on November 23 and 25, 2013.

In association with AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., and Regal Entertainment Group, BBC AMERICA makes history by honoring eleven Doctors on Saturday, November 23 with a global simulcast 3D screening event in eleven cities at the same time the 75-minute Anniversary special premieres on BBC AMERICA and across the globe. Tickets for the Saturday, November 23 screenings will go on sale October 25, 2013 at 9:00am EST for theater locations* in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Minneapolis. Tickets may be purchased at Cinemark.com and Fandango.com.

The festivities won’t stop there: BBC AMERICA and NCM Fathom Events are teaming up for the first time to continue the celebration, giving fans across the U.S. a chance to experience Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor in RealD™ 3D on Monday, November 25 for only one night in more than 300 select cinemas. Tickets will be available at participating theater box offices and online at www.fathomevents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). The event will be broadcast via the new digital cinema projection systems.

In addition to Matt Smith, the 50^th Anniversary special also stars former Time Lord David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt. The theatrical events will include specially shot introductions and The Day of The Doctor: Behind The Lens, a 10 minute behind-the-scene featurette directly following the special. The short features Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt, as well as lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, discussing their 50^th Anniversary experiences.

Soumya Sriraman, EVP Home Entertainment and Licensing for BBC Worldwide North America, commented: “Doctor Who’s 50^th Anniversary is truly a global celebration and we’re thrilled to bring the special to the silver screen. Our partnerships with Cinemark, AMC, Regal Cinemas and NCM Fathom Events will give fans, on November 23 and 25, the opportunity to see the Doctor in a whole new way – in RealD™ 3D.”

The following is a list of theaters that will air the episode on Saturday, November 23rd.

• Los Angeles – Cinemark Rave 18 + IMAX (Los Angeles, CA)
• Los Angeles – Century 20 Bella Terra at Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)
• New York – AMC Loews Village 7 (New York, NY)
• New York – Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (New York, NY)
• Chicago – Century 12 Evanston + XD (Evanston, IL)
• Chicago – Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX (Woodridge, IL)
• Philadelphia – Cinemark Rave Cinemas University City 6 (Philadelphia, PA)
• Philadelphia – Cinemark 16 (Somerdale, NJ)
• Dallas-Ft. Worth – Cinemark West Plano + XD (Plano, TX)
• San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose – Century San Francisco Centre 9 and XD (San Francisco, CA)
• Washington, DC (Hagerstown) – Cinemark Rave Cinemas Fairfax Corner 14 + XD (Fairfax, VA)
• Houston – Cinemark Tinseltown 17 and XD (The Woodlands, TX)
• Atlanta – Cinemark Tinseltown 17 (Fayetteville, GA)
• Seattle-Tacoma – Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinemas (Bellevue, WA)
• Minneapolis – AMC Southdale 16 (Edina, MN)

The Light at the End Now for Sale

In a surprise move, Big Finish has released their 50th Anniversary audio drama, The Light at the End, one month early. The story, featuring Doctors 4-8 and several of their companions, was due to be released on the 23rd of November. You can purchase it here.

Synopsis:

November 23rd 1963 proves to be a significant day in the lives of all eight Doctors…

It's the day that Bob Dovie's life is ripped apart…

It's also a day that sets in motion a catastrophic chain of events which forces the first eight incarnations of the Doctor to fight for their very existence. As a mysterious, insidious chaos unfolds within the TARDIS, the barriers of time break apart…

From suburban England through war-torn alien landscapes and into a deadly, artificial dimension, all these Doctors and their companions must struggle against the power of an unfathomable, alien technology.

From the very beginning, it is clear that the Master is somehow involved. By the end, for the Doctors, there may only be darkness.

Details on Brian Cox's 50th Anniversary Lecture

Details have been released on Professor Brian Cox's special lecture for the 50th Anniversary, The Science of Doctor Who (not to be confused with BBC America's special of the same name). The lecture will air at 9pm on November 14th on BBC2.

For one night only, Professor Brian Cox explores the universe of the world’s favourite Time Lord, Doctor Who.

Brian takes an audience, with the help of celebrity guests, on a journey into the wonderful universe of The Doctor, in a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Brian reveals the science behind the spectacle and explains the physics that allows Doctor Who to travel through space and time. Fun, but filled with real science, it’s a special night for Who fans as well anyone with a thirst for understanding.

Brian is in the unique position of knowing The Doctor’s universe inside out as well as the reality behind the drama. When the TARDIS travels through time and space, Brian understands the physics involved. And when it comes to life on other planets, Brian knows the real science that could prove extra-terrestrial life might just really exist in our galaxy.

Three More Promo Pics for An Adventure in Space and Time

The BBC have released three more promotional images for An Adventure in Space and Time. Mark Gatiss' 90-minute docudrama will air next month in time for the 50th Anniversary.

The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage Now Available

This month's 50th Anniversary eShort is now for sale. You can buy it in ebook form from the links below. All eleven of the short stories will be released in paperback anthology form in one month.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/doctor-who-mystery-haunted/id641391518?mt=11

http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Mystery-Haunted-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B00CJ1NT8I

Info on 3D Cinema Screening of The Day of the Doctor

BBC Worldwide have released details of the cinema screenings of The Day of the Doctor. So far, 400 cinemas in 8 countries have signed up to show the episode in 3D.

Hundreds of thousands of fans across the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Germany, and Russia will gather to watch on the big screen at the same time as millions of TV viewers worldwide.

The celebrations will cross the equator with screenings to be held in 106 cinemas in Australia and New Zealand.

BBC Worldwide today announces that the special 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who will also be screened in 3D in cinemas across the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Germany, and Russia at the same time as the UK TV broadcast on BBC One on 23rd November 2013, with more countries to be confirmed within the next few weeks.

In addition to the global TV broadcast, hundreds of cinemas in the UK and around the world are also confirming their plans to screen the hotly anticipated special episode simultaneously in full 3D, giving fans another unique opportunity to be part of a truly global celebration for the iconic British drama series. 216 VUE, Cineworld, Odeon, BFI and Picturehouse cinemas in the UK and Ireland have already confirmed their participation, with tickets for the anniversary screening set to go on sale this Friday October 25th at 9am. Locations include London, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Cardiff, and Edinburgh.

Internationally, German, Russian, American, and Canadian fans will gather in cinemas to enjoy the simulcast release, approximately 30 cinemas in Germany will screen the special and up to 50 theatres will debut it in Russia. The celebrations will cross time zones travelling over the equator to New Zealand and Australia where fans will have a choice of 106 cinemas across both countries to view the episode in 3D on the big screen on the 24th November following the simulcast TV broadcast earlier in the morning.

Map of cinema screenings can be found here (note: map does not include US and Canada)

Behind-the-Scenes Look at 50th Trailer

The BBC have posted some behind-the-scenes photos for last week's trailer.

2011/2012 Christmas Special Soundtrack Out Now

The soundtrack for The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and The Snowmen is available now in the UK. It won't be released on in the US until November 5th, however.

Buy on Amazon UK here

Pre-order on iTunes US here

Not Much Longer Until 50th Trailer

While the BBC seems to have the time and budget to assemble a trailer entirely out of CGI, they still haven't put together one from footage shot five months ago. Moffat put the blame on the BBC, saying they're trying to promote other shows ahead of Doctor Who.

If it were up to me, the BBC would only publicize Doctor Who and Sherlock. However, in their biased and wrong-headed view, they have a number of shows on before Sherlock and Doctor Who that they have to publicize now, so they’re waiting to publicize Doctor Who and Sherlock until later. I agree it is a crime! Who cares about those other shows? I don’t! But I have to wait in line, so the reason you haven’t see the 50th trailer yet is it’s too early to put it on. But it’s not going to be very much longer…

Exactly how much longer are they waiting to promote the 50th Anniversary and Series 3? Fans have been waiting desperately for months now, eager to get their hands on some footage. Sherlock has already had a 30-second trailer back in August, so they ought to be able to put one together for The Day of the Doctor.

New 50th Anniversary Trailer

While it's not the trailer we've been waiting for, the BBC have released a video containing clips from all eleven Doctors. You can watch it in the player below.

Spoilery Photos from The Day of the Doctor

Some photos from the set of The Day of the Doctor have surfaced online. Their authenticity has not been confirmed, but at least some of them appear to be genuine.

Source

An Adventure in Space and Time Promotional Images

The BBC have released five promotional pictures for Mark Gatiss' 50th Anniversary docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time.

Moffat on 50th Game Changing

In an interview in the new issue of SFX Magazine (#241, out today) Steven Moffat has said that the 50th Anniversary will herald a new era of the show.

We’ve got to set the Doctor off in a brand new direction. It’s chapter two of his life. Now something happens to him that changes the way he thinks and the way he will adventure from now on. You can celebrate an anniversary in many ways – I think the most productive one within the narrative is to say “This is where the story really starts. This is where he finds his mission, he finds his destiny.”

We’re not fibbing – this one is going to change the course of the series. And it’s very rare in Doctor Who that the story happens to the Doctor. It happens to people around him, and he helps out – he’s the hero figure who rides in and saves everybody from the story of the week. He is not the story of the week. In this, he is the story of the week. This is the day of the Doctor. This is his most important day. His most important moment. This is the one he’ll remember, whereas I often think the Doctor wanders back to his TARDIS and forgets all about it.

I wrote it as the friction version. When you’re talking to yourself there are no limitations, there’s no holding back. You wouldn’t be kind or courteous. At the same time, because they are two loveable, madcap, caffeinated Doctors, they’re also quite fanboyish about each other. They think it’s quite cool. They’re not broody, upset Doctors – it’s more “There’s two of us! Brilliant!” But that’s mostly in the playing, because they were having such a good time together that they brought that out. They get giggly with each other. It is, by lovely accident, a tremendous double-act. They’re naturally funny together. Enough alike and enough dissimilar. Matt said it was like Laurel and Laurel, as if Hardy didn’t show up – except he does in the form of John Hurt!

The weird thing is there’s never that much contrast between Doctors. The truth is it’s not wildly different how they’re written. I’ve written quite a lot for both of them, and you just have the voice in your head, very clearly. Where they are similar is funny, because they’re practically in unison, and where they are different is David is a cheeky, sexy, genuinely cool Doctor, up against a Doctor who thinks he’s sexy and cool but is woefully wrong on that subject! And that’s just naturally funny.

Second Set of Pictures from The Day of the Doctor

These are the same photos that were leaked by SFX Magazine last week, but they are now in high quality.

Video for The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage

The video for the this month's 50th anniversary eshort is out. You can watch author Derek Landy speak about his story in the player below.

Ben Wheatley to Direct First Two Episodes of Series 8

Screen Daily has confirmed that Ben Wheatley will direct the first two episodes of the next series. Wheatley's previous work includes Down Terrace, Kill List, and Sightseers. His work is going to begin in December, according to the article, and continue into the next year.

Wheatley will direct the episodes for series eight through December and into the new year for transmission in autumn 2014.

It will see the filmmaker direct Peter Capaldi, the Thick of It star who was confirmed in August to take the role from outgoing Matt Smith.

“I am very excited and honoured to be asked to direct the first two episodes of the new series of Doctor Who. I’ve been a fan since childhood (Tom Baker is my Doctor if you are asking),” Wheatley told ScreenDaily.

“I’ve been watching the current run of Doctor who with my son and have discovered it all over again. The work that has been done is amazing. I’m really looking forward to working with Peter Capaldi and finding out where Steven Moffat is planning to take the new Doctor.”