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"Doctor Who fans were sent into overdrive earlier tonight (August 4) when Peter Capaldi was revealed to be the star replacing Matt Smith as The Doctor. After weeks of seemingly endless speculation and campaigns for the first ever female Doctor, Doctor Who fans finally discovered the identity of the 12th Doctor in the BBC&amp;#039;s special live broadcast.  Capaldi - star of the BBC&amp;#039;s The Thick of It - will take the reins of the TARDIS from Smith in this year&amp;#039;s festive special, leading into his first full series as The Doctor in 2014. Digital Spy presents a collection of Doctor Who&amp;#039;s former castmembers, writers and celebrity fans as they reacted to the news of Capaldi&amp;#039;s casting. Well, at least they&amp;#039;ve chosen a wonderful actor\u2026 #DrWho \u2014 Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) August 4, 2013  Peter Capaldi! The show is in safe hands. Great choice #newdirection \u2014 Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) August 4, 2013  CAPALDI! Superb choice. Swear I&amp;#039;ve seen him in Pompeii... \u2014 Karen Gillan (@KarenGillan2) August 4, 2013  Thrilling, moving, beyond exciting. Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Peter Capaldi is the PERFECT choice. Welcome, Doctor! \u2014 Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) August 4, 2013  Superb! \u2014 Phil Ford (@philfordesq) August 4, 2013  #DoctorWho I look forward to regenerating from Peter Capaldi. Great choice \u2014 John Prescott (@johnprescott) August 4, 2013  Delighted to hear Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor, very good choice. Another Scot eh? Nice to have a more mature Doctor too. Bring it on!! \u2014 Colin Baker (@SawbonesHex) August 4, 2013  Well.....if it is me.....the bleedin taxi&amp;#039;s late.#who \u2014 David Harewood (@DavidHarewood) August 4, 2013  Well I couldn&amp;#039;t be happier with the choice ! Peter Capaldi takes the baton xxxx \u2014 KatyManning Official (@ManningOfficial) August 4, 2013  Malcolm Tuckers the new Doctor. cant wait to see him tell a Dalek to go and fuck it&amp;#039;s self! \u2014 Jack Whitehall (@jackwhitehall) August 4, 2013  Peter Capaldi good choice and good actor. Also he&amp;#039;s #Scottish. Can&amp;#039;t go wrong:) welcome to the #DoctorWho family :)\u2026 http://t.co/4DWnjeVsJr \u2014 John Barrowman News (@Team_Barrowman) August 4, 2013   Congratulations to Peter Capaldi and to the BBC. Another splendid Doctor! \u2014 John Hurt (@WithJohnHurt) August 4, 2013  Doctor Who - The 12 Doctors:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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