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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: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:11PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:11PM (#539976)

    The Tardis is a woman, it's why her navigation system is always broken. So you'll have a woman driver in a female vehicle, she'd better keep the shields up since every landing will be a crash landing.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by maxwell demon on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:22PM (3 children)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:22PM (#540006) Journal

    In the name of gender equality, I demand a male TARDIS for the next season! ;-)

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:27PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:27PM (#540011)

      The Master has the male TARDIS, maybe they could trade.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by aristarchus on Sunday July 16 2017, @09:23PM

      by aristarchus (2645) on Sunday July 16 2017, @09:23PM (#540033) Journal

      I demand a male TARDIS for the next season! ;-)

      But then, it would be smaller on the inside than on the outside, something like a really macho truck. . . If you get my drift.