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Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord to be a Woman

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday July 16 2017, @06:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-the-companion? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The new Dr Who has been announced....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40624288
I'll get the popcorn..

Jodie Whittaker has been announced as Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord - the first woman to get the role.

She was revealed in a trailer that was broadcast on BBC One at the end of the Wimbledon men's singles final.

The Broadchurch star succeeds Peter Capaldi, who took the role in 2013 and leaves in this year's Christmas special.

Whittaker, 35, said it was "more than an honour" to become the Doctor. She will make her debut on the sci-fi show when the Doctor regenerates in the Christmas Day show.

Here are Jodie Wittaker's entries on Wikipedia and IMDb.

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  • (Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:04PM

    by opinionated_science (4031) on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:04PM (#539972)

    to their credit, the writing was sufficiently developed that I stopped expecting the Dr to sign off with "F*ckety bye!"

    Damn, I miss the Malcolm Tucker character...

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