The 419th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was published across the UK today, and this month’s feature is an exclusive interview with Beth Willis and Piers Wenger, the new executive producers who, as we speak, are working alongside showrunner Steven Moffat to produce the 13 brand shining new adventures that will hit our screens from next month!

There’s also a free audio adventure to download. Freakshow by Mark Morris follows the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan as they encounter a caged menagerie of the most unusual aliens. Also inside…

• THE TERROR - Steven Moffat reveals at least three frankly terrifying facts about the forthcoming series of Doctor Who in his latest Production Notes entry!
• THE HAND - The Doctor is dead, killed by Majenta Pryce, and the universe itself is at her mercy in the penultimate instalment of the latest comic strip, The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty.
• THE HOUND - Every dog has his day, and now it’s finally K-9’s turn! DWM goes behind the scenes of the brand new series starring the Doctor’s erstwhile companion, with exclusive interviews with the cast and crew and never-before-seen pictures.
• THE NIGHTMARE MAN - The magazine tracks down writer Donald Tosh to discover just how he helped shape the destiny of Doctor Who back in the 1960s.
• THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY’S TOMB - The Fact of Fiction unearth the secrets of the ancient Egyptian Gods as seen in the 1975 Fourth Doctor serial Pyramids of Mars.
• BEYOND BELIEF - This Month’s You Are Not Alone sees Neil Harris investigate just how important special effects are to Doctor Who, and whether or not you can make a good story without them.
• PLUS - All the latest official news, previews, merchandise reviews, competitions, and brand new pictures from the Eleventh Doctor’s first episode, The Eleventh Hour!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue #419 is out now, priced £4.20. You can check out a larger preview of its cover by clicking here.

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The cover for next month’s issue of Doctor Who Magazine (that’s #419 if you’re counting!) has been released via its official Facebook group, and features the brand new Series 5 montage promo which was released by the BBC earlier today!

As the artwork suggests, the issue will be jam-packed with the latest Series 5 gossip as its new showrunner Steven Moffat exclusively reveals all…

DWM #419 is due to be released on March 4th - more details soon. Stay tuned!

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Doctor Who Magazine will be releasing the sixth and final volume of In Their Own Words later this month, the awesome cover of which was unveiled on its official Facebook group earlier today!

The special edition issue covers the events of the TV Movie right up to production of the 2009/10 specials, with over 110 pages including extracts of interviews previously published in Doctor Who Magazine over the years.

Doctor Who Magazine: In Their Own Words - Volume 6 will be published on Thursday 18th February, priced £6.99, and $13.99 in America. The previous volume, detailing the show from 1987-1996, was released in November 2008, preceded by Volume 4, focusing on 1982-1986, in November 2007. The third volume looked at the years 1977-1981 and was made available in shops in April 2007, while Volume Two (1970-1976) was published in November 2006. The first volume, archiving 1963-1969, was published in November 2005. Stay tuned!

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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. ”It was just a really, really good audition. More than good acting - he just had the tone of it straight away, the fun of it, the nuttiness of it… the unselfconscious nuttiness of it! Because, let’s be honest, Matt is unselfconsciously nutty. 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.

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The cover for this month’s issue of Doctor Who Magazine was unveiled on its official Facebook group earlier today, and it features an epic image of a Dalek by Big Ben ahead of their anticipated return in the upcoming fifth series this Spring!

Inside the magazine there’s a feature presenting all the must-know facts regarding the most evil creatures ever invented, and new showrunner Steven Moffat exclusively reveals how he created the Eleventh Doctor’s new look. There’s also a chance to win a copy of The Writer’s Tale: The Final Chapter!

As always, a full press release detailing exactly what’s inside will be released imminently, however for now we invite you to simply enjoy marvelling at the cover below! Exterminate!

Doctor Who Magazine #418 is released this Thursday (4th February), priced £4.20.

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Earlier today we brought you the cover for this month’s issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which has had a regeneration of its own to celebrate the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor!

And, while the colossal amounts of snow currently dotted across the UK might unfortunately result in a small delay in getting your hands on your own copy, we’re here to tell you that it’ll definitely be worth the wait - and here’s just why!

Inside the issue, there’s Matt Smith and Karen Gillan’s first ever interview together as the new Doctor and his companion discuss all things Series 5!

Meanwhile, the new number one, showrunner Steven Moffat, takes over Production Notes - with a few teasers along the way!

Also inside:

• TENNANT’S EXTRA - David Tennant talks candidly to DWM about his future plans, his final line and his feelings on saying goodbye to Doctor Who…
• KNOCK KNOCK… - Exclusive behind the scenes feature for The End of Time, with exclusive photos and interviews with the cast and crew.
• LICENSE TO KILL - The name’s Rassilon. President Rassilon. DWM track down former James Bond and leader of the Time Lords, Timothy Dalton.
• IT’S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS - Catch up with John Barrowman and Russell Tovey in an intergalactic bar.
• SMOOTH CRIMINAL - Plenty of shocks are in store for the Tenth Doctor as he finally discovers the uncomfortable truth behind Majenta’s mysterious past, as the brand new comic strip, The Crimson Hand by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty, continues.
• SIMPLY THE BEST - DWM pays tribute to Barry Letts, the producer of Doctor Who during the Third Doctor era who guided the series to one its most successful periods.
• YOU PUT THE DEVIL IN ME - Travel back in time to 1971 as The Fact of Fiction uncover the secrets behind the Third Doctor adventure, The Daemons.
• PLUS - All the latest news and gossip in the Space-Time Telegraph!

Doctor Who Magazine #417 is released in the UK today (Thursday), priced £4.99.

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A new era has well and truly begun, and to mark the Doctor’s latest regeneration, the one and only Doctor Who magazine has also changed its face as it prepares to provide Whovians with all the very latest official news on the brand new series!

And the first new look issue features the newly released promotional shot of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor on its cover, and the new Time Lord actor and Karen Gillan, the actress who will be playing his companion, Amy Pond, are interviewed together for the first time inside!

Also in the issue, which is available to buy in the UK from today, David Tennant reveals what he thought of the Tenth Doctor’s final words, there’s a free giant Eleventh Doctor poster, a competition to win the Complete Specials boxset, and brand new showrunner, Steven Moffat, writes his first ever edition of Production Notes too! Stay tuned!

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Last week, we brought you the epic cover artwork for the 416th issue of Doctor Who Magazine, and today, a press release detailing its contents was released ahead of its publication this week!

Inside the magazine, there’s an exclusive preview of the upcoming Christmas specials, The End of Time, featuring dozens of previously unseen pictures, as well as a new interview with outgoing Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant, who spills the beans on his final climatic two-parter. There’s also interviews with John Simm and Bernard Cribbons, who will be reprising their roles of the Master and Wilfred Mott in the adventure, the first part of which (if you didn’t know already!) is due to air on BBC1/HD on Christmas Day at 6:00PM!

Also inside:

• A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING - The Fact of Fiction takes a trip in the TARDIS back to Christmas 2005, when we first met the Tenth Doctor in The Christmas Invasion.
• IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - Russell T Davies writes his last ever Production Notes, but what will his all-important final word be?
• SIMPLY RED - The dark secrets of Majenta Pryce are soon to be revealed, as the Tenth Doctor begins his final, epic, comic strip adventure, called The Crimson Hand (written by Dan McDaid with art from Martin Geraghty).
• THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND - DWM take a look back at the most memorable Doctor Who moments of 2009 in their Review of the Year
• PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999 - The Time Team relive the end of the 20th century with a feature on the Eighth Doctor’s only on-screen adventure, the 1996 TV Movie.
• GIMME, GIMME, GIMME - Win all the latest DVDs, CDs, books and audios, including the Doctor Who Series 1-4 box set!
• EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - The Watcher presents everything you’ll ever need to know about the Tenth Doctor!
• SO MANY QUESTIONS - The Water presents his very own Fiendishly Festive Christmas Quiz.
• READ ALL ABOUT IT - All the latest news and gossip in the Space-Time Telegraph!

Doctor Who Magazine #416 is available to buy from tomorrow (Thursday), priced £4.99.

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The cover artwork for the 416th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was unveiled online today, and it features a great new shot of the Tenth Doctor next to Wilf and the Master to mark the transmission of his regeneration two-parter, The End of Time, this Christmas!

Inside the issue, which will be released on Thursday 10th December, there’s an exclusive preview of the long-awaited adventure, as well as new interviews with its stars David Tennant, Bernard Cribbins and John Simm - and a free double-sided giant poster!

Also, Russell T Davies shares his last ever edition of Production Notes, and the Tenth Doctor’s final ever comic story begins…

As well as that, there’s also the chance to win some Doctor Who DVD boxsets, and all the regular news and features! Stay tuned!

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The 415th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released across the UK today (Thursday), and it is jam-packed with lots of Waters of Mars content to pass the time left until it hits our screens this Sunday!

Actress Lindsay Duncan, who plays Adelaide Brooke in the episode, speaks exclusively to the magazine about her time working on the show, and mentions what it was like filming alongside David Tennant.

“His energy levels are so high,” she said. “You think, oh God! In terms of my character, but also in terms of myself, the actor, I desperately wanted to keep up with him, but I have to admit it - I can’t run as fast as him! But I gave it a good shot. I didn’t want Adelaide to drop the ball. I didn’t want her to show any kind of weakness…”

Also inside:

• SPACE ODDITY - DWM presents their preview of the latest Doctor Who Special, The Waters of Mars, and writers Russell T Davies and Phil Ford reveal what the future holds for the Doctor…
• HEROES - Outgoing showrunner Russell T Davies pays his own personal tribute to former Doctor Who producer, director and writer Barry Letts in this month’s Production Notes.
• HALLO SPACEBOY - DWM reveals the results of the competition to ‘Be a Doctor Who Magazine Reporter’, and follows the winner as she gets to go behind the scenes of the series and chat to David Tennant and Russell T Davies!
• DEAD MAN WALKING - The Doctor and Majenta uncover the terrifying secret behind the apparitions in the London Underground, in Part II of the latest comic strip, Ghosts of the Northern Line by Dan McDaid, with art by Paul Grist.
• WITHOUT YOU - How different would things be if the TARDIS hadn’t taken the Doctor on some of his adventures? Neil Harris uncovers the surprising truth in You Are Not Alone…
• SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) - Doctor Who stories that nearly made it onto our screens are being made at last! DWM investigates how scripts featuring Sil, the Ice Warriors, the Celestial Toymaker and many more are now being realised on audio…
• LOVING THE ALIEN - The Watcher uncovers everything you ever needed to know about the northern Ninth Doctor, as his essential Time Lord guide continues.
• TIME MACHINE IT - What happened when K-9 get battled against a robotic parrot? Find out as The Fact of Fiction looks at Douglas Adams’ memorable Fourth Doctor story from 1978, The Pirate Planet!
• STARMAN - DWM chats to actor Mark Williams, who brings the much-loved comic strip character of UFO spotter Maxwell Edison to life in the latest Doctor Who audio adventure!
• PLUS! - All the latest news, previews, reviews and competitions!

Doctor Who Magazine #415 is out now, at the usual price of £3.99.

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