Next Time on The Sarah Jane Adventures

Yesterday afternoon The Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran part one aired on BBC One and digital viewers were lucky enough to watch part two after on CBBC. You can see the next time trailers for The Last Sontaran part two and Day of the Clown part one below;

The Last Sontaran Part 2 Trailer

Day of the Clown Part 1 Trailer

I saw both parts of The Last Sontaran yesterday and I thought they were brilliant. Episode and Character Guides from The Last Sontaran were added to The Sarah Jane Adventures page yesterday and can be seen from here.

The Last Sontaran Today

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Today is the day that the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures begins. Today we get to see part one of The Last Sontaran, and people who have CBBC are lucky enough to see part two after. Below is today's Sarah Jane Adventures schedule;

The Last Sontaran Part One - 4.35pm - BBC One

The Last Sontaran Part Two - 5.15pm - CBBC

For those of you who don't have CBBC you will be able to watch part two of The Last Sontaran next week on BBC One whilst CBBC viewers will see part one of Day of the Clown and the series will follow like that. Soon after the episode airs episode and character guides for the episode will be added to The Sarah Jane Adventures page.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Page Opens!

In case you have not already noticed, there is a brand new page to the Tardis Base, for The Sarah Jane Adventures! I have been working on it recently and it is now finished just in time to go with Series two which starts tomorrow! On the page you can see Series 1 episode guides, character guides to all the characters and a music page with some music from the show. Series 2 episode guides and character guides will be added shortly after each episode airs. I will post a final reminder about The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 2 before it airs tomorrow. So head over to The Sarah Jane Adventures page now by clicking here or the link on the link bar underneath the banner at the top of the website. A Torchwood page will be coming soon and then Doctor Who will follow.

This Week in Doctor Who

Every Sunday you can come back to see what's in store for the week in the world of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures! You can see what's happening this week below;

Monday 29th September

DVD: The Trial of a Time Lord box set released.
The Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran Part 1, 4.35pm, BBC One.
The Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran Part 2, 5.15pm, CBBC.

Wednesday 1st October

Mag: Battles in Time #54 released.

Thursday 2nd October

Mag: Doctor Who Adventures #84 released.

Friday 3rd Ocotber

Doctor Who Planet of the Ood airs in Canada on CBC.

Saturday 4th October

Sarah Jane Adventures The Last Sontaran Part 1 repeated, 5pm on CBBC.
Torchwood To the Last Man repeated, 8pm on BBC HD.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Cut Down Trailer

Some new cut down versions of The Sarah Jane Adventures Series Two cinema trailer are now being shown on advertisment breaks on various different BBC channels. Two of the cut down versions of the trailer can be seen below;

The Sarah Jane Adventures Series Two starts this Monday with The Last Sontaran part one on BBC One at 4.35pm and digital viewers will be able to watch part two after on CBBC at 5.15pm.

CBBC Repeats

This morning on CBBC there are a number of Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures releated programmes being repeated starting at 9am beginning with Invasion of the Bane, then at 10am the Doctor Who animated adventure The Infinite Quest is on, then at 10.50am Thomas Knight (Luke) and Daniel Anthony (Clyde) from The Sarah Jane Adventures are on Chute, and then lastly at 11.20am The Lost Boy part two airs.

Children in Need Competition Details

Full details for the Children in Need competition were revealed today on The Chris Moyles Doctor Who Special. One hundred winner's will get to go to the set of the Tardis, the Torchwood Hub and Sarah Jane's attic all in Upper Boat Studios in Cardiff. Below is an extended version of the video with the details;

More details on the competition can be found here on the official Doctor Who website. For those of you who missed The Chris Moyles Doctor Who Special you can now listen to it here for the next seven days. Good look to the people who enter the competition.

Children in Need 2008 Update

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A competition is being run to help raise money for this year's BBC Children in Need appeal. One hundred lucky people will get to go to Upper Boat Studio's, which is the home to the Tardis, the Torchwood Hub and Sarah Jane's Attic. Some of the Doctor Who cast explain the competition in the video below;

The details to this competition will be revealed on the Chris Moyles show on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow morning live from the Tardis from 6.30am - 10pm and the details will be added after on the BBC Doctor Who website and you will be able to listen to The Chris Moyles Doctor Who special after on BBC Radio One's website for the next 7 days.

Doctor Who Adventures #83

BBC Magazines has now kindly sent the Tardis Base the cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 83 which was released today. Inside the issue you can read a preview to the Doctor Who Christmas Special. The cover can be seen above and below is the press release;

Sarah Jane returns

The Doctor’s former companion returns to CBBC on Monday for the next action-packed series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. To celebrate, this week’s Doctor Who Adventures has a sneak preview of the first episode – The Last Sontaran. There’s also a fact file on schoolgirl turned alien investigator Maria Jackson and a Sontaran mask for readers to wear. Sontar-ha!

We also look ahead to Christmas when an old enemy will stomp back on to our screens. What do the Cybermen want this time? And how will the Doctor cope on his own without Donna by his side?

This week’s issue has got two brand-new features. In Blast from the Past we journey back in time to the former Doctors’ adventures. This week it’s City of Death and the moment the Count turns into the yucky Scaroth. Also, Action Replay puts some of the scariest moments from Doctor Who under the microscope.

The issue comes with a free sonic pen and TARDIS sticky notes.

PLUS:

• Three posters! The Weeping Angels, Luke and Commander Kaagh, and Jenny and the Doctor.
• Fact file: The Hooverville heroes.
• Ultimate Companions: Part three of K-9’s guide to team TARDIS.
• Activity: Cut out and wear the Sontaran helmet.
• Comic strip: The Alice in Wonderland Circuit.
• Rel Race: Complete all the puzzles in 300 Dalek Rels to avoid extermination!
• Woven wordsearch: Solve the puzzle and you could win a copy of Doctor Who – Shining Darkness.
• Win: Doctor Who DVDs and a Wii up for grabs!
• Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get FREE Doctor Who files on the Doctor and the TARDIS.
• ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE!

Doctor Who Adventures issue 83, priced £2.10, is out now! You’d better hurry. Chances are that Sontaran hasn’t come in peace!

This issue of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale across the UK and Ireland and it comes free with a sonic pen and note set. Issue 84 will be released next Thursday and it comes free with a physic wallet and invisible ink pen.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Feature in Radio Times

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In this week's issue of the Radio Times, a popular TV listings magazine in the UK, there is a two page spread on The Sarah Jane Adventures. On the two pages we see a guide to Sarah Jane's attic, and it look's closely at some of the things Sarah Jane has in her attic. It also confirms that the Trickster (who appeared last series) will be returning this year and that Sarah Jane will meet her parents. You can see the two page spread here thanks to Blogtor Who and this week's Radio Times is out now.

Christmas Special Title Confirmed

The recently reported Doctor Who Chirstmas Special episode title has turned out to be true. The BBC Press Office today annoucned that the episode title is "The Next Doctor". Whether the Doctor will actually meet a future version of himself is yet to be seen. In Russell T Davies' new book The Writer's Tale he says the following about the beginning of the episode; "The Doctor arrives, hears a damsel in distress, the Doctor steps forward to save her... when this other man swings in, dashing, brilliant, amazing, clever, witty, saves the day. The Doctor says, “Who are you?” The man says, “I'm the Doctor!” The Doctor becomes his companion. The Doctor is paired with a new Doctor. The Next Doctor will air on Christmas Day on BBC One.

Cybermen in Journeys End?

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In Russell T Davies' new book The Writer's Tale, he confirms that the Cybermen we're originally going to be in Journeys End. It is presumed that they would have made a cliffhanger leading up to the Christmas special. The scene was filmed but the production team thought it would be unsuitable for the episode so they decided not to use it. The deleted scene will be on the Doctor Who series 4 boxset which is out in November. The Writer's Tale also says that the title for the Christmas Special this year is "The Next Doctor", whether this is true of not is yet to be seen. The Writer's Tale is out now is some retailers and it will be released in all good shops on Thursday at the RRP of £29.99. In other news today is Billie Piper's (Rose Tyler) birthday, she is now 26 and the Tardis Base would like to wish her a happy birthday.

Torchwood Soundtrack Released

Today the new Torchwood Soundtrack was released on CD. The CD features lots of music from the first and second series of Torchwood and is now available at most good retailers in the UK and Ireland at the RRP of £8.99. You can see the track list below;

1. Everything Changes
2. The Chase
3. Ghosts
4. Sleepers, Awake!
5. Toshiko And Tommy
6. Into The Hub
7. The Mission
8. Gray's Theme
9. Jack's Love Theme
10. Another Day, Another Death
11. Look Right, Then Leave
12. Welcome To Planet Earth
13. The Plot
14. Out Of Time
15. The Death Of Dr. Owen Harper
16. King Of The Weevils
17. Owen Fights Death
18. The Woman On The Roof
19. Owen's Theme
20. Pearl And The Ghostmaker
21. Flat Holm Island
22. A Boy Called Jonah
23. Toshiko Sato - Betrayal And Redemption
24. Gwen And Rhys
25. Jack Joins Torchwood
26. Captain Jack's Theme
27. I Believe In Him
28. Memories Of Gray
29. Goodbyes
30. Death Of Toshiko
31. The End Is Where We Start From
32. Torchwood Theme

The music on the soundtrack is written and composed by Murray Gold and Ben Foster. The soundtrack was released by Silva Screen Records, the same company that release's the Doctor Who soundtracks.

This Week in Doctor Who

Every Sunday you can come back to see what's in store for the week in the world of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures! You can see what's happening this week below;

Monday 22nd September

CD: Torchwood Soundtrack released.

Tuesday 23rd September

Repeat of Dan Anthony and Tom Knight (SJA) on Chute, CBBC, 4.30pm.

Thursday 25th September

Book: The Writer's Tale released.
Book: The Time Traveller's Almanac released.
Mag: Doctor Who Adventures #83 released.

Saturday 27th September

The Sarah Jane Adventures Invasion of the Bane repeated, 9am.
Doctor Who The Infinite Quest repeated, 10am.
Repeat of Dan Anthony and Tom Knight (SJA) on Chute, CBBC, 10.50am.
The Sarah Jane Adventures The Lost Boy Part 2 repeated, 11.20am.
Torchwood Sleeper repeated, BBC HD.

Sunday 28th September

Doctor Who Journey's End airs in Austrailia on ABC 1.
Doctor Who The Stolen Earth airs on BBC Prime.
Repeat of Dan Anthony and Tom Knight (SJA) on Chute, CBBC, 5.30pm.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Repeats

BBC One have now unfortunately stopped showing repeats of The Sarah Jane Adventures series one. Today Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane was supposed to be repeated but it has been replaced by a repeat of Merlin, a new drama which started yesterday and has a few Doctor Who stars in it. Although there are no more BBC One repeats, there are still some CBBC repeats. Invasion of the Bane and The Lost Boy part two will be shown next Saturday at 9am and 11.20am on CBBC. The Sarah Jane Adventures series two begins on Monday the 29th of September on BBC One.

New Adventures Audio Set

Some of last year's Doctor Who novels, The Many Hands', Martha in the Mirror, and Snowglobe 7 are all set for audio release in the New Adventures set. These audio stories feature the 10th Doctor and Martha Jones. The Many Hands is read by Georgia Moffet who played Jenny in The Doctor's Daughter, Martha in the Mirror is read by Freema Agyeman who played Martha Jones, and Snowglobe 7 is read by David Troughton who played Proffesor Hobbes in Midnight. The New Adventures set will be released at all good shops around the UK and Ireland on the 9th of October at the RRP of £25.00.

Doctor Who Series 4 Begins in Canada

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Last night Doctor Who series four began airing in Canada beginning with Partners in Crime on CBC which see's the return of Donna Noble. Next Friday The Fires of Pompeii will air and every Friday from then there will be another episode. It is unknown if Voyage of the Damned will be shown. You can look in the sidebar to see a schedule when the next episode will be on. You can see the official website for Doctor Who in Canada here.

Doctor Who Series 4 Soundtrack Confirmed

Silva Screen Records has now confirmed that a Doctor Who Series 4 Soundtrack is going to be released in November. So far its confirmed the CD will have "Songs of Freedom" from Journeys End and will have "The Doctor's Theme" as well. The full track list is still to be confirmed. This soundtrack will join the series one and two soundtrack, and the series 3 soundtrack. I will update you with more information as it is confirmed.

Torchwood Lost Souls CD Released

Today the new Torchwood audio episode Lost Souls was released on CD and is now available for download. It was originally going to be released on the 11th of September but was changed to the 18th of September. Lost Souls is written by Joseph Lidster and stars John Barrown, Eye Myles, Gareth David-Llyod and Freema Agyeman. The CD features a behind the scenes documentary called Torchwood: All Access but that feature isn't available for the download version. The CD is out now in the UK and Ireland at the RRP of £9.99.

Doctor Who Adventures #82

BBC Magazines has now kindly sent the Tardis Base the cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 82 which was released today. Inside the issue there is an exclusive 8 page Sarah Jane Adventures pull-out magazine. The cover can be seen above and below is the press release;

Bumper Doctor Who gift pack

This week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures is a brilliant bumper gift pack!

Along with an exciting issue, readers will get loads of goodies!

The gift pack includes a fantastic double-sided poster of the Doctor and Rose on one side and a mean-looking Davros on the other (perfect for bedroom walls), a set of four monster postcards featuring four of the scariest creatures in the universe and a massive set of stickers!

Inside the magazine, you’ll find a top ten of the Doctor’s most dangerous moments plus loads of essential facts about your favourite Time Lord. You’ll also find a special eight-page guide to prepare you for the new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

• Three posters! The Doctor, Sarah Jane and friends and the Moxx of Balhoon.
• Ultimate Companions: Part two of our continuing series.
• Game: Play Yana’s cool memory game.
• Tales from the TARDIS: Donna runs into Rose Tyler.
• Comic strip: The Doctor needs Donna’s help!
• Time Teasers: Know your Nodes and Weapon watch!
• Woven word whirl: Solve the puzzle and you could win a Doctor Who – The Ghosts of India audio book.
• Win: Doctor Who DVDs and dragon books up for grabs!
• Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get a FREE Doctor Who TARDIS and Doctor Files.
• ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE!

Doctor Who Adventures issue 82, priced £2.50, is out now! Packed with fun, scares and monsters! Pick up your copy today!

This issue of Doctor Who Adventures is on sale across the UK and Ireland and it comes free with a double-sided poster, monster postcards and a huge sticker pack. Issue 83 will be released next Thursday and it comes free with a sonic screwdriver pen and Tardis note set. Did you get Doctor Who Adventures? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Doctor Who Magazine #400

The cover and details for Doctor Who Magazine #400, which was released today at the price of £3.99 at all good newsagents and comic shops, has been released. You can see the cover above and below is the press release;

CELEBRATE FOUR CENTURIES OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE!

Doctor Who Magazine reaches its 400th issue in style, with EIGHT extra pages and an exclusive photoshoot with the Doctor himself, David Tennant!

“I bought the first issue, in 1979,” David tells DWM. “I just thought, at last! Why’s this not happened before now? I was delighted. I chose it as my order. I used to be allowed one issue a week.” Could DWM run for another 400 issues? “Well, that’s a long time. How many years are we talking?” It’s been 29 years so far...“Another 400 issues...” he considers. “You know, I’m tempted to say, ‘If the television series continues,’ but Doctor Who Magazine thrived when the series was nowhere to be seen, to be fair, so I can see no reason why it won’t run and run. But hopefully the series will be there with the magazine, side by side, all the way. That’s how it should be. Yeah, with me on the cover! Forever...”

ALSO IN THIS VERY SPECIAL ISSUE:

• Executive producer Russell T Davies looks back over the last five years, in his most candid DWM interview ever.

• An exclusive competition where YOU can win the chance to become a DWM reporter and go on the set of the TV series!

• Sontarans! The Brigadier! And Creepy Clowns! Discover what dangers lie ahead for the Bannerman Road gang as DWM talks to writer Phil Ford and previews the brand new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

• DWM celebrates The Sheer Brilliance of Doctor Who as Gary Gillatt takes an affectionate look at just what makes Doctor Who the best TV show ever.

• The Watcher casts a nostalgic eye over the last 400 issues as he charts the surprising, amusing and often bizarre history of Doctor Who Magazine.

• “You were expecting someone else?” The Time Team get a shock as the Sixth Doctor himself, Colin Baker, joins them to watch the end of 1986’s epic adventure, The Trial of a Time Lord!

• It’s the start of a brand new era for the comic strip as the Doctor discovers a familiar face aboard a prison in space... Part One of Thinktwice is by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty.

• Plus! Never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes info... and all you favourite features, including Production Notes, You Are Not Alone, Gallifrey Guardian, Reviews, Previews, Competitions... And a FREE, double-sided poster featuring an exclusive image of David Tennant on one side... and every single cover of DWM on the other!

Doctor Who Magazine 400 is out now, price £3.99. Come and join the celebration!

I got myself a copy of this magazine today and its really good. Make sure you buy if before the 16th of October which is when issue 401 will be released. Did you get Doctor Who Magazine #400 today? Please leave your comments. Thanks!

Battles in Time Devastator Special Released

Today the new Battles in Time special edition, The Devastator Special was released. It comes free with four packets of the new Devastator cards to start your new collection. Below is some what you can find in the magazine;

• Discover the top cards in the Devastator set!
• Read the coolest guides to every story from series 4.
• Get the low-down on all the monsters and villains.
• All the new cards work perfectly with your existing Battles in Time collection.

The Devastator Special was released today at the price of £4.99 across the UK and Ireland. Single packets of the Devastator cards are also out now for £1.50 per pack. Are you going to get the Devastator special? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Battles in Time #53

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The 53rd issue of Doctor Who Battles in Time was released today and is now on sale in all good newsagents across the UK and Ireland at the price of £2.50. This issue comes free with two packet of the new Devastator cards and a tick chart poster for the cards. Inside the issue you can read about The Shadow Proclamation. Also inside the magazine;

• Gameplay: Power Soldiers!
• Deck Doctor: Devastator.
• Card Clash: Davros Vs. Supreme Dalek.
• Episode Guide: Silence in the Library.
• Comic: The Time Stealer.
• Dalek Wars: The Nightmare Creature.
• Plus: The Cyber Controller's Brain Busters

If you want to get a copy of the magazine then make sure you get it before the 1st of October, which is when issue 54 will be released. Issue 54 will take a look at the Supreme Dalek and will come with a free packet of Devastator cards. Did you get Battles in Time issue 53 today? Please leave a comment. Thanks!

Doctor Who Magazine #400 Details

Some details for the 400th issue of Doctor Who Magazine have now been revealed. Without giving away to much of what is in the magazine, Doctor Who Magazine's official Facebook page said the following about the issue;

The 400th issue of Doctor Who Magazine is almost here! We're keeping the exact contents a secret for now, but we can promise you exclusive chats with executive producer Russell T Davies and the Doctor himself, David Tennant! There's also the biggest competition we've ever run, a free double-sided poster, and eight extra pages, all for the usual price of £3.99!

Doctor Who Magazine #400 goes on sale across the United Kingdom and Ireland this Thursday. What is believed to be the cover can be seen above but this cover may be a fake but the Tardis Base will keep you updated. Will you get Doctor Who Magazine #400? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

A Writer's Tale Preview

The Times newspaper in the UK has released extracts from "The Writer's Tale" on their website. The Writer's Tale is the forthcoming book by Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook about the making of the new series of Doctor Who. You can read the extract here. The same paper also has a news story from the extracts, about Davies's suggestion of Russell Tovey to be the Eleventh Doctor, and that he considered trying to get Harry Potter author JK Rowling to appear in the 2008 Christmas special. You can read that article here. Also thanks to Doctor Who Hideout we now know that Russell T Davies will be signing this book at the Cardiff branch of Borders on the tenth of October at 5.30pm to sign copies of the book. The book will be released on the 25th of September. Will you be buying this book? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

This Week in Doctor Who

Hello and welcome to the first guide to what's happening in Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures for the week! This is a new regular feature and every Monday you can come back to see what's in store for the week in the world of Doctor Who! You can see what's happening this week below;

Monday 15th September

Classic story Four to Doomsday released on DVD.

Wednesday 17th September

Battles in Time #53 released.

Battles in Time Devastator special released.

Battles in Time Devastator booster packs released.

Thursday 18th September

Doctor Who Adventures #82 released.

Doctor Who Magazine #400 released.

Torchwood Lost Souls released on CD.

Saturday 20th September

Torchwood Kiss Kiss Bang Bang repeated, BBC HD.

Sunday 21st September

Doctor Who The Stolen Earth airs in Austrailia on ABC 1.

Doctor Who Turn Left airs on BBC Prime.

This feature on the Tardis Base may be moved to a new page and may be posted on Sunday's from now on. Thanks.

Tardis Base Updates?

Hello readers, would you like to see some updates to the Tardis Base? It could be anything like more spin off news, more posts, new features such as a figure page, episode guides, merchandise reviews, anything. After all it is you who makes the site keep going. If you have any idea's then please email me at tardisbase@hotmail.com or leave a comment below. If you email me then I will make sure to get back to you as soon as I can. I will also be reading every comment and will reply. Thanks.

Doctor Who/Torchwood Children in Need News

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The latest issue of Torchwood magazine revealed that there will be a Doctor Who and Torchwood event for Children in Need this year. Torchwood Magazine said the following;

Plans are afoot in the Doctor Who and Torchwood production offices for a fantastic one-off event to coincide with this years Children In Need. We're not allowed to tell you what just yet , but we'll have the full details very, very soon.

It is rumoured to be a crossover episode between the two shows and will help raise money for Children in Need. What do you think of this? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Warriors of Kudlak Repeat

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You can watch a repeat of the fifth and sixth episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures series one back to back today. Both parts one and two of Warriors of Kudlak will be shown at 2.55pm on BBC One. The next repeat will be part one and two of Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? and it is currently unknown when it will air. Are you going to watch this repeat? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

New Torchwood Keyrings

Images are now online for the new Torchwood keyrings and they can all be seen in the above image. The first keyring (left) has a picture of the Torchwood team from series one, the second keyring (middle) is the Torchwood Institute symbol, and the third keyring (right) is the Torchwood logo. These keyrings will be released later this month all at the price of £4.99 each in most good shops. Are you going to get these keyrings? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Doctor Who 2009 Specials Update

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The Sun newspaper is now reporting that Catherine Tate (Donna) and Bernard Cribbins (Wilf) will be returning for one of the Doctor Who specials next year. It is also reporting that John Simm (the Master) will be returning for two of the specials and that Paul McGann (the 8th Doctor) will be back for one special. You can read the article about Donna, the Master and Wilf here and the article about the 8th Doctor here. All this information could possibly turn out to be false. Do you think this is true? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 2 Press Pack

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The BBC have recently released a press pack for The Sarah Jane Adventures Series Two. The press pack contains information on the characters, the air dates and times for all the episodes and the synopses for the first four episodes. You can read the press pack below;

Introduction

The Doctor's former companion returns to our screens in this BBC Children's drama adventure series produced by current Doctor Who supremo Russell T Davies.

Now working as an investigative journalist, Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) discovers that life back on Earth can be just as mysterious, exciting and dangerous as exploring time and space in the TARDIS.

Together with her young friends Rani and Clyde, and her adopted, genetically engineered, son Luke, Sarah Jane comes face to face with a whole host of weird and wonderful alien beings.

Characters

Sarah Jane Smith played by Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith is well acquainted with saving the world. An old friend and companion of the Doctor, Sarah Jane has travelled the universe, solving mysteries, tackling monsters and fighting alien foe all the way. Her travelling days may be behind her, but as a journalist with a nose for trouble, Sarah Jane often finds herself on amazing adventures closer to home. With the help of her adopted son, Luke, his best mate Clyde and their new neighbour Rani, along with her sonic lipstick, and the alien computer Mr Smith, she must defend Earth from extraterrestrial threats and monsters.

Luke Smith played by Thomas Knight

14-year-old Luke Smith looks just like any other normal teenage boy, but look closer and you'll see that he's very, very special. Grown by the alien Bane as The Archetype in their plan for world domination, Luke has the brain power of 10,000 people but, as he's only really a year or so old, his understanding of the world around him is sometimes lacking. But he's a fast learner, and his intelligence often proves key in saving the day.

Clyde Langer played by Daniel Anthony

Clyde Langer is 15, confident and the team joker, happiest when taking on aliens and monsters to save the planet. He lives with his mum, loves football, has a flair for art (which he keeps quiet cos it's not always seen as that cool) and has a healthy disrespect for authority. When teamed with Luke's intelligence, Rani's instincts and Sarah Jane's experience, the friends are a force to be reckoned with.

Rani Chandra played by Anjli Mohindra

15, inquisitive, smart and sassy. Wants to be a journalist, a sort of junior Sarah Jane, and thus idolises Sarah Jane just a little and in return, Sarah Jane takes her happily on her investigations. Gets on well with her parents, although she's always embarrassed that her dad is the new Head Teacher at Park Vale. Rani enjoys Luke's company because they're both quite bright and eager to learn. However, she's equally fond of Clyde because he's cool and a bit rebellious, and has charm.

Gita Chandra played by Mina Anwar

Rani's mum is a strong-willed, independent businesswoman, who runs her own flower shop called Bloomin' Lovely. Gita really likes Sarah Jane - she appreciates the fact she wants to help Rani be a journalist. Gita is a lovely person, although she can occasionally be a little overpowering and tends to burst into things

uninvited and not take the hint that it's time to leave.

Haresh Chandra played by Ace Bhatti

The new Head Teacher of Park Vale and Rani's dad, he can be prone to slight pomposity, due to the authority at the school. A great cook, he adores Rani and is very pleased that she has befriended Luke Smith, whose intelligence he respects. He's decidedly less impressed by her friendship with Clyde, who he sees as trouble and so always has one watchful eye on his daughter and the other on Clyde.

Episodes

The Last Sontaran

By Phil Ford, Directed By Joss Agnew

Part One - Reports of strange lights around the Tycho Radio Telescope lead Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde and Maria into a terrifying forest encounter – and Sarah Jane comes face to face with her oldest enemy. Meanwhile Maria wrestles with a huge decision when her dad is offered a new job in America.

Part Two - Sarah Jane and the gang have only 40 minutes to save Earth as Sontaran Commander Kaagh plots to bring the world's orbiting satellites crashing down on nuclear installations across the world. And Maria's Mum finally gets to the truth from Alan – but will they be in time to save Maria?

The Day Of The Clown

By Phil Ford, Directed By Michael Kerrigan

Part One - New girl in Bannerman Road, Rani Chandra, is being haunted by a sinister clown – does it have anything to do with the local children that have gone missing? When Clyde's friend disappears the trail leads them to a strange circus museum – and the legend of the Pied Piper!

Part Two - Sarah Jane's investigation into Spellman and Odd Bob the Clown takes her to a meteorite at the Pharos Institute. But Spellman's plot to make all of Park Vale's pupils vanish leads Sarah Jane into a confrontation with her own childhood fears in a bid to save Luke?

Broadcast details

The Last Sontaran

Part One

Monday 29 September 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 29 September 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 6 October 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

The Day Of The Clown

Part One

Monday 6 October 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 13 October 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 13 October 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 20 October 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Secrets Of The Stars

Part One

Monday 20 October 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 27 October 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 27 October 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 3 November 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

The Mark Of The Berserker

Part One

Monday 3 November 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 10 November 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 10 November 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 17 November 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

The Temptation Of Sarah Jane Smith

Part One

Monday 17 November 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 24 November 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 24 November 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 1 December 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Enemy Of The Bane

Part One

Monday 1 December 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 8 December 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

Part Two

Monday 8 December 5.15pm CBBC Channel

Monday 15 December 4.35pm CBBC on BBC One

We now know that the series will air in the same way as last year, for instance The Last Sontaran part one will air on BBC One and part two will follow on CBBC but for those of you without CBBC you will have to wait until a week after to see part two on BBC One. It will continue like that for the rest of the series. What do you think of this press pack? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

TVQuick/TVChoice Awards 2008

Doctor Who has won three awards at the TVChoice and TVQuick awards. David Tennant won an award for Best Actor, but Bernard Cribbins accepted the award on his behalf as David Tennant couldnt make it to the award ceremony. The second award went to Catherine Tate for Best Actress and the third award went to the show itself for Best Loved Drama for the third year in a row. The winners, announced on September 8th at a star-studded ceremony at London's Dorchester Hotel, were voted for by the readers of the two listings magazines. You can view David Tennant's acceptance speech here and an interview with Catherine Tate here. In other news Torchwood Magazine #9 was released today and more can be read about that here in a previous post. What do you think of these awards? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Doctor Who Adventures #81

BBC Magazines has now kindly sent the Tardis Base the cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 81 which will be released tomorrow. Inside the issue you can read all about the mysterious Fortune Teller and Time Beetle. The cover can be seen above and below is the press release;

Essential Doctor Who facts guaranteed!

It’s useful to know all the facts about scary monsters because you never know when you might run into one. Take the Time Beetle, for example. Together with a mysterious Fortune Teller, it tried to change the universe by making Donna Noble turn right instead of left…

In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures, there’s a fact file about the mystical lady and horrible beetle – so you’ll know to avoid them both if you ever take a trip to the planet Shan Shen.

There’s also the final part of our competition to win a cool Roboform head – and if you’ve missed one of the tokens, don’t worry as there will be a bonus one in the following issue.

The issue comes with a free set of special pens – one’s got a Cyberman on it and the other has the TARDIS – and there’s also a set of Ood stickers.

PLUS:

• Three posters! The lone Dalek, the Fortune Teller and the Trickster, and the Doctor and his duplicate.
• Ultimate Companions:K-9 talks us through the Doctor’s many friends.
• Quiz: Take our quiz to find out which companion you’d be.
• Tales from the TARDIS: Donna discovers a Vespiform!
• Adventure Guide: The Lost Boy from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Comic strip: Part two of By Order of the Bonemenders – something strange is happening to the Doctor.
• Doctor’s Data: The yucky clone from The Sontaran Stratagem.
• Time Teasers: Puzzles to strain your brain.
• Activity: Cut out a picture of Captain Jack and stick him on your face!
• Woven wordsearch: Win a copy of one of the latest Doctor Who books.
• Win: Life-size Doctor Who cut outs and a remote-control Dalek Sec watch could be yours.
• Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get a FREE Doctor Who TARDIS and Doctor Files.
• ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE!

Doctor Who Adventures issue 81, priced £2.10, is out on Thursday 11 September! The Fortune Teller insists you turn right into the shop and get your hands on a copy as soon as you can!

The issue of Doctor Who Adventures will go on sale across the UK and Ireland and it comes free with another set of Monster Pens and Stickers. Make sure you get it before next Thursday, when issue 82 will be released. Are you going to get Doctor Who Adventures? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Torchwood Lost Souls Reminder

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UPDATE: You can now listen to Torchwood Lost Souls from here for the next seven days, just scroll down the page and click download. This is not UK only, it is available to all countries.

Just a reminder not to forget that the Torchwood audio adventure Lost Souls will broadcast tomorrow at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. It features Jack, Gwen, Ianto and Martha. A lot of people will be missing it as it is on during school but not to worry as you will be able to listen to it from here. Torchwood Lost Souls will be released on CD, but now at the later date of September 18th. You can read more about Lost Souls and listen to the trailer here. Are you going to listen to Lost Souls? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Dalek Sec Voice Changer Helmet

Above you can see an image for the upcoming Dalek Sec Voice Changer helmet. This voice changer helmet will be sold at the RRP of £39.99 and it is expected to be released later this year. Dalek Sec will join the other voice changer helmets including the Cyberman, Cybercontroller, Dalek Sec Hybrid and a Gold Dalek. Are you going to get this? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

Eye of the Gorgon Repeat

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You can watch a repeat of the third and fourth episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures series one today. Both parts one and two of Eye of the Gorgon will be shown at 3.05pm on BBC One today. Next Sunday part one and two of Warriors of Kudlak will be shown. In other news this is the Tardis Base's 300th post. I will continue to give you daily updates. Are you going to watch this repeat? Please leave a comment. Thanks.

The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 2 Cinema Trailer

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The previously reported Sarah Jane Adventures Series 2 cinema trailer can now be seen below. It features clips of Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde, Maria, Rani, a Sontaran, a clown, the graske and much more.

11 screencaps from the trailer can be seen here on The Doctor Who Site. The Sarah Jane Adventures Series two begins on Monday the 29th of September on BBC One. What do you think of the trailer? Please leave your comments. Thanks!

~ Zobles