1.3 Death and the Queen Donna Noble has never been lucky in love. So when, one day, her Prince does come, she is thrilled to have the wedding of all weddings to look forward to. Though the Doctor isn’t holding his breath for an invitation. And her future mother-in-law is certainly not amused. But on the big day itself, Donna finds her castle under siege from the darkest of forces, marching at the head of a skeleton army. When it looks like even the Doctor can’t save the day, what will Queen Donna do to save her people from Death itself? Written By: James Goss Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Blake Ritson (Rudolph), Alice Krige (Queen Mum), Beth Chalmers (Hortense), Alan Cox (Death) Other roles played by the cast
1.2 Time Reaver Calibris. The spaceport planet where anything goes. Where anyone who doesn't want to be found can be lost, and where everything has its price. Where betentacled gangster Gully holds sway at the smugglers’ tavern, Vagabond’s Reach. The alien Vacintians are trying to impose some order on the chaos. Soon the Doctor and Donna discover why. An illegal weapon is loose on the streets. A weapon that destroys lives… Slowly and agonisingly. The Time Reaver. Written By: Jenny T Colgan Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Alex Lowe (Soren), Sabrina Bartlett (Cora), Terry Molloy (Rone), John Banks (Gully), Dan Starkey (Dorn) Other roles played by the cast
1.1 Technophobia When the Doctor and Donna visit London’s Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don’t go to plan. The most brilliant IT brain in the country can’t use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives. Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on? Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia... Written By: Matt Fitton Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Niky Wardley (Bex), Rachael Stirling (Jill Meadows), Chook Sibtain (Brian), Rory Keenan (Kevin), Jot Davies (Lukas)
Out today in the UK is issue 498 of Doctor Who Magazine as they take a look at the 10th Doctor and Donna box set from Big Finish.
The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble are returning for a brand new audio series and David Tennant and Catherine Tate are thrilled to be back in the TARDIS… DWM asks the actors themselves whether the scripts for their new audio series capture the past or reimagine it: “I think they do and they don’t,” David Tennant ponders. “Each episode on TV would go to a slightly different place, and have a slightly different set of criteria, and tell a story in a slightly different way. I think, in that sense, they’re very representative of the shows that we did on TV. Obviously the characters are the same, and they have that relationship that you will, I’m sure, recognise. But they’ve been put into some slightly different, new situations, with new types of stories.” “And a new way of telling the story,” adds Catherine Tate, “because this is audio. But obviously, by necessity, the convention of an episode is going to be the same, isn’t it: you arrive somewhere, something goes wrong, and then it’s all okay again. But I think these ones have been really original, and very fun to do.” “Yes, it’s telling stories in a slightly different way,” David Tennant agrees. “But you’ll certainly recognise the same show, if you’re listening to these. When you put your headphones on, you’re going to recognise the world you’re in.” ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE… YOU ARE KIDDING ME?! DWM previews the Tenth Doctor and Donna’s first three audio adventures: Technophobia, Time Reavers and Death and the Queen. ROBERT BANKS STEWART A tribute to the Doctor Who writer who died recently, and was responsible for 1975’s Terror of the Zygons and 1976’s The Seeds of Doom. JOHN LEESON The man behind the voice of K9 talks about his long and varied career. SADIE MILLER The daughter of Sarah Jane actress Elisabeth Sladen, Sadie chats to DWM about her new Lethbridge-Stewart novel, Moon Blink. ASK STEVEN MOFFAT Doctor Who’s showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers’ questions THE WITCH HUNT CONTINUES… …in the second part of our brand-new comic strip adventure, Witch Hunt, written by Jacqueline Rayner and illustrated by Martin Geraghty. SHARING THE LOVE In her column, Relative Dimensions, Jacqueline Rayner gives advice on how to go about introducing your loved ones to Doctor Who. ANGEL INTERCEPTOR The Time Team welcome the return of River Song and the Weeping Angels return in this month’s episodes, The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone. FOUR TO DOOMSDAY A frog-like alien with delusions of divinity makes a return to planet Earth, in this issue’s Fact of Fiction. THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS In Missing in Action, we delve into this seven-part classic story which is mostly missing from the archives COMING SOON DWM previews all the latest Doctor Who CD and book releases. PLUS! All the latest official news, reviews, competitions and The DWM Crossword.
There will be a new Doctor Who book coming out in the UK on May 12th (December in the US). The plot of the story sees The Doctor facing off against Internet Trolls that are being manipulated by aliens so that they can feed off the hatred generated by the humans. This is an interesting concept for a book as everyone has had encounters with internet trolls in one way or another on Facebook or Twitter. Below is the synopsis for In the Blood.
All over the world, people are 'ghosting' each other on social media. Dropping their friends, giving vent to their hatred, and everywhere behaving with incredible cruelty. Even Donna has found that her friend Hettie, with her seemingly perfect life and fancy house, has unfriended her. And now, all over the world, internet trolls are dying... As more and more people give in to this wave of bitterness and aggression, it's clear this is no simple case of modern living. This is unkindness as a plague. From the streets of London to the web cafes of South Korea and the deepest darkest forests of Rio, can the Doctor and Donna find the cause of this unhappiness before it's too late? An original novel featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna, as played by David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
Starting in May Big Finish will release audio adventures of the best Doctor and companion pairing of the new series. That's right David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be reprising their roles from Series 4 of Doctor Who. The Doctor and Donna will return in three audio adventures that sees the popular duo taking on evil aliens and once again saving the universe.
This is great news as this was and still is my favorite Doctor and companion pairing of the new show and it will be great to see what the great writers from Big Finish will do with David Tennant's Doctor. If you are a fan of Big Finish and have heard how well they do stories of the Classic Doctor's you should feel excited because these stories might actually be better than the ones on TV. You can pre order these thre stories individually or together in a special limited edition box set from the Big Finish website.
When the Doctor and Donna visit London’s Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don’t go to plan.
The most brilliant IT brain in the country can’t use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives.
Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?
Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia...
Calibris. The spaceport planet where anything goes. Where anyone who doesn't want to be found can be lost, and where everything has its price. Where betentacled gangster Gully holds sway at the smugglers’ tavern, Vagabond’s Reach.
The alien Vacintians are trying to impose some order on the chaos. Soon the Doctor and Donna discover why. An illegal weapon is loose on the streets. A weapon that destroys lives… Slowly and agonisingly.
The Time Reaver.
Written By: Jenny T Colgan
Cast
David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Alex Lowe (Soren), Sabrina Bartlett (Cora), Terry Molloy (Rone), John Banks (Gully), Dan Starkey (Dorn)
1.3 Death and the Queen
Donna Noble has never been lucky in love.
So when, one day, her Prince does come, she is thrilled to have the wedding of all weddings to look forward to. Though the Doctor isn’t holding his breath for an invitation. And her future mother-in-law is certainly not amused.
But on the big day itself, Donna finds her castle under siege from the darkest of forces, marching at the head of a skeleton army.
When it looks like even the Doctor can’t save the day, what will Queen Donna do to save her people from Death itself?
Written By: James Goss
Cast
David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Blake Ritson (Rudolph), Alice Krige (Queen Mum), Beth Chalmers (Hortense), Alan Cox (Death)
10 -Romance – Long term Doctor Who fans
never dreamed of a romance between the Doctor and his companion
(well, realistically anyhow) but Rose fell for the Doctor. This was
probably an after thought that grew off of the great chemistry
between Piper and Tennant and also fan feedback reading into the idea
that their relationship was more than just two friends enjoying the
time of their life. This chemistry lead to a very powerful farewell
scene between the Doctor and Rose and if you can forget what would
happen later on, was one of the best moments in the current series.
This is one of those examples of fans thinking there is a
relationship going on when there really isn't but the producers
decide to make it happen.
