Doctor Who (series 1) months of speculation. In the April 2004 issue of "Doctor Who Magazine", Davies announced that Eccleston's Doctor would indeed be the Ninth Doctor, relegating Richard E. Grant's Shalka Doctor to non-official status. Russell T Davies revealed that Eccleston asked for the role in an e-mail. After the announcement that the show would be returning, Davies revealed that the new companion would "probably" be called Rose Tyler in an edition of "Doctor Who Magazine" published in November 2003. This name was confirmed in March 2004, and it was announced at the same time that former pop star Billie Piper was being
Dreamland (Doctor Who) and is married to David Tennant who played the tenth Doctor. She portrayed Tanya Webster in the audio drama "Red Dawn" with Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor, and she narrated the Tenth Doctor audio-book "Snowglobe 7". Lisa Bowerman (Saruba Velak) played the Cheetah Person Karra in the 1989 "Doctor Who" serial "Survival" (the last serial of the classic series to be broadcast). Since 1998, she has also played Bernice Summerfield in the ongoing Big Finish audio drama series and in occasional "Doctor Who" audio stories. Veteran actor David Warner has also appeared in numerous Big Finish audio