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[Alan]

http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/craig-charl...role-50663.htm
Craig Charles interested...

I still maintain the Doctor shouldn't have a change of ethnicity...but if Craig Charles got the role I'd be happy enough. He's an excellent and very capable actor.

[Blencathra]

I absolutely adore Craig Charles... but to me he will always be Listy... the incomparable inventor of the triple fried egg and chilli chutney sandwich, wearing a London Jets T-shirt complete with curry stains, and having dreadful socks. I just can't see him as the Doctor. Though he would certainly be a change from type!

Edit - I do think that having Arnold Rimmer as a companion would be rather fun.

[Coco Pops]

I still maintain the Doctor shouldn't have a change of ethnicity...but if Craig Charles got the role I'd be happy enough. He's an excellent and very capable actor.

What no non white Doctor? Seriously disagree. I would love it.

[BruTak]

What no non white Doctor? Seriously disagree. I would love it.

Indeed. Two words, my friend - Lenny Henry.

http://youtu.be/60shMyabeMo

[Flyboy]

Indeed. Two words, my friend - Lenny Henry.

http://youtu.be/60shMyabeMo

O_o

[Coco Pops]

Nice picture of female versions of The Doctor



From here, from an interesting article.

http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/why-youre-w...ctor-50442.htm

[Blencathra]

Christmas Special director revealed

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/201...-revealed.html

Director Jamie Payne will be behind the camera for the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special. Payne directed the Series 7 episode Hide. The one hour episode, as of yet untitled (officially anyway), is written by current showrunner Steven Moffat and stars Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in his last outing as the Eleventh Doctor (well, until the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special). It will also, possibly, see the new actor, or actress, to play The Twelfth Doctor. Filming starts in August.

[Coco Pops]

Christmas Special director revealed

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/201...-revealed.html

Director Jamie Payne will be behind the camera for the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special. Payne directed the Series 7 episode Hide. The one hour episode, as of yet untitled (officially anyway), is written by current showrunner Steven Moffat and stars Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in his last outing as the Eleventh Doctor (well, until the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special). It will also, possibly, see the new actor, or actress, to play The Twelfth Doctor. Filming starts in August.

Interesting that they use the term Actor or Actress

[Blencathra]

Here's today's list of potential Doctors, this time courtesy of The Sun

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ord-lucky.html

Julian Rhind-Tutt
Burn Gorman
Emun Elliott
Richard Coyle

OK BBC, I'm getting bored now. Please can you reveal the identity of the next Doctor so I can ponder on his personality and perhaps on what he is going to wear. All this waiting is getting tedious.

[BruTak]

Here's today's list of potential Doctors, this time courtesy of The Sun

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ord-lucky.html

Julian Rhind-Tutt
Burn Gorman
Emun Elliott
Richard Coyle

OK BBC, I'm getting bored now. Please can you reveal the identity of the next Doctor so I can ponder on his personality and perhaps on what he is going to wear. All this waiting is getting tedious.

That could be interesting.

[Alan]

That could be interesting.

I agree! I think he'd be a great choice! I've seen some of his work and it certainly impresses me.

[Blencathra]

Joanna Page: I didn't even audition for Doctor Who 50th anniversary dream role

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-...ary-dream-role

"I've wanted to be in Doctor Who for ages," Joanna Page told RadioTimes.com, speaking about her experiences filming the recent 50th anniversary episode of the long-running sci-fi series. And it turns out the Gavin & Stacey actress didn't even have to audition to land her dream role.

"They just phoned and said, 'Will you be in it?' and I said, 'Oh my god, yes, definitely.'" Although the Welsh actress - who is currently filming ITV's new period drama, Breathless - did admit to being a little nervous turning up on set with not one but two Time Lords played by Matt Smith and David Tennant. "It was so much fun getting to act with the different Doctors but it was quite scary and intimidating at first."

And while we don't currently any details of Joanna's role, we did learn more about her co-star in November's special episode, John Hurt, when he appeared in the recent finale of series 7B alongside the caption "Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor". So what was it like working with the Oscar and Bafta-winning actor?

"He is so much fun. He's got the most amazing stories, he's just fantastic. And you see him on set and he's got that amazing voice and he doesn't do anything - he just starts saying the lines and you're like, 'Oh my god, you are the best actor I've ever seen.'"

So is she struggling to keep details of the famously secretive plot under wraps ? "What's scary is your script arrives and on every single page it says 'Joanna Page' over it so you know that if you leave it on the tube or if you've forwarded it to someone, you are in the s**t. So doing interviews I was like, 'Don't say anything. Make sure you don't reveal anything.'"

[Blencathra]

Tweet from Lizo Mzimba

Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to visit Dr Who set in Cardiff first week of July to celebrate show's 50th anniversary.

[Blencathra]

There might be more to the Lost Episodes rumour

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/...ee-tons-worth/

I'm trying desperately not to get my hopes up about this. If this is a hoax, somebody has put an awful lot of effort into it.

[Coco Pops]

http://io9.com/rumors-of-recovered-d...just-513873730

The lost episodes thing is quite possibly a hoax