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| The '''Eleventh Doctor''' is the name given to the eleventh incarnation of the [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Doctor]].
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| At present, very little is known about him other than that his first confirmed companion is a young female named [[Amy Pond]] <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8158556.stm New Doctor Who costume revealed]</ref> and that he dresses in a tweed jacket, bow tie, rolled up trousers and black boots, and that this incarnation appears to have a more youthful physical appearance than most of his predecessors, save perhaps the [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] or the [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnations]]. The [[Doctor's TARDIS]] appears to have also undergone some cosmetic changes coinciding with his emergence, the full extent of which are as yet unknown (though it is known that the [[First Doctor]]'s St John ambulance badge will be restored to the TARDIS).
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| ==Behind the Scenes==
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| *After months of speculation, [[David Tennant]], the actor cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[2005]], announced in October [[2008]] that he would be leaving the role as of the final gap year special scheduled for broadcast in early [[2010]]. This precipitated several months of intense media speculation as to the identity of the actor to be chosen to play the Eleventh Doctor. English actor [[Matt Smith]] who, at 26, will become the youngest actor to date to play the Doctor (succeeding previous record-holder [[Peter Davison]]), was officially confirmed by the BBC as the new Doctor on [[3rd January]] 2009. Mofatt had attempted to find an older actor to play the role, but he felt that Smith was the right man. <ref>[http://www.kasterborous.com/news.asp?ac=11&id=2686 Kasterborous - Old Young Face] <small>accessed 20th November 2009</small></ref>
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| *As of August [[2009]] it has not yet been confirmed whether Smith will appear as the new Doctor in any of the remaining [[David Tennant]] specials, though it is generally assumed he will take part in a regeneration sequence for the final special ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''), although there is precedent for a regeneration to occur at the start of an episode ([[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'') or even partway though ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 TV movie]]''). While not definitively confirmed, a [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7964105.stm BBC article] on the production team at the Celtic Media Festival seems to indicate the sequence will indeed be included in the final Tennant special.
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| *Smith was seen filming in Cardiff in October, it is thought that he is portraying an old and wise doctor with a young body. However, some leaked dialogue suggests that this younger looking Doctor will have trouble being taken seriously, to the point of his frustration, suggesting a shorter tempered personality much like the [[Sixth Doctor]].
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| *His first companion [[Amy Pond]] will be played by [[Karen Gillan]], who portrayed the [[Soothsayer]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm BBC News Entertainment Doctor Who assistant is revealed]</ref>
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| == Series Logo ==
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| At 8:00, on the 6th October 2009 the BBC& Doctor Who Website revealed the new [[Doctor Who logo|logo]] for the 5th Series of Doctor Who in 2010 - Matt Smith's 'era'.{{fact}}
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| ==Footnotes==
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