Peter Capaldi is set to become the 12th doctor in the long running series, as the BBC announced during a live show where Capaldi appeared for the first time before screaming fans. I admit that I don't watch Doctor Who, but this kinda makes me want to start- as you know, I love Peter Capaldi, who played the inimitable Malcolm Tucker for years on The Thick of It and also in the film In the Loop- I'm probably one of the few Americans for whom this name means anything, but since Doctor Who is a cult hit in the U.S. too, this is going to make people more aware of Capaldi everywhere and that can only be a good thing.
