Casting continues for 11th Doctor

Who will be cast as the next Doctor Who? The current rumours centre on David Morrissey, but the Diary wonders if we should be so sure. We hear rumblings that the final few actors in contention for the role are, in fact, black. About time, too - y'know, if there was a real time lord and everything, it would be a bit weird if he just happened to turn out white each time he regenerated. Meanwhile, very grand and famous actors are queuing up for bit parts as scary, ne'er-do-well aliens. The latest name angling for a role is, we hear, Vanessa Redgrave.