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* Early [[July (production)|July]] - The week between the cliffhanger ending of ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' and the broadcast of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' was marked by some of the most intense media attention ''Doctor Who'' has ever seen, especially given the uncertainty over whether [[David Tennant]] would remain with the series.<ref>http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEVEAlkuypAzYebbR</ref> | * Early [[July (production)|July]] - The week between the cliffhanger ending of ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and the broadcast of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' was marked by some of the most intense media attention ''Doctor Who'' has ever seen, especially given the uncertainty over whether [[David Tennant]] would remain with the series.<ref>http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkEVEAlkuypAzYebbR</ref> | ||
*[[7 July (production)|7 July]] - ''The Daily Mail'' reported that more than 2,500 people actually attempted to phone the Doctor's phone number as shown in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', in hopes of hearing a special recorded message, but the number was in fact non-functional.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1032510/Dial-doctor-2-500-Dr-Who-fans-try-ring-Time-Lords-mobile.html</ref> | *[[7 July (production)|7 July]] - ''The Daily Mail'' reported that more than 2,500 people actually attempted to phone the Doctor's phone number as shown in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', in hopes of hearing a special recorded message, but the number was in fact non-functional.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1032510/Dial-doctor-2-500-Dr-Who-fans-try-ring-Time-Lords-mobile.html</ref> | ||
*[[11 July (production)|11 July]] - The ''Telegraph'' reported on rumours of David Tennant stepping down from the role of the Doctor, with [[David Morrissey]], [[John Simm]], and [[Robert Carlyle]] cited as the book-maker's favourites to replace him, despite Morrissey scheduled to guest star in the 2008 Christmas special and Simm having already played [[the Master]] in Season 3. [[Julie Gardner]] confirmed in the article that Tennant had made his decision as to whether he would stay on for the [[2010]] season, but she confirmed he would appear in all of the special episodes scheduled for [[2009]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/07/11/nosplit/bvtvwho11.xml</ref> Despite this, wildcat Internet rumours persisted that Morrissey would replace Tennant as early as the 2008 Christmas special, while some UK media reported Tennant had signed an agreement to stay with the series through Series 5 in 2010. | *[[11 July (production)|11 July]] - The ''Telegraph'' reported on rumours of David Tennant stepping down from the role of the Doctor, with [[David Morrissey]], [[John Simm]], and [[Robert Carlyle]] cited as the book-maker's favourites to replace him, despite Morrissey scheduled to guest star in the 2008 Christmas special and Simm having already played [[the Master]] in Season 3. [[Julie Gardner]] confirmed in the article that Tennant had made his decision as to whether he would stay on for the [[2010]] season, but she confirmed he would appear in all of the special episodes scheduled for [[2009]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/07/11/nosplit/bvtvwho11.xml</ref> Despite this, wildcat Internet rumours persisted that Morrissey would replace Tennant as early as the 2008 Christmas special, while some UK media reported Tennant had signed an agreement to stay with the series through Series 5 in 2010. | ||