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Old 29-02-2016, 20:51
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http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...-new-companion

A rumour yes, but from the Radio Times so a more reliable source than most
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Old 01-03-2016, 04:05
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Great choice
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Old 01-03-2016, 08:30
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I don't watch Eastenders so I don't know her, but it sounds like a good casting choice and (I think) important to bring in someone with their own fans and some audience familiarity.
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Old 01-03-2016, 08:34
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These rumours being reported elsewhere?
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Old 01-03-2016, 08:35
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Very, very good actress and a clever choice although I was kind of hoping we'd get someone more working class as Capaldi has suggested.
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Old 01-03-2016, 09:51
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She's a great choice.

Would she be working alongside Capaldi or someone new?
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Old 01-03-2016, 10:33
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"Could be in the frame"

"According to a source"

No proof whatsoever and the media will be full of this sort of speculative nonsense until the official announcement.
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Old 01-03-2016, 10:42
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I did the male crush survey on the page. It turns out it's Tom Hiddleston!
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Old 01-03-2016, 11:03
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Could be good she was great in Eastenders last year when Shabnams little boy Zair was still born.

If her character came from the future or past maybe even a different planet it would also be something new and different for the show.
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Old 01-03-2016, 11:09
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Could be good she was great in Eastenders last year when Shabnams little boy Zair was still born.

If her character came from the future or past maybe even a different planet it would also be something new and different for the show.
I think the past might be a good thing. For me one of the reasons people aren't watching the show is because it's become too out-there. With Rose there was this enormous hook for people who generally wouldn't watch the show and I think the balance was pretty good. Year in, year out, we've moved further and further away from that hook and good as Karen Gillan and Jenna Coleman have been, through no fault of their own the characters haven't had that hook of interest for the general public. It would be a mistake to move even further away from that. All IMHO of course.
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Old 01-03-2016, 12:00
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"Could be in the frame"

"According to a source"

No proof whatsoever and the media will be full of this sort of speculative nonsense until the official announcement.
Completely agree. A total non story.

I stopped reading when I saw "with the hunt still on" and "with auditions poised to begin". If they seriously believe that the companion hasn't already been cast then that proves they have absolutely no insiders sources or information whatsoever.
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Old 01-03-2016, 13:51
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I'd love it if it was her because she's a genuinely brilliant actress and we'd be lucky to have her but it could just be Radio Times throwing out a name for click bait.

I do think we're not too far off the new companion being announced though.
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Old 01-03-2016, 13:51
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Oh FGS I hope not, no more twee girls!! lets have a bloke!
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Old 01-03-2016, 15:14
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I thought she'd be involved with the show somehow the moment she left Eastenders, an exit that seems pretty permanent at the moment.

She'd be a great choice!
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Old 01-03-2016, 15:46
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Oh FGS I hope not, no more twee girls!! lets have a bloke!
Or a non 'twee' girl perhaps? Or were you implying that all 'girls' are 'twee'?

Are you seriously expecting a 'bloke'? It's not going to happen. One of the vast improvements in fantasy fiction the last 20 years is the improved representation of women. This is why there is now a huge female audience for fantasy: more female characters and better female characters. Is a prominent show like Doctor who really going to regress a quarter of a century and become a 'boy's club'?

Try and bring your sensibilities into the 21st Century. It's a lot of fun.
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Old 01-03-2016, 15:54
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Completely agree. A total non story.

I stopped reading when I saw "with the hunt still on" and "with auditions poised to begin". If they seriously believe that the companion hasn't already been cast then that proves they have absolutely no insiders sources or information whatsoever.
Precisely,

"Doctor Who series ten will begin filming in May"

Not only has the new companion probably already been cast but she (or he) is probably well into rehearsals for Season/Series 10
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Old 01-03-2016, 18:05
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The actress has recently followed on Twitter several of DW's directors and DW magazine.
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Old 01-03-2016, 18:35
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I want there to be a male companion introduced alongside female BUT not their boyfriend or anything like that, as someone else maybe from another planet
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Old 01-03-2016, 18:50
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If they wanted to have a male and female companion, they could always go for siblings. No romance, still representation
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Old 01-03-2016, 19:02
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If they wanted to have a male and female companion, they could always go for siblings. No romance, still representation
Or maybe something like Jamie and Victoria who were almost like brother and sister
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Old 02-03-2016, 03:54
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RT is continuing to RT the DW companion articles...I think we found our winner.
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Old 02-03-2016, 06:53
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RT is continuing to RT the DW companion articles...I think we found our winner.
Hopefully it's true, it is a good choice.
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Old 02-03-2016, 17:53
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I hope this is true. She's a very good actress. Would be a great choice imo.
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Old 02-03-2016, 18:36
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Somebody tweeted they saw her in Cardiff, we will see
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Old 02-03-2016, 18:46
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Somebody tweeted they saw her in Cardiff, we will see
With BBCWW publicity bods gathered at Roath Lock - all seemingly taking selfies in the TARDIS set.
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