he will also compete in the five kilometre race as well. so if he were to win gold in both those he would become the eighth man to do that. the bbc has confirmed that jodie whittaker will step down from her role as the current doctor who next year. she took over as the 13th doctor in 2017 the first woman to play the famous time lord. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba talks about her legacy and who might be in the running to replace her. some will have liked her, some will have liked other particular doctors that have come in the past and for those of us who grew up in the 1990s, the fact that doctor who was still on air means that it has been a success and the programme going. when herfirst episode aired it got something like 11.5 million viewers. doctor who s biggest audience for almost a decade. there seems to be a groundswell of support, presumably because she was the first female doctor. people were fascinated and wanted her to succeed in the role.