Where: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
When: 7.30pm. Monday December 8th 2008
How long: Two hours with a 20-minute interval following the warm-up
How much: £20 I think

Well, the public have demanded it and only two weeks after the run finished, I'm reviewing Rob Brydon's stand-up act at the Wales Millennium Centre - Jerry Sadowicz tomorrow for those who voted for that review.

I'm a responsive blogger, me.

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Doctor Who

• More Torchwood series three details
• It's not that big, says DT

Film

• New Judge Dredd film greenlit
• Feature version of Arcana's Paradox to be me made
• Details of the Forbidden Planet trilogy

British TV

• Yes! There will be a third series of Gavin & Stacey, with pay rises all round
• Survivors gets a second series
• Picture of Derren Brown in Crooked House

US TV

• Another Lost season five promo
• More info about the BBC/Comedy Central co-prod Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire
• Surely not! 16 new reality TV shows for MTV
• Fox producing Bitches - four female friends in New York who are werewolves
• A clip from Dollhouse
• Billy Zane to replace Timothy Olyphant on Samantha Who?
• Maria Bello to develop and star in a series for HBO

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Enjoy (subject, probably, to the usual provisos about not being able to enjoy in the US).

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Doctor Who

• No. Not Matthew Horne. A woman. Or even an 'ethnic doctor' (instead of an 'ethnic actor' presumably). Oh the shock. I think I'm going to have a touch of the vapours
• Although Dervla Kirwan (who'd know of course) reckons there's a shortlist of six actors for the part including Martin Clunes

Film

• Barry Sonnenfeld to direct The How-To Guide For Saving The World
• Tr2n to be shot entirely in 3D
• Anna Friel to star in The Wedding
• Which goodies (and baddies) are going to be in Iron Man 2 (allegedly)
• Bourne 4 filming to begin in summer
• UA to adapt Conjure Wife

Theatre

• Lucy Davies is the new producer of the National Theatre of Wales

British TV

• Sky makes advances in 3D television
• James Corden's new show censored?
• Gavin and Stacey Christmas photos

US TV

• Trailer for future Smallville episodes
• Watch The Flight of the Conchords season two premiere [US only, because only the US counts of course. Screw New Zealand who'd have no interest]
• 24's James Badge Dale to star in AMC's new political thriller
• ABC greenlights An American Family
• HBO greenlights Hung. What a surprise
• Life on Mars, 24 and Dollhouse production budgets being cut

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Just to mix it up a bit with Today's Joanna Page, here's a picture (or two) from her visit to the iTunes music festival, where she managed to avoid falling asleep while being interviewed by Peaches Geldof - although Peaches clearly wishes she'd taken her Ritalin before having to do an actual, you know, like job for a change.

Here's JP miming a spinning class from when she joined a gym.

You can watch the full interview below on YouTube. Try not to throw a brick at your monitor whenever Peaches is on-screen.

You know, I will get round to a proper look at Miss Julie and This Year's Love, one day. I'm not just stalling for time, honest.

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Doctor Who

• David Morrissey talks about the Christmas special [video, spoilers]

Film

• Rutger Hauer to star in Dutch film for first time in 29 years
• Justin Chadwick to write and direct The Tenderness of Wolves
• Keanu Reeves to star in YA 47 Ronin adaptation
• Next Bourne movie to be based on non-Bourne Ludlum novel?

British TV

• Ruth Jones and Bob Hoskins to join The Street
• Steve Coogan doing a time travel TV series for the Beeb
• Graham Norton to replace Terry Wogan on Eurovision
  
• Peter Salmon appointed director of BBC North
• Episode colourised for Dad's Army night
• A clip from the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
• C4 and ITV may get free use of the iPlayer

US TV

• Four more join Matthew Perry's The End of Steve
• Royal Pains near to series order
• Sonya Walger to be female lead of increasingly English Flash Forward
• Martian Manhunter spin-off from Smallville planned?
• ABC commits to pilot based on DC's Fables
• Showtime developing sci-fi series about synthetic organs
• NBC axing 500 staff
• Dead Like Me returning as direct-to-DVD movie

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Trailers from BBC1 for its Christmas season have arrived on YouTube. Here's the drama one, with lots and lots of clips from Doctor Who and the Jonathan Creek Christmas special, among other things.

And here's the comedy one, featuring, among other things, clips from Gavin & Stacey, The Royle Family and that Blackadder documentary.

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Today's Joanna Page comes from the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, with Stacey out lingerie shopping with Smithy. Nuff said.

Not the best picture of our Joanna ever, but it's interesting to note that Stacey has what looks like a name badge. Is that a job then?

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Film

• Twilight sequel green lit

Awards

• Results of the International Emmys

British TV

• Bonekickers cancelled
• Richard Klein to become controller of BBC4
• Steve Jones to take a break from Sky 1
• 6.5m watch Survivors
• What's occurring in the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
• Too little TV made in the regions
• ITV working on a new dance show
• Rowan Atkinson to talk about Blackadder for documentary

Theatre

• Francesca Annis to star in Time and the Conways at the NT
• Jeremy Irons returning to Broadway after 25 years

US TV

• 24: Redemption gets reasonable ratings
• Casting on pilots Lost & Found and In the Motherhood
• New CW series being developed by Ashton Kutcher

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© Scott Matthewman

Today's Joanna Page comes from THE BEST AND LUCKIEST MAN IN THE UNIVERSE, Scott Matthewman, who recently interviewed JP for The Stage. He took lots of lovely pictures of our Joanna and was generous enough to offer this one to the blog. It's his so don't nick it, anyone.

As you might have noticed, she's in full costume as Cinderella to publicise her panto role this year. Notably:

1. She's going to have to sing. With Gareth Gates. Not at all nerve-wracking then
2. Her hubby's playing Dandini

Joannaphiles can consult the blog's looks at Mine All Mine and Bye, Bye Harry for previous instances of these phenomena.

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