If you read Tardis Base Magazine, then you might have read about our exclusive ebook, which is coming out later this year. The ebook, which is called The Devil in the Mist will be available for free download only from Tardis Base. Check out the official cover (click to enlarge) and the official synopsis below!

Clayton Hickman, the co-writer of the upcoming Comic Relief Special of The Sarah Jane Adventures, the longest-serving editor of Doctor Who Magazine, and the designer of various Doctor Who merchandise, recently kindly agreed to do an interview with the Tardis Base. You can read our interview with Clayton below, but please note that the following interview is just for the Tardis Base and so it may not be reproduced in any way.

TB: We know you have co-written the upcoming Comic Relief Special of The Sarah Jane Adventures with Gareth Roberts, what can you tell us about it?

Clayton: Nothing at all until it's transmitted I'm afraid. There's only about five minutes of it, so if I spoiled all the jokes and surprises it'd really feel like a flash in the pan. Hopefully it'll make people laugh, and make them consider donating to Comic Relief. Plus, c'mon - Lis Sladen, Ronnie Corbett and K-9? What's not to adore?!

TB: What can you tell us about the character Ronnie Corbett plays? And could you give us a hint on why the Slitheen are returning?

Clayton: Again, sorry, you'll just have to find out on Friday night. He's an Ambassador from outer space, that's as much as I can say. But he's Ronnie flippin' Corbett, so whoever he's playing and whatever he's saying, he'll turn it into comedy gold. The man's a genuine legend and I couldn't be more proud that he agreed to do this sketch. As for any monsters - you'll find out on Friday night. Watch! Enjoy! Donate!

TB: Did you have to work closely with Gareth Roberts when writing the episode?

Clayton: As close as I could get without things feeling a bit wrong and creepy! Gareth and I have been best friends for longer than we care to remember, and we've written Big Finish audio plays and short stories together lots of times before, so it feels very natural to sit together and tap away at the laptop. We took it in turns to type, I should point out!

TB: Is this episode going to be considered canon, and is it going to be more of a comical episode than anything?

Clayton: Well, I don't see why not. We worked hard to make it a sketch that's full of fun and laughs, but not at the expense of Sarah Jane and her friends. They're in a crazy situation here, but they're just as brave and brilliant as they've always been. And as we know from the two series of SJA we've seen so far, the gang have never shied away from jokes and silliness, even when they're busy saving the world!

TB: This is your first script for television, how did you feel when you were asked to write this?

Clayton: It is my first script for television - or, rather, the first one that's been made! - and I was just over the moon when I was asked to co-write with Gareth. And when your first script allows you to write for Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde, Rani, Mr Smith and K-9... well, that's pretty much as good as it gets. Or, at least until we were told that Ronnie Corbett was on board! Then it got *even better* than that! I'm really over the moon to be involved. I'll be glued to the telly on Friday night. Drunk I expect! Er, on the sheer thrill of it all, I mean!

TB: And now moving away from The Sarah Jane Adventures….. we know you are a designer, and you have contributed covers to Big Finish Productions audio range and you are also a regular cover artist for 2 entertains DVD releases of classic Doctor Who stories, how do you find designing them?

Clayton: The DVD covers are always a challenge - mainly because a lot of the time there just aren't enough good pictures. I'm green with envy at what the cover artist for the new series DVDs has to work with - all those gorgeously lit, excitingly-posed shots! I'm lucky to get a grainy old black and white still of a Vervoid! But it does get the creative juices flowing when you know you have to make an old story look as exciting as possible with some fairly shonky resources. Though I do find that the more I love a story, the harder it is to make a cover worthy of it - I think I just get over-stressed because I want it to be good! When I'm not that fussed, it's often easier, and the covers end up better. I'm very fond of the Four to Doomsday DVD cover, but please don't make me watch the story inside!

TB: You were also the longest-serving editor of Doctor Who Magazine, are you proud of that achievement and how did you find working on the magazine?

Oh I'm endlessly thrilled at having been DWM's longest-serving editor. If anyone ever tries to beat my record I'll throttle 'em! Haha! It was an amazing time, working at DWM. It'll probably be the most exciting and challenging job I shall ever have. And I loved it with all my heart. I arrived at the best possible time, cos I had a couple of years of the wilderness period, where Doctor Who was as good as dead, so I could do anything I wanted with the magazine. Then, just as I was really running out of things to do, along came the new series! And then it was just the most amazing few years. Getting the scripts, going on set, meeting the stars, getting drunk at premieres! Blimey it was fun. And the lucky thing was that we had such support from BBC Wales, cos as luck would have it, I'd known Russell T Davies for a good few years before the show came back. And the same with David Tennant. So it really felt like they were friends - as well as both being fans of DWM for many years. Really happy times. But really *really* hard work. I had to leave when I did, cos eventually I would have gone barmy. It's not a 9 to 5 job, editing DWM. It's with you all the time. And even now, 18 months on, I've still not really shaken it off! Not that I'd necessarily ever want to...

TB: What is your favourite Doctor Who episode, and who is your favourite Doctor, companion and what is your favourite alien?

Clayton: Blimey, I hate this sort of question! Um... It'll change week by week, but I guess my favourite story is probably a toss-up between the first Dalek story, City of Death, Remembrance of the Daleks and Blink. Don't make me pick one!! I don't have a favourite Doctor. I honestly love them all. Sometimes you just want to watch some Hartnell or Troughton, sometimes you can't beat a bit of Tom Baker, sometimes I could gobble up half a season's worth of David Tennant in one sitting! It's all bloody great. Companion-wise, it's either Sarah Jane Smith or Donna. Hm. Or Barbara. Oh this is so hard! But my favourite alien? That one's easy - the Daleks. Hands-down the best things ever. I never tire of them.

TB: What do you think of the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith?

Clayton: I think he looks like he'll be amazing! Those waggling fingers! That sort of air of strangeness about him. Plus he's quite pretty which doesn't hurt! I have utter faith in Steven Moffat to have made the right choice. He loves Doctor Who too much to have picked a wrong 'un! I just can't wait to see what Matt and Steven do with the show in 2010. God, writing that year down it sounds so outer-spacey! 2010! The future starts there! Ha!

Carole E. Barrowman, the sister of John Barrowman and the writer of the comic strip in Torchwood Magazine issue 14 recently kindly agreed to do an interview with the Tardis Base. Earlier this month we asked visitors of the site to send in questions for Carole, and the best were picked. You can read our interview with Carole below, where your question may be picked. Please note that the following interview is just for the Tardis Base and so it may not be reproduced in any way.

TB: Hello Carole, thanks for doing this interview.

Carole: It’s my pleasure. Thanks for asking.

TB: We know you have written the new Torchwood comic strip with John, what can you tell us about it?

Carole: The story we came up with is a retelling–a re-imagining–of an ancient Orcadian myth. I’d written a short story about the myth of the selkie and when John and I were brainstorming ideas for a Captain Jack comic, he remembered my story. So we adapted it to become what we’re calling “A Captain Jack Tale.” The story takes place on an island off the Orkney’s and, well, I’m afraid too say too much more and spoil your experience . . .

TB: Will the comic strip run through just one issue or many issues of Torchwood Magazine?

Carole: This is a stand-alone comic strip within Torchwood magazine.

TB: Does the comic feature Gwen and Ianto, or just Captain Jack?

Carole: This is a Captain Jack story and not really a Torchwood tale so Jack is all by himself on this adventure.

TB: Who is your favourite character in Torchwood excluding Captain Jack?

Carole: I have to say that I’m a big fan of the girls . . . of Gwen and Tosh. I think they balance each other’s strengths and weaknesses so well and yet both are complex and intelligent women.

TB: You have also written your brothers autobiography with him, how did you find writing that?

Carole: It was exhilarating, exhausting, intense, funny . . . one of the best parts about the process was that although John and I have always been close this afforded us an opportunity as adult siblings to really make our relationship even stronger. I’m very thankful for that.

TB: If you got the chance, would you write a Torchwood book or even an episode?

Carole: I’d love to tackle either one. Who knows what the future may bring . . .

TB: Has John told you anything regarding Children of Earth?

Carole: I was actually on the set for part of CofE last fall and I’ve also read the scripts . . . I’m afraid my lips are very sealed . . . but OMG!

TB: Do you watch Doctor Who regularly or do you just watch episodes with Captain Jack if at all?

Carole: I grew up in Scotland in the sixties and seventies. I’ve been a fan since the early doctors (Jon Pertwee was my favorite classic doc). When my family moved to the US in 1976, I watched them all over again when they ran over here. Without John’s connection to the series, I’d still be a big fan. My husband is too.

TB: Do you believe in aliens and the supernatural?

Carole: I believe there are lots of mysteries in this world that need creative explanations . . . I have an open mind and a very active imagination.

Here are the questions asked by the visitors of the Tardis Base:

Jamie asks: Did you find it hard to write the comic, and what was it like working with your brother John on it?

Carole: Jamie, working with John is always a delight . . . exhausting and hilarious but a delight nevertheless. Since I’m used to writing longer pieces, the challenge in writing a comic script was in the demand for verbal succinctness and the compression of the plot’s exposition. I read a lot of graphic novels so I think that really helped.

Graham asks: If you had the chance to be in Torchwood, would you like to appear as Captain Jack’s actual sister?

Carole: That may be a little too close to home, Graham, but I’d be okay with being the doctor’s smart sassy sister, especially if that meant I could be a Time Lord too. I also think it would be fun to play a brilliant scientist since that’s pretty far from my reality.

Ayrton asks: How do you feel about your brother being in Doctor Who and Torchwood?

Carole: Love it, Ayrton. I’ve been a ‘Doctor Who’ fan since I first saw the show in the late sixties, and to have my ‘wee’ brother step into that universe is very cool . . . particularly since it’s allowed me the chance to actually be inside the Tardis.

Andrew asks: Is there going to be a new alien creature in the comic? If so did you work closely with the artist to verify your idea of what the creature should look like?

Carole: Indeed, Andrew, there is a new alien creature in the comic . . . an amazing one even if I do say so myself. Tommy Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring more than exceeded my imagination in terms of what it would look like. Once the actual drawing phase of the project began, the three of us exchanged many emails and phone calls.

Carole is a Professor of English at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI, where, among other things literary, she teaches a course titled, 'The Future in Film and Fiction.' She's a regular reviewer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and a regional NBC morning show.

Along with the interview we also got sent an exclusive piece of artwork from the upcoming comic strip as did several other sites.

Torchwood Magazine issue 14 goes on sale tomorrow at the RRP of £4.99 in all good newsagents and comic shops across the UK and Ireland, and it will go on sale on the 17th of March in the US. To read more information about the issue then click here. A new page is soon being added to the site for interviews, where there will be a new one added each month.

Peter Anghelides, writer of many Doctor Who related books and audios recently kindly agreed to do an interview with the Tardis Base. Please note that the following interview is just for the Tardis Base and so it may not be reproduced in any way. You can read the interview below;

Hello Peter, thanks for doing this interview.

You're welcome. Thank you for asking.

We know you have written a new 5th Doctor audio drama due for release in March next year, what can you tell us about it?

It's the concluding story in Big Finish's Key 2 Time 2 series. I'd been talking to them about something else related to Season 16, and they asked me to have a go at this instead. Rather splendidly, it involves a whole load of people who've appeared in telly Doctor Who, including the director.

How do you find writing audios compared to writing books?

It's a less solitary activity doing full-cast audios, because inevitably there are more people involved in getting it completed -- producer, script editor, director, cast, and so on. My "talking books" audios are somewhere between the two.

When did you first start watching Doctor Who?

I am a little bit older than Doctor Who, so I can't remember a time when it wasn't on TV. I suppose I really became an addict when I was at primary school, which was around the time that Jon Pertwee took over.

What is your favourite episode?

There are lots of them, so it depends what mood I'm in when someone asks me. Today, it's Pyramids of Mars.

Who is your favourite Doctor?

Whichever one I'm writing for at the time.

Who is your favourite companion?

Whichever one I'm writing for at... er, I've done that one already, haven't I? Well, Sarah Jane Smith made a big impression on me when she was first in the series, and I've had the great pleasure of writing audio adventures for her subsequently, so I think it's fair to say that she's at the top of my list.

What is your favourite Torchwood episode and who is your favourite character?

That opening episode, Everything Changes, is so clever and surprising and funny and shocking. I also really like A Day in the Death, with its interesting structure and clever reversals. It's a good story for Owen, of course, who has had an intriguing journey through the first two series. Favourite character? Well, I always like it when PC Andy makes an appearance.

What is your favourite Sarah Jane Adventures episode and who is your favourite character?

The Mark of the Berserker, which says more about family and extended relationships on a CBBC show than you see in many mainstream drama series. An odd favourite to have, perhaps, because Sarah Jane is absent for so much of it -- and she, of course, is my favourite character.

We have all heard that David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who after the 2009 specials, who would you like to take the role of the 11th Doctor?

I finally got round to watching Serenity, the film spinoff from the TV show Firefly. The villain in that was mesmerising in every scene he was in, so I think that Chiwetel Ejiofor would be a great choice. He was funny in Kinky Boots, too. And he has a surname that looks like one of those difficult hands I always get when I play Scrabble.

Doctor Who is now 45 years old, how long do you think it will run for?

I think it can go on forever.

Which of your books/audios is your favourite?

I'm quite fond of Frontier Worlds, which I enjoy reading more than I enjoyed writing it. And Pest Control is my favourite audio.

Can we expect to see anymore Doctor Who/Torchwood/The Sarah Jane Adventures books or audiobooks from you in the future?

I hope so.

Peter Anghelides has written quite a few books and audio's to date, most recent ones including Doctor Who Pest Control, Torchwood Another Life, Torchwood Pack Animals, and The Sarah Jane Adventures The Time Capsule. He has also written some classic Doctor Who books and much more, and in March next year his new 5th Doctor audio drama The Chaos Pool will be released.