Astrid Peth "a full return to the limelight", Minogue's appearance was not universally praised. Gareth McLean, a TV writer for "The Guardian", described Minogue as "not that good...she's blank and insipid". McLean wrote: "There's no chemistry between Astrid and the Doctor, she delivers her lines with a real lack of conviction and thus we never really believe in Astrid as a character. Where Catherine Tate's Donna in last year's special was overbearing, Kylie Minogue's Astrid is hardly there at all. It does make you wonder why casting Kylie was regarded as a coup. She's a pop star – of course she's going
The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who) orchestra performing many of the music themes from Doctor Who, including the Dalek music and Rose's theme. The clip was leaked online shortly after the event and the concert and clip were shown earlier before the episode officially aired on Christmas Day on a "Doctor Who Confidential" special at 1:00 p.m. Sarah Parish has co-starred with David Tennant in two other BBC One dramas: "Blackpool" (2004) and "Recovery" (2007). Catherine Tate co-starred with Tennant in a sketch for Comic Relief (2007) which made several "Doctor Who" references. Catherine Tate returned in series 4, reprising her role as Donna Noble as