Christmas Day ratings

Well, considering its time slot, Doctor Who did rather well. It's no surprise, the episode was very, very good. I think it's safe to say we're all dying to find out more about Ms Oswald; but you know what they say, good things come to those who wait.

Anyway, ratings!

1. EastEnders – 9.4m
2. Coronation Street – 8.6m
3. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special – 7.8m
4. The Royle Family – 7.7m
5. Doctor Who – 7.6m
6. Call the Midwife – 7.3m
7. Downton Abbey – 6.8m
8. BBC News – 6.1m
9. Emmerdale – 6.0m
10. BBC News 5.6m

And you can watch the awesome new titles below.

DOCTOR WHO TRAILER

IT.IS.AWESOME!

Don't even try to tell me that wasn't awesome...

Asylum of the Daleks' synopsis

The Doctor’s back! He’s joined by his trusted companions, the Ponds, and the three find themselves in an extremely precarious situation, where they come face to face with the Doctor’s oldest and most dangerous enemy… the Daleks. Catch the exclusive Scottish premier of the explosive new episode followed by a Q&A with writer Steven Moffat at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.


Well, there you go.

New Doctor Who logo

Well, it appears that the latest Doctor Who logo has gone under some changes. Well, one change. Basically, the 'DW' has been moved from its usual place.

Well, I'm sure you can see that for yourselves. I, for one, like the change. I didn't like 'Doctor DW Who' as the logo. Hopefully the DW won't remain at the end of the logo, hopefully they're just showing the logo alongside the DW logo.

Opening episode will be called: "Asylum of the Daleks"

Doctor Who’s Series 7 opener is titled Asylum of the Daleks.

This was announced by BFI who will screen this episode on 14th August; tickets will be available in July.

This suggests the episode will air on TV for 25th August.

RIP Caroline John

The BBC confirmed that Caroline died on the 5th June. She was aged 72.


Caroline first appeared in Doctor Who with Jon Pertwee in Spearhead from Space (1970). Although she left after only one season; she returned for 20th anniversary in 1983′s The Five Doctors. She reprised the role once again in the 1993 BBC Children In Need special Dimensions In Time.

Matt Smith will be the Doctor...FOREVER!

Hey, I'm serious! His words. He wants to do Doctor Who forever.

It's no secret that Smith's future was a little...unclear. But in a recent interview, he claimed he thoroughly enjoyed playing the role, and has no plans to leave anytime soon.

Here's his reply to being asked how long he'll play the Doctor: “Forever. 50 years. I’m loving making it.”

He added: “I think we’ve got one of our strongest seasons yet coming up. I really do. We go into the 50th year all guns blazing. And I’ll be around. So…that’s it, really.”

Lara Pulver responds to female Doctor rumours

Well, April 2 2012, a rumour started claiming that the next Doctor would infact be female, with Sherlock’s Lara Pulver in the lead role.

She recently responded in an interview, saying:

“Steven [Moffat] and I have both said we thoroughly enjoyed working together, and then there was me being in Wales so the media put two and two together.”

When asked if she'd take the role, she said:

“Yes and no. Not if it meant the end of the Doctor Who franchise because the fans aren’t keen on it.”

Scary new monster for series 7?

Ignore the Dalek, I just love 'em, so I included one.

Basically, Moffat's teased a whole new scary monster which will appear next year.

He wrote on Twitter:

“See this new monster I’ve invented? This is a GOOD one. This will SCARE you. Oh yes.”

So, we get the weeping Angels, AND a new scary monster? Awesome!

RETURN OF THE ICE WARRIORS?

According the the daily star, we're going to see our old pals return to the show.

Here's what they had to say:

"BBC bosses are bringing back the half-reptile, half-humanoid monsters to Dr Who after almost 40 years. They were last seen on TV in 1974 when The Doc was played by the late Jon Pertwee. They are making their return in 2013 – the 50th anniversary of the show which now stars Matt Smith, 29. The Ice Warriors will be among the first creatures encountered by the Time Lord’s new companion, played by Jenna, 26, following her arrival in the Christmas Day special. And the episode will be penned by Sherlock star Mark Gatiss, 45. A source said: “Who fans have been crying out for the return of the Ice Warriors. Now they’ve got their wish. “It’s going to be an exciting year with the 50th anniversary celebrations.”

Edwards and Graves on Doctor Who

Well, this isn't exactly a spoiler, it's just some casting information. First off, Sherlock's Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) will be playing a character called Riddell in episode 2. You can see him and Amy in action below.



Graves said:

“He’s a big game hunter … he’s in Africa, and there’s umm, some kind of history behind him and the Doctor, although it’s never fully explained what … he’s there to help the Doctor.”

Interesting.

Next, is regular Dalek actor Barnaby Edwards. Outside of the giant pepper pot this time, he was pictured in the flesh, playing a hooded character.



The scene involved the Doctor speaking to him inside a little Cardiff cafe. Strange.

Anyway, that's all for now.

First official Image of Jenna and Matt

Well, here we are.

Jenna and Matt are finally photographed together.

Officially.

While its an improvement on 2010's first official picture of Matt and Karen: It's not exactly: But hey, I can't complain. Can't wait to see the pair in action!

Jenna-Louise Coleman spotted on set. Name revealed!

According to a set reporter, the new companion is called Clara. No surname, but that was what she was addressed as in one of the scenes.

Hmm, sounds old fashioned.

Anyway, here's some pictures of her on set. Nice coat! Disguise? Or has he had a wardrobe change?

This next one tells us a fair bit about the episode's setting. Note: This is NOT the Christmas episode. This is from next year, written by Luther creator Neil Cross.

Hello time travellers!

Let's start simple.

This is a spoiler-free Doctor Who news page. Basically, the faster I find news, the faster I post it, the faster you read it.

It's a loving relationship.

Now, don't give me any of that, we've known each other for ages, you just don't know it yet (wibbly wobbly timey wimey).

What's that? Well, what an excellent start to our relationship.

Ok, now for the boring bit.

Rules.

Rule one, the Doctor lies.

No, wait, wrong rules.

Rule one, no swearing, well, not much of it anyway.

Rule two, no spoilers. Please, for my sake.

Rule three, no mentions of Emmerdale, X factor, Loose Women, Waterloo Road, Downton Abby or Adele.

Right, I think that's it. Allons-y!