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Will giving up Doctor Who be hard?
Yes, admits David Tennant, but at least
he gets to keep his sonic screwdriver…
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Calling
Time on The
Time lord
When David Tennant sits down to watch a bit of telly this
Christmas, he’ll have trouble avoiding himself. Two Doctor
Who Christmas specials, a film of his RSC Hamlet, appearances
on QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a collaboration with his
one-time Doctor Who companion Catherine Tate…“And there’s
other stuff. I think after Christmas I’ll disappear for a while.
People will be sick of the sight of me.”
In one sense, of course, Tennant will be disappearing
after Christmas—the Doctor Who specials are his last
as the Doctor, before he is replaced in the role by Matt
Smith. Tennant’s will be big plimsolls to fill. Since
he took over from Christopher Eccleston in 2005, he
has become the definitive Doctor to many people—
readers of Doctor Who magazine voted him Best
Doctor of all time in 2006, supplanting perennial
favourite Tom Baker.
It means that this year’s Christmas Doctor
by benji wilson
adrian rogerS/BBC
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