Eccleston and Billie, just what the Doctor ordered.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: March 9, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: MICHAEL HANLON

IT has been nine long years. For Doctor Who fans, their favourite superhero has been away for far too long.

A one-off revival in 1996 starring Paul McGann was a flop and never managed to light the fire that had been so successfully kindled in the 1960s.

Now the Doctor is back. Last night, in Cardiff, the BBC revealed the first episode of a new Doctor Who which will be shown on our screens on Easter Saturday.

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