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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