Source: CNET Microsoft chairman and world's richest man Bill Gates has landed a role in cult BBC sci-fi drama "Doctor Who," with a special half-hour episode set to hit U.K. screens later this year. According to reports, Gates will play himself in the episode, the plot of which revolves around the abduction of the software tycoon while he is on a fishing trip on Lake Washington. The Doctor, played by David Tennant, is then charged by the White House with the task of tracking down Gates' abductor--reported to be a war-mongering alien, Lord Daz Fenster. Teasers appearing on the Internet suggest the episode contains a major twist at the end. One spoiler site claims that Gates will be revealed himself as an alien who had been living undercover on Earth with a secret mission to take over the planet with a line of ubiquitous software. The appearance follows Gates' walk-on role in "Cheers" spinoff "Frasier" and an animated appearance in "The Simpsons." Gates is a lifelong fan of "Doctor Who" and famously said his favourite Doctor was William Hartnell. "He's got a great first name," Gates, whose full name is also William, joked with reporters in 2001. The episode will air in the U.K. on Nov. 31.
The April fools pranks just won't go away. CNET fell for this one when they posted the news yesterday. To be honest I thought it was legit too, but only because the 1st of April has long past! :O Source: CNET In this spot on Monday, we ran an item from sister site Silicon.com that reported an upcoming episode of the cult TV show "Doctor Who" would feature an appearance by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, as himself. Fans of the show were intrigued--and then disappointed. It turns out that the story was a hoax. As astute readers were quick to point out, we should have been tipped off by a pair of clues: The original story--we say again, it's not true--was posted on April 1, and the run date for the show was said to be Nov. 31 (one day after the 30-day month of November actually ends). In our defense, a television appearance by Gates is not unprecedented. In 2001, he had a cameo on the "Frasier" sitcom.
I liked the doc as christopher eccleston it kinda put me off watching it when its changed and now im more put off lol. EDIT: Now im less put off
