Captain Jack to Return!

John Barrowman has been seen filming on set for the finale for the 2009 specials. This confirms that, character, Captain Jack, will be returning to Doctor Who!

He first appeared in 2005's The Empty Child. Since then, he has gained his own Spin-off series and returned to Doctor Who twice in Series 3 and 4.

Along with Jack, other things that have been seen filming are a Slitheen and a Graske! You can view the picture of Captain Jack below.

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The Doctor's Mother...?

It's been reported by both the Telegraph and the Mail that, 78 year old actress, Claire Bloom is to play the Doctor's own mother!

This Hollywood actress started her career in radio programmes for the BBC but moved on to acting at a later age.

She is well known for having roles in films such as Alexander the Great, The Brothers Karamazov, The Buccaneer, and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.

You can view the Telegraph artice here and the Mail article here (please ignore the first article on the link, well, because, you know...)

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Torchwood: Children of Earth - 10 second teaser

A ten second teaser for Torchwood: Children of Earth was released online recently, the third series of the hit spin off show will air this Summer on BBC One. You can view the teaser below.



In other news, The Daily Star have reported that the finale for the 2009 specials will be "explosive". And John Barrowman is due to appear as a character called The Doctor in the 100th episode of My Family which will air this Thursday.

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Right, Where do I start...?

Yet another hell of a week for UDW! If you have been visiting Ultimate Doctor Who over the past few days, you have obviously been viewing the site on a web host called Wix.

Wix is a relatively easy to use Free web host system, that is good for Flash related stuff and things like that. I tried it out, and for many reasons, stopped liking it.

One reason, was the pages! Adding pages was just a pain in the backside! Another reason was who I was working with, but let's not get onto that subject...

Anyway, UDW will be back and up and running on Blogger, very soon! So keep checking back in future!

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Doctor Who Theme Tune - Poll Winner

A poll was recently released by Total Sci-Fi Online, to find out what the best science fiction theme tune was. Doctor Who was voted the winner, with Red Dwarf coming in second place and The X Files in third place.

“The poll result proves that in addition to being one of the most popular science fiction shows ever created, Doctor Who also boasts the most iconic sci-fi theme tune. Grainer and Derbyshire’s theme manages to convey the outlandish quality of the show and is instantly recognisable to fans throughout the world just by its opening bars.”

Ron Grainer originally composed the theme tune in 1963 and was then arranged by Delia Derbyshire. Below You can view the results of the poll.

1) Doctor Who
2) Red Dwarf
3) The X-Files
4) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5) Star Trek
6) Thunderbirds
7) The Twilight Zone
8) Battlestar Galactica
9) Quantum Leap
10) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Click here to see the article on the poll.
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Bafta Cymru Nominations

Doctor Who has been nominated nine times for this year's Bafta Cymru awards event. Torchwood has also been nominated two times, and The Sarah Jane Adventures has recieved one nomination.

Doctor Who has been nominated for Best Drama Series / Serial for Television - Phil Collinson; Best Director Of Photography: Drama - Rory Taylor for Silence in the Library; Best Sound - Doctor Who Sound Team for Midnight; Best Editor - Phillip Kloss for Midnight; Best Make-Up - Barbara Southcott for The Next Doctor; Best Screenwriter - Russell T Davies for Midnight; Best Original Music Soundtrack - Murray Gold for Midnight; Best Director: Film/Drama - Euros Lyn for Silence in the Library; and Best Interactive - Rob Francis.

To view the nominations for Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures click here.

The event will take place on May 17th for more information click here.

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Planet of The Dead - Appreciation Index Figure

The apprecian index figure for the recently aired, Planet of The Dead, has now been revealed.

The episode aired last Saturday on BBC One and BBC HD with an AI figure of 88. A normal AI figure for an average BBC or ITV show would be around 77. Anything that recieves above 85 is considered excellent.

The Sunday night repeat recieved 0.76 million viewers, and the Monday night repeat recieved 1.8 million and had an AI of 89.

Planet of The Dead will also be released on June 29th 2009 with an RRP Price of £15.99.

The next episode is expected to air in November and is titled, The Waters of Mars.

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New appointments for the Doctor Who team

BBC Wales has announced three new appointments to its Doctor Who team. Tracie Simpson, Producer of Planet of The Dead, and Peter Bennett, Producer of the upcoming Torchwood: Children of Earth series, have both been appointed as producers for the fifth series of Doctor Who.

Beth Willis, Producer of the award-winning BBC series Ashes To Ashes, will join lead writer Steven Moffat and Piers Wenger as an Executive Producer.

"Beth and Tracie and Pete aren't the A Team, they're the people the A Team call," said Steven Moffat. "Tracie and Pete are the backstage stars of Doctor Who and having them on board as producers isn't just the best possible news for Matt Smith's first series, it's a massive relief. And Beth Willis, fresh from the brilliant Ashes To Ashes, is joining Piers and I as an executive so finally there'll be someone to wear the trousers."

Matt Smith will replace David Tennant for the fifth series, to be aired in 2010.

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Easter Monday filming

The Doctor Who team were in Swansea on Easter Monday filming for one of the specials. David Tennant, Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate were photographed while filming. You can view 23 photographs here

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Ultimate Doctor Who has won an award

We are delighted to announce that Ultimate Doctor Who has won an award.

The Bad Wolf TV has just closed its TBWT April Blog Awards and we have been awarded "Best Spelling Award"

Thank you Miss Gallifrey

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The Waters of Mars trailer

As previously reported in the last post a trailer for the next Doctor Who special was broadcast after Planet of The Dead.

Entitled The Waters of Mars, here is the trailer in full:




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The Waters of Mars

The second Doctor Who special, to be aired on BBC1 later this year, has finally been given a title: The Waters of Mars ....

A trailer for the next episode was also shown directly after the broadcast of Planet of The Dead. What do you think of the title?

Also, let us know what you thought of the Easter special. Did you enjoy it?

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Planet of The Dead Q+A

The Official BBC Doctor Who site has posted a Planet of The Dead questions and answers session from interviews with lead star David Tennant and Michelle Ryan. You can view the BBC webpage here

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Sarah Jane and Luke Smith to Return

Pictures from yesterday's filming were put online recently and shows David Tennant, Elizabeth Sladen and Thomas Kinght filming on Clinton Road.

These pictures reveal that SJA characters, Sarah Jane and Luke will appear in one of the upcoming specials this year or next year.

Clinton Road, otherwise known as Bannerman Road in the show, is where Sarah Jane, Luke and Rani live.

One of the scenes shows Luke nearly getting run down by a car but getting saved by the Doctor

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Planet of The Dead arrives

Hi, my name is Ro and I will be representing Ultimate Doctor Who as Admin until 16th April.

Well it has finally arrived: 11 April 2009 - the day that Doctor Who adventure Planet of The Dead is to be aired on BBC1 and BBC HD, at 6:45pm. There has been much speculation concerning the plot, many photographs posted on countless websites dedicated to the show, and much excitement from its fans.

Tonight we will know for sure. Who exactly is Lady Christina de Souza? Who are the Tritovores? And what precisely is the Swarm?

For those of you who will be watching tonight - have fun!

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Last UDW Update - Planet of The Dead Reminder

Ultimate Doctor Who will unfortunately not recieve any updates from today, April 9th to April 16th as I will be extremely busy.

This means that there will be no news posts, no new Episode of The Week, no new poll and the cBox will be locked so people will be unable to comment (or spam) while I'm away.

Although, If you would like to post for UDW from today until April 16th, please contact me at doctorwhoiscool@gmail.com and I will take a look at your site and consider you to post for the next week or so. I would really appreciate if someone were to volunteer to do this.

I would also like to remind you that the Easter Special, Planet of The Dead, will air at 6.45pm this Saturday on BBC One and BBC HD.

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BBC Site Update - Planet of The Dead

The Official BBC Doctor Who site has updated their homepage with a new Planet of The Dead episode guide.

This usually happens when an episode of Doctor Who is due to air the following Saturday. On it, shows the plot with a title, 'Riddle of The Sands'.

To access the episode guide for the upcoming special, just click the plot details on the homepage.

The episode guide includes the plot, some videos, wallpapers and a brand new 'Double Decker Game'.

Planet of The Dead is due to air this saturday at 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

You can view the BBC site here.
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Title for Second Special?

In the new issue of Television Total Guide, which has Doctor Who on the front cover, they stated a possible title for the second special, due to air later this year.

They claimed that the special is called The Water of Mars, which brings back rumours of one of the specials being set on Mars.

Another rumour is that this episode will feature the return of the Ice-Warriors, who last appeared in the Classic Series.

The Title will be officially confirmed at the end of Planet of The Dead. which airs this Saturday on BBC One.

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David Tennant and Russell T. Davies Interviewed

David Tennant, who plays the Tenth Doctor, and Russel T. Davies, who is the head writer, were interviewed by The Times newspaper yesterday.

In the interview they talked about the upcoming special, Planet of The Dead. Below you can view an extract.

Your run on Doctor Who saw you bring back plenty of old favourites: K-9, the Master, Davros. Anything you didn’t get round to?

RTD: I would have loved to have done a Star Trek crossover. The very first year, we talked about it. Then Star Trek finally went off air. Landing the Tardis on board the Enterprise would have been magnificent. Can you imagine what their script department would have wanted, and what I would have wanted? It would have been the biggest battle.

You can read the full interview here.

Planet if The Dead is due to air this Saturday on BBC One at 6:45pm.
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Catherine Tate seen on set for 2009 Special

SpoilerTV have released images of Catherine Tate, Bernard Cribbins, Jacqueline King and David Tennant filming on set for an upcoming special.

The Pictures show the cast on the road that Donna's house is situated. I've noticed that in all the pictures I've seen of Cribbins, he looks in a distressed mood.

These images confirm the return of Donna, Silvia and Wilf! They last appeared in the Series 4 finale, Journey's End. Below you can view one of the images and the rest here.
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Doctor Who Confidential - Easter Episode Confirmed

It's been confirmed that a Doctor Who Confidential episode for the upcoming special, Planet of The Dead, will air on Saturday 11th April at 8:30pm on BBC Three.

The episode is called Desert Storms, and airs 45 minutes after Planet of The Dead.

This edition of Doctor Who Confidential will include interviews with the cast and crew, and a behind the scenes look at the special.

It is one hour long and is expected to end at 9:30pm.

The special, Planet of The Dead, is due to air at 6.45pm on the same day, Saturday 11th April.

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New Website Open

I have opened a brand new website dedicated to the American Sci-fi show, Heroes.

Heroes is a show about a group of people who discover they have amazing powers. You can view Ultimate Heroes here.

I have also opened a new page for Ultimate Doctor Who. On this new page you can see what the site looked like, before it was revamped into the current layout, and you can view Classic UDW here.

I would also like to inform viewers of UDW that the site will be temporarily closed down from April 12th - 16th due to me, the owner, being away on holiday.

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Freema Agyeman's opinion on Matt Smith

Freema Agyeman, who played former companion, Martha Jones has revealed to DigitalSpy her thoughts on Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.

She has claimed that she thinks Smith will be 'Outstanding'.

“He’s great. I can imagine there must have been a fair few people up for that role. For the producers to have such confidence in him, he must clearly have blown them away.”

“He’s a really good actor in all the other things he’s done. I think he’s going to be outstanding.”

Matt Smith will take up the role of the Eleventh Doctor in Series 5 which is due to air Spring, next year.

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John Simm to Return?

A recent filming picture for Tennant's finale shows a man that looks like, and could be, John Simm walking by Bernard Cribbins.

If this was to be John Simm, he does look a bit different since he last appeared in the Series 3 finale.

Simm played the Master in the Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of The Timelords three-parter

You can view the picture here.

Please remember that this could not be John Simm, and he might not reprise his role for the Master.

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Wilfred Mott to Return for 2009 Special

Bernard Cribbins, who played Donna Noble's grandfather, Wilfred Mott has been spotted filming for one of the 2009 specials.

Pictures have been leaked of Cribbins filming at Tredegar House in Newport, along with two military men with guns.

You can view one of the pictures here.

The return of Wilf means a possible return for past companion, Donna Noble.

The first of the 2009 specials, Planet of The Dead, is due to air on April 11th, 6.45pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

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Planet of The Dead - Trailer Released

A Trailer for the upcoming Easter Special, Planet of The Dead, was shown on BBC HD recently, and is now online to view.

You can view the trailer below:

What do you think of this trailer?
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Matt Smith to Step Down from Doctor Who

Matt Smith revealed today that he has been having second thoughts of playing The Eleventh Doctor in Series 5, next year. He confirmed that he will be stepping down as the Time-Lord, which means that urgent casting re-calls are needed.

Many Fans were very dissapointed to hear the news for this, as they were really looking forward to Smith playing the Doctor, and thought he'd be perfect.

All I have to say to that is........

April Fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please do not take this post into account, as it is fake! April 1st, also known as April Fools Day is when some people play pranks on other people to 'fool' them.

Have you Played any April Fools yet?
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