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Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant has been chatting with Doctor Who Magazine 518 all about his time on Doctor Who and what it means to him. The issue is available from Oct 19, 2017. David was asked how he feels looking back on the role which he started playing in 2005, he commented: “I always feel fond towards it. I always feel like it’s a happy place to be. Obviously a day like this brings it all back a little more keenly, but…

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THE TENTH DOCTOR AND ROSE ARE BACK! ISSUE 518 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE CHATS EXCLUSIVELY TO DAVID TENNANT AND BILLIE PIPER! Over a decade on from their time together in the TARDIS, David Tennant and Billie Piper reunite for a series of Big Finish Doctor Who audio adventures featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose… David tells DWM, “It’s always a very fond thing to return to, the world of Doctor Who. It’s always very welcoming, and friendly, and familiar.” (David…

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ISSUE 517 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF THE SEVENTH DOCTOR WITH SYLVESTER McCOY! Thirty years after he first appeared as the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy reflects on the role that changed his life… “We didn’t know that we were breaking rules. And I think we were also blessed by the fact that we didn’t have all that baggage of the past to get in the way…” “We didn’t know that we were breaking rules. And I think…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JODIE WHITTAKER IN ISSUE 516 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE! Jodie Whittaker shares her feelings about becoming the Thirteenth Doctor… Jodie says: “Chris [Chibnall] wouldn’t have cast me as the Doctor because he wanted me to repeat anything that had gone before. And I think as a fan you don’t want to watch something that’s an imitation of something that’s gone before. Or what would be the point of recasting?” ALSO IN THIS ISSUE… CASTING JODIE DWM asks…

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SIX DECADES OF DOCTOR WHO REFERENCE WORKS The latest Special Edition of Doctor Who Magazine is devoted to the many non-fiction books based on the series. This comprehensive guide traces the history of the series’ reference works, from the very first episode guides compiled by Doctor Who story editors for their colleagues in the 1960s, to the fanzines of the 1970s, the first authorised books based on the series and the plethora of books available today. Exclusive…

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IT’S THE END OF AN ERA AS WE LOOK BACK ON THE STEVEN MOFFAT YEARS IN ISSUE 515 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE! With his last episode due to air at Christmas, we asked Doctor Who‘s head writer and showrunner Steven Moffat if he ever thought, back in 2004, when he wrote The Empty Child, that he’d still be writing for the series in 2017? “No, God, no!” he exclaims. “God, no! I also didn’t think I’d do the showrunning job for more than three years, and…

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Actor/writer Mark Gatiss has been chatting exclusively to Doctor Who Magazine about his Doctor Who career, including the numerous stories he has written and starred in. DWM 515, out tomorrow, spoke to Mark about his 2006 episode, The Idiot’s Lantern, starring David Tennant as The Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler; he said: “It was amazing to have David, because he was my friend and he was the Doctor.” Gatiss told DWM that, originally, a different actor was…

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The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine – issue 515, out July 27 – includes an exclusive and in-depth with writer/actor Mark Gatiss about his Doctor Who career so far. Gatiss has just been announced as part of the cast for the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time, alongside Peter Capaldi (The Twelfth Doctor), Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) and David Bradley (The First Doctor). Besides talking about the numerous Doctor Who stories Mark has written and starred…

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