Season Four (2008) Pre-Season Chat - Assume SPOILERS

[Lenny]

Anyone for Coffee?, maybe? Where're the Bees?, possibly? Two of Three?

 

[chopper]

war on skaro was what i've heard....

 

[Dr.Jackson]

Has anyone read the rumours/speculation on the new series at Sylvester McCoy's site? - Doctor Who episode guide 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005. New Dr Who TV Series BBC Wales starring David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper and Freema Agyeman. . Whilst the speculation for the episodes already broadcast is a bit out in places, it certainly makes for a very interesting read.

 

[PTeppic]

Wow - that's quite some website-full of ideas, rumours and insider gossip. The "obviousness" of ep12 title was round about I would have assumed... just spent some time gardening and was wondering about "Rebirth of the Daleks" or similar....

 

[Dr.Jackson]

I see that they still haven't released even the title for episode 11. Although Episode 12 is called Journey's End, which does sound a bit ominous. RTD has said that details will be released as close to episode transmission as is possible... all with the secrecy!
The series finale does deal with the Daleks, they were in the series teaser trailer for cryin' out loud. Apparently Dalek Caan returns with an army of Daleks and a secret weapon (wonder who... I mean what, that could be? )

 

[PTeppic]

There's no official announcement yet, though we have been speculating here (and the Sylvester McCoy site, for one, has an alleged title).

Presumably the Radio Times will have a title by the Sunday before it's due...?

 

[Dave]

Presumably the Radio Times will have a title by the Sunday before it's due...?

Those magazines are printed quite a long way in advance. They will need a title long before that. That's why you get all those different options when there may or may not be a Football match because of a play-off. Unless they print:

Dr Who
when RT went to Press the title was unavailable

otherwise someone will leak it.

 

[PTeppic]

The "Mid Season Trailer" is available from the BBC Doctor Who website.
BBC - Doctor Who - Videos - Series Four

There does seem to be a very short, half-armoured "Dalek" in a few shots, so spoilerage seems to be on the money. The trailer itself is pretty vague about actual plots, apart from reference to "darkness". Time to go back through every episode looking for alternate clues...

 

[PTeppic]

Given that I see that David Troughton is to be a player in the next episode, is this the new theme: get as many relatives of former incarnations to appear? Whose next: the obvious would be Sean Pertwee, but since half that family are in acting (Dariel, Bill, James et al) it could be one of the others... Saying that, given Sam Troughton's age and current career on the Beeb, I'd be surprised if he didn't also appear!

Incidentally, Hartnell's grand-daughter has done some acting for the Beeb, though not in over 15 years so I suspect she's not interested in returning, but you never know...