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Channel 4 to air Trinny and Susannah show

Channel 4 has picked up the recent Trinny and Susannah web series and will air it as a one-off programme later in September. The series, entitled Trinny and Susanna: What They Did Next, comprised of 16 six-minute episodes in a spoof documentary format.

The Bill finished with 4.4m

Over 4.4 million viewers tuned in to watch the final ever episode of ITV1 police drama The Bill on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old drama series finale ended with a 18.8% audience share in the 9pm hour beating BBC One’s The Deep.

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The BBC and Steven Moffat have announced that the transmission of the next series of Doctor Who, in 2011, will be split into two blocks, transmitting in spring and autumn.

The split transmission is the result of a request from Steven Moffat to write a new Doctor Who story arc which involves a big plot twist in the middle of the series. By splitting the series Moffat plans to give viewers one of the most exciting Doctor Who cliffhangers and plot twists ever, leaving them waiting, on the edge of their seats, until the autumn to find out what happens.

Steven Moffat said: "The split series is hugely exciting because viewers will be treated to two premieres, two finales and more event episodes. For the kids it will never be more than a few months to the next Doctor Who! Easter, Autumn, Christmas!!"

The BBC will screen the recent Doctor Who Prom on BBC Three in September.

The Prom will be cut down to an hour-long special set to screen at 8.30pm on September 6.

Along with the Prom, BBC Three will also show the documentary special Doctor Who’s Greatest Moments and also a repeat of this year’s series finale as a build-up.

The Matt Smith and Karen Gillan-hosted Prom took place on July 24 this year and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

The One Show performing well

The new-look One Show has continued to perform well on BBC One with an audience of 4.29 million on Monday night. The magazine programme, hosted by Alex Jones and Jason Manford is only down a meagre 250k week-on-week.

Doctor Who video games launched

A Doctor Who video game is set to be launched on Nintendo DS called Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth and Wii called Doctor Who: Return To Earth. The games are aimed to be family focussed and centre around the Daleks and the Cybermen.

The BBC has released the full cast list for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special.

Previously announced guests Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Danny Horn will be joined by Laurence Belcher, Leo Bill, Micah Balfour and Pookey Quesnel.

Bill has worked previously with Who’s Steven Moffat on Jekyll in 2007 as well as blockbuster Alice in Wonderland, while child star Belcher has popped up in BBC’s Little Dorrit.

Balfour will be familiar for fans of The Bill, with the actor playing PC Benjamin Gayle and Quesnel as Rachel Branning in EastEnders.

Daleks voted greatest villain

Daleks have topped a recent poll which sought to find the greatest monsters in sci-fi history. The Doctor Who villains edged out Angel character Lorne and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings to take out the title in the SFX survey.

X Factor not funding Kylie appearance

X Factor bosses have said they will not be funding an appearance from Kylie Minogue on the upcoming season of the reality show. Word spread that Kylie was set to join sister Dannii on the Judges Houses section of the show but producers have said they will not pay for this to happen as the pop star is too expensive.

England v Hungary pulls 6.25m

England’s first football match since their World Cup exit pulled an average of 6.25m viewers on Wednesday night. The 2-1 win against Hungary was watched by 28.7% of the audience share in the evening slot on ITV1.

E4 confirms School of Comedy return

School of Comedy has been confirmed for a second season run next month by E4. The sketch show will return to the network on September 13 with a range of new young cast members including Son of Rambow star Will Poulter.

Skins actor cast in new series

Former Skins actor Joe Dempsie has reportedly been cast in new series Game of Thrones alongside Lord of the Rings actor Sean Bean and 300’s Lena Headey. Dempsie, who played Chris in the first two seasons of the teen series, will play the armourer’s apprentice Gendry in the HBO series.

Apart from having an excitingly English name, Benedict Cumberbatch is currently a busy boy. He's the star of the new BBC series, Sherlock.

As soon as we lay eyes on him and saw the way he went about his business, it was clear who his inspiration was.

It seems that, as Sherlock, he's essentially been asked to play the role as if he was the Doctor from Doctor Who.

This, naturally, saw us thinking that perhaps, he could be a future Doctor. It makes a lot of sense.

However, he reportedly turned down the chance to play the lead role in Doctor Who according to D:S.

That's not to say he's not a fan of the show. Apparently, he will be appearing in future episodes of the long-running sci-fi thingy.

Doctor Who DVD details

The DVD box-set of Doctor Who’s fifth season will feature specially filmed scenes which reveal what happened in the Tardis between episodes. Other features will be a video diary by Matt Smith and special editions of behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential.

More stars attached to Strictly

The lattest celebrities to be linked to the upcoming season of Strictly Come Dancing are soap Nathalie Emmanuel and model Sophie Anderton. The pair have reportedly been approached by producers to appear.

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan host Doctor Who extravaganzas this weekend: Saturday 24 July, 7.30pm-c9.30pm and Sunday 25 July, 11am-c1pm.

Doctor Who returns to the BBC Proms for two family spectaculars, bursting with Daleks, Weeping Angels and of course, the famous Tardis. The concerts will be hosted by stars from the current series – Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) and special guest Matt Smith (The Doctor).

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, who record the soundtrack for the series, present a selection of intergalactic music – including Murray Gold’s music from the TV show, plus a selection of classical favourites including Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, Mars from Holst's The Planets and Orff's Carmina Burnana.

Rumours are flying around saying that Matt Smith is going to jack-in his role in Doctor Who... and he could be doing it as soon as next year.

Currently filming the Christmas special, Smith is hoping to crack Hollywood by landing more movie roles.

Of course this means that, in recent years, the Doctor has had to regenerate with a lot more frequency than previous outings.

"Matt plans to quit after the next series," a friend told the paper.

"He is eager to try new things and thinks Hollywood beckons."

A BBC spokesperson added: "Matt is filming the Christmas special and then goes on to film the second series. Beyond that, the BBC and Matt won't speculate on things."

Imagine The 11th Doctor has just finished Regeneration "Still not ginger" Amy pond says. "It is Electric Cooper" The Doctor (Rhys Darby) says.

These were the opening lines one Doctor Who fan wrote when he started a new Facebook page dedicated to scoring Rhys Darby with the role of the twelfth doctor.  This was on July 3rd.  However, now that rumors exist that Matt Smith may be planning to quit at the end of the next season, could the former Flight of the Conchords manager be in with a real chance?

On twitter, Darby wrote:

I would love to be the next Doctor Who. I tried to be the last one but got the frosty 'it can't be a non Brit'...

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The reviews of the newest batch of Doctor Who shows have been, for the most part, pretty positive.

And so, like every year, Whovians are invariably rather excited at the big, end-of-year Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Auntie Beeb is teasing everyone with details about the Steven Moffat Doctor Who Chrimbo special.

Controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson revealed that the episode, which guest stars Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins, will be based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol.

Stephenson said: "Matt Smith and Karen Gillan captivated audiences in their debut series and Doctor Who's clever twist on the much loved A Christmas Carol will thrill BBC One viewers this year with special guest stars Sir Michael Gambon and singing sensation Katherine Jenkins joining Amy and the Doctor for an unforgettable present!"

Production starts today (Monday 12 July) on the 2010 Doctor Who BBC One Christmas Special in which the thrilling adventures of the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and newlyweds Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) will continue in a fun-filled and heartfelt festive story.

In the grand tradition of Doctor Who Christmas specials, this year the show has once again attracted stellar guest stars as veteran actor Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and opera diva Katherine Jenkins, in her first acting role, join the Time Lord for what might be his most Christmassy adventure yet!

The BBC has confirmed the launch date of the first graphic novel based on Doctor Who.

The Only Good Dalek, which was written by Justin Richards and Mike Collins, will hit shelves on September 16.

For those interested, here’s a rough synopsis: "Top-secret Station 7 is where the Earth Forces send all the equipment captured in their war against the Daleks to be analysed and examined. But somehow the Daleks have found out about Station 7 - and there's something there that they want back.