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Here's some new stills from this year's Christmas Special of Doctor Who, featuring pictures of new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman.
Who takes a festive return to the Victorian era.
Jenna-Louise Coleman. We know that her character doesn't originate from the Victorian era, so how did she get there? And where did she get the appropriate clothes?
The background looks a bit TARDIS-like, could it be she travelled with the Doctor there?
Matt Smith sporting a new suit.
And finally, the ever-sinister hooded man! Spooky!
Something Doctor Who is very good at is releasing lots and lots of trailers that all show the same thing. And we have another one for you, showing all the same scenes you've already seen from the first episode, Asylum of the Daleks. However, what this new trailer does have, and about time too, is a return to Murray Gold's theme I Am The Doctor, which was established in the soundtrack of series 5, and was used nowhere near enough in series 6.
Now forget about the Daleks briefly, because we also have photos from this year's Christmas special. You can see them in our gallery here.
And finally, we have a release date for the new series! Asylum of the Daleks will air on the 1st September. To view our full episode guide to the new series, click here.
And The BBC are releasing a mini online series of teasers leading up to the start every day see episode 1 here!
Sherlock Hints
Last year, Sherlock show-runners released the words "Adler, Hound and Reichenbach" as hints to what each episode could include. And they've done the same this year; "Rat, Wedding, Bow". It seems they're a bit more cryptic this time round, so I'll speculate in this weeks Crunch. Look out for it on Friday!
What do you think of the Sherlock clues? Let us know in the comments.
This Christmas the BBC will broadcast The Lady Vanishes, a 90 minute drama staring Keeley Hawes (Ashes To Ashes), Gemma Jones (Spooks), Stephanie Cole (Coronation Street) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour), alongside Selina Cadell (Toast), Tuppence Middleton (Spies of Warsaw), Jesper Christensen (Melancholia) and Tom Hughes (Silk).
The official synopsis reads: "It is 1931, beautiful and wealthy young socialite Iris Carr (Middleton) is the heart of her social circle. Whilst holidaying with her friends in the Balkans their raucous behaviour escalates and Iris resolves to seek out some tranquillity and travel home alone.
"Iris’s expectations of peace are short lived when she faints on the platform of the railway station in the scorching heat. She wakes in time to be rushed on to the train but with a pounding head and a feeling of being almost in a dream.
"Whilst in this malaise she is comforted by Miss Froy (Cadell), whose tweed suit and bookish looks belie a jovial and adventurous spirit. Miss Froy talks at length about her desperation to return home to her family; but when Iris falls asleep she awakes to find Miss Froy has vanished and her fellow passengers denying she ever existed….
"With only the allegiance of handsome English traveller Max Hare (Hughes) for support, Iris maintains her conviction that Miss Froy has somehow been abducted.
"As fellow passengers refute Iris’s story her conviction appears increasingly to be madness. Iris will have to rely on a strength of character she never knew she had to battle doubt and overcome danger as she strives to solve the mystery of why the lady vanished."
It will be directed by Diarmuid Lawrence (South Riding). Filming begins on location in Budapest this month.
Homeland Series 2 Trailer
Merlin
Colin Morgan, thats the guy that plays Merlin, told Scifinow:
“We left Merlin at the end of the last season tipping over into a darker side, and I think that’s a reference for me for the rest of this season,”
“I think he is so confident in himself now, and in who he is and what he is destined to do. He has a resilience and power that drives him for this season. He gives as good as he gets.”
“most important scenes there has ever been in terms of Merlin’s magic.”
“Arthur is forced to confront magic a lot in this series, and that could change everything, for Merlin and for everyone.”
“The baby dragon was a big thing for him, something he wanted to do for the future, and it’s actually a little bit upsetting what’s to come with the baby dragon – he’s chosen Morgana!"
“And something has happened with Morgana in these three years that we don’t know about that from the first, opening episode has put her on such a mission, on such a drive, that it’s terrifying, and nobody knows what it is or what her reasons are.”
“The dragons have always been, for Merlin, something highly important to him, because he constantly refers to them as kin – he has a connection to them. They are creatures of magic, and regardless of it, there is a lot of loneliness in Merlin.”
As you noticed yesterday, we're playing catch-up on a few weeks of news. Here's all we can gather on the last few weeks of TV.
New Dexter Pictures
Some stills have been released from the upcoming series of Dexter. A new teaser poster has also been released. To see all this in our latest gallery, click here.
Mark Gatiss Confirms Drama About Creation Of Doctor Who Who and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss has confirmed on twitter that he will be writing a one and a half hour long drama about the inception of Doctor Who for the shows 50th anniversary next year. The show will follow a recent drive in "making of" period dramas on the BBC after The Road to Coronation Street and Eric and Ernie.
For more on this story, click here.
Also in Who news, Richard E. Grant has been confirmed to play the villain in this year's Christmas special.
For more on this story, click here.
New Elementary Promo
Yes, that show that has come up with the really really original idea of modernising the Sherlock Holmes stories and has no intention of just cashing-in on a franchise whatsoever, has released a new promo. If you need something to take your anger out on, a suggested target is below.
And that's the news. Check back in on Thursday for film news and a long-awaited review of The Dark Knight Rises.
So Comic-con Happened so we have loads of trailers and news!
Falling Skies
Will have a third series in late 2013. Hang on, why is this the first I have heard about this? It looks really good!!! It is on FX, that is channel 157 and 158 for virgin (SD/HD) and 124, 165 and 188 for sky (HD/+1hour/SD). Tuesdays at 9pm.
The Walking Dead
A series 3 trailer.
The Fringe
Final series trailer
Merlin Ok so news from comic-con and the trailer was leaked, although you can't actually see most of it have a look here.
But a poster exists seen here!
They have also said this: “Uther returns in a very unexpected way and returns in Arthur’s life where he’s missing his father and he needs some advice. In a moment of weakness he is able to contact Uther,” revealed co-creator and executive producer Johnny Capps." That doesn't sound good! They also announced that after series 5 they will reboot the franchise with a trilogy of movies! They said: “One idea we’ve been playing around with is to reboot the whole series,” “We would go back in time and start the story again and show different parts that you didn’t see in the series. The other idea is to do a continuation, but we haven’t decided yet.” A sixth series was also still being discussed with the BBC.
Doctor Who
Two more episodes have been named "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" and "A Town Called Mercy". See the updated episode guide here, For more information!
Oh and Karren Gillan is doing a horror film called Oculus!
The Walking Dead Season 3 The series will be 19 episodes long and feature some new characters. Danai Gurira's character, Michonne, has been described as "...awesome. She's sexy. She's a badass." by Laurie Holden and Danai herself as "really impressive, and she brings the character to life." by Gale Anne Hurd. David Morrissey has said that "...people are going to be blown away" by his new character, The Governor. Glen Mazzara also said"...he thinks he's the Messiah." Actor Chandler Riggs said that his character Carl was "...growing up. He's definitely not a kid anymore ... He's more of a solder, more part of the group." And producer David Alpert promised that "We're going to kill so many people ... people that you care about and love". A new clip was put online but has now been removed due to copy write but there is a picture seen above.
Doctor Who
Mark Gattis is writing a victorian-set episode for after christmas and the guest actors and some screen shots have been revieled! It is the ninth episode and it is called The Crimson Horror. See the updated episode guidehere.
Dame Diana Rigg is playing Mrs Gillyflower, a woman with a dark secret known to the inhabitants of Sweetville as "the Ice Lady", who does something dastardly to new companion Clara that the Doctor (aided by a couple of old friends) has to reverse. These old friends appear to be Madame Vastra and Sontaran Strax.
Dame Diana Riggs's daughter, Rachael Stirling, is playing her daughter! She has been seen on set wearing prosthetics for a burnt face! Whats that about, Ice lady and fire daughter ?
Madame Vastra
Sontaran Strax
For those of you who don't know Dame Diana Rigg is best known for her 60's roles in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the UK TV show The Avengers and Rachael Striling was in Snow White and the Huntsman.
Sweetville's match factory, which goes by the name of Brightwell and Hyman, is a place regarded suspiciously by the locals, and will play a part in the episode's story.
But wait there is more!!!
Also in this episode has the guest actorsCatrin Stewart, David Warner, Liam Cunningham and Brendan Patricks like OMG (no i don't recognise the names either).
Okay so the girl to the left is Catrin Stewart. She played that girl in Misfits that could turn things to ice and then blew her self up by having sex with Nathans long lost brother! (what I told you it had spoilers). And this episode has an Ice Lady too! But more importantly she was the girl that was with Madame Vastra in A Good Man Goes to War half way throught the last series of doctor who!
David Warner is older and been in all the high geekness movies from Tron to Star Trek.
Liam Cunningham is a main character from Game of Thrones and has been in loads of stuff! Apparently he has been teased to include the words "meat", "klaxon" and "Vienna".
Brendan Patricks is the guy to the right. He is from Downton Abbey.
More Pictures?:
Loving the new hat Matt! and whats with the tweed waist cote and bow tie...
What really? More Who News! Yerp. However it is about a different episode.
The writer of Luther and Spooks, Neil Cross, is writing his first episode for Doctor Who. Not much is known about it but we know it will star Jessica Raine (seen right) and Dougray Scott (seen left). These pictures are not from Doctor Who. (Your a goon if you thought they were)
Jessica is from Call The Midwife and The Woman in Black.
Dougray is from Mission: Impossible II and Desperate Housewives.
And yes I used their first name not the conventional second name, get over it.
Sherlock and Sky
Sky Living will be playing host to the US show Elementary in the UK this autumn. We have been told that Jonny Lee Miller plays Holmes as an ex-pat Brit with a history of drug abuse whose father employs Lucy Liu’s live-in assistant Dr Watson to aid his recovery. Romantic complications, we’re told, ensue.
Really Romantic complications, Shelock can't have romantic complications!! and a history of drug abuse, isn't he suppose to be a hero, a role model, what is up with this america? >:O Nice to know sky have the same idea and put it on an inconspicuous channel!
:Enter Enraged Rant Here:
In case your interested Sky have also bought Vegas and The Followingwhich will be on Sky Atlantic and DC Comics adoption Arrow which will be on Sky1.
They Arrow looks like a rip off of hawk eye (well he came first but still), but a good one. The Following look like a aright horror thing ! Trailers Bellow (second Arrow trailer here, for more information click here). Vegas looks terrible.
Benedict Cumberbatch, everyone's favourite modem Sherlock, has a guest role in the US show The Simpsons! You may have heard of it. This will add to his roles in The Hobbit and Star Trek later this year. We think he will not however be playing Sherlock but an unknown and unconfirmed character. Benedict said: "I was at a meeting in the same place The Simpsons is recorded and heard there was a part going in an episode. I said 'I hate to muscle in here guys but could I record it?' Next thing, I'm standing in a room with all those famous voices; Bart, Marge, Homer, Lisa."
And Finally, if a slip of the tongue courtesy of Dredd’s Karl Urba is correct then it is sort of confirmed that Benedict will be playing Gary Mitchell, a villain from the original series of Star Trek in the new Star Treksequel. (Yes I know this is movie news but it fits better here!) Mitchell was a member of the Starfleet Academy who was exposed to a magnetic storm aboard the SS Valiant, leaving him with godlike telekinetic powers and a decidedly nasty temper.
And that's all, sorry about all the spoilers Kieron :O
Doctor Who Returning Character and Episode Title
According to the Evening Standard, Madame Vastra (who first appeared in the Who episode A Good Man Goes To War) will be returning for the latter half of the upcoming series. It is also reported that Vastra, who is Silurian and lesbian, will fall for the new companion. For more on this, click here.
Also in the Whoniverse, the first episode has finally got it's title. The episode, which will feature every type of Dalek ever (apparently) will be called Asylum of the Daleks. As much as this news does excite us, it still tells us absolutely nothing! For more on this story, click here. For our updated episode guide of the upcoming series, click here.
And One More Thing...
And since there's such a lack of news, I thought I'd share this picture I found on Facebook. Made me giggle.
There's this weeks TV news. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, especially on the return of Madame Vastra.
A Leaked tracklist of the opening ceremony has revealed the 86 tracks that will feature during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The 50 minute pre-show ceremony will feature the doctor who theme along with other gubbins like the EastEnders theme, The Beatles, Rizzle Kicks and Coldplay.
The Full track list is here:
Captain Algernon Drummond/William Johnson Cory - 'Eton Boating Song' Elgar/AC Benson - 'Land of Hope and Glory' The Jam - 'Going Underground' Muse - 'Map of the Problematique' Big Ben Chimes Sex Pistols - 'God Save the Queen' The Clash - 'London Calling' Simon May - EastEnders Theme The Shipping Forecast Sir Hubert Parry/William Blake - 'Jerusalem' Elgar - 'Nimrod' Handel - 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' Eric Coates - 'Dambusters March' Handel - 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' Monty Norman - James Bond Theme Mike Oldfield - 'Tubular Bells' Mike Oldfield - 'In Dulci Jubilo' Vangelis - 'Chariots of Fire' BBC News 1954 Arthur Wood - The Archers Theme Winifred Atwell - 'Black and White Rag' Sugababes - 'Push the Button' OMD - 'Enola Gay' David Rose - 'The Stripper' Lionel Bart - 'Food Glorious Food' Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman - 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' Rizzle Kicks - 'When I Was a Youngster' Eric Clapton - 'Wonderful Tonight' Colin Tully - Gregory's Girl Theme William Pitt - 'City Lights' The Who - 'My Generation' The Rolling Stones - 'Satisfaction' Millie Small - 'My Boy Lollipop' The Kinks - 'All Day and All of the Night' The Beatles - 'She Loves You' Mud - 'Tiger Feet' Led Zeppelin - 'Trampled Under Foot' The Specials - 'A Message to You Rudy' David Bowie - 'Starman' Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Sex Pistols - 'Pretty Vacant' Duran Duran - 'The Reflex' New Order - 'Blue Monday' Frankie Goes to Hollywood - 'Relax' Soul II Soul - 'Back To Life' Happy Mondays - 'Step On' Eurythmics - 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) The Verve - 'Bittersweet Symphony' Prodigy - 'Firestarter' Underworld - 'Born Slippy' Jaan Kenbrovin, John William Kellette - 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' Blur - 'Song 2' Dizzee Rascal - 'Bonkers' Tigerstyle - 'Nacnha Onda Nei' Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - 'Valerie' Radiohead - 'Creep' Muse - 'Uprising' Kano & Mikey J - 'Random Antics' Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out' MIA - 'Paper Planes' Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida' The Chemical Brothers - 'Galvanize' Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out' Kaiser Chiefs - 'I Predict a Riot' Roll Deep - 'Shake a Leg' Adele - 'Rolling in the Deep' Oasis - 'The Hindu Times' Oasis - 'Wonderwall' Emeli Sande - 'Heaven' William Monk/Henry Francis - 'Abide With Me' Pink Floyd - 'Eclipse' The Beatles - 'The End' The Beatles - 'Hey Jude' David Bowie - 'Heroes' Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme John Philip Sousa - Monty Python Theme/'The Liberty Bell' David Bowie - 'Absolute Beginners
Now there is a reason I don't do music but I think this is looking to be a pretty good tracklist with lots of big names :D
We'll be updating this as soon as we find out more about the new series. Last updated 19/08/12.
Asylum of The Daleks Directed by: Nick Hurran Written by: Steven Moffat Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far: Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission - to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter... the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory’s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage.
- Lots of Daleks
- The biggest set ever used on Who - The episode is filmed in Spain
- Rumours clam air date is 1st of September
Dinosaurs On A Spaceship Directed by: Saul Metzstein Written by: Chris Chibnall Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far: An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction - unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo... of dinosaurs! By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers; a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else onboard who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo. - Episode 2 will have one of Steven Moffat's favourite titles
- It will be linked to the relationship between Rory and his Dad (played by Mark Williams)
- The episode will feature guest star Rupert Graves as Riddell. Graves said that Riddell is "a big game hunter...he's in Africa, and there's...kind of history behind him an the Doctor, although it's never fully explained what...he's there to help the Doctor."
A Town Called Mercy Directed by: Saul Metzstein Written by: Toby Whithouse Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far: The Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself the reluctant Sheriff of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg, who goes by the name of the Gunslinger. But who is he and what does he want? The answer seems to lie with the mysterious, Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor (yes another one!) whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret.
- Also filmed in Spain
The Power Of Three Directed by: Douglas Mackinnon Written by: Chris Chibnall Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far:
- Will include some very scary cubes. The episode used to be called "Cubed".
- Will again feature Mark Williams as Rory's dad.
- Will focus on the relationship between Amy and Rory before...
The Angels Of Manhattan Directed by: Nick Hurran Written by: Steven Moffat Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far:
- Will feature River Song
- Will feature Weeping Angles in New York
- Will be the last episode for the Ponds
- Moffat has promised that "not everyone get's out alive"
- Expect lots of these :( on facebook, twitter etc.
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Episode 6 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: Steven Moffat Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far:
- Christmas special
- New companion! (who apparently is "kind of quicker than the Doctor")
- Set in Victorian Times
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Episode 7 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
Episode 8 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
The Crimson Horror Directed by: t/b/a Written by: Mark Gatus Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a More Information
Episode 10 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
Episode 11 Directed by: Jamie Payne? Written by: Neil Cross? Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a What we know so far:
- Some sites have titled this "The Hider In The House".
Episode 12 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
Episode 13 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
Episode 14 Directed by: t/b/a Written by: t/b/a Original Air Date: t/b/a UK Viewers: t/b/a
Ealier this week, the current Doctor posted the above on Facebook. So we thought we'd answer. We've both decided on our three things we'd want to see when the show turn 50 next year...
Tom's List 1. Russell T Davies
No offence Steven Moffat, but since the takeover in 2010, Doctor Who just hasn't had the same feel it had following the 2005 re-boot. The traditional format has been messed around too much (this message also goes to the makers of the new James Bond movies). There's no denying that Moffat can write fantastic Who scripts - The Empty Child was the best episode in Series 1 - but he just hasn't recently. For a good celebratory episode next year, it needs to be at least co-written by Davies.
2. 2005 Daleks
Not the new corny Teletubby ones that look like free-bees out of a cereal packet. The really cool ones from the re-boot, the worn, "used-future" look. The slightly shorter ones that looked like they'd been pulled out of a chimney. The ones who had the supreme brains to create their own pig slaves and nearly re-create their entire race, not the new ones who got fooled by a jammy dodger. You get my drift.
3. The Master - As Played By John Simm
The Master is definately the best baddie we've had since 2005. John Simm pitched this part perfectly. And for some reason, he's only appeared in four episodes over the last six series' and the Daleks and Cybermen have been in...alot. This is the most important on the list, WE WANT THE MASTER!
Kieron's List 4. The Repeat The Doctor goes to a point and place from a previous doctor had to stop some big evil thing, the older the better. And tries not to get involved as he can't be seen by his old self or change his history. We see a classic villain from years ago run behind and around them. A twist could be added where the doctor accidentally screws it up and has to fix it before his old self finds out.
5. Dinosaurs Paradox
Cause a paradox where dinosaurs weren't made extinct and evolved to become the most intelegent species on earth meaning that humans never existed. However time rewrites itself meaning his companion fades into a more lizard like appearance. The new most intelligent species in the present day is much more advanced. Doctors companion doesn't know any different and the doctor has to convince her to help him write the problem. Or it could be that Silurians are these people.
6. TARDIS Damage
The TARDIS is damaged so it slows down and speeds up time randomly but not to the doctor or his companion. Shush this is the best picture I could find for slowing down time!
Tom & Kieron 7. Life On Being Sherlock Who
An Avengers like dream team with the best BBC characters: Sherlock, Hal, Tom and Alex, Gene Hunt and of course The Doctor. With Mycroft as the Nick Fury guy. Maybe The Doctor gets Gene from the past and he can see Alex because he has died loads!
And that's it for another week here at Crash Hub. Next week we will of course have all the usual. Also, over the weekend, we will be uploading episode guides of Primeval Series 5, Doctor Who Series 7 and Sherlock Series 3. Tom :) and Kieron :O
Screen Shots and Teaser Trailer released for Doctor Who. See the full gallery here!
Ok so news from comic-con and the trailer was leaked, although you can't actually see most of it have a look here.
The Walking Dead Season 3
Liam Cunningham is a main character from Game of Thrones and has been in loads of stuff! Apparently he has been teased to include the words "meat", "klaxon" and "Vienna".
Yerp. However it is about a different episode.
Sherlock and Sky
"I was at a meeting in the same place The Simpsons is recorded and heard there was a part going in an episode. I said 'I hate to muscle in here guys but could I record it?' Next thing, I'm standing in a room with all those famous voices; Bart, Marge, Homer, Lisa."
Original Air Date: t/b/a
Directed by: t/b/a
1. Russell T Davies
The Doctor goes to a point and place from a previous doctor had to stop some big evil thing, the older the better. And tries not to get involved as he can't be seen by his old self or change his history. We see a classic villain from years ago run behind and around them. A twist could be added where the doctor accidentally screws it up and has to fix it before his old self finds out.
5. Dinosaurs Paradox
7. Life On Being Sherlock Who