"You look Time Lord."

Not terribly keen on the pre-titles bit, just seemed a bit inconsequential and screaming a bit 'Look we are a British show because here's the London Eye and look Big Ben!'. The Doctor's entrance in the garden post-titles was grand though.

On the subject of titles, the sequence itself was okay but the latest arrangement of the theme tune, not so sure. Irrittating continuity announcer over the end credits prevented one from having a real listen at the end.

Matt Smith was fine; like David Tennant he has been given a great look by the wardrobe department. Certainly upon first viewing nowt jumped out that screamed out 'Oo, he's different' other than of course that he is not David Tennant, not Christopher Eccelstone or indeed Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy et al.

As openers go, probably the best since the show's return in 2005. 'Rose' always suffered from being the opening night that had to say for the first time after so long, 'This is Doctor Who...' whereas 'Smith and Jones' got into a bit of a pickle with resolving its plot. 'The Eleventh Hour' though know its audience (or the majority of it) know that it is a show about 'a mad man with a box who travels in time and space'

Indeed, one might say after seeing the trailer at the end (and gosh, there are some spoilers!) and from a quick glance at the episode guide in the Radio Times that it is a show that will play very much to the forumla established in years past - trip to the future for the new friend of the Doctor, adventure in the Earth's past with noted historical figure...