Russell T Davies was a guest on todays edition of BBC Breakfast, and while on the show he revealed that the second special of the year should be shown around November. Russell also confirmed that Bernard Cribbins will be the Doctors companion in the 2 specials of the year. Russell T Davies' appearance on the show can be seen below;

In other news a new interview with Russell T Davies has been published in Time Out Magazine, and you can read the interview on their website here. Planet of the Dead will air on television this Saturday at 6.45pm on both BBC One and BBC HD.

The new issue of the TV listings magazine Total TV Guide reveals the name of the second Doctor Who special of the year. The episode will apparently be titled The Waters of Mars and will guest star Lindsay Duncan as a one-off companion Adelaide for the Doctor as played by David Tennant. The episode will also see the return of the Ood.

A new interview with James Strong, the director of Planet of the Dead, has appeared online today. The interview was published on Den of Geeks official website, and in the interview James talks about filming in Doctor Who in Dubai, whats its like directing, and much more. An extract from the interview can be seen below;

Is post-production still going on with 'Planet Of The Dead' or is it pretty much ready?

Oh blimey - no no no! [laughs] Going on and going on...and it will be going on right up until transmission. These are the tightest deadlines we've ever had, so it's requiring an enormous effort from everybody, really, since we finished shooting, to really push it through. Obviously it has to be to the same standards as normal, and more. It's a bigger episode than we've ever done before, and yet the deadlines are tighter than we've ever had before. But I'm sure we'll get there.

How has shooting in high-definition changed the pipeline of getting an episode out?

Well, I think part of the consideration in moving to HD was the number of CGI shots in Doctor Who. The cost of moving to HD was slightly prohibitive. But as things have progressed and more and more stuff is on HD, in the end it got to be that we were the only show not on HD. The equipment and the software that was being used was all HD, and we weren't. In the end [the fact that HD was prevalent] made it easier for us to work with it, from the point of view of effects and stuff.

Do you think you would have got a Dubai location shoot if Doctor Who wasn't having a truncated season this year?

Well, they went to Pompeii last year. I think if the script had been a normal episode rather than a special - not that there's ever a normal episode...this story demanded a proper desert, so I don't think it could ever have been achieved otherwise. It's a scary thing to think how we would have done it on Camber Sands or a beach in West Wales.

On set, was there a sense of valediction beginning for David Tennant's Doctor, or is that still very much in the future?

We don't really deal in this episode in anything that's to come, or that might happen to the Doctor regarding David's exit from the character. What's lovely about it for me is that it's the last of the standalone, pure Doctor Who adventures. After this episode I think it's going to get darker and into the story that will see the regeneration to the next Doctor. This one doesn't deal with anything at all that's come before or after.

You can read the full interview on Den of Geeks official website here. Doctor Who Planet of the Dead will gets its debut on television this Saturday, the 11th of April, at 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

A new interview with both David Tennant, who plays the 10th Doctor, and Russell T Davies, the executive producer and head writer of Doctor Who, has been published on The Times official website today. In the interview they talk about the upcoming Easter special Planet of the Dead, why they are leaving Doctor Who and much more. An extract from the interview can be seen below;

Tell us about the Easter special, Planet of the Dead.

Russell T Davies: People are going to be Doctor Who-deprived this year, so it’s got everything in it: CGI monsters, prosthetic monsters, army, police, an alien planet . . . It’s our last chance to have a bit of a laugh. Now the Doctor’s facing the end of his life, it’s going to get dark.

Come the final curtain, will there be a dry eye in the house?

David Tennant: Well, I cried when I read it.

Did you make a pact to leave together?

David Tennant: We talked about it. It wasn’t a pact . . . I’d sort of decided. But then I nearly changed my mind again.

Russell T Davies: We had dinner and chatted about it a few years ago. It just felt right. The BBC asked me to do a series five, but I didn’t shift at all.

You can read the full interview on The Times official website here. Doctor Who Planet of the Dead will air on Saturday the 11th of April at 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

With the highly anticipated airing of the Doctor Who Easter special, Planet of the Dead next week, you can expect there to be a lot of publicity over the coming days. On Wednesday the 8th of April, David Tennant will be a guest on Jo Whiley's show from 10am to 1pm on BBC Radio 1. On the same day Michelle Ryan will appear on Blue Peter from 4.35pm on BBC One, and she will also be on The Paul O'Grady Show from 5pm on Channel 4. Then on Saturday the 11th of April, David Tennant will be presenting Jonanthan Ross's radio show with Catherine Tate from 10am-1pm on BBC Radio 2. And then on that night, the episode will be shown on television at 6.45pm on BBC One.

It has been confirmed that the Doctor Who Confidential episode for Planet of the Dead will air at 8.30pm on BBC Three, on Saturday the 11th of April, 45 minutes after Planet of the Dead finishes. The episode, called Desert Storm, will go behind the scenes on Planet of the Dead, and it will include exclusive interviews with the cast of the episode, and the crew. Doctor Who Confidential will run for one hour, which means it will end at 9.30pm. The episode will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer shortly after.

BBC Magazines have today sent us the cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 109 which was released yesterday. This issue takes a look at the top 10 laughs with the 10th Doctor, and it comes free with an inflatable Supreme Dalek. You can see the cover to the left and you can read the press release below;

Top 10 laughs with the Tenth Doctor!

This week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures, out now, looks at the funniest moments with the Tenth Doctor.

Time-travelling with the Doctor is not all scares and running away from monsters! Do you remember when the Time Lord met a horse on a spaceship? Or when the Doctor and Donna saw each other through an office window? Or how about when he tempted a monster with a pork chop?

Find out about all these and more in this week’s funny fact file!

The issue comes with a free inflatable Supreme Dalek.

What else?

• Posters: A Weeping Angel, the Tenth Doctor and a deadly Dalek!
• News: Info about the Easter special.
• Survival guide: What to do if you meet a Slitheen.
• Make it!: A Cyber piñata!
• Tales from the TARDIS: A scary scene from The Fires of Pompeii.
• Puzzles and competitions: Things to win and puzzles to solve!
• Comic strip: The Doctor and Heather land on an alien world.
• Subscription offer: Subscribe today and get an amazing Doctor Who book!

Doctor Who Adventures, issue 109, priced £2.10, is out now. Don’t miss it!

This issue of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland at the RRP of £2.10, make sure you get your copy by the 9th of April, which is when issue 110 will be released. Issue 110 will come free with a Doctor dress up set, and it will include a preview for Planet of the Dead and facts about the Doctor.

The press release for Doctor Who Magazine issue 407 has now been released. The issue came out yesterday at the price of £3.99 in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland. You can see the cover to the left and below is the press release;

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, issue 407, which was released today, includes news on the second special of the year. Russell T Davies said; "The next three specials will be shown in the second half of the year. It was said, in some interviews, that all three would air around Christmas time, but plans have changed since then. We can't give away exact dates yet, except to say that you should be seeing Episode 4.16 before the Christmas period. The title of 4.16 will be revealed at the end of Planet of the Dead, along with a short trail, in which you'll see excerpts from what promises to be on of our scariest adventures ever. Events are going to darken around the Tenth Doctor as he heads towards the end of his tenure, and it all starts in Episode 4.16, as he and his co-stars are plunged into a world of terror, and we can no longer guarantee that the Doctor will escape unscathed!" The issue also reveals some guest stars who will appear in the episode, including; Peter O'Brien, Chook Sibtain, who previously appeared as Mark Grantham in The Sarah Jane Adventures, Alan Ruscoe, Sharon Duncan Brewster, Aleksandar Mikic, Gemma Chan, Cosima Shaw and Michael Goldsmith. The episode will star Lindsay Duncan as the Doctor's companion, Adelaide.

The first trailer for the K9 series has been released. The trailer was uploaded to the official Youtube channel for K9 yesterday, and it was made to promote the series at the MIPTV festival in Cannes. All music and titles and K9's voice are for demo purposes only and are not the actual voice that will be used in the programme. You can see the trailer below;

Filming for K9 will continue in Australia, and the series is expected to air on Network Ten in Austrailia, and on Jetix in the UK and Ireland this Autumn. To see all the recent news on the K9 series then click here.

The BBC have today confirmed that Planet of the Dead will air on Saturday the 11th of April at 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC HD. Also the very first trailer for the episode is now online. The trailer was on earlier today on BBC HD, and it is expected to be on again tonight on BBC One at 8.55pm. The trailer is approximately 56 seconds long, and it can be seen below;

Planet of the Dead was filmed earlier this year, and it will now finally be shown on television in over a week. The episode stars David Tennant as the Doctor, Michelle Ryan as Christina, and Lee Evans as Malcolm.

The cover and some details regarding the upcoming Torchwood exclusive audio story have been revealed. The audio story, entitled 'In the Shadows' is written by Joseph Lidster, and it will be read by Eve Myles, who plays Gwen Cooper in Torchwood. You can see the synopsis for the story below;

A man has died of old age in his 30s. This, among other strange events, has lead Torchwood to conclude that someone is sending victims to another dimension, one in which they are punished by the thing which they fear the most. Who is the mysterious taxi driver preying on his passengers?

This audio story features Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen, and Tosh, and it will be released on the 7th of May this year at the recommended retail price of £12.72 in all good shops across the UK and Ireland.

The 67th issue of Doctor Who Battles in Time was released today in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland at the price of £2.50. This issue comes with a usual packet of Devastator cards, plus a packet of Ultimate Monster cards. Inside the issue you can read about the Trickster. Also inside the magazine;

- Reapers VS Weeping Angels
- FAQ: Who is... The Seventh Doctor
- Beware the Trickster!
- The Guardians of Terror

If you want to get a copy of the magazine then make sure you get it before the 15th of April, which is when issue 68 will be released. Issue 68 takes a look at the CyberKing and it comes free with an extra pack of Ultimate Monsters cards as well as the usual Devastator cards.