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Just to get off the topic of Lost for two minutes, here's some great news from the Who Universe.
Twisted and wonderful writer Neil Gaiman - the man behind The Sandman and Good Omens - is going to be penning a Who episode.
But we'll have to wait as it's planned not for the upcoming season but the season after that.
Actress Gina Bellman was born in New Zealand.
The 43-year-old rose to fame in Dennis Potter's drama Blackeyes, and also starred in Coupling, Jekyll and the hit American drama series Leverage, which can be seen on the Bravo channel, which airs Wednesdays at 9pm.
Gina, who has a 10-week-old daughter, divides her time between west London and Portland, Oregon.
They are a talented lot in Tettenhall and also, apparently, a bunch of Whovians. These stunning pieces of snow art of the Tardis and a Dalek were spotted by 10-year-old Victoria Cowie (pictured) and her mum Alison.
While Ginger-gate still rages on in the Doctor Who community, David Tennant's tenure as (not quite) the last of the time lords has been recognised by sci-fi watchers. They have voted him best actor in the inaugural Total Sci-Fi Awards 2009.
Winner David Tennant in his seasonal swansong The End of Time
Sunday Mercury columnist George Tyndale discussed a rather interesting subject at the weekend - is Doctor Who gingerist?
Here's what he had to say. Keep on reading for proof that the Doc isn't anti ginger...
AS if Daleks, Cyber Men and the Empress of Racnoss weren't bad enough, Dr Who's got a new inter-galactic foe - the Ginger Mingers.
More than 140 viewers have complained that the Time Lord has an anti-ginger agenda.
When Matt Smith, the new doc, "regenerated" from David Tennant, he looked at his new hair and said: "Still no ginger."
I fear my fellow Anorak City blogger Paul Cole has been a little bit too harsh on David Tennant's swansong as the good doctor.
While there were plenty of problems with the farewell to DT and the introduction of Matt Smith - it wasn't a car crash.
So, did the earth move for you?
David Tennant's Dr Who swansong was so heavily hyped, it was never going to live up to expectation.
But did any of us expect it to be such a mixed bag?
The whole End Of Time story about the Master transforming the human race into the 'Master Race' in his own image was twaddle.
And the head-shaking special effects were just silly.
Having endured the depressing first half (saved only by the poignant cuppa chat between Tennant and Cribbins) I sat down to second helping on New Year's Day.
And it went from bad to worse.
Read on and weep ...
Be warned, He says "Geronimo!" whenever he gets excited ...
Come back Chris Eccleston...
The time has almost come for David Tennant to bow out. What better way to get you in the mood than to show you those past regenerations of the Doctor!
At the risk of being branded a heretic, be honest - aren't you just a little tired of Tennant?
Yes, he's been the best-ever Dr Who (although Chris Eccleston ran him damn close).
And yes, I'll be tuning in on New Year's Day to watch The End Of Time unfold.
But I could have done without the Wall-to-Wall Davidmas.
He was on QI (where he was quiet but amusing at times).
He was on Never Mind The Buzzcocks (where he was funny).
He was on BBC breakfast (by the numbers).
He was reading CBeebies Christmas stories (missed that one).
He was on the BBC Christmas station ident (genius!)
He was on Catherine Tate's Nan Christmas specials (predictable)
He's on Alan Carr's chat show (not seen that one yet)
He's on three radio shows including Desert Island Discs (what's a radio?)
He was in Hamlet (good but not as breathtaking as the stage production)
And, oh yes, he was in something called Dr Who.
Speaking of the latter, am I the only person to think that it didn't live up to the hype?
I hated the epic voiceover, the golden oldies in the bus and the Exorcist head-spinning.
Thank God for Bernard Cribbins, whose coffee shot chat with the Doctor stole the show!
Get rid of Tennant now. Send him on holiday.
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