Doctor Who Magazine 430

In a brand new interview for Doctor Who Magazine, MATT SMITH and KAREN GILLAN reveal their secret thoughts about each other – and what’s in store for their characters in their second series...

“There are some great monsters coming up in Series Two,” says Matt. “Steven Moffat has created the greatest monsters since the Weeping Angels. It might even eclipse the Angels for me...”

“I think it’s the scariest one yet,” agrees Karen, “physically and just what it does. They’ve got one thing about them that feels almost undefeatable...”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

ELECTRIC DREAMS!

DWM talks to the people behind the DVD range – and reveals ALL the Doctor Who DVDs releases coming up in 2011! Will your favourites be among them?

TRAIN OF THOUGHT!

Doctor Who’s Head Writer, STEVEN MOFFAT, takes the train with the Doctor, Amy and Rory, and tells DWM of a fantastic journey accompanied by saucy pictures of Karen Gillan – and a very special copy of the script for Episode 7...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST!

TOBY HAYNES, the director of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, gives DWM an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what was the most Christmassy Doctor Who Christmas Special ever, and reveals the thought processes which went into realising the episode.

INITIAL SUCCESS! With just two years to go before Doctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary, DWM looks back at the actors, writers and stories that helped make it the longest-running and best-loved sci-fi show on television! This issue, DWM reflects on the very first series, which began on Saturday 23 November, 1963...

...BY ANY OTHER NAME! It’s back! The all-new TIME TEAM of Chris, Emma, Michael and Will get comfy on the sofa and experience an episode of Autons, burping bins and p-p-p-pizza, as they pop on a VHS of the Ninth Doctor’s début story, ROSE! What will they make of it?

THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...! They’re two of the most fondly remembered Doctors – Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor and Tom Baker’s Fourth. But who was the most influential actor to play Doctor Who? TOBY HADOKE and JOHNNY CANDON argue the toss as they engage in A BATTLE OF WITS!

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA! A trip to the Opera in nineteenth-century Paris leads the Doctor and Amy into a terrifying adventure! What are the creatures that murder in the night? Find out in Part One of a brand new comic strip, THE SCREAMS OF DEATH, written by Jonathan Morris, with art by Dan McDaid.

BORN IN THE USA!DWM brings together the writer and the star of a brand new audio adventure for 80s companion Peri Brown, as actress NICOLA BRYANT and writer NEV FOUNTAIN interview each other about PERI AND THE PISCON PARADOX!

TIME AFTER TIME! The Third Doctor, Jo and UNIT battle the Daleks and Ogrons in one of the most memorable stories of the 1970s! Take a trip back through time to 1972 as THE FACT OF FICTION discovers the secrets behind the DAY OF THE DALEKS!

TWEET, TWEET!DWM examines TWITTER, the social networking phenomenon that’s taken over the internet, and recommends 40 people every Doctor Who fan should follow...

WATCH OUT! The Watcher returns with an irreverent look at the sillier side of Doctor Who in his brand new regular column, WOTCHA! It’s the page that crosses the void beyond the mind!

ART CARDS! Free with this issue of DWM, three collectible art cards featuring exclusive DWM cover images!

PLUS! All the forthcoming CDs and DVDs previewed; the latest CD, DVD and book releases reviewed; all the latest OFFICIAL news; FIVE fantastic prize-winning competitions; a challenging new Crossword; and much, much more!

Features the comic strip The Screams of Death.