Doctor Who

After a long wait for us here in NZ, the fifth season of re-launched UK series Doctor Who will kick off on Prime on Sunday May 2 at 7.30pm.

The new series will feature the brand new Doctor, 27-year-old Englishman Matt Smith, as well as another new face, that of 21-year-old Karen Gillan who plays Amy Pond.

Gidday,

Does Prime still have the rights for Doctor Who and are they going to be showing season 5 soon?

Cheers for any info,

Brendon

7:30pm Sunday, February 14 on Prime

Science Fiction

In the landmark finale to David Tennant’s superb run as Doctor Who, secrets are revealed and fates decided.

Picking up from where we left off last week, The Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master’s plans hurtle out of control. With the “sound of drums” growing louder and an ancient trap closing around the Earth, the Doctor and Wilf must fight alone. But sacrifices must be made and the deadly prophecy warns: “He will knock four times.”

Bernard Cribbins, who appeared in Voyage of the Damned and throughout Series 4 stars as Wilfred Mott, Donna Noble’s grandfather, and acts as a companion to the Doctor in this two-part story. This special also features many favourites from the past five years of Doctor Who, including John Simm as the Master.

7:30pm Sunday, February 7 on Prime

Science Fiction

In the landmark finale to David Tennant’s superb run as Doctor Who, secrets are revealed and fates decided. This two-part special (premiering tonight) is unmissable for both casual viewers and dedicated Doctor Who fans.

The Doctor, having arrived at the Ood Sphere some time after the events of The Waters of Mars, is aware of the prophecy of the one who “will knock four times” and his subsequent death. But the Ood warn of The Master’s return (the Doctor’s psychotic nemesis), adding that something larger is emerging from the darkness, predicting “the end of Time itself”.

Meanwhile, on Earth, a cult performs a ritual to resurrect the Master and he is reborn on Christmas Eve. With both determined to cheat death, the battle ranges from the wastelands of London to the mysterious Immortality Gate, while a terrible shadow falls across the entire Universe. Will the doctor be able to stop the end of time itself?

Bernard Cribbins, who appeared in Voyage of the Damned and throughout Series 4 stars as Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble and acts as a companion to the Doctor in this two-part story. This special also features many favourites from the past five years of Doctor Who, including John Simm as the Master.

Can anyone at Prime tell me when they expect to play the Doctor Who 2-part special The End of Time? The Xmas Special The Next Doctor wasn’t played till Easter if memory serves, and I’m trying to decide whether or not to remain spoiler free or just watch it online. Any help much appreciated!!

Cheers!!

EchoViper

7:30pm Sunday, November 29 on Prime

Sci Fi/Drama

David Tennant returns as The Doctor in this brand new special, The Waters of Mars. He is joined by his cleverest and strongest willed companion yet, Adelaide, played by acclaimed British actress Lindsay Duncan. Adelaide is head of the Mars Base and doesn’t take kindly to an uninvited appearance by The Doctor. Peter O’Brien (Neighbours) also guest stars as Ed, Adelaide’s second in command. Will the Master return? What will become of the ‘he will knock four times’ prophecy?

UKTV – Saturdays from 17 October, 8.30pm

Adventures in Time and Space.

David Tennant returns as the eccentric Doctor roaming space and time and defeating alien monsters in the return of this popular, family, prime-time science-fiction series. In Series 4, he has a new companion in award-winning actress Catherine Tate, who reprises her role as Donna Noble, the runaway bride who appeared in the 2006 Christmas Special.

The first episode of the new series sees Donna tracking down The Doctor during an alien emergency in

modern-day London. The couple experience a series of wonderful adventures, including visiting Pompeii

on the eve of the historic eruption; and an encounter with the legendary murder mystery novelist Agatha

Christie.

Freema Agyeman who played Martha Jones, The Doctor’s companion throughout the critically acclaimed third series returns to the show to join The Doctor and Donna for a couple of episodes mid series. Also making welcome reappearances in the series are Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) and John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood).

Monsters in this series include a Pyrovile (an enormous fire-breathing humanoid creature made from stone and magma); the tentacle-faced Ood; and the return of the Sontaran warriors, who first battled Doctor Who 35 years ago.

Voyage of the Damned Special

The Doctor finds himself on an interstellar replica of the famous ocean liner Titanic orbiting present-day Earth, shortly before the ship collides with meteors and begins to fall to Earth. The Doctor teams up with one-off companion Astrid Peth (Kylie Minogue) and several passengers to rescue the ship while fending off the Heavenly Host.

* Doctor Who is moving to a new time of Saturdays at 8.30 as part of our new sci-fi zone which kicks off on October 17.

Starring: David Tennant, Catherine Tate. Guests Stars include Billie Piper and Kylie Minogue.

UKTV – Thursdays from 16 July, 7.30pm

Following on from the phenomenal success of the first two series that have taken British television by storm, the third instalment is full of new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Doctor (David Tennant) walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) he changes it forever. Together they find themselves travelling through time and space encountering extraordinary events, amazing worlds and faces both old and new.

In Elizabethan London, they meet William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre where witch-like creatures are plotting to create a Carrionite empire on Earth. In the year Five Billion and Fifty Three, Mankind and Catkind are caught in a terrible trap while back in present day London 76 year old Professor Lazarus recaptures his youth with consequences that threaten Martha’s entire family.

Martha and the Doctor’s journey also brings them face to face with the ruthless Judoon, a vicious plasmavore and the Doctor’s sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in1930s New York with a terrifying plan for humanity.

And don’t miss Doctor Who Confidential revealing the behind the scenes secrets of the making of each episode on after each episode.

Starring: David Tennant (Casanova, Recovery, Harry Potter), Freema Agyeman (The Bill, Crossroads)

Guest starring Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless), Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted, My Hero), Miranda Raison (Spooks), Jessica Stevenson (Spaced, The Royle Family) and Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Gosford Park, Cadfael).

UKTV – Thursday 9 July, 7.30pm

Bride-to-be Donna mysteriously vanishes as she prepares to marry her boyfriend Lance in a glittering ceremony on Christmas Eve. To her complete astonishment, she suddenly appears in the TARDIS with the Doctor. As the TARDIS races to get to the church on time, the Doctor and Donna are closely watched by the sinister figure of The Empress of Racnoss from space. It soon becomes clear that Donna is the key to an ancient alien plan to destroy the Earth…

Starring: David Tennant (Casanova, Recovery, Harry Potter) and Catherine Tate.

MONDAY 1st June

Family Entertainment

The Doctor is back with a special episode for this Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Trapped on a desert planet without the Tardis, he must team up with a mysterious, aristocratic thief to get back to Earth.

Michelle Ryan (Merlin, Bionic Woman) and comic Lee Evans (There’s Something About Mary) team up with David Tennant for another Doctor Who special.

When a London bus travels through a worm-hole to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina to help the unfortunate passengers, and themselves, get back home.

But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets, hidden in the sand. And time is running out, as the deadly swarm gets closer…