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Latest News
| 4th May | Poison Sky Ratings |
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The following ratings were published on Doctor Who News in the past week. Firstly,
last night's episode The Poison Sky received an overnight audience figure of 5.9 million people - a 32.5% share of the audience.
The Sontaran Stratagem received an AI figure of 87, and
Planet of the Ood gained a final audience figure of 7.5 million viewers.
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| 4th May | Brigadier Interview and Trailer Maker |
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The Radio Times
posted an interview with the man who played long serving UNIT Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, Nicholas Courtney. Nick is still
part of Doctor Who to this day and has starred in several Big Finish audios.
During the interview, he told the magazine that:
"I was down to play Captain Knight [in The Web of Fear], who was killed by the Yeti, but at the last moment David Langton, who'd been cast as the colonel,
couldn't do it, so Douglas asked my agent if I'd mind playing the part. I said, 'Of course not. It's promotion!' The money was the same:
it's the BBC. Had David Langton played that part, the whole of my life since would've been a very different story."
The Official Site unveiled a
Trailer Maker this week. This fun little game allows you
to mix together a few clips of your favourite episodes into a thirty second trailer. Some of the forum members have had a
go at this. These are the results.
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| 27th April | Sontaran Ratings |
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Doctor Who News published the unofficial overnight ratings for
last night's episode The Sontaran Stragagem. The episode received an audience of
6.4m, which was a 35.5% share. The warmer, sunnier weather is having an effect on the total audience figure.
Also published earlier in the week was the Audience Appreciation Index for
Planet of the Ood, which was another excellent 87, and the final ratings for
The Fires of Pompeii, which received a total of 9.04m viewers.
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| 27th April | [Spoiler] Christmas Casting and Cover. |
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The Daily Mail
revealed this week that David Morrissey is to appear in this year's Christmas special. The article also speculates that the Cybermen will feature in the
episode. More spoilers contained within the article!
Also, the current issue of the Radio Times, featuring
a Sontaran on the cover, is available until Monday.
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| 20th April | Some Very Ood Ratings |
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Doctor Who News has once again published the
unofficial overnight ratings for Planet of the Ood. It got a
slightly disappointing 6.9m viewers, but this was a 33.4% share of the audience - around the same share
as the previous two episodes.
Also published was the Appreciation Index (AI) figure for
The Fires of Pompeii, which was another "excellent" 87. The
final audience figure for episode one, Partners in Crime, was
9.14m viewers - the tenth most watched programme of the week.
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| 20th April | Next Week's RT Cover |
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Doctor Who News have reported that next week's
Radio Times will feature a Doctor Who cover that is
being kept under wraps until 4pm Monday. The magazine will also contain a free CD of the audio book
The Resurrection Casket.
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| 13th April | Pompeii Rating |
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Last night's episode The Fires of Pompeii received an audience of 8.1m according to
Doctor Who News. It's another excellent
audience figure. The AI index for Partners in Crime was also posted. The episode
received an "excellent" rating of 88.
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| 13th April | Dawkins and the Proms |
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In an interview with the Independent on Sunday,
Russell T. Davies revealed that sometimes controversial biologist and champion of evolutionary theory,
Professor Richard Dawkins, is to appear in the series. Russell said that Dawkins "has brought atheism proudly out of the closet!"
Finally, BBC News revealed that Freema Agyeman
will present a Prom dedicated to compositions related to Time and Space - including the Doctor Who theme tune. Daleks will be roaming
around the Royal Albert Hall at the event in July.
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| 6th April | Ratings, Renames and Reschedules |
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Last night's Partners in Crime was seen by an amazing 8.4m people, according to overnight ratings
posted on Doctor Who News. The episode received an audience share of
39.4% and was yesterday's most watched show. The news will prove a relief to Doctor Who fans complaining about the timeslot.
On a similar note, Doctor Who News also reported that BBC internal
magazine Ariel revealed that Doctor Who is to move to a later slot around episode five or six. That said,
the time slot for episode two, The Fires of Pompeii, was moved from an earlier announced time of 6:15pm to
6:45pm next Saturday.
Finally, the BBC's Newsround
show exclusively revealed that episode nine will now be named Forest of the Dead.
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| 1st April | This Week's Radio Times |
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This week's issue of the Radio Times contains a full guide to series four as
well as a choice of four covers. The magazine features a photo of the main members of the cast; an interview with Russell T. Davies;
an episode guide; an interview with David Tennant and Catherine Tate; a look at the tiny CGI villains of episode one; and a tribute to
Verity Lambert.
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