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January 15th 2012.  Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 9pm, and then available on the iplayer.

January 8th 2012.  Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville  premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 8:30pm, and then available on the iplayer.

January 1st 2012.  Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 8:10pm, and then available on the iplayer.

December 25th 2011.  The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

December 25th 2011.  SM.net says A Happy Christmas to all of you at home!

December 17th 2011.  The Guardian interviews Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman ahead of Sherlock Series 2. [Guardian]

December 17th 2011.  Oh dear, The Independent seem to have missed the joke.  To be clear, The Moff tag is an homage to the editorial stylings of Mr Colin Mathews whilst he was briefly in charge of The Junior Gazette, and it is used here with tongue firmly in cheek... [The Independent]

December 16th 2011.  Someone looks happy! Da Boss is quoted on the Radio Times website...  Plus images and synopses for episodes 2-3 of Sherlock. [Bleeding Cool]

December 8th 2011.  It's been confirmed that Sherlock will return to BBC1 on Sunday January 1 2012. [Guardian]

November 23rd 2011.  Happy Birthday, Doctor Who!

November 22nd 2011.  The Doctor's clothes raised a grand total of £50,000, in support of Children In Need. [eBay]

November 18th 2011. The title of the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special has been revealed: The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe will transmit at 7pm on BBC1 & BBC1HD on Christmas Day. [BBC]

November 18th 2011.  Tonight! The Doctor will strip naked on BBC1!! And you can buy his clothes from eBay, in support of Children In Need. Bid Now !!  [eBay]

November 18th 2011.  We'd like to take this opportunity to wish a certain person a very Happy 50th Birthday...

November 15th 2011. Two Doctor Who events in the next two weeks... Matt, Karen and Arthur will be signing the brand new Series 6 DVD/Bluray release at HMV Westfield Stratford on November 21st, followed by a Q&A with Jo Whiley. [HMV] And Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Tom MacRae, Gareth Roberts, Gary Russell and various other contributors to The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who will be signing at Forbidden Planet Megastore Shaftesbury Avenue London on November 30th between 6-7pm. [ForbiddenPlanet.com]

November 1st 2011. There will be a preview screening of A Scandal In Belgravia, episode 1 of the second series of Sherlock, at BFI Southbank on Sunday December 7th, followed by a Q&A session with Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Benedict Cumberbatch. [BFI]

October 22nd 2011. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss will be appearing at Waterstones Piccadilly on Tuesday November 2nd, signing copies of A Study In Scarlet and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Event details here: [Waterstones]

October 9th 2011. Our friends at CultBox are running a competition to win four tickets to the London premiere of TinTin  on Sunday 23rd October. Click through to the CultBox website for more information... [CultBox]

October 8th 2011. The preview screening of A Scandal In Belgravia, episode 1 of the second series of Sherlock, which was originally planned for November 30th at the NFT has been postponed until the following week. More details as we get them.

October 2nd 2011. A selection of The Wedding of Rver Song reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [From The North] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek] [Incoherent Blog]

October 1st  2011. The Wedding of River Song premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:05pm, and then available on the iplayer.

September 25th 2011. A selection of Closing Time reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek] [Incoherent Blog] [From The North]

September 24th 2011. Closing Time premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:10pm, and then available on the iplayer.

September 18th 2011. A selection of The God Complex reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek] [Incoherent Blog]

September 17th 2011. The God Complex premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:10pm, and then available on the iplayer.

September 15th 2011. Today sees the publication of the first in a series of re-branded  novels. A Study In Scarlet, Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, comes with an introduction from someone called Steven Moffat (you may have heard of him...) [Amazon]

September 14th 2011. Awards! Awards! Awards! Three times the charm at the TV Choice Awards last night: Doctor Who took Best Family Drama, Sherlock claimed Best New Drama, and Karen Gillan was voted Best Actress. [TV Choice Awards 2011] [BBC]

September 11th 2011. A selection of The Girl Who Waited reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek]

September 10th 2011. The Girl Who Waited premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:15pm, and then available on the iplayer.

September 4th 2011. A selection of Night Terrors reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek] [Incoherent Blog]

September 3rd 2011. Night Terrors premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

August 28th 2011. A selection of Let's Kill Hitler reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Den of Geek] [Incoherent Blog]

August 27th 2011. Let's Kill Hitler premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 7:10pm, and then available on the iplayer.

June 17th 2011. Sherlock vs Doctor Who scheduling has been mis-reported. [BBC]  Don't believe a word of it - the two things are unrelated. And Da Boss doesn't need sleep. (This would never happen on The Junior Gazette....)

June 13th 2011. Sherlock: A Study In Pink has won Best Continuing Series at the Banff World Media Festival. [BANFF]

June 5th 2011. A selection of A Good Man Goes To War reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [SFX] [Incoherent Blog]

June 4th 2011. A Good Man Goes To War premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:40pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 31st 2011. NO MORE DALEKS!! Well, at least for the immediate future... [BBC] [Radio Times]  The news is also beautifully satirised at The Daily Mash. (Not that this is really news at all - it was suggested as early as August 2010 at the Edinburgh Television Festival...)

May 29th 2011. A selection of The Almost People reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [Incoherent Blog]

May 28th 2011. The Almost People premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:45pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 23rd 2011. Please consider supporting Sherlock or Doctor Who in the TV Choice Awards longlist - the mantlepiece isn't QUITE full yet! Click here to vote.

May 29th 2011. FIVE wins for Sherlock at the BAFTA Cymru Awards tonight: Best Television Drama, Director (Euor Lyn), Director of Photography/Fiction (Steve Lawes),  Production Design (Arwel Jones), Make Up & Hair (Claire Pritchard), plus two for Doctor Who: Best Lighting (Mark Hutchinson for The Eleventh Hour) and Best Sound (Tim Ricketts for A Christmas Carol). [BAFTA Cymru Awards 2011] [BBC]

May 22nd 2011. An amazing result at the BAFTAs! Sherlock took Best Drama Series and Martin Freeman was awarded Best Supporting Actor. Congratulations to everyone at Hartswood. [BAFTA] [BBC] [Guardian] [Telegraph]

May 22nd 2011. A selection of The Rebel Flesh reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [io9]

May 21st 2011. The Rebel Flesh premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:45pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 18th 2011. Ahead of the TV BAFTAs on Sunday night, please click here to vote for Sherlock in the YouTube Audience Award.  Sherlock is also nominated in Best Leading Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actor (Martin Freeman), and Best Drama Series, and Doctor Who in the Best Leading Actor category (Matt Smith). [BBC] The ceremony takes place on May 22 at London's Grosvenor House.

May 16th 2011. The Silence have arrived at the Doctor Who Experience...  [Doctor Who Experience]

May 15th 2011. A selection of The Doctor's Wife reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [Tachyon TV] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [Incoherent Blog] [io9]

May 14th 2011. The Doctor's Wife premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:30pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 11th 2011. Da Boss HATES spoilers...  [BBC] [Radio Times]

May 8th 2011. WINNER!! Congratulations to Charlie Phillips and everyone at Hartswood Films, who won the Best Editing Fiction prize for Sherlock: A Study In Pink at the BAFTA Craft Awards. [BAFTA]

May 8th 2011. A selection of The Curse of the Black Spot  reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [Tachyon TV] [Incoherent Blog]

May 7th 2011. The Curse of the Black Spot premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:15pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 1st 2011. A selection of The Day Of The Moon reviews from the internet: [Radio Times] [Guardian] [From The North] [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [Kasterborous] [Metro]

April 30th 2011. The Day Of The Moon premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

April 26th 2011. Sherlock has four nominations for the TV BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actor (Martin Freeman), Best Drama Series, and in the YouTube Audience Award, plus one for Doctor Who in the Best Leading Actor category (Matt Smith). [BBC] [Radio Times] [Daily Mail] The BAFTA ceremony takes place on May 22 at London's Grosvenor House.

April 25th 2011. Ah, the Hugos. As if Himself wasn't already awash with award nominations, the 2011 Hugo Awards have no less than THREE Doctor Who stories up for Best Dramatic Presentation Shortform:  Vincent & The Doctor, The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang, and A Christmas Carol. The 2011 Hugo Awards ceremony takes place on August 20 in Reno, Nevada. [69th World SF Convention]  We should also mention the lovely team who created Chicks Digs Time Lords, which is also up for an award... [Mad Norwegian Press]

April 24th 2011. A selection of The Impossible Astronaut reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Telegraph] [From The North] [Digital Spy] [Den of Geek] [SFX] [MTV] [Metro] [Kasterborous reviews roundup] [Tachyon TV]

April 23rd 2011. The Impossible Astronaut premieres on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

April 23rd 2011. The Moff live on Graham Norton's Radio 2 show...  [Graham Norton 230411]

April 21st 2011. SFX has a lovely long interview with Da Boss ahead of Series 6 [SFX], and Matt Smith speaks up for Who after Trevor Eve's recent rudeness... [Digital Spy]

April 19th 2011. Sherlock: A Study In Pink has been nominated for a 2011 Fiction Rockie Award. Winners will be announced at the Banff World Media Festival in June. [Variety] [Hollywood Reporter] [Broadcaster Magazine]

April 12th 2011. Nominations in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for both Sherlock  (Best Television Drama, Director of Photography Fiction, Director, Production Design, Make Up & Hair, and Sound), as well as for Doctor Who (Best Editing Fiction (Time Of The Angels), Make Up & Hair (Vampires of Venice), Lighting (The Eleventh Hour), and Sound (A Christmas Carol). The BAFTA Wales ceremony takes place in Cardiff on May 29. [BAFTA Cymru Awards 2011]

April 5th 2011. Somewhat spoilerish interview with The Moff, following last night's preview screening of The Impossible Astronaut [The Guardian], plus initial reviews and cast interviews [BBC] [Lizo Mzimba interviews Matt Smith] [Life of Wylie] [Den of Geek], plus the official website chats to the man himself. [BBC]

April 3rd 2011. Take a moment to consider - it is a full year since Matt Smith crash-landed into our lives as Doctor Who.  Mr Smith, we salute you! (Oh, and that bloke who puts words in your mouth....)

April 1st 2011. Sherlock: A Study In Pink has won a prestigious Peabody Award. [70th Annual Peabody Awards]

March 31st 2011. More Series 6 trailers!: [BBC One Trailler] [BBC America Extended Trailer]

March 26th 2011. With just four weeks to go, the BBC have released a teaser prequel trailer for Series 6. View it on the BBC's Doctor Who website here.

March 25th 2011. WINNER!  Benedict Cumberbatch claimed the Best Actor prize for Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. [37th BPG Awards]

March 20th 2011. Da Boss has been auctioned off on eBay as part of the TwitRelief campaign for Comic Relief. The Moff's Twitter Super-Follower package, which also included two signed scripts, tickets for the Doctor Who Experience as well as a premiere screening of Series 6, *and* a phone call with Matt Smith, raised an awesome £5200. Cheap at half the price.

March 19th 2011. Comic Relief raised a stonking £74.3 million last night [BBC], with still more to come, including the funds from TwitRelief, where you can purchase The Moff!!! Space & Time are now available from iTunes, as is the gloriousness that is The Curse of Fatal Death (disguised as Doctor Who Does Comic Relief).  If it gives you just one laugh then please consider making a donation - just click here. And you can always kill a few hours with the infuriating and rednosetastic CRMoffJongg...

March 18th 2011. Tune in to Comic Relief from 7pm tonight on BBC1, including mini episodes  Space and  Time penned by Steven Moffat.

March 16th 2011. Ooooh, more awards!! Sherlock took the Best Drama Series prize and The Moff himself was granted the Judges' Award at last night's RTS Awards. Huzzah! [BBC] [RTS] [BBC DW]

March 9th 2011. BBC America blog Anglophenia has revealed the US premiere for Series 6 is April 23rd. No official confirmation from the BBC on the UK date as yet, but it is becoming an Easter Saturday tradition...  [Anglophenia]

March 6th 2011. With the less than a fortnight to go until Comic Relief, it was revealed this week that the evening will feature two specially-filmed  Doctor Who inserts penned by Steven Moffat - one called Space, and the other called Time. [SFX] [Cultbox] Comic Relief 2011 takes place on March 18th, but in the meantime. you can re-live the gloriousness that is The Curse of Fatal Death,   currently available to download for a short time only - you can find it disguised as Doctor Who Does Comic Relief in the iTunes Store.  If it gives you just one laugh then please consider making a donation - just click here. And you can always kill a few hours with the infuriating and rednosetastic CRMoffJongg...

February 27th 2011. Exciting Press Gang news for a change!!  The BFI will be screening Page One on April 26, as part of a season called Dramarama & Beyond. Dexter Fletcher is also scheduled to appear at a screening of Jukes of Piccadilly on April 15. There are more details on this BFI press release. [my thanks to Cathy at PGFF for the heads up]

February 25th 2011. More award nominations - this time for both Sherlock and A Christmas Carol in the Best Television Presentation category of the 2011 Saturn Awards [SpoilerTV] [Saturn Awards], and Sherlock (Best Drama Series, Benedict Cumberbatch (Best Actor), and Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss & Stephen Thompson (Writer's Award) in the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. [BPG Awards 2011]

February 24th 2011. Vincent and the Doctor has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Dramatic Presentation in the Nebula Awards. The winners are announced on May 21 in Washington DC. [SFWA]

February 20th 2011. Today marks the official opening of the Doctor Who Experience, a fantastic exhibition of Who costumes and props combined with an interactive adventure, and even a little shop! With specially filmed sequences scripted by Steven Moffat, and featuring Matt Smith as the Doctor, the Doctor Who Experience is the only place on the planet where shoppers can save the universe, and bald men might undertake an unexpected change... The Doctor Who Experience is at Olympia 2 in London until November 2011.  [Doctor Who Experience] [Doctor Who@bbc.co.uk] [Jo Whiley's DWE photos] [BBC DWE Launch Review] [Wales Online] [The Sun]

February 15th 2011. It's just over a month until Comic Relief rolls around again, and The Curse of Fatal Death is  available to download for a short time - you will find it disguised as Doctor Who Does Comic Relief in the iTunes Store.  If it gives you just one laugh then please consider making a donation - just click here. And don't forget you can always kill a few hours with the rednosetastic CRMoffJongg...

February 14th 2011.  Oh dear, someone at The Guardian hasn't got their facts quite straight, and has made Himself all grumpy. Although, to be fair, by his own admission it did take him all day last Friday to remember the Old Monster Attacks Strategem...  ;) 

February 3rd 2011.  Congratulations to everyone at Hartswood Films! Sherlock won Best Drama Series at the 2011 Broadcast Awards last night. [Broadcast Awards]

February 1st 2011.  We are delighted to report the news that Lee Ross will be making an appearance in the new series of Doctor Who. Nice, as Kenny might say.  (If he was forced to have an opinion. And if Lynda said it was ok for him to have an opinion. Which actually, on reflection, she probably wouldn't...) Can we have Dexter next please? [Doctor Who News Page]

January 30th 2011. It's less than three months until the Doctor Who rollercoaster ride sets off again... and in the meantime we have Comic Relief to keep us entertained. We've heard a whisper that The Curse of Fatal Death may be available to purchase on iTunes for a short time, so watch this space, and please consider making a donation to a great cause. [Comic Relief]

January 7th 2011.  VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! Make a difference and cast your vote for Doctor Who or Sherlock in the 2011 National Television Awards. Both series are up for Best Drama, with Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch also up for Best Drama Performance.  The results will be announced live on ITV at the ceremony on January 26th. [National Television Awards]

January 3rd 2011.  2011 in prospect: Adler, Hound and Reichenbach, and entirely impossible. [Guardian]

December 26th 2010.  A selection of A Christmas Carol reviews from the internet (Spoilers, Sweetie!!): [Guardian] [Observer] [SFX] [Telegraph] [From the North...] [Behind the Sofa] [Den of Geek Spoiler Free] [Den of Geek]

December 25th 2010.  Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol premieres on BBC1 and BBC1 HD at 6:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

December 24th 2010.  SM.net says A Happy Christmas to all of you at home!

November 20th 2010. Our Sherlock competition is now closed. Thanks to everyone who took part, and congratulations to our winner, Ivy Rohm.  Don't forget that Sherlock is available to order from BBC America Shop, or in the UK by clicking the link on the side banner.

November 18th 2010.  We'd like to take this opportunity to wish a certain person a very Happy 49th Birthday...

November 17th 2010. Our Sherlock competition is now closed - we'll be announcing the winner very soon. Don't forget that Sherlock is available to order from BBC America Shop, or in the UK by clicking the link on the side banner.

November 13th 2010.  Assignment X has published new interview with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, talking about Sherlock. [Assignment X]

November 12th 2010. Ahead of the sneak preview next week during  Children in Need on November 19, the title of the Doctor Who special has been revealed as A Christmas Carol. [BBC]

November 9th 2010. We are delighted to report that Sherlock has been nominated for FIVE RTS Craft & Design Awards. The ceremony takes place on November 24. [BBC]

November 7th 2010. We've teamed up with the very nice people at Warner Home Video to offer our US visitors the chance to win a copy of the brand new Sherlock R1 DVD, which goes on sale on November 9th. For your chance to win, all you have to do is email us at giselle@stevenmoffat.net and tell us about your favourite Sherlock moment. We'll pick one entry at random to be our winner. The closing date for the competition is November 16th 2010. Note that you must be a US resident to enter - please confirm that this is the case when you email us.  The winner will be contacted after the closing date for their  full shipping address, and their name published on this site. Sherlock Series 1 is released on R1 DVD and Bluray in the US on November 9 2010, and is available to order from BBC America Shop The R1 release (identical to the R2) includes the original A Study in Pink pilot, and you can see a sneak preview of the differences between it and the final transmission version here.

November 5th 2010. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be appearing at HMV Oxford Street on Monday November 8 between 1-3pm to sign the Complete Series 5 DVD and Bluray.

November 4th 2010. We're back! With the climax of Sherlock screening in the US this weekend, and Doctor Who filming in Utah, we've come over all American here at SM.net. Our banner celebrates the very best (faux) Americans The Moff has had to offer. Watch this space for the chance to win a copy of the Warner US DVD release of Sherlock, which is released on November 9th.  More details very shortly...

November 3rd 2010. There will be a preview screening of Doctor Who Christmas Special at the BFI Southbank, on Monday December 13.  Visit the BFI website for more details. [BFI]

November 1st 2010. This month sees Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston heading off to the States to film scenes for episodes 1-2 of Fnarg2. [BBC America] [BBC] [Salt Lake City Tribune] [Crave Online] [TV Squad] [About SciFi] [Gant Daily] [FlickCast] [Comic Vine] [ICelebZ] [NCBuy] [On Milwaukee] [Mania] [Union Jack News] [io9] and [Erati].

November 1st 2010. BBC Worldwide have announced a major new exhibition opening at London Olympia in February 2011.  The Doctor Who Experience will feature props and costumes from both the classic and new series, and featuring new scenes filmed by Matt Smith. Da Boss says: ... a fan's dream come true - a fully interactive adventure that will allow viewers of the show to get as close as possible to some of the scariest monsters from the series. [BBC] [Digital Spy] [Blogtor Who] [MotivAction] [Wales Arts] [Den of Geek] [Anglotopia]

October 26th 2010. Children in Need 2010 on November 19 will feature a special sneak preview of the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special. [BBC Press Office]

October 24th 2010. Sherlock: A Study In Pink premieres in the US on PBS Masterpiece Mystery! [PBS Masterpiece]. The show has been enthusiastically previewed in the media: [USA Today] [TV Guide]

October 17th 2010. Benedict Cumberbatch is interviewed about modernising Sherlock Holmes. [USA Today]

September 30th 2010. Today sees the publication of The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who, a particularly awesome tome containing everything you need to know about the 11th Doctor's first year. Brilliant contains contributions from Steven Moffat, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. [Amazon]

August 30th 2010. Sherlock Series 1 is released on DVD today! [Amazon] The release includes the original pilot, and you can see a sneak preview of the differences between it and the final transmission version here.

August 29th 2010. Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Steven Moffat has announced that the 2011 series of Doctor Who will be split into two blocks, with 7 episodes transmitting in the spring, and  the remaining 6 episodes in the autumn. [BBC Press Office] [Guardian] [UGO] Plus Da Boss on casting Matt Smith, and the sexiness of Karen Gillan.

August 28th 2010. More than two weeks after Team  Hartswood spilled the beans, the BBC have officially confirmed the return of Sherlock, with a further three feature-length episodes commissioned for Autumn 2011 [BBC Press Office] [BBC]

August 10th 2010. DA Boss and Sue Vertue appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to talk about Sherlock, and confirm that Series 2 will go ahead. [BBCWith thanks to Blogtor Who for the superfast YouTube post.

August 9th 2010. A selection of Sherlock: The Great Game reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [On The Box] [Den of Geek] [IGN.UK] [Unreality Shout] [Watch With Mothers]. And Sherlock tops Sunday night ratings for the third week running... [Guardian]

August 8th 2010. Sherlock: The Great Game premieres on BBC1 at 9:00pm, and then available on the iplayer. Plus Sherlock Holmes as fashion icon... [Guardian]

August 7th 2010.  Steven Moffat writes about Moriarty for The Guardian, and Mark Gatiss interviewed at Den of Geek.

August 4th 2010. Sherlock: The Great Game previews: [Blogtor Who]

August 2nd 2010. Series Fnarg Volume 3 is released on DVD and Bluray today, featuring Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood. [AmazonA selection of Sherlock: The Blind Banker reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Metro] [Den of Geek]. And Sherlock tops Sunday night ratings for the second week... [Guardian] [Telegraph]

August 1st 2010. Sherlock: The Blind Banker premieres on BBC1 at 8:30pm, and then available on the iplayer.

July 30th 2010. Sherlock: The Blind Banker previews: [Blogtor Who] Plus Da Boss interviewed [Den of Geek]. DoG also have some Banker promo pictures here.

July 26th 2010. A selection of Sherlock: A Study In Pink reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Telegraph] [On The Box] [The Arts Desk] [Den of Geek] [Independent] [Metro] [From the North] [SeenIt.co.uk] [Liverpool Echo] [Suite 101] [Paul Mount] [OneMetal.com] [Unreality Shout] [IGN.UK]

July 25th 2010. Sherlock: A Study In Pink premieres on BBC1 at 9:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

July 24th 2010. Sherlock: A Study In Pink previews: [Telegraph] [The Sun] [Guardian] [M&C]

July 23rd 2010. Mark Gatiss blogs on writing Sherlock. [BBC] Plus Steven Moffat appeared on Newsnight discussing Sherlock - approx 22 minutes in on iPlayer. This follows some tabloid speculation on the relationship between Holmes and Watson. [Daily Mail]

July 22nd 2010. Benedict Cumberbatch  talks about playing Sherlock Holmes on BBC News. [BBC] Plus Ian Wylie describes the series as one of the best small screen debuts I have seen in years. Read more at LifeofWylie.com.  The Doctor Who Prom, presented in two parts and featuring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan is this Saturday, live at the Royal Albert Hall and on BBC Radio 3, and afterwards available on the iplayer.  [Part 1] [Part 2]

July 21st 2010. A candid and revealing interview with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss ahead of Sherlock: A Study In Pink on Sunday. [Den of Geek]

July 18th 2010. Mark Gatiss talks to The Observer about Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century. [Observer]

July 17th 2010. Short teaser trail and interview with  Moff and Mark Gatiss on the Sherlock website [BBC], plus Benedict Cumberbatch interviewed. [Guardian]

July 15th 2010. Da Boss is now on Twitter! There's also a proper programme page up on the BBC website. [Sherlock]

July 14th 2010. Episode 1 of Sherlock (A Study in Pink) transmits on BBC1 on July 25th at 9:00pm. [BBC Press Pack]

July 12th 2010. All new interview with Da Boss online, talking Christmas Special,  Fnarg ratings and budget cuts... [The Guardian]

July 10th 2010. Sherlock news at last!!  The Scotsman has an interview with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Digital Spy has a couple of new publicity pictures.

July 5th 2010. Series Fnarg Volume 2 is released on DVD and Bluray today, featuring The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone and The Vampires of Venice. [Amazon]

June 30th 2010. Steven Moffat will be a guest speaker at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, on Sunday August 29. For more information and to register visit www.mgeitf.co.uk

June 27th 2010. A selection of The Big Bang reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa] [SFX] [Telegraph 1] [Telegraph 2]

June 26th 2010. Brace yourself for The Big Bang on BBC1 at 6:05pm, and then available on the iplayer.

June 24th 2010. A new interview with the man himself at Digital Spy.

June 20th 2010. A selection of The Pandorica Opens reviews from the internet: [Guardian]  [Radio Times] [SFX] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa]

June 19th 2010. The Pandorica Opens premieres on BBC1 at 6:40pm, and then available on the iplayer.

June 17th 2010.  Da Boss squares up to Stephen Fry on the infantalism issue. [Telegraph]

June 13th 2010. A selection of The Lodger reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [SFX] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa]

June 12th 2010. The Lodger premieres on BBC1 at 6:45pm, and then available on the iplayer.

July 10th 2010. Sherlock news at last!!  The BBC Press Office is listing the series as an unplaced transmission on BBC1 in Week 30 (July 24-30) [BBC Programme Information]. To get you get you in the mood, The Scotsman has an interview with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Digital Spy has a couple of new publicity pictures.

June 7th 2010. Series Fnarg Volume 1 is released on DVD and Bluray today, featuring The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks. [Amazon]

June 6th 2010. A selection of Vincent & The Doctor reviews from the internet: [Guardian]  [Radio Times] [SFX] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa]

June 5th 2010. Vincent & The Doctor premieres on BBC1 at 6:40pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 30th 2010. A selection of Cold Blood reviews from the internet: [Guardian]  [Radio Times] [SFX] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa]

May 29th 2010. Cold Blood premieres on BBC1 at 7:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 23rd 2010. A selection of The Hungry Earth reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [SFX] [From the North...] [Telegraph] [Behind the Sofa]

May 22nd 2010. The Hungry Earth premieres on BBC1 at 6:15pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 19th 2010. io9 has a new and exclusive interview with the man himself...

May 17th 2010. Doctor Who Live will tour the UK in the autumn. [BBC] [Guardian] [Radio Times] [Doctor Who Live]

May 16th 2010. A selection of Amy's Choice reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [Telegraph] [SFX] [Behind the Sofa]

May 15th 2010. Amy's Choice premieres on BBC1 at 6:25pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 9th 2010. A selection of The Vampires of Venice reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [Behind the Sofa] [SFX] [Telegraph]

May 8th 2010. The Vampires of Venice premieres on BBC1 at 6:00pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 5th 2010. Is Fnarg too sexy? Pond gets another bashing for her scandalous behaviour... [Mail Online]

May 4th 2010. Is Fnarg too scary? [Mail Online] [Wales Online] Or simply fangtastic? [The Sun]

May 2nd 2010. A selection of Flesh and Stone reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [Telegraph] [Den of Geek] [Behind the Sofa] [SFX]

May 1st 2010. Flesh and Stone premieres on BBC1 at 6:25pm, and then available on the iplayer.

May 2nd 2010. A selection of Flesh and Stone reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Radio Times] [Telegraph] [Den of Geek] [Behind the Sofa] [SFX]

April 25th 2010. Lovely Lee Ross (that nice Kenny Philips) reprises his role as DCI Litton in episode 5 of Ashes to Ashes Series 3. [BBC]

April 24th 2010. The Time of  Angels premieres on BBC1 at 6:20pm, and then available on the iplayer.

April  23rd 2010. The Doctor Who Prom, presented in two parts and featuring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, will be the highlight of the 2010 BBC Proms season.  [BBC] [Prom 10] [Prom 11] [Wales Online]

April  22nd 2010. Steven Moffat blogs on Time Of The Angels - beware spoilers! [BBC]

April  18th 2010. A selection of Victory of the Daleks reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [SFX] [Radio Times] [Den of Geek] [Anglotopia]

April 17th 2010. Victory of the Daleks premieres on BBC1 at 6:30pm, and then available on the iplayer.

April  12th 2010. A selection of The Beast Below reviews from the internet: [Guardian] [Metro] [Radio Times] [SFX] [Behind the Sofa]

April 10th 2010. The Beast Below premieres on BBC1 at 6:15pm, and then available on the iplayer.  And there's another great review of The Eleventh Hour at Behind The Sofa, written by John Williams.

April 7th 2010. Awesome blog on The Eleventh Hour at Behind The Sofa, written by Neil Perryman. Plus Karen defends her short skirts on This Morning. [Mail Online]

April 6th 2010. View a trailer for The Beast Below [YouTube]; The Eleventh Hour was an overnight ratings winner. [Digital Spy]

April 5th 2010. Was  The Eleventh Hour too sexy?! [Telegraph] [Digital Spy] [Mail Online]

April  4th 2010. A selection of The Eleventh Hour reviews from the internet: [Independent on Sunday] [Telegraph] [The Observer] [Mail Online] [BBC] [Radio Times] [Behind The Sofa]

April 3rd 2010. Tonight's the night!  The Eleventh Hour premieres on BBC1 at 6:20pm, and then available on the iplayer.

April  22nd 2010. Steven Moffat blogs on The Time of Angels - beware spoilers! [BBC]

March 31st 2010. Someone at The Guardian  likes The Moff almost as much as we do!

March 29th 2010. The UK DVD & Bluray release of Sherlock has been pencilled in for mid August, suggesting that BBC transmission will begin late July. More news as we get it!

March 27th 2010. The first moments of The Eleventh Hour can now be viewed online at official BBC Doctor Who website.  [Doctor Who]

March 24th 2010. The official Doctor Who website relaunched today with lots of new content and exclusive interviews with Steven Moffat and Matt Smith.  [Doctor Who]

March 23rd 2010. The Moff is reportedlyunworried by squeeze...!!  [BBC]

March 22nd 2010. New Moff interview at The Scotsman, The Guardian, and a new video interview at Digital Spy.

March 21st 2010. Amid all the Doctor Who hype, The Observer features a piece about Sherlock, as filming for the series continues. [guardian.co.uk

*** NEW BBC AMERICA trailer can be viewed HERE ***

March 20th 2010. You can now watch Steven Moffat's appearance on BBC Breakfast News yesterday on YouTube, view the Press Association report from the press launch at Clip Syndicate, and read a new interview in The Times.

March 19th 2010. The BBC Press Office now have a press pack up here, which includes a long interview with The Moff [BBC], but remains coy about the scheduling of The Eleventh Hour, despite the earlier listing on the BBC1 programme schedule elsewhere on the website (now removed). *** NEW TRAILER HERE  or HERE ***

March 18th 2010. The Eleventh Hour has officially premiered in Cardiff, where the Christmas 2010 Special and Series Fnarg2 commission was also confirmed. Mail Online and The Guardian have photos of Matt and Karen at the launch party. Read Lizo Mzimba's review [BBC], watch the interview with Matt (also at Blogtor Who], and see the BBC Wales news report [BBC].  Also Digital Spy has posted a new Karen Gillan interview. [Whozapalooza!]

March 16th 2010. The new issue of the Radio Times (March 20-26th) includes an exclusive interview with Steven Moffat. [Radio Times]

March 14th 2010. The Eleventh Hour hits the BBC online schedules, confirming the transmission time of 18:25 [BBC]

March 11th 2010. Neil Midgely has followed filming of Series Fnarg over a six month period. [Daily Telegraph] Elsewhere, Sherlock re-commences filming for the 3x90' series due to screen this summer. [BBC]

March 10th 2010. Digital Spy launch Whozapalooza! with a preview of a new interview with Steven Moffat ahead of the new series. [Digital Spy - Moff on Matt's debut scene]

March 8th 2010. Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be travelling around the UK at the end of March as part of a BBC Outreach programme, with special premiere screenings of The Eleventh Hour. The tour kicks off in Belfast on March 29th, and finishes in Salford on March 31st. [BBC]

March 6th 2010. The Guardian has published a brand new interview with Matt Smith.

February 22nd 2010. Congratulations to Carey Mulligan (Sally Sparrow) on her Best Actress BAFTA win for An Education. [BBC]

February 20th 2010. BBC1 has screened an all-new trailer for Series Fnarg, featuring the Doctor and Amy tumbling through the vortex. View it here: [BBC] [BBC America], and find Vortex wallpaper here: [BBC] [BBC America]. Series Fnarg premieres in the UK on BBC1 on April 3, on BBC America and Space (Canada) on April 17, and on ABC Australia  on April 18.

February 18th 2010.Blue Peter have announced the winner of their TARDIS console competition. View the winning designs here.

February 8th 2010. Doctor Who Magazine #418 features an in-depth interview with Steven Moffat, revealing the titles of the first three episodes of Series Fnarg. During the SFX Weekender, Neil Gaiman ended months of speculation when he revealed he will be writing for Series Fnarg2 in 2011. [GallifreyBase] [SFX]

February 2nd 2010.  SM.net wishes to  congratulate Carey Mulligan (Sally Sparrow) on her Best Actress Oscar nomination for An Education. [BBC]

January 16th 2010. Press Gang is 21 years old today!

January 1st 2010. SM.net delighted to officially welcome Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.

December 31st 2009. Check out the official Doctor Who website for exclusive previews of the Eleventh Doctor immediately after the End of Time Part 2, on New Years Day at 6:40pm on BBC1.

December 25th 2009. SM.net says A Happy Christmas to all of you at home!

December 13th 2009. Steven Moffat interviewed on BBC Radio 3's Night Waves on December 15th. [reported @ GallifreyBase]

December 11th 2009. Doctor Who Magazine has revealed its new look, to be  launched on January 7 2010. Sporting the new logo and insignia, issue #417 of DWM marks an important milestone in the countdown to the new series...

November 15th 2009.  Press Gang alumni Lucy Benjamin (Julie Craig) is a contestant in the new series of  I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!  We imagine Colin would be delighted, but Lynda might not be so impressed....

November 2nd 2009.  Steven Moffat headlined at the Screenwriters Festival in Cheltenham, reported by Digital Spy.

October 6th 2009.  The BBC reveals the new logo for the 2010 series. [BBC]

September 19th 2009.  A poll in Issue 413 of Doctor Who Magazine places all four stories penned by Steven Moffat in the Top 25 of TV stories, with Blink placed at number #2, beating long-time fan-favourite Genesis of the Daleks, and bested only by The Caves of Androzani. Time Crash topped the extras chart, with The Curse of Fatal Death placed at #4.

September 9th 2009.  The BBC has confirmed that Richard Curtis will script a forthcoming episode of Doctor Who. [BBC]

July 20th 2009.  The first pictures of the Eleventh Doctor and his new companion Amy Pond have been posted on the BBC's Doctor Who website, as filming for Series 5 (11.1) begins in Cardiff. [BBC, BBC, The Mail, The Sun]

July 17th 2009.  Tabloid gossip suggests that the Eleventh Doctor's companion will be called Amy... [mirror.co.uk]

July 16th 2009.   The BBC have confirmed the commission of a 3x90 minute series of Sherlock, to be made by Hartswood Films for BBC1, and due to transmit in Summer 2010.  A pilot episode, entitled A Study in Pink, was filmed earlier this year, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr Watson, and Rupert Graves as Lestrade. The series is created and co-written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. [Broadcast] [BBC Press Office]

May 30th 2009.  Karen Gillan has been confirmed as the Doctors new assistant, joining Matt Smith in the TARDIS in 2010. The name of her character has yet to be announced.  Moff describes Karen as “funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy. Or Scottish, which is the quick way of saying it. [BBC, BBC, Broadcast]

May 23rd 2009.  Last night marked the end of filming for the last of the 2009 Specials featuring David Tennant as the Doctor, with a wrap party for the outgoing production team in Cardiff. Coyly downplaying the occasion, The Moff was giving nothing away when asked how he felt as the show entered a new era: I've been doing the job for ages now!” [view RTDs farewell to the TARDIS]

May 14th 2009.  Issue 115 of Doctor Who Adventures is a Weeping Angels Special, celebrating their recent Scariest Monster poll win. Creatures from stories written by Steven Moffat dominate the Top Ten, with The Empty Child at #10, the Vashta Nerada at #6, and the Clockwork Robots from The Girl in the Fireplace placed at #4. The magazine features fact files, posters, a mask and Weeping Angel inflatable toy.

April  6th 2009.  The Weeping Angels have been named Scariest Monster in a new Doctor Who Adventures poll, securing 41% of the reader vote, and soundly beating the Daleks into 2nd place.

March  20th 2009.  Here we go again! The Moff has earned his fourth consecutive Hugo Award nomination, this time for The Silence in the Library. Russell T Davies and Joss Whedon are also nominated in the Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form category.

March 12th 2009.  It's a completely unbelievable 10 years today since the  first transmission of The Curse of Fatal Death.  And we are delighted to report that COFD will soon be available to download from iTunes, with all proceeds going to Comic Relief.  We'll keep you posted on that, but in the meantime, please support Red Nose Day 2009 and make a donation.

March 2nd 2009.  Red Nose Day 2009 is less than two weeks away.  If you have ever laughed at anything that Steven Moffat has written (and you know you have...) then please consider rewarding the Giggle Loop and make a donation. Otherwise we'll be sending the clown round to sort you out...  [MoffJongg for Comic Relief]

February 2nd 2009.  You can see the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, in Moses Jones, currently transmitting on BBC2. Episode 1 also features Lee Ross, who is definitely not playing Nice Kenny.

January 16th 2009. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESS GANG!  SM.net is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the transmission of the first episode of Press Gang on CITV. Keep checking back for exclusive new content and features (only slightly delayed due to a certain Mr Mathews absconding with our passwords and petty cash and muttering something unintelligible about crunchy credits...)

January 3rd 2009. The BBC have officially confirmed the casting of the Eleventh Doctor. The man who will be at the heart of Steven Moffat's vision for Doctor Who is Matt Smith [IMDB, BBC, BBC], whose credits The Sally Lockhart Mysteries, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Party Animals, The Street, and the forthcoming BBC drama Moses Jones. SM.net congratulates  Matt on his new role, and eagerly anticipates The Moff putting words in his mouth in 2010. [BBC]

December 21st 2008. The BBC have released more details of Sherlock: A Study in Pink, the 60 minute pilot to be made by Hartswood Films for BBC1,  written by Steven Moffat and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Rupert Graves. You can find more information on the Press Office website.

December 8th 2008. It is with great sadness that we report the death of Bob Spiers.  With a career spanning more than three decades, Bob Spiers directed some of the finest comedy performances from the last 30 years, and he had a key role in the realisation of much of Steven Moffat's early TV work, including 23 episodes of Press Gang, Murder Most Horrid: Overkill, and the entire run of Joking Apart. [BBC]

November 18th 2008, this site is celebrating its second birthday with a complete overhaul. Look out for more content going live in the coming weeks, prior to our 20th birthday celebrations for Press Gang, beginning in January 2009.

 We'd also like to take this opportunity to wish a certain person a Happy Birthday...

November 17th 2008, and we are delighted to be able to finally announce the release on Chalk Series 1 on DVD by our friends at Replay. This long-overlooked and under-rated school farce stars David Bamber and Nicola Walker, and, thanks to the dogged persistence of Craig Robins,  is due for release in the UK on December 15th. Pre-order your copy from the Replay website now!

October 20th 2008. River Song and space-suited Vashta Nerada figures will be available from Character Options from mid November.

May 20th 2008.  Just in case anyone missed the memo... Steven Moffat will be Lead Writer and Executive Producer of the Fifth Series of Doctor Who, coming to BBC1 in Spring 2010.

 
 
 
 

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