Doctor Who: The Adventure Games

The BBC has announced that the first installment of the new Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is due to be made available for download, from theBBC Doctor Who Website on the 5th June 2010. Titled "City of the Daleks" this is the first of four new adventures that will take the form of free downloadable computer games available for PC and Mac, in which players assume control of The Doctor and Amy as they embark on new adventures which complement the new television series. See below for more details.

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The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series Four

For the next series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, set to be broadcast on BBC One this autumn, the BBC have announced that Sarah Jane Smith is to be reunited with another of The Doctor's former companions, Jo Grant (as played by Katy Manning). They will also be joined by The Eleventh Doctor (played by Matt Smith), in special editions written by Executive Producer Russell T Davies. The two episodes will see The Doctor and his two former time-travelling partners caught up in an alien-busting adventure that, according to the BBC, will entertain Doctor Who fans of all ages. Elisabeth Sladen, who plays Sarah Jane Smith has commented: ‘It's a fantastic script and I can't wait to work with another Doctor and hope Matt has fun with us. I've known Katy for ages and I am delighted to be working with her. I last met her in LA but this time we will be in Cardiff. LA was good but Cardiff is better’. Katy Manning, who recently returned to live in the UK again, has revealed ‘Playing Jo Grant again is something I never really considered. I was gob-smacked when they told me and I am over the moon. What an incredible little treat. I come home and this is one of the first things that happens’ Executive Producer Nikki Wilson has also revealed ‘We are absolutely thrilled to be introducing Sarah Jane and the gang to both The Eleventh Doctor and Jo Grant, and to have a script penned by Russell T Davies is the icing on the cake! Viewers are in for a real treat, with an action-packed story full of Russell's usual wit and warmth, which takes the gang inside a secret base beneath Snowdon and introduces brand-new vulture aliens, the mysterious Shansheeth. All this, plus a trip to an alien planet – a first for The Sarah Jane Adventures’. A galaxy of guest stars are also lined up to appear in the series and include Laila Rouass (Primeval, Footballers Wives) and Cheryl Campbell (Pennies From Heaven), whilst David Bradley (Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films) will provide the voice of the Shansheeth. The BBC has also announced that the fourth series promises is due to feature the usual mixture of thrills, laughs and scares, with enemies old and new, including the terrors of the Nightmare Man and a dangerous journey back into history.

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games

The BBC has announced that The Doctor, Amy and some of the show's most iconic monsters will be making the journey from the television show to your home computer, as they unveil Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. These four new adventures will take the form of free downloadable computer games available for PC and Mac, in which players assume control of The Doctor and Amy as they embark on new adventures which complement the new television series. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games has been produced by a team drawing on the very best talent from TV and gaming. The interactive episodes are executive produced by Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis, along with Anwen Aspden (BBC Wales Interactive), Charles Cecil - one of videogaming's most revered creators – and are being developed by Sumo Digital, one of the UK's best game designers. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan have been digitally recreated in-game, and have provided full voice-overs. Music has been provided by the current television series' composer Murray Gold. An additional cast will portray original characters as well as some classic enemies. ‘Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will offer the chance for Doctor Who fans to visit places they've only dreamed off, facing off against monsters they've previously had to imagine’, Anwen Aspden, Executive Producer, BBC Wales Online. ‘Players will visit places which have never been shown on television - and these will go on to define the look and feel of future TV episodes’. The exact titles of the four free stories are being kept secret by the BBC for the time being, but the four original stories will take players on a journey throughout time and space, including one location from the Doctor Who series which has never been seen before on screen. Players will encounter new and original monsters, in stories which form part of the overall Doctor Who canon. It is understood that the first story of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will be available to download for PC and Mac from the BBC Doctor Who Website in June 2010 with its title due to be revealed at a special press event on the 21st April 2010.