The Latest Issue of Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 418) Released Today By Panini Magazines

Today, Thursday the seventh of January, has seen the release of the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. This means that issue four hundred and seventeen is now available to purchase at your local supplier for £4.99, as it is a bumper issue. If you subscribe to the magazine then your copy of this issue should be sent to you today. Issue four hundred and seventeen of Doctor Who Magazine is the first issue to feature a brand new look and takes an in-depth look at series five of Doctor Who, containing an exclusive interview with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. The issue also features a chat with new showrunner Steven Moffat, who talks about the new Doctor, Matt Smith, the new TARDIS design and what wonders series five has to offer. If interview with Matt and Karen and Steven wasn't enough the magazine also has an exclusive chat with former Doctor David Tennant. The magazine goes behind the scenes of The End of Time and chats to Timothy Dalton. The magazine also looks at new couple Jack Harkness and Alonzo Frame and contains a brand new comic strip. A massive poster of all eleven Doctors is inside your magazine. You can view the cover, featuring a brand new promotional image of The Eleventh Doctor, here.

The Latest Issue of Doctor Who Adventures (Issue 148) Was Released Today Across Britain

Today, Thursday the seventh of January, has seen the release of the latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures. This means that issue one hundred and forty eight is now available to purchase at your local supplier for the regular price of £2.10. If you subscribe to the magazine then your copy of this issue should be sent to you today. Issue one hundred and forty eight of Doctor Who Adventures says goodbye to The Tenth Doctor and hello to The Eleventh Doctor, with an in-depth look at the incredible, but sad, regeneration. This issue comes with free stickers of The End of Time and also finds out what it takes to be the biggest and baddest monster on Doctor Who. There is also a fact file on what we will miss about The Tenth Doctor and a look at the top ten exits, whether it be a companion who has left or a Doctor. There is also an amazing poster from The End of Time and secrets from the new series. The issue will also feature competitions, a brand new comic strip and puzzles to keep you busy. The next issue of Doctor Who Adventures will be released on Thursday the fourteenth of January around the United Kingdom and Ireland, and will be available for the price of £2.10. You can view the official cover for this issue here.

David Tennant and Doctor Who Both Nominated For An Award the Upcoming NTA Ceremony

The shortlist for the upcoming National Television Awards was released yesterday and we are delighted to announce that both David Tennant and Doctor Who are up for an award. David Tennant has been nominated for his role as The Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who and is up against David Jason, David Threlfall and Philip Glenister for the award of Best Drama Performance, which he deserves after his four brilliant years on the show. Meanwhile the show itself is up for the award of Best Drama series, trying to fight off competition from Shameless, The Bill and Casualty. You can make your vote heard by heading over to the official website here. Will you be voting for David Tennant and/or Doctor Who? The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on the twentieth of January. The ceremony will be hosted by X Factor's very own Dermot O'Leary and will broadcast from 7:30pm on ITV1. The event will take place live at the 02 arena. During last year's ceremony David Tennant announced that he would be leaving Doctor Who after accepting his award. After David's fine acting and the programmes' great episodes it only seems fair that David and the show win their category. But will they beat their rivals?

Murray Gold Will Compose the Music for Series Five and Names Two Writers for Series Five

Murray Gold, composer of music on Doctor Who since 2005, has confirmed in an online interview that he will continue to produce music for the show's fifth series, which is due to hit our screen this Spring. Murray Gold is responsible for the music on Doctor Who and has released three soundtracks of his work for the programme. In the interview, which can be found here, he also revealed that Mark Gatiss and Gareth Roberts have each written an episode for the new series. Mark Gatiss previously wrote The Unquiet Dead from series one of Doctor Who and The Idiot's Lantern from series two. Meanwhile Gareth Roberts wrote The Shakespeare Code from series three, The Unicorn and the Wasp from series four and co-wrote Planet of the Dead with Russell T Davies. He has also been responsible for Attack of the Graske and various episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures, being the spin-off's head writer. Matt Smith will play the part of The Doctor throughout series five and will be joined by the lovely Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. The series is rumoured to begin in late March or early April and will air on BBC One and BBC HD. The series will see the return of the Daleks, the Weeping Angels and River Song, The Doctor's fiancee.

Over 10 Million People Tune In To Bid Farewell - The End of Time Part Two Unofficial Ratings

Overnight ratings reveal that David Tennant's final episode of Doctor Who, The End of Time Part Two, had an unofficial audience of 10.4 million viewers. This figure made Doctor Who the second most watched programme of the day, having had 35.5% of yesterday's TV share. This rose to 36% (10.85 million) in the last twenty five minutes as The Doctor revisited old friends and regenerated into new Doctor Matt Smith. Doctor Who was beaten only by the second part of Eastenders, which managed to achieve a figure of 11.86 million. 389,000 watched the broadcast of Doctor Who on the BBC HD channel. Meanwhile over on BBC Three, Doctor Who Confidential: Allons-y was watched by 1.1 million viewers. Please be aware that these ratings are unofficial and are likely to change when the official figures are released. It would seem that David Tennant left on a high with an incredible amount of people tuning in to see him tackle The Master and the Time Lords, with even more tuning in to watch him regenerate into new Doctor, Matt Smith. This has certainly been the most watched of the ten regenerations in Doctor Who history. I'll post the official BARB viewing figures for this episode as soon as they become available online.

The End Is Just The Beginning - BBC Site Releases New Trailer To Prepare Us For Series Five

To prepare us for Matt Smith's arrival, the official BBC Doctor Who website have released a fantastic new trailer to promote the upcoming fifth series, which is due to hit our screens this Spring. The preview features clips of Matt Smith as The Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as his new companion Amy Pond. The trailer also features shots of the Weeping Angels and River Song, both of which have starred in Steven Moffat (new head writer) episodes before. The Daleks also appear in the trailer, along with vampires and other foes which The Doctor will have to face over the next year. Although I had my doubts about life after David Tennant I have changed my mind this evening. The upcoming episodes look great and it would seem that Moffat's writing skills will keep the show going. Matt Smith, having seen him for the first time this evening, is also a fantastic actor and it seems Karen Gillan is too. The trailer is truly epic and will leave you wanting to watch it again and again. You can watch it here on the official Doctor Who site or watch the international version on Doctor Who Mad Online's YouTube page here. The series will start in Spring and will most likely run for thirteen weeks straight, however this may not happen.

Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part Two and Doctor Who Confidential: Alons-y Both Air Today

After a truly epic episode of Doctor Who last Friday (Christmas Day) The End of Time will conclude tonight with the second part of this final story for The Tenth Doctor. The episode will be the last to star David Tennant in the lead role with the much anticipated regeneration taking place during tonight's episode. Last week's story saw The Master turned himself into everyone and saw the exciting return of the Time Lords. Tonight's episode will see The Doctor face the end of his life as The Master's plans hurtle out of control. Sacrifices must be made, and the deadly profit warns: "He will knock four times." The episode will be The Tenth Doctor's last, with the role being taken over by Matt Smith for a fifth series later this year. The End of Time, Part Two will broadcast this evening on BBC One from 6:40pm, running until 7:55pm. It will be followed by an hour long episode of Doctor Who Confidential from 7:55pm to 8:55pm. The behind-the-scenes show is titled Alons-y and it will air on BBC Three. Both Doctor Who and Doctor Who Confidential will also air, at the same times, on BBC HD for a higher quality experience. The episode, because it is Tennant's last, hopes to achieve a record breaking rating, as I should think it will do.

2009 Has Been A Very Eventful Year and BBC HD Has A Whole Afternoon of Doctor No. Ten

Today is the final day! The day in which The Tenth Doctor leaves the TARDIS has finally arrived - get the tissues at the ready! And to celebrate the year gone by the BBC HD channel will be showing The Doctor's adventures from the past year. The Tenth Doctor afternoon, with high quality picture and sound, will begin at 1:40pm today with The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. The episode is taken from the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures and stars Elisabeth Sladen in the lead role as Sarah Jane Smith. The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith will be followed by the first Doctor Who special of 2009, Planet of the Dead, at 2:35pm. Planet of the Dead stars Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina and shall be followed by it's accompanying episode of Doctor Who Confidential: Desert Storm. Then the channel will be showing The Waters of Mars, guest featuring Lindsay Duncan, at 4:35pm. The End of Time, Part One will then broadcast straight after at 5:40pm. This will then lead into the broadcast of The End of Time, Part Two at 6:40pm. The End of Time, Part Two will also air simultaneously on BBC One. The second part of The End of Time will see The Tenth Doctor's song come to an end and as Carmen warned - "He will knock four times!"