December 08, 2021
The Doctor returns on New Year’s Day! Plus, one of her most feared nemeses will be back on our screens as Doctor Who returns for a special episode entitled Eve of the Daleks.
What can the Doctor, Yaz and Dan expect from the Daleks this time? Doctor Who Magazine has all the details, with a full preview of the Festive Special! Read an exclusive extract below.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue #572 is on sale from Thursday 9th December 2021. It is available to order as a subscription, either physical or digital, here.
Showrunner Chris Chibnall explains more about Eve of the Daleks in this exclusive extract…
“The episode is basically a romantic comedy where the obstacle to the romance is not only the characters themselves, but the threat of Daleks,” says Chris Chibnall. “But there’s still a big, fun, sci-fi concept at the heart of it. It’s got the range of tones, the range of scares, the range of humour and the range of mystery that you’d want on New Year’s Day.”
On top of that, it’s also a time-loop adventure, inspired by the likes of Groundhog Day (1993) and Palm Springs (2020) – something that required “a lot of plotting, grids and cross-referencing,”
The episode was directed by newcomer Annetta Laufer, who loved the concept as soon as Chris pitched it to her. “Because the rest of the Flux series is so complex, I think this was a moment in which Chris could maybe unwind a little bit, and have a bit of fun,” she says. “It’s a more story-led, rather than action-led, episode. Even though there’s action in there, it’s not very visual effect-heavy, compared to the other episodes. So it’s a nice contrast – a little bit of a palate-cleanser.
“I feel like we haven’t seen Daleks in quite this way before,” says Annetta. “It’s a really fun way of presenting them. And then there’s the whole romantic comedy element. A romantic comedy with Daleks is a really fun way to explore that genre, I think.”
Find out even more in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine:
Issue #572 also includes:
- An exclusive preview of Eve of the Daleks, with contributions from Chris Chibnall, John Bishop, Mandip Gill and director Annetta Laufer.
- Interviews with Series 13’s directors, Jamie Magnus Stone and Azhur Saleem.
- An interview with Annabel Scholey, who played Claire in Flux.
- In the first instalment of a two-part feature, costume designer Ray Holman discusses his creations for Series 13.
- A behind-the-scenes look at what happened when a Doctor Who fan wrote to CBBC’s The Dengineers, to ask for his own TARDIS.
- It’s Behind You!, a brand-new comic-strip adventure for the Doctor, Yaz and Dan.
- The Doctor Who Magazine Christmas Quiz.
- Previews, reviews, news, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue #572 is on sale from Thursday 9th December 2021. It is available to order as a subscription, either physical or digital, here.
