Kasterborous Doctor Who Site - NewsThe UK Doctor Who Webzine - News, Articles, Comment & Opinion, Forum and Original Art.News: Radiophonic Disco- July 22, 2008 The lost tapes of Doctor Who theme tune arranger Delia Derbyshire were found in her attic following her death 2001, it has emerged. An unknown collection of 267 tapes - produced at the BBC's legendary (but now sadly defunct) Radiophonic Workshop between 1962 and 1973 feature the earliest electronic "dance music" compositions twenty years before the genre exsited. The dance track is introduced by Ms Derbyshire: "Forget about this... it's for interest only." Paul...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1681 News: Moff on Tintin- July 21, 2008 Steven Moffat has reacted to the recent report that he turned down Steven Spielberg to run Doctor Who - as well as clarifying once and for all Spielberg's fondness for the Doctor. It's all down to the chronology, apparently, and as The Grand Moff points out, the US writers strike prevented him from working on any US based productions. "In fact it was already in the works," Moffat said. "The strike just meant that I was unable to finish my work on the Tintin films given my...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1680 News: Moff ComicCon- July 21, 2008 The success of Doctor Who and dirty little brother Torchwood has lead to BBC America taking part in this year's ComicCon on the shows opening, Thursday July 24th in LA. Accompanying the BBC shows will be the Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) comedy Spaced as well as well as ITV's superb Primeval. Things off with a panel featuring Britain’s most successful sci-fi franchise. The Doctor Who panel includes the BAFTA winning executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat and...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1678 News: Hamlet Buzz- July 21, 2008 Heavily into the rehearsal stage, David Tennant is causing a bit of a buzz among certain sections of the theatre world. Rather delicious pictures of him rehearsing as The Dane opposite Patrick Stewart (to name but one) aside, casting Doctor Who as Hamlet really is an ideal way to take Shakespeare to the masses. Unless of course your name is Jonathan Miller, who - and I only recently discovered this - declared Tennant's casting as "celebrity casting" of "that man from Doctor...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1679 News: Grand Moff says No to Spielberg!- July 20, 2008 Incoming Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven "The Grand Moff" Moffat has turned down the chance to script a second Tintin movie for Steven Spielberg, it has emerged. Having written the first installment of what is planned by the world's most successful director to be a trilogy based on the comic book character, Moffat opted to take the Doctor Who job instead. "I know a lot of people won't understand it but I've been dreaming about writing for Doctor Who since I was...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1677 News: Dalek vs Teletubbies- July 19, 2008 The must-have Christmas gift of 2009 is likely to be a dust up between two BBC shared licence products who are experiencing a second wind - the Daleks and the Teletubbies. And with the Dalek Voice Changer Helmet set to add to the success of previous voice changers Dalek Sec and the Cyberman, the stakes are high... Toy store Hamleys has unveiled its hot picks for 2008, and warns parents to buy early to avoid disappointment. Top of the list is the £39 Doctor Who Dalek mask,...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1676 News: RTD Judges Parents- July 19, 2008 A piece in Australia's The Age features Russell T Davies relating an incident in which he set straight the views of a mother at a wedding that they both attended. Which, you know, is fine - until you actually read what he was saying, as he recalls his reaction to a woman unhappy with a scene in Jack said goodbye to the Doctor and Rose in The Parting of the Ways. "I was standing there saying, 'You're a bad mother, and your children will either grow up to be lesbians, or they will be...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1675 News: Bung us a Tennant- July 19, 2008 Look's as though speculation of the Hamlet-rehearsing David Tennant's future Doctor Who future is far from settled, as suspected by Kasterborous for a very long time now. With reports in tabloid comic The Sun yesterday claiming that its all a long way from sorted (er... hello) the Wibbly Wobbly Web has regurgitated a $3m £1.5m pay deal for David Tennant to remain with the series for season 31 (2010) and beyond. ‘We’re gearing up to offer him a massive deal,’ a...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1674 News: 10.5 Million watch Journey's End- July 18, 2008 Final figures have been released by BARB for the week featuring the final episode of season 30 of Doctor Who, and these reveal adjusted figures for Doctor Who to account for time shifting and repeat broadcasts. As a result, an astonishing 10.57 million viewers watched Jouney's End. This marks the first time in Doctor Who's 45 years that an episode has been the most-watched programme during the week of broadcast, and it even beat into second place coverage of the men's Wimbledon final by...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1673 News: Doctor Who - Diverse- July 18, 2008 100 people have been surveyed in a report commissioned by the UK's Channel 4 after the alleged racially-motivated bullying of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother. The outcome of the report has been pretty damning, but Doctor Who is one of a handful of high-profile programmes to come away with any credibility. The report's leader, Trevor Phillips - head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission - said TV companies remained "hideously white". Doctor Who was...http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=1672 |