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Published Tuesday, Nov 27 2007, 15:42 GMT | By Neil Wilkes | 6 comments
Have you seen the news? Billie Piper has only gone and signed a deal to return to Doctor Who next year!
The savvy among you will realise that this means the Doc will now have THREE assistants to contend with in series four, with Catherine Tate on board for the full series and Freema Agyeman returning half-way through the run.
But that's not before he finds another companion - albeit a temporary one - in the form of Kylie Minogue:
In this year's Christmas special, the pop princess plays Astrid Peth ('Astrid' is an anagram of 'Tardis', 'peth' is Welsh for 'part'....), a waitress onboard the Titanic. As we saw at the end of series three, the doomed ship actually crashed into the Tardis:
More gossip on the Christmas special in the coming weeks!
To end with today, here's another sneak peek at the Extras Christmas special, with commentary from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant:
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The savvy among you will realise that this means the Doc will now have THREE assistants to contend with in series four, with Catherine Tate on board for the full series and Freema Agyeman returning half-way through the run.
But that's not before he finds another companion - albeit a temporary one - in the form of Kylie Minogue:
In this year's Christmas special, the pop princess plays Astrid Peth ('Astrid' is an anagram of 'Tardis', 'peth' is Welsh for 'part'....), a waitress onboard the Titanic. As we saw at the end of series three, the doomed ship actually crashed into the Tardis:
More gossip on the Christmas special in the coming weeks!
To end with today, here's another sneak peek at the Extras Christmas special, with commentary from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant:
Click the link below to add your comments to this entry. If you have any questions for the column please use the link at the top of the page.
Don't forget to scroll down to read previous editions you may have missed!
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Amy, Newcastle, on December 1st, 2007
I couldn't be more excited for the Doctor Who Christmas special even if I tried!
I couldn't be more excited for the Doctor Who Christmas special even if I tried!
Arwel, Crewe, on November 30th, 2007
I've seen this "'peth' is Welsh for 'part'" thing before, and I only conclude that RTD can't speak Welsh! I'd translate it primarily as "thing", but it has a host of meanings (NOT including "part") which can be seen on the GPC (the Welsh equivalent of the OED) here: http://www.cymru.ac.uk/geiriadur/gpc_pdfs.htm#DANGOSEIRIAU - see the pdf file GPC0018-08.pdf which defines that part of the alphabet!
I've seen this "'peth' is Welsh for 'part'" thing before, and I only conclude that RTD can't speak Welsh! I'd translate it primarily as "thing", but it has a host of meanings (NOT including "part") which can be seen on the GPC (the Welsh equivalent of the OED) here: http://www.cymru.ac.uk/geiriadur/gpc_pdfs.htm#DANGOSEIRIAU - see the pdf file GPC0018-08.pdf which defines that part of the alphabet!
Netizen, Sheffield, on November 30th, 2007
Huuuge spoiler there don't you think?! The die hard fans won't like you doing that!
Huuuge spoiler there don't you think?! The die hard fans won't like you doing that!
Ariel Gay, London, on November 28th, 2007
Kylie is the best thing to happen to Doctor Who in years! Neil, do you think she might sing in this episode?
Kylie is the best thing to happen to Doctor Who in years! Neil, do you think she might sing in this episode?
Paul, Manchester, on November 28th, 2007
Kylie IS the tardis?? Huh? Something tells me I'll have to record this one as I'll be too full of food and wine on Xmas day to watch it properly!
Kylie IS the tardis?? Huh? Something tells me I'll have to record this one as I'll be too full of food and wine on Xmas day to watch it properly!
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shouldn't that be FOUR companions? It was reported on here that John Barrowman said he would appear as Captain Jack sometime during series 4.