August 14, 2026
Doctor Who Magazine speaks to David Tennant about stepping back into his old trainers in a new series of Big Finish audio adventures...
Big Finish Productions recently announced The Tenth Doctor and Rani, a new trilogy of audio adventures coming August 2027. David Tennant will be reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor in twelve new stories, the first three of which see him team up with an old acquaintance - Rani Chandra, played by Anjli Mohindra in the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Doctor Who Magazine caught up with David Tennant ahead of the announcement, and discussed what it's like to return to his beloved role time and time again...
Doctor Who Magazine issue 633 is on sale from Thursday 20th August. You can order it here.
David Tennant on returning to play the Tenth Doctor:
“It’s always just a joy to come back. Catherine [Tate] and I have done some Big Finish audio stories. Billie and I have done some. It might be nice to do some with Freema [Agyeman], that would complete the set. I got to do one with Bernard [Cribbins] – it’s a shame, there can be no more of those.
“One of the fun things, as someone who’s always loved the show, is trying out different combinations that we didn’t get to enjoy on the telly. One of the best ones I’ve done was with Colin [Baker, Sixth Doctor] – a Weeping Angel story. It was on a planet where you couldn’t see, because of the brightness, if I remember correctly. When you find an idea where audio is the only way of telling the story, it’s particularly effective.
“Now I’m back with Anjli [Mohindra, who plays Rani] who I did that one episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures together all those years ago… The Sarah Jane connection means they cut straight through to having a deeper bond than they might have the right to have…”
Read the full interview in issue 633 of Doctor Who Magazine.
Inside this issue:
- Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor DAVID TENNANT discusses his extraordinary career and the new series of audio adventures in which he stars alongside Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures played by ANJLI MOHINDRA.
- We join TOM BAKER as he meets fans in Rye.
- Fourteen years after playing Amy and Rory, KAREN GILLAN and ARTHUR DARVILL reunite to talk about those times on their new podcast: the Pondcast.
- A tribute to TOM CHADON who played Duggan in City of Death and Merdeen in The Trial of a Time Lord.
- JAMES SUTTON reveals the story behind the creation of the Fugitive Doctor’s new sonic screwdriver.
- Meet the forgotten Romanas! LEE RICHARDS speaks for the first time about her fleeting appearance alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.
- As Time Goes By… We trace the connections of this song through the history of Doctor Who…
- The Sontarans make their move in THE POISON SKY – this issue’s Fact of Fiction feature.
- THIS MONTH IN… 1984 – were the Tripods a credible rival for the Daleks?
- Are the shape-shifting Zygons the unbeatable force they claim to be?
- The Tenth Doctor and Amy married them… but what place do the Tudors have in Doctor Who?
- BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: original fiction by NICOLA BRYANT that sees the Sixth Doctor’s companion Peri with a new friend…
- The concluding part of our comic strip set during the events of THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN.
Regular features
- GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news. Doctor Who brand manager JAMES PAGE explains how the TARDIS ended up at the Commonwealth Games…
- Reviews of the audio dramas from Big Finish and the new Fifteenth Doctor action figure release.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Prizes to be won! Including the new series of Twelfth Doctor audio adventures.
Doctor Who Magazine issue 633 is on sale from Thursday 20th August. You can order it here.
