David Bowie in Doctor Who? It sounds like a dream, but unfortunately it's not going to happen.

Who dunnit: Rumours scotched. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Not much to do with technology, this one, but you might be interested in it anyway. This morning's Sun claimed that David Bowie - the original star man - was being lined up for a cameo appearance in Doctor Who. I nearly wet myself.

Unfortunately, it all looks like a bit of space oddity, as a statement on David Bowie dot com says there is no foundation in what we commonly call "truth".



David Bowie is not planning to star in Dr Who and the whole story is "absolute tish and tosh". Whatever the intention behind The Sun's story, it certainly wouldn't be the first time that Dr Who producers have approached Bowie to appear in the show. If memory serves, he spurned their advances in the eighties too.

I mean, personally I'm very sceptical about the fact that Catherine Tate, will take over as the Doctor's companion in the next series (I thought Freema Agyeman was awesome) and the forthcoming appearance by Kylie Minogue hasn't got me salivating.

But Bowie? He would have been out of this world - I mean, look at him in Labyrinth!