Series 4 (Doctor Who)



Series 4 of Doctor Who, occasionally known as season 30 for clarity between it and season 4, will run in spring 2008.

David Tennant is staying on as the Tenth Doctor. Also, Catherine Tate will reprise her role as Donna Noble who will attempt to track down the Doctor during an alien invasion. They will be joined again by Freema Agyeman, returning as companion Martha Jones for five episodes of the series after a brief spell with Torchwood. Also, Doctor Who Magazine has confirmed one of the episode titles as Planet of the Ood, written by Keith Temple and according to the BBC Doctor Who website are set to meet Agatha Christie and go to Rome on the night before Pompeii is destroyed by Vesuvius.

The BBC have also confirmed that the Sontarans will appear in an episode, and they have also stated that there will be a children in need special.

Series 4 will feature several milestones. It is the Thirtieth broadcast season of Doctor Who, and will feature the 750th broadcast episode (episode 12), the 50th new series episode (episode 7), and the 200th broadcast story of Doctor Who (The eighth story of the season).

Television stories

 * Voyage of the Damned - Christmas Special
 * Planet of the Ood - unknown episode number

Novels

 * Revenge of the Judoon
 * Martha in the Mirror
 * Snowglobe 7
 * The Many Hands