Who Budget ‘Safe’ From BBC Cutbacks
March 31, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
The Guardian reports that head of BBC drama commissioning Jane Tranter has said existing shows such as Doctor Who will not face budget cuts in the wake of widespread BBC cutbacks.
Tranter is quoted as saying “I’m not going to cut from shows already in existence. We’re going to have to be more creative than salami-slicing [...]
Piper to Return alongside Who?
March 31, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Piper to Return alongside Who?
The BBC have (finally!) issued an official statement confirming the second series as well as Eccleston’s departure. The statement confirms that Billie Piper is to return as Rose but casts doubt on earlier speculation that Eccleston would return for the Christmas Special.
The full statement reads:
“Doctor Who – new series confirmed Date: [...]
Tennant Casting Rumours: UPDATED 09/04/05
March 31, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
UPDATE – 9/4/05: The Guardian Diary section (4th April) contains a small segment on David’s expected casting in which it states he “can be expected to stick around a little longer” than Christopher Eccleston and mentions that he collects Who DVDs.
UPDATE – 5/4/05: Rumours continue to arrive in our inbox. The latest is that the [...]
Eccleston quits as Who
March 30, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
The BBC have confirmed that
Christopher Eccleston will not be returning for the second series of Doctor Who.
The announcement follows speculation in
tomorrows Mirror, Sun and Express newspapers.
BBC News report that Eccleston WILL return for the Christmas special and that talks are underway to replace him with Casanova star David Tennant.
Media reaction: The Times, The Sun, The [...]
Second Series Confirmed
March 30, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
The BBC have tonight confirmed that a second series of 13 episodes and a Christmas special of Doctor Who have been commissioned.
The BBC News site states it is not yet known if Christopher Eccleston will reprise his role although it reports that he is under option for further series.
Speaking to BBC News Russell T Davies [...]
Chat to Russell T Davies
March 30, 2005 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Doctor Who executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies will be taking part in a live chat at 7.45pm on Saturday following the airing of Episode 2.
The chat, which is to be held on BBC.co.uk, has been announced on the official Doctor Who website which has undergone an additional revamp ahead of the transmission [...]
