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Peter Capaldi named as new Doctor Who

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Peter Capaldi has been revealed as the actor who will now play Doctor Who.

He will take over the job from Matt Smith who was the previous Doctor.

Capaldi is a 55-year-old actor from Glasgow and is the oldest Doctor since the first, William Hartnell, began it all in 1963.

Peter has appeared in a Doctor Who show before. In 2008 he was a Roman merchant called Caecilius in The Fires of Pompeii.

Peter Capaldi facts

  • At school Peter was the lead singer of a punk rock group called the Dreamboys.
  • Peter was in the running to replace David Tennant as the Doc in 2010 before producers opted for Matt Smith instead.
  • He’s a Doctor Who superfan himself.
  • Peter said: “It’s so wonderful not to keep this secret any longer. Being asked to play the Doctor is an amazing privilege.”

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  1. Well, they have to keep changing doctors for the show to keep going but I hate it when you like the current doctor and then you suddenly have another, craaaazzzyyyy

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