This news just in: William Shatner was passed over for the title role in the new Doctor Who shows, for one simple reason. He is too large to enter the Tardis! This will be a big disappointment to many, as Shatner's unique acting ability and style could have brought a whole new and innovative aura to the Doctor Who series.

Shatner's representatives suggested that the problem could be solved merely by introducing a larger Tardis, but this proposal fell on deaf ears. It's just another case of hidebound, inflexible traditionalism overcoming good artistic sense, and I, for one, think they have made a serious error.