IESB.net has posted a new interview with David Tennant, the actor who plays the 10th Doctor, and Russell T Davies, the executive producer and head writer of Doctor Who, on their website. In the interview they talk about the specials and more and you can read an extract from the interview below.

Q: What will the tone of the specials be like?

Russell: Well, The Waters of Mars is one of those claustrophobic, submarine-type dramas, with them all trapped in an enclosed space with increasing darkness and intensity.

David: Planet of the Dead was the last hurrah for the 10th Doctor. He was in mortal danger, but he was loving it. Really, from The Waters of Mars and heading into that final story, the sword of Damocles is dangling, and that informs everything that goes on.

Russell: The finale is a personal epic. The Waters of Mars all takes place in a very small location. And then, that final story becomes epic, almost like a fairytale. But, it's really intimate, at the same time. It's got funny little aliens with green spikey faces, running around.

You can read the full interview with Russell and David on IESB’s website here. The next Doctor Who special, “The Waters of Mars”, will air on BBC One and BBC HD in November this year, and will air at a later date on BBC America. The final two specials will be shown over Christmas time.

BBC Magazines have kindly emailed us the front cover and details for Doctor Who Adventures issue 127, which was released in all good shops today across the UK and Ireland at the recommended retail price of £2.10. This issue takes a look at clones, and it includes a brand new comic strip and much more. You can see the cover and the press release below.

Free book with Doctor Who Adventures magazine

This week’s issue of Doctor Who Adventures comes with a free Doctor Who Decide Your Destiny book.

Inside the magazine, you’ll find the first picture of the Eleventh Doctor and his companion Amy Pond. Check out the sneak preview of how they’ll look as the pair start filming their new adventures together.

There’s also a fact file about clones in the series and a top ten of doubles – everything from Rose the dog to copies of the Doctor himself.

All this and…

o Brilliant posters!

o A new comic strip

o The tricks behind doubles in Doctor Who

o Make a red bus like the one in Planet of the Dead!

o Rise of the Cybermen photo story

o Puzzles and competitions – great prizes to be won, including Doctor Who DVDs!

o Subscription offer – subscribe today and get a free Doctor Who DVD – The Cybermen Collection.

Doctor Who Adventures, issue 127, priced £2.10, is in shops from Thursday 6 August!

Perfect for young Doctor Who fans!

The next issue of the magazine, issue 128, will be released on Thursday the 13th of of August and it will come free with a Dalek slime pot and sticker flap. The issue will feature a look at the grossest moment in Doctor Who and will include the latest news, a new comic strip and much more.

Televisionary.com have posted a new video interview with Euros Lyn, the director of many Doctor Who episodes and the third series of Torchwood: Children of Earth, and Russell T Davies, the executive producer and head writer of Doctor Who, and the creator of Torchwood. The interview is in two parts, and can be viewed as Youtube videos on this website below.

BBC Childrens Books have revealed the cover and details for The Doctor Who Files Collectors Edition. This new book includes previous titles from The Doctor Who Files into one big book. Some of the files which are in this book are of; The Doctor, Rose, Mickey, K9, Martha, Captain Jack, the Tardis, the Sontarans, the Ood, the Cult of Skaro, the Cybermen, the Slitheen, the Sycorax, and the Daleks. The book includes the facts, images, information, stories, and more from the original releases of the books. The Doctor Who Files Collectors Edition includes 496 pages and will be released on the 1st of October at the recommended retail price of £30.

Russell T Davies, the current head writer and executive producer for Doctor Who, has recently confirmed the running time for the last Doctor Who special episode of the year, which sees the regeneration of the 10th Doctor, and also the return of the Master, Donna Noble, and many others. He stated that the episode, apparently called “The End of Time”, will run for one hour and fifteen minutes. The episode stars David Tennant, Catherine Tate, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins, among many other people, and it will air over the Christmas time.

Forbidden Planet have revealed that they will be selling an exclusive 6th Doctor regeneration figure which is made by Character Options. The 5th Doctor regenerated into the 6th Doctor in the classic Doctor Who episode “The Caves of Androzani”, which was originally shown on television in 1984. You can see an image of the new regeneration action figure below.

The 6th Doctor regeneration figure will be available from Forbidden Planet stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland from the 12th of August at the recommended retail price of £14.99. You can read about other new classic Doctor Who action figures in older posts on this site here, here, and here.