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First look at new animated Doctor Who

24 August 2009 6:17 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

The First image of the animated Doctor Who as he will appear in new cartoon Dreamland has been released by the BBC.

Then series will premiere as six seven-minute episodes on the BBC Red Button on BBC One and the Doctor Who website.

The 45-minute animation, featuring the David Tennant version of the Time Lord, will be broadcast in its entirety on Cbbc on BBC2 this autumn and also on the BBC HD channel.

Written by Phil Ford (Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures) Dreamland will see the Doctor arrive at infamous alien hotspot Roswell in New Mexico.

During a visit to a local diner he stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.

Joining David Tennant will be Georgia Moffett (who played the Doctor's daughter) in the …

- David Bentley

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BBC Reveals Animated 'Doctor Who'

23 August 2009 10:56 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

The BBC has released the first image from a new animated spin-off of Doctor Who. The image (below) shows the Doctor as he will appear in the new series, which is called Dreamland.

The Doctor will be played by David Tennant and will presumably match Tennant's incarnation of the character in Doctor Who. Tennant's interpretation is the latest to air in the live-action BBC series and has been hugely popular. He has, however, passed on the role to Matt Smith for the next season of Doctor Who.

Alongside Tennant's Doctor in Dreamland will be a new companion, Cassie Rick, played by Georgia Moffett (Doctor Who, Spooks).

Dreamland was written by Phil Ford, who has also penned episodes of the Doctor Who spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. The plot sees the Doctor stumble on a mysterious alien artefact at a diner. This leads him to Roswell and a confrontation with the ruthless Viperox, …

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