A special preview and panel discussion with Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Brian Minchin (Producer), Gary Russell (Script Editor) and Edward Russell (Brand Manager) is to take place on 12 Oct at 20:00, details of which can be found Here

In other news from the BBC Press office…

Sarah Jane Adventures Quiz

Viewers who press the red button after the popular children’s drama can test their knowledge in the Sarah Jane Adventures Quiz. They can also watch clips from the show and answer questions put to them by the Bannerman Road Gang; test their memory and observational skills; and if they make the grade they can go to the website and download a special certificate saying they have passed the “Red Button” level of the Sarah Jane Academy.

Available this October.

Clips from series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures currently showing on CBBC to promote the Autumn season…

The Sarah Jane Adventures series 4

With the new series of the Sarah Jane Adventures just a few weeks away, with October 11th as the most likely start date, we have taken the opportunity to have a slight revamp of our Sarah Jane Adventures section including a change to our 3d moving banner.

We have also added a poll so you can vote for up to 5 of your favourite episodes from the first three series.

Watch out for our all new Sarah Jane adventures game as well as the return of the Mr Smith quiz.

Episodes to look forward to are The Nightmare Man featuring Julian Bleach who played Davros in series 4 Of Doctor Who, The Vault of Secrets, The Empty Planet, Lost in Time, Goodbye Sarah Jane Smith and the highly anticipated Death of the Doctor which sees the return of the Third Doctors assistant, katy Manning. This episode also stars Matt Smith and is written by Russell T Davies.

If you haven’t seen it before we have also added a Blog which has a behind the scenes feature, season one quiz and other interesting features.

Clips from series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures currently showing on CBBC to promote the Autumn season…

Doctor Who Live 2010…

CBBC has started to air a “coming this Autumn” trailer which includes clips from series 4 of the Sarah Jane Adventures. Watch out for a revamped Sarah Jane Section and a change to the front page main banner!

Is this who we think it is….

Matt Smith appeared on Blue Peter making a TARDIS bird feeder whilst been interviewed by the presenter. There were also clips from the Eleventh Hour.

A few screenshots can be seen below.

You will be able to see the whole programme on the BBCi Player

There is an exclusive interview with new clips, which wasn’t shown on the programme on the Blue Peter website Here

From the BBC Press office…

CBBC Controller Damian Kavanagh has commissioned two new series (24 x 30-minutes) of hugely successful Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, which will see the intrepid investigative journalist and her gang of young sidekicks continue to enthral children for the foreseeable future.

Created by Russell T Davies, and featuring one of Doctor Who’s most famous companions, Sarah Jane Smith, The Sarah Jane Adventures is made by BBC Cymru Wales and has been a huge hit on CBBC since its debut in 2007, with viewing figures continuing to grow year on year.

The fourth series, set to air this autumn, will again star Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane. Young actors Tommy Knight, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra return as popular regulars Luke, Clyde and Rani.

The new adventures will feature the usual mixture of thrills, scares and fun with enemies old and new, including the terrors of the Nightmare Man, the sinister Shansheeth, the series’ first visit to an alien world, and even a dangerous journey back into history.

The series will go into production in Cardiff later this month with series three producer Nikki Wilson stepping up alongside Russell T Davies as executive producer and new producer Brian Minchin joining the team.

Damian Kavanagh says: “We are thrilled to be making many more episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

“It is been a huge ratings and critical success on CBBC and we hope our viewers are going to be hooked on Sarah Jane’s action-packed adventures for some time to come.”

BBC Wales Head of English Language Programmes, Clare Hudson, says: “The idea for The Sarah Jane Adventures sprang from the success of Doctor Who and it has since rocketed in popularity in its own right, thanks to the vision, talent and hard work of the show’s brilliant cast and crew.”

The fifth series will go into production in 2011 for transmission later that year.

Writers on the fourth series include Phil Ford (also co-producer), Joseph Lidster, Rupert Laight, Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman.

The Sarah Jane Adventures is a BBC Cymru Wales/Children’s BBC Production.

The press release can be seen Here

On The BBC Radio 2 programme Who on Who Russell T Davies confirmed himself that a 4th series of The Sarah Jane Adventures has been commissioned with hopefully a fifth to come as well.

The full interview is available on BBCi player.

You can listen to a very short extract confirming the news below…

Our all new Mr Smith has been updated with the last 2 stories. We’ve also left in a few past Quizzes from series 1 and 2 so you can have another go.

The will also be a General knowledge Christmas quiz coming soon…

Please note that this Quiz has sound and is just for fun.

After you have finished you can leave comments about how you did below if you wish…

Click the image below to activate Mr Smith and select the Quiz you would like to take, use the orange arrow at bottom left to go back and start again, if you have taken the quiz before you may need to refresh the page – Good Luck!

Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Rani face an old enemy, the green Slitheen, in the penultimate episode of this series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Screenshots from parts one and two have been added to the gallery Here

When the Slitheen’s latest scheme is halted, their rivals, the Blathereen, arrive. Declaring peace between the planets, they offer Sarah Jane a gift – one that might change the future of the human race forever.

The Sarah Jane Adventures – The Gift: Part Two
Friday 20th November
4.35-5.00pm BBC ONE

When the Blathereens’ gift runs riot, Sarah Jane faces the battle of her life to save her son, Luke, as The Sarah Jane Adventures concludes.

With Clyde, Rani and K9 trapped in a school under siege, and the whole of London convulsing under the alien threat, everything heads for a final showdown in the attic – and not everyone is getting out alive.

The overnight ratings exclude viewers who record the episode and then watch it within 7 days.

Comparison chart between the BBC1 viewing figures from all 3 series of the Sarah Jane Adventures…

Source 1 Source 2

Screenshots from both parts have now been added to the galleries Here.

Strange forces bring the Mona Lisa to life, as the adventure series starring Elisabeth Sladen continues.

Clyde’s proudest day turns into a nightmare when he discovers that fine art can be dangerous and, when a school trip descends into disaster, the gang find themselves trapped without Sarah Jane’s help, as the awesome abomination stir.

Mona Lisa’s Revenge Part 2 Trailer

The Sarah Jane Adventures – Mona Lisa’s Revenge: Part Two Ep 10/12
Friday 13 November
4.35-5.00pm BBC ONE

Luke and Rani investigate the myth of the dreaded abomination, as the two-part drama concludes. With Sarah Jane trapped and beyond help, everything now depends upon Clyde.

Mona Lisa vows to release her terrifying brother from his age-old prison, but only Clyde has the key.