I'm not a die-hard Who fan, but wouldn't it be odd to show the previous Doctors as the appear now in real life as opposed to when they regenerated? Think about it. Tom Baker's Doctor shouldn't appear any older than when he regenerated to the next doctor!

It's the same dillemma you get when you have any "timeless" character. Highlander has the same issue. Christopher Lambert could not look like his 1985-self forever . . .

This is the same rumor we've been hearing since the show restarted 5 years ago. So if I'm skeptical, it's the old, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and I blow up your car" syndrome.

Ryan makes a very good point. Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann could pull it off, but the rest have pretty much gottem old and fat; it would take some serious computer work (too expensive for Children In Need specials) to make them presentable.

Still, it would be a Fanboy's dream...

1) they "explained" the aging of previous Doctors in the recent Children In Need segment (apparently pulling a previous incarnation of the Doctor out of his 'time' to meet a later incarnation causes the earlier one to age for the duration of their crossover. Hey, I didn't say it was a GOOD explanation). So any previous Doctor could show up

but....

2) io9 also cleared up the above rumour (via DigitalSpy). No truth to it. http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/a161598/bbc-denies-doctor-who-reunion-reports.html

If this rumor is true (which who knows if it is), does this mean that Tom Baker and Colin Baker have made up with the BBC? I remember hearing that Tom Baker refused to have anything to do with Doctor Who after he left the series, though that's now 25 years ago.
Colin Baker was basically forced out of the show and even refused to appear in the first few minutes' regeneration scene of the seventh Doctor's first episode.

And why would Christopher Eccelston come back to the show when he's got such a promising movie career going? Yes, that's sarcasm: "The Legend of the Seeker" went nowhere and people on this site hate the new G.I. Joe movie... though to be fair, no one's been saying anything bad about his appearance as Destro. lol
Seriously, though, Chris left the show after the first season so he wouldn't be type-cast, so why would he return?

Interesting, but didn't they have many of the Doctors together on TV before for a special/movie or some such? Seem to recall seeing that on TV back in the 80's...maybe it's that Children of Need thing?

Not true? Pity, though I didn't really think there was much chance. Getting them all together seemed farfetched, but introducing the new doctor in a 15 minute special even more so.

It would be really cool though.

>>>didn't they have many of the Doctors together on TV before for a special/movie or some such

Dimensions In Time, but we try to forget about that.

too bad the thing is not true for i always thought it would be cool to have every incarnation of the doctor in one episode even though they are all the same character regenerated. not to mention tom and colin doing the dr. again makes the thing suspect given who they felt about the bbc after they left the role. though one can hope the thing changes to reality someday

For anyone who hasn't seen the Peter Davison guest appearance, track it down. You can tell that Steven Moffat and David Tennant loved his Doctor.

But considering that the BBC didn't even try to hide that Davison was going to be doing a scene, the lack of comment from them pretty much marks this as typical tabloid B.S.

But Colin Baker's certainly made his peace by this point, as he shows up on Confidential whenever needed. Tom Baker's a different case, though.

The problem I see is that Tom Baker is an unpredictable soul at the best of times and although he has done a good few Commentaries for his part on the DVDs here in the UK, there still seems to be something off with his relations with the BBC.

Also, htf is Matt Smith involved if this precedes his debut after David T leaves.

Sounds like a bit of Tabloid BS with a dash of publicity stunt.

I'm so tired of blatantly false British tabloid rumors about Doctor Who.

http://comics.shipsinker.com/the-ten-doctors/

This guy did a meeting of all 10 Doctors so far better than the BBC ever could. No Donna and only a couple cameos of Martha, though, as it takes place between "The Runaway Bride" and "Smith and Jones" in the 10th Doctor's timeline.

If the Beeb are genuinely planning to dig up the bodies of Hartnell, Pertwee and Troughton, and drag them onto a set to film scenes with, I'd pay to see that.

Not gonna happen. Tom Baker is 75 years old. I don't think his health has been very good lately and most of the acting he's done in the last six or seven years has been voice acting. He has reprised his role as The Doctor in a few audio productions and a videogame, but I don't think he'll appear on camera. Peter Davison is nearly sixty and looks it. The sad truth is these guys are not nearly as immortal as the character they played.

There was only one meeting of two Doctors since the show restarted, "Time Crash" with Tennant and Peter Davison. Yeah, he looked older but it was a great moment in Who History. Anyone that says it was terrible should be shot right in the dick with flechette rounds by U.N.I.T. soldiers...

The only tabloid you should consider believing when it comes to wild Doctor Who rumours is the Sun. They've been surprisingly accurate about quite a few things, including Eccleston leaving, Tennant's casting, Billie leaving and a whole bunch of other stuff. The paper is still a rag full of innuendo and bullshit, but it's usually slightly more accurate bullshit when it comes to Doctor Who.

I want a reunion of companions. I REALLY want to know what the hell happened to Ace, and I'd love to see Peri show up dressed as a warrior queen with her husband King Yrcanos (Brian Blessed).

Yrcanos to Doctor 11:
"YOU'RE the Doctor? You're just a little BOY! HA HA HA HA!"

>>Yrcanos to Doctor 11:
>>"YOU'RE the Doctor? You're just a little BOY! HA HA HA HA!"

Now, see, that I'd pay to see. I can completely hear Brian Blessed saying that to the new Doctor.