The press in the UK has been inundated with Waters of Mars festivities this week, as the nation holds its breath in anticipation for its long-awaited debut on Sunday night.

Naturally, the episode has made it to the cover of various different listings magazines, including Radio Times, Total TV Guide and TV & Satelitte Week, and each contains their own preview of the special.

Lindsay Duncan, who plays Captain Adelaide Brooke, told TV & Satelitte Week: “[Adelaide] is in charge of the research station on Mars and is a very strong, reliable woman with great leadership qualities. She is really challenged by events that take place on Mars, but rises to the challenge admirably. She’s a heroine.”

The actress has also spoken to Total TV Guide about the tremendous amount of running she had to do during filming. “David Tennant is far too fast,” she joked. “I wouldn’t say I became competitive, but I did think, ‘Well, bloody hell, if there’s running going on, then I’m running. I ended up straining a muscle in my thigh…”

David Tennant is also out and about promoting his penultimate story as the Tenth Doctor, and you can keep up to date with his appearances with our schedule, which you can check out here.

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Ahead of its long-awaited debut on Sunday night, Russell T Davies has spoken to Shortlist about the upcoming Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars, and revealed that it’s still child-safe despite the fact it has been billed as the scariest episode yet!

“It’s dark in comparison to some episodes but it is completely child-safe,” the outgoing showrunner said. ”There’s a lot of emotion and psychological fear so I think Mum and Dad will need their hands held!”

He added: “Drama’s not safe and it’s not pretty and it’s not kind. People expect the basic template of television drama where there might be naughty villains, but everyone ends up having a nice cup of tea. You’ve got to do big moral choices and show the terrible things people do in terrible situations. Drama is failing if it doesn’t do that.”

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The build up to The Waters of Mars continues, and the official Doctor Who website has today treated us to a brand new behind the scenes video!

The sneak peek offers fans a rare glimpse of filming, and producer Nikki Wilson is on hand to give us a guided tour on location at The National Botanical Gardens of Wales, which doubles as Bowie Base One in the episode.

Hop over to the BBC site to watch it – not long now!

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Russell T Davies and David Tennant are interviewed inside this week’s edition of Radio Times, which also boasts a glossy Waters of Mars cover to mark the debut of the long-awaited special on our screens this Sunday!

In the interview, it is confirmed that the outgoing showrunner opted to tone down the episode after watching the first rushes - as he decided the original cut was too scary for teatime viewing!

“The Waters of Mars is certainly one of the scariest episodes,” he told the listings magazine. “It’s the intensity – it’s trapped, claustrophobic, desperate – which really ups the stakes. Towards the end, the monsters aren’t the scary things: it’s the humans and the Doctor who really give me a chill.”

He added: “The Doctor makes some remarkable decisions, which might surprise the audience. It’s like the safety net is taken away. Who knows what he’s capable of?”

Speaking of the upcoming regeneration two-part finale, which will air at Christmas, he teased: “The shadows are darkening as we head for the Doctor’s final journey. Old friends are returning – with Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate delivering their most heartfelt peformances – but there’s an old enemy crawling back into life as Christmas approaches. The Master’s return is just the start of our biggest, most heart-breaking story yet. The Immortality Gate is waiting, and beyond that… the Tenth Doctor faces the greatest terror of all.”

You can read the full interviews in the latest issue of Radio Times, which is out to buy now in the UK, priced £1.10.

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It’s getting closer, folks! The day The Waters of Mars will debut is not far away, and the BBC have this morning released another wave of tantalizing images online for us to speculate over for the remaining hours of our countdown!

You can check out the pictures over at DigitalSpy, but watch out for details regarding the plot if you’ve decided to fight your inner temptations and remain as spoiler-free as possible for the weekend!

On the topic of spoilers, we’d just like to ask that, from now until after its transmission, all of our visitors try and keep their comments as Waters of Mars spoiler-free as possible. We also recommend that anxious fans stay far away from tabloids and magazines for the next few days, so we can all enjoy the episode with as little pre-knowledge as possible come Sunday night!

Of course, there’s always going to be a few Weeping Angels out there who may try and spoil it, but this is just a reminder that WhovianNet will not be posting such spoilers.

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The Radio Times website was updated today with the artwork for their latest issue, and, naturally, the next long-awaited Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars, has made it on to the cover!

If you’re not excited enough already, the TV and radio listings magazine features a glossy new image of the Tenth Doctor in his spacesuit, with the caption “The scariest Doctor Who? David Tennant is back”.

Grab your issue of the Radio Times when it is released tomorrow (Tuesday), at the usual price of £1.10.

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With just a few short days left to go until The Waters of Mars hits our screens, the cast and crew (mostly David Tennant!) will be everywhere and anywhere over the next week to promote the long-awaited special, and we’ve put together an appearances schedule so you don’t miss a second of pre-transmission action!

Monday 9th November
- BBC1, David Tennant on The Graham Norton Show (10:35PM)
Sunday 15th November
- BBC Radio 1, David Tennant interview on The Jo Whiley Show (1PM-4PM)
Wednesday 11th November
- Absolute Radio, David Tennant co-presenting Breakfast show (6AM-10AM)
Thursday 12th November
- Absolute Radio, David Tennant co-presenting Breakfast show (6AM-10AM)
- BBC Radio 1, David Tennant interview on The Fearne Cotton Show (10AM-1PM)
- Channel 4, Doctor Who Special on The Paul O’Grady Show, with pre-recorded David Tennant interview (5:00PM)
Friday 13th November
- Absolute Radio, David Tennant co-presenting Breakfast show (6AM-10AM)

We’ll be adding to the schedule when any new appearances are confirmed, so keep checking back for updates! Feel free to also use this article to discuss the relevant appearances as and when they air!

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To mark the Tenth Doctor’s long-awaited return to our screens in The Waters of Mars next Sunday, the Western Mail has revealed that they’ll be giving away SIX limited-edition posters, each depicting a scene from the special!

The first poster will come with the newspaper on 14th November, while the second will appear inside their sister paper, Wales on Sunday, on 15th November. The remaining four posters will then appear back in the Western Mail on 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th November!

The Waters of Mars will debut in the United Kingdom on Sunday 15th November at 8:00PM on BBC One and BBC HD.

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A brand new episode of Doctor Who also means that we’ll be treated to a brand new episode of Doctor Who Confidential, and details regarding the instalment of the behind-the-scenes series that will accompany The Waters of Mars have been revealed!

As the tradition goes, the episode, called Is There Life On Mars?, will air straight after The Waters of Mars has finished. Confidential will transmit on BBC Three from 8:00PM-9:00PM and, for the first time, simultaneously on BBC HD!

The Confidential team follow the crew as they create water monsters and explosions, and there’s exclusive interviews with Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant and outgoing showrunner Russell T Davies too!

That’s Doctor Who Confidential, Sunday 15th November at 8:00PM on BBC3 and BBC HD – don’t miss it!

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The official Doctor Who website has uploaded a brand new video interview with outgoing showrunner Russell T Davies, who talks about the upcoming special, The Waters of Mars, which will debut a week on Sunday at 7:00PM on BBC One and BBC HD!

“It sets up the whole ending of the David Tennant era,” he said. “It’s absolutely terrifying. It’s one of the most scary stories we’ve ever done. If one drop of Martian water touches you, something goes very, very wrong.”

You can watch the whole interview by clicking here.