Why the 8th Doctor?

There are Doctor Who websites everywhere: doctorwhonews.net, tardisnewsroom & kasterborous.com to name only a few. In all the websites on the World Wide Web, there are no websites devoted to the 8th Doctor. Sadly the Paul McGann Doctor has received little press mostly because he had only one TV appearance. But the 8th Doctor has lived on beyond the FOX movie. He has had adventures in a range of books and not to mention the Big Finish Audio Series (which this website counts as Doctor Who Cannon). The 8th Doctor is as much apart of series history as any of the other actors who played the part. So I ask: Why not the 8th Doctor.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Dark Eyes Series Companion

Big Finish have announced that the new companion for the Eighth Doctor in the Dark Eyes series will be Molly O’Sullivan played by Ruth Bradley. Ruth recently starred in Titanic the four-part mini-series in the UK with Jenna-Louise Coleman who will play the new companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the new series on BBC1.
Molly is a nurse in World War I and will make her first appearance in the episode titled The Great War.

If you haven’t ordered yet, why not pop across to Big Finish and do so now!

Paul McGann still unsure of 50th Anniversary

From ret ten -
Speculation is mounting amongst fans that there will be a multi-Doctor reunion episode for the anniversary - especially after Tom Baker recently said he is willing to return to Doctor Who.
Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor, was asked if he has been contacted about the 50th anniversary while speaking to The Independent.
"No," he answered, adding: "I mean, I know it's imminent but no, there's been no invites to or sounding out taking place but maybe it will happen, we don't know."
McGann went on to admit that he's not actually very familiar with the revived Doctor Who series.
"I don't have a television. No. So, I don't watch anything," he explained.
"In fact some of my mates, particularly my gay mates, they say, 'How do you live? What do you do?' I've never seen an episode of Friends. I don't know who the newscasters are...I just got out of the habit."
Adding that he never watches recordings of his own performances, McGann admitted: "I've just about got used to the sound of my own voice, doing voice works. But actors are like everyone else, why would you want to look at yourself? See yourself leaving a room?
"But I know Matt Smith and I saw him the other day," he continued. "It's in safe hands, the kid's obviously brilliant, a really, really good choice to take it on."

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Dark Eyes


From Big Finish.com:
In the aftermath of To The Death...
An epic, box set adventure, taking the Doctor on a desperate journey through space and time.
Part One. The Great War - The Doctor is heading to 'the edge' and beyond. But the Time Lords have other ideas. On Earth, during the First World War, Molly O'Sullivan works hard as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nursing assistant. How can her destiny be bound up with that of the Doctor's?
Part Two. Fugitives
Part Three. Tangled Web
Part Four. 'X' and the Daleks
More details soon...

In Paul's Own Words...

Paul McGann admits that he hasn't watched the new series: "I don't have a television. No. So, I don't watch anything. But I know Matt Smith and I saw him the other day. It's in safe hands, the kid's obviously brilliant, a really, really good choice to take it on." The actor is due to appear in a couple of dramas on television, alongside Martin Clunes in A Mother's Son for ITV, and in Ripper Street for the BBC. Independent, 30 Jun 2012]