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Series 5 Filming Begins!
Here is our first look at 11th Doctor Who Matt Smith, in costume, and new companion. Smith is looking natty and very autumnal with what looks to be a maroon velvet bow tie and a brown checked jacket; Monkey can see him as a country vet on All Creatures Great and Small. Precious little is known about the new companion, played by Scottish actor Karen Gillan, but we have just learned that her name is Amy Pond. Filming has just started in Cardiff but we won't see the Doctor and Amy in action until spring 2010. Steven Moffat, who wrote much-lauded Doctor Who episodes including The Empty Child and Blink, is the new lead writer and executive producer. He has revealed that he had wanted the job since he was seven. Nothing from the BBC Doctor Who publicity machine about the rumours of a navy blue and white renovation of the Tardis console room, though.
It has also been announced Alex Kingston, pictured right, will be returning for the first episode. Alex who appeared as River Song in Silence of the Library/Forest of the Dead last year, no news on if this will be the same character she will be playing, or a new one. More information when we get it