Doctor Who series 11 composer has been revealed

It's official: the next series of Doctor Who – Jodie Whittaker's first – will be scored by composer Segun Akinola.

Akinola, a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, will write the music for all 10 episodes of series 11, as well as provide a fresh take on the legendary theme tune.

He replaces Murray Gold, who served as composer for all 10 previous series and various specials since Doctor Who returned to screens in 2005.

"Welcome to the Doctor Who family, Segun Akinola!" said showrunner Chris Chibnall. We're over the moon Segun's agreed to join us, to provide the score for the next phase of the Doctor Who adventure.

"From our very first conversations, it was obvious Segun was a passionate, collaborative and delightful human being as well as a fantastic and bold composer.We'reking forward to introducing the world to his exciting and emotional soundtracks for the Thirteenth Doctor."

Akinola himself said: "Doctor Who is woven into the fabric of British culture and recognised globally. I am absolutely thrilled to be given the privilege of working on such a beloved series and to bring my musical voice to it."

Akinola's previous work includes scoring BBC Two's four-part documentary series Black and British: A Forgotten History, written and presented by historian David Olusoga.

He also scored Shola Amoo's 2016 debut feature film A Moving Image and the same year's short film Dear Mr Shakespeare, for which he received an Honourable Mention for the 2017 BSO Jerry Goldsmith Award for 'Best Original Score for a Short Film'.

Recently, he completed the scores for the major three-part series The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed and two-part series Expedition Volcano, both for BBC Two and PBS.

Doctor Who will return to BBC One in the autumn, with a trio of companions – Yasmin (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole), and Graham (Bradley Walsh) – joining Whittaker's new Doctor.

Source: Digital Spy

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Doctor Who - On This Day - 2nd June

On this day 11 years ago saw the first airing of Series 3 Episode 9

It was called " The Family Of Blood."

The episode starred David Tennant as the 10th Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

The episode was written by Paul Cornell.

It was the second episode of a 2 part story that began with Human Nature.

It was adapted from Paul Cornell's 1995 doctor Who Novel titled Human Nature.

Synopsis: 

It's 1913, and war comes to England a year early as the terrifying Family hunt for the Tenth Doctor.

 In 2008, both "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 10th April 2018

On this day 8 years ago, saw the airing of the 2nd episode of Series 5. 

The episode was called "The Beast Below."

The episode starred Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.

The episode was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Steven Moffat.

Synopsis:

The Doctor and Amy travel to Britain of the future, where people live in a giant spaceship; Amy comes across the terrifying Smilers.

This episode was seen by 8.42 million people.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 9th April

On this day 13 years ago, episode 3 or Series 1 aired. This episode was called "The Unquiet Dead."

The date was the 9th April 2005.

This was the third episode to air in Doctor Who's return.

The episode starred Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. 

It also guest starred Eve Myles as Gwenyth and Simon Callow as Charles Dickens.

It was written by Mark Gatiss.

Here is the synopsis:

Author Charles Dickens joins the Doctor and Rose in 1869 Victorian Cardiff to battle the ethereal Gelth.

The episode was seen by 8.68 million people.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 2nd April

The End Of The World aired 13 Years ago today (2nd April 2005)

This episode was the second in the return of Doctor Who.

It starred Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor.

It aired on BBc One and was 45 minutes long.

It was written by Russell T Davies.

Synopsis:

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage to a time when the sun is about to swallow Earth and a murderer is at work.

The episode was seen by approximately 7.97 million viewers in the United Kingdom.

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 30th March

The Bells of Saint John aired for the first time 5 years ago (30th March 2013).

This episode starred Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and was the first to star Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.

It aired on BBC One and was 45 minutes long. 

The Episode was written by Steven Moffatt.

Here is the synopsis:

The Doctor searches for Clara in London, where something dangerous lurks in the Wi-Fi signals.

 It was watched by 8.44 million viewers in the UK

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Doctor Who: On This Day - 26th March

Thirteen years ago today (26th March 2005), Doctor Who returned to our TV Screens.

The first episode was called 'Rose' and starred Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor.

It aired on BBC One and was 45 minutes long.

This episode was written by Russell T Davis.

Here is the episode Synopsis:

When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again.

"Rose" was viewed by 10.81 million viewers in the UK, the most viewed Doctor Who episode since The Creature from the Pit in 1979.

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Broadchurch series 2 cast confirmed: David Tennant returning

David Tennant and Olivia Colman will both return to Broadchurch for series two, it has been announced.

Jodie Whittaker (Beth Latimer), Andrew Buchan (Mark Latimer) and Arthur Darvill (Rev. Paul Coates) are also confirmed for the next run.

Tennant (DI Alec Hardy) previously signed up to star in Gracepoint - a US remake of Broadchurch - calling into question his continued participation with the original show.

However, it has now been confirmed that the Scottish actor will appear concurrently in both the UK and US versions of the series.

"We're delighted Broadchurch is back in production, but we're remaining tight-lipped about how the story develops," said ITV's director of drama, Steve November.

"Suffice to say Chris [Chibnall] has delivered as always and the scripts are just as exciting as the first series."

Broadchurch will resume filming in Dorset soon, with the remainder of series two's cast to be announced in the near future.

Source: Digital Spy

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Almost Human to air on Watch in the UK

So as I mentioned in a previous post (2nd January 2014) Almost Human had not been picked up by a UK broadcaster... until now..

US sci-fi drama Almost Human has found a UK home.

The Fox series - from JJ Abrams and Fringe showrunner Joel Wyman - has been acquired by Watch.

The UKTV channel will air Almost Human later in 2014.

The 13-part first season stars Karl Urban as John Kennex, a tech-phobic detective in the year 2048.

Kennex must learn to adapt when he is partnered with an eccentric android partner - Michael Ealy's Dorian.

Watch previously acquired another US sci-fi thriller from JJ Abrams. Believe - a collaboration with Alfonso Cuarón - will debut on the channel tonight (March 27) at 9pm.

UKTV's director of programme acquisitions Catherine Mackin said: "Almost Human is a multilayered, gripping drama and it perfectly complements supernatural drama Believe."

Almost Human wrapped its first season earlier this month on Fox in the US.

Source: Digital Spy 

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Star-Crossed to Air in the UK.

Sky1 has acquired the UK rights to Star-Crossed.

The US series will debut on the channel in the coming weeks.

Sci-fi series Star-Crossed got its US premiere on The CW in February and charts the romance between a human girl and an alien male.

Star-Crossed will debut on Friday, April 4 at 8pm.

Sky 1 has also picked up the rights to US Show, About A Boy,.

for more info click here

Source: Digital Spy

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Channel 4 announces Marvel's Agents of SHIELD return date

Channel 4 has confirmed a return date for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

The comic book drama - which has been on hiatus in the UK since December - will return on Friday, March 14 at 8pm.

Season one will resume with episode 11 - 'The Magical Place' - in which Coulson (Clark Gregg) learns the shocking truth about his resurrection.

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has aired 13 episodes in the US - where it airs on ABC - with the 14th instalment set to air on Tuesday, March 4.

Series star Gregg recently defended the show's US ratings, which have declined since the pilot episode aired in September last year.

"If you look at how well our show is doing in those numbers, I'm quite encouraged, especially because we aren't Tony Stark and Thor," the actor said. "We're a bunch of new people and Agent Coulson, the supporting player from those [Marvel] films."

Watch Channel 4's promo for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD below:

Source: Digital Spy

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Sherlock's Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat delighted by 'Empty Hearse' ratings

Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have spoken of their delight at last night's bumper ratings for Sherlock's series three premiere 'The Empty Hearse'.

The show picked up 9.2 million viewers on New Year's Day (a 33.8% share) at 9pm on BBC One, considerably higher than its New Year launch in 2012, which had 8.8 million (31%).

Its first series debuted with 7.1 million (28.6%) in 2010.

Speaking about the response, co-creator Moffat said: "Thrilling news on overnight ratings for Sherlock. A tribute to the team who work so hard, and with such pride, on the show, and of course to the genius of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

"It's proof that audiences will show up if you give them what they want - though we can't throw Benedict [Cumberbatch] off a roof ever week."

Gatiss, who wrote the episode, added: "Delighted our loyal audience tuned in on an appropriately bleak and stormy New Year's night!

"After two years it's fantastic to have this response to Sherlock, John and all the team being back on TV. All this and Dr Watson gets married in three days' time!"

The next episode of Sherlock, 'The Sign of 3', airs on Sunday, January 5 at 8.30pm on BBC One.

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Revolution Renewed for second season!

NBC has renewed "Revolution" for a second season.

 J.J. Abrams' post-apocalyptic drama got off to a good start in September, with the premiere drawing in 11.7 million viewers and a 4.1 rating among adults in the 18-49 demo.

 The ratings remained solid until the show's four-month hiatus -- it was off the air from November 26 to March 25 -- but came back to weaker ratings upon its return, averaging about 6 million viewers.

 Still, the network's decision to renew "Revolution" -- along with "Chicago Fire," "Law & Order: SVU," "Grimm" and "Parenthood" -- comes as no surprise.

Season 2 of the series, which also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Tracy Spiridakos and Elizabeth Mitchell, will be 22 episodes. 

 "Revolution" airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on NBC in the US & Mondays at 10pm on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in the UK.

Source: Huffington Post

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