Torchwood Casting News

From the new issue of Torhwood Magazine, reveals some casting news for series 3. The 5-part story will air next year through 1 week in spring.
Here's the casting updates:

• Peter Capaldi will play John Frobisher - "a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret." He also played Caecilius in The Fires Of Pompeii.
• Paul Copley from the Big Finish Doctor Who audio Spare Parts, will be playing Clem "the survivor still haunted by his past."
• Liz May Brice plays Johnson -"cynical covert government agent determined to expose Torchwood."

The magzine was out October 9th for £3.99.

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DWM 401

The cover for DWM 401 has been released. This issue focuses the resurrection and history of Davros, the new radio series with Paul McGann, behind the scenes on SJA, part 2 of the thrilling comic Thinktwice, Time and the Rani with the Time Team, and much, much more in issue 401. It will be out in stores by 16th October for £3.99.

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Secrets of the Stars Synopsis

The synopsis for episode 3 of the Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 2, has been released. Part 1 will broadcast on CBBC at 5:15 on 20th October, then the week after on BBC1 at 4:15. Part 2 will be the same but 1 week later. Here's the synopsis of the episode by Gareth Roberts:

Sarah Jane and the gang embark on another exciting new adventure this week as the children's drama series, produced by Russell T Davies, continues.
Astrologer Martin Trueman causes a stir with his uncanny insights and predictions. While Sarah Jane doesn't believe in astrology, she does believe that all is not as it seems with Trueman. Around her, people are falling under Trueman's sinister spell and even Mr Smith doesn't understand what's going on.
Sarah Jane is played by Elisabeth Sladen, Martin Trueman by Russ Abbot and Mr Smith by Alexander Armstrong.

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SJA Overnight Ratings: The Last Sontaran - Part 2

The overnight ratings for part 2 of The Last Sontaran, was 0.6 million, with a 6.1% share of the total TV audience. The episode was broadcast on Monday at 3:35pm on BBC1, although it's original broadcast was the week before on CBBC at 5:15. Watch on BBC iPlayer here.

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SJA Trailers

Here's the trailer for Day of the Clown - Part 2

The episode will air next Monday on CBBC at 5:15 after part 1 on BBC 1. For non digital viewers, you can watch it on BBC iPlayer or watch it the week after on BBC1 at 4:35

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Plush Adipose Update

Hi, the release dates and price for the Plush Adipose have been revealed. The product will be released on the 22nd October for £9.99. Alternatively, you can pre-order it from ForbiddenPlanet for £8.99 here.

The new Plush Adipose

Original Design

As you can see, the design is slightly different from the original version, it's not as square and doesn't have a fang.. you can read (mind you, theres not much to read about) about it in an earlier post here.

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Top Trumps on Wii

Hi, the Doctor Who Top Trumps game will soon be available on the Wii! It is already out on the PC, Playstation 2 and Nintendo DS. It has a different cover to the other ones, but it's just as good, and should be released by 5th December for £29.99. The age rating is 3+ and the image can be seen below. Click to view larger.



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Post 100!!!

Hi, this is the 100th post of Whoviavortex.. hooray!!

I opened this blog on Saturday, 3rd May 2008..

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Also, a new series of 10 books has been released by BBC Children's Books called the Darksmith Legacy. They will begin to appear in book shop shelves by January, then throughout the next year until September. Here's the titles, release dates, and some synopsis':

• The Dust of Ages, out 29th January

The Doctor arrives just in time to lend a helping hand to a survey team of scientists drilling beneath the Moon’s surface to discover the cause of an unusual power source. The adventure continues with deadly lunar dust and a Crystal that has been lost for centuries…. Unfortunately it’s just what the Darksmiths have been looking for and they have despatched an Agent to recover it. At any cost.

• The Graves of Mordane, out 29th January

Convinced that the Doctor is Varlos, the Agent demands the return of the Eternity Crystal. But what happened on Mordane to make the Crystal too dangerous to be left on the Moon? The Doctor has to convince the Agent that he is not Varlos and doesn’t know what happened on Mordane, then escape with the TARDIS and find out. The Doctor decides that the Eternity Crystal must be destroyed but before he can the Agent and the Crystal vanish. He has to find the Agent, which leaves the Doctor only one option, and he doesn’t like it…

• The Colour of Darkness, out 26th February

The Doctor travels to Karagula to meet the fabled Darksmiths in a bid to outwit the Agent and get the crystal. Can the Doctor uncover the mystery of the childless village? Who is the travelling Dreams-Merchant? Is there a link with the Dark Cathedral of the Darksmiths? Will the Agent arrive and identify the Doctor to the Darksmiths? Find out by reading the third exciting instalment of The Darksmith Legacy!

• The Depths of Despair, out 26th March


• The Vampire of Paris, out April


• The Game of Death, out May


• The Planet of Oblivion, out June


• The Picture of Emptiness, out July


• The Art of War, out August


• The End of Time, out September

The books will each cost £4.99.

(2 possible book covers for the first 2 parts of the story)
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Whoviavortex will be updated with many changes soon especially with the sidebar. There will be seperate sections for Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. Until next time,
bye!

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SJA Trailers

Hi, heres the trailers for the next 2 episodes of SJA.

The Last Sontaran - Part 2, Monday 6th October 4:15 BBC1

Day of the Clown - Part 1 , Monday 6th October 5:15 CBBC

Hope you like the trailers

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