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FishyFish

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New Doctor Who baddie revealed...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5388130.stm

Doctor Who baddie role for Barlow

Former Coronation Street star Thelma Barlow is to star as a baddie in the next series of Doctor Who.

Barlow, 77, who played timid Mavis Wilton in the ITV soap for 26 years, will star as Lady Thaw in an episode to be shown next year.

The actress is also known for her role in BBC sitcom Dinnerladies.

The episode will also feature the League of Gentleman's Mark Gatiss, 39, as a scientist. Gatiss wrote two earlier episodes of Doctor Who.

A third series of Russell T Davies' Doctor Who is due to air in spring 2007, following a Christmas special this year.

It will see actress Freema Agyeman, 27, taking over from Billie Piper as the Doctor's assistant.

The BBC recently announced a Doctor Who spin-off starring Elisabeth Sladen, who played one of the doctor's companions, Sarah Jane, in the 1970s.

That series will kick off with a one-hour special early next year.

Meanwhile, Doctor Who has now become TV's longest-running sci-fi show, according to Guinness World Records, after 43 years and 723 episodes.

Russell T Davies said: "This achievement is all thanks to the remarkable production team who first created Doctor Who, and to the audience who have kept it alive for all these years."

The series began on 23 November, 1963, and was revived in 2005 after 16 years off the screen.

"Well I don't really know..."

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Thank fuck we arent just going to be beseiged with young hot actresses this time around, someone who can inject some character into their villians please!

Hopefully all this waffle about saving budget by sticking to this century and planet will not mean that we are going to be stuck with Marthas family this time round. Give the doctor some more freedom!

Regardless I will still watch and will love the new season.

Just watched Robot, have to say Tom was genius right from the get-go.

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My wife pointed out to me that any kind of robot or any mechanized being in the Who universe seems to go into a complete wobbler when anything minor goes wrong.

The daleks go into a strop "MY VISION IS IMPARED!!!!!"

and that robot went full scale psycho!

The Cybermen are also known to have a bit of PMT.

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Torchwood is due to air on the 22nd October on BBC3, according to Digital Spy's Tube Talk section.

Chris: "Hi Neil, your info is great for us. I know Torchwood is due to start in October on BBC3, but do you know what date and when it will be shown on BBC1? Hope you will be including it in your spoiler zone. Looking forward to your reply."

Neil: OK, I'll go a little further now and give October 22 (Sunday!) as the BBC Three premiere date. I don't have confirmation on the BBC One scheduling yet but my guess would be in a post-news, 10.40pm slot. This show will be a permanent fixture in the spoiler spot beginning next week, along with the much-lauded Robin Hood!

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Meanwhile, Doctor Who has now become TV's longest-running sci-fi show, according to Guinness World Records, after 43 years and 723 episodes.

Russell T Davies said: "This achievement is all thanks to the remarkable production team who first created Doctor Who, and to the audience who have kept it alive for all these years."

The series began on 23 November, 1963, and was revived in 2005 after 16 years off the screen.

you CAN'T include the 16 years it wasn't on t'telly then, can you?

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Thelma Barlow's one of the country's finest actresses.

Amen to that.

Under-used in Corrie towards the end, really. Excellent, excellent, excellent in Dinnerladies, though. Funnily enough, hasn't fellow Dinnerladies star Anne Reid been confirmed for Doctor Who series three? Another excellent actress.

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I cant wait for Torchwood, and now this new Sarah Jane series too! And the K9 kids show!

Anyone else remember a BBC schools programme about the solar system with the 7th doc and Ace? Anyone know of any torrents?

Apparently there was to be a 7th doctor radio series on radio 4 years ago that fell through, just after the show ended on tv.

Its a wonderful time to be a Who fan.

As for the 16 year break, surely a mistake, the 8th doctor movie breaks up the 16 years.

I amn currently listening to the two part cyberman story from big finish The Gathering and The Reaping. Awesome.

Currently "getting" all the 8th doctor audios too, which to me count as paul mcganns "series". Its all my odd logic, but I only personally count the tv shows and big finish audios as canon.

While I like some of the books, I dont really see them as canon, though many will disagree, its my personal viewpoint and I like it fine lol.

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Noticed that UKTV Gold are showing Who's again. Claws of Axos was on at the weekend, and it looks like the Pertwee stories are running in order again from november.

Plus....<drum roll>

SCIENCE FICTION SERIES: Doctor Who

On: UKTV Gold (109)

Date: Wednesday 1st November 2006 (starting in 28 days)

Time: 07:05 to 08:25 (1 hour and 20 minutes long)

Genesis of The Daleks. Series 12, episode 4.

Another classic story from the 'Dr Who' archive. The Time Lords have a mission for the Doctor - to go back in time and destroy the Daleks before their creation. He finds himself stranded on Skaro, the planet of his deadly foes, where Sarah faces the horrors of the radioactive wastelands. This tale includes the Doctor's first meeting with Davros, master of the Daleks, and is often voted the best Who story ever by fans.

(3 Star)

Starring: Tom Baker, Elizabeth Sladen

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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=8627

Copyright © GipsyMedia Limited.

I think it runs over two or three days.

Does this mean that UKTVG now have the rights to the Dalek stories? And that maybe they'll be re-running the Sir Tom of Baker stories again?

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Did anyone catch the teaser on BBC3 last night before Virus? Looks great. Lots of shots and some dialogue. Very cool....

after seeing the full 30 sec trailer, I still stick with my judgement and say it looks like a cross between Angel and The X-files , which should mean its brilliant.

Then agains its Captain Jack ffs so its more awesome on that basis alone :wub:

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That doesn't make it right though!

its like they are bullying people to going digital before they need to!

( How long until they have to go Digital? )

2011/2012 I think.

And it's hardly naughty creating original programming for BBC Three. Especially that which will be repeated on One, anyway. I'd rather they made new programmes than simply recycled the old.

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2011/2012 I think.

And it's hardly naughty creating original programming for BBC Three. Especially that which will be repeated on One, anyway. I'd rather they made new programmes than simply recycled the old.

Exactly, but it's also a statement of intent. Torchwood is being billed as an "adult" series, instead than the family audience of Doctor Who, and BBC3 is very firmly targetted at the twenty-something market.

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