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JENNA-LOUISE COLEMAN TALKS ABOUT HER DÉBUT AS THE DOCTOR’S NEW COMPANION, CLARA, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 455

“She’s this mysterious girl, and the Doctor can’t quite put his finger on what it is about her,” Jenna tells DWM. “It’s the same for her, because he’s this mystery man who’s landed in a blue box…”

THE CHRISTMAS ISSUE INCLUDES THREE FREE ART CARDS, FEATURING THE DOCTOR, CLARA, AND VASTRA & STRAX! AND THAT’S NOT ALL…

LET IT SNOW!
An extensive preview of this year’s sensational Doctor Who Christmas Special, THE SNOWMEN, featuring new photos from the festive adventure, and revealing hints from writer STEVEN MOFFAT and producer MARCUS WILSON.

THE DOCTOR’S GANG!
DWM interviews THE SNOWMEN’s stars, NEVE McINTOSH (Silurian warrior Madame Vastra), CATRIN STEWART (Jenny, Vastra’s companion) and DAN STARKEY (Strax the Sontaran) and discovers what it’s like to be part of the Doctor’s Victorian ‘Scooby Gang’!

LOOK TO THE FUTURE, NOW!
Doctor Who’s head writer and executive producer STEVEN MOFFAT takes DWM readers on an episode-by-episode guide to the next series of eight adventures, set for broadcast in 2013 – only in PRODUCTION NOTES!

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS!
2012 brought thrills as well as sadness – and some brilliant new episodes of Doctor Who. DWM turns back the clock to the start of the year to relive the highlights of the last 12 months in THE DWM REVIEW OF 2012.

THE EIGHT LEGS OF CHRISTMAS!
The Time Team get into the festive mood, travel back to Christmas 2006, and watch the Tenth Doctor have an adventure with Donna Noble for the very first time. What will Chris, Emma, Michael and Will make of THE RUNAWAY BRIDE… ?

TWISTED IMAGINATION!
School friends Amelia Pond and Rory Williams encounter a scary Santa and his evil elves – can their young chum Mels save them? Find out in IMAGINARY ENEMIES, written by SCOTT GRAY with art by MIKE COLLINS.

OH YES IT IS!
Christmas is the panto season – and to celebrate this beloved British tradition, the Watcher explores how pantomime’s influence can be found throughout Doctor Who’s history. Oh yes it can!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
DWM takes a nostalgic look back to Doctor Who’s silver anniversary in 1988, and a season that featured Daleks, Cybermen, creepy clowns and the Kandy Man, in COUNTDOWN TO 50!

THE BEST YEAR EVER!
Next year will be the most exciting time to be a fan ever! But which year has been the best so far? 1983 or 2005? JOHNNY CANDON and TOBY HADOKE argue it out in A BATTLE OF WITS.

TWO DOCTORS FOR CHRISTMAS!
David Morrissey is THE NEXT DOCTOR! The Fact of Fiction looks back on Christmas 2008’s memorable Tenth Doctor adventure, and talks to writer RUSSELL T DAVIES, who reveals hitherto unknown secrets about the seasonal show.

QUIZZES AND PUZZLES!
Try your luck in DWM’s competitions and crosswords, to win amazing prizes from the latest Blu-ray release to deluxe CD box sets! And then engage your brain, and prepare to have your knowledge tested to the limit, in THE WATCHER’S FIENDISHLY FESTIVE CHRISTMAS QUIZ!

BETWEEN THE LINES!
The Watcher investigates the curious case of the scenes we never see, champions another supporting artist of the month, and challenges readers with the Six Faces of Delusion in WOTCHA!

PLUS!
All the latest official news, the latest DVDs, books and CDs reviewed, sneak previews of forthcoming merchandise, a cryptic preview of the new-look TARDIS interior, and much, much more!

It’s your perfect companion for Christmas – the bumper-sized, 100-page Doctor Who Magazine 455, in shops from Thursday 13 December, priced £4.99!

Thanks and Merry Christmas to Tom Spilsbury!

PAUL McGANN TALKS ABOUT THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE EIGHTH DOCTOR  IN DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 454.

The Eighth Doctor is back in a brand new audio adventure available from next month: Dark Eyes. DWM catches up with actor PAUL McGANN to discover how his incarnation of the Doctor has changed…

“There’s sombreness and self-doubt and guilt… I’m not sure it’s guilt, but he’s lost hope. He needs a shot in the arm… But of course, you don’t want him too heavy either. We want the hope. We talk about hope a lot in the story; it’s all about hope…”

ALSO THIS ISSUE:

THE FINAL END
ARTHUR DARVILL speaks exclusively to DWM about playing Rory Williams, his work on stage and screen, and recording his last scenes for Doctor Who…

FANTASTIC JOURNEY
Writer STEPHEN THOMPSON reveals his inner fan, endures a grilling from a tough crowd, and drops hints about his next script for the TV series, JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE TARDIS, in PRODUCTION NOTES!

MONSTERS DIRECT
He’s directed Sontarans and Shakri and he’s back to oversee one of the episodes in the anniversary year. DWM interviews DOUGLAS MACKINNON and discovers the secrets of successfully directing a Doctor Who monster.

GOLDEN WONDER
DWM takes a close look at one of the most memorable monsters ever to appear in Doctor Who, and interviews the actor who played their spokesman, BERNARD HOLLEY, in THE WATCHER’S GUIDE TO AXOS!

THERE’S GONNA BE A LYNCHIN’!
THE FACT OF FICTION looks back to the very first time TARDIS took the Doctor and his companions to the wild, wild West as DWM unearths brand new facts and rare photographs from 1966’s THE GUNFIGHTERS. Yee-haw!

SEVEN-UP!
The spotlight falls on the season that featured the début of the Seventh Doctor, a cornucopia of crazy characters and a bold new direction for the TV series as COUNTDOWN TO 50 continues.

TURN TO STONE
The Doctor uncovers the incredible truth about the Golem of Prague and encounters the Queen of the Mavora, as the brand new comic strip, THE BROKEN MAN, concludes – written by SCOTT GRAY with art by MARTIN GERAGHTY.

THAT LOO IN TOOTING-BEC…
Is Doctor Who more exciting when the mosters come to Earth, or is it more thrilling when the adventure is in outer space? TOBY HADOKE and JOHNNY CANDON fight it the pros and cons in another heated BATTLE OF WITS!

EVERYTHING CHANGES
For one issue only, THE TIME TEAM takes a sideways step to look at Captain Jack’s adventures in Doctor Who’s sensational spin-off, TORCHWOOD! What will Emma, Chris, Michael and Will make of it this very different series…?

NICE WEATHER FOR IT
The mysterious Watcher examines the curious phenomenon of ‘Wrong-Time-of-Year’ syndrome, challenges readers with The Six Faces of Delusion and champions another Supporting Artist of the Month, in WOTCHA!

PLUS! All the latest official news, the latest DVDs, books and CDs reviewed, sneak previews of forthcoming merchandise, a prize-winning crossword, FIVE fantastic competitions and much, much more!

Get ready to meet the Dark Doctor – only in Doctor Who Magazine 454, out on Thursday 15 November, priced £4.50.

Thanks to Tom Spilsbury