Pond Life - Now Online!

[Si Hunt]

Two Chinball episodes not enough for you this year? FEAR NOT.

Doctor Who fans will get a glimpse of Pond Life in a new mini-series about the Time Lord's sidekicks.

The five short episodes will be shown online ahead of the start of the new BBC series on 1 September and will focus on the characters played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.

Writer Chris Chibnall said: "Pond Life provides us with a lovely opportunity to catch up with Amy and Rory since we saw them at the end of the last series.
"It opens with them at home and gives us an insight into just what happens when the Doctor drops in and out of their lives.

"Travelling with the Doctor is one of the greatest things you can do, but it's fun to spend a few moments looking at the chaos he can also bring."

Pond Life will be shown online over five days from Monday 27 August on the official Doctor Who website and the BBC1 YouTube channel – it will then repeated in an omnibus on the red button on Saturday 1 September.
The actual series returns with the first of five full episodes on the Saturday at 7.20pm on BBC1.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

I'm sure it'll be a nice bit of fun. I'm possibly the only person left in the world not looking forward to seeing the back of the Ponds in five and half weeks time.

[Philipnet]

[sings] Park Pond Life [/sings]

[SiHart]

All the people, so many people...

[Nyder]

Hmmmm shall I watch? Hmmmmmm


That's me pondering :-)

[Dr Judson]

I'm sure it'll be a nice bit of fun. I'm possibly the only person left in the world not looking forward to seeing the back of the Ponds in five and half weeks time.

Yeah I'll be sad to them to go as well. They are definitely my favourite new series companions. That said, I feel it is the right time for a new companion.

[Si Hunt]

They boooooooth die every week
Every week in their.... Pond Life

Si.

[Ian Lethbridge-Stewart]

They boooooooth die every week
Every week in their.... Pond Life

Si.

I will never be able to listen to that song again without laughing!

[Si Hunt]

[Jeff]

Karen and Arthur are singing it in the trailer for it...

I wonder if this is going to be difficult to see over here. A lot of times these things have restrictions on what countries can view them... Maybe BBCAmerica.com will put them up. I think they did have the episode previews from last year.

[Larry]

I'm sure it'll be a nice bit of fun. .

agreed andI dare say there will be a fare few people either watching it and down loading it but personally it's not really my kind of thing.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Part One now online...

Whilst the Ponds enjoy life at home, the Doctor has been having some unplanned adventures...



Or via iplayer on The Pond Life Home Page

[Andrew Curnow]

That was more like Doctor Life than Pond Life!

[Simon R]

I like Rory's new hair.

I did not like the tiresome nakedness although the crumpet was amusing.

[Si Hunt]

Save it Ace, save it.

Si.

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Not very Pondy was it.

[Jeff]

That was more like Doctor Life than Pond Life!

My thoughts exactly. I have to admit also, I was hoping they would be a bit longer.. maybe 2 or 3 minutes so it would add up to a 10-15 minute piece when stitched together.

[Nyder]

Are these vignettes linked to the main programme plot or are they self-contained? Don't answer - I'm just thinking aloud :-)

[J.R. Southall]

My thoughts exactly. I have to admit also, I was hoping they would be a bit longer.. maybe 2 or 3 minutes so it would add up to a 10-15 minute piece when stitched together.

According to the website the combined running time is ten minutes...

[SiHart]

I'm underwhelmed.

[duncan]

So am I

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Well I liked it so to the lot of you!

Part 2 will be online at Noon Today

[SiHart]

It'll be on the red button in its entireity on Saturday night from 6.10pm apparently.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Part Two: May - The Doctor picks a bad time to turn up unannounced...

[duncan]

Mildly better than part one but still focuses mainly on the Doctor and not the Ponds