Matt interview, Confidential, Arthur for Amnesty Int., What's on Stage awards and more
Matt Smith interview in the Guardian
BBC3 Controller Zai Bennet responds on Points of View to the outcry against the cancelling of DW Confidential. Video here.
"Doctor Who Confidential was a brilliant series that we made six series of. It's a show about the making of another show - Doctor Who - and there are only so many ways explaining how a show is made, and in these straightened times when BBC3 is actually cutting its budget we have to prioritise the shows that we think are most important to our viewers. Doctor Who Confidential was a great show, but after six series we think that it had a very good go explaining how to make Doctor Who."
As to rumours of the Christmas Special edition already have been filmed:
"That's absolute nonsense, there is no finished programme sitting on a shelf. That show, however, was made for lots of different people, so for DVD and for BBC Worldwide, and there was some footage, which was about ten minutes, which will end up going online - but there's definitely not a finished show."
Arthur Darvill has contributed to Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign. More info on how you can help WOZA here.
The Doctor's Guide to Cardiff:
Voting for What's on Stage awards is open. You can vote for David Tennant and Catherine Tate amongst other DW alumni.
Karen Gillan talks about where she'd like to settle down
Noel Clarke gets honorary doctorate.
Round up of DW actors in panto, including Colin Baker, John Barrowman, Bonnie Lanford and Frazer Hines.
BBC3 Controller Zai Bennet responds on Points of View to the outcry against the cancelling of DW Confidential. Video here.
"Doctor Who Confidential was a brilliant series that we made six series of. It's a show about the making of another show - Doctor Who - and there are only so many ways explaining how a show is made, and in these straightened times when BBC3 is actually cutting its budget we have to prioritise the shows that we think are most important to our viewers. Doctor Who Confidential was a great show, but after six series we think that it had a very good go explaining how to make Doctor Who."
As to rumours of the Christmas Special edition already have been filmed:
"That's absolute nonsense, there is no finished programme sitting on a shelf. That show, however, was made for lots of different people, so for DVD and for BBC Worldwide, and there was some footage, which was about ten minutes, which will end up going online - but there's definitely not a finished show."
Arthur Darvill has contributed to Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign. More info on how you can help WOZA here.
The Doctor's Guide to Cardiff:
Voting for What's on Stage awards is open. You can vote for David Tennant and Catherine Tate amongst other DW alumni.
Karen Gillan talks about where she'd like to settle down
Noel Clarke gets honorary doctorate.
Round up of DW actors in panto, including Colin Baker, John Barrowman, Bonnie Lanford and Frazer Hines.