Then came Martha, an actual doctor, whose affection the Time Lord did not return.
Atkinson did reveal he had been approached to appear in the new series, alongside Matt Smith's incarnation of the Time Lord.
This first special will take a look at the oldest man to have played the youngest version of the Time Lord.
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During his tenure, Smith's floppy-haired, bow tie-wearing Time Lord has fought enemies such as the Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels and the Silence.
This is the fourth time Lord Steel of Aikwood has tried to introduce a House of Lords reform bill in recent years.
This is where knowing a Time Lord would be really handy.
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Once you've seen the demo video after the break, you'd probably agree that Kumparak's only one sonic screwdriver away from becoming an honorary Time Lord.
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Doctor Who celebrates its 50th birthday in November, but it is not the first time viewers have had the chance to see the Time Lord in 3D.
While saying peers had "sympathy" with Lord Prescott over the hacking allegations, Lord Strathclyde hit back, noting that the prime minister at the time Lord Prescott wrote the letter was Gordon Brown.
Vaughan, 33, made his Test debut in South Africa in 1999, and captained his country for the first time at Lord's.
The British foreign secretary at the time, Lord Carrington, also gave evidence to the Franks Committee, where he too held the view that Argentina was not going to invade the Falklands.
But it was surely no coincidence that his introduction in June 2003 came at a time when Lord MacLaurin, the ECB's principle "mover and shaker" since its inception seven years ago, had recently stepped down.
Mr Hussain, a long-time friend of Lord King, said he was extremely popular and respected by people of many different backgrounds and faiths.
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David Cameron said he had not had time to read Lord McAlpine's statement in detail, but said the issue highlighted his concerns about how paedophilia accusations were dealt with.
By the time he departed, Lord Browne had become as well known for his celebrity friends and political connections as for his business successes.
She says her time on the "Lord of the Rings" projects also played a role in inspiring the pick-me-up app. (And it wasn't just from helping animate those cheery hobbits).
Years later when King David does the same thing, the Lord wastes no time in smiting him for his trouble.
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"If 50p tax rate really is temporary, it's time it was removed, " Lord Lawson said.
"But I agree with Lord Hanningfield that enough time and taxpayers' money has been spent on this, " said Mr Martin.
Councillor Roger Mazillius knew Lord Mountbatten from the time when he was installed as freeman of Medina Borough in 1979.
Last month, Mr Blair's deputy prime minister at the time of the 2003 invasion, Lord Prescott, said it "cannot be justified as an intervention".
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"Some of our proposals are challenging and contentious and would take time to implement, " said Lord Turner, Chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority and part of the Group of Thirty.
If it is not met in two or three years' time, it will not be Lord Irvine who is mocked in the tabloids, cross-questioned on television, besmirched as the young thugs' friend.
Lord Eames said it was time for a "final step out of the conflict by dealing with the legacy of the past".
At question time on 30 June 2010, Tory Lord Renton of Mount Harry said there were still "many things wrong" with digital radio.
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Junior energy and climate change minister Lord Marland said at question time that the government retained "confidence" in the leadership of the IPCC.
Lord Hunt, speaking question time in the House of Lords, told peers that waits for prostate cancer patients to see a consultant were "too long".
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