The End of Time Air Time

Digital Spy has said that the BBC has released the official air time for both parts of The End of Time.

Part 1 will be on BBC One at 7:30 - 8:30.

Part 1's Doctor Who Confidential, Lords and Masters will be an hour long. Most likely to be straight after, on BBC Three.

Part 2 will be on New Years Day on BBC One at 7:30 - 8:45.

Part 2's Doctor Who Confidential, Allons-y will be an hour long. Most likely to be straight after, on BBC Three

You can see the post on Digital Spy, here. The End of Time will mark the end of David Tennant as the Doctor and Russell T Davies working on the show. Series 5 begins next year with Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor.

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Advent Calendar

Hi everyone! I began making the new upgraded Whoviavortex a while back, called Tardis-Point. It was on blogger, and I used a downloaded template, but.. that didn't really go so well. So just this week, I started making it on Wix, and so far, it's going great! I decided that I'm making an advent calendar, coming up to Christmas and New Years. About half of them will include sneak peaks of the new site, because I don't really have much time to make one for each day. Others will include packs of icons, quizzes, wallpapers, and more. Enjoy!

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David Tennant Night

The channel Watch (Sky channel 109 and 155 for Watch+1, and Virgin Media channel 124 and 125 for Watch+1) is hosting a David Tennant Night on Tuesday, with 3 shows starring David back to back. It will start at 9pm with a David Tennant edition of Who Do You Think You Are? It will continue at 10pm with the first episode of Russell T Davies' Casanova, starring David Tennant as the title character, and finally the "The Christmas Invasion" episode of Doctor Who, at 11:20pm.

David Tennant's last Doctor Who story will start at Christmas..

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The Waters of Mars Official Figures

BARB has released the official ratings for The Waters of Mars, which aired on the 15th November at 7pm. It gained 9.94 million viewers on BBC One and another 376,000 on BBC HD, making a total of 10.32 million. It was the 5th most watched of the week.

630,000 people watched Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three and 100,000 on BBC HD, adding to a total of 730,000 altogether. It was the 19th most watch programme of multi-television of the week.

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The End of Time Synopses

The BBC Press Office have released the synopses for both parts of The End of Time, which will conclude this era for Doctor Who, before Steven Moffat and Matt Smith take over for series 5 (AKA Series 1). The End of Time is written by Russell T Davies, and directed by Euros Lyn. David Tennant plays the Doctor for the last time. Contains spoilers!

The End of Time, Part 1: Christmas Day, 60 minutes

It's the Tenth Doctor's final journey – but his psychotic nemesis the Master has been reborn, on Christmas Eve. With both determined to cheat death, the battle ranges from the wastelands of London to the mysterious Immortality Gate, while the alien Ood warn of an even greater danger approaching, as a terrible shadow falls across the entire Universe.

David Tennant stars as the Tenth Doctor and guest stars include John Simm, Bernard Cribbins, Catherine Tate, Timothy Dalton, David Harewood and June Whitfield.

The End Of Time – Part One is written by Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn. The producer is Tracie Simpson.

Doctor Who – The End Of Time: Part One is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

The End of Time, Part 2: Date Not Confirmed, 75 minutes

The Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master's plans hurtle out of control. With the sound of drums growing louder, and an ancient trap closing around the Earth, the Doctor and Wilf must fight alone. But sacrifices must be made, and the deadly prophecy warns: "He will knock four times."

David Tennant stars as the Tenth Doctor and guest stars include John Simm, Bernard Cribbins, Catherine Tate, Timothy Dalton, David Harewood and June Whitfield.

The End Of Time – Part Two is written by Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn. The producer is Tracie Simpson.

Doctor Who – The End Of Time: Part Two is simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel, available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

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The Gift, Part 2 Overnight Ratings

BARB has released the unofficial overnight ratings for the series finale of the Sarah Jane Adventures; part 2 of The Gift which aired on Friday on BBC One at 4:35pm. It was watched by 0.8 million viewers, with 6.4% share of the total television audience.

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The End of Time Trailer Screencaps

I have taken screencaps of the recent trailer for The End of Time, from the end of The Waters of Mars. There are 36 screencaps altogether, and each are 1280X720. Click on them to enlarge. The End of Time, Part 1 will air on Christmas Day. Part 2 is expected to air on New Years Eve. You can watch the trailer here. Contains spoilers!!

Children in Need - The End of Time Clip

You can now watch the exclusive clip from today's Children in Need telethon from The End of Time, part 1. Part 1 will be on Christmas day, on BBC One and BBC HD. Time has not been confirmed, but it will be David Tennant's and Russell T Davies' penultimate episode, and first part of their last story. It features the Doctor visiting the Ood Sphere..



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Dreamland Trailer

The TV the trailer for the next Doctor Who animation, Dreamland was released. It was shown on BBC One and BBC HD last Sunday, after The Waters of Mars broadcast. Dreamland will start tomorrow on the BBC's red button service and online, and will continue daily. You can watch the trailer below:

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500th Post!

Hello all! This is Whoviavortex' 500th post!! It's taken 626 days (March 3rd 2008) to get to 500 but I've finally reached it!! So.. with a bit of working, I've done on average of 0.798722144 posts a day. Not quite 1 but not too bad I suppose. Right, I've missed quite a few bits of news this week, but I'll post it all right here.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Viewing Figures

BARB has released the official ratings for The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which aired on the 29th October and 30th October, both on BBC One at 4:35pm. Part 1 was watched by 1.59 million viewers, with 13% share of the total television audience. Part 2 was watched by 1.47 million, with 12% of the total television audience.

BARB has also released the unofficial overnight figures for part 1 of The Gift. It was watched by 0.8 million people and had an audience share of 6.2%. Official figures will be released in 2 weeks.

Children in Need 2009

Right now, Children in Need 2009 Telethon is being broadcast live, and showed the exclusive 2 minute clip of Doctor Who: The End of Time, part 1. I will post the video on here soon. It has been revealed that part 1 of the story will be called The End of Time, Part 1 and the second part will be called The End of Time, Part 2.

Dreamland Tomorrow!

The 6 part Doctor Who animation, Dreamland will start tomorrow! Episode 1 will be on the BBC's red button service and online. The rest of the series will continue daily.

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The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter

BBC Books have release the cover and details about the second edition of The Writer's Tale, The Final Chapter, by Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook. You can read the synopsis for the book below:

For this revised and updated edition of The Writer's Tale, Head Writer and Executive Producer Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook continue their in-depth discussion of the creative life of Doctor Who to cover the last of Russell's specials, as well as the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. Candid and witty insights continue throughout a second year’s worth of correspondence, covering David Tennant's final episodes as the Doctor, Russell's own departure from the show, and the legacy that both leave behind as a new era of Doctor Who begins.

With over 300 pages of new material, and taking in events from the entire five years since the show’s return in 2005, The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter is the most comprehensive - and personal - account of Doctor Who ever published.

It is published by Random House UK and BBC Books, and is due to be released on the 14th January 2010, for the RRP of £16.99. It has 768 pages.

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The Waters of Mars Overnight Ratings

BARB has released the unofficial overnight ratings for The Waters of Mars, which aired last night at 7pm. It gained 9.1 million viewers on BBC One and another 310,000 on BBC HD, making a total of 9.41 million. The last 15 minutes of it 9.6 million was watching on BBC One. It was the third most watched programme of the day, and 6th most watched of the week with 33.9% of the total television audience.

590,000 people watched Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three and 100,000 on BBC HD, adding to a total of 690,000 altogether.

These are all overnight ratings and are usually lower than the actual ratings, which will be released soon.

The overnight ratings for part 2 of Mona Lisa's Revenge, which aired last Friday, on BBC One at 4:35pm, are 0.8 million viewers, with a 6.3% share of the total television audience.

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The End of Time Trailer

The Waters of Mars broadcast yesterday, and included a trailer for the last story for the 10th Doctor, The End of Time. It was previously shown at the San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, but this version has slight changes.

The End of Time, Part 1 will broadcast on Christmas day, other details for it's broadcast is unknown. Part 2, will be on New Years Day, 2010, and again, the details are unknown.

What did you think of The Waters of Mars?

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