Don’t blink – the Weeping Angels return in the fourth episode of Doctor Who, which is written by Steven Moffat.

The Doctor, played by Matt Smith, is recruited by Father Octavian to track the last of the Angels through the terrifying Maze Of The Dead.

Meanwhile, the mysterious River Song re-enters the Doctor’s life – but can he trust her?

Father Octavian is played by Iain Glen and River Song by Alex Kingston. The Doctor’s companion, Amy Pond, is played by Karen Gillan.

Doctor Who is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

The Time Of Angels BBC Television Trailer…

Doctor Who Confidential
Saturday 24 April
7:05pm – 7:50pm
BBC3

Eyes Wide Open

Behind-the-scenes series about the making of Doctor Who. Alex Kingston, who plays River Song, talks about the highs and lows of being suspended on wires, and there’s a look back with cast and crew at the Doctor and River Song’s relationship so far. The Weeping Angels get a makeover for their long-awaited comeback and Matt Smith is photographed, scanned and ‘rotoscoped’ for the new online Doctor Who Adventure Games. Narrated by Alex Price and featuring interviews with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.

The official BARB website has revealed that Matt Smiths Debut story, The Eleventh Hour has achieved a huge Final Rating of 10.08 million viewers ( including Hd ).

Overnight viewing figures showed that Matt Smith’s 2nd episode, The Beast Below was watched by 6.7m million viewers (including HD) with a 34% audience share.

Although at first glance the rating may look on the low side it was by far the most watched programme of the day beating it nearest rival by nearly a million viewers.

Full figures including those who recorded it and watched it within 7 days will be available form BARB in a couple of weeks time.

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A few screenshots have been added to the series 5 galleries Here

Victory of the Daleks BBC TV Trailer…

Victory of the Daleks Next Time Trailer…

Doctor Who Confidential – War Games

Saturday 17 April
7:20pm – 8:05pm
BBC3

Behind-the-scenes series about the making of Doctor Who witnesses the paint job to end all paint jobs as the Daleks come storming back on to British TV. Writer Mark Gatiss meets the curator of the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill museum to see what the conditions were like at the epicentre of the British war effort. Backstage, Ian McNeice captures the essence of Winston Churchill on the screen and we find out how Mark went about writing the man behind the myth. Narrated by Alex Price.

From The BBC press office…

The Doctor, Amy and some of Doctor Who’s most iconic monsters will be making a journey from TV to home computers, as the BBC unveils Doctor Who – The Adventure Games, four original “interactive episodes”, which will be made available for free from bbc.co.uk/doctorwho.

More details with additional images can be found on the official site Here

There is also an article at www.computerandvideogames.com and you can see more screenshots and artwork at www.develop-online.net

There are also a couple of articles Here and Here

Doctor Who – The Adventure Games Trailer…

These four new adventures will take the form of downloadable computer games available for PC and Mac, in which players assume control of The Doctor and Amy as they embark on new adventures which complement the new TV series.

Doctor Who – The Adventure Games has been produced by a team drawing on the very best talent from TV and gaming. The interactive episodes are executive produced by Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis and Anwen Aspden (BBC Wales Interactive), alongside Charles Cecil, one of videogaming’s most revered creators.

The games are being developed by Sumo Digital, one of the UK’s best game designers. Stories and scripts are by Phil Ford (co-writer Doctor Who – Waters Of Mars) and James Moran (Severance, Torchwood Children Of Earth).

The project has been commissioned for BBC Online by the Vision Multiplatform team, headed up by Simon Nelson, and is being driven by BBC Wales Interactive.

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan have been digitally recreated in-game, and have provided full voice-overs. Music has been provided by TV series composer Murray Gold. An additional cast will portray original characters and classic enemies.

“Children don’t just watch Doctor Who, they join in. They make up games, invent their monsters, create their own stories,” says Steven Moffat, executive producer, Doctor Who. “Now, there’s something else – now, they can be The Doctor in brand-new episodes. Doctor Who – The Adventure Games will offer fans of The Doctor a unique opportunity to enter his world, face his challenges and grapple with his deadliest foes.

“By developing these games alongside the new TV series, we’ve been able to weave exciting narrative strands with the very finest game design to create a new kind of Doctor Who, which can be enjoyed by the whole family.”

Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, and executive producer, Doctor Who, adds: “There aren’t 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year, there are 17 – four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience within the game is part of the Doctor Who universe. We’ll be taking you to places you’ve only ever dreamed about seeing – including locations impossible to create on television.”

Simon Nelson, head of BBC multiplatform in Vision, continues: “A few years ago, we couldn’t have dreamt of commissioning such an innovative form of drama. By integrating the creation of these ‘interactive episodes’ with the development of the TV series, we’ve been able to create amazing two-hour dramas, in which you control the action.

“We’ve all imagined what it would be like to come face to face with some of the universe’s most terrifying monsters – now, viewers can find out for themselves.

“Establishing new forms of drama is exactly what the BBC should be doing. By aiming these ‘interactive episodes’ at the broad audience of the TV show – unique in British television, in that it encompasses at least three generations – we’re aiming to encourage the family to gather round the PC or Mac in the same way they do the television. Driving computer literacy is a keystone of the BBC’s public service remit and we expect Doctor Who – The Adventure Games to be hugely popular in the homes of Britain this year.

“Only the BBC could produce such an innovative slice of new drama. We’re offering two-hour original Doctor Who episodes to production standards on a par with the TV series, working with the very best creatives within the UK. We’re hugely proud of Doctor Who – The Adventure Games, which will establish new standards in interactive drama and allow families the country over to enjoy Doctor Who stories in unique and innovative ways.”

Anwen Aspden, executive producer, BBC Wales Online, concludes: “Doctor Who – The Adventure Games will offer the chance for Doctor Who fans to visit places they’ve only dreamed of, facing off against monsters they’ve previously had to imagine.

“Players will visit places which have never been shown on television – and these will go on to define the look and feel of future TV episodes.”

The exact titles of the four episodes are being kept secret for the time being, but the four original stories will take players on a journey throughout time and space, including one location from the Doctor Who series which has never been seen before on screen. Players will encounter new and original monsters, in stories which form part of the overall Doctor Who canon.

The first episode of Doctor Who – The Adventure Games will be available to download for PC and Mac from bbc.co.uk/doctorwho in June 2010. Its title will be revealed at a special press event on 21 April in Sheffield.

Karen Gillan’s recent interview on This Morning talking about her first days filming and how she had to keep her casting secret from her Mum who apparently is a big Doctor Who fan.


She also said the Silurians are returning “with a twist”

Other Media appearances with Karen Gillan

CBBC…

GMTV…

The Doctor takes Amy to the distant future, where she finds Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people, as they search the stars for a new home. But as Amy explores, she encounters the terrifying Smilers and learns a deadly truth inside the Voting Booth.

The Doctor is played by Matt Smith and Amy Pond by Karen Gillan.

Episode two is written by Steven Moffat.

Doctor Who is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

Coming soon On Doctor Who confidential…

Doctor Who Confidential

Saturday 10 April
7:00pm – 7:45pm
BBC3

All about the Girl

Behind-the-scenes series looking at the making of Doctor Who features new companion Amy Pond and her adventures with the Doctor onboard the Starship UK. Find out just what makes the sinister smilers tick and get right in the thick of the action with actress Karen Gillan. Also, the show goes behind the mask to explore the secret of Liz Ten as Oscar-nominated actress Sophie Okenedo talks about creating this extraordinary character. Narrated by Alex Price.

The Full Series 5 Trailer shown after the Eleventh Hour and images from the London launch party including Katy Manning Philip Madoc the meddling Monk and organiser Jeremy Bentham.

The launch party was held at the Crosse Keys in London with several hundred people attending. Katy Manning and Philip Madoc were i attendance to give welcoming speeches and to sign autographs.

The Eleventh Hour was shown on a Big screen and Matt Smith’s debut was given a very enthusiastic welcome. ScifiCollector were on hand to sell The new Merchandise.

Thanks to the organisers who gave everyone attending a great and memorable event.

The Crosse keys London…

The meddling monk keeps an eye on proceedings…

Katy Manning giving welcoming speech…

Philip Madoc – proud to be showing of Morbius…

Jeremy Bentham – organiser

Katy Manning – What a wonderful welcoming person and still so enthusiastic about the show…

Crash set Figures – courtesy of scificollector…

As the countdown continues to the Eleventh Hour we are lucky to be heading of to London for the Launch party first thing in the Morning although we still hope to update things throughout the day. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

BBC Big screen events continue until 4pm Saturday. Each event will feature exclusive Doctor Who footage including the chance to experience the amazing trailer in 3D. Fans will have the opportunity to meet some of the scariest monsters that have had viewers watching from behind their sofa for generations.

Locations

Edinburgh: Festival Square

Manchester: Exchange Square

Plymouth: Armada Way

Swansea: Castle Square

Woolwich: General Gordon Place

Each Doctor Who experience lasts one hour and will run from 11.00 to 16.00.

Full Details are available on the official BBC website Here

You also can find out more about BBC Big screens Here

You will also be able to Listen to a clean version of the New Theme Music on the official site after Saturdays airing.There will also be a lot more content about The Eleventh Hour on Saturday night so don’t forget to check out it out after the new Doctor’s debut adventure.

Character Series 5 Merchandise

As reported in our merchandise section new Figures and accessories including the 11th Doctor crash set and sonic screwdriver ( a must have ) officially announced by character will be available after Saturdays showing but as its Easter Weekend no shops will be open on Sunday and few on Monday but try your local stores from Tuesday onwards (or Monday if open) as many will have them in hand and ready to sell immediately.

In the coming weeks and months there will be much more in the way of merchandise from Character and some fabulous and innovative items from Wow Stuff and Wesco.

If you are lucky enough like us to be going to the London launch party ScifiCollector will be on hand with the new series 5 items to sell during the evening ( along with many other items).

Scificollector in Norwich will stay open until 10.00 on Saturday evening

The Television and Movie Store (Norwich)
2, Millennium Plain, Norwich. NR2 1TF
01603 611420

Forbidden Planet London Megastore will do the same

179 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8JR
Telephone: 0207 420 3666

Toys R Us (Opposite Brent Cross Shopping Centre) will be holding an event on Monday 5th April from 9am – 4pm
Tilling Road
Brent Cross
London
NW2 1LW

You can also get stock alerts or Order direct from Character Online when the new products become available Here

Please note Character now ship worldwide

Have a great Evening.

Karen Gillan on CBBC taking viewers questions and an interview from GMTV. Also below is Matt Smith’s Interview from The One Show talking about Patrick Troughton and Einstein with clips featuring Amy and a Duck Pond.


GMTV also have special section with features and pictures Here

Karen Gillan on CBBC…

Karen Gillan interview from GMTV…

Matt Smith Interview from the One Show…

The BBC has made available the 3D trailer shown in cinemas in high quality 1080HD for you watch at home.

Remember to alter the quality setting to see it in its full glory (assuming you have some 3D glasses to hand!)