Although it is not yet active at the time of publishing this article, the new Doctor Who section on the Sci-Fi Channel web site will be located at this URL address:

http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho/

We know this is the case because if you go the home page of the Sci-Fi Channel, then click on "Shows" and then click on "All Shows" you will then see a listing of all their shows, if you scroll down in the 'series' window, you will see "Dr. Who (2005)" (what, it was too much for them to spell out "Doctor"?), if you click on it, it will bring you to the future home of the Doctor Who section of the Sci-Fi Channel's web site. At this time, it will only result in a '404 Error' (web page not found). But we imagine this is the URL to watch for future Doctor Who developments on the Sci-Fi Channel. It is premiering in about six weeks and to our knowledge there has yet to be any promotion at all for it on the channel at this time, and very little on the site... but this will hopefully change soon.

Tom Baker was voted the 4th most recognizable voice in the UK after the Queen, Tony Blair, and Margaret Thatcher in a recent poll. Now Tom Baker will be even more recognizable serving as the voice for mobile text messages sent to home phones from British Telecom (BT).

He was chosen because his voice is so recognizable. Baker's voice is also heard as the narrator in the popular series, Little Britain.

Baker, now 72 years old recorded 11,593 phrases spanning 11 days covering every single sound in the English language.

Tom Baker reports, "It's a big responsibility to be Britain's voice of text. What appeals to me most is the thought that I will be bringing good news to people whether it is a cheeky message, a birthday greeting, or just a quick hello. Whatever it is, hopefully my voice will bring a smile to people's faces."

Read the complete story here: ITN - Tom Baker on a phone near you.

Maureen Lipman is thrilled to have a role in Doctor Who in the 2006 series according to an article on Digital Spy. The 59 year old actress states, "This will earn me my entire year's worth of street cred."

(Warning: the following may contain potential spoilers)

OK, before you get too excited, there are not Doctor Who episodes being offered, but the BBC is now distributing Doctor Who related videos that can be viewed on your Apple iPod (5th generation and beyond), as well mobile phones, Creative Zen, and other media players.

Don't have a portable media player?

Currently available are short interviews with David Tennant, Camille Coduri, and Noel Clarke speaking in reference to The Christmas Invasion, as well as the Doctor Who 2006 Series Trailer which was seen at the end of The Christmas Invasion

You can download them here: BBC - Doctor Who - Video Take-away

Note: For some reason when downing the MPEG (M4V) files (for iTunes and the iPod), a .txt extension was added after the .m4v extention. Simply delete the .txt extension and it should work fine in iTunes and your iPod.

Episode 22 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"If the gas is present, the celery turns purple."

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

NOTE: Our first vidcast accompanies this podcast. It went out on both feeds and is also included below as a link to manually download.

Since this episode was recorded, we have learned that the Canadian Amazon store is now once again listing the release date for the 2005 Series DVD Box Set as February 14th.

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Doctor Who: Podshock
Episode 22
For the Week of the 23rd of January 2006
Running Time: 1:23:12

In this episode:

News - Gary Downie Dies, Torchwood Delayed, Attack of the Graske online, Shooting at the Millennium Stadium, Full Size Daleks, New Books, David Tennant Voted Sexiest Man, etc.

Features - TARDIS at Petrol Station, Review of Big Finish Audio - Jubilee by Taras Hnatyshyn.

Feedback - Favourite Doctor entries, Email and Audio feedback submissions.

Announcements - I-CON 25, Gallifrey 2006, Podshock Podshirts, Podshock Frappr Map.

Promos - Doctor Who 2006 Series, PodcastPickle.com, Cinemaslave

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 Australian correspondent Chris Rattray

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 22 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 40.3 MB)

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 22 (MP3 format, 38.1 MB)

Doctor Who: Podshock Video (#1) - TARDIS at a Petrol Station (M4V Quicktime, 2.6MB)

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Doctor Who: Podshock has been featured as the "Podcast of the Day" for January 25, 2006 at PodcastPickle.com, a popular podcast directory web site. A special thank you call out is in order to Chad of PodcastRant.com for nominating Doctor Who: Podshock for the featured podcast.

James will be attending Who's in the Cavern Club on the 30th of April 2006. The event will be held in the famous Cavern Club from 10am to 5pm. Guests include the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Frazier Hines (Jamie) and Victoria (Deborah Watling). This event is organised by the FANS LIKE US Doctor Who club from the Wirral UK. All proceeds from this fabulous event will go to charity. Profits will be split between The Alder Hey ‘Imagine’ Appeal (the new charity recently set up with Yoko Ono’s approval), and F.S.I.D. (The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths: Cot death research & support). Don't miss out on this chance to meet James and other guests! E-mail Erica Egerton for ticketing information - quoting Podshock! Stay tuned for Podshock #23 when will announce a new competition for your chance to win a pair of tickets!!!

Yes, now you too can have your own full size Dalek! Being touted as the ultimate Dalek toy, this new Dalek, an officially licensed replica standing 5'5" tall won't be ready until April, but it has not stopped fans from flooding the This Planet Earth company with £500 deposits for the Daleks that are selling for £2,000 ($3,532). An option for it to scream "exterminate" and have working lights will cost you an extra £500.

"Parts have been painstakingly sourced and meticulous work has been done to produce a stunning replica," a spokesperson for the company stated.

Ian Clarke, Managing Director commented, "I think the model is the ultimate toy, although it's actually a big ornament."

"It's desirable because it’s such a big thing. It's really impressive."

"We have received countless deposits. People just want to say they own a Dalek."

Source: Entertainment Wise - Dr Who Fans Go Crazy For The 'Ultimate' Toy

We are sad to report that Gary Downie, former Production Manager for Doctor Who has lost his long fight with cancer this morning. Partner of the late long time Doctor Who producer, John Nathan-Turner, Gary Downie had also published the Doctor Who Cookbook, he served as production manager on Doctor Who and Star Cops and worked as assistant floor manager on All Creatures Great and Small. He appeared often at Doctor Who conventions as well as providing supplemental extras for The Two Doctors DVD.

Outpost Gallifrey broke the news from from a friend of Gary Downie who had reported it to the Doctor Who Restoration Team.

News coming out of Outpost Gallifrey reports that the production of the new Doctor Who spin-off series, Torchwood starring John Barrowman reprising his Captain Jack Harkness character has been delayed. The new series originally scheduled to debut in the summer of 2006, now probably will not start production until that time, which means it will be several months later before it is transmitted on BBC3. The production was to originally begin this month, but after numerous delays it is now looking to be June or July. Furthermore, James Hawes, a producer for the new series had to bow out due to the schedule change.

Special thanks to Taras for originally posting this news to our Forums.

icWales is reporting that the BBC Wales producers have been scouting out the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff again for possible location shooting for Doctor Who.

icWales reports of an onlooker commenting, "There were members of the production team taking pictures and having a look around. They were hoping to film at the stadium when there was a game on, they decided it was too much hassle and now they're just looking at using it. They wanted the Doctor to be running up and down stairs and filming in the BBC commentary box."

"They were wandering around the building, and even went into the away changing rooms to take pictures."

The stadium's tunnels had been used in the past for shooting Doctor Who sequences the article reports, but this time the are looking for more recognizable parts.

The BBC will not comment on any of the details except to say that the crew were there out looking for locations to use a spokesperson indicated.

The UK's Pink Paper has published the results of the Pink Paper Reader's Awards 2006 in their current issue (#891). Winning the spot for "The World's Sexiest Man" is David Tennant who had beat out other contenders David Beckham, Michael Owen, and Brad Pitt for the position. David Tennant is reported as commenting, "I’m surprised to be thought of like that." David Tennant took over the lead role in Doctor Who in 2005 and fended off a Christmas Invasion last month in his first full length outing as the Doctor.

The national gay and lesbian paper's readership survey aims to celebrate the best and remember the worst of the past year.

Episode 21 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available.

"What's the use of a good quotation if you can't change it?"

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Doctor Who: Podshock
Episode 21
For the Week of the 16th of January 2006
Running Time: 1:05:14

In this episode:

News - Doctor Who lands in the USA, DVD box set delayed, Cybermen spy photos, New action figures, John Woodnutt passes, Derek Acorah casted.

Features - Review of Big Finish Audio - Cryptobiosis by Taras Hnatyshyn, Favourite Doctor entries.

Feedback - Email and Audio feedback submissions.

Announcements - Gallifrey 2006, DWNY Magazine first issue.

Promos - Big Finish Cryptobiosis

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 Australian correspondent Chris Rattray

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 21 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 31.3 MB)

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 21 (MP3 format, 29.9 MB)

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Patrons of a local UK pub in Cardiff may have been slightly alarmed when they spotted Cybermen on the streets outside of The Gatekeeper pub. It was not necessarily a Cybermen invasion, but rather a BBC Wales invasion... as they closed off parts of Womanby Street for shooting footage of Cybermen around the The Gatekeeper and The Horse and Groom pubs.

David Tennant and Billie Piper may have also been spotted as they were on hand for the shooting as well.

For the complete story with photographs, see icWales - Dr Who's Cybermen take over street.