EVE MYLES ANNOUNCES PREGNANCY

07 May, 2009 by Conor ,

Eve Myles, the actress who plays Gwen Cooper in Torchwood has announced in an interview with What's on TV magazine that she is expecting her first child with her partner. She told the magazine that she has been pregnant for around three and a half months and that her life as a mother will not affect her role in Torchwood. An extract from Eve Myles interview can be read below:
"I've wanted to do this for such a long time, but I kept getting job after job after job. I thought, if I put this off any more I'm going to be 65. My partner and I decided this year was going to be the year, and we were blessed that it happened so quickly. It's the best thing that ever happened to me – we're over the moon. We went for a scan and my mum was there. And my mum went: 'No, it's not a Nostrovite! It's a real Welsh human!' But of course it crosses my mind – I hope it's not an alien! I hope we get a new series. I'd really like to play Gwen as a mother. It's not like I have to really save the world – I just have to sit in make-up!"
I would like to congratulate Eve Myles and her partner and wish them the best for the future. Eve Myles will star in Torchwood: Children of Earth which will air over five consecutive nights this June on BBC One.


The DVD Files Issue 9

06 May, 2009 by Conor ,

The ninth issue of the Doctor Who DVD and Magazine collection "The Doctor Who DVD Files" was released in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland today. This issue of the magazine comes with your next DVD which features the series 2 episodes "School Reunion" and " The Girl in the Fireplace". Inside the issue you can read about the SS Madame De Pompadour ship, the Cybershades, K9, the 2nd Doctor's battles against the Yeti and Ice Warriors, plus the magazine also includes behind on the scenes on how actors get roles in Doctor Who and features episode guides for "School Reunion" and "The Girl in the Fireplace", and much more. This issue is on sale now at the RRP of £6.99 and issue 10 will be released in 2 weeks time, and it will come with your next DVD which features the series 2 episodes "Rise of the Cybermen", and "The Age of Steel". You can visit the magazines official website here.

The Trickster Returns

05 May, 2009 by Conor

Last Saturday Paul Marc Davis, the actor who plays the Trickster in The Sarah Jane Adventures, revealed that he will be returning again in series three of the show at The Vortex event which was held in Belfast. The Trickster previously appeared in the series one episode "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?" and the series two episode "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" and he is a mysterious entity who thrives on chaos and deliberately alters the known course of time. It is now being speculated that the Tricksters slave, Krislok the Graske, will also return in the episode. The Sarah Jane Adventures series three is currently being filmed and will air in Autumn this year.

New Doctor Who Stand-Ups

04 May, 2009 by Conor ,

Pictures of a set of new life-size Doctor Who stand-ups have recently been revealed. The new set of stand-ups consist of Captain Jack Harkness, the 10th Doctor, the Supreme Dalek, and Davros. All of these character stand-ups go in line with Doctor Who series four and they are made from heavy card and feature small folding stands for display. Other stand-ups that are currently available to buy are of; the 10th Doctor, Martha Jones, a Gold Dalek, a Cyberman, the Master, K9, an Ood and a Scarecrow. The new set of stand-ups will be released in most good collector shops such as Forbidden Planet across the UK and Ireland on the 8th of May at the RRP of £29.99 each.

Doctor Who Alien Armies Cover

03 May, 2009 by Conor ,

BBC Books have released the cover for a previously reported new Doctor Who activity book. This book is entitled Alien Armies and it includes sixteen pages of new activities and the book comes with fifteen iron-on Doctor Who transfers. You can read the synopsis for the book below;

The universe is overflowing with alien armies, each more frightening than the next. Join the Doctor in his battle against them by completing the activities, or choose an army to join with the iron-on transfers.

Alien Armies will be released on the 28th of May in all good book shops across the UK and Ireland and it will go on sale at the recommended retail price of £3.99.

The Widows Curse Graphic Novel

02 May, 2009 by Conor ,

Panini Magazines, have revealed that they will be releasing a second volume of collected Tenth Doctor comic strips which will include comics from previous issues of Doctor Who Magazine. The main comic of the graphic novel will be The Widows Curse, a story which features the Sycorax from "The Christmas Invasion", plus there will be many more. You can read the synopsis for The Widows Curse graphic novel below;

In this second volume of comic strips collecting the Tenth Doctor's complete adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and the Doctor Who Storybook, the famous Time Lord meet some gigantic monsters with Martha Jones, fights Zombies and Sycorax with Donna Noble and battles sinister Skith in the freezing wastes of the Antarctic! Original colour strips digitally mastered and collected in graphic novel form for the first time ever.

The cover for this graphic novel will be posted here as soon as it becomes available. The Widows Curse will be released in all good shops across the UK and Ireland on the 8th of October this year, and it will go on sale at the price of £15.99.

Torchwood: Children of Earth News

01 May, 2009 by Conor

It has recently been announced that The British Film Institute will be screening an exclusive preview of the first episode of Torchwood: Children of Earth on the 12th of June. The preview screening will take place at the National Film Theatre in London and it will include Q&A with guests from the cast and creative team. Along with this announcement, The British Film Institute have also released a short synopsis for the first part of Children of Earth, and it can be seen below;

1965: Twelve children are gathered on a deserted moor, before being surrounded by a harsh, bright light .... and then they are gone! Today: all over Earth, children stop moving. Stop playing, stop laughing. Then, as one, they begin to speak with the same voice, announcing the imminent arrival of a new alien threat. "We are coming...". As the British government closes ranks, it issues a death warrant against Captain Jack and Torchwood...

In other news, the official Australian Torchwood website has uploaded a short teaser for Children of Earth. The new teaser runs for ten seconds and can be seen below;

You can watch the previous two Torchwood trailers in older posts on this website here and here. Torchwood: Children of Earth will air in June this year on BBC One and it will air over five consecutive nights. The new series stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd.