Peter Davison joins Twitter

Peter Davison has joined the social networking website Twitter under the username @PeterDavison5.

His most recent tweet is to Colin Baker: "@SawbonesHex Colin! I appear to be on Twitter...who'd have thought it."

Doctor Who Magazine confirmed the authenticity of the account, posting: "The Fifth Doctor, @PeterDavison5, is now on Twitter, joining the Sixth Doctor, @SawbonesHex, and the Seventh Doctor, @SylvesterMcCoy!"

McCoy currently has around 3000 followers and is the third Doctor actor on the website after Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy joined earlier this year.

Other notable users include Doctor Who, Steven Moffat, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.