Presenter
Terry Wogan has reported on his radio show that the next Doctor might be announced in this year's
Children In Need show. Although nothing has appeared officially to confirm this,
Wired suggests that such an announcement would be a good fund-raiser for the event.
David Tennant appeared on BBC's Breakfast on Monday, and during the interview indicated that he wouldn't rule out returning to the show at some point in the future. He also mentioned that Steven Moffat's appointment had almost swayed his decision to leave (something that he and Russell T Davies had agreed upon some months previously). On the inevitable subject of a good female contender for the role, he lightly suggested his former co-star
Billie Piper.
Based on the interview,
Den of Geek speculated on how he might return to the role, whilst the
South Wales Echo concentrated on the Piper connection - also noting that the odds from William Hill on a female Doctor had now been lowered from 20/1 to 12/1 after the interview. Meanwhile, Lucy Mangan of the
Guardian commented on her husband's view of a female in the part and why she thinks it would be a good move for the show. (Other stories related to the Breakfast interview from
BBC News,
Reuters,
Press Association,
Wales Online,
Telegraph,
Daily Mail,
Now,
Melbourne Herald)
Meanwhile, speculation on who would take up the mantle continues apace in the media!
Back in 1999,
DWM ran an article in which well-known fans at the time commented on how they'd like to see the Doctor return. One of those was new head writer
Steven Moffat, in which he suggested an older actor for the role, a "grandfather" figure. In spite of a decade between this and the production of Moffat's series next year, this hasn't stopped
The Sun from revitalising these anecdotes! (Story also taken up by
MyPark Magazine and BBC America's
Anglophenia)
The Mirror reports that ex-EastEnders actor
Tom Ellis is under consideration - Ellis was previously seen in the series as Tom Milligan in
Last Of The Time Lords. (Story also taken up by
RTE and
Now)
Additional news on Tennant leaving and speculation on casting can be found in:
Evening Post,
Wales on Sunday,
io9,
Guardian.
Update: Raising Kids,
Den of Geek.
More articles/references to Tennant leaving and other Who news in the media can be found in the dedicated Media Watch thread in the Doctor Who Forum.
ODDS ON NEW DOCTOR FROM PADDY POWER (3rd Nov 2008)
2/1 David Morrisey
6/1 Paterson Joseph
8/1 James Nesbitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor
10/1 Russell Tovey, John Simm
12/1 Anthony Head
14/1 Robert Carlyle, David Walliams
16/1 Richard E Grant
18/1 Richard Coyle, Aidan Gillen, Alan Davies, Sean Pertwee
20/1 Jason Statham, Harry Lloyd, Nigel Harman, Marc Warren, Jack Davenport
25/1 Julian Walsh, Adrian Lester, Alexander Armstrong
33/1 Julian Rhind-Tutt, Rupert Penry-Jones, James McAvoy
40/1 Bill Nighy, Stephen Fry, Ben Wishaw
50/1 John Barrowman, Ben Miles, David Suchet, Hugh Laurie
66/1 Gary Oldman, Matt Smith, Paul Bettany, Joel Beckett, Christopher Eccleston
80/1 Alex Kingston, Dean Lennox Kelly, Christopher Villiers
100/1 Ricky Gervais
150/1 Hugh Grant, Russell Brand, Vinnie Jones
200/1 Robbie Williams
