More Christmas News

Well, there is a bit more news on The Next Doctor today. There is a debate on the broadcast time of the Christmas special. Apparently, yes, it will still be on at 7pm on the 25th December, but then it is said that it will be on for an hour and a half, until 8:30pm! But Doctor Who Magazine and other places had it as just over one hour. So, what's happening. Then it has also been rumoured that the Doctor Who Prom may air in that time, but this is still unconfirmed. The lady wearing red, with a red umbrella (see last post) seems to be helping the Cybermen in some way. She is called Miss Hartigan, and she named the creatures as we see in the full trailer after David Tennant's leaving interview. So, who is she? We'll have to wait and see... Also, a new picture has been released, and shows both Doctors appearing in the episode, with the tenth Doctor, david Tennant, holding a fob watch! Is this his own? Didn't he give it to Tim Latimer in Series 3? Then is is 'The Other Doctor's'? Lots of questions, and many answers to be revealed on Christmas Day. View this picture below;


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Doctor Simm?

Life on Mars star, John Simm has been interviewed lately, and has hinted that he would like to portray the Doctor in the near future. Please note before any further reading that this is just a rumour! Simm played the Master at the end of the third series of Doctor Who, but it is still unknown whether he will come back in that same role of not. There has been much speculation around over the past weeks on who will play the new Doctor, but the BBC is tight-lipped about anything yet. What he said in the interview was;

Has the Beeb asked him to be Doctor Who?
“I'm the Master. Simple as that. I don't want to be Doctor Who. I might be the Master again... I'm not allowed to say.”
Because the Master died in Series Three, this makes it more open for him to tke the role, because the Doctor could regenerate into anyone. But it is still very unlikely that he will. He wants to be known was the Master. Simply that. If he takes the role of the Doctor, it just wouldn't look right or make any sense. To read this interview, click here.
Other new-Doctor rumours state that Paterson Joseph, now star of the new remake of Survivors (with Freema Agyeman), has said that he might quite like to play the role. This started before the Colin Salmon rumour, and Joseph was the first black Doctor to be speculated. There is no reason now why the Doctor can not be black, and with the developing world we live in, this possibility grows ever more likely. He said “His [the Doctor's] parameters are so vast. I don't see why he can't have more regenerations than the 13 that those who know think a Time Lord can have."
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The Next Torchwood Villain?

Recent rumours have been flying around about the new monster or villain for Torchwood. This should be for next year's series, entitled Children of Earth, and we think that there might be more than one evil being. We're beginning to have suspicions of a character played by Liz May Brice. In recent photos, mostly taken on the set of the explosion of the Torchwood Hub, she is dressed in a militaristic-looking uniform. In the pictures, she is standing over the exploded material, and is thought to be 'hunting down Torchwood'. She looks like she wants to get rid of them, but unfortunately for the team, they've got much worse things on their mind. At first, people thought that she was a new member of the Torchwood team, as she was dressed very similar, and looked important, but now it seems that she has ordered the hub destruction! According to the Sun, she is a 'shady government agent' and is named as 'Johnson'.

In other news, the interview with Russell T. Davies answering your questions was broadcast yesterday live on the BBC News Channel, and if you want to watch it again in full, or because you forgot to watch it, see it here!

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Patrick Stewart In The Specials?

A number of unreliable sources, including the Daily Star, have reported another rumour, this time about Patrick Stewart, apparently set to 'beam across from Star Trek to Doctor Who'! The start of this rumour could be that he is acting alongside David Tennant in the newest version of Hamlet, originally just for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but moving across to London soon, but bear in mind that all performances are already sold out! He is most well known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the starship Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Xavier in the X-Men films. He is highly regarded for his commitment and work at the Royal Shakespeare comepany. Lately, Stewart has said that is he intrested in appearing in Doctor Who, so could this story have some truth behind it? They say that they will bring him in for next year's (2009's) adventures, but could become a recurring character. The BBC have offered Stewart a role as a rival Time Lord called the Meddling Monk, who was orginally seen in the 1960s, but little is known about him. This could be a new way of bringing the Master in again, but something a little different. They say that they really want him to be in it, and if not the 2009 specials they would save the character for the new series in 2010.

An insider close to the Star Trek team said yesterday: “Patrick has been formally approached to star in Doctor Who and is very keen to do it.”

It seems he looks like he wants to do it, but will he? What do you think? You can read the full article from the Daily Star here, but be warned as the site does contain pornographic material.

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