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Matt Smith

The 11th Doctor… who’d have thunk it?

Well, now we know. Doctor Who Confidential as promised has revealed the new Doctor, and he is Matt Smith. I could have written out a list of 100 names that I would have liked to have seen and he would not have been on it. Not because I think it is a bad decision but just because I can only recall seeing him in the Ruby in the Smoke before.  It is great that they have chosen someone from way out of left field and he did nothing but impress during the introduction show. Let the debate commence. Too young? Too old? Too quirky? Too hairy? Too much like David Tennant? Not enough like David Tennant? You decide.

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Big news from the National Telly Awards last night when the final confirmation came from the horse’s mouth that David Tennant is absolutely, definitely stepping down as the Doctor after the 2009 Specials. This is news that can hardly be described as a big surprise but it does mean that Series Five in 2010 is going to be a major relaunch of the show. One of the things that makes this the absolute best show in the world is its inherent ability to be able to

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