More Billie Rumours

Following recent claims that Billie Piper will be leaving during the course of series two, several media outlets today reported that she will be appearing in anything from “seven episodes” to the “entire series”.
As always we suggest readers apply a strict health warning to all rumours especially where they relate to confidential issues such as [...]

‘The Doctor Dances’ Audience Figures

The overnight ratings for ‘The Doctor Dances’ have been announced.
The tenth episode of the series was seen by an average of 6.17 million viewers equating to 35.9% viewing audience share, up slightly on last weeks share.
The audience peaked at 6.30 million.
‘Doctor Who’ was the most watched programme of Saturday and beat ITV’s [...]

Who Cited in BBC DG’s Speech

BBC Director General Mark Thompson, responding to the Government ‘Green Paper’ on the future of the BBC, made several references to the new series of Doctor Who and the leaking of ‘Rose’ on the internet.
Speaking about the process of charter renewal Thompson said:
“An alarming number of people seem very eager to start debating the [...]

Latest DWM: Who’s afraid of the Bad Wolf?

“These episodes are going back to 1960s Doctor Who – the way it was on my head before I became awkward or embarrassed or analytical,” says writer Russell T Davies about the thrilling climax to the series.

“The black-and-white years… those were the days when great space fleets existed, where cosmic wars happened, where the [...]

BBC Confirm Billie’s Departure

Following speculation over the last few days, the BBC have confirmed that Billie Piper is likely to leave Doctor Who during the second series.

Responding to press reports a BBC spokesperson said “With regard to how many episodes she will be in, we are currently story-lining series two.”
Piper has proven very popular with long term and [...]

Who Defeats The Force

‘The Empty Child’ continued Doctor Who’s ratings triumph over ITV with the episode beating the Star Wars prequel ‘The Phantom Menance’.

ITV had hoped the opening chapter in the Star Wars saga would reverse the trend of poor ratings sparked by the dismal ‘Celebrity Wrestling’ which was axed last week.
However, overnight figures prove the force is [...]

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