New "Asylum of the Daleks" Promo Pic

It looks as though this one has been un-embargoed early - as the BBC are using it on their "Doctor Who" website. The rest of the new pics are due to be released next week - and once again, click for the large version:



Thanks to Life, Doctor Who and Combom

Screencaps - BBC "Asylum of the Daleks" trailer - 25 August 2012

I've taken a batch of screencaps from the new BBC "Asylum of the Daleks" trailer - a few samples are below but the main batch are on the flickr gallery. Please feel free to take and use.

New BBC Trailer for "Asylum of the Daleks"

Here it is - the wonderfully titled "Predator of the Daleks" trailer:

Caro Skinner talks Confidential, 50th Anniversary and the return of the Daleks

The Radio Times online has an interview with Executive Producer, Caroline Skinner, where she reveals information regarding behind-the-scenes footage:

“I think it’s really sad that we don’t have Confidential any more because the fans are fascinated with the making of Doctor Who and the personalities involved,” she told RadioTimes.com during a visit to the set of Asylum of the Daleks, the episode that will begin the latest series of the sci-fi drama.

However, Skinner was keen to stress that behind-the-scenes footage will still be made available to fans on the show’s website: “We will be doing lots of content that will be in smaller chunks on the site. It won’t be related to the Confidential brand because it was a BBC decision to let that go. But we have a team of people on set coming up with some really fun features.”

Good to know that the behind-the-scenes fun and footage won't entirely be dropped and it's going to be interesting to see what will be on the website to fill the huge gap left behind by the axing of "Doctor Who Confidential".

In the interview, Caroline also talks about the 50th Anniversary but, like the Grand Moff, is rather loathe to reveal any real detail:

“The BBC is taking it very seriously. Obviously, we’ll be looking to make it a huge celebration of what the show has been over the last 50 years but also where it’s going to in the future, which I think is really important because it’s the longest-running sci-fi show and I feel fairly confident that it will still be going in another 50 years.

“So there’ll be a lot of Doctor Who over the course of the year: live events, TV stuff, various programmes that will cover all aspects of it. It’s certainly our intention to do justice to the scale of it.”

It's shaping up to be one hell of a year - wonder if there will be a special version of Confidential for the 50th? To read the full interview go to Radio Times online.

New Trailer at 8am tomorrow UK time

The Official BBC Doctor Who Twitter feed have announced that an "explosive, thrilling new trail for episode 1" will premiere tomorrow at 8am - presumably on the BBC Doctor Who website.

The trailer is called "Predator of the Daleks" - let the speculation begin...

Pre-Order the Rory Williams Action Figure

You can now pre-order the new Rory Williams action figure from The Who Shop for £9.99. The figure is due for release in early October.

Pre-order via the above link or by phoning the Who Shop on 0208 471 2356.

Video - Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner introduce "Pond Life"

The BBC have uploaded a new interview where Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner introduce "Pond Life":

"Pond Life" - Promos

Msn.com have released three photos from the upcoming "Pond Life" mini adventure. I will upload the big versions once I've tracked them down. Judging by the pics, the Sontarans are involved...

BBC America Trailer - Screencaps

I've taken a batch of screencaps from the new BBC America trailer - a few samples are below but the main batch are on the flickr gallery. Please feel free to take and use.

Video - Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill introduce "Pond Life"

The BBC have released an interview with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill introducing the "Pond Life" prequel episodes:



It's all coming thick and fast now...

New BBC America Trailer

BBC America have released an "exclusive" trailer to promote Series 7:

Airdates Confirmed and new "Mini-Adventures"

Both the BBC, BBCAmerica and Space in Canada have confirmed that Season 7 of Doctor Who will air on Saturday 1 September 2012. It will air at 7.20pm on BBC1 in the UK and 9pm in America and Canada.

The BBC have also announced a five part "mini adventure" starting online on Monday 27 August 2012:

We are delighted to confirm that the Doctor returns to BBC One on Saturday, 1st September with the incredible, Asylum of the Daleks. But you won’t have to wait until then for new Doctor Who as Pond Life premieres online on Monday, 27th August.

Matt Smith returns as the Doctor and called Asylum of the Daleks ‘a cracker’, adding, ‘Steven [Moffat] has written an absolute belter and we have made the Daleks scary again’. But before that, we have Pond Life to look forward to!

Featuring the Doctor, Amy and Rory, this five-part mini-adventure premieres on this site at noon on Monday with parts 2-5 stripped daily across the week. Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein, the omnibus version of Pond Life will be shown on the BBC’s Red Button on Saturday, 1st September.

Chris Chibnall commented, ‘Pond Life provides us with a lovely opportunity to catch-up with Amy and Rory since we saw them at the end of the last series. It opens with the Ponds at home and gives us an insight in to just what happens when the Doctor drops in and out of their lives. Travelling with the Doctor is one of the greatest things you can do, but it's fun to spend a few moments looking at the chaos he can also bring.’

Caroline Skinner, Executive Producer, said ‘Chris has written a beautiful, heartfelt and wickedly funny piece about the adventures the Ponds have been having with the Doctor since we last saw them on-screen. It's not long till the series itself will be back with a vengeance - but in the meantime, Pond Life is a truly heart-warming piece about our best-loved companions and their madcap relationship with their raggedy Doctor.’

We’ll be bringing you more about the new series and Pond Life soon!