The Fake Doctor Who News Page

BROADCASTING	LATEST UPDATE: September 26
September 26 - ABC to screen Tenth Planet Part 4! The ABC in Australia shall be screening Part four of The Tenth Planet, and The Fake Doctor Who News Page has the rundown of how it will be shown. OUTLINE: Hartnell Title Squence Reprise of Part Three cliffhanger 8mm film clips Regeneration clip No Australian fans have made a printable comment on this news.
MARCH 22 - UK Gold air new print of "The D�mons" The Fake Doctor Who News Page has learnt that UK Gold aired a new, full colour print of The D�mons. Unfortunately, it screened at 3am in the morning, and due to such low ratings, UK Gold have opted not to purchase any more new episode prints.
MARCH 15 - BBC Statement Released The BBC have released a statement regarding a possible revival of Doctor Who as TV series. The statement reads: "The BBC has decided to come clean. All the announcements that 'We are currently examining different ways to bring back Doctor Who' is false. We just did it to keep the fan boys from ringing up every hour. The following is our true policy regarding Doctor Who: IT'S NOT COMING BACK - NOT TODAY, NOT TOMORROW, NOT EVER! SO STOP BOTHERING US AND GET ON WITH YOUR SAD PATHETIC EXCUSES OF A LIFE!!!" No fans have so far cared to publicly comment on this latest statement.
BBC BOOKS	LATEST UPDATE: March 21
MARCH 21 - New EDA Confirmed The Fake Doctor Who News Page has learnt that there will be a November 2003 EDA, and it's a title that has already be confirmed. "Deadly Reunion" was reported to be a PDA, but The Fake Doctor Who News Page can reveal EXCULSIVELY that the novel is actually an EDA, written by Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts. The Fake Doctor Who News Page has obtained the following plot details from a Ebay auction: "Once Upon a time there was a planet called Gallifrey... One day, a very special man was woven from the Looms. He left his home and fought monsters all over the Universe... But one day, the monsters visited his home planet. So he went home, and to stop the monsters, he blew up his home planet... Since then, the man has travelled the Universe, fighting the monsters and trying to find out who he is... Now his family have found him, and they're not very happy with him at all...".
MARCH 15 - New PDA Confirmed The November 2003 PDA has finally been confirmed. Entitled "The Ambiguity of Canon", featuring the Sixth Doctor, Grant Markham, Evelyn Smythe and Frobisher, is to be written by Rob Shearman and Steve Lyons. The Fake Doctor Who News Page have been given the following plot details by a BBC cleaner: "The world of Continuos is beautiful and peaceful place, so why has the TARDIS landed there? The Doctor knows something isn't right, but can't tell that to his companions: the computer expert from the near future, the university lecturer from the present and the alien shape shifter from the far future. Why can't the Doctor talk to his companions? Why is it that Grant is literary, Evelyn so audible and Frobisher so visual? What the hell is going on? To solve this problem, the Doctor must make a terrible decision affecting his past, present and future...".
TELOS NOVELLAS	LATEST UPDATE: APRIL 1
MARCH 15 - Last Novella draft frontispiece available The Fake Doctor Who News Page has obtained the draft frontispiece for "The Two Upright Fingers" from a thief going through David J Howe's mail. Despite many prank calls to Telos HQ, The Fake Doctor Who News Page has been unable to find out the frontispiece artist's name.
MARCH 15 - Last Novella details available Telos have announced details of their last Doctor Who Novella. Entitled "The Two Upright Fingers" and featuring The Eighth Doctor and Faction Paradox, it will be written by Lawrence Miles and Jim Mortimore. The Fake Doctor Who News Page has been given the following plot details by a contract cleaner who works at Telos HQ: "When the TARDIS's license isn't renewed by the Time Lords, the Doctor goes to the one group that can help him: Faction Paradox. To get his TARDIS working properly once more, all the Doctor needs to do is sign himself over to Faction Paradox. Would he make such a decision? Why are the Time Lords not renewing the TARDIS's license? Can't they see that it's such a good money earner for them? Soon the Universe may have a new champion in the form of The Wandering Professor...".
BIG FINISH	LATEST UPDATE: March 19
MARCH 19 - New Benny Audio Announced! The fifth season of The Adventures of Professor Bernice Summerfield will kick off in February 2004 with a new story from Dave Stone entitled Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Distillery of Doom. The Fake Doctor Who News Page has been given the following details by a hacker going through Paul Cornell's hard drive: "Benny is invited to Earth to participate in an expedition on the site of the Guiness factory. An easy dig, she thinks. Free alcohol, she hopes for. But when other members of the expedition disappear and reappear dead due to alcohol poisoning, the easy ride Benny was hoping for turns into a desperate fight for survival. In order to survive with here life, Benny must face the mysterious Cicada Man...". Dave Stone was unwilling to comment when The Fake Doctor Who News Page contacted him.
MARCH 15 - Third McGann Season Details Revealed! AN EXCLUSIVE STORY TO THE FAKE DOCTOR WHO NEWS PAGE. The Fake Doctor Who News Page has been given the following details by a stalker going through Gary Russell's rubbish: Plans for the Third McGann Season: 1) Piss off readers of the books by making out that the Doctor will never go back and find Sam at the Green Peace Rally. 2) Further piss off readers of the books by make subtle references to events in the EDAs. 3) Have a character in each play that I will play, whose sole purpose is to DIE HORRIBLY! - DON'T YOU PEOPLE GET IT? I'M NOT AN ACTOR!!!!!!!!! 4) Blackmail Rob Shearman into writing all four stories. If that fails, write all of them under various pseudonyms and blame Briggsy for them if the stories bomb horribly. Gary Russell was unavailable for comment when The Fake Doctor Who News Page tried to contact him.
DVD AND VIDEO	LATEST UPDATE: March 16
MARCH 16 - Meglos delayed! The Fake Doctor Who News Page has just been informed that the video of Meglos was not on sale on Thursday. The Fake Doctor Who News Page has found out the reason for this through a BBC cleaner: "Delay Meglos video release. Hold back until April. Use it to distract fans if Talons DVD has to be held back. Maybe throw in a freebie - possibly a cactus plant. That will keep the fanboys happy."
MARCH 15 - Press Release about Talon's DVD issued The BBC has issued the following Press Release regarding The Talons of Weng-Chiang DVD: "The press release officially announcing details of The Talons of Weng-Chiang DVD will be issued sometime soon." It is understood by The Fake Doctor Who News Page that the actual Press Release is planned to be released before the DVD is available, but legal issues may hold it up until May.