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Today in the 'Whoniverse' Thursday, May 17, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - 5 hours 26 min ago
Today in the 'Whoniverse'
On the 17th May 1900, the First Doctor was present at the Relief of Mafeking. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)
Behind the scenes1926 - Tenniel Evans, who played Major Daly in DW: Carnival of Monsters, was born in Nairobi, Kenya.
1950 - Catherine Howe was born.
1961 - Corey Johnson, who played Henry van Statten in DW: Dalek, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
1969 - Episode 5 of DW: The War Games was first broadcast.
1985 - Hugh Burden died.
2008 - DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp was first broadcast.
Today in History
1215 The country was in a state of Civil War and English barons, in revolt against King John, took possession of London.
1527 Archbishop Warham began a secret inquiry into Henry VIII's marriage with Catherine of Aragon, the first step in divorce proceedings.
1536 George Boleyn (an English courtier and nobleman, and the brother of queen consort Anne Boleyn) along with Viscount Rochford and four other men were executed for treason.
1590 Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen of Scotland.
1749 Edward Jenner, English pioneer of vaccination was born.
1836 Joseph Norman Lockyer, English astronomer and co-discoverer of helium, was born.
1861 A group of holidaymakers set off from London on the first foreign 'package trip' arranged by Thomas Cook. It was a six day holiday in Paris.
1890 The first weekly comic paper, Comic Cuts, was published by Alfred Harmsworth, in London.
1899 Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
1900 The siege of the British garrison at Mafeking by Boer forces was broken. The commander of the garrison, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell and his forces had held firm for 217 days.
1915 The fall of the last all Liberal Party government. The poor British performance in the early months of the war forced Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith to invite the Conservatives into a coalition.
1916 The Daylight-Saving Act (‘Summer Time’) was passed in Britain.
1969 Tom McClean from Dublin left Newfoundland aboard Super Silver and completed the first transatlantic solo crossing in a rowing boat on 27th July when he arrived at Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo.
1978 The coffin containing the body of Charlie Chaplin, missing since his grave was pillaged nearly two months previously, was found.
1984 Prince Charles called a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a 'monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend,' sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
1993 Nurse Beverley Allitt was convicted of murdering four babies under her 'care' at the Grantham and Kesteven hospital.
2000 Two Royal Marine commandos (Corporal Alan Chambers, 31, and Marine Charlie Paton, 29 became the first Britons to reach the geographical North Pole.
2010 Four weeks after a volcanic ash cloud disrupted flights over much of Europe, restrictions were lifted at all UK airports after the volcanic ash cloud moved away from UK airspace.
Todays UK TV and Radio
Torchwood
On: Watch
Date: Friday 18th May 2012
Time: 00:55 to 01:55
Countrycide. Series 1, episode 6.
The team investigate some gruesome deaths in the Brecon Beacons, and confront a startling enemy.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, 2006, 5 Star)
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori
Categories: Doctor Who
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Dalek jumps off diving board
TARDIS Newsroom - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:11pm
Dalek tries to win gold in olympics. But fails...
(thanks to rememberthe4points)
Categories: Doctor Who
Whovian Roundup for Wednesday, May 16, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:42am
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture is The 11th Doctor by blackstudios22
Todays Jigsaw...
Previous posts....
- Today in the 'Whoniverse' Wednesday, May 16, 2012
2011 - Derek Crewe, who played Synge in DW: The Sun Makers, died - Doctor Who Adventures Issue 269
Right, I don’t want anyone to panic. That’s The important thing to remember-no panicking....
Whovian News....
BBC Doctor Who has Help Make History!
A few weeks ago we asked you to share your thoughts on which figure from history you'd like the Doctor to meet. We received thousands of replies and have loved reading through your brilliant ideas.
Executive Producer Caro Skinner was so delighted with the response and imagination in your replies that she decided to make it happen! We'll be asking a Doctor Who writer to write a short story in which the Time Lord meets a figure from history and specifically, one that has been suggested by you!
The Interactive Team will look at every single suggestion and whittle down your ideas but the final decision will be Caro's. The short story featuring the real life historical person will appear on this site and don't worry if you've not sent us your suggestion yet! There's still time to let us know who you think should get mixed up in one of the Doctor's spectacular adventures!
You should read our original feature asking for your ideas and then get your thinking fezzes on! Who do you think the Doctor should bump into when he steps out of the TARDIS..?
Send on your suggestion here...
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BBC America - Anglophenia has Life Outside The TARDIS: Peter Davison. There’s a thing that Peter Davison can do which very few actors manage quite as well, namely to look stressed in an appealingly brittle fashion. He can do other things, of course, as a brief glance down this list of his greatest hits should serve to prove, but it’s that air of a man desperately (and pathetically, at times) trying to keep the plates spinning, despite the earthquake all around him, that has made him the go-to guy for sitcoms and comedy dramas....
Miscellanious News...
- The Lady - Interview: Francis Barber
The tricky thing about Doctor Who is that with all the time-travelling anyone can be written in or out of the show on the writer’s whim – are there any plans for Madame Kovarian to peep into our universe again?... - Blogtor Who - Blue Peter to air Doctor Who Exclusive
Earlier this year Blue Peter launched this year's Script To Screen Competition and the winning entry will be screened next week on CBBC. The edition of Blue Peter airs Thursday, May 24 from 5.45pm and will include the "world premiere of a Doctor Who mini-episode written by three Blue Peter viewers". - Digital Jornal - Police plan for ‘TARDIS hub’ in Bournemouth
According to the Bournemouth Echo, PC Will Martindale outlined their plans, saying, “The Inspector would like to put a ‘TARDIS’ outside McDonalds [which] hopefully we will be able to staff fairly regularly”...
Coming Soon.....
Torchwood: Mr Invincible (BBC Audio)
Tom Price reads this exclusive audio adventure set after the conclusion of "Miracle Day", featuring Captain Jack Harkness and Sgt Andy Davidson.
Ross Chapman is one of life's losers. So when he survives a point-blank shooting, dons a superhero costume and becomes a crime-busting vigilante, something strange is clearly going on. And Ross' transformation isn't the only odd thing happening in Cardiff.
Time is distorting - around the city, some people are aging, dying and decomposing in a matter of minutes, while others are reverting to childhood.
Sgt Andy Davidson knows he's out of his depth - so when Jack Harkness sweeps into the police station, he's glad of the help that only Torchwood can provide. But for Jack, the stakes are higher than ever. He's seen a vision of Gwen, dead, murdered by an unknown gunman. And if he can't solve the mystery of Mr Invincible, he can't save her...
Written specially for AudioGO by Mark Morris, "Mr Invincible" is read by Tom Price, who played Sgt Andy Davidson in the hit BBC television series. "
Order from Amazon UK here.
WhoTube....
themindrobber has Doctor Who Magazine 447 Cover Shoot - Every Dalek Ever... arrive on location to be photographed for DWM.
Podcasts...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
Gallifreyan Embassy has Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 270. We review the Doctor Who DVD - The Invisible Enemy, plus Doctor Who related news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset.
Under The Miniscope has Episode 14: "The Doctor Mash". As the 50th Anniversary looms and Doctor Who fans everywhere dream of a new multi-Doctor crossover special, Sarah and Andrew take the opportunity to speculate on their dream crossover- and announce the results of the monsters&villains poll!
Radiosonic Workshop has Podcast! Pros/Cons of Fannish Production. In this podcast we discuss the pros and cons of producing Doctor Who audio drama as a fan project, rather than as part of a licensed company. These include no money (pro!), no money (con!), no money (pro!), no money (con!), no money (pro!), and no Paul McGann (boo).
Tid-Bits...
The Doctor Who Site has Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 86. This 86th edition of The DVD Files contains the classic story State Of Decay.
RedBubble.com has Time Lord Party by Silfrvarg. “Ain’t no party like a Time Lord party because a time lord party is not bound by typical temporal parameters and thus don’t stop!” Truer words have never been said. Wear this shirt proudly to signify that time is not the boss of you!
Who Fix has Transfer. More Doctor Who transfer pics to come this week...
The Mary Sue has Star Trek, Doctor Who, & A Space Shuttle On One Fantastic Sci-Fi Ring. “They wanted insignias mixed in with the design. Tardis (Phone booth from Dr. Who) is center motif. With a space shuttle on one side and Star Trek symbol on the other.”
Review's Roundup...
TARDIS Eruditorum has Am I Becoming One Of Your Angels (Revelation of the Daleks). What is most interesting about Revelation of the Daleks is that, other than the fact that it’s rubbish, it’s one of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever. This is, to some extent, just a restatement of our theme for Season 22 - that every story in it is a brilliant story about how terrible a story it is....
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery has Doctor Who 176: The Abominable Snowmen Part 1. The TARDIS lands in Tibet, where our heroes fall afoul of Yeti and distrustful monks...
Blogging with Badger has The Fourth Doctor Adventures – “Trail of the White Worm”. Ah, the Master returns at long last to Big Finish. He’s been back before in a couple audios, but this time he’s up against the 4th Doctor! This is excellent, since previously they’d only appeared together in “The Deadly Assassin” and then again in “The Keeper of Traken.” Both of those appearances were great, and the stories were excellent! How does this one measure up?...
Classical Gallifrey has Serial 104: The Destiny of the Daleks. With two years of Doctor Who under his belt, it's only fitting that producer Graham Williams would choose to bring in The Daleks for a turn. It's weird. ...
Categories: Doctor Who
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We Review the Doctor Who DVD - The Invisible Enemy in Doctor Who: Podshock 270
Art Trap Productions - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 4:12am
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 270
Running Time: 1:42:29
We review the Doctor Who DVD - The Invisible Enemy, plus Doctor Who related news, feedback (Keith), and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset.
Categories: Art Trap Productions
270 - Doctor Who: Podshock
Doctor Who: Podshock - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 3:42am
Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 270
Running time: 1:42:29
We review the Doctor Who DVD - The Invisible Enemy, plus Doctor Who related news, feedback, and more. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Dave Cooper, and Ian Bisset.
Presented to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions.
This podcast is made possible in part by and is brought to you by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you.
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Categories: Doctor Who, Podcasts
Doctor Who Adventures Issue 269
TARDIS Newsroom - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 2:30am
From The Doctor Who Site
Right, I don’t want anyone to panic.
That’s The important thing to remember-no panicking.
It’s just that a number of giant robot gorillas have been spotted heading for Earth.
If you can, lure them into a trap and give me a call.
I’ll come armed with a huge metal banana and a net.
Just don’t panic!
The Doctor
Also inside…
Tardis for sale
Series 7 snippets
My amazing Cyber life
Creature feature
Fear Them
The Doctor’s Companions
Dummy run (comic)
Cybermat and much ore…This weeks issue Comes with a Tardis Stationary Set with Tardis Tin, Ruler, Eraser and Pencil.
Categories: Doctor Who
Today in the 'Whoniverse' Wednesday, May 16, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 2:00am
Today in the 'Whoniverse'
Behind the scenes1964 - Episode 6 of DW: The Keys of Marinus was first broadcast.
1970 - Episode 2 of DW: Inferno was first broadcast.
1990 - Thomas Sangster (Tim Latimer in DW: Human Nature and The Family of Blood) was born.
1985 - The Doctor Who Cookbook was published.
2011 - Derek Crewe, who played Synge in DW: The Sun Makers, died.
Today in History
1220 Henry III of England laid the foundation stone of a new Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey, thus beginning the new abbey-church which was completed in 1245.
1532 Sir Thomas More resigned as Lord Chancellor of England. He opposed the King's separation from the Catholic Church and refused to accept the King as Supreme Head of the Church of England. He was imprisoned in 1534, tried for treason in 1535 where he was convicted on perjured testimony and beheaded.
1578 The birth of Sir Everard Digby, a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned, along with Robert Catesby and others, to kill James I in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
1568 Mary Queen of Scots fled to England. Disguised as an ordinary woman, she crossed the River Solway and landed at Workington, Cumbria, spending her first night at Workington Hall.
1877 The birth of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the British pathologist who became known for his conclusive evidence in the trial of Dr. Crippen.
1908 Britain’s first diesel submarine was launched.
1943 The famous ‘Dam Busters’ raid by the 617 Squadron of Lancaster bombers led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson breached the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in Germany using the ‘bouncing’ bombs developed by Dr Barnes Wallis. They practiced their techniques at the Derwent Dam in Derbyshire where there is a memorial to them. The Eder was Europe’s largest dam, and massive damage and loss of life were caused by flood water, as well as a serious loss of hydroelectric power for the German industrial area of the Rhine.
1951 The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights began between John F Kennedy International Airport in New York and Heathrow Airport in London.
1956 England's Jim Laker took all 10 Australian wickets for 88 in 46 overs at the Oval.
1983 London police began wheel clamping illegally parked vehicles.
1985 Two South Wales miners, Russell Shankland and Dean Hancock , both aged 21, were jailed for life for the murder of taxi driver David Wilkie during the miners' strike. In November 1984, Shankland and Hancock had planned to disrupt a police escort and taxi taking miner David Williams to the Merthyr Vale pit. The taxi driver died after the men hurled a concrete block and a concrete post from a bridge over the Head of the Valleys Road at Rhymner.
1990 John Gummer (government minister) attempted to reassure the public that British beef was safe despite growing fears over BSE. He enlisted his daughter by having her filmed eating a beef burger for the benefit of the TV cameras.
1991 Queen Elizabeth II addressed the U.S. Congress, the first British monarch to do so.
2001 Labour's Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, punched a man who threw an egg at him during his visit to, Rhyl, North Wales. The two men were then involved in a scuffle before the police intervened and arrested Craig Evans, aged 29.
Todays UK TV and Radio
Torchwood
On: Watch
Date: Thursday 17th May 2012
Time: 02:10 to 03:00 (50 minutes long)
Small Worlds. Series 1, episode 5.
What do the eerie forces stalking the suburbs want with the Pierce family?
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, 2006, 4 Star)
Director: Alice Troughton
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Gareth David-Lloyd, Naoko Mori, Eve Pearce
Categories: Doctor Who
Blogworld and New Media Expo Back in NY
Art Trap Productions - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:10pm
Last year we welcomed Blogworld and New Media Expo to New York with its first conference set in the Big Apple. Where does the time go? It's back again and once again it is at the Jacob Javitts Center in Manhattan this time in June (the 5th-7th 2012).
At last year's event, I met several listeners as well as fellow podcasters and new media producers there. If you are going this year, be sure to say hi if you spot me there. Should you attend? Here's a piece I wrote a few years ago, but it still applies today: 5 Reasons to go to Blogworld & New Media Expo.
If you hurry, you can still get the early bird discount on admission (ending tonight). Save an additional 10% NOW on your Early Bird Blog World New York 2012 registration with the code "BWAPVIP10"! Register now to save!
Categories: Art Trap Productions
Whovian Extras for Tuesday, May 15, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:05am
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture is Doctor Who Series 6 by DJToad.
Todays Jigsaw...
70 The most dangerous man in the universe by Wondercookies
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BBC Doctor Who has Dark Day: What Do You Think Happened?
On May 19th, 1780, darkness fell across vast swathes of New England and Canada. Nothing unusual about that. Except it was noon... The darkness lasted several hours and many believed that this sinister 'night-time' signalled the end of the world...
It's one of those mysteries the Doctor would love to solve! Unfortunately, he's a little busy at the moment. Planets to save, species to rescue, new forms of jammy dodgers to invent.
So, we'd like to know what you think caused this mysterious event! Some people have suggested forest fires whilst others say that a blaze big enough to cause total darkness for several hours would have been noticed!
Your suggestions can be scientific but we'd also love to hear explanations that tie into the Doctor's world. Do you think a vast armada of Dalek spaceships over North America caused the phenomenon, for instance? Did the Cybermen have a metal hand in the mystery or were the Judoon poking their horns into human affairs again? Send in your suggestion here.
This way up has Up-words - It's Time for Doctor Who. Imagine you’re a Doctor Who fan. One day in the 1990s someone appears from the future (and, hey, he might be a bit Northern with prominent ears and a black coat, you never know) and tells you that your favourite telly show will be back on air in 2005 and not only will it be great, exciting, terrifying and epic but it will be a ratings trouncing success, the serious critics will rave and even people who previously thought it was all silly wobbly set laden kids stiff will swoon when they catch an eyeful. There will also, he adds with a twinkle in his eyes, be Daleks, millions of them. “Fantastic!” It sounds like something that could never happen but here we are in 2005 and it has happened....
WalesOnline has Gallery: Our behind-the-scenes look at the Doctor Who Experience. As the announcement of the opening date of the Doctor Who Experience was made, reporters from WalesOnline were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition, which is still under construction....
Miscellanious News...
- Bleeding Cool - Steven Moffat Outs River Song As Bisexual
It seems like Captain Jack isn’t the only bisexual in the good Doctor’s cadre of travelling companions as Steven Moffat has now outed River Song via Twitter....
Coming Soon.....
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (CD) By Malcolm Hulke.
Geoffrey Beevers reads this exciting novelisation of a classic "Doctor Who" adventure. Whilst visiting the Master, who has been exiled to a luxurious castle prison on a small island, Doctor Who and Jo Grant learn that a number of ships have vanished in the area.
Whilst investigating these mysterious disappearances, Jo and the Doctor are attacked by a Sea-Devil, one of a submarine colony distantly related to the Silurians. Soon they discover that the Sea-Devils plan to conquer the Earth and enslave humanity, aided and abetted by the Master.
What can Doctor Who do to stop them?
Geoffrey Beevers, who played an incarnation of the Master in the classic BBC TV series, reads Malcolm Hulke's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1974.
order from Amazon UK here.
Podcasts...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast has Episode 113: The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit by Matt Jones. Adam is joined by Kirby, Robert and special guest Johnny Candon. We discuss the above story plus other geeky things.
Who's He? has Podcast 61: They got little cars. In this weeks show, Phil & Paul continue with their series 4 retrospective with a look back The Sontaran Stratagem. They both try really hard this week to be positive and for the most part they succeed. However, with a snivelling wretch of a boy genius the Doctors new found dislike for U.N.I.T., it doesn't take them long to start getting a little bit picky. But in this weeks news, the announcement that episode 1 of series 7 will be premiered in August and Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill have completed their final scenes give the two of them plenty to discuss and go off topic about. Please be warned that during the course of this weeks episode, the words "twunt" and "bukakke" are used with wanton abandon.
Tid-Bits...
TDW Geeks has TARDIS Corset of the Day. Corset Wonderland’s steel-boned TARDIS Corset: guaranteed to make you smaller on the outside!
The Doctor Who Site has Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 84. This 84th edition of The DVD Files contains the classic story The Mind Robber.
The Doctor Who Site also has Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 85. This 85th edition of The DVD Files contains the classic story Full Circle.
RedBubble.com has Trust Your Doctor by Khepera.
Review's Roundup...
Chair With A Panda On It has Doctor Who: The Ark. In the final days of Earth, the TARDIS lands on a massive spaceship carrying the last members of the human race to a new home beyond the solar system. The humans are not out of danger, however, as a deadly plague emerges from the most unlikely of sources: the common cold carried by the Doctor’s companion Dodo....
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery has Doctor Who 175: The Tomb of the Cybermen Part 4. The Cybermen go back to sleep and after defeating Klieg and the Cyber Controller, the Doctor seals up the tomb again....
Bigger On The Inside has Parasite. The TARDIS materialises on the Artifact in the 26th century. The Artifact is immense hollow orb, populated by a variety of unpleasant alien-forms. The Artifact has only recently arrived in the Elysium system, which is contested by three different factions. It’s presence has only served to increase tensions as its gravitational distortions provide an opportunity to reach Earth....
The Edwardian Adventurer has Doctor Who Story 051 – Spearhead from Space part 1. "Typically, I have tried to review stories in their entirety (especially once the individual episode titles were dropped from Doctor Who’s format). With this serial, however, it seems more conducive to break things up a bit. Part one is doing quite a few things and it can be a bit jarring...."
Second Life News
The TARDIS Newsroom has its own place in Second Life, come and drop in for a virtual Doctor Who World of adventure at Paradox Island.
The SL Doctor Who Expo has PodShock Party and Mod Job II. First of all, for the folks within Second Life who are from the Relay for Life teams who may be attending the event. The biggest question ive heard is "what is podshock?". Doctor Who: Podshock is the oldest continual podcast dedicated to Doctor Who, they can be found here....
For more news from Second Life check out my Google+ page Having a Second Life.
Categories: Doctor Who
Karen Gillan Talks Inspector Spacetime!
TARDIS Newsroom - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 10:54am
Doctor Who's KAREN GILLAN wants to be on "Inspector Spacetime"!
See Doctor Who's KAREN GILLAN talk about NBC's Community - and find out what she thinks about their ongoing Doctor Who spoof "INSPECTOR SPACETIME"!
(from BBCAmericaTV)
Categories: Doctor Who
Today in the 'Whoniverse' Tuesday, May 15, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 2:00am
Today's Releases
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Today in the 'Whoniverse'
Events2008 - Geoff Noble died. (NSA: Beautiful Chaos)
Behind the scenes1925 - Roy Stewart was born.
1942 - Paul Shelley, who played the Minister of Persuasion in DW: Four to Doomsday was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
1965 - "The Final Phase", Episode 4 of DW: The Space Museum was first broadcast.
1971 - Episode 6 of DW: Colony in Space was first broadcast.
1990 - Writer and director Peter Grimwade died from leukemia.
1992 - Bartlett Mullins, who played the Second Elder in DW: The Sensorites and an Elder in The Savages, died.
Today in History
1536 The trial of Anne Boleyn. She was accused of incest, sleeping with 4 men and an assassination plot against her husband, King Henry VIII. She was found guilty by a specially-selected jury and executed four days later.
1567 Mary Queen of Scots married James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, just three months after the assassination of her husband, Lord Darnley.
1718 The first machine gun was patented by London lawyer James Puckle who, as a keen fisherman, intended to use it at sea! He began to manufacture it in London in 1721.
1740 Ephraim Chambers, the English encyclopaedist died.
1800 George III survived two assassination attempts in one day, the second coming from James Hadfield who fired a shot at the King during a performance at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Hadfield was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
1858 The present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London was opened.
1895 The death of Joseph Whitaker, English publisher of Whitaker's Almanac.
1909 The birth, in Huddersfield, of James Mason, British actor who appeared in more than 80 films. His distinctive voice enabled him to play a menacing villain as greatly as his good looks assisted him as a leading man. His roles include Brutus in Julius Caesar, Field Marshal Rommel in The Desert Fox and Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
1929 In the first football international, England lost to Spain 4-3, in Madrid.
1936 Aviator Amy Johnson arrived in England after a record-breaking 12 day, 15 hour flight from London to Cape Town and back.
1941 The first flight of Britain's first jet propelled aircraft, the Gloster-Whittle E28/39. It was devised by Frank Whittle.
1957 Britain's first hydrogen bomb was exploded on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The effect of the radiation on some of the British soldiers who watched the test only came to light many years later.
1981 The birth of Zara Phillips, daughter of Anne, the Princess Royal and Mark Phillips.
1987 The birth of Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player, ranked number 4 in the world (2012). In 2011, Murray became only the seventh player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year.
1990 Home produced beef was banned in UK schools and hospitals as a result of concern over 'mad cow disease' (BSE).
1995 The British Police Federation voted against the routine arming of police officers.
2008 The death (aged 51) of Thomas "Tommy" Burns, Scottish professional football player and manager. He was also a Scotland international, winning eight caps between 1981 and 1988 whilst a Celtic player.
Todays UK TV and Radio
Torchwood
On: Watch
Date: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Time: 01:00 to 02:00 (1 hour long)
Cyberwoman. Series 1, episode 4.
Beneath the Torchwood Building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret - a half-converted Cyberwoman.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, 2006, 3 Star)
Director: James Strong
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd
Categories: Doctor Who
Dark Day: What Do You Think Happened?
BBC - Doctor Who - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 7:00pm
On May 19th, 1780, darkness fell across vast swathes of New England and Canada...
Categories: Doctor Who
Whovian Extras for Monday, May 14, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:34am
Editor's bit...
(Dave Lewis 'The Mad Man with a Blue Blog')
Todays picture is Doctor Who vs Darth Vader by Drombyb.
Todays Jigsaw...
80 Skaro Moon by Stushie
Scanner selected posts...
Mindless Ones has Doctor Who: Fifty Stories For Fifty Years: 1975. The new production team of producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes had a very different idea of what the show should be like from their predecessors — whereas Doctor Who in the Letts/Dicks/Pertwee era had been an ITC serial with comedy peasants, martial arts sequences and car chases, the Hinchcliffe/Holmes/Baker team wanted a show that was closer to a science-fictional version of the Hammer Horror films, but with the sexuality of Hammer almost entirely removed, and the black humour played up....
Blogtor Who has 10 Planets The Doctor Should Revisit. As Doctor Who still persists in refusing to be on the telly at the moment (well, new episodes at least), our minds at Blogtor Towers turn to the future. And the past. (Anything but the Time Lord~less present.) Included for your perusal is a Top 10 of planets that The Doctor should take another trip to...
The Edwardian Adventurer has The John Pertwee (aka Third Doctor) Era: An Introduction. The Pertwee era is marked by ruffled shirts and velvet jackets. The Doctor is no longer traversing time and space (for now, anyway), having been exiled to Earth by the Time Lords after a forced regeneration. The Pertwee era, as I have read, is an era that owes inspiration to James Bond and Quatermass. We will see derring-do, gadgets, and alien invasions...
Miscellanious News...
- Daily Mail - Doctor's visit: Daisy Lowe pictured leaving ex Matt Smith's home days after rumours she'd landed a new man
Daisy was snapped hopping into a cab outside Matt's home and being dropped off at her own. Later, Smith, 29, was pictured leaving his house. The couple split last year, but have been spotted in each other's company on a number of occasions since then... - Rich's ComixBlog - 50th Anniversary
I've got something planned for the Big Doctor Who Day. - Digital Spy - 'Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock' release date announced for next week
Originally scheduled for March, the platformer will be available worldwide to download on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation VIta from Wednesday, May 23. It will also be available at retail on PS3 from May 25 in the UK... - The Doctor Who Site - The Eternity Clock Release Dates
There will be a limited retail release of the PS3 version of the game in the UK. The Eternity Clock will be released globally for PS3 on the 23rd May via PSN and The PS3 UK retail version of the game will be released on 25th May....
Podcasts...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
The Sonic Toolbox has Episode 32: Cricket Anyone? It's the Doctor...playing Cricket! It's Adric...eating! It's us...reviewing "Black Orchid"! This week you find out why this story is Daisy's all time favorite.
Radio Free Skaro has Episode 310. It’s a time of endings on this week’s episode of Radio Free Skaro. Not only did the past week see the end of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in their roles as the Ponds, at least as far as filming goes, it also saw the end of the Upper Boat studio being the home of Doctor Who. To cap it all off, the Three Who Rule talk all over the first four episodes of Inferno, the last story to (prominently) feature the frankly awesome Liz Shaw. But it’s also a time for new beginnings as the announcement of the Series 7 premiere is discussed.
Traveling the Vortex has Episode 72 – Marmite and the Rani. In this week’s episode we explore another Adversary Archive, this time with a look at The Rani. We review two classic stories, first the Sixth Doctor’s encounter with The Rani in The Mark of the Rani. Then we tackle the Seventh Doctor’s first story in Time and the Rani.
Tid-Bits...
Doctor Who Experience Step has The props are already on their way in!
RedBubble.com has Tardis in space 11th Doctor by bomdesignz.
Review's Roundup...
planetzogblog has Doctor Who 3.13: Last of the Time Lords review. It’s a curious welcome this season has for the new companion of Doctor Who. From the get-go she’s compared to the previous companion, Rose. Overshadowed...
Blogging with Badger has The Companion Chronicles 6.11 – “The Jigsaw War”. First off, it takes place in multiple time streams. That’s something that’s very hard to do in fiction, especially when those time streams appear in a non-linear fashion. Thankfully Big Finish is up to the task of making sense of such things, as they should be when writing Doctor Who stories....
stuartreviewsstuff has Dr Who Review: Day of the Daleks (or ‘A Dalek Story That Shouldn’t Have The Daleks In It’). The main item of note when discussing the Day of the Daleks is that it’s a really good, solid science fiction plot that explores time travel, causality and paradoxes in a way not really ever before seen in the show, and it’s the only one to actually explore time travel as something more than a means of getting somewhere new since The Ark....
Reverse The Polarity Films' Doctor Who Review has Audio Review 18: Destination: Nerva, written by Nicholas Briggs (2012). The Doctor and Leela travel back to England in 1895 after intercepting an alien distress call. They find the source of the trouble in a Victorian house, where they discover that a company of British soldiers, led by Lord Jack Cunningham, have stolen the spacecraft of a peaceful alien species, the Drellerans, who were visiting the Earth at the time....
TARDIS Eruditorum has By No Means The Most Interesting (Timelash). Apparently the second worst Doctor Who story ever. Indeed, its flaws are obvious - it’s in many ways The Horns of Nimon only with Paul Darrow instead of Graham Crowden, and while Darrow’s solution to the problem of the script is much the same as Crowden’s, he lacks the sheer mass of cured pork necessary to pull it off completely....
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery has Doctor Who 174: The Tomb of the Cybermen Part 3. The group escapes the Cybermen except for poor Toberman, and the Doctor zaps some Cybermats....
Categories: Doctor Who
Podshock: The Musings Of Mornington: PodShock: Mod Job II - #SecondLife #DoctorWho http://t.co/ZcR3mAX8
Doctor Who: Podshock Tweets - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 8:45am
Podshock: The Musings Of Mornington: PodShock: Mod Job II - #SecondLife #DoctorWho http://t.co/ZcR3mAX8
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Doctor Who Experience handed keys to new Cardiff home
TARDIS Newsroom - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:53am
From BBC News
The Doctor Who Experience is to be officially handed the keys to its new exhibition space in Cardiff.
The attraction, which features sets, props and memorabilia from the BBC series, closed in London in February to make way for its move to Cardiff Bay.
The new 3,000 sq m building is at Porth Teigr, next door to the BBC's Roath Lock studios, where Doctor Who, Casualty and Pobol y Cwm are produced.
The exhibition is expected to attract up to 250,000 visitors a year.
The internal fitting of the building will take place over the coming weeks.
Paula Al-Lach, head of exhibitions and events at new tenants BBC Worldwide, said: "I'm thrilled to be formally accepting the keys to the building on Monday and can't wait to start moving in.
"We've worked hard to create an outstanding visitor attraction with the Doctor Who Experience.
"It's the first ever interactive Doctor Who exhibition and for our Cardiff opening we have some exciting new exhibits to be displayed in public for the very first time."
Ken Poole, Cardiff council's head of economic development, said: "Doctor Who is a global brand and is something that has really helped boost the profile of Cardiff internationally.
"This attraction will bring millions of pounds into the economy and the benefits to Cardiff will be immense in terms of tourism."
Categories: Doctor Who
Babelcolour Tribute: The Seventh Doctor
TARDIS Newsroom - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:30am
BabelColour: "A re-upload of one of the first videos I made for Youtube, which was originally deleted years ago because of the song rights. For those with a long memory, you may be pleased to see it return!"
Categories: Doctor Who
Today in the 'Whoniverse' Monday, May 14, 2012
TARDIS Newsroom - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:00am
Today in the 'Whoniverse'
Events1938 - Peri Brown was abducted from Hollywood by the Threshold. (DWM: The Curse of the Scarab, Ground Zero)
Behind the scenes1903 - Barbara Leake ((Mrs. Farrel in DW: Terror of the Autons) was born.
1925 - Tristram Cary, who composed the incidental music for select episodes of DW: The Daleks, The Rescue, and The Daleks' Master Plan, was born at Oxford, England.
1925 - Ysanne Churchman, who supplied the voice for Alpha Centauri in DW: The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon, and also for the Metebelis III Spiders in Planet of the Spiders, was born at Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.
1925 - Gordon Gostelow, who played Milo Clancey in DW: The Space Pirates, was born in Australia.
1942 - Prentis Hancock, who played one of the reporters in DW: Spearhead from Space, Vaber in Planet of the Daleks, Salamar in Planet of Evil, and the head guard in The Ribos Operation, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1966 - "Johnny Ringo", Episode 3 of DW: The Gunfighters was first broadcast.
1996 - DW: The Doctor Who TV movie was first broadcast.
2005 - DW: Father's Day was first broadcast.
Today in History
1080 William Walcher, the Bishop of Durham and Earl of Northumberland, was murdered. As revenge, William the Conqueror ravaged the area and took the opportunity to invade Scotland and build the castle at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1727 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter and founder of the English School of portrait and landscape painting, was born.
1779 The classic English horse race The Oaks was first run at the Epsom Racecourse in southern England.
1796 Edward Jenner became the first British physician to carry out a successful vaccination; on an eight year old boy against smallpox. His pioneering work laid the foundation for modern immunology techniques.
1847 HMS Driver completed the first circumnavigation of the world by a steamship when it arrived back at Spithead on the Hampshire coast.
1856 The trial of William Palmer, doctor and poisoner, began at the Old Bailey. Palmer’s victims were poisoned with strychnine. They included creditors, at least four of his 14 illegitimate children, his mother-in-law, his wife who had brought him a large dowry, and other relations. Palmer was found guilty and executed in his native Staffordshire.
1889 The children's charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, was launched in London. Liverpool businessman Thomas Agnew had visited the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and was so impressed that he returned to England determined to provide similar help. In 1895 Queen Victoria became its first Royal Patron but it did not change its title to 'Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children' or similar, as the acronym NSPCC was already well established.
1894 Blackpool Tower Circus first opened to the public and 30,000 people paid a 6d entrance fee.
1921 The British Legion was founded by Earl Haig (known as 'Butcher of the Somme').
1926 Eric Morecambe, comedian, was born.
1929 Yorkshire and England cricketer Wilfred Rhodes took his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton. He is the only player in history to have reached that plateau. He was also the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches.
1940 The birth of the Scottish yachtsman Chay Blyth. He made the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe from east to west against the prevailing winds and currents aboard the 59 ft. British Steel.
1951 Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1957 The lifting of restrictions on fuel consumption imposed during the Suez crisis.
1965 The field at Runnymede, the site of the signing of the Magna Carta, was dedicated by the Queen as a memorial to the late John F Kennedy, US President.
Todays UK TV and Radio
Torchwood
On: Watch
Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Time: 00:45 to 01:45 (1 hour long)
Out of Time. Series 1, episode 10.
When a plane from 1953 lands in present-day Cardiff there are painful consequences for all concerned.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, 2006, 4 Star)
Director: Alice Troughton
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd
Torchwood
On: Watch
Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Time: 01:45 to 03:00
The Ghost Machine. Series 1, episode 3.
An alien object reveals visions of the past, bringing a long-buried crime to the surface.
(Widescreen, Subtitles, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Described, 2006, 4 Star)
Director: Colin Teague
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen
Categories: Doctor Who
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
