Versatile writer Neil Gaiman, whose notable work includes The Sandman comics, and the fantasy horror novel Coraline, has been talking a bit more about his script for Doctor Who's sixth series, which is scheduled to air in 2011.

"I don't know what it's like to be God - obviously," Gaiman said in an interview with the BBC. "Until that very first moment when you get to sit down and type the words in your script: INTERIOR. TARDIS.

"Suddenly I got a very good idea of what it must feel like. I went: 'I'm writing it now this scene in the Tardis. I'm writing it!' And that was amazing, it was wonderful."

Over on Twitter, Gaiman posted a picture of himself and Steven Moffat as they sat down in Cardiff for a read-through of Gaiman's work, though the writer has cunningly obscured the episode's title with a careful positioning of his hand.

"It's going to be shooting in August and we were going through it and figuring out ways that money could be saved and ways we could have some things happen faster," Gaiman added. "It was a little bit flabby."

The involvement of a writer of Gaiman's calibre has been greeted with understandable enthusiasm on Twitter, with comments such as "I don't know if I can handle this awesomeness" and "This is just cruel. Make it 2011 already!" aptly summing up the fan reaction.

If we hear any further developments on this, particularly if we spot a picture where Mr. Gaiman hasn't obscured the episode title, we'll be sure to let you know.

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