Matt Smith will be the youngest actor playing the role of the Doctor, three years younger than Peter Davison when he signed up to play the fifth Doctor in 1981.
Smith was named as Tennant's replacement in Saturday's edition of Doctor Who Confidential on BBC One.
He said: "I feel proud and honoured to have been given this opportunity to join a team of people that has worked so tirelessly to make the show so thrilling.
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Sun, Jan 4, 2009
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