Comments on: DOCTOR WHO - Season 4 Preview

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:57:00 +0000

I'd like to see the series return to an Autumn slot.

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:37:19 +0000

DONT LET HiM LEAVE!
HE iS AMAZiNG! (L)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:26:05 +0000

Oakling, there is going to be a break (of sorts) but it comes after Series 4. The UK broadcast schedule for Doctor Who for the next 2 years will probably look something like this:

April-June 2008: Series 4

December 2008: Christmas Special

Easter 2009: Special episode

Autumn 2009: Special episode

December 2009: Christmas Special

Spring 2010: Series 5

David Tennant is confirmed as the Doctor until at least the 2009 Christmas Special and the latest word (in The Independent newspaper) is that he's "informally committed" to Series 5. Russell T Davies is writing all of the specials, and looks to be staying as show-runner for Series 5 as well. Apart from him, we will have a new production team by then, which is probably part of the reason for the break.

The idea is that, going forward, the show will take a break every 4-5 years or so keep things fresh and to help the handover between production teams.

They're filming the 2008 Christmas special now, I think (either that or they'll start soon). Once it's finished, David Tennant will have a month off before going into rehearsals to play Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He'll be back in Cardiff in January 2009 to shoot the three 2009 specials. Rumour has it that production will continue straight into Series 5 in March/April 2009. If this is true, it is entirely possible that Series 5 will debut in January 2010, following straight on from the 2009 Christmas Special, and that this will become the production and transmission pattern for subsequent series.

How soon after UK transmission Sci-Fi will show these is anyone's guess. I suspect that the remarkably short 20-day gap between UK and US transmission for this series is because of the writers' strike.

By: oakling

oakling — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:31:25 +0000

I thought we already knew that there was going to be a fourth season! What I definitely didn't know is that it's so soon. I would have sworn that last fall everyone was saying no new Who till 2009!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:22:17 +0000

Martha is still around, she just isn't in every episode.

And part of the joy of Doctor Who is that the Doctor changes (nine times, so far!). However, it'll be the same Doctor for this series and at least until 2010.

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:33:46 +0000

I LOVE Doctor Who. And the videos look great. I am sad that Martha is not there anymore, but as long as the Doctor stays the way he is, I'll keep watching Doctor Who. The BEST show on television!