THE THEORY OF THE THREE NINTH DOCTORS - BY KG REDHEAD

There are three different and distinct versions of the Eighth Doctor as presented in mainstream Doctor Who fandom.  The Eighth Doctor of the BBC Books and two audio books, the Eighth Doctor of the BFP audio plays and the Eighth Doctor of the DWM comic strips.  All three are based on Paul McGann's portrayal of the Doctor n the 1996 TVM 'Enemy Within', indeed both the BBC and BFP have coaxed Paul Mc Gann back as the Doctor for their audio productions.  My theory is that each of these three versions of the Eighth Doctor is unique and seperate and each will regenerate into a different version of the Ninth Doctor.  It is my theory that the following will take place:

* The DWM Eighth Doctor will become the Ninth Doctor as played by Rowan Atkinson, who played the Ninth Doctor in the Comic Relief short story 'The Curse of Fatal Death'.

* The BBC Books version of the Eighth Doctor will become the Ninth Doctor as played by Richard E. Grant played the Ninth Doctor in the BBCi webcast 'The Scream of the Shalka' which was later novelised by BBC books.

* The BFP version of the Eigth Doctor will become the Ninth Doctor as played by Christopher Ecclestone, who is currently starring in a 13 episode series of Doctor Who on BBC One.

As stated this is just a theory and is neither definite, accurate or even close to the truth, it's just a nice theory that currently fits all the available facts...