NOW, I FOUND OUT RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME OUT HERE THAT THIS IS,
IN FACT, YOUR FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE ON A LATE-NIGHT SHOW.
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE YOU ON HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: GET A SHOT OF THOSE--
>> FOR YOU GUYS.
THEY'RE VERY HIGH IS THERE THAT'S VERY NICE.
NOW, WHERE ARE YOU FROM IN ENGLAND?
>> I AM FROM HOODEZFIELD, IN WEST YORKSHIRE.
>> Stephen: YORKSHIRE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY WELL HIDDEN IN MY VOICE.
YOU CAN'T TELL AT ALL.
I HAVE A COMPLETELY NEUTRAL SOUND THAT IS PROBABLY QUITE
POSH.
>> Stephen: I LOVE THE YORKSHIRE ACCENT.
IT IS ALWAYS DESCRIBED AS "A BROAD YORKSHIRE ACCENT."
>> MY FAVORITE IS, "DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TONE IT DOWN?"
NO, NO, I CAN'T.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE FIRST FEMALE DOCTOR IN "DOCTOR WHO."
>> YEAH, CAN THE DOCK.
>> Stephen: YOU CALL THE CHARACTER "THE DO," NOT DO, WHO?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE TAKING OVER AN ICONIC
SERIES, AN ICONIC CHARACTER THAT HAS BEEN ON 50 YEARS?
>> 50 YEARS.
IT'S AN AMAZING TIME TO BE CELEBRATED.
FOR ME, I WILL BE DINING OUT ON IT FOREVER.
WHAT IS WONDERFUL IS THIS REALIZATION THAT A WOMAN CAN BE
A DOCTOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, I-- I MAY BE PLAYING AN ALIEN WITH TWO
HEARTS, BUT I AM QUALIFIED, EVEN THOUGH I'M A WOMAN.
THAT'S-- THAT'S ALWAYS THE--
>> Stephen: THERE WERE SOME COMPLAINTS.
LIKE, WHEN IT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED, THERE WAS A LITTLE
RUMBLINGS OUT ON THE INTERNET THERE.
WHAT WERE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT?
>> I THINK IT'S-- I THINK THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, THE SHOW HAS
BEEN GOING FOR 55 YEARS, AND IT'S-- IT'S THIS WONDERFUL FAN
BASE THAT ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT I'VE HAD TO PUT NO EFFORT
IN TO BUILD UP.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THESE FANS BEFORE YOU EVEN PUT A SECOND ON
FILM.
BUT I THINK FOR A SMALL AMOUNT, IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO LET THE
PREVIOUS DOCTOR GO.
I THINK WHEN THE PREVIOUS 12 HAVE-- HAVE BEEN-- LOOKED A
LITTLE BIT SIMILAR.
NOT VERY SIMILAR, BUT A LITTLE BIT-- TO GO IN A SEEMINGLY HUGE
CHANGE OF DIRECTION-- I MEAN, IT ISN'T.
IT'S A SHOW ABOUT INCLUSIVITY.
IT'S A SHOW THAT CELEBRATES REGENERATION AND CHANGE.
AND THE WONDERFUL THING FOR ME ABOUT BEING THE FIRST IS I WON'T
BE THE LAST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE RULES OF THIS AMAZING
PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN GOING SO LONG.
>> Stephen: HOW-- HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU KEEP IT SECRET
FOR SO LONG?
THERE HAD TO BE A CASTING PROCESS AND MEETINGS.
>> IT WAS STRESSFUL, REALLY STRESSFUL.
ALSO WE LIVE IN A VERY "BIG BROTHER" TIME, AND I WAS
TERRIFIED OF EVER BEING OVERHEARD SPEAKING ABOUT IT.
SO I HAD TO GIVE IT A CODE WORD, AND, YOU KNOW, I --
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE CODE WORD?
>> CLOONEY.
>> Stephen: LIKE GEORGE CLOONEY.
>> AS IN GEORGE, AS IN DR. ROSS.
HE'S A VERY FAMOUS DOCTOR.
>> Stephen: SO "E.R."
REFERENCE.
>> HE'S A VERY FAMOUS DOCTOR, CLOONEY.
NO ONE WOULD HAVE-- NO ONE WOULD LINK THAT BECAUSE I'M A GENIUS
AND I'VE COME UP WITH A REALLY GREAT, UNBREAKABLE CODE.
BUT SO MUCH SO, THAT MATT STREFFENS, THE EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER IS STILL IN MY PHONE AS CLOONEY.
THE SCENES YOU'RE DOING THAT DAY, INSTEAD OF HAVING JODIE
WHITTAKER EMBOSSED ACROSS THE FRONT, IT WAS CLOONEY.
I THINK WHEN I EVER MEET HIM, HE'LL BE DLIEPTED TO HEAR THAT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE "DOCTOR WHO" FROM MY CHILDHOOD,
TOM BAKER, WHO IS THE FOURTH DOCTOR RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE ICONIC OUTFITS WITH THE SCARF.
HERE ARE YOU.
THIS IS YOU.
THIS IS YOU AND YOU'RE THE REVEAL "DOCTOR WHO" OUTFIT RIGHT
THERE.
( APPLAUSE )
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE SOME INPUT INTO HOW YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO LOOK?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY, IT WAS COMPLETELY COLLABORATIVE, AS IT
SHOULD BE SINCE I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO WEAR IT.
>> Stephen: WHAT WERE THE CHOICES ABOUT?
>> WELL, YOU TAKE IT'S MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IT HAS TO BE
COMFORTABLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SUPER HERO COSTUMES OUT THERE THAT LOOK
SWEATY AND HOT AND A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> Stephen: NO LYCRA?
>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO PUT IT ON?
THAT'S FIVE MINUTES.
THAT'S FIVE MINUTES RIGHT THERE.
>> Stephen: THE OTHER ONES TACK A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND
REQUIRE A LOT OF TALCUM POWDER.
>> YEAH, THEY DO.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
YOU CAN TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLIP?
>> WELL, IT'S ALL A SECRET.
I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, I THINK THE CLIP THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SEE IS IT'S ON
A TRAIN, AND IT FEATURES TWO OF THE FRIENDS IN IT.
AND-- WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL ANYTHING AROUND IT BECAUSE I MIGHT SPOIL
SOMETHING BEFORE SUNDAY.
>> Stephen: OKAY, WITH NO HELP FROM HER, HERE'S A CLIP FROM THE
NEW SEASON OF "DOCTOR WHO."
>> WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME MADAM?
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN?
>> AM I!
DOES IT SUIT ME?
>> WHAT?
>> OH, YEAH.
I REMEMBER!
SORRY.
HALF AN HOUR AGO I WAS A WHITE-HAIRED SCOTTSMAN.
WHEN IS THE NEXT TRAIN DUE?
>> THIS IS THE LAST ONE BACK.
>> THE DOORS WERE LOCKED.
HOW DID YOU GET IN?
>> THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS SMASHED IN.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
CAN I HAVE YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
>> WHEN I CAN REMEMBER IT.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR OWN NAME.
>> OF COURSE, I KNOW IT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE TIP OF MY-- WHAT'S THAT?
>> TONGUE?
>> TONGUE!
SMART BOY!
BIOLOGY!
WHAT DID SHE CALL YOU, RYAN?
>> YEAH, RYAN SINCLAIR.
>> GOOD NAME.
ARE YOU A DOCTOR, RYAN?
>> NO.
>> SHAME.
I'M LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YOU.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WELCOME TO AMERICA!
THE NEW SEASON OF "DOCTOR WHO" PREMIERES SUNDAY ON BBC AMERICA.
JODIE WHITTAKER, EVERYBODY!