The eagerly anticipated return of the BBC drama "Doctor Who" begins tonight. Leading stars Christopher Eccleston and singer-turned-actress Billie "because we want to" Piper, star as the ageless timelord and his companion, as they travel through time and space in the age old Doctor Who tradition, beating off alien baddies and defending the Earth from annihilation and oppression.

The series gained some additional press earlier in the month when a copy of the first episode managed to find it's way onto the internet, although sources at the BBC quickly quashed speculation when they annouced that it was a rough cut and not the final copy going out on air.

The invasion begins tonight at 7pm.