The BBC have confirmed today that Billie Piper is going to return to Doctor Who as Rose Tyler in series 4 of Doctor Who (that is, series 4 of the new Doctor Who).  She will appear in 3 episodes, which means that alongside Donna (Catherine Tate) and Martha (Freema Agyeman), the Doctor will have three companions for his next set of adventures.

The new series is set to be aired in  March and will last for 13 episodes.  This will be the last full series until 2010, although 3 “special”episodes will be broadcast in 2009.  With the second series of the equally fantastic Torchwood due to start early next year, also with 13 episodes, makes me wonder if they’re planning to run the two series back-to-back, or even simultaneously, with storylines crossing over from one series to another.  My only concern is that after June 2008 (which, if my calculations are correct, is when S4 of Doctor Who is due to finish) will we have to wait until Christmas that year (at the earliest) until we get our next fix?

Until then we have the Christmas episode to keep our Gallifreyan appetites fulfilled.  Starring pop-pixie Kylie Minogue and featuring The Titanic, the storyline appears on the surface to be pleasingly different from the previous two years (i.e. no more evil Santas please!)

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