27 Oct. 2004 :: Spoilers in SFX and Dreamwatch

The new issues of SFX magazine and Dreamwatch include a number of interesting 'spoilers' for the new series.

Because these are spoilers for the series we include details on a separate page; click on the link below to view (you do so at your own risk!)

• » Click here for SFX and Dreamwatch spoilers

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24 Oct. 2004 :: Monmouth set report

We have added a full report from the Monmouth, Wales, shoot on the 21/22 September. The report includes a link to a copy of the letter sent out by BBC Wales to local residents informing them of the shoot and giving details about what they are likely to see.

This first appeared on the Outpost Gallifrey website in September 2004 but we present the BBC Wales letter here for the first time.

• » Click here to see the set report

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19 Oct. 2004 :: New series logo unveiled

The official BBC Doctor Who website has unveiled the new 2005 series logo:

Doctor Who® & logo TM © BBC 2004

According to the BBC it "was created by the Graphic Design team at BBC Wales, with Insect Design working on the background."

They go on to suggest that "you'll be seeing it in action on screen, online, and in print next year."

Apparently they have already applied for a trademark on the new logo.

Read more and download a desktop wallpaper version on the official BBC Doctor Who website now.

What do you think of the new logo?

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22 Sept. 2004 :: SCOOP - First photos of Eccleston and Simon Callow together and in costume

We have added 9 photos from last nights filming in Monmouth - these include some superb, and to our knowledge unique, images of Eccleston and Simon Callow on set (in costume) together. We believe we are the first to present these images to the world!

There is currently one image gallery, link below, please be aware of potential spoilers in all photos.

• » Click here to view the Eccleston and Callow Image Gallery

We have many more behind the scenes set photos and will present these here over the coming days.

04 Aug. 2004 :: The Daleks are BACK!

In a dramatic turnaround the BBC have today officially announced that the Daleks will appear in the new series of Doctor Who.

This news comes after the disappointment of the recent announcement that talks had broken down between the estate of Dalek creator, Terry Nation, and the BBC - see our news story from the 3rd of July

For more information click here see the announcement on the official BBC Doctor Who website.

More links:

• » BBC News (online) - "Daleks back to fight Doctor Who"
• » The Sun - "Sun wins Dalek victory"

Further details and discussions of this and other stories relating to the new series can be found on the ever excellent Outpost Gallifrey website.

By the way, we have a suspicion that the UK press will get rather excited over he next day or two so get down you local newsagents in the morning and watch this space over the next couple of days.

22 July 2004 :: First photos of Eccleston in 'costume'

A number of newspapers have printed photographs of Christopher Eccleston in his new costume whilst filming in London with Billie Piper.

One of the first to do so was The Mirror, the article can be seen here.

There has been some debate amongst Doctor Who fans as to the merits of the new look but we LOVE it!

More articles are listed on our 2004 Newspaper Cuttings page.

22 July 2004 :: Exclusive - More set photos

We have now added 36 photos from last nights filming in Cardiff - these include 11 images of Billie Piper filming one of her first scenes.

There are 2 image galleries, links below, please be aware of potential spoilers.

• » Click here to view Image Gallery 1
• » Click here to view Billie Piper Image Gallery

UPDATED 23 July 2004

Another image gallery has been added with some very atmospheric shots of the TARDIS and some great shots of other elements of the production.

A link is below, please be aware of potential spoilers.

• » Click here to view Image Gallery 2

 

We will be adding related cutings later today and more on set images over the wekend so look out for these.

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22 July 2004 :: Exclusive - TARDIS on new series set photos

As mentioned yesterday our webmaster Roger Anderson made the trip to Cardiff last night to view and photograph filming of the new Doctor Who series.

We will present later today a full set report and many photographs of the nights events but we just had to add the two photos linked to below, they show, for perhaps the first time, the TARDIS on set for filming of the new show.

The first shot shows the prop being built, the second is a nice shot of the finished TARDIS standing in the street.

• » Click here to view photo 1
• » Click here to view photo 2

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21 July 2004 :: Filming starts in Cardiff

Filming of the new Doctor Who series has started with various location shoots in Cardiff city centre.

Online reports and information from fans who have seen the filming have confirmed that location filming appears to have started on Sunday the 18th of July. According to media reports it is set to continue until at least early in the morning of the 22nd of July.

Additionally a 5 minute (approx.) news item filmed at the location shoot appeared on BBC Wales Today; this included a live interview session with Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and Russell T Davies. This can be seen on the BBC Doctor Who website.

As yet we have little to report from the press but we do have some cuttings from the Welsh press which will be added here over the next few days along with anything else that is printed.

Your intrepid webmaster intends to head off to Cardiff later tonight to see what's going on and hopefully snap some photographs from the location shoot - more on this tomorrow! (If anyone is in the area tonight and fancies popping down to say hello please do - e-mail me first though so I know to look out for you.)

In the meantime more information can be found on the following general websites:

• » BBC News
• » Official BBC Doctor Who website (for the BBC Wales Today broadcast and photographs from the filming)
• » Mid Wales Online
• » News Wales

 

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03 July 2004 :: No Daleks in new series!

Following much speculation in the UK press and media an official BBC news report, dated Friday the 2nd of July, has confirmed that the Daleks will not be appearing in the first season of the new Doctor Who series which will star Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as companion Rose.

A BBC spokeswoman is quoted as saying, "After lengthy negotiations, the BBC and Terry Nation have been unable to reach an agreement on the terms of the use of the Daleks."

The Terry Nation estate, who own the rights to Daleks are reported as saying that they are "bitterly disappointed" and new series producer and writer, Russell T Davies, commented "we are disappointed that the Daleks will not be included but we have a number of new and exciting monsters".

The news has also been reported on the websites of The Sun and The Guardian newspapers and doubtless more newspapers will also pick up on the story. We will update the Cuttings Archive with press cuttings and information as and when it appears.

More information can be found on the following websites:

• » BBC News report
• » Official BBC Doctor Who website
• » The Guardian
• » The Sun

 

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25 May 2004 :: Billie Piper is NEW companion, Rose Tyler

A full list of cuttings relating to this story and ongoing updates from the UK and international press is on our 2004 cuttings page.

Following numerous rumours and press reports (see below) official news broke late yesterday in the UK that Billie Piper has been cast as Rose Tyler, companion to the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) for the new series of Doctor Who.

Following on from the announcement the UK press has been full of the news (see our 2004 cuttings page for lists of cuttings and articles on this story) and the online press has also carried the story.

Click on the image (left) for more photographs of Piper.

The IMDB (Internet Movie Database) page on Billie Piper can be found here.

More information can be found on the following websites:

• » BBC Press Release

 

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20 March 2004 :: Christopher Eccleston is the NEW Doctor

A full list of cuttings relating to this story and ongoing updates from the UK and international press is on our 2004 cuttings page.

News broke this morning in the UK national press that Christopher Eccleston, Our Friends in the North, The Second Coming, The Others, 28 Days Later, Gone in Sixty Seconds, has been cast as the Ninth Doctor for the new series of Doctor Who.

The UK press has been full of the news (see our 2004 cuttings page for lists of cuttings and articles on this story) and the online press has also carried the story.

Click on the image (left) for more photographs of Eccleston.

The IMDB (Internet Movie Database) page on Eccleston can be found here.

More information can be found on the following websites:

• » BBC Press Release

• » BBC News
• » Reuters
• » The Scotsman (Scottish Newspaper)
• » The Guardian (UK Newspaper)
• » The Telegraph (UK Newspaper)
• » Teletext
• » Ananova

Update 21st March

More online press coverage (with thanks to Outpost Gallifrey & others):

More information and comment can be found on the Outpost Gallifrey website.

The series is being produced by BBC Wales for BBC1 and will be aired in thirteen 45 minute episodes. It is set to be broadcasted in the UK on Saturday evenings on BBC1 beginning in early 2005. The new series is being produced by Russell T. Davies, Mal Young and Phil Collinson with Julie Gardner as Executive Producer and Andy Pryor in charge of casting. It is being written by Russell T. Davies (8 episodes), Steven Moffat (2 episodes), Paul Cornell (1 episode), Rob Shearman (1 episode) and Mark Gatiss (1 episode).

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