Pop links: More Phantom on TV; New Doctor Who goes on tour

A TV series based on Lee Falk's "The Phantom" is set to air on Syfy on the heels of a mini-series on the network. It begins in June.



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New Doctor Who actor Matt Smith is touring the UK in the run-up to the show's new season, which begins over there on Easter.

The tour will target hard-to-reach communities relatively underserved by the BBC.

The locations are Belfast, Inverness, Sunderland, Salford and Northampton.

The first stop is Belfast on 29 March, with the tour winding up in Salford on 31 March.