Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

By now we’ve all seen David Tennant morph into Matt Smith, and been offered a tantalizing glimpse of the 11th Doctor as he hurtles towards the Earth in a burning TARDIS. But we really have no idea what to expect from the new series, even factoring in spoiler reports and leaked pictures of new and returning monsters. Speculation is not only our only course of action, it’s also loads of fun, so let’s begin.

This just released: Millions of fans have been “patiently” waiting for the arrival of the new Doctor. Today, SPACE announces the wait is over as the Eleventh Doctor takes up his residency with a new series of DOCTOR WHO starting Saturday, April 17 at 9 pm ET, exclusively on SPACE.

The jig is up. Neil Gaiman has finally confirmed that he will be writing a Doctor Who episode for the second Matt Smith/11th Doctor season.  The news is kind of going to your favourite restaurant for dinner, only to find that your meail will be prepared by world-class chef.

For those of you pining the departure of David Tennant, you can still glory in the 10th Doctor. BBC has just released a DVD featuring his complete specials (also available on Blu-Ray). You can buy them here.  They Beeb kind enough to provide us with some frabjous DVD extra footage of Tennant highlights. Click here to watch that now! (Warning, it will make DT fans a wee bit teary).

David Tennant made the news early yesterday dropping out of one of the leading roles in the movie Burke and Hare (a dark comedy set in 19th century Scotland). But the REALLY BIG RUMOUR is that he dropped it to play Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit".

So who is this Matt Smith guy, anyway? It's a fair question. Fandom let out a resounding "huh?" when the new Doctor was announced a little less than a year ago. Not only did the then-26 year old Smith go against incoming Doctor Who producer Stephen Moffat's oft-quoted claim that he was looking for an older actor to take on he role, but Smith himself was something of an unknown quantity.

That may seem like a bold statement until you take a step back and look at
Doctor Who’s storied history in a larger context. When Tom Baker took the role in 1974, he was something of an unknown quantity, a tall and gangly question mark poised to fill the shoes of Jon Pertwee, the "man of action"
Doctor who ably rang the show into the Seventies. Likewise, Tennant took over for the broody and intense Christopher Eccleston, who ably shepherded the show back into existence in 2005.

Craving a repeat viewing of Doctor Who: The End of Time? That episode is now available for your viewing pleasure on watch.spacecast.com.

This week's podcast is bigger on the inside, and dedicated to the phenomenon that is Doctor Who.  Comedian and Doctor Who fan Mike Moses is joining me for the podcast where we discuss everything Whovian. Stay tuned for Mark's interview with executive producer and writer Russell T. Davies. Mark starts by asking him about the moral dilemma of THE WATERS OF MARS, and finishes by asking him about his mandate in writing THE END OF TIME. Finally, the fine gentlemen from Radio Free Skaro will be marking the end of David Tennant's tenure as the tenth Doctor, the most popular Doctor since Tom Baker.

This Just Released --- Premiering January 2, Exclusively on SPACE: After five years of hair-raising adventures – eyebrow hair to be exact – one of the most popular Doctors since Tom Baker is giving up the TARDIS. Premiering January 2, DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME, PART ONE and DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF TIME, PART TWO delivers more explosions than New Year’s fireworks. Exclusive to SPACE, the final chapter of David Tennant’s tenure as the Tenth Doctor unfolds in a Clash-of-the-Titans-esque two-part special with PART ONE airing at 8 p.m. ET, followed immediately by PART TWO at 9:20 p.m. ET.