tip, the first female doctor who, a gorgeous picture ofjodie whitaker, the star of broad church, st trinianson't know whojodie whitaker is, i am afraid. is she quirky? that seems to me the key ingredient for a convincing doctor. she is female, which is wonderful, but why are we making a big thing about whether the next one is female oran about whether the next one is female or an ethnic minority? we were just talking about this story out there, eve ryo ne talking about this story out there, everyone seemed talking about this story out there, everyone seemed to know about doctor who, and who they liked best. it is kind of like bond. the conversation about... ok, i knew this was going to happen. we are going to run out of time, and we have left the best story until last. thank you for joining us on the papers. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it is all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. coming up next, it is meet the author. but that's all fr

range of emotion, something jodie has often demonstrated from early appearances in comedies like st triniansll have to forgive me. me brain don't kick in until wednesday when i've been out caning it all weekend. from now on, you don't say nothing in front of pete. to playing a mother whose son has been murdered, in crime drama broadchurch. it's complicated. of course. a show in which she appeared opposite a doctor who companion, arthur darvill.. let us handle the media... and a former doctor in david tennant. casting strong female leads has been a popular strategy with audiences in films like star wars and on tv in shows like game of thrones. do you think all fans will welcome a female doctor? i think most will, i think some won't be sure, but they should remember doctor who is all about change, and this is potentially a really big, really exciting change to the show. with the bbc having committed itself to greater diversity, it will be hoping that today's announcement will not only excite viewers, but will also clearly demonstrate that the time travel show has moved firmly into the 21st cen