Series Three Brief Updates

Stephen Fry appears to have pulled out of his long-anticipated plans to write for the series' third season. In a recent chat hosted by the Douglas Adams Continuum website, Fry was asked about his episode, which had been pushed back to series three due to his schedule. His reply: "Ah, now, unfortunately, I've had to pull out of the Dr Who gig. Lack of time. I just couldn't find three minutes to string together. Barely enough time to go to the lavatory these days, let alone take on new projects. Sorry about that..."

Meanwhile, the official Doctor Who website says that plans are already "well underway" for series three. "At the BBC Worldwide Licensing Showcase event held this week in St Albans, Doctor Who's Executive Producer Julie Gardner gave the assembled delegates a few exciting hints about what's to come. 'We're in pre-production on Doctor Who 3', she said. 'We'll be filming for 34 weeks, beginning with a Christmas special.' Julie then went on to say that the TARDIS will be travelling into the future during the third series: '...and into the past, where we will meet Shakespeare - and why wouldn't you?!'" Filming on Series Three starts in July.