Bernard Cribbins has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

The actor, who has appeared in the revived series of Doctor Who as Donna Noble’s grandfather, Wilfred Mott (Voyage of the Damned, Series 4 and The End of Time), has received it for his services to drama.

He is also known for his roles in Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., Fawlty Towers and The Railway Children.

He has commented: “You can’t go through life expecting to get prizes. You just get on with things, which is how it should be.”

The Mirror has a new interview with Billie Piper, in which she comments on the impact Doctor Who’s had on her career and notes that it’s now “totally the end” for Rose.

“It’s totally the end of Doctor Who for me,” she admitted. “I can’t imagine anything would bring me back, and they’re done with Rose. They’ve got this great new set up with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan and it works brilliantly. So there’s no way in the world it will happen again for me. Well, not for the foreseeable future.”

Billie was last seen in Doctor Who in David Tennant’s last episode, The End of Time, Part Two, and has previously said that the “ship has sailed” on her time in the show.

Life of Wylie has a new interview with John Simm, in which he admits that he would love to return to Doctor Who for the opportunity to “have a go” at Matt Smith’s Doctor.

The actor, acclaimed for his portrayal of the Master, has said that he would “seriously consider” reprising the role if he were to be asked. “Steven Moffat is a brilliant writer and it would be nice to see what he does with the Master,” he said. “They can do whatever they want. You’re at their mercy. But I’d seriously consider it if they asked me.”

He admitted: “I’d love to have a go at Matt Smith because I think he’s really great.”

He echoed the comments on The One Show yesterday, saying “it was such fun to do”.

John Simm has revealed that he would “certaining consider” returning to Doctor Who if the opportunity were to arise.

The actor – who appeared as the Master in Series 3 and The End of Time – briefly mentioned a potential comeback during an appearance on The One Show earlier tonight. “I would certainly consider it,” he admitted. “There seems to have been a lot of talking about it recently, but I haven’t spoken to anyone about it. I would definitely consider it though. It was such fun to do.”

Would you like to see more of the Master, or has this renegade Time Lord has his day?

John Simm has expressed an interest in returning to Doctor Who in the future, Steven Moffat has revealed!

The showrunner has admitted that he was once pulled aside by the actor, who suggested that he wouldn’t say no to a comeback. “After his last appearance he’d been saying, ‘I think now that David’s left as the Doctor, I would have to leave the Master,” Moffat said at the Series 6 premiere screening in New York. “He later pulled me aside and said, ‘I didn’t mean that! Look at me, I’m fit, I’m okay!’”

Simm first appeared as the renegade Time Lord in the Series 3 episode, Utopia, and he later reprised the role for the Tenth Doctor’s final story, The End of Time. He has previously said that his memories from filming are ones he’ll “cherish forever”.

Would you like to see the Master return in the future? Air your views in the comments!

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Over the past few days, BBC One have been airing repeats of David Tennant’s final episodes as the Tenth Doctor.

Firstly, the 2008 Christmas special, The Next Doctor, was shown on Thursday 30th December, with 1.3million (12%) tuning in to relive the Cybermen stalking the snow of Victorian London. Next up was the 2009 Easter special, Planet of the Dead, which aired on New Year’s Eve to 1.3million (12.5%), while The End of Time, Part One interested 1.4million viewers (9.8%) on New Year’s Day.

Meanwhile, 1.2million watched The End of Time, Part Two yesterday, a 10.6% share.

Please join us as we send out birthday wishes to Bernard Cribbins, who turns 82 today!

Although the actor appeared as Tom Campbell in the 1966 Doctor Who movie Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., he is now best known through time and space as Donna Noble’s grandad Wilfred Mott, first seen in Voyage of the Damned and last seen in The End of Time, Part Two. Wherever Wilf is (probably on the hill!), we hope he’s doing well, and, as for Bernard, we hope he has a wonderful day!

Feel free to leave your own birthday messages for Bernard in the comments section!

Watch have confirmed that they will be kicking off 2011 in style as they have renamed New Year’s Day as their very own Doctor Who Day!

The channel’s festivities will commence on January 1st at 1:05pm with the first part of Series 4’s epic finale, The Stolen Earth, and the marathon will continue right through the day, culminating at 7:40pm with the 2008 Christmas special, The Next Doctor! We’ve put together a full schedule for the day below – will you be tuning in?

Watch’s ‘Doctor Who Day’ (New Year’s Day)
Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth - Watch, 1:05pm
Doctor Who: Journey’s End – Watch, 2:10pm
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion – Watch, 3:00pm
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride - Watch, 4:50pm
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned – Watch, 6:10pm
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor – Watch, 7:40pm

Also on New Year’s Day, BBC One will be showing a repeat of The End of Time, Part One at 12.40pm. Part Two of the Tenth Doctor’s regeneration story will be shown on BBC One on January 2nd at 12:10pm. See in the New Year with our favourite Time Lord!

Following yesterday’s announcement that the 2009/10 Specials soundtrack won’t be released until October, Silva Screen have today treated us to a short but sweet preview of one of its tracks – Vale Decem!

We know none of you will need reminding, but the heartbreaking track accompanied the Tenth Doctor’s final moments at the end of The End of Time, Part Two, and is arguably one of Murray Gold’s finest pieces to date. The snippet should whet your appetites for next month’s release!

The Specials soundtrack is released October 4th, and the Series 5 CD on November 8th.

The fantastic cover atwork for the forthcoming Series 4 Specials soundtrack was unveiled today.

As we previously reported, the highly-anticipated 2-disc set will be released by Silva Screen Records on September 20th, priced £11.99.

It will feature a selection of Murray Gold’s original scores from The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time parts one and two.

We’ll bring you its full track listing as and when, but you can see its cover below.

Will you be adding it to your collection? Which tracks would you like to see included?