The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 2

Here are my thoughts on Part 2 of The Mad Woman in the Attic.

Bad points:

- Do they have to use Clyde's intro every episode? It's just getting annoying

 - Sarah Jane's flashbacks were very undramatic and fast

- If time was changed so that Luke was still alive, surely Luke would have SJ's house?

Good points:

- Bit with future and past Rani ending sentences in mirror together was good

- K9! Hooray! 

- "I'm in a spaceship under a beach" Best line ever

- Mr Smith: Will you be staying here now?

  K9: Affirmative

  Mr Smith: Oh...good

  Ha ha! I look forward to more scenes with the two of them!

- An alien, a spaceship, a caretaker and a teenager!? That's a spinoff just waiting to happen! Lol!

- Great twist with the boy fixing time. Didn't see that coming. I thought it would be resolved in current time, not future.

- The trailer for next time was great. Looks like as soon as The Doctor runs in saying "Stop this wedding now!", the whole room starts shaking and that's when The Trickster appears. I think the church is then put into "limbo" (Like Maria was in Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane) because in trailers, the Trickster is seen floating around outside the church just like in limbo.

Overall a really good episode. The best in the series so far. Series Three is starting to look up.

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Sarah Jane Adventures News

Lots of SJA news!

First of all, don't forget that part 2 of The Mad Woman in the Attic is on today at 4:35pm on BBC1.

Here are some of my thoughts on Part 1:

- Much, much better than Prisoner of the Judoon but still not living up to Series Two

- I hate the new format! 25 minutes just seems too short!

- The future scenes are set in the same year as The Waters of Mars is set

- Nice reference to the Time War

Part 2 looks like it's going to be great especially since we're going to see The Doctor!

Yes, that's right! Infact, we'll be seeing three of them!

In the same way that Eve looked into Rani's future in part 1, she'll look into Sarah Jane's future in part 2 but will also look into her past! So we will see flashbacks of the Third and Fourth Doctor's (Footage will be from The Time Warrior, Planet of the Spiders, The Hand of Fear and The Five Doctor's) and as for the future, we will see the TARDIS materializing in Sarah Jane's attic with the phrase "He is returning, he is coming back". Then towards the end of the episode, there's another glimpse into the future where we'll see the Tenth Doctor and we don't mean the next time trailer! And if that's not enough for you, K9 is finally back too! But Mr Smith isn't very pleased about that.

Also, there is a two page spread in the Radio Times about next week's story, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, which sees The Trickster and The Doctor finally meet. 

The story has also made the front cover of Total TV Guide:

A lovely promotional picture for The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith has now been released and can be seen below:

And there are lots of brilliant photos from the episode over on Den of Geek including some lovely photos of the SJA gang onboard the TARDIS and of the Trickster at the wedding!

Make sure you check them out!

And that's it for now!

Next week looks very exciting though!

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New Blog Feature!

It is with great pleasure that I can announce a new feature to the blog!

I've only been working on it for two days but I think it is just about ready.

I'm not saying what it is yet but I will say that it will help you keep up to date with all upcoming Doctor Who merchandise, TV, etc.

So, the new feature will be launched at 6pm tomorrow (Saturday 24th October)!

Oh and for those of you who don't know, I also have many other features in store for the blog including a new design, new pages and something else which I'm keeping to myself for now and if all goes to plan, it will all be launched sometime on New Years Day!

That gives me time to sort everything out and it seems fitting to launch a new design at New Years. 

The reason I'm launching this early is because I only thought of it on Wednesday and although I was originally going to launch it with everything else at New Years, I am very excited about this and it didn't take long to organize so I can launch it tomorrow!

Hope you all like it!

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Doctor Who Figures Online Is Back!

Hooray!

The Doctor Who Figures Online website is back and it's looking better than ever with a lovely new logo and banner! 

The forum is also back up so make sure you visit and get posting!

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TARDIS Interior, New Monster - Exciting Filming

Yesterday, filming took place at a graveyard and a new alien was on the scene:

Click to enlarge

So what is it? A new monster or something we`ve seen before?

Some people think it could be a Sea Devil or Silurian. I think a Sea Devil is possible. After all, there were rumours of Sea Devils in episode one. Although, is it me or does it look a little like...

The Veil!

But more exciting is the TARDIS!

This is what Scooty (Who took the photos) said:

...here is the TARDIS interior as we saw it on location. We all couldn't believe it when we saw it there, at the front gates of the Churchyard, in plain site of the dozens of people watching - the crew didn't seem to bat an eyelid that we could see it...

What is he talking about?

This!

How exciting!

Is it the new TARDIS interior or is it just a trick to mislead us?

Time will tell!

Thanks Scooty

Sorry everyone. I wanted to post this much earlier in the hope that we would be one of the first blogs to post about it (After all, most people who visit here go somewhere else to see the news first which is a bit disappointing) but my laptop crashed and it took a good few hours to get it going again. So sorry.

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2009 Specials News

In the latest issue of SFX, Russell and David discuss what's still in store for us in the three remaining specials.

Here's some information from it:

In the Waters of Mars (Which we discover in SFX is set in 2059), The Doctor and Adelaide are like two equals and at times, two rivals. As everyone else has said, it is very scary but we learn that they had to change one aspect of the monster on set to avoid traumatising children. Although it's an under-siege story, initial drafts had them all getting in a shuttle and flying to a hydroponic plant.

As for The End of Time, there are little aliens that appear throughout the story. Could these be slaves to the Master? I think we can assume that these are the little green aliens that Russell referred to earlier in the year. This adventure is Earth-bound but it doesn't all happen on Earth. After saying that, David asks if he's said too much. Obviously, he must be referring to Gallifrey!

Finally, in the last three specials, The Doctor experiences emotions which we haven't seen him experience before, and doing things which Tennant hadn't even conceived that the character could do before.

It's all getting very exciting now!

The Waters of Mars will be broadcast next month and part one of The End of Time will be broadcast in December with part 2 following either later that month or early January.

SFX is out today at the RRP of £3.99

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Doctor Who - Project 3

Something I've been meaning to post about for a week now.

Earlier in the year, Russell T Davies said that the Doctor Who team were working on three special projects (Not the specials) to do with The Doctor for this year.
The first was The Doctor in Sarah Jane Adventures.
The second was Dreamland.
But we still knew nothing about the third. Rumours suggested it would be a Children in Need mini episode but Russell denied this and said that they didn't have time to do a CiN scene this year and so they would just show a preview of part 1 of "The End of Time" as they did last year with "The Next Doctor".
Then, Russell announced with great sadness that the third project had fallen through.

But in the latest issue of DWM, he says otherwise:
Just this morning, I saw the edit of Special Project 3 - it's not for Children in Need, it's something else - and it looks amazing, though God knows what it'll do to canon!

Very exciting!
So just what is the third project?
Some people seem to think it will be Doctor Who Christmas Idents but as much as I would love this, I don't think it is that because he says "God knows what it'll do to canon!".
What do you think it is?

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DVD Files Issue 21

The 21st issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files is released today and this issue comes with the Series Three finale "Last of the Time Lords" as well as the 2007 Christmas Special "Voyage of the Damned".


Available now from all good newsagents!

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The Doctor Who Figures Online Forum Returns Today!

For a few days now, there have been some problems at the brilliant Doctor Who Figures Online. The homepage has not been working due to problems with the site's host and recently the forum has also not been working. However, the forum will be returning today! If you visit the forum at the moment, you'll see this message:

Sorry - the forum is offline. But it WILL now be up later today - depending on my host.. See you then!

So make sure you visit the forum later! It's gonna be great to have it back!
We'll let you know as soon as it is up and running!

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Halloween Contest!

To celebrate Halloween here at News Through Time And Space, we're having a competition.
All you have to do is take a Halloween related/themed photo of some Doctor Who figures.
That's the only rule of what you can do - the rest is up to you.

It can be a dramatic picture, a funny picture (possibly with a caption), anything you like.

Rules and how to enter:
- Take your photo and email it to me at DoctorWhoDave@gmail.com before 6pm on 30th October
- The winner will be announced on October 31st here on the blog at 6pm (Time is subject to change)
- The competition is exclusive to News Through Time And Space and your entry must be emailed to us
- You may only make one entry so if you have more than one idea, take your photos atleast a few days before the closing date so you have time to choose your favourite

Prizes:
We have an unbelievable amount of prizes up for grabs as you can see below:

- 1st Place: Dalek Bag, Doctor Who Series One Volume One DVD, Doctor Who Series One Volume Four DVD, Mini TARDIS and some Power Rollers, Doctor Who Pencil Case, Moving TARDIS notepad, exclusive Davros top trumps card, Classic Doctor Who DVD's, the Stone Rose audio (Only part 2, sadly), Davros planner, Doctor Who Quiz Book, Doctor Who: Forever Autumn (The perfect read for halloween), Forbidden Planet leaflet and Doctor Who stickers

- 2nd Place: Doctor Who DVD Files Volume One (DVD), Planet of the Dead pencil case and stationary, Doctor Who notepad and a Dalek sticker pack

- 3rd Place: Rose DVD, Plastic Fob Watch, Cyber Leader Mask, Cyber Pencil Case

Lots of brilliant prizes there!

Some of the prizes are a bit bizarre so let me explain some:
Stone Rose Audio (Part 2) - I know it's only Part 2 but I found it when sorting out my room and thought I may as well throw it in with the prize
Forbidden Planet Leaflet - Very random but I have two and the cover is of the first three Doctors in figure form and looks lovely so I thought I'd throw that in too
Some of the prizes are free gifts, I'm not denying that, but it's still more for the prize!

Please Note: We reserve the right to change any prizes if it is necessary. We hope it does not happen but there is a small chance that we may have to for postage reasons. If this does happen, you will still recieve a prize of some sorts and we will do our best to make sure you are happy.

So, certainly worth entering.

I have just ordered something today which I should have by Friday and at the weekend I hope to take some photos (using this item) to give everyone some ideas but you can of course enter now! You have 10 days!

I know some forums are doing similar Halloween contests but I decided to do the same type of contest for the following reasons:
- It is a simple type of contest that is easy to enter
- Other people had suggested it to me before other forums launched their competitions
- This way, people who have entered the other competitions can easily enter this one too and therefore, we get much more entries

Any questions? Don`t hesitate to ask!
Just leave a message in the cbox or email us.

Please enter and spread the word! I`ve put alot of work into this contest and really want a fair few entries!
Sorry if the contest doesn`t seem well organized but I have been very busy. Future contests will be better (*Cough* Children In Need *Cough*).

So celebrate Halloween here at News Through Time And Space and enter the exclusive News Through Time And Space Halloween Contest!

Get your camera`s at the ready!

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Lets Hear It For Chandra!

Hi everyone,

I just got back from camping and would just like to publicly thank Chandra for his amazing work on the blog.
He's posted every little bit of news and has done a brilliant job! He's also caught up with news for me after I fell behind earlier in the week due to an upcoming competition (Launching tomorrow if all goes to plan)!
He has done a truly brilliant job!

The latest bit of news about the Sontaran gun is absolutely brilliant! I'm so happy that we are the first blog to report it! That's brilliant and if we do that sort of thing enough, it could bring more people to the blog! Obviously, there's no proof that it's Sontarans but it definitely is a Sontaran gun. Even if it's not Sontarans, who cares? When it comes to things like this speculation is all the fun! Perhaps it's just a Sontaran gun in a museum in the future which the Mona Lisa grabs or perhaps it's what we all want to see - the return of Kaagh! After all when it comes to SJA, we don't know much about upcoming episodes. We saw hardly any filming and there are many shocks in store that we don't know about - for all we know Maria could be in the Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith?!? So very exciting news there.

The campsite I go to is closing for the Winter now so I won't be going again this year so I just want to thank Chandra for the brilliant work he's done every time I've been away. I've been able to enjoy all of my holidays safe in the knowledge that my blog was being well looked after. I'm sure you'll agree that Chandra has done a great job over the past few months so...

Thank You Chandra!

Oh and like I said, I will hopefully be launching our Halloween Contest tomorrow if all goes to plan so stay tuned!

Thanks everyone (Especially Chandra!)

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Sontaran connection in Mona Lisa's Revenge?

I think your going to like this. I was flicking through this weeks DWA, when I found this picture:

The picture is of Mona Lisa after she has come to life in 3.9 and 3.10. But on closer inspection, the gun that she is wielding is a Sontarans! Last seen being held by Commander Kaagh is series 2 (below).

I have looked all over the internet and I can't see anyone else that has realised this yet. Remember, you heard it here first! I was very lucky to notice it! If your going to re-post this information to your blog, please credit ours.

Here is a more detailed look at the blaster. Click on it to enlarge it and get a better view:

So what do you think? Coincidental or not? I do doubt that the Sontarans are in the episode, but this is a slight breakthrough.

Chandra.

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Info on the Key to Time collection re-release

Join the popular Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and the beautiful Romana on a 26-episode intergalactic treasure hunt for the six segments of the all-powerful Key to Time. It is being re-released in a standard slip case.

Includes all six stories from the popular series:

o The Ribos Operation,

o The Pirate Planet,

o The Stones of Blood,

o The Androids of Tara,

o The Power of Kroll

o The Armageddon Factor.

Below is a picture of the previous packaging style.

It is due for release on 16/11/2009. I think this is much better as you are able to display the spines of the DVD's now.

Chandra.

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Prisoner of the Judoon live ratings

Prisoner of the Judoon - Part One

o Watched 'live' by 0.6 million people on BBC One.
o This gives an audience share of 5.9%.
o An extra 40,000 people watched on the BBC HD Channel.
o This is a 50% improvement on the programming that traditionally occupies this slot.

Prisoner of the Judoon - Part Two
o Watched 'live' by 0.7 million people on BBC One.
o The audience share here up, to 7.2%.
o More than double the 0.3 million watching Hotel Trubble in the same time slot last week.

Chandra.

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Doctor Who Figures Online is temporarily down

A message from the Seb, the admin of Doctor Who Figures Online:

He also says that the forum should continue to work but it is also down at the moment. Me or Dave will alert you of anything that we hear.

Chandra.

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