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

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 theluggage on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:29PM (3 children)

    by theluggage (1797) on Sunday July 16 2017, @07:29PM (#539981)

    The last one was in the job just a little too long, I think.

    Yeah... the last story did leave a slight impression of being stuffed with ideas from...

    "The Girl who Waited" (assistant trapped for years in accelerated time-stream)/"Asylum of the Daleks" (What do you mean I've been turned into a Dalek/Cyberman?)/"The Time of the Doctor" (last futile stand to protect the cute kids)/"Hell Bent" (dead companion and girlfriend fly off to see the universe)
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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:54PM (2 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:54PM (#540023) Journal

    Not to mention, where is the Doctors daughter???????????

    Flies off aaaaand NEVER seen again. Too many loose ends.

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    --- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
    • (Score: 1) by jb on Monday July 17 2017, @07:58AM

      by jb (338) on Monday July 17 2017, @07:58AM (#540220)

      Not to mention, where is the Doctors daughter???????????
      Flies off aaaaand NEVER seen again. Too many loose ends.

      Well, at some point in time presumably she begets Susan. How long is the gestation period for time lords? For all we know, that alone might keep her busy for millennia...

    • (Score: 2) by theluggage on Tuesday July 18 2017, @09:52PM

      by theluggage (1797) on Tuesday July 18 2017, @09:52PM (#541187)

      Not to mention, where is the Doctors daughter???????????

      Apparently, about to crop up in some audio dramas [radiotimes.com]...