Dr Who too grown-up, says comic David Mitchell

Comedian David Mitchell has criticised Doctor Who for forgetting it is a kids' show.

The Bafta-winning Peep Show star said it was odd the show was so popular adults.

"My parents never watched Doctor Who - it wouldn't have occurred to them to do so," said Mitchell.

"They might have been fond of it, they might have said, 'Oh yes, I used to watch that as a child'. What they wouldn't go on to say was '...and I still do now.'" He added: "These days, a huge amount of stuff seems to be aimed at children, but with the assumption that adults - and not just parents - will consume it too."

Doctor Who boss Stephen Moffat has said the show is meant to be enjoyed by the whole family.

Katherine Jenkins ‘I wasn’t sure I could act for Doctor Who’

Katherine Jenkins has admitted that she was worried her acting skills wouldn’t be up to scratch, when she agreed to appear in the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

The classical singer told the Radio Times that she had never acted before and was even more worried when she discovered she would be starring alongside Harry Potter star Michael Gambon.

She said:

“I’ve not done any acting before, so I wasn’t sure if I even could.

“But I read for the part and on my 30th birthday, they called to say I’d got it.”

Katherine added: ” Matt Smith and Michael Gambon have been really encouraging. I can’t wait to see the results.”

“I learned so much from simply watching Michael Gambon, and he was always telling great stories about all the actors he’s worked with. Matt and I would sit and listen to him for hours.”

Gillan wants Amy Pond to change

Karen Gillan has described filming Doctor Who as an "emotionally draining" experience.

The Scottish actress, who shot to fame as the Doctor's assistant Amy Pond, said she was looking forward to changing her character in the next series of the BBC sci-fi show.

She said: "I think that she's a completely different person at the end of the series to when we meet her, when she's really quite odd and a bit messed up in the first episode."

The 22-year-old added: "I think she's much more kind of in tune with what she understands about herself mostly and the Doctor by the end of the series. And she's been through a lot in the series.

"It's been pretty emotionally draining. Just all the stuff when she was crying and she doesn't know why she's crying - that was quite a challenge. But I think there's a lot more to come in the next series. I really want to just keep on developing her character and I want her to evolve and change lots."

The star was speaking as she signed boxes containing a five-inch version of her Doctor Who character along with posters for more than 200 fans at toy store Hamleys in Glasgow's St Enoch Centre.