With the global ecology a hot topic these days, it’s little surprise the BBC is planning a new version of the classic tale The Day of the Triffids. It all started with the 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham. The story, according to the BBC tells of “Bill Masen, who awakes in a hospital after…
Syns, a project initially developed for the BBC is now being shaped at Showtime as a new cable drama. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series is about “a world in which humanlike synthetic organisms, known as Syns, are used for various purposes.” John McNamara, who was a consulting producer on CBS’ Jericho, is developing…
Today is marked by many faiths as the beginning of Advent and once again, the BBC’s official Doctor Who website has their Advent calendar now live. Today’s treat is a video message from David Tennant and something new will be available between today and Christmas.
As a Time Lord, David Tennant has managed to meet and work with famous historical figures from across the eras. On stage, as Hamlet, though, he’s had an entirely different kind of close encounter. The BBC reports that The Royal Shakespeare Company has allowed the actor to perform the famed “Alas Poor Yorick” scene using…
Life on Mars is the successful translation of the 16-episode BBC series to America. Not every translation has worked, as noted by the cancellation this season of The Ex-List, which came from Israel. Life’s co-creator, Ashley Pharoah, told reporters in New York that he thinks this interpretation works very well. "I think it’s marvelous. We’re…
The BBC has confirmed a third season of The Sarah Jane Adventures, to air in the fall of 2009. Their website reviewed their future children’s offerings and said, “Together with her companions Rani and Clyde and her adopted son Luke, Sarah Jane once again comes face to face with a whole host of weird and…
Doctor Who is about to turn 45, young for a Time Lord but old for a television character. To celebrate, the BBC has opened up it s archive which has detailed information on the series from its early development through current production. Among the fascinating artifacts is a 1962 report discussing whether the BBC should…
CAMELOT Modern day interpretations of classic tales seems to be in vogue. First, NBC retells the King David story through Michael Green’s Kings and now Showtime and the BBC announced plans to produce Camelot telling, well, you know what. The new show comes from Michael Hirst and Morgan O’Sullivan, the duo behind the cable network’s…
If you’re wondering where Freema Agyeman went after leaving Doctor Who behind, you will be pleased to know she became a Survivor. She was cast in the remake of the Terry Nation Survivors series from the 1970s. The new incarnation will be debuting on the BBC this fall in a six-episode inaugural season. She is…
The British media has been in overdrive since David Tennant announced last week that the four specials in 2009 will be his final year as The Doctor. He appeared this week on BBC Breakfast and said, “Who knows what might happen in the future? The door isn’t necessarily closed forever. “I actually think it’s one…
Defying Gravity will be a new 13-episode series being coproduced by Fox TV Studios, Canada’s CTV, Germany’s ProSieben and the BBC, which will star Ron Livingston (The Time Traveler’s Wife). Created by James Parriott (Grey’s Anatomy) and Michael Edelstein (Desperate Housewives), The Hollywood Reporter says the series is “set in the near future and revolves…
David Tennant announced his departure from Doctor Who during the National Television Awards broadcast. The BBC’s Doctor Who website confirmed the news mintues later complete with a video from the actor. The website went on to report: David Tennant first appeared as The Doctor in 2005 and has gone on to star in three series…
