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Saturday 16th April 2005

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Assign Country Assign Channel	David Tennant Is The Tenth Doctor Who! (posted 16th Apr 2005, 2:55am - TWIDW post #0299)
Assign Country Assign Channel	16 days and a few hours after the BBC announced that Christopher Eccleston was departing the role of the Doctor, they have announced David Tennant as the new Doctor. David Tennant will assume the role for series 2 (it is unclear which actor will be the Doctor in the Christmas special).
Assign Country Assign Channel	The news should eventually be on the BBC Doctor Who website yet http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho . Right now Outpost Gallifrey http://www.gallifreyone.com has a picture of Tennant, the news, and a good biography on the actor. Here is the official BBC press release on the news:
Assign Country Assign Channel	http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/04_april/ 16/tennant.shtml
Assign Country Assign Channel	David Tennant is confirmed as the tenth Doctor Who, it was announced today by Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, following the recommissioning of the second series.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Tennant, whose recent credits include BBC THREE's critically- acclaimed drama series Casanova, BBC ONE's Blackpool and He Knew He Was Right, will star alongside Billie Piper who returns as Rose Tyler.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Julie Gardner, BBC Head of Drama, Wales says: "Christopher Eccleston has given an exceptional performance as the ninth Doctor.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"David Tennant is a great actor who will build on the excellent work already done by Christopher in establishing Doctor Who for a new generation."
Assign Country Assign Channel	David Tennant says: "I am delighted, excited and honoured to be the tenth Doctor!
Assign Country Assign Channel	"I grew up loving Doctor Who and it has been a lifelong dream to get my very own TARDIS.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"Russell T Davies is one of the best writers television has ever had, and I'm chuffed to bits to get the opportunity to work with him again.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"I'm also really looking forward to working with Billie Piper who is so great as Rose.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"Taking over from Chris is a daunting prospect; he has done a fantastic job of reinventing the Doctor for a new generation and is a very tough act to follow."
Assign Country Assign Channel	Executive producer/writer Russell T Davies adds: "Christopher Eccelston's wonderful Doctor has reinvented the role, so that it now appeals to the best actors in the land.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"I'm already writing David's first new adventure on board the TARDIS!
Assign Country Assign Channel	"Regeneration is a huge part of the programme's mythology, and I'm delighted that new, young viewers can now have the complete Doctor Who experience, as they witness their hero change his face!"
Assign Country Assign Channel	A new 13-part adventure and Christmas special begins filming in Cardiff in the summer for transmission on BBC ONE.
Assign Country Assign Channel	And here's the BBC news version: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4450285.stm
Assign Country Assign Channel	Tennant to take over the Tardis
Assign Country Assign Channel	The new Doctor Who has been officially named as David Tennant, the star of BBC period drama Casanova. Tennant, 33, will become the 10th Time Lord when filming starts on the new series in Cardiff this summer.
Assign Country Assign Channel	He is taking over from Christopher Eccleston, who announced he was quitting last month after only one series as the Doctor.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Tennant, who will star alongside Billie Piper, said he was "delighted, excited and honoured".
Assign Country Assign Channel	Other actors who had been linked with the time-travelling role included Bill Nighy, Eddie Izzard, Richard E Grant, David Thewlis and Alan Davies.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"I grew up loving Doctor Who and it has been a lifelong dream to get my very own Tardis," said Tennant.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"Taking over from Chris is a daunting prospect - he has done a fantastic job of reinventing the Doctor for a new generation and is a very tough act to follow."
Assign Country Assign Channel	"I'm also really looking forward to working with Billie Piper who is so great as Rose."
Assign Country Assign Channel	He also said he was "chuffed to bits" to be working again with executive producer Russell T Davies, who also wrote Casanova.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Tennant, from Bathgate, West Lothian, has also starred in BBC shows Blackpool and He Knew He Was Right, and the Stephen Fry movie Bright Young Things.
Assign Country Assign Channel	He also voiced a role in the 2003 internet episode of Doctor Who, Scream of the Shalka.
Assign Country Assign Channel	'Great actor'
Assign Country Assign Channel	Davies said he had already started writing Tennant's first adventure on board the Tardis.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"Regeneration is a huge part of the programme's mythology, and I'm delighted that new, young viewers can now have the complete Doctor Who experience, as they witness their hero change his face!"
Assign Country Assign Channel	He said Christopher Eccleston has reinvented the role of Doctor Who so that it appealed to the best actors in the land.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Julie Gardner, BBC Head of Drama, Wales added: "Christopher Eccleston has given an exceptional performance as the ninth Doctor.
Assign Country Assign Channel	"David Tennant is a great actor who will build on the excellent work already done by Christopher in establishing Doctor Who for a new generation."
Assign Country Assign Channel	A new 13-part adventure and Christmas special will start filming later in 2005.
Assign Country Assign Channel	-------------------------------- So, we have the new Doctor for 2006. And until then, we have the unfolding adventures of the Ninth Doctor and Rose. Congratulations, David Tennant.
Assign Country Assign Channel	Benjamin Elliott This Week In Doctor Who http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho

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