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Disney+ to become Canadian streaming home of Doctor Who in 2023

BBC and Disney have announced that Disney+ will become the exclusive global streaming home for Doctor Who next year. A Disney+ Canada spokesperson confirmed to MobileSyrup that this will include Canada.

The new episodes of the long-running British sci-fi series are set to release on Disney+ and BBC in late 2023. Russell T. Davies, who spearheaded the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, serves as showrunner on the upcoming season.

Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) will play The Fifteenth Doctor in the new season, while fan-favourite David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) will return to play The Fourteenth Doctor in three 2023 holiday specials. Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble alongside Tennant’s Doctor, will also reprise the role for these specials.

BBC is planning all of these premieres next year in celebration of Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary.

All 13 modern seasons of Doctor Who are currently streaming in Canada on Crave.

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New Queen documentary has unseen footage

Legendary British rock band Queen is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year royally. In addition to the re-master and re-issue of their first five studio albums, BBC documentary Queen: Days of Our Lives was produced by comedian and Queen fan Rhys Thomas, and Simon Lupton, and directed by Matt O’Casey.

“We have set out to make the definitive Queen documentary,” said Rhys Thomas. “It’s a funny, honest, inspiring and ultimately tragic account of ‘a certain band called Queen’, as told by the band themselves. We tell the story of four students who met in West London, slogged hard and conquered the world, ultimately changing rock music forever.”

The two one-hour shows, airing May 29 and 30 at 10:00 p.m. on BBC Two, explore the story of Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and Freddie Mercury – looking into the band’s early struggles, arguments, breakups, triumph, tragedy and an enduring legacy – all against a backdrop of Queen’s distinctive melodies and live performances.

Shown for the first time, the producers uncovered Queen’s first-ever TV performance, which had been missing and believed to have been wiped, along with extensive archival footage including interviews with the late legendary frontman Freddie Mercury.

The band will be previewing the documentaries in a rare live radio interview on BBC Radio 2 on May 27. May and Taylor will also attend the 9th anniversary celebration performance of their hit musical We Will Rock You on Tuesday, May 31 at the Dominion Theatre, with May performing with the cast.

 

 

 

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Arcade Fire bonus tracks leaked by BBC

Often when an artist sees one of their songs become the victim of an online leak, they have no idea how the breach occurred.

However, in the case of Arcade Fire, victim of the phenomenon for two of their bonus tracks set to appear on the deluxe edition of The Suburbs, in stores on August 2, one of the most popular radio channels which is responsible.

On Monday (May 23) in England, BBC radio host Zane Lowe conducted an interview with band member Win Butler and played the two songs Speaking in Tongues and Culture War during his show, where they were quickly copied and made available on the Web.

Although the band is accustomed to having total control over the release of its material, Arcade Fire has not yet commented on the leak.

The group will be in Europe this summer, performing in several festivals before returning home to open for U2’s 360 tour closing concert date July 30 in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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Lily Allen To Star on Small Screen

The singer of the hit song Smile will be hosting her own talk show for the BBC.  The audience will be chosen from those who visit a special MySpace page set up for the show.  Allen hopes to show her appreciation for the internet, which helped her to create a name for herself in the early days of her career.

In addition to interviews with celebrities, a segment of the show will feature performances from new artists, which will be chosen by the public.  The audience can then monitor the development of the acts on a special Internet site created for the occaision.

Lily admits that she is pleased to have been offered the chance to create her own project, saying, "I’m so excited. It’s something I intend to have lots of fun with and I have some great ideas."

To visit the special Internet site, click here.