Easter may be a time to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but on the eve of Easter Sunday, 3rd April 2009, at 6:10pm, avid BBC watchers celebrated another resurrection; that of the title character from Doctor Who, who hadn’t had a new instalment between then and New Year’s Day. Though fans of the Doctor were, of course, extremely excited, there was still an air of trepidation about the new Doctor. David Tennant was and is considered one of the best incarnations of the character in the show’s history, so Matt Smith, a rather obscure actor who had made his television debut in political comedy Party Animals, had some gigantic boots to fill.