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The Essential Doctor Who: Time Travel

The Essential Doctor Who: Time Travel

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The Essential Doctor Who: Time Travel

The Doctor has always challenged the linear conception of time. Since his television voyage began in 1963, the TARDIS has travelled backwards, forwards and even sideways through the mysterious Vortex.

The latest issue of The Essential Doctor Who traces the development of these time-bending narratives, describing the rules that were laid down – and subsequently revised – by the series’ writers and producers.

Highlights of the all-new articles include:
Frankenstein vs the Daleks – a look at Terry Nation’s first draft of The Chase
Original Evil – David Whitaker’s story treatment for The Evil of the Daleks
The Gamble With Time – the complex pre-production of City of Death
Creating Angels – a visit to the churchyard that helped to inspire the Weeping Angels
River’s Run – unravelling the complex chronology of River Song’s relationship with the Doctor

This 116-page bookazine also includes guides to time-travelling stories such as The Ark, Mawdryn Undead, A Christmas Carol and Listen, along with exclusive interviews and numerous rare images.

Editor Marcus Hearn says: “This is a fresh take on a vast and potentially challenging subject.
Everyone in this issue has done a great job, coming up with new facts and theories about stories I thought I knew inside out. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the Blinovitch Limitation Effect or the Bootstrap Paradox, then look no further!”

The Essential Doctor Who: Time Travel is on sale now at WH Smiths and all good newsagents, price £9.99

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Doctor Who Magazine 519

Doctor Who Magazine 519

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Doctor Who Magazine 519

DAVID BRADLEY IS THE DOCTOR!

ISSUE 519 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE HAS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW FIRST DOCTOR, DAVID BRADLEY

Four years ago he played William Hartnell in BBC Two’s An Adventure in Space and Time. Now David Bradley is returning as the First Doctor himself for this year’s Christmas Special Twice Upon a Time…

“I was playing the guy who was playing the Doctor, but now I’m the Doctor… It’s absolutely thrilling.”

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE…
 
FRIGHT KNIGHT
Sir Derek Jacobi talks to DWM about bringing back his version of the Master for Big Finish’s new  series of audio adventures.

DEDICATED FOLLOWERS
DWM meets Jared Garfield and Lily Travers, the actors playing Ben and Polly in Twice Upon a Time.

BEN ZEN
In a previously unpublished interview from 1997, Michael Craze reflects on the time he spent playing Ben Jackson in Doctor Who from 1966 to 1967.

DOC MARTIN
In what turned out to be his final interview, Trevor Martin discusses playing the Doctor in the stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday. Elsewhere in this issue DWM pays tribute to his long career.

DRESSING THE DOCTOR
Costume designer Hayley Nebauer explains how she created the First Doctor’s 2017 look.

ANNUAL REPORT
BBC Audio is reviving stories from the Doctor Who annuals. Readers Peter Purves and Matthew Waterhouse are in the studio…

54 FIRST DATES
What’s so special about the 23rd of November? And what else has happened on Doctor Who’s big  day? DWM investigates…

THE PHANTOM PIPER
A brand-new comic strip adventure for the Doctor and Bill in part one of The Phantom Piper, written  by Scott Gray and illustrated by Martin Geraghty.

THE TIME TEAM
The Time Team continues its mission to watch every episode of Doctor Who with 2011’s The Almost People.

THE FACT OF FICTION
Uncovering the details hidden in the 2007 episode The Lazarus Experiment.

THE BLOGS OF DOOM
DWM’s brand-new column begins…

PLUS!
Previews, book and audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much more.

Doctor Who Magazine 519 is on sale from Thursday 16 November, price £5.99.

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First Doctor David Bradley talks Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall

First Doctor David Bradley talks Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall

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Doctor Who Magazine issue 519 hits newsstands later this week and inside you’ll find an exclusive interview with actor, David Bradley.

Bradley is the man behind the the return of the First Doctor, as seen in the Series 10 finale, The Doctor Falls, and the forthcoming Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time.

David, who portrayed original First Doctor actor William Hartnell in 2013’s An Adventure In Space And Time, spoke about this year’s Christmas Special but also about the incoming team to Doctor Who.

On the Thirteenth Doctor actress Jodie Whittaker, Bradley told Doctor Who Magazine:

“We worked together on Broadchurch. She’s lovely.”

Broadchurch was an ITV series which ran for three series from 2013 and starred Tenth Doctor actor, David Tennant. The new First Doctor actor continued with his praise for Jodie:

“Absolutely delightful. I think she’ll be fantastic. All the emotional range you could want, and she’s going to be very funny as well.

So she’s perfect for the Doctor, really.”

 Broadchurch was created by Chris Chibnall, the man replacing Steven Moffat as Doctor Who showrunner. Bradley also worked with the writer on the 2012 Eleventh Doctor episode Dinosaurs On A Spaceship.

Bradley said of Chibnall:

“He’s just wonderful. His scripts are so rich and fascinating. Well-drawn, forceful characters.

As an actor, working with Chris, you feel you’re in very good hands. As you do with Steven. We’re all in it together on Doctor Who, and everybody wants it to be good. I think Chris will be amazing.

Doctor Who’s future is in safe hands.”

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You can read the full interview with David Bradley and his Twice Upon A Time co-stars, and much, much more in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

DWM 519 is available from Nov 16, 2017

MATT LUCAS: ‘LUCKIEST MAN’ IN THE WORLD TO BE IN DOCTOR WHO

MATT LUCAS: ‘LUCKIEST MAN’ IN THE WORLD TO BE IN DOCTOR WHO

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The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine – issue 518, out now – has been chatting with Narolde actor Matt Lucas all about his time on Doctor Who, from 2015’s Christmas Special to this year’s epic Series 10 finale.

During the interview, Matt discusses the lighter tone of the Doctor Who Christmas Specials, filming Series 10 and laments not visiting the now-closed Doctor Who Experience.

Lucas tackles the issue of the “long days” on filming Doctor Who over nine months or so whilst also writing his autobiography; the actor states:

“And you only get half an hour for lunch! You start work at 7.30 – and that’s already in costume and make-up. That’s 7.30, on set, rehearsing.

But every day I thought I was so lucky that someone’s paying me to write about my life.

And also, I’m the luckiest man in the world to be an assistant in Doctor Who. So, to be honest with you, even though I was tired, I was never fed up.”

Matt rues his lack of free time due to his busy schedule, he says:

“I never even made it to the Doctor Who Experience, to my great disappointment.

When I first signed up to do [the 2017 series of] Doctor Who, I originally thought I was just doing another three episodes. Then it kind of grew and grew and grew, until I ended up doing every one.

When I did the book deal, I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll probably have a little bit of spare time on my hands,’ because Nardole is just in it a bit here and there. But I actually ended up being in it far more than I anticipated.

So consequently, my life was: learning lines, saying lines, writing book. Those three things. I’d get up at six in the morning, go to the set, and then I’d get back at 7.30 in the evening. I’d learn my lines, write for a couple more hours, and then go straight to bed.”

Attention turns to his Doctor Who debut, as Nardole in 2015’s The Husbands of River Song (you can watch a clip in the player above). Matt describes the more comedic aspect of his role in the festive special:

“When you’re making the Christmas Special you muck about more!

I mean, you muck about more on camera. I don’t mean off camera. Off camera you just do the same.

Also they’re longer, so there’s more time for a bit of comedy business.”

You can read the full interview with Matt in the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine which also includes a fantastic interview with Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant and much, much more.

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DAVID TENNANT: DOCTOR WHO ‘RUNS THROUGH MY LIFE LIKE A STICK OF ROCK’

DAVID TENNANT: DOCTOR WHO ‘RUNS THROUGH MY LIFE LIKE A STICK OF ROCK’

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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 it’s always a very fond thing to return to, the world of Doctor Who. It’s always very welcoming, and friendly, and familiar. I suppose I don’t feel detached enough from it to feel sentimental, really. Maybe if I’d been completely banished from it for ten years…?

But of course it never quite goes away, does it? There’s no escaping it, nor would I want to, really.

Because Doctor Who sort of runs through my life like a stick of rock. It’s sort of always bubbling under, and you know it always will.”

Tennant was also seen as the Doctor in the 2013 50th Anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, in which he delivered the immortal line, describing the Time Lord’s name as a promise – “Never cruel or cowardly”. David describes it as a “mission statement.” The actor continues:

“We can all have mottos that we live by; it doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re entirely faithful to them. It can be who you aspire to be. It doesn’t mean you can’t be inconsistent sometimes. That’s what makes any character and any person interesting – their inconsistencies, the little flaws in the weft of their character.

I don’t know if the Doctor always needs to be consistent to that, but I think broadly speaking he is. At least, he tries.”

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You can read the full interview with David in the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine which also includes a fantastic interview with Nardole actor Matt Lucas and much, much more.

DWM 518 is available from Oct 19, 2017

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 518

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 518

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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 Tennant)

Billie tells DWM, “It’s like when you hang out with an old friend who you haven’t seen for years, and then loads of stuff has happened between you, but it’s sort of just like you’re immediately there again. I love it.”

ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

  • SYLVESTER McCOY INTERVIEW

The second part of our interview with Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy reflects back on Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary and looks forward to the show’s future.

  • MATT LUCAS INTERVIEW

DWM chats to Matt Lucas about his new autobiography Little Me: My Life from A-Z which he wrote while playing Nardole in the latest series of Doctor.

  • CAMILLE CODURI INTERVIEW

Camille Coduri’s Jackie Tyler joins the Doctor and Rose for The Tenth Doctor Adventures: Volume Two.

  • WHITE WITCH OF DEVIL’S END

We find out how a project to make a DVD sequel to the classic 1971 TV story The Dæmonscame about.

  • TARDIS SHED OF THE YEAR

DWM meets Paul Foden, the man who recently appeared on Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year with his TARDIS-replica shed.

  • MATILDUS

There’s a brand-new comic strip adventure for the Doctor and Bill in Matildus; a one-parter written and illustrated by Scott Gray.

  • THE TIME TEAM

The Time Team continues its mission to watch every episode of Doctor Who with 2012’s The Rebel Flesh.

PLUS! Previews, book and audio reviews, news, the Watcher’s column, prize-winning competitions and much, much more.

Doctor Who Magazine 518 is on sale from Thursday 19 October, price £5.99.

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 517

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 517

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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 we were also blessed by the fact that we didn’t have all that baggage of the past to get in the way…”

ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

DEBORAH WATLING TRIBUTE
DWMremembers the late Deborah Watling, who played the Second Doctor’s companion Victoria from 1967 to 1978, with contributions from Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Frazer Hines.
VICTORIA’S SECRETS
A previously unpublished interview with Deborah Watling from 1990.
VICTOR PEMBERTON TRIBUTE
Remembering the late Doctor Who writer and story editor Victor Pemberton.
GAIL BENNETT
An interview with original American Doctor Who superfan Gail Bennett.
FURY FROM THE DEEP
This month’sFact of Fiction explores 1968’s Fury from the Deep, the last story to feature Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield.
THE PARLIAMENT OF FEAR
Part Three of our brand-new comic strip adventure, The Parliament of Fear, featuring the Doctor and Bill; written by Scott Gray and illustrated by Mike Collins.
DOMINIC GLYNN
The composer recalls writing and recording the score for 1989’s
THE TIME TEAM
The Time Team continues its mission to watch every episode of Doctor Who with 2012’s The Doctor’s Wife.
PLUS! Previews, book and audio reviews, news, the Watcher’s column, prize-winning competitions and much, much more.

Doctor Who Magazine 517 is on sale from Thursday 21 September, price £5.99.

Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who: ’this is an honour’

Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who: ’this is an honour’

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Doctor Who Magazine – issue 516 out now, – features an exclusive interview with the Thirteen Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker.

Whittaker has been discussing what it means to be cast as the Doctor, she told DWM:

“Chris [Chibnall, new Doctor Who showrunner] 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?”

Jodie was announced last month as the new Doctor and will maker her debut in the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special, Twice Upon A Time. She adds:

“I never thought this opportunity would come.

I’m very aware that this is an honour. I would never want anyone to think that I’m underwhelmed by this, because I’m certainly not. In fact I’m completely overwhelmed by it. Of course I’m not ‘it’ yet – Peter [Capaldi] is still the Doctor. But I’m incredibly excited about the fun and opportunity that’s out there. I feel like a kid in a toy shop. I feel like I’m five years old.

“In a good way – not a terrifying way!”

You can read the full interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine which also includes a preview of the new book from former showrunner Russell T Davies, a look behind-the-scenes of Doctor Who’s monsters with Millennium FX, and much more.

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 516 is on sale now!

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 516

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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 what the arrival of Jodie Whittaker means for the future of Doctor Who.

  • MONSTERS INC

We go inside the workshop of Millennium FX, with previously unseen designs and photographs from the making of the 2017 series.

  • NOW WE ARE SIX HUNDRED

Former showrunner Russell T Davies talks about his illustrations for BBC Books’ collection of Doctor Who poetry.

  • NICHOLAS BRIGGS AND THE CYBERMEN

Nicholas Briggs reveals the secrets of giving voice to the Mondasian Cybermen.

  • HANK MARVIN

Legendary Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin discusses his surprising links to the Doctor Who theme.

  • THE AZTECS

Take a fresh look at the 1964 classic The Aztecs in The Fact of Fiction.

  • TREVOR BAXTER TRIBUTE

We pay tribute to the late Trevor Baxter, who played Professor Litefoot in 1977’s The Talons of Weng-Chiang, with contributions from Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Christopher Benjamin, Lisa Bowerman and more…

  • THE PARLIAMENT OF FEAR

A brand-new comic strip adventure continues for the Doctor and Bill.

  • TRAIL OF A TIME LORD

An exclusive extract from Red, White and Who, the forthcoming book about the history of the series in the United States.

  • PLUS! Previews, book and audio reviews, news, the Watcher’s column, prize-winning competitions and much, much more.

Doctor Who Magazine 516 is on sale from Thursday 24 August, price £5.99.

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DWM SPECIAL 47 – REFERENCING THE DOCTOR

DWM SPECIAL 47 – REFERENCING THE DOCTOR

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DWM SPECIAL 47 – REFERENCING THE DOCTOR

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 interviews, behind-the-scenes features and numerous rare photographs tell the whole story, from the black-and-white days of Doctor Who to the 2017 series starring Peter Capaldi.

This special issue of the bestselling Doctor Who Magazine is on sale now.

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