DOCTOR WHO: DREAMLAND

Online/Red Button

Sat 21 Nov

After months of speculation and gossip, the BBC has finally confirmed that this coming weekend will at last see the new incarnation of the Doctor taking to the screen. However, Dreamland is Doctor Who with a difference. Instead of live action, the series is an animated adventure that will be available to watch on BBC2 via the Red Button and on the official Doctor Who website.

The 45 minute animation is written by Phil Ford, who has also written for Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. It sees David Tennant return to voice the famous Doctor, and alongside him are characters Cassie Rice, the Doctor’s new companion, voiced by Georgia Moffet, and the evil Viperox, voiced by David Warner. The plot for the first of the six episodes is sure to excite all fans. During a visit to a local diner in Roswell, USA, the doctor stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.

Executive producer and creator of the original Dr Who series, Russell T Davies is also looking forward to seeing the Doctor in his latest manifestation: “Dreamland is a remarkable project and I’m thrilled with it. Phil Ford is a wonderful writer and promises to send the Doctor into a whole new visual dimension.”

Info: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho (HL)