With one hand He giveth, with the other He taketh away. And so it was this morning with a report in The Sun, a bastion of truth, that David Bowie was set to guest star in the next series of Doctor Who.
Oh joy, thinks I! This could truly be a golden year for Who, especially following on from the Christmas special with Kylie. He might not the be the greatest actor in the world, but he does have a certain otherworldly charm, as seen in The Man Who Fell to Earth, and come on! It’s Bowie!
And I know I should have thought twice, given that this is coming from The Sun, but a lot of their Whovian based rumours have been pretty close to the mark on more than one occasion.
However, my bubble was cruelly burst by this statement on Bowie’s official site, claiming that the story is:
“absolute tish and tosh.”
While I think I now have a new favourite phrase, I am chronically disappointed at this debunking that one of my favourite performers will not be playing a tin machine any time soon in one of my favourite shows.
Oh well, it’s not even lunchtime and that’s one life lesson learnt already. Next!
