Sun in "more poor journalism" shocker

[Brendan Moody]

Since it's bound to be mentioned here anyway, I thought I'd point to this article, in which quotes from a 1999 article in which Steven Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine what he might do with Doctor Who are used as though they'll mean much in 2009. For more context on the article in question, you can look here. I imagine some people will be encouraged by Moffat's "older Doctor" angle (though "40-plus and weird looking" also fits Eccleston, remember), but keep in mind that that was before Tennant's great success and before Moffat had any idea what the filming schedule would be like. When asked about an older Doctor more recently, he said:

It's a practical issue. This is a show that's hard for even the young, super-fit David Tennant to keep up with. It might kill someone over 60."
If the Doctor turned into an old man you would be a bit p***** off. Even William Hartnell [the first doctor] had trouble back then, he was often ill and forgot his lines.
"I think he'll always probably tend to be around 40.