Doctor Who: Series 6 - Episodes 1 & 2 Titles Revealed

It has been confirmed by BBC News Entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba and Doctor Who magazine that the titles for the opening two-parter of the forthcoming series of Doctor Who are (hightlight gap below to reveal spoiler):

6.01: The Impossible Astronaut

6.02: Day of the Moon

Both episodes are written by Steven Moffat will air on Easter weekend (23rd-24th April) on BBC One and BBC One HD, times are to be confirmed. DWM also confirm that the titles for episodes 3-7 have also been revealed, they will be published in next month's edition.

Doctor Who: The Dalek Handbook - Cover & Info

BBC Books have released the cover and info on a new Doctor Who mini-book:

THE DALEK HANDBOOK - written by Steve Tribe & James Goss

The ultimate guide to the Doctor’s deadliest enemies. The Dalek Handbook is your complete guide to the Doctor’s greatest enemies.

It explores the Daleks’ origins on the planet Skaro, how a Time Lord intervention altered the course of Dalek history, and how they emerged to wage war on Thals, Mechonoids, Draconians and humans.

It also reveals the secrets of Dalek design, the development of their iconic look and sound, and their enduring appeal on and off the screen.

With artwork and photographs from six decades of Doctor Who, The Dalek Handbook is the ultimate celebration of all things Dalek.

Doctor Who: The Dalek Handbook is on sale from 12th May at all good bookstores priced £9.99 per copy.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 208

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

Ever wonder what music the Ood listen to? Or if they like spaghetti and meatballs? Find out in our exclusive interview with Ood 7 Gamma 5!

We show you how to make some cool illusion spinners, Simon Cowell visits AAAGH and LOADS more!

This week magazine comes with 63 stickers and a Holo Horror

Also in this issue…

Come fly into space

Spot the difference

Doctor A-maze-ing

Designing the Pandoria

Oldies Attack

Monster day out

Mine all Mine! 

And much more

Issue 208 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 16th March priced £2.20 per copy.

Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 432

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

In the new mag there’s news of a special Red Nose-themed mini adventure for our current Tardis crew, plus David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, reveals how he’s getting funny for money in an exclusive new interview.

PLUS, there are all these treats to be found inside the new magazine…

WAITING FOR GOD

Toby Whithouse, writer of the forthcoming TV episode The God Complex, talks exclusively to DWM about his previous work on Doctor Who and Torchwood and tells us what’s in store for the Tardis team in his latest script…

“Steven Moffat said ‘The Doctor and Amy are trapped in a hotel and the geography keeps shifting.’ I said, ‘Oh yeah?’ He said, ‘No, that’s literally as far as we’ve got.’” Toby explains. “So that was the starting point. That one line. A lot of the ideas just fell into place…”

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LAD?

Andrew Smith was just a teenager when he wrote for the TV story Full Circle for Doctor Who in 1980 - but what became of him after that? DWM finally tracks Andrew down for an exclusive interview and finds out about his latest Doctor Who scripts…

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

Doctor Who’s head writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, reveals what his predecessor, Russell T Davies, has recently been emailing him about in Production Notes!

MEN BEHAVING BADLY

The Watcher proudly presents the ultimate guide to the Doctor’s arch-nemesis! Discover the secrets of every secret identity, every cunning disguise and every sinister incarnation of the Doctor’s most persistent foe in The Watcher's Guide to the Master!

GIMME GIMME GIMME

Will one man’s greed cause the destruction of the human race? Find out, as The Fact of Fiction puts the colourful 1971 Third Doctor adventure The Claws of Axos under the microscope!

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE

Amy dons a nurse’s outfit as she and the Doctor investigate a series of mysterious disappearances at an old folks’ home. But what lurks in the laundry closet? And who are the faceless children who come visiting after dark? Find out in a new comic strip Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, by Jonathan Morris with art by David A Roach!

TILL DEATH US DO PART

The Time Team unearth a curious tale of zombies and Charles Dickens, as their continuing mission leads them to Victorian Cardiff for the Ninth Doctor adventure The Unquiet Dead!

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

DWM takes a nostalgic look back series three - a time when William Hartnell starred as the First Doctor in some of the most amazing adventures the show has ever seen - as the countdown to 50 continues…

JUST GOOD FRIENDS

Should Doctor Who celebrate its continuity? Or is it better to break with the past and have all-new adventures? DWM sparring partners, Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon confront the controversy in A Battle of Wits!

AS TIME GOES BY

The much-anticipated fourth series of the Doctor Who audio spin-off, Gallifrey, is out this month! DWM talks to the people responsible for the continuing adventures of Romana, Leela and K9, including Louise Jameson, Gary Russell and Scott Handcock.

EXTRAS

A History of Doctor Who in a 100 Objects, The Six Faces of Delusion, Supporting Artist of the Month and much more - revel in the madness in the latest Wotcha!

PLUS! 

All the latest official news, previews, reviews, competitions, another prize-winning crossword, and much, much more!

Issue 432 of Doctor Who magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents until 6th April priced £4.50 per copy.

DW: Series 6 Airdate Confirmed & Episode 11 Title Revealed

The next issue of Doctor Who magazine (out tomorrow) has confirmed that the first episode of the next series of Doctor Who will premiere on Easter weekend with the first part of a two-part story on Saturday 23rd April on BBC One and BBC One HD, with the second part on the next day, time are to be confirmed. The same dates apply for the United States on BBC America, which will broadcast at 9:00pm (8:00pm Central Time). DWM have also confirmed that the title for episode eleven of the highly anticipated series has been revealed as (highlight following gap to reveal spoiler) The God Complex, the episode will air this autumn. It has also been revealed that episode seven will no longer be titled Demon's Run as rumoured and will be instead be titled either A Good Man Goes to War of His Darkest Hour. More info on the new series coming soon.

Doctor Who Adventures - Issue 207

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

More terrifying than Daleks? We meet the Vashta Nerada!

As well as the scary skeletons, this week's monster-tastic issue of Doctor Who Adventures explains how to delete a Cyberman and revisits the moment that Matt Smith's Doctor met the Daleks.

In our comic strips, the Empress of the Racnoss visits the offices of Aaagh, while the Doctor, Amy and Rory meet a new monster designed by one of our readers!

As well as all that, we've got the usual news and jokes and puzzles and mayhem, plus a brilliant Doctor Who tin and stationery set, absolutely free! Basically, run to the shops right this second and buy at least five copies!

Issue 207 of Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on sale from today at all good newsagents until 9th March priced £2.20 per copy.

Doctor Who: Comic Relief Special Confirmed (UPDATED)

It has recently been confirmed via the next issue of Doctor Who magazine that a special mini Doctor Who episode will air during BBC Comic Relief 2011 on BBC One on Friday 18th March as part of the charity campaign. A title for the mini episode hasn't been confirmed but plot details have surfaced, involving two Amy Ponds and a Tardis (exterior) in the Tardis (interior), more details on the mini-adventure are yet to come.

UPDATE: Steven Moffat has confirmed that two mini Who episodes will air on BBC Comic Relief 2011 and will both be around four minutes long. One of the episodes is called Time, with the other titled Space.