Doctor Who: The Beast Below - Synopsis

The BBC Press Office have released the synopsis for episode two of the fifth series of Doctor Who. You can read it below:

The Beast Below - by Steven Moffat

The Doctor takes Amy to the distant future, where she finds Britain in space. Starship UK houses the future of the British people, as they search the stars for a new home. But as Amy explores, she encounters the terrifying Smilers and learns a deadly truth inside the Voting Booth.

Doctor Who: The Beast Below will broadcast on Saturday 10th April at 6:15pm on BBC One and BBC HD. Doctor Who Confidential will then follow at 7:00pm on BBC Three and BBC HD.

New Look for the Official Doctor Who Website!

The official Doctor Who website has a brand-spanking new look in preparation for the new series of. It features a guide and clips to The Eleventh Hour, character and monster files, games and the latest news! The old version of the site, acting as the second Doctor Who online archive, is still available via a link in the navigation bar titled Past Series. The site also confirms that the new series of Doctor Who will officially start on Saturday 3rd April, that Doctor Who Confidential will return and that the pre-title scene from The Eleventh Hour will be available to watch THIS Saturday on the site! Click here to visit it. More to come!

Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 32

The cover and info on this fortnight's edition of the Doctor Who DVD Files:

In Issue 32...

Earthshock
Clockwork Robots
Friends Reunited
Queen Victoria
The Other Doctors
Kandyman
Adric
Space Freighter
The Seventh Doctor

The Doctor Who DVD Files - Issue 32 is on sale from today at all good newsagents priced £6.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures Relaunch

Next week's issue of Doctor Who Adventures magazine will feature a few, slight, boring old changes... AS IF! Read the press pack from the BBC Press Office below for more info on the brand-spanking new look of DWA:

Doctor Who Adventures magazine is set to re-launch on Thursday 1st April, and will feature new Doctor Who branding throughout the title, along with exclusive content.

Inside the revamped issue, which goes on sale two days before the new Doctor's first episode airs on BBC, is the first in a series of exclusive diary reports from actor Matt Smith. Issue 160 of the magazine sees Matt write about auditioning for the part of the Doctor and meeting the Doctor's new companion, Amy Pond, played by Karen Gillan. In addition there is a sneak peek at the Doctor's first episode, The Eleventh Hour, a star interview with Matt Smith, a free TARDIS clock and the chance to win your very own life-size Dalek.

Other new features include a brand new Fast Fact page, which allows readers to cut out and collect fact files on all their favourite Doctor Who characters and a fresh new Doctor Who Adventures comic strip. There is also the introduction of a secret code; this runs throughout the magazine and allows readers to decode hidden Doctor Who facts and information. Favourites, such as puzzles, quizzes and posters also feature.

Moray Laing, Editor of Doctor Who Adventures says: "The new look Doctor Who Adventures magazine will prepare all young Doctor Who fans for the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor and his companion. Our new and exclusive content will excite young customers and refresh the newsstand visually. It is in the interest of independent retailers to prominently display the redesigned magazine as awareness of the brand will grow with the launch of the new series."

The magazine will retain its weekly cover price of £2.10 and continue to give away Doctor Who free gifts, the first of which is a TARDIS clock.

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Issue 160 of DWA is on sale from next Thursday. Doctor Who returns on Saturday 3rd April at 6:25pm to BBC One and BBC HD.

New Doctor Who: Series 5 Trailer!

A new trailer advertising the upcoming fifth series of Doctor Who has been released, you can watch it above (please be aware of spoilers). The new series of Doctor Who begins on Saturday 3rd April at 6:25pm on BBC One and BBC HD.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 158

The cover and info on this week's edition of Doctor Who Adventures magazine:

MEET AMY POND!
This week Doctor Who Adventures meets the actress, Karen Gillan, who plays the new Doctor’s companion, Amy Pond. Find out if Karen is a Doctor Who fan, how she got the part and what Amy is like.

“She’s a force of nature and really keeps the Doctor on his toes” - Karen on Amy.

“She gets involved in this big adventure with the Doctor and it becomes very clear that she is an adventurer just like him” - Karen on Amy meeting the Doctor.

This week there’s a cool competition to celebrate David Tennant’s time on Doctor Who. You can win tonnes of Tenth Doctor goodies! Prizes include: life-size cut-out of David Tennant, books, DVDs, loads of figures, a David Tennant’s t-shirt and a Flight Control Tardis! 

All this, and…
· Ten free gifts - stationary, stickers and magnets
· Find out how well you know the Ood in this week’s quiz
· Three fantastic posters!
· Subscription offer - subscribe today and save over 40% 

Issue 158 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale now at all good newsagents until 24th March priced £2.10 per copy. In other news: A full Doctor Who series five press pack has been released by the BBC Press Office, you can read it here.

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour - Synopsis

The BBC Press Office has released the official synopsis of the first episode from the upcoming fifth series of Doctor Who:

THE ELEVENTH HOUR - by Steven Moffat

The Doctor has regenerated into a brand-new man, but danger strikes before he can even recover, as Doctor Who returns for a new series. With the Tardis wrecked and the sonic screwdriver destroyed, the new Doctor has just 20 minutes to save the whole world - and only Amy Pond to help him.

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour will broadcast on Saturday 3rd April at 6:25pm on BBC One and BBC HD. In other news: A festive Doctor Who episode has been commissioned for this Christmas as well as a sixth series due to broadcast next year, filming is due to begin this summer. Also, it has been announced that the first episode from the new Doctor Who spin-off K.9 is also to broadcast on 3rd April - on Disney XD at 4:00pm as a "teaser" of the series.