Junior's Reading And Viewing List: December 11 - 21, 2011

Last Update - January 23, 2011 at 2:34 AM EST

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for December 11 through December 21, 2011 contains title links, along with snippet teasers, from items published in the middle of December 2011.

Film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news are among the topics to be found here.


December 21, 2011

'A Blue Box For Christmas' - DWO Christmas Video 2011
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...The video, which features a poem written and performed by DWO site editor, Sebastian J. Brook, takes a look at a couple of the main Doctor Who related stories from 2011, coupled with festive scenes and a warming Christmassy backing track...

Helen Mirren Wants Doctor Who Role?
Posted at Doctor Who TV

...The Stars quotes Mirren as saying: “I would like to play the new female Doctor Who. I don’t want to just be his sidekick.”...


December 20, 2011

Caps trounce Predators
By Chuck Gormley at CSN - Washington, DC

Over the course of the next four months there will be days Dale Hunter needs to convince his players that his suffocating trapping system not all work and no play...


Video: Assessing Dale Hunter’s impact on the Capitals
Posted at Washington Post's Capitals Insider

The Post's Tarik El-Bashir assesses Dale Hunter's impact on the Capitals, discusses Alex Ovechkin's role in Hunter's system and talks about the goaltending competition between Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth.

Check out the video below:

Moffat on his Doctor Who future
Posted at Doctor Who TV

The Scotsman has a great interview with Steven Moffat. He talks about his long-term future as lead writer of Doctor Who...


December 19, 2011

The Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises Officially Online!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Revealed in theaters with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Warner Bros. Pictures has now posted the new trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises online and you can watch it below!...

Further Videos From The Final Auditions (5th December)
Posted at The Queen Extravaganza

...As the day drew to a close the final band slowly came together. Here we see what is almost the full line up run through 'Another One Bites The Dust' and 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'.

Paul Rodgers Releases Charity Song
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s called With Our Love, and the money raised will be going to The Racehorse Sanctuary, The Rocking Horse Children’s Charity and the Seraphim 12 Foundation...


Solberg delighted by Ford switch
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg says he's finding it hard to express in words his delight at signing a one-year contract to drive for Ford in next season's World Rally Championship...


Glenn Hughes Readies Live Release
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Called Live In Wolverhampton, it was recorded in June 2009 over two nights in The Voice Of Rock’s home town. The first night featured some of his greatest songs, including his time with Deep Purple. The next night concentrated on his time in Trapeze...


Gillan on Series 7 & More
Posted at Doctor Who TV

Karen Gillan was interviewed on Australian radio show ABC Nightlife last week. She talks a little about Series 7, 50th anniversary and plenty more.

Note: This was recorded before it was announced that Gillan was leaving Doctor Who.

Tom Baker in vintage festivities
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

Back in November, the BBC Northern Ireland programme Those Were The Days broadcast a vintage clip of Tom Baker visiting a school, which had been part of a number of news items following the actor as he visited Belfast during the 1970s...

...Additionally, Tom Baker was filmed as he turned on the Christmas lights...

Tom Baker turns on the Christmas Lights, BBC Northern Ireland


Tom Baker visits a school and shopping centre, BBC Northern Ireland

December 17, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Avalanche 2, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...Don’t look now, but after going nearly eight years without that type of sustained offensive futility, the Caps have done it for the third time in just over a month (33 days). By virtue of Saturday’s 2-1 setback to the Avs in Colorado, Washington has again registered but a single tally in each of its last three games...


December 16, 2011

Shooting Starts!
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

New Red Dwarf in front of the cameras.

Shares in latex have gone through the roof. A warehouse-sized curry order is on the way. The false fangs are polished to gleaming. And Dwarfers the world over try not to explode with excitement. It's time...


Moffat & Smith on Series 7, 50th, Movie...
Posted at Doctor Who TV

...got 45 minutes to spare, be sure to check out this great interview from Radio 5. Richard Bacon presents the Doctor Who special featuring Matt Smith and Steven Moffat...

...Note: This was recorded before the news broke of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill’s departure from the show.

Revisitations Box 3 - DVD Cover and Details
Posted at Doctor Who Online

2|Entertain have sent DWO the cover and details for the Doctor Who DVD release of the Revisitations Box 3...


Watch Sam Raimi's Original Green Goblin FX Test
By Silas Lesnick at Super Hero Hype

...FX house, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., has released an older piece of test footage: a very different Green Goblin mask from Sam Raimi's original 2002 Spider-Man.

As you can see in the video below, this version of the Goblin would have kept the look a lot closer to the original comic book design. Listen, too, for Raimi himself giving direction off-camera!

The Face Of Evil - DVD Cover and Details
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...Featuring: Tom Baker as The 4th Doctor

When the Tardis arrives on a jungle planet, the Doctor encounters two warring tribes, the Sevateem and the Tesh. The Sevateem worship a god called Xoanon and the Tesh are supposedly keeping Xoanon prisoner...


U.N.I.T Files - DVD Cover and Details
Posted at Doctor Who Online

2|Entertain have sent DWO the cover and details for the Doctor Who DVD release of U.N.I.T Files.

The Third Doctor faces ravenous prehistoric monsters in deserted London, while the Fourth Doctor battles robot duplicates in a strange village – but are the forces of UNIT friends or foes? Find out in these classic adventures!...


The Sensorites - DVD Cover and Details
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...Featuring: William Hartnell as The 1st Doctor

The Doctor and his companions land on a spaceship orbiting a distant and mysterious world, where a human crew lie frozen somewhere between life and death...


Ford confirms WRC entry
Posted at WRC.com

Ford has committed to the World Rally Championship for the next two seasons - and Petter Solberg will drive one of its Fiesta RS WRCs in 2012 as number two to new team leader Jari-Matti Latvala...


Amy and Rory to Leave During Series 7
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill - who play Doctor Who companions Amy Pond and Rory - are to leave the show during the next series...


Moffat Talks Doctor Who Series 7
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Speaking in Issue 442 of Doctor Who Magazine, Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat, gives an insight into how Series 7 is shaping up.

"I'm back at work and I've started on Epiosde 1. Other writers are out there writing. It really is a chance for us to get several scripts - quite a few scripts, I'd say - in place before we get anywhere near actually filming. We're making more episodes than ever before, we've got other things planned for the big year [2013, the show's 50th anniversary]."...


December 15, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 1, Jets 0
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Road Hockey – After losing five straight on the road for the first time in more than four years, the Capitals have now won consecutive contests on the road. Goaltender Michal Neuvirth made 26 stops – including 14 in the first period – to earn his first shutout of the season...


'Captain America' Co-Creator Joe Simon Dies
By Jeremy Gordon at MTV's Splash Page

Comic books weren’t always such a big deal. Back in pre-war America, comics and their characters were produced by the dozen, each hoping to capitalize on some zeitgeist or current of interest to make its company some money before moving onto the next potential concept. When Joe Simon co-created Captain America in 1940, literally no one could have seen where the comic book industry would eventually find itself -- and that 71 years later, his patriotic creation would see the silver screen en route to a larger “Avengers" film...


The Daemons DVD Release
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

The five part story stars the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee in one of the stories most loved by fans and production staff alike, with Jon Pertwee often naming it as his favorite Doctor Who story.

The Doctor is joined by Katy Manning playing Jo Grant as well as UNIT regulars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin and John Levene with Roger Delgado appearing as the main villan of the piece...


Hirvonen completes first Citroen test
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen has completed his first test in a factory Citroen DS3 WRC. The Finn covered 500 kilometres over a three-day period late last month although the terms of his contract with former employer Ford means he can’t discuss it publically...


WRC Face to Face on sale now
Posted at WRC.com

...Charting the epic battle for the 2011 drivers’ crown through the use of stunning images by author and chief photographer Richard Balint, the book is a must for all WRC fans...


December 14, 2011

The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe: three preview clips
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

The BBC have released three preview clips for the Christmas Special, The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe, which will no doubt be seen several times throughout the lead-up to Christmas Day on various television promotions!

In addition, as well as an earlier video of Matt Smith discussing the Christmas Special, the BBC's Doctor Who Adventure Calendar has also included one of producer Marcus Wilson discussing the Special, and a special Merry Christmas message from the cast and crew.

The Amazing Spider-Man Official Site Reveals Photos,
Confirms Sequels!
By Silas Lesnick at Super Hero Hype

The official website for Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man is now online and with it comes a bunch of brand-new images from the July 3rd release. Check them out below, beneath the official story and character descriptions, which officially promise that this film is the first of several in the works!...


December 13, 2011

Fear of Flying
By Joe Beninati (Capitals Play-By-Play) at CSN - Washington, DC

Even without the NHL’s leading point-scorer, the Flyers displayed a very solid offensive attack. The No. 1 offensive team in the league flexed its muscles, especially in the second period, and powered its way out of Washington with a 5-1 victory. On a turbulent night filled with bouncing pucks and deflections, it would be Philadelphia that had no fear of flying with lady luck on their side...


6 Music News: Brian May On Queen's Future
Posted at Queen Online

2011 has been quite the year for Queen who celebrated their 40th anniversary.

As well as re-releasing, remastered versions of their back catalogue they also picked up a number of awards including Lifetime Achievement at the Q Awards and were named Global Icons at the MTV Europe Awards...

...Click here to hear full interview.


Big Finish: Counter Measures update / December Sale
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

More details have now been released on the forthcoming Big Finish audio series Counter Measures.

The series stars Simon Williams as Group Captain Gilmore, Pamela Salem as Rachel Jenson and Karen Gledhill as Allison Williams, all of which reprise their roles first introduced back in 1988's Doctor Who adventure Remembrance of the Daleks. The team are re-assembled into the new specialist organisation Counter Measures in order to investigate strange phenomena and dangerous new science...


2011-what a year!
Posted at Home Of Metal

What a year 2011 has been for Home of Metal! The project really came into its own, as we produced a full and ambitious season of events all celebrating Heavy Metal and its birthplace - the Black Country and Birmingham...


Solberg completes Citroen stint with victory
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg has signed off from his stint as a Citroen driver by winning the Garnier Fructis Memorial Bettega rallysprint in Italy for the first time on Sunday...


December 12, 2011

Christopher Nolan Talks The Dark Knight Rises
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Publicity for The Dark Knight Rises has kicked into high gear with press screenings of the the IMAX prologue, the viral Operation Early Bird and the release of a brand-new teaser poster over the weekend. Today, The LA Times had the opportunity to speak with director Christopher Nolan about the highly-anticipated release, discussing the reasons for choosing Bane as the film's primary villain...


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Video Interviews
Posted at Super Hero Hype

When Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law first took on literary icons Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson back in 2009, audiences across the world took notice. The Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation grossed $524 million worldwide and fans were immediately clamoring for more big screen adventures. This Friday, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows arrives in theaters and proves that you can, indeed, go "Holmes" again...

WRC champions honoured in India
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were in the Indian capital New Delhi to be officially crowned FIA world rally champions for the eighth time during the annual FIA Gala...


Vettel and Webber celebrate with Milton Keynes home run
Posted at Formula1.com

World champion Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull team mate Mark Webber, team principal Christian Horner and chief technical officer Adrian Newey all attended a celebration show run event in the team's UK home of Milton Keynes on Saturday...


December 11, 2011

Two Lost Doctor Who Episodes Found!
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Christmas has come early for Doctor Who fans as two previously missing episodes of the show have been found, as announced at todays 'Missing Believed Wiped' event at the BFI in London.

Episode Three of Galaxy 4 (1965) which was previously missing all 4 episodes, has been confirmed as found.

Episode Two of The Underwater Menace (1967) which was previously missing episodes 1, 2 & 4 has also been confirmed as found...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Clip from each episode is included.

Film Review-Another Earth
By Martyn at Bad Wilf

...I can’t recommend this film enough, this deserves a lot of praise. I would love a mini-series follow up exploring the consequences of another Earth being so close to ours and also to see what was happening to the inhabbitants on mirror Earth...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: December 1 - 10, 2011

Last Update - January 16, 2012 at 4:05 AM EST

In the 'Reading And Viewing List' for December 1 through December 10, 2011, Junior's Eyes looks back at the first part of December 2011 through a sampling of title links, with article snippets.

News on films, television shows, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and the WRC is touched on here.


December 10, 2011

David Narrates Shrek Documentary
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David Tennant will be narrating Shrek: Once Upon A Time, a look back at the animated series of films centred on a green ogre...


December 9, 2011

Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...the folks in attendance at Verizon Center on Friday got a glimpse into the past as four power play goals powered the Caps past the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs...


Extra Dies On 'Dark Knight Rises' New York Set
Posted by Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

Sad news from the city of Gotham. Both Warner Bros. and the Screen Actors Guild have confirmed that an unidentified male extra died of natural causes while working as a background actor last month on the New York City set of "The Dark Knight Rises"...


Red Dwarf X Is Go
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

You'll have to forgive us if we get a little giddy as we type these words, but it really is a rather special thing to be able to say: Series X of Red Dwarf is now officially in production...


2012 team and driver line-ups - the story so far
Posted at Formula1.com

The 2012 grid will feature no less than six Formula One world champions, at least two rookies, and plenty of exciting talent in between. Below are details of which teams have confirmed who for next season, when Renault become Lotus, Lotus become Caterham, and Virgin become Marussia...


Could Bettega run be Solberg's last in a Citroen?
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg could drive a Citroen DS3 WRC in competition for the final time when he contests the Garnier Fructis Memorial Bettega rallysprint event at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy...


Alice Cooper Documentary In The Works
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s being made by Banger Films, who were responsible for acclaimed Iron Maiden and Rush documentaries, as well as Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. This is to be called Vincent Goes To Hell: An Alice Cooper Doc Opera, and should be premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival...


December 8, 2011

The Queen Extravaganza band line-up will be...
Posted at The Queen Extravaganza

QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA” COMPETITION

WINNING LINE-UP TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN 2012 WITH GRAND PRODUCTION FEATURING CLASSIC QUEEN SONGS...


SHERLOCK returns New Year's Day
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

..."A Scandal In Belgravia" (written by Steven Moffat) will be followed by two more feature-length instalments (Mark Gatiss' "The Hounds Of Baskerville" and Steve Thompson's "The Reichenbach Fall") over the next two Sundays. Paul McGuigan (Gangster No1, Push) returns to direct the first two adventures, with Doctor Who's Toby Haynes directing the finale...


Tom Petty To Headline Isle Of Wight Festival
By mdome at Classic Rock

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are to play their first European show next summer for 20 years...


Webber revels in return of Tasmania Challenge
Posted at Formula1.com

...Webber's charity multi-sport race, which is back on the calendar after a three-year break, sees two-person teams take on some of Australia's most rugged scenery...


December 7, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 5, Senators 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...On Wednesday night in Ottawa, the Caps again came from behind to take the Senators down 5-3 in their barn, a win that comes immediately after a lengthy stretch of struggling and stumbling in the standings...

'X-Men', 'Daredevil' And 'Fantastic Four' Remain Top Priorities,
Says Fox's Tom Rothman
Posted by Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

Each time the topic of a follow-up to "X-Men: First Class" comes up, everyone seems eager to do it. Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy have both opened up about collaborating on ideas. Now top Fox exec Tom Rothman says that he wants it to happen...

Single Father To Have North American TV Debut
Posted at David Tennant - Fan News Blog

David Tennant's four-part drama Single Father will have its debut broadcast in North America via Toronto-based channel TVO. The series will run as part of the channel's January season and will air on Sunday nights at 10pm ET starting on 8th January 2012...


All systems go for Austin 2012
Posted at Formula1.com

The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix's place on the 2012 calendar was confirmed by the FIA on Wednesday after organisers revealed they have reached an agreement with Formula One Management over the new race in Austin, Texas...


Delecour plans Monte Fiesta run
Posted at WRC.com

Francois Delecour is planning a shock return to the World Rally Championship when he contests Rallye Monte-Carlo, the opening event of the 2012 season...


FIA ratifies 2012 rule changes
Posted at Formula1.com

Following Wednesday's meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in New Delhi, India, the FIA has confirmed a number of Formula One rule changes for the 2012 season...


Your Chance To Remix Queen Classic
By mdome at Classic Rock

As part of Queen’s ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations, Brian May and Roger Taylor have teamed up with global social networking website Talenthouse, inviting musicians to remix one of their biggest songs...


December 6, 2011

Queen Extravaganza: Video Footage
Posted at Queen Online

...The Queen Extravaganza auditions continue with the 3rd line-up of the day. Introducing Marc Martel and Michelle Jameson on vocals, Brian Gresh and Roy Ziv on guitars, Zach Mullings on drums, Brian Weaver on bass and Brandon Ethridge on keys...

...The judges bring the great day to the end and chat with the contestants about how tough it has been to decide who they should send through, as everyone has been so great. They will now take time to look at footage and chat before announcing the final band that will tour the US in 2012 very soon.

The Prequel to The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe
Posted at Doctor Who Online

The BBC have unveiled a prequel video for The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe...

Nissen to offer Vettel WRC test
Posted at WRC.com

Volkswagen Motorsport chief Kris Nissen has vowed to get Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel of the German make's new-for-2013 Polo R World Rally Car...


Metallica Play First 30th Anniversary Show
By mdome at Classic Rock

Some major names from the world of rock and metal guested with Metallica last night (December 5), when the band played the first of four shows at the Filmore in San Francisco as part of a week-long celebration of their 30th anniversary...

...Perhaps most surprising of all was the presence of Diamond Head pair Sean Harris and Brian Tatler for four of their own songs...


Q&A with Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi
Posted at Formula1.com

Kamui Kobayashi reviews his 2011 season, his second in Formula One racing. By coming fifth in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Japanese driver put in Sauber's best result of the year, and by finishing ninth in Brazil he achieved a positive result in the season's finale. The 25-year-old scored points in nine out of 19 races and with 30 points in total he finished 12th in the drivers' championship...


December 5, 2011

Panthers 5, Capitals 4
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Regression – Two nights after earning their first win under head coach Dale Hunter, the Caps dropped a 5-4 decision to the Panthers in Florida...


9 Clips From Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Warner Bros. Pictures has released nine clips from director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows that you can watch using the players below. Opening in theaters on Friday, December 16, the anticipated sequel stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry and Rachel McAdams...

Board of Governors Approves Four-Conference Format
Posted at WashingtonCaps.com

The National Hockey League Board of Governors tonight approved a four-Conference alignment format and authorized Commissioner Gary Bettman to implement this proposal, pending input from the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The format would create two eight-team Conferences and two seven-team conferences...


Solberg committed to WRC future
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg has revealed that he has no intention of calling time on his World Rally Championship career despite conceding that he has no deal in place for 2012...


Race of Champions joy for Ogier
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier has won the annual Race of Champions event in Germany as the World Rally Championship came out on top against a number of other motorsport disciplines...


McLaren become world's first carbon-neutral F1 team
Posted at Formula1.com

McLaren revealed on Monday that they have achieved a long-held ambition in becoming fully carbon-neutral - the first Formula One team ever to receive such certification...


December 4, 2011

Brian May on Freddie's Legacy - 1 Dec 2011
BrianMay.com posted at Brian May's YouTube Channel on Dec 4, 2011

Brian May spoke to STV in Edinburgh, prior to the Press Night show of We Will Rock You, about Freddie's legacy following his death 20 years ago and situation with AIDS at the present day.


Book Review-Elisabeth Sladen’s autobiography
By Martyn at Bad Wilf

I can’t be critical about this book. Lis was a lovely, affectionate person who touched the heart of everyone she met and, everyone she didn’t. I remember hearing that she was going to be in the series 2 episode, school reunion. Despite never having seen an episode with Sarah Jane in, I knew who she was. Sarah Jane is the definitive companion.

Sadly, Elisabeth died in April 2011. Even now, a few months a way from the anniversary, it still feels fresh and some how unreal...


December 3, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Senators 2, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

That’s More Laich It – Brooks Laich’s overtime game-winner a dozen seconds into the extra session gave Caps coach Dale Hunter his first NHL win as a head coach, a 3-2 triumph over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at Verizon Center. The victory also halted a four-game losing streak in regulation, the Capitals’ longest such skid in more than four years...


The Doctor's Guide to Cardiff
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

Matt Smith has recorded a video extolling the virtues of Cardiff and Welsh locations for VisitBritain, as part of their Great Britain - You're Invited promotion to encourage more visitors to the UK...

Lou Reed And Metallica: New Video
By mdome at Classic Rock

Lou Reed and Metallica have just posted the video for the song The View...

...View it here.


No More Queen Albums
By mdome at Classic Rock

...With rumours circulating that Brian May and Roger Taylor were putting together a new album, with unfinished Freddie Mercury tracks, the drummer told Pulse Of Radio:...


December 2, 2011

The Android Invasion: talking Kraals
Posted by Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

A clip from the forthcoming DVD of The Android Invasion has been released on the BBC Classic Doctor Who YouTube channel, featuring producer Philip Hinchcliffe discussing the design of the Kraals' costumes in the story...

Steven Moffat Promises 'Doctor Who' Movie Won't Be A Reboot
By Rachel Molino at MTV's Splash Page

If you’re a time-tested “Doctor Who” fan, the past month may have found you in an emotional tumult of sorts. In mid November it was revealed that David Yates—director of the “Harry Potter” franchise since “Order of the Phoenix”—would be the main man behind bringing “Doctor Who” to the big screen within the next 3 years. With no actors or plot details attached to the project, fans wanted to know if a “Doctor Who” film would fit in the universe that had spent decades—along with a good few years worth of reprisal—adding to its vast continuity...


Ogier set for full WRC season in 2012
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier will contest all 13 rounds of next year's World Rally Championship, despite his Volkswagen team's Polo R WRC not due to make its competition debut at world level until 2013...


December 1, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Penguins 2, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Same But Different – Tonight’s 2-1 hockey game between the Caps and Penguins at the Verizon Center was eminently more exciting than Tuesday’s 2-1 hockey game between the Caps and St. Louis Blues in the same venue, although the result was the same. Washington came up on the short end of Thursday’s battle with Pittsburgh...


Public Image To Release New Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

Public Image Ltd are to release their first studio album in two decades next spring...


Block keen on Finland debut
Posted at WRC.com

The start of Neste Oil Rally Finland might be more than nine months away but that hasn't stopped Ken Block counting the days to the high-speed gravel spectacular, round eight of next year's World Rally Championship...


Tyre trivia - Pirelli's debut season in numbers
Posted at Formula1.com

You don't need to be a number-crunching statistics fan to appreciate how successful Pirelli's debut season as Formula One racing's official tyre supplier has been. The impact the Italian manufacturer has had on the sport has been pretty clear throughout this year's 19 Grand Prix weekends. But sometimes a healthy dose of facts and figures can press a point home...


Ducks hire Bruce Boudreau as head coach
By Lindsay Applebaum at Washington Post's Capitals Insider

Many assumed that Bruce Boudreau wouldn’t be out of work for long after the Capitals fired him Monday and named Dale Hunter head coach. Turns out, it took less than three days for Boudreau to find himself back behind an NHL bench...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: November 21 - 30, 2011

Last Update - January 2, 2011 at 2:24 AM EST

Publications from the end of November 2011 are in Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for November 21 through November 30, 2011.

Here are your film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news links.


November 30, 2011

Shada - BBC Book Cover and Details
Posted at Doctor Who Online

...The Doctor's old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University - where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9. When he left Gallifrey he took with him a few little souvenirs - most of them are harmless. But one of them is extremely dangerous...


November 29, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Blues 2, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...On Tuesday, the Caps closed the November portion of their schedule with a 2-1 home ice loss to the St. Louis Blues in the NHL head coaching debut of Dale Hunter. The setback gives the Caps consecutive home ice losses in regulation for the first time in a span of 19 games, since they dropped three in a row at home last February...


Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I wouldn't be back if I lacked motivation
Posted at Formula1.com

It's official - Kimi Raikkonen will compete again in Formula One racing after the 2007 world champion signed a contract to race with Renault in 2012. In an interview with the team's press office, Raikkonen discusses why he's decided to return to the sport and his preparations for the season ahead...


Kimi: WRC stint was useful
Posted at WRC.com

Kimi Raikkonen, who will return to Formula One after signing a two-year agreement with Lotus Renault GP, has said the two seasons he spent in the World Rally Championship helped him as a driver...


Raikkonen to return with Renault in 2012
Posted at Formula1.com

After weeks of speculation Renault confirmed on Tuesday that Kimi Raikkonen will make a comeback to race for the team in 2012. Raikkonen, who left the sport at the end of 2009 to pursue a rallying career, has signed a two-year agreement with the team...


November 28, 2011

Bleeding Kansas
By Brian Lumley at Rumblings From The Man Cave

...A recent high school field trip to Topeka, Kansas to meet the Jayhawk state's governor has turned a small, seemingly private conversation between a high school girl and her friends into a veritable battle over our sacred cow: The First Amendement of the U.S. Constitution...


Two Coaches, Same End
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...Bruce Boudreau was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Washington Capitals this morning, almost four years to the day since he was named head coach – November 22, 2007. And there is an eerie similarity between his departure and that of his predecessor, Glen Hanlon...


Caps Tab Hunter to Replace Boudreau
By Mike Vogel at Dump 'N Chase

Just over four years ago, the Washington Capitals turned to Bruce Boudreau 21 games into a season that had gotten off to a rocky 6-14-1 start. The Caps hired Boudreau from its AHL Hershey affiliate as the team’s interim head coach on Nov. 22, 2007 to replace Glen Hanlon.

Now, 22 games into the 2011-12 season, the Caps are replacing Boudreau behind the bench with former Caps captain Dale Hunter...


Loeb beats Rossi to Monza glory
Posted at WRC.com

...Loeb’s wife Severine partnered him in his Citroen DS3 WRC for the nine-stage event, based at the Italian Grand Prix venue near Milan from Friday until Sunday...


Latvala stars on French practice rally
Posted at WRC.com

Jari-Matti Latvala continued his strong end-of-season run of form when he drove his Ford Fiesta RS WRC to victory on Rallye du Var, the final round of the French Rally Championship last weekend...


November 27, 2011

People Roundup - The Doctors
Posted by Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

Tom Baker appeared at the launch of Elisabeth Sladen’s autobiography which took place on Saturday at the Doctor Who Experience in London. Baker said that meeting Sladen changed the direction of his life as it made him so happy in the role of The Doctor that her realised he could play the character for the rest of his life and didn’t need to act any more. He spoke of how they adored each other and how he fondly remembered standing arm in arm with her inside the TARDIS, giggling while they waited for their cue...


November 26, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Sabres 5, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...With nine regulars missing from their lineup and nine rookies suiting up for the Sabres on Saturday, you’d have figured the Capitals might have an advantage in this one, maybe an advantage they could exploit with a fast start against a makeshift and inexperienced Sabres team.

You’d have figured wrong...


Good-bye Barrichello? The Brazilian's past, present and future
Posted at Formula1.com

It's 1993. Bill Clinton has been inaugurated as the 42nd President of the United States. Jurassic Park is the top-grossing film in cinemas. Apartheid is being gradually dismantled in South Africa. The very first internet search engines are being devised. And in Formula One, Williams are dominating with their innovative FW15, whilst young Brazilian hopeful Rubens Barrichello finds his feet at Jordan...


DOCTOR WHO series 7, due autumn 2012
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

As many people speculated, it looks like Doctor Who won't be back for its seventh series until next autumn. Steven Moffat said as much in the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine, saying: "Doctor Who in the summer? All that running down tunnels, with torches, and the sunlight streaming through your windows and bleaching out the screen? All those barbecues and children playing outside, while on the telly there are green monsters seething in their CGI-enhanced lairs? It's just not right is it? Be honest...


November 25, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Rangers 6, Capitals 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Sloppy Second – Washington played well in its own end in the first period of Friday afternoon’s game against the New York Rangers, allowing just five even-strength shots on goal and three while the Rangers held the man-advantage. None of them got past Caps goaltender Michal Neuvirth. The Caps attempted 19 shots on goal to New York’s 18 and the period ended with Washington and New York tied at 0-0...


One Weekend, Two Hollys and a Lister
Posted at Red Dwarf (Official Website)

When sci-fi conventions invite actors from most popular TV series, they'll expect to get the usual mixture of autograph sessions, Q&A panels and photo opportunities. But when they get someone from Red Dwarf, they usually get a lot more into the bargain...


People Roundup
Posted by Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

...Bill Bailey is under strict instructions not to talk about his role in the Christmas Special: "I will be just about to tell you what happens and then a tranquilliser dart will thud and the phone will go dead. They’ll [the Beeb] be all over me like a rash if I divulge any of the secrets, but yes just to say I have a cameo in it and great fun it is too. It’s fulfilled a lifetime's ambition for me, being a Doctor Who fan." [East Anglian Daily Times, 19 Nov 2011]...


Review: The Lost Stories - [3.02] Hexagora - CD
By Matthew Davis at Doctor Who Online

...Hexagora is chockfull of quite frankly bonkers ideas and set pieces. Yet it has the most wonderful underlying story. However it has to be said that while there is a great deal to enjoy here, not everything about the play works...


Gibson Guitars Announce Photo Exhibition
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s called Gibson Through The Lens, and is located at The British Music experience in the O2.

Running until January 31, the exhibition has 60 vintage and rare photos of iconic guitarists with their Gibson or Epiphone models. And entry is free...


November 24, 2011

FIA Thursday press conference - Brazil
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers - Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (HRT), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Bruno Senna (Renault)...


Review: [154] The Witch From The Well - CD
By Matthew Davis at Doctor Who Online

...The Witch From the Well, the second in the new trilogy of Eighth Doctor adventures, is a rather fun story, filled with great concepts and characters. As you may have guessed from the title, there is no shortage of witch related moments, most significantly in the sequences set in the Seventeenth Century...


November 23, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 4, Jets 3, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Northbound – Monday’s 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes was needed to stem the bleeding for a sagging Capitals team that was 3-7-1 in its previous 11 games and 1-5-1 in its prior seven. But that victory might have rung hollow had the Caps not come back with another strong effort in their next game, Wednesday’s home ice tilt with the Winnipeg Jets...


48th Anniversary of Doctor Who
By Marcus at Doctor Who News

Today marks the 48th Anniversary since the first broadcast of Doctor Who on 23rd November 1963...

...The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world, and as the "most successful" science fiction series of all time, in terms of its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, iTunes traffic, and downloads...

The first appearance of The Doctor

Review: The Lost Stories - [3.01] The Elite - CD
By Matthew Davis at Doctor Who Online

...The Elite is very good indeed. A gripping and intriguing narrative, coupled with exciting all out action, particularly near the story’s conclusion. Everything about this release feels like authentic Peter Davison era Who from the characterization, to the suitably Peter Howell-esque musical score...


GB domination a new WRC record for Ford
Posted at WRC.com

Citroen might have ended the 2011 World Rally Championship season with both the drivers' and manufacturers' titles but Ford rounded out the year by setting a new record when eight of its Fiesta RS WRCs finished inside the top 10...


Dmitry Orlov interview
Posted by tj at Alex Ovetjkin

Dmitry Orlov talked to sports.ru after his first NHL game...


Ogier to Volkswagen
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier will be a Volkswagen driver when the German manufacturer makes its World Rally Championship debut in 2013...


Robert Kubica to miss start of 2012 season
Posted at Formula1.com

Robert Kubica has informed Renault that he can't commit to driving for the team from the start of the 2012 as he hasn't yet recovered sufficiently from the injuries he sustained in his February rally accident. Kubica severely injured his right hand during the crash and has missed the whole of the 2011 season...


November 22, 2011

More guests added to Diffcon one
By Martyn at Bad Wilf
Some new names have been added to the guest list of Diffcon. These include:

● Kai Owen
● Andrew Hayden-Smith
● Brian Blessed...


Christopher Eccleston wins an Emmy
By Martyn at Bad Wilf

Christopher Eccleston has won an international Emmy, for his role in Jimmy McGovern’s Accused. The show also won best drama series...


Colin Firth On 'Oldboy' Villain: 'I'm Thinking About It'
Posted by Kevin P. Sullivan at MTV's Splash Page

The last we heard, Colin Firth had been approached to play Adrian, the villain in Spike Lee's upcoming "Oldboy" adaptation.

When MTV News sat down with the Academy Award-winning actor for his new film, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", Firth remained more or less mum about potentially taking part in the revenge thriller...

New 'Amazing Spider-Man' Photos Reveal Rhys Ifans' Lizard Hand
By Rachel Molino at MTV's Splash Page

Recent “Amazing Spider-Man” reshoots have yielded a surprising crop of new stills from the Manhattan-based movie, and they may be some of the most revealing yet...


Pass Masters - overtaking in 2011 analysed
Posted at Formula1.com

Following the arrival of DRS and Pirelli tyres, overtaking has been a frequent topic of discussion this season. With nearly 1500 passes over the last 18 races, the level of overtaking has certainly climbed, but the debate about the merits of the rule changes continues. As we approach the season finale in Brazil this weekend, Mercedes have compiled some facts and figures to help you make an assessment...


Latvala: consistency is key to WRC glory
Posted at WRC.com

Jari-Matti Latvala has told Wrc.com that he needs to be more consistent in order to challenge for next year's World Rally Championship crown.

The 26-year-old from Finland is being tipped as a genuine title contender in 2012 following several standout performances this season...


November 21, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 4, Coyotes 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

That’s More Like It – Heading into Monday’s game against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Washington Capitals found themselves in very unfamiliar territory. They occupied ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, one spot south of the final playoff spot and a mere two points out of 13th place in the conference...


'Avengers' And 'Thor' Villain Tom Hiddleston On His 'Amazing' Year
Posted by Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page

Tom Hiddleston is having an awesome year. He stunned the comic book and movie communities as Loki in "Thor", and he'll once again play the Asgardian mischief-maker in next summer's "Avengers". Looking past his impact on the comics scene, Hiddleston also had a memorable turn in Woody Allen's critically acclaimed "Midnight in Paris", has a big role coming up in Steven Spielberg's "War Horse", among other triumphs...

New Photos From The Dark Knight Rises!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...In the article, Nolan reveals that the story picks up eight years after The Dark Knight. "It's really all about finishing Batman and Bruce Wayne's story. We left him in a very precarious place. Perhaps surprisingly for some people, our story picks up quite a bit later, eight years after 'The Dark Knight'. So he's an older Bruce Wayne; he's not in a great state. With Bane, we're looking to give Batman a challenge he hasn't had before. With our choice of villain and with our choice of story we're testing Batman both physically as well as mentally."...


Smith, Gillan & Darvill Live Q&A
Posted at Doctor Who TV

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are taking take part in a Q&A session hosted by Doctor Who fan Jo Whiley. The event will be streaming live on Youtube from 4pm. Fans can ask questions through the comments on the right hand side of the video page.

UPDATE: If you missed it live, click the video below for the whole session.

Smith on BBC Breakfast (Nov 2011)
Posted at Doctor Who TV

Matt Smith was interviewed on BBC Breakfast today to promote the Series 6 box set. At the start, Matt confirms the filming date on Series 7 and mentions the 50th anniversary: “We shoot another 14 starting in February…It’ll be a whole series and a Christmas special. And going into the 50th anniversary, a 50th anniversary special.”

Hirvonen hopes Kimi stays in WRC
Posted at WRC.com

World Rally Championship runner-up Mikko Hirvonen wants Kimi Raikkonen to continue in the WRC in 2012 rather than returning to Formula One...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: November 11 - 20, 2011

Last Update - December 14, 2011 at 3:02 AM EST

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for November 11 through November 20, 2011 will hook you up with items published during the middle of November 2011.

Film, television, music, Washington Capitals hockey, Formula One racing and WRC rally news stories are in this batch.


November 20, 2011

That Was The Week That Was -- Week 6 (November 13 - 19)
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Week Six was a week to forget. The Caps looked bad on the ice, were subjected to any manner and number of “what’s wrong” navel-gazing exercises from hockey intelligentsia, and fell almost all the way out of the Eastern Conference’s top-eight. Four weeks ago they were 7-0-0 and dreaming sweet dreams of success. Four weeks later they are 3-7-1 since then and have nightmares that they are playing like also rans. So what did this week have in it?...


November 19, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Maple Leafs 7, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Oh For The Road – Coming off Thursday night’s 4-1 loss to the Jets in Winnipeg, the Caps wanted to come out strong on Saturday against the Leafs in the final game of a three-game road trip...


TRAILER: DOCTOR WHO – "The Doctor, The Widow
& The Wardrobe"
By Dan Owen at Dan's Media Digest

Every year Doctor Who teases its Christmas special during Children In Need, and this time we were given a brief sketch with Matt Smith as The Doctor (below) and a 66-second trailer for "The Doctor, The Widow & The Wardrobe" (above)...

November 18, 2011

More 2012 Tour Dates
By Joe Siegler at Black Sabbath Online

That didn't take long. I always assumed it would be longer until more 2012 Tour dates were announced. This appears to be similar to the 1998 "tour", when Black Sabbath played a bunch of European festival dates. This isn't the full fledged "World Tour" which will commence once the new album actually comes out. Although.. By this point in the process, I'd imagine they'd have all the songs mostly written. It wouldn't surprise me to hear at least one new song on these festival dates...


Joss Whedon Talks Marvel's The Avengers
Posted at Super Hero Hype

Following yesterday's debut of two new banners, Yahoo!'s Movie Talk posted an interview with The Avengers writer and director Joss Whedon. Here are a few highlights from the article:...


[Red Dwarf X] Audience Tickets Update
Posted at RedDwarf.co.uk

We expected there to be a healthy amount of interest in the free tickets to see Red Dwarf X being recorded at Shepperton in December and January... but even we didn't quite expect this...


Brazil preview quotes - FIA, Ferrari, Force India, Pirelli & more
Posted at Formula1.com - Updated November 23, 2011

After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special...


November 17, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Jets 4, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

From Torrid To Tepid – Thursday night’s game against the Jets in Winnipeg marked the third straight contest in which the Capitals scored the game’s first goal. It also marked the Capitals’ third straight setback...


Watch a New Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Featurette
By Silas Lesnick at Super Hero Hype

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for their upcoming Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Check it out in the player below!...

Early Ronnie Dio Recordings Released
By mdome at Classic Rock

...They all come from 1971, when Dio was in Elf, and are on an album titled And Before Elf…There Were Elves. This was released by Niji Entertainment, and has a special 3-D cover...


Latvala confirms Rallye du Var bid
Posted at WRC.com

Jari-Matti Latvala's bid for the 2012 World Rally Championship is already underway after the Finn was entered for Rallye du Var, the final round of the French championship from 24-27 November...


Cozy Powell Documentary In The Works
By mdome at Classic Rock

...To be called Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story, it’s being put together by independent film maker Lee Hutchings, who would like to hear from anyone who knew Powell and is interested in being involved. Click here to get in contact with him...


November 16, 2011

Big Finish: The Lost Stories - Fourth Doctor Box Set?
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

...To be released in January 2012, the six disc audio collection will feature two unmade stories from the 1970s, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela:...


The Cage 3 Details!
By Joe Siegler at Black Sabbath Online

Back in 1999, Tony Martin hooked up with Italian guitarist Dario Mollo to produce a project called "The Cage". It proved popular, so a second Cage album came out a few years later in 2002. But that was it. Until now. Announced today is a third Cage album from the Martin / Mollo combination, entited "The Third Cage". Not a terribly imaginative album title (heh), but if the first track available from it is any indication, it's gonna kick ass...

Roundup: NHL general managers’ meeting
By Katie Carrera at Washington Post's Capitals Insider

The NHL’s general managers discussed a number of topics at their annual fall meeting Tuesday, from concussions and protecting the goaltender to realignment and how to monitor strategy, such as the Flyers’ action against the 1-3-1...


EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Malcolm Wilson
Posted at WRC.com

After six years as a member of the factory Ford team, what's your reaction following Mikko's departure to Citroen?...


Hirvonen replaces Ogier at Citroen
Posted at WRC.com

Mikko Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen will switch to the Citroen works team in a two-year deal from next season...


Doctor Who Online Children In Need Charity Auction
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Children In Need is upon us, and this year Doctor Who Online are getting behind the cause more than ever! We've put together a fantastic collection of goodies to be auctioned on eBay that every Doctor Who fan will love, and of which 100% of the proceeds will be going to Children in Need!...


November 15, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Predators 3, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Familiar Script – Tuesday night’s 3-1 setback to the Predators in Nashville marked Washington’s sixth loss this season (including overtime and shootout setbacks) and it was also the fifth of the six in which Washington went into the third period with the score tied...


Kenneth Branagh Explains 'Thor 2' Departure
By Danica Davidson at MTV's Splash Page

Because so many people liked Kenneth Branagh’s work as the director of “Thor”, just as many were surprised to learn he would not be returning as director for the sequel. Chris Hemsworth himself made it clear he was disappointed. And Branagh said he would love to work on another “Thor” movie, so what gives?...


BBC Shop Launches Exclusive Doctor Who Tree Decorations
Posted at Doctor Who Online

This year BBC Worldwide has a fantastic Christmas gifts for Doctor Who fans with a terrific new range of Doctor Who hand crafted glass tree decorations...


November 14, 2011

The Dark Knight Rises Wraps!
Posted at Super Hero Hype

It's been 179 days since The Dark Knight Rises officially announced the start of production (though filming actually began a little earlier in India). Now, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has announced, via his hitrecordjoe Tumblr, that filming is officially complete...


Harry Potter Director to Direct New Doctor Who Movie
Posted at Doctor Who Online

Harry Potter director David Yates is teaming up with the BBC to turn its iconic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who into a big screen franchise.

Yates, who directed the last four Potter films, told Daily Variety that he is about to start work on developing a Doctor Who movie with Jane Tranter, BBC Worldwide's L.A.-based exec VP of programming and production...


On The Set Of Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows
Posted at Super Hero Hype

...He and his crew jump from set-up to set-up with a fierce determinacy that has them in small made-up hotel restaurant one minute and, just hours later, directing a hundred outdoor extras (all in period costumes and some riding in horsedrawn carriages) on how to react to a tremendous explosion that will be added in post-production...


Funding boost for Wales Rally GB
Posted at WRC.com

Wales Rally GB, which brought the curtain down on the 2011 World Rally Championship season yesterday (Sunday) and forms the 10th round of next year's global contest, has been handed a huge funding boost...


November 12, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Devils 3, Capitals 2, SO
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Ouch – Seeking to sweep their home-and-home set with the New Jersey Devils after Friday night’s 3-1 win in Newark, the Washington Capitals came out and played a strong first period in their own F Street barn on Saturday night...


UFO Name New Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s to be called Seven Deadly (changed from the original title of Last Of The Bone Riders), and is due out at the end of February on SPV/Steamhammer...


November 11, 2011

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Devils 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

...After spotting the Devils an early goal, the Caps found themselves in a familiar position, all even after 40 minutes of play. This time, they seized the game for themselves with a pair of third-period tallies...


Big Finish: Cherie Lunghi - The Emerald Tiger
By Chuck Foster at Doctor Who News

Big Finish have announced that Cherie Lunghi will join Peter Davison for their forthcoming audio adventure, The Emerald Tiger. The actress joins the Fifth Doctor team of Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Mark Strickson for the story that opens a new mini-season in April 2012...


Be in the Audience for Red Dwarf X
Posted at RedDwarf.co.uk

Flash back, if you will, to the world as it was exactly thirteen years ago, in November 1998. Tony Blair was Prime Minister. Cher's 'Believe' was atop the UK singles chart. A "google" was just a very big number. And for the last time, new episodes of Red Dwarf were being shot before a studio audience.

Well, for the last time... until now...


Russell Tovey Leaves Being Human
By Martyn at Bad Wilf

...“Well, I’ve actually left Being Human but no one knows yet. Aidan’s left to film The Hobbit in New Zealand and going on without him on this fourth series felt strange.”...


Black Sabbath Reunites!
By Joe Siegler at Black Sabbath Online

...At a press conference in Los Angeles this morning at 11:11AM on 11/11/11, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, & Ozzy Osbourne appeared to announce that Black Sabbath Mk I is back together again and will be releasing their first new full album of material since 1978's "Never Say Die!"...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

In the bright afternoon sunshine at Yas Marina it was McLaren's Jenson Button who proved the fastest runner. Once the sun set and darkness fell McLaren remained ahead of their rivals but it was Lewis Hamilton who came to the fore. All the drivers, and senior team personnel, reflect on their early progress at Yas Marina...


Official Doctor Who Convention
Posted at Doctor Who Online

BBC Worldwide today revealed details of the first ever official Doctor Who Convention since the series’ regeneration in 2005. The event will take place on the 24th and 25th March 2012 at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales - the current home of the show...


CR AWARDS: The Scorpions
By Dave Ling at Classic Rock

...Given that the Scorpions are out on a farewell tour, how do you feel about this Metal Guru award?

Rudolf Schenker: The timing makes the whole thing extra special. We are so proud of all that this band has achieved...


CR AWARDS: Steve Marriott
By Dave Ling at Classic Rock

...An alien comes down from space and doesn’t know who Steve Marriott was. How would you explain his genius?

Frampton: Steve he had more talent in his little finger than a hundred others. He oozed soul from every pore of his body. He was also the greatest teacher; he’d get you in a room and play you one new song or artist after another. He would educate you. And another thing: You haven’t lived until you’ve shared a microphone with him – or tried to...