History of Doctor Who the UK in the spring of 2007 and began airing in Canada and the US during the summer of that year. A 2007 Christmas Special "Voyage of the Damned" was broadcast on 25 December 2007 in the UK, featuring Kylie Minogue as a waitress named Astrid. The fourth series aired in the UK in 2008 featuring two companions; Donna Noble, who first appeared in "The Runaway Bride" and Martha Jones, who returned to the series for five episodes of series four. Billie Piper also returned to the show to reprise her original role as Rose Tyler. Following broadcast of the
Astrid Björkman as hospital manager there 1931-36 and at Restad's hospital in Vänersborg 1936-51. Astrid Björkman was Sweden's first female chief physician and hospital manager. In 1945, she was awarded a ‘size 8’ Illis Quorum gold medal. Astrid Björkman Astrid Björkman (9 January 1886 – 20 January 1967) was a Swedish doctor and women's pioneer. She was the daughter of the pharmacist Karl Björkman and Matty Egerström, and the cousin of bridge designer Axel Björkman. Björkman graduated from tertiary school in Stockholm in 1904 and became a Licentiate of Medicine in 1917. She worked as a physician at Uppsala epidemic hospital in