With apologies to our regular listeners, Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 11 will be delayed a week. This is due to forces of nature beyond our control (I am recovering from my home being flooded).

If possible, we may release an abbreviated podcast before Episode 11... perhaps as Podshock - Episode 10.5. But more likely, we will just return with Episode 11 in full force.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused for our loyal listeners.

BBC Press Release:
Captain Jack to get his own series in new Russell T Davies drama for BBC THREE

Russell T Davies is to write a sci-fi paranoid thriller in a major new drama commission for BBC THREE, it was announced today by Stuart Murphy, Controller of BBC THREE.

Torchwood is a 13-part drama series aimed at a post-watershed audience and has an organic link to Doctor Who.

"Torchwood is a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humour," says Davies.

"It's dark, wild and sexy, it's the X-Files meets This Life. It's a stand-alone series for adult audiences which will have its own unique identity.

"I have just begun working on the scripts with a team of writers and cannot wait to see the results."

Set in modern-day Cardiff, Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack from Doctor Who; it's in the Christmas special and second series of Doctor Who that the story of Torchwood – a renegade group of investigators – is seeded.

However, no stories will cross over between Torchwood and Doctor Who.

The drama series is produced by BBC Wales and will be transmitted later next year.

Press release continues, click 'read more' below

If you visit the BBC - Doctor Who web site tonight, you will be greeted by a logo in the same style as "Doctor Who" but instead it reads "Torchwood" with the further information below it reading "Summer 2006 | BBC Three | Starring John Barrowman | Created by Russell T Davies."

What is this all about?

Well, it has to be Doctor Who related of course... and if you notice, "Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who" but what exactly is this production starring John Barrowman on BBC Three in the summer of 2006? Will Barrowman be reprising his role as 'Captain Jack' in a spin-off perhaps?

We'll post more information on this as it becomes available.

UPDATE:

According to The Independent Online Edition it reports that Torchwood is a new programme commissioned to Russell T Davies by the BBC. The new show is described as consisting of "a crack team investigating alien activities and crime in modern-day Britain."

As speculated above, John Barrowman will be reprising his Captain Jack Harkness character in Torchwood.

The series starting in the summer of 2006 on BBC Three will be 13 episodes, each 45 minutes in length

Read more about it in BBC to screen 'Dr Who for adults' as new spin-off show and the BBC Press Release concerning Torchwood.

Episode 10 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available... "The localised condition of planetary atmospheric condensation caused a malfunction in the visual orientation circuits. Or to put it another way, we got lost in the fog."

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Doctor Who: Podshock Episode 10 - Week of the 10th of October 2005
Running time: 1:06:31

In this episode:

In the news - Regenerations in Swansea report, David Tennant to Toast 40th Royal Lyceum Theatre Anniversary, location reports, David Tennant in upcoming Harry Potter movie...

Cyber Speculations - How might the Cybermen appear in the new upcoming series?

Features - Listener Sean Huxter reviews the new Sonic Screwdriver (toy/pen), we review The Horror of Fang Rock DVD.

Feedback - Listener feedback.

Announcements - New Podcast stores open and a new competition with prizes offered, plus a new way to leave us audio feedback by using the Podshock Public Call Box 206-888-4WHO (206-888-4946).

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 10 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 36.14 MB) Recommended

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 10 (MP3 format, 30.53 MB)

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During the Pride of Britain Awards, Christopher Eccleston presented Cameron Weir with the Child of Courage award as a double life-saver.

Cameron, then 12 was in a 4x4 vehicle with his mum, dad, 10 year old sister Rosie, and 7 year old brother Mac when the car his dad was driving hit a metal barrier and plunged down a hill into the water, landing upside down.

Cameron unfastened his seat-belt and swam through the broken window to the surface. Realizing he was the first to escape, he took a deep breath of air and returned to the underwater wreck to rescue Mac first, then again for Rosie who has severe mental and physical disabilities.

"I was scared, but it was all happening too fast, and I didn't really think about what I was doing," Cameron stated.

Actions surely that would make the Doctor himself very proud of Cameron. For the complete story, see: The Mirror: THE PRIDE OF BRITAIN AWARDS: CAMERON'S A SAVIOUR AT THE DOUBLE

We are pleased to announce that our Podshock Stores have finally opened! We currently have both a UK and a US store. So if you enjoy our podcast - you can show your support by buying some of our cool merchandise. All the revenue that we obtain will go right back into the podcast, so you can be sure that Doctor Who: Podshock will remain a weekly show with all of the best features that you have come to expect - and more!

Appearing in more than 250 films and television shows, Roger Brierley may not have been a household name, but he left his mark. Doctor Who viewers may know him as 'Trevor' when he appeared in episode 8 of The Dalek Masterplan with William Hartnell and as the voice of 'Drathro' in The Mysterious Planet with Colin Baker. He was 70 years of age when he died of a heart attack on September 23, 2005.

Episode 9 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available... "Drop the sonic device, Doctor!"

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In this episode:

In the news - Doctor Who comes to the PSP in the UMD movie format, Black-tie dinner with Doctor Who guests for the BBC Children in Need charity, Pauline Collins returns to Doctor Who, "Scream of the Shalka" may be coming to DVD.

Features - Part 2 of our interview with Tom Dillahunt of the Podcast Who podcast, James reviews the new Sonic Screwdriver (toy/pen).

Feedback - New dedicated MP3 feed created for Doctor Who: Podshock.

Announcements - New Podshock stores (coming soon) and a new competition with prizes offered, and finally Doctor Who - TVM on Starz Edge cable/satellite channel in the US.

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 9 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 37.1 MB) Recommended

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 9 (MP3 format, 30.5 MB)

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"Swansea has been besieged with Cybermen and Daleks all weekend," reported Roger White, the promoter of Regenerations, a convention celebrating more than 40 years of Doctor Who held at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea, Wales on Sunday, September 25th. He stated, "It's been a complete sell-out."

"The real hardcore followers have been there since day one, but Russell [Russell T Davies] helped raise the profile tremendously. People have been turning up from all over to attend, making this the biggest convention in Europe for about 10 years."

Source: icWales: Who scares wins!

Did you attend Regenerations in Swansea?

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As previously reported, Doctor Who will be coming the very tiny screens of mobile phones... The BBC is now reporting that Christopher Eccleston series of Doctor Who will be coming to the larger screens of the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable). The new series is being produced on the proprietary UMD disc format (used by the PSP) by 2 Entertain starting October 17th with the release of Doctor Who Volume Two. You read that right, they are starting with Volume Two, which features the episodes Aliens of London, World War Three, and Dalek all on one disc.

Volume One, Volume Three, and Volume Four will then follow this release in December some time (in time for the holidays). Be prepared to shell out £17.99 for each disc.

So when will we have an actual modern Doctor Who game for the PSP or one of the home consoles?

Source: BBC - Series one for PSP

Episode 8 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available... Run for your life!

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In this episode, Robert Moog passes away, how the Dalek voices are created, Boston Globe ranks Doctor Who as number 8 in their Top 50 Science Fiction Shows of All Time, Dalekmania is back, part 1 of our interview with Tom Dillahunt of the Podcast Who podcast, a book review of Winner Takes All by Jacqueline Rayner, listener feedback, and more.

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

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Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 8 (AAC Enhanced Podcast format, 35 MB) Recommended

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 8 (MP3 format, 29.8 MB)

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