“You might say I’m so excited that I too feel like I have two hearts beating in my chest — and yes, it’s references like that which prove I’m the right guy for the job,” the former Rove Live host, 43, told The Daily Telegraph.
McManus, along with other celebrity Dr Who fans, will analyse each episode of the series, which is now in it's 10th season.
The comedian continues to host his evening radio show with Sam Frost.