The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is out now, and inside it’s all about A Christmas Carol, as Matt Smith exclusively reveals what it was like working alongside Sir Michael Gambon…
“Michael is a naughty man, a naughty actor,” Matt laughs. “He’s hugely interesting, everyone on set could have listened to his stories all day! And then the cameras start rolling and he’s just captivating…”. There’s also interviews with its writer, Steven Moffat, and director Toby Haynes.
Plus, there’s a blast from the past as Tom Baker admits what it was really like being the Fourth Doctor, and Katy Manning, recently seen returning as Jo Grant in Death of the Doctor, gives her most revealing interview yet. Elsewhere, Amelia and Rory discover a wondrous bookshop in the first part of The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop comic by Jonathan Morris, and Steven Moffat spills the beans in his Production Notes…
Meanwhile, Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan Foreman, talks about her new audio adventures, as the Fact of Fiction scrutinise the 1979/1980 serial The Horns of Nimon. DWM relives the highlights of 2010 in their annual review of the year, and, as always, there’s the latest news, previews, reviews and competitions!
The bumper-sized Doctor Who Magazine #429 is out now, priced £4.99.
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A Christmas Carol guest star Katherine Jenkins has revealed that filming the special exceeded all of her expectations.
As the BBC reports, the opera singer, who plays Abigail Pettigrew, has admitted: ”Everyone in the whole Doctor Who team was brilliant and so encouraging and supportive that they made me feel like I could do it. I think that has now opened my mind to thinking if the right thing came along maybe I would like to do it again.”
Of the episode, she said: ”I hope that people will be moved by it and can relate to it. I didn’t set out to make people cry over their Christmas dinner but it is heart-warming.”
A Christmas Carol airs on Christmas Day on BBC One/BBC One HD on at 6pm.
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It’s been a busy couple of days for Doctor Who fans! As we eagerly await the debut of A Christmas Carol, there has been a surge of new festive tidbits relating to the special!
In addition, the official website has revealed not one, two two, not even three, but FOUR brilliant clips as today’s Adventure Calendar update! If you’re waiting to unwrap the episode all at once on Christmas Day, avoid clicking the link, however if you’ve watched them we’d love to know what you think, so share your thoughts in the comments below!
If you didn’t know by now, A Christmas Carol airs on BBC1 on Christmas Day at 6pm!
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Now that there’s just a fortnight to go until A Christmas Carol has its long awaited debut in the UK, a TV trailer for the festive episode is now airing on the BBC!
Although it’s a shortened down version of last month’s Children in Need preview, each time we see it we can’t help but tingle with excitement. It also serves as a great reminder that, after the months of waiting, a brand new episode of Doctor Who is now just days away, and we’re sure you’ll agree that there’s no greater feeling!
A Christmas Carol airs on Christmas Day at 6pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.
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BBC America have released an exclusive ‘inside look’ at this year’s Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, which is now just two weeks away!
During the mini-feature, the cast and crew discuss what we can expect to see in this year’s festive episode, as Arthur Darvill explains: ”Rory and Amy have just got married, so we’re off on our honeymoon, and, of course, in true Doctor Who style, it doesn’t start or end well. Everyone ends up in a lot of danger.” And we wouldn’t have it any other way!
The special airs on BBC1 on Christmas Day at 6pm, and on BBC America at 9pm/8c.
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The cover for this month’s issue of Doctor Who Magazine has been revealed today!
It features the Eleventh Doctor, Kazran and Abigail to mark the anticipated debut of A Christmas Carol on Christmas Day. Inside there’s an exclusive preview of the festive episode, including interviews with its cast, as well as the chance to win the new Doctor Who Wii game, Return to Earth, as well as a Wii to play it on! The issue comes with 3 free collectors’ cards.
Doctor Who Magazine #429 is published on Thursday 16th December, priced £4.20.
It has been confirmed that this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, will be released on DVD/Blu-ray in the US and Canada on February 15th 2011!
Like its UK release, it will include Confidential and Doctor Who at the Proms 2010 as special features. The SRP for the DVD will be $14.98 (US) and $18.74 (Canada), while the Blu-ray will be $19.89 (US) and $24.95 (Canada). The festive episode airs on BBC America at 9pm/8c on Christmas Day, and in Canada on SPACE on Boxing Day at 9pm ET.
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Arthur Darvill has revealed that his character, Rory Williams, will be seen to be much more secure in the next series now that he’s finally managed to marry Amy.
“I have friends who recently got married and said in a way it’s almost like an anticlimax after the wedding,” the actor exclusively told Radio Times. “All that is slightly heightened being in the TARDIS. Now it’s like they’ve got all the wonders of the universe to explore as well. I don’t think it’s an anticlimax – for him.”
He explained: “He feels far more secure in their relationship, but it doesn’t stop them carrying on their adventures and exploring even further.”
Regarding A Christmas Carol, he teased: “This one pushes the boat out in the most wonderful way. We filmed it in July and it was very strange walking into warehouses in Cardiff where it’s snowing. All I can really say is Rory and Amy get into a lot of danger and the Doctor has to save them in a very Christmassy way.”
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The BBC are now airing their various traditional trailers to promote their Christmas highlights, including one for their seasonal drama which, of course, features Doctor Who!
While it doesn’t contain any new clips from A Christmas Carol, we don’t really need an excuse to watch them again (especially seeing as we’ve had no new Doctor Who since June – doesn’t time fly!?), so you can see the preview in all its festive glory below! The episode airs on BBC One and BBC One HD at 6pm on Christmas Day.
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A Christmas Carol guest star Katherine Jenkins was a guest on BBC Breakfast earlier this week, and during her interview she described her character, Abigail Pettigrew, as “humble” and “from a poor background”.
If you missed her appearance, you can watch a clip from it here. The opera singer also discussed what it was that initially interested her about the role, and explained what it was then like having to keep her casting a secret - even from her family!
A Christmas Carol will air on BBC One and BBC One HD at 6pm on Christmas Day.
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