Barrowman to write 'Torchwood' comic

John Barrowman is to write an original comic strip for the March issue of the official Torchwood Magazine. The actor, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who spinoff, will pen 'Captain Jack and the Selkie' with his sister Carole E. Barrowman and editor Martin Eden.

Eden said: "I'm so excited to be working on this story.­ John and Carole are an absolute pleasure to work with. Believe me, the readers are in for a treat!"

Carole revealed that the project has been on her and John's agenda for some time, saying:

"When John and I were working on [John's autobiography] Anything Goes, we spent a lot of time together on the Torchwood set.

"In between our storytelling and moments of inspired silliness, we decided we'd like to work on a project together that involved Captain Jack."

By Michael Thornton (digitalspy.co.uk/cult)

Tennant Wins The Galaxy FM Hot Scot Award

And the winner is...

Back in November 2008 when Galaxy launched we asked you to cast your vote for who you thought was the current Hot Scot.

Thousands of you voted and we can now reveal that David Tennant has topped the poll.

David, known to millions as TV favourite Doctor Who, bagged himself 45% of the votes closely followed by fellow scottish heart-throb Gerard Butler with 30% of the votes.

The top 10 polling Hot Scots as voted for by Galaxy listeners are...

Hot Scot Top 10

1. David Tennant

2. Gerard Butler

3. Ewan McGregor

4. James McAvoy

5. Leon Jackson

6 .Sir Sean Connery

7. Dougray Scott

8. Gordon Ramsay

9. Ally McCoist

10.Sean Lamont

http://www.galaxyscotland.co.uk/

Frazer Hines Keen For Return

In an interview with DWM this month, Frazer Hines - one time companion to Patrick Troughton's Doctor. He returned to the show for the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors, and again in 1985's The Two Doctors, again at the second Doctor's side and the sixth (Colin Baker) with his companion Peri (Nicola bryant), has told of his longing to return to the Whoniverse:

"I just hope I get a call from the new Doctor Who producers, inviting me back. If Sarah Jane can do it, why can't Jamie?"

"They've got a young male Doctor now, and a young female assistant, so they need somebody like me for the grannies and the housewives!"

Of interest, the character of Jamie was the longest running male companion of the show. Though much of his work on Doctor Who has been lost, he appeared in more episodes than any other actor, save for those playing the first four Doctors. In terms of screen-time, he is easily the longest-serving co-star, although Nicholas Courtney appeared regularly over a greater number of years. This phenomenon is due to the fact that during the 1960s, the show had a much higher episode count than in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Highlanders


The Evil Of The Daleks


The Five Doctors


The Two Doctors

BBC Books: Companions & Allies

The Doctor has been travelling through space and time for centuries, showing his friends and companions the wonders of the universe.

From Sarah Jane Smith and the Brigadier to Martha Jones and Donna Noble, Companions and Allies celebrates the friends that have been by his side and the heroes that have helped him battle his deadliest foes.

Beautifully illustrated and including, for the first time, a complete story guide to the adventures of all ten Doctors, Companions and Allies is the definitive guide to the Doctor's intergalactic family.

Companions and Allies is released on 28th May 2009, priced £7.99.

Torchwood - The Hub 2 planned for 2009

Massive Events brings you their second installment of "Torchwood" conventions: The Hub 2 planned for 2009, to celebrate the hit UK television series. The event will be held from Friday 13th - Sunday 15th of March 2009. This unofficial convention aims to bring together fans of the series from across the country to meet some the show's stars and enjoy various events over the weekend. There will be activities each day from guest talks and photograph sessions to quizzes and late night parties. For more information on these, check out our events section. This event will take place in The Park Inn Hotel, Northampton for more information on this venue and room rates see our venue page.

• current guests include:
• Eve Myles "Gwen Cooper"
• Gareth David Lloyd "Ianto Jones"
• Kai Owen "Rhys Williams"
• Tom Price "PC Andy"
• Matt Rippy "The Captain".
• Further guests to be announced!

All guests appear subject to work commitments

The Return of Susan

Christian Cawley (kasterborous.com)

Now this is what I call a comeback - Carole Ann Ford is returning to the world of Doctor Who in a brand new story opposite Paul McGann, in An Earthly Child.

It seems that that the couple of Companion Tales that Ms Ford took part in have whetted her appetite for something new, and who better than the Eighth Doctor to find himself on 22nd century Earth and face to face with this granddaughter... and great grandson?!

The cast also stars Leslie Ash (Men Behaving Badly) as Marion Fleming and Ian Hallard as Duncan, not to mention Jake McGann as the Doctor's great grandson Alex. Jake McGann is of course the real-life son of Eighth Doctor Paul McGann.

From the Big Finish website:

Paul McGann was just thrilled to be working on this episode ­ he absolutely embraced the exploration of Doctor Who's own mythology, and Jake was just perfect in the role of Alex. It was also lovely to work with Carole again ­ the scenes between the Doctor and Susan will, I have no doubt, bring a tear or two to the eyes of listeners.

An Earthly Child will be released by Big Finish to subscribers of their Doctor Who range as a free gift in December 2009, and as ever there are more details at the Big Finish website

Season 30 Repeats 9th - 16th January

The Doctor is reunited with runaway bride Donna Noble.

Together they embark on a journey that will end in a battle with the Daleks to prevent the destruction of reality itself.

BBC Three are repeating the last series of Doctor Who from tonight starting at 9pm followed by Confidential Cutdown.

9th January 2009 - 9pm
Partners In Crime / A Noble Return

12th January 3009 - 7pm
Fires Of Pompeii / The Italian Job

13th January 2009 - 7pm
Planet Of The OOD / OODS And Ends

14th January 2009 - 7pm
The Sontaran Stratagem / Send In The Clones

15th January 2009 - 7pm
The Poison Sky / Sontar -Ha

16th January 2009 - 7pm
The Doctor's Daughter / Sins Of The Father

18th January 2009 - 7pm
The Unicorn And The Wasp / Nemesis

19th January 2009 - 7pm
Silence In The Library / Shadow Play

20th January 2009 - 7pm
Forrest Of The Dead / River Runs Deep

21st January 2009 - 7pm
Midnight / Look Who's Talking

22nd January 2009 - 7pm
Turn left / Here Comes The Girls

23rd January 2009 - 7pm
The Stolen Earth / Friends & Foes

21st January 2009 - 7pm
Journey's End / End of An Era