Television roundup

Today saw This Morning cover the costume auction at Bonhams. The Fourth Doctor costume was discussed, where it was clarified that the costume wasn't used in the series itself, but was used by Tom Baker for public appearances like conventions. It was estimated at about 2,000 pounds. A velvet coat worn by Patrick Troughton was also mentioned, and is expected to make 10,000 pounds.

Jon Culshaw appeared on yesterday's This Morning, during which he debated whether to phone up Foreign Secretary Margeret Beckett as "Doctor Who" and try to sell her dimensional stabilisers for her caravan.

Tuesday 27th February saw BBC1's Breakfast discuss whether crying is good for you or not; the insert featuring opinions from the public was also interspersed with clips of Rose crying from Doomsday.

Charlie Brooker briefly mentioned Doctor Who's new 'rival' Primeval on Monday's Screen Wipe, during which he also compared their use of scary moments in domestic settings; he added that he felt it was better drama than Torchwood.

Back to last week, and Thursday's GMTV saw TV columnist Richard Arnold discussing the story about Hugh Grantregretting turning down Doctor Who; Friday's Comedy Connections covered the series Just Good Friends and linked actor John Ringham to his appearance as Tlotoxl in The Aztecs; whilst Billie Piper appeared on The Charlotte Church Show, during which she admitted that her favourite Doctor was David Tennant.

Don't forget that Billie Piper is on our screens again this weekend on Top Gear (Sunday 8:00pm BBC2)