Astrid Peth Who Confidential", Minogue describes Astrid as a "dreamer" and that meeting with the Doctor rekindles Astrid's desire to explore. Later in his book "A Writer's Tale" Davies discussed with co-author Benjamin Cook how he had originally named the character "Peth" in a treatment but it bugged him, he later renamed her to "Astrid" giving the reason that it "...sounds more spacey, more like a futuristing Doctor's companion". Despite Davies stating that the companion in "Voyage of the Damned" was "always going to [be] a one-off...little knowing that it would be Kylie Minogue", he has since stated that he would cast
Astrid Swan A new LP 'Better Than Wages' was released in 2009, seeing a more synth-based pop direction. Astrid Swan Astrid Swan (born Astrid Joutseno, 1982) is a Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album "Poverina" was released May 11, 2005 in Finland (on Delphic Recordings) and May 22, 2007 in the U.S. (on Minty Fresh). Singles from the album were "Poverina" and "Good Girl". She performed an acoustic cover of The Killers "When You Were Young" on KCMP "The Current" in April 2007. Astrid Swan's second album "Spartan Picnic" was released in Finland by Johanna Kustannus in February