Sorry for the unscheduled blog. I'm thinking I'm a little behind the times on this one but I only just found out. This is Paul McGann's new Doctor costume and sonic screwdriver design premiered at Armageddon, Auckland, New Zealand last October.
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| New wooden sonic screwdriver. |
The new design consists of a blue leather navy jacket not a millions miles away from Christopher Eccelston's black leather jacket, and the sonic screwdriver has a wooden finish and is designed and created by WETA.
More importantly though why has this new get-up been created? Apparently Paul McGann was never fond of the costume or wig from the 1996 TV Movie. As the movie is the only photographic material for use it could have been created for use in upcoming Big Finish Doctor Who Eighth Doctor Audio Adventures. But they have been running since January 2007 so why would you wait nearly 4 years to create new images for an audio series. Presumably any new images could be created using photoshop software anyway.
So, why this new costume design? Could it be because Paul McGann's Doctor could be returning to the new series? It's the fiftieth anniversary coming up in 2013 maybe he could make his return then...
If anyone has any ideas, or knowledge or just speculation please post here...
