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Friday 19 Mar 2010
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@ 2008-06-06 23:09:00

Doctor Who: "The Doctor's Daughter"

Georgia Moffett in Doctor WhoNot a bad episode at all. In fact, I'm tempted to call it the highlight of season 4 so far. Sure, the fishmen were silly, and one of them suffered a death so ridiculously gratuitous it makes you wonder if it was done for some mysterious budgetary reason (how exactly do fishmen drown? Wouldn't it have been so much more effective storytelling to have him help out at the climax?). But then it wouldn't be Doctor Who without someone dying a needless yet heroic death.

But even if the fishmen were silly, Jenny was great. The Doctor's paternal relationship with her was wonderful, and her line "What are you going to do, tell my dad?" was priceless. I really hope she shows up again.

And now for some of my trademark Doctor Who neepery:

I got a kick out of the Doctor talking about having had children before. We've met his granddaughter Susan, of course. She was his first companion, along with her Earth schoolteachers Ian and Barbara, who secretly followed her into the TARDIS in the very first episode back in 1963, "An Unearthly Child." Though Susan is ostensibly still on Earth in the 22nd Century, where the Doctor left her at the end of the 1964 serial "The Dalek Invasion of Earth," the rest of the Doctor's family is presumed dead, either in the Time War or from some other, undisclosed event. In 1967's "The Tomb of the Cybermen," the Doctor says his family "sleeps in his mind," which sounds very death-like, and in 1989's "The Curse of Fenric," when asked if he has any family, the Doctor says he doesn't know. (Me, I'm guessing Susan went back to fight in the Time War too. Otherwise I imagine the Doctor would be visiting her quite often these days.)

Also, Georgia Moffett, who plays Jenny, really is the Doctor's daughter. Well, a Doctor's, anyway. Her father is Peter Davison, who was the fifth actor to play the Doctor (and my second favourite from the classic series after Tom Baker). Georgia's mom, by the way, is Sandra Dickinson, who also has experience playing a space traveller. She played Trillian in the 1981 BBC-TV version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Lastly, was it just me or did the fishmen masks look like an aborted attempt at recreating the Silurians? I'm just saying.

Bah, enough neepery. Next time, the Doctor meets Agatha Christie!

Original review here.

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Added a new article under Conventions for Georgia's appearance as a guest at Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 in February. Added some photos of Georgia being interviewed by the Podshock Team (courtesy of Rachel McCauley) to the Gallifrey One 2010 Page and added links to Rachel's website to the Links Page. Added smaller versions of the photos to the General Gallery One Page (miscellaneous section).

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Podshock 187 Available

The full interview of Georgia at the Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 North American Convention is now available as an audio podcast.

Doctor Who: Podshock Episode 187 is now available for subscription through iTunes, or for download from the Gallifreyan Embassy's website.

More details - and photos from the interview - are on the Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 2010 Page in the Conventions Section.
 
New DW Audiobook

A new Doctor Who audiobook was released by BBC Audio on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. Entitled "Doctor Who: Autonomy", it is a 10th Doctor Adventure adapted from the book by Daniel Blythe and is narrated by Georgia.

An older audiobook - Red Dawn - is being offered for purchase and download from Big Finish.

More details on the Audiobooks Page.
 
DWM Special V6

In Their Own Words Volume 6 is the latest in the Doctor Who Magazine Special Editions to cover episodes of Doctor Who through the years 1997 to 2009. This, of course means that the 10th Doctor epsiode The Doctor's Daughter is included in the publication, featuring Georgia as Jenny.

The full cover pic is in the Doctor Who Magazine Section.
 
City of Spires

Doctor Who : City of Spires, the Sixth Doctor audio adventure from Big Finish has released some details about the 2CD set. The CD story goes on sale on 30th April 2010 and stars Colin Baker as The Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jaime and Georgia Moffett as Alice.

More details in the Doctor Who Section.
 
Dreamland DVD

Dreamland, the Doctor Who animated adventure is released on DVD. The two disc set comprises of the 45 minute Dreamland adventure, plus the three part documentary Doctor Who Greatest Moments.

The DVD is released on Feb 1st in the UK and May 4th in North America and is available through the Online Shop.
 
Doctor Who DVD Files

The latest issue of The Doctor Who DVD Files (Issue 24) was released on December 2nd 2009 by G.E.Fabbri. The issue focuses on The Doctor's daughter Jenny, who, of course, was played in the story by Georgia. The DW DVD Files Page has more...
 
The Doctor's Daughter Video Clips

There's a new section to the website - The Doctor's Daughter Video Gallery. Some clips from the actual episode, along with some behind-the-scenes clips from the accompanying Doctor Who Confidential documentary.
 
DWO Interview

A short interview conducted by Doctor Who Online reveals some of Georgia's plans for next year and her love for Lionel Richie!

The Interviews Section has more!

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Syfy to air Merlin

Syfy has acquired the basic cable rights to U.K. series "Merlin", with all 26 episodes of the first two seasons to be shown in April 2010.
 
White Van Man

Georgia is to star with Will Mellor and Clive Mantle in a new sitcom made by ITV Studios for BBC Three. The Sitcom - called White Van Man - centers around Ollie, an aspiring restaurateur whose dreams are dashed when his father suffers a heart attack and he has to take over the family painting and decorating business.

More details in the White Van Man Section.
 
Merlin

Georgia has appeared in Merlin as Lady Vivian. The Merlin Section has the episode details, the Merlin Gallery and Merlin Video Sections have screencaps and short video clips from the episode.

Added to the Merlin Gallery - six high quality production stills of Georgia as Lady Vivian.

Just added! An interview with Bradley James where he talks about Episode 10.
 

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The Fan Forum

Georgia Moffett | The Fan Forum is now "open for business"!! The Forum allows fans to discuss, comment and generally chat about Georgia's work.

There are forums there for her work on Casualty, The Bill and her other TV shows - and a dedicated Doctor Who forum with boards not only to discuss her performance in The Doctor's Daughter, but Dreamland, Red Dawn and the audio book, Snowglobe 7.

More on the Forum (Web) Page, or visit the Forum itself.
 
Georgia Wallpapers

How would you like to have the Doctor's Daughter on your desktop?! You can now with the new Desktop Wallpaper Section!!

There's a few Georgia Wallpapers to choose from on the website: all in various sizes to fit desktops or mobile phones (cellphones).