"Survival", the last regular story of the classic series, has now been scheduled for a Region 2 release on 3 April 2007.

According to the BBC's website, the extra features are as yet mostly unannounced, but it will be the first DVD to include a fan commentary. The fan was the winner of a Doctor Who Magazine competition.

The Radio Times, one of the premier TV listings guides in the UK is giving away two complete 10th Doctor Audio books on CD over its next four issues.

The first part of The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole is in the Christmas edition, on sale from 12th December, with part two in the new year issue on sale 29th December.

This is followed up with The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner with part one in the issue on sale 9th January 2007. Part two is in the next issue on sale 16th January.

As previously reported in the article Tom Baker Calling... earlier this year Tom Baker lent his voice for BT text messages. Now BT is joining Tom Baker with the classic rock band The Kinks for a special charity version of the groups hit song "You Really Got Me." The campaign titled, Text Aid is hoping to raise at least £100,000 for a homeless charity Shelter over the holidays.

To help promote the song, BT is bringing back Tom Baker once again as the voice of their text-to-landline messages now until January 8th. 2p of every text-to-landline message will go to the Shelter and all the proceeds of the song. The song will be available on December 18th available on iTunes, eMusic and 7Digital (no word at this time if it will be limited to the iTunes UK store or not).

"I'm delighted to have been asked back by BT as the voice of text-to-landline. It's rather like being Santa Claus, delivering all your festive greetings - I only wish I could hear what I’m saying!" Tom Baker declared.

The downloadable track song is produced by Mark Murphy, a long time Doctor Who fan who had set up his own site on Tom Baker in his BT voice role.

For more information see: Assodigitale - BT: TOM BAKER SAYS: 'YOU REALLY GOT ME'

Episode 60 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"Planets come and go. Stars perish. Matter disperses, coalesces, forms into other patterns, other worlds. Nothing can be eternal."

Note: Apologies for the long delay. This episode was recorded on the 28th of November 2006.

Doctor Who: Podshock
Episode 60
For the Week of the 28th of November 2006
Running Time: 1:41:21

In this episode:

News: New Beginnings DVD, Series 2 DVD accessibility, Blue Peter Casting Contest Voting, BBC Radio 1 Doctor Who Special, Runaway Bride Press Release, Radio Times DW special, Torchwood DVD Box Set, Michael Grade Resigns, etc.

Features: Joey Reynolds previews The Invasion DVD, Russel Hale interviews Graeme Burk DWIN Editor (Enlightenment).

Announcements: First Virtual Meet Up for Doctor Who: Podshock, and Cult of Blake's 7 documentary and podcast.

Feedback: Fritz from Madison, Wisconsin, Christian from Germany, Wayne from Central Illinois, and Keith from Nebraska.

Promos: Starship Sofa Podcast.

Doctor Who: Podshock features the latest Doctor Who news and discussions from both US and UK perspectives. Hosted by Ken Deep and Louis Trapani in the US and James Naughton in the UK, with segments by correspondents in Australia and Canada.

Below are links to both the Enhanced Podcast format AAC version of the show as well as the MP3 format version of the same show.

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 60 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 48.6 MB)

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 60 (MP3 format, 46.5 MB)

If you are subscribing to our podcast via one of the feeds, you will get it automatically. If not, you can also grab it manually using the links above. Available in both Enhanced Podcast format and MP3 format.

For extended show notes (with links) click the "read more" below ((coming sometime - (we hope)) Remember all the links mentioned in this podcast are embedded in the Enhanced Podcast format version of our podcast).

In a 4 December interview with Joe Pokaski and Aron Colleite, two of the show's writer/producers, interviewers asked how difficult it was to write for an invisible character like Claude.

Their response? "Let's talk more about this after you've met the guy . . . wait a minute, he's invisible, what's to say you haven't already met him . . . hmmmmmmm."

Though the comment can be read as an attempt to quickly deflect the interviewer from a question whose answer would've contained spoilers, the comment at least provides Doctor Who fans a reason to re-watch the first 11 episodes very carefully during the Heroes six-week Christmas hiatus.

To paraphrase the show's hit slogan: Find the invisible man. Find the future.

This episode, the series' 12th, will lead off the second half of season one. It will be fans' first new Heroes following the Christmas hiatus that begins after the episode shown on 4 December 2006.

The former Doctor Who star will play the part of Claude, an older "hero" who's had the power of invisibility for some years.

"He's big, imposing and charismatic," says Kring, "and will become a mentor to Peter—albeit a tough, reluctant and stern one. He'll help Peter learn to use and control his powers."

This news, once questioned as possible rumor because of its TV Guide source, has recently been given greater credence because of its publication on Tom Kring's own semi-official Heroes website.

To help the time pass a little smoother the BBC have updated their Doctor Who website with twenty four christmas presents - one added per day for delight and exitement.

Day 1 - Christmas Desktop wallpapers.

You can (of course) find the Christmas treats on the website: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

The first ever virtual meet-up for the Gallifreyan Embassy / Doctor Who: Podshock was a huge success. Doctor Who fans from all over the world were able to come together in one place, albeit a virtual one to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of their favourite Time Lord. Using the Second Life virtual world environment, we all materialized in The Land of Doctor Who throughout day on the 23rd of November, the anniversary of the series.

In attendance from Doctor Who: Podshock were James, Colin, Russel, and myself, Louis were joined with many other regular contributors and listeners.

Many thanks to all those that attended, and those that attempted but could not (either for reasons of the Second Life client software not running on their system, or due to conflicts with the Thanksgiving holiday in the States). Extended thanks to Merlin (Mike McCarley) and Dawg for their help with the event, and special thanks to Bazzerbill Eccleston (Second Life names) for allowing us to host the event on his land.

We will be organizing more virtual meet-ups soon. Next time not coinciding with a major holiday we hope. Look forward to details in upcoming podcasts and this site.

The first five episodes of the Doctor Who spin-off series, Torchwood will be hitting the DVD shelves on Boxing Day (26th of December) next month. Available for pre-order now, it has a MSRP of £24.99, but can be found for £15 to £17. To the best of our knowledge this will be a region 2 PAL 2-disc set. No word on any other releases in other regions at this time.

Episode 59 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"It's times like this I wish I still had my scarf."

Note:I am too tired to comment now...

Doctor Who: Podshock
Episode 59
For the Week of the 13th of November 2006
Running Time: 1:06:34

In this episode:

News: Doctor Who on the Weakest Link, Christopher Eccleston in Heroes, Doctor Who on BBC America, etc.

Features: Joey Reynolds interviews Dan Harris, organizer of the Doctor Who Sea Cruises, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Whoverse (parts 1 and 2), Russel Hale reviews Tooth and Claw .

Announcements: Second Life Anniversary Celebration Virtual Meet-Up, Focus on Douglas Adams on the Starship Sofa podcast, etc.

Feedback: Warren Peace reviews the "Series 1" DVD box set, Patrick of North Carolina, US.

Promos: Doctor Who Sea Cruise.

Doctor Who: Podshock features the latest Doctor Who news and discussions from both US and UK perspectives. Hosted by Ken Deep and Louis Trapani in the US and James Naughton in the UK, with segments by correspondents in Australia and Canada.

Below are links to both the Enhanced Podcast format AAC version of the show as well as the MP3 format version of the same show.

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 59 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 32.1 MB)

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 59 (MP3 format, 30.5 MB)

If you are subscribing to our podcast via one of the feeds, you will get it automatically. If not, you can also grab it manually using the links above. Available in both Enhanced Podcast format and MP3 format.

For extended show notes (with links) click the "read more" below ((coming sometime - (we hope)) Remember all the links mentioned in this podcast are embedded in the Enhanced Podcast format version of our podcast).

According to Michael Ausiello of TV Guide, former Doctor (number 9) Christopher Eccleston will be joining the cast of popular American television series Heroes in January 2007. No word on exactly what character he will be playing though Ausiello states it will a real "super role" and that "you're going to flip." Read into that as you wish. So to answer Tina Turner's question on whether we need another hero, I would say the answer is YES. We will post more details as they become available.

Heroes is shown on Monday nights on NBC and then again on Friday nights on the Sci-Fi Channel.

The Sun Online is reporting today that the cast of Doctor Who is set to be on a special episode of The Weakest Link as a part of series of specials that the producers of famous (infamous?) game show are planning. The special edition show will include David Tennant as well as the Doctor's newest companion, Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones), along with "an assortment of goodies and baddies" that will be challenged by Anne Robinson (or could it be possibly the Anne Droid?).

The quiz show has done specials in the past that included reality TV personalities, comics, footballers, and recently a soap stars special that included cast members from The EastEnders, Coronation Street, and Emmerdale. At this time, no date has been announced on when the Doctor Who special will be transmitted. Further details will be posted as they come in.

BBC America has added a Doctor Who section to their web site to complement the 2005 series debuting on the channel starting Tuesday, the 21st of November (a mere couple days away from the 43rd anniversary of the series) at 10pm. The site offers the standard fare such as a photo gallery -- though don't expect to use any of these as desktop pictures for your computer as they are rather small and cropped, quiz, actor bios, video clips (currently only two from the episode "Rose"), a schedule page which at the time of this writing is useless as it only spans a week it seems, and an "About the Show" page which for the most part fails to make any acknowledgment of the series' long rich history.

BBC America - Doctor Who

Episode 58 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"The TARDIS, when working properly, is capable of many amazing things. Not unlike myself."

Note: I-CON has since updated the logo on their site after this episode was recorded.

Doctor Who: Podshock
Episode 58
For the Week of the 6th of November 2006
Running Time: 1:44:15

Special Edition: Colin Baker Interview 1987

In this episode:

News: Soundtrack Update, NTA Triple Win, Miranda Raison and Ryan Carnes cast, Sacrifice, CBC Update, Sci-Fi Channel Note, Who Bash 2006, etc.

Features: From the archives - our interview with Colin Baker (recorded in March 1987 on the Destinies radio show on WUSB 90.1 FM).

Announcements: Second Life Anniversary Celebration Virtual Meet-Up, Create a Podshock Promo.

Feedback: Derek asks about Torchwood, Z can't escape us, Jeff - stop bashing Adric, and Ashley - a female newbie.

Promos: Torchwood, Starship Sofa podcast.

Guests: Canadian Corespondent Mike Doran joins us for the news segment on this episode, with recorded guests Colin Baker, Dr. Howard Margolin, Ralph Schiano, and "The Anti-Doctor".

Doctor Who: Podshock features the latest Doctor Who news and discussions from both US and UK perspectives. Hosted by Ken Deep and Louis Trapani in the US and James Naughton in the UK, with segments by correspondents in Australia and Canada.

Below are links to both the Enhanced Podcast format AAC version of the show as well as the MP3 format version of the same show.

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 58 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 50.3 MB)

-> Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 58 (MP3 format, 47.7 MB)

If you are subscribing to our podcast via one of the feeds, you will get it automatically. If not, you can also grab it manually using the links above. Available in both Enhanced Podcast format and MP3 format.

For extended show notes (with links) click the "read more" below ((coming sometime - (we hope)) Remember all the links mentioned in this podcast are embedded in the Enhanced Podcast format version of our podcast).