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>Neither is necessarily the case. If you can give any credence to
>rumors repeated over the years, there have reportedly been several
>instances when actresses were among the candidates considered for a
>new regeneration of the Doctor; and if I'm not mistaken, there was a
>borderline-canon (wrong side of the border, but still...) Doctor
>Who story done for some charity function that featured a female
>Doctor.

Ah yes, "Doctor Who And The Curse Of Fatal Death"! With the following as the Doctor:

Rowan Atkinson
Richard E. Grant
Jim Broadbent
Hugh Grant
Joanna Lumley

http://www.veoh.com/collection/DrWhoComedy/watch/v606442CTZzRPHG is a place to watch it. Some nice poking at classic Doctor jokes, and Jonathan Pryce as the Master is worth the watching. Also, it was written by Stephen Moffat.

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