Meet The New Companion

Sunday, 24 April 2016 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC has released the first interview with the new Doctor Who companion, Pearl Mackie.

Meet The New Companion: Pearl Mackie

The casting was announced on BBC One, during half time of the FA Cup Semi-Final, with 5.3 million viewers watching at the time.

FILTER: - Pearl Mackie

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On This Day: 18th April

The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web premiered on BBC One in 1964 at 5:31pm BST, watched by 9.40 million viewers.

The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 5 premiered on BBC One in 1970 at 5:14pm BST, watched by 7.10 million viewers.

Revenge of the Slitheen: Part One premiered on SyFy (East Coast Feed) in 2008 at 8:00pm EDT

Voyage of the Damned premiered on SyFy (East Coast Feed) in 2008 at 8:30pm EDT

Birthdays

Jamie Davis is 43 today - credited as Davey in Invasion of the Bane(SJA)

David Tennant is 53 today - 158 credits, including The Doctor in Children in Need Special

Camille Coduri is 59 today - 30 credits, including Jackie Tyler in Rose

Eric Roberts is 68 today - 3 credits, including The Master in The TV Movie

Harold Innocent (died 1993 aged 60) would be 91 today - 2 credits, including Gilbert M. in The Happiness Patrol

Angus Lennie (died 2014 aged 84) would be 94 today - 2 credits, including Storr in The Ice Warriors

Peter Jeffrey (died 1999 aged 70) would be 95 today - 2 credits, including Pilot in The Macra Terror

David Whitaker (died 1980 aged 51) would be 96 today - 19 credits, including Story Editor for An Unearthly Child

Deaths

Alan Wells (died 1993) - credited as Scientist in The Moonbase

James Bate (died 1992 aged 47) - credited as Amyand in Planet of Fire

Francis de Wolff (died 1984 aged 71) - 2 credits, including Agamemnon in The Myth Makers

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