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New Torchwood Promos

As Torchwood comes ever closer, with just over a week to wait, more promotional pics have been released and can be seen below:

Torchwood -Children Of Earth Promo Pics

A new set of promotional images have been posted online and added to the previously reported introduction press pack for the upcoming third series of Torchwood, entitled "Children of Earth". A total of five new images are online and they are of; Ianto Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, and Rhys Williams. You can view all of the five new promotional images below;

Torchwood: Children of Earth will air in July, and it stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack, Eve Myles as Gwen, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto, and Kai Owen as Rhys. You can read an older post about the introduction press pack here

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Season 31 - To Be Split in 2010 ????

Christian Cawley (kasterborous.com)

Rumours are circulating this weekend that the 2010 series of Doctor Who - season 31 in Kasterborous' book - will be split in two by the BBC to accomodate the FIFA World Cup which kicks off Friday June 11th 2010.

By this stage, Doctor Who could conceivably be half way through its run (although it could also be nearing a conclusion) but the speculation on io9.com (via Life, Doctor Who and Combom) points to Steven Moffat opting to split the series in two.

If the series took a summer break and returned in October, the run could end with a Christmas special, giving a more realistic 14 episodes that could have the big Christmas finale without breaking into extra valuable BBC One Saturday night programming in the way Doomsday and Journey's End did.

There is another plus side of course - Doctor Who on dark, wet cold Saturday nights in November. Doctor Who as it was always meant to be broadcast - in the dark, in the Winter and getting in your head.

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Who is Karen Gillan?

The new companion, starring opposite Matt Smith when Doctor Who returns for a full series in Spring, 2010, ha s been revealed! She has appeared previously in Doctor Who, playing the Soothsayer in the Tenth Doctor adventure, The Fires of Pompeii. In that episode the Doctor admits, 'I sometimes need someone' and from 2010 that someone will be Karen Gillan!

After winning the coveted role, Karen, 21, announced, 'I am absolutely over the moon at being chosen to play the Doctor's new companion. The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it.'

Karen grew up in Inverness, Scotland and developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at her school, Charleston Academy.

Aged 16, Karen decided she wanted to pursue her acting career further and a year later secured a place at the prestigious Italia Conti academy in London. During her first year she landed a role in Rebus and soon appeared in a variety of programmes including Channel 4's Stacked and The Kevin Bishop Show. Karen also stars in the forthcoming film Outcast starring James Nesbitt.

When she's not acting Karen likes to play the piano and loves rummaging through vintage clothes shops. But it looks unlikely she'll be able to do much rummaging in the near future as she gears up for a life in the TARDIS, and in the limelight!

But she's ready for the challenges and adventures that will follow, declaring, 'Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him - I just can't wait to get started!'

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Companion For Matt Smith's Doctor Reveled....

The BBC has revealed that 21-year-old Karen Gillan has landed the role of the new Doctor Who companion.
The actress will star alongside new Time Lord Matt Smith when the series returns to BBC One in Spring 2010.

Karen previously appeared as a soothsayer in the 2008 Doctor Who episode, The Fires Of Pompeii. She said she was 'over the moon' to land the part of companion: "The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it."

"Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him - I just can't wait to get started."

Lead writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, added: "We saw some amazing actresses for this part, but when Karen came through the door the game was up. Funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it. A generation of little girls will want to be her. And a generation of little boys will want them to be her too."

The role of companion in Doctor Who is one of the most coveted in television drama. The series helped to relaunch the career of Billie Piper and Freema Agyeman went on to star in Law And Order: UK and Little Dorrit after starring in the series.

Doctor Who will return for three more specials this year with David Tennant before Matt Smith takes over the role next year.

Do you think Karen Gillan is a good choice for the new companion? Let us know what you think...