Doctor Who Wins Two BAFTA Television Craft Awards

The Day of The Doctor and An Adventure In Space and Time have come away as winners this past Sunday in their respective categories.  The Day of The Doctor won for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects while An Adventure In Space and Time won for Make Up and Hair Design.  Both shows are up for Television awards next month in the BAFTA's for best in Television.

Doctor Who - An Adventure In Space and Time and The Day of The Doctor Nominated For BAFTA TV Awards

The BAFTA TV awards (the UK's equivalent to the Emmy's) have announced its nominees and the two Doctor Who 50th Anniversary shows have both been nominated.  First An Adventure In Space and Time has been nominated in the Best Single Drama catagory.

Meanwhile Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special The Day of the Doctor has been nominated in the Radio Times Audience award.  You can go and vote for it Here.  The awards will be presented May 18th.

For a full list of BAFTA TV awards nominees follow the link below to the BAFTA website.
http://www.bafta.org/

Doctor Who and Adventure In Space and Time Earn BAFTA Nominations

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special and the 50th Anniversary Docu Drama An Adventure In Space and Time have both been nominated for a BAFTA Craft Award.  The Day of the Doctor was nominated in the Television Craft  Special, Visual & Graphic Effects in 2014 while An Adventure In Space and Time was nominated in three categories Costume Design, Make Up and Hair Design and Editing Fiction. The winners will be announced April 27th and you can read all the nominees at the Radio Times Website

An Adventure in Space and Time DVD Cover Selection

Want to have a chance to choose the upcoming DVD cover that will be featured on the region 1 of the Doctor Who docu-drama, An Adventure in Space and Time release?  The poll is only open until Monday so check it out now and you get some incentives for a future order from the BBC Doctor Who Shop.

Click on the link HERE


Yes, what about the Blu-ray release???????

Doctor Who - Track Listing and Release Date For An Adventure In Space and Time Soundtrack

Silva screen will be releasing a soundtrack for the docudrama of the 50th anniversary special about the beginning of Doctor Who "An Adventure In Space and Time." It will be out March 3rd.
Track listing below.

1. MAIN TITLE - AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME (0:38)
2. THE RIGHT MAN (1:17)
3. THE FIRST WOMAN PRODUCER (1:21)
4. I’VE GOT AN IDEA.. (1:34)
5. THE DALEKS (2:52)
6. KILL DR. WHO (1:48)
7. WHAT DIMENSION? (1:24)
8. THIS IS MY SHOW (1:50)
9. AUTOGRAPH HUNTING (2:31)
10. SYDNEY NEWMAN (1:00)
11. SCARLETT O'HARA (1:03)
12. PISS & VINEGAR (1:24)
13. DRESSING ROOM (1:18)
14. JFK ASSASSINATED (1:48)
15. THE TARDIS (0:57)
16. GOODBYE SUSAN (2:37)
17. 10 MILLION VIEWERS (0:57)
18. THE FANS (0:41)
19. I’M SO SORRY BILL (2:45)
20. KISS GOODBYE (1:05)
21. MY SUCCESSOR (1:06)
22. ISOP GALAXY (0:50)
23. IRREPLACEABLE (1:19)
24. THE NEW DOCTOR (3:55)
25. TIME’S UP.. (1:15)

Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time - Its all about Bill and Verity!!

Review By Ken Parker

I do not lie, my 50^th Anniversary has already been far better than I imagined with last months release of 2 previously lost Doctor Who stories. An Adventure in Space and Time would be the frosting on the cake and how sweet it was.

Doctor Who - An Adventure In Space and Time Review (Spoilers)

An Adventure In Space and Time 

By Mark Gatiss

When the news came down that they were planning on making a docudrama about the origins of Doctor Who and the man who was the torchbearer for The Doctor William Hartnell I was more than intrigued. In fact you could say I was really excited to see this docudrama and at times I wanted to see this more than “The Day of The Doctor.”  Then the promotional pictures were released and I saw how closely they paid attention to detail just made the excitement level go up to a whole new level.  Now I really wanted to see “An Adventure In Space and Time” and see how the show came to fruition and the hardships it came up against. 

Doctor Who - Extra Scenes From An Adventure In Space and Time

Here are some extra scenes from An Adventure In Space and Time. 

Doctor Who - Behind the Scenes of An Adventure in Space and Time

David Bradley & Mark Gatiss on Doctor Who's Origins

Doctor Who - David Bradley On Playing William Hartnell

Source: BBC Media Centre

Acclaimed actor David Bradley talks here about taking on the portrayal of an actor he greatly admired and transforming himself into the Doctor.

A popular screen star, well regarded by his peers, William Hartnell was born in St Pancras, London in 1908. He appeared in numerous plays, films and TV shows, often playing the ‘tough guy’ role as typified by his character in the comedy ‘The Army Game’, which ran from 1957 to 1961, just prior to Doctor Who.

When he was first approached, Hartnell was widely reported to have been unconvinced by the role of Doctor.

Doctor Who - Jessica Raine On Playing Verity Lambert

Source: BBC Media Centre

Star of Call The Midwife, Jessica Raine takes on the role of Verity Lambert, the first female drama producer at the BBC and the first ever producer of Doctor Who. Here she explains what it was like stepping in to the shoes of such a formidable woman and the importance of making sure they showed the fun side of Verity.

“She was very strong willed, very compassionate and very warm,” Jessica is talking enthusiastically about Verity. “As the first female drama producer at the BBC she had to be very determined,” she continues. “She had a real fire in her belly about projects she believed in.”

Verity Lambert began her career at the BBC in June 1963 having followed ABC’s former head of drama, Sydney Newman to the corporation. Lambert oversaw the first two seasons of Doctor Who, eventually leaving in 1965. It has since become the project she is most famed for.

In An Adventure In Space And Time one our first introductions to Verity is at a swinging Sixties house party, which according to Jessica shows the lesser known fun side of the producer.

Doctor Who - Brian Cox On Playing Sydney Newman

Source: BBC Media Centre

Taking on the role of the BBC’s head of drama, Brian talks here about working at Television Centre in the 1960s and the colourful force of nature that was Sydney Newman.

Sydney Newman joined the BBC after a successful stint at ABC. Joining the corporation in 1962, his love of science fiction soon led to the creation of Doctor Who as the corporation looked to find a programme to fill a 25 minute tea-time slot.

“Sydney Newman was a formidable force in television,” explains Brian. “He started at ABC and kind of revolutionised drama. I first worked at the BBC in 1965 and did my first ever television play, ‘A Knight In Tarnished Armour’ and Sydney was there and I actually met him very briefly. You could always spot Sydney in the BBC Club because of his brightly coloured cravats and waistcoats. And his personality was the same!”

Doctor Who - Sacha Dhawan On Playing Waris Hussein

Source: BBC Media Centre

Sacha Dhawan takes on the role of the director of the first episodes of Doctor Who, Waris Hussein. Here he talks about how An Adventure In Space And Time deals with the challenges Waris faced as the first Indian-born drama director at the BBC and using music from the Sixties to get his swagger.

Born in India, Waris Hussein was the first Indian director at the BBC. He directed the premiere Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child, and returned to the series in 1964. A graduate of Cambridge, Hussein was faced with a number of tests when he joined the BBC and like Hartnell, was not particularly enthused by the idea of directing a show for children.

“There were definitely challenges for Waris at the time, but I think in the longer term it made him a better director,” explains Sacha. “And I think Doctor Who was one of those projects that gave him immense confidence.”

Doctor Who - Mark Gatiss Talks An Adventure In Space and Time

The BBC Media Centre has some great interviews about this special docudrama An Adventure In Space and Time which airs tonight in the UK.

Interview with writer and executive producer Mark Gatiss

What can viewers expect from the drama?
Principally, it's the story of how Doctor Who was created, so we concentrate on the very beginnings and the first few episodes. There are lots of treats for the fans but it's also the story of William Hartnell, the first Doctor and how the part transformed his life.

Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time Trailers

Doctor Who - Adventures in Space And Time Clip

Doctor Who - An Adventure In Space and Time Trailer

Doctor Who - New Promo Pics For An Adventure In Space & Time

Here are some more promo pics for An Adventure In Space and Time.  This docudrama is starting to look really good.

Doctor Who - Another Cool Promo Pic For An Adventure In Space and Time

I'm really looking forward to this story and can not wait for Friday November 22nd to watch it.  It is amazing how well they paid attention to detail.