This month’s edition of Doctor Who Magazine was released across the UK today, and inside the latest issue, brand new showrunner Steven Moffat comments on how he immediately knew that Matt Smith was perfect for the role of the Eleventh Doctor!

“It was very obvious it was him,” he said. ”More than good acting - he just had the tone of it straight away, the fun of it, the nuttiness of it… That’s what he’s like!”

Also inside:

• THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL – Discover everything you’ll ever need to know about the greatest of all the Doctor’s foes – the Daleks - with the Watcher’s definitive guide.
• BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE – Steven Moffat lets slip some new series secrets in his latest Production Notes.
• A STITCH IN TIME – Doctor Who’s costume designer, Louise Page, talks candidly about dressing David Tennant and kitting Kylie Minogue.
• A BIRD IN THE HAND – Majenta is finally reunited with her old gang, but just what will this mean for her companion, the Doctor? All the answers are revealed in Part 3 of The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty.
• DIGGING FOR TROUBLE - The Fact of Fiction delve into the 1984 serial Frontios, which sees the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough encountering the terrifying Tractators.
• THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – In You Are Not Alone, Neil Harris answers the age-old question… Should Doctor Who be sexy!?
• THE TIME OF MY LIFE – Peter Purves talks about his time playing Steven Taylor, a companion to the First Doctor, back in the 1960s.
• IT’S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE – All the newest Doctor Who releases are up for grabs in this month’s competitions.
• PLUS – All the latest news, previews, reviews and features.

Doctor Who Magazine #418 is out to buy now, priced £4.20.