A Doctor Who Movie?

November 14, 2011 0 Comments

Variety is reporting that David Yates (who directed the last 4 Harry Potter films, as well as various TV projects) has teamed with the BBC to make a feature film.

Yates told Variety that he is working with Jane Tranter, in developing the film.

This appears to be valid and has nothing to do with those crazy rumors about a Doctor Who movie starring Johnny Depp.

Yates goes onto say he wants to strip the story down to the basics and it will not be connected to the current run.

Read the full article here.

What do you think of this? Sound off in the comments or send us feedback!

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Episode 46 – Adversary Archive: The Sontarans

November 14, 2011 1 Comment

We pilot the TARDIS back through the vortex this week for our latest Adversary Archive: The Sontarans. In this episode we review two classic Sontaran stories, The Sontaran Experiment and The Invasion of Time.

Unfortunately, Glenn fell down on the job this week, and failed to get a copy of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans to Shaun and Keith, so we will delay our review of that story until a future episode.

Also, we return with more of your feedback, old and new! And we chime in on what’s news in the Whoniverse.

So, sit back and enjoy this week’s show!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 46 - Adversary Archive: The Sontarans [ 1:50:20 | 101.06 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Friday Night Who 11/11/11

November 11, 2011 0 Comments

Join us tonight at midnight for Friday Night Who as Traveling the Vortex prepares this week for our upcoming Adversary Archive – The Sontarans.

Tonight we’ll be watching the classic story, The Invasion of Time.

Join @vortexglenn, @vortexshaun, @vortexkeith and @travelvortex on Twitter for the live commentary, and look for the #FridayNightWho, #TheInvasionOfTime hashtags.

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Doctor Who Convention News

November 11, 2011 1 Comment

Reposted from dwconvention.com

LATEST NEWS
FRIDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2011

BBC Worldwide Press Office
Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ

BBC WORLDWIDE TO STAGE FIRST OFFICIAL DOCTOR WHO CONVENTION

Millennium Centre Cardiff will be transformed into a fans paradise 24th & 25th March 2012

BBC Worldwide today revealed details of the first ever official Doctor Who Convention since the series’ regeneration in 2005. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th March 2012 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales – the current home of the show. Read more.

More special guests to be announced in the coming weeks!

Matt Smith and Steven Moffat are already confirmed to appear at the Official Doctor Convention 2012 but with more special guests from series 5 & 6 to be announced in the coming weeks, its sure to be the greatest gathering of Doctor Who cast and creators ever!

Keep watching the website for updates and don’t forget to sign up to the DWConvention newsletter.

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Shada documentary – World Premiere!

November 10, 2011 0 Comments

Reposted from Blogter Who:

Shada documentary – World Premiere!
Courtesy of 2|entertain

November 23 will see the world premiere of Chris Chapman’s new documentary Taken Out of Time, which looks back on the making of the 1979 Doctor Who story Shada. It will be screened at a one day event, Visions From Behind The Sofa: Doctor Who, taking place at the University of Hertfordshire.

For the rest of the story, click here.

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Children in Need: Doctor Who Timeslot

November 8, 2011 0 Comments

Reposted from Doctor Who News

The new issue of the Radio Times (12-18 Nov) confirms the time of the Christmas Special preview as being in the 8:00-8:30pm timeslot during this year’s Children in Need on 18th November, promising “an exclusive treat from Doctor Who”.

This is the same slot as broadcast last year – with Children in Need being a live show, the time can only be estimated and won’t be known until during the programme itself!

The title of the episode itself is expected to be revealed in the next couple of weeks.

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UPDATED Top 5 Lists – The Best of Doctor Who (Newbie Introduction)

November 8, 2011 1 Comment

Recently, we discussed our top five episode to introduce a new viewer to Doctor Who. Here is the list, so far, for reference. If you’s like, to include your list, just reply to this post, or to hear them read in the next show, send us an e-mail to feedback@travelingthevortex.com.

Shaun’s List
The Five Doctors
City of Death
The Invisible Enemy
Doctor Who – The Movie
Seeds of Doom

Keith’s List
Carnival of Monsters
Revenge of the Cybermen
The Stones of Blood
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Three Doctors

Glenn’s List
The Caves of Androzani
Seeds of Doom
The Five Doctors
The Invasion of Time
The Deadly Assassin

Chrissy’s List
The Five Doctors
Castrovalva
An Unearthly Child (Ep. 1)
Genesis of the Daleks
The Mind Robber

 Robbie Bonham’s List
Legopolis
Pyramids of Mars
The Invasion
Genesis of the Daleks (LP version)
Terror of the Zygons

Mel’s List
The Aztecs
The Brain of Morbius
The Three Doctors
The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Movie

Dr. Phil’s List
Robot/Arc in Space
The Leisure Hive
The Aztecs
Mark of the Rani
City of Death/Deadly Assassin

Mark’s List
Carnival of Monsters
Revenge of the Cybermen
Spearhead From Space
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Three Doctors

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Episode – 45 – Allons-y, Alonso!

November 7, 2011 0 Comments


The Doctor: What’s your name?
Midshipman Frame: Alonso.
The Doctor: You’re kidding me.
Midshipman Frame: No, is something wrong?
The Doctor: Something else I’ve always wanted to say. Allons-y, Alonso!

We’re headed back to the Tenth Doctor era and the start of Series Four. It also marks the comeback of Donna Noble. This week, our reviews of Voyage of the Damned, Partners in Crime and The Fires of Pompeii. Big news on the Matt Smith front *wink* and of course your feedback. Enjoy!

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Happy Belated Birthday Richard Hurndall

November 4, 2011 0 Comments

“Okay, really, this is becoming a bit of a habbit, isnt it?  The constantly running late?  What is this, Vortex Time?  Am I being punished for something?  Why cant you just take me to the date I asked for instead of dropping me off later when I cant be proactive?  Hmmm?  I swear it’s like you have a mind of your own, silly old thing.”

Sorry, just had to have a brief discussion with Traveling The Vortex’s birthday TARDIS, which refuses to behave and consequently, we missed another one.  November 3rd would have been the late Richard Hurndall’s “Bilbo Bagins” birthday, (as in one hundred and eleventh). 

Richard stood in for William Harntell as the first Doctor in the 20th anniversary special, “The Five Doctors”.  Happy birthday!

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Episode 44 – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Doctor Who

October 31, 2011 0 Comments

This is Halloween, this is Halloween, HALLOWEEN!

Draw the curtains, light a candle, and put out the lights, for a frighting edition of Traveling the Vortex. In this week’s show, a look at three stories produced in a Gothic-horror style, The Brain of Morbius, The Seeds of Doom, and Horror of Fang Rock.

And a spooky revelation in the news, as Matt Smith expounds on comments made last week about his departure from Doctor Who. And, as always, feedback from our faithful listeners. SCORBY!

Traveling the Vortex - Episode 44 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Doctor Who [ 2:15:20 | 123.96 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Doctor Who And The Proclaimers

October 30, 2011 4 Comments

No, that’s not a new episode title, just the merging of (apparently) two of David Tennant’s favorite things, in this music video shared by the production staff of Doctor Who.  Not sure where it originated, we believe it was very cast centric and watched in house during Tennant’s years on the show, but thanks to @Georgesab for pointing us to it.

http://youtu.be/3s4Czla6tXc
 

 

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