Received the following from best beloved in the states...
"Subject: Say it isn't SO, Mary!
I did NOT just read on BBC News' site that Eddi Izzard's name is decidedly NOT being throw around as a highly possible candidate, here meaning "the logical choice" as opposed to "a possibility up for voting on", to be the next Dr. Who! I mean, come on! I can see vegetables as fashion accessories for lapels, and strange, obscenely long scarves designed for winter wear, but used year-'round. What I decidedly can NOT see is a Dr. with a penchant for garter belts and frilly things."
I haven't the heart to show him "The Curse of the Fatal Death"...!