Radio Times Cover Shoot, Would U.S. version turn Capt. Jack straight?, River's back!, plus more News and Reviews

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Radio Times has Doctor Who Christmas special 2010 cover shoot, Matt Smith's first Doctor Who Christmas special features on the cover of Radio Times (11–17 December issue) and inside the bumper Christmas issue (18–31 December) - and we have exclusive photos from the shoot. There are some hints as to what the Doctor will be getting up to this Christmas, plus a chance to meet two new characters - Michael Gambon as Kazran Sardick and Katherine Jenkins as Abigail…

Inside TV has 'Torchwood' exclusive: Would U.S. version turn Capt. Jack straight?, not if John Barrowman has anything to say about it, Torchwood‘s leading man (and upcoming Desperate Housewives guest star) tells me it’s his strong preference that Fox’s in-the-works American version of his BBC smash would not tinker with his character’s sexuality.

Daily Mail has River's back! Alex Kingston returns to the Doctor Who set, while Karen Gillan tries to make the Time Lord jump, .....she was recently spotted out in the Utah desert with the current doctor Matt Smith, where filming has been taking place - marking the first time that the show has ever been filmed in the US.

The Ultimate Doctor Who Site has Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 194, the cover and info on this week's edition.

Arrow of Time has 009 – Hello, Sweetie!, "our love of Steven Moffat penned episodes of the Doctor Who television programme continues unabated this week as we cover “Silence in the Library” and “Forest of the Dead.” Come along as we meet River Song for the first/last time, mourn the loss of a pair of Daves (proper or otherwise), and learn that we are constantly surrounded by the deadliest things ever, hiding in the shadows.  Don’t blink!"

SFX has For Your Consideration 3, as we enter the final two weeks of voting for this year’s SFX Awards, the team reveal some of their own personal choices. Today, Nick Setchfield explains how Matt Smith won him over so completely...

Exterminate! Extermin- Wait, What? has Dalek Ornament & Tardis Earrings, ....in the assortment of gifts, there was a tree ornament in the form of a Dalek, complete with a little Santa hat as well as Tardis earrings.

Who Fix has What a Pillock!, as Snakedance is in my top 5 stories ever all I can say is that the Woodpecker cider was very, very good in those days.

WHOGold has The Greatest Show In The Galaxy, during January 1997, Sylvester McCoy's era was being screened as part of The Vortex, UK Gold's science-fiction strand on Sunday mornings....

Feather and Fan has I Knitted a Dalek, "I knit most of this according to pattern, and used the New Paradigm mods for the top half, mostly, to account for having more brown yarn than blue...."

Fish Custard Fanzine has a Christmas Party!, as a fanzine with readers all over the world, it's very difficult to get everyone in the same place at the same time! So why not join us on our Facebook Group on the 20th of this month, for some chats, laughs and speculation about this year's Christmas episode? You can post anything you like, just make sure you bring your own drink(s)!

The Trocklafane Podcast has November Time Lord Rock News, new trock songs…

A Journal of Improbable Things has The Podcast: Episode Zero - The Cake Based Pilot, the pilot episode is now LIVE and ONLINE!

Gallifreyan Embassy has Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 229 Extra Edition, in this Extra Edition of Doctor Who: Podshock we include our interview and Q&A with Daphne Ashbrook (Grace from the 1996 Doctor Who movie) from last month's 25th anniversary event for the Gallifreyan Embassy.

Howeswho has Doctor Who Live!, interesting idea ... hire some stadium-sized venues and then put on a Doctor Who extravaganza with Monsters and everything ...

The Red Lines Page (Peter Anghelides) has Picaresque, a review of Paul Magrs’ The Scarlet Empress, I wrote it in September 1998....

The Daily Drew has "The Mutants" - Episode Six, this episode opens with Cotton, Ky, and Jo being held prisoner in the refueling bay. The threat is that when the Investigator's ship refuels, they'll all be killed by exposure to thesium radiation. Ok, that's fine. The trouble is that they escape from this, then get recaptured, and put back again. There is no better example of the tedious redundancy of this story than that.

Bigger On The Inside has “Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension? Have you?...”, we begin with the very first episode of Doctor Who, The Unearthly Child. After all, that’s how it all started.

Doc Oho's Big Finish audios reviews has The Bloodless Soldier written by Justin Richards and directed by Lisa Bowerman, a group of soldiers return from overseas service – but they have brought a terrible evil back with them. As death strikes on the streets of London, Sergeant Quick calls upon the help of Professor Litefoot, while an old enemy lurks in the shadows. Jago and Litefoot are on the trail of the Bloodless Soldier – and tragedy will hit close to them...

The Tardis Project has "Death of a Spy", Paris calls out for Diomede to come and Steven steps in. Vicki cannot help herself; she asks Steven why on earth he's there! Steven, too late, says, "Shh, Vicki!" But Priam has heard the "Greek" call "Cressida" by her real name, just as Cassandra, who had been lurking, bursts in, proclaiming this as proof that Vicki is a Greek spy. "Kill her!" she cries. "Kill both of them!" Vicki embraces Steven in fear as guards approach, swords drawn...

The Edwardian Adventurer has 039 – A Change of Identity (The Reign of Terror Part 3), the Scarlet Pimpernel strikes to release those oppressed by The Reign of Terror!  And, The Doctor buys some new clothes.

The Daily P.O.P. has Doctor Who- Vengeance on Varos, on the planet Varos, the people watch horrific scenes of death and torture from the confines of their living cells, voting on the outcome. The Doctor and Peri arrive in desperate need of a rare mineral only to find that the people of Varos are in need of liberation from themselves, just as the hideous Mentors hover in the wings, waiting to take advantage.

Tea with Morbius has Doctor Who and the Silurians, the Third Doctor and Liz discover intelligent reptiles that ruled the earth millions of years ago.