A former Doctor Who companion has described the casting of relatively-unknown Northampton actor Matt Smith as the Doctor as a “fabulous idea”.
Katy Manning, who starred in the science fiction series with Jon Pertwee in the 1970s, said it had been forgotten that second doctor Patrick Troughton was not well known when he was cast in [...]

ACTRESS Catherine Tate, who played Doctor Who’s companion Donna Noble, said that she had been convinced that she would be the next Time Lord.
Speaking on The Justin Lee Collins Show on ITV, she said that she became suspicious because of persistent attention from the press in the days before Matt Smith was announced as the [...]

I have just heard a whisper that the Tardis is to be redesigned for the beginning of Matt Smith’s reighn as the Timelord.
The Daily Mirror reports that new writer Stephen Moffat wants Matt’s arrival to herald a new digital era of the popular BBC show.
“It will be the most hi-tech, intricate Tardis ever,” said [...]

Well, theres a pretty big pair of (very fashionable I might add) shoes to fill for Matt Smith who has been officially unveiled as the new Doctor for some weeks now.
 ”He’s to young” I hear your cry, “never heard of him!” “Doctor Who?” and so on! but to be honest think back a few years, [...]