The Next Doctor Preview

Last night, an exclusive preview of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special was shown on BBC One as part of the Children in Need telethon. The preview is approximately two minutes and eleven seconds long and will be the pre-titles sequence for the Christmas episode. It can be viewed below and stars David Tennant, David Morrissey and Velile Tshabalala.

The Next Doctor - Children in Need Preview

The official Doctor Who BBC website has just confirmed that a preview to this years Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Next Doctor will be shown as part of this year's Children in Need Telethon. Viewers will be able to see the first two minutes of the Doctor's next adventure starring David Tennant and David Morrissey. To see the special preview then tune into BBC One on the 14th of November from 7pm.

Children in Need Scene Confirmed

The BBC Press Office have revealed information about the upcoming Children in Need night. Despite Russell T Davies claiming that no scene has been filmed for Children in Need, the Press Office states; “Children In Need-themed scenes from Doctor Who”. Previous Children in Need events by the Doctor Who team include the Children in Need scene during 2005, ‘Time Crash’ in 2007 plus a Doctor Who concert in 2006. Recent rumours have been circulating about the return of Seven Doctors for Children in Need. John Barrowman will attend the events and will be performing live. Children in Need this year is on the Fourteenth of November.

The Seven Doctors?

Three British tabloids; The Telegraph, News of the World and the Sunday Mirror are reporting a similar story. Apparently the Doctor Who production team are creating a Children in Need scene featuring seven Doctors. The reports claims that Tom Baker, Peter Davidson, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann and Christopher Eccleston are all set to appear alongside David Tennant.

The actors are getting together for the BBC charity Children in Need in a programme to be broadcast on November 14.

An insider at the BBC said: "It's a pretty ambitious idea and it's still being finalised. Everything is being kept under wraps but Doctor Who fans are in for a big treat."

The first of the 10 actors to take the role was William Hartnell in 1963, followed three years later by Patrick Troughton and then by Jon Pertwee but all three have since died.

The seven survivors include Tom Baker, now best known as the voice of the comedy series Little Britain, who played the role for seven years from 1974.

He was followed by Peter Davidson from 1981 to 1984, whose daughter Georgia Moffett has also featured in the programme and who is now dating the current doctor, David Tennant.

The others are Colin Baker, from 1984 to 1986, Sylvester McCoy who had two stints from 1987 to 1989 and re-appeared in the role in 1996, Paul McGann, who took over the role in 1996 and Christopher Eccleston who reprised the series in 2005.

The BBC has not confirmed this current rumour which means it should be treated as speculation until confirmed officially by the BBC. Russell T Davies did say not so long ago in Doctor Who Magazine that he had no plans for a Doctor Who Children in Need scene.

Children in Need Question

Yesterday on the Chris Moyles show, the all important, once in a life time question was announced. The competition launched by the BBC is to raise money for Children in Need by allowing 100 lucky competition winners and three members of the family the chance of a lifetime, as they will have the chance to tour the sets of Doctor Who and it's spin-offs and see some of the Doctor's deadliest enemies. The single question is as follows;

In the episode 'The Stolen Earth' where in space did the Daleks hide 27 planets?
A. The Horsehead Nebula
B. The Omega Spiral
C. The Medusa Cascade