I thought this was pretty cool. It's RTD's opinion about Capaldi.

“Perfect casting, just perfect! I’d kept Peter’s number after we worked together on The Fires of Pompeii and Torchwood. I loved him as an actor, and a writer, and a director, I was actually in awe of him, and so clung to his number, in a slightly stalkerish way. Quite apart from his five million wonderful appearances on screen, I think that the scene in Episode 3 of Torchwood: Children of Earth, where Peter’s character faces the 456 for the first time, is one of the finest performances in anything ever. Seriously. Anything. Ever.”

He adds: “I was as surprised as anyone! I’d heard rumours about Peter in the weeks beforehand, but I’d convinced myself it couldn’t be true, because he’s in The Musketeers. In fact, I was quite sad, cos I thought about him a lot, and realised how good he’d be, and now we’d never get to see him. Damn. So the moment Zoe Ball said his name was actually quite mind-blowing. I still find it difficult, even now to find adjectives big and bold enough to describe how brilliant this is!

“So I texted him on Sunday, saying ‘Oh my God’. And imagine, just imagine how many texts he got that night. But then today, the phone went ping, and there he was. Doctor Who. On my mobile. And a new golden age begins! That’s four golden ages in a row now!”

I think more than one companion is how I prefer it, but in the new run of stories I think they are a bit short to service the characters properly. In the classics we had several parts to a story and more often than not everyone had something to do, but since it returned, whenever there has been a second, namely Mickey and Rory, they just seem to be an afterthought. I wouldn't want that to happen again.

I'm all for it. I think it would be great.


Is there? I haven't heard anything about this.

Any word on filming yet? I'm going to be in wales on the 9th and was hoping I might be able to catch something.

Anything can happen in his regen story. As long as it doesn't continue into other stories then it should be fine.

I really hope we don't get another one of those 'I don't want to go' regenerations. I found that really offputting.

Doesn't matter where or why, I don't think an elite few should get priority. The trailer should have been made accessible to everyone at the same time.

Looks like this is going to be very one sided. I didn't hate Rings but I thought it was a bit of a pointless story. This was way better.

Do locations count? Because it's the same place as the Rattigan Academy from The Sontaran Stratagem.

I think the general story idea is pretty cool, but not as a DW spinoff. Didn't they sort of have that show anyway? With Leslie Sharp and Andrew Lincoln. Can't remember what it was called but it was about a psychic and a professor. About 5 years ago or so.

Brilliant!

I think Clara was great in this. Wasn't it a scene from this that she had to audition with which made Moff convinced she was right for the role?

Better

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It is an odd comment. I think it is meant to be one of those things to cause alarm and get us to sit up and pay some attention/wonder why, but ultimately doesn't mean anything other than being something the writer thinks is cool to say.

I've gone with a five. I loved this story.

Should have been higher!

The story is set in 1974 and the professor is what? 35? 40? And yet he was talking about WWII and sending men to their deaths. Doesn't add up

Clara: Doctor?
The Doctor: How do sharks make babies?
Clara: Carefully.
The Doctor: No. No no no. Happily.
Clara: Sharks don't actually smile. They're just... well they've got lots and lots of teeth. They're quite eaty.
The Doctor: Exactly. The birds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it.

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