Doctor Who season 13 and festive special in Digital Spy magazine issue 5
Letter from the Editor
If there was ever a year we collectively wished we could time-travel past, and into the future, it's 2020, and there's no hero better equipped to help with that than the British icon that is The Doctor. So along with the incoming BBC festive special, 'Revolution of the Daleks', and the much-needed 13th series of the legendary sci-fi show, we wanted to dedicate our last cover of the year to Jodie Whittaker's enduring hero.
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We've got an in-depth chat with Jodie herself, as well as showrunner Chris Chibnall, and an exclusive interview with sidekick Mandip Gill, where they tease how Covid-19 changed the production, as well as big exits, and even bigger comebacks. As for our stunning cover, that’s illustrated by Enrica 'Eren' Angiolini, who you might know for her work on the Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor comic book series, with animation provided by Issy Muir.
Doctor Who has long been beloved by Digital Spy fans, regularly topping our annual Reader Awards, and this year is no different. You can jump straight into celebrating the very best of 2020 in the magazine – which might sound like an oxymoron – with TV, movies, and soaps winners voted for by almost 10,000 people on DigitalSpy.com. What better time than Christmas to go back and catch-up if you missed any, eh?
Although it might seem trivial, the shared experience of binging and discussing shows like Tiger King, Normal People, or I May Destroy You this year has connected viewers in ways that's sometimes been physically impossible. Devouring the memes, reading the features, or joining the discussions underpins what Digital Spy has always been about. Entertainment. By fans, for fans. We're very blessed to be able to continue doing what we do during these challenging times. In fact, we've welcomed a fair few more TV fans to the ranks in this past year. So thanks, as always, for watching with us.
But as Barney from How I Met Your Mother famously said, "New is always better", so we've compiled the very best TV and movies to watch this Christmas, plus an exclusive report from the set of Wonder Woman: 1984 featuring chats with Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig now that it's finally arriving *this month* (or so they promise…)
Then there's an exclusive chat with Euphoria's Colman Domingo ahead of the HBO’s special episodes bridging the gap to season two of Zendaya's hit millennial drama. We've also got everything you need to know about Coronation Street's 60th anniversary, as we celebrate the longest-running TV soap opera, including an exclusive chat with Gareth Pierce (aka Todd Grimshaw), and a hop back to the first-ever episode to see how it holds up.
Plus, there's the best of 2021, including a big preview of Marvel's next step on Disney+, WandaVision, the second season of surprisingly good remake Snowpiercer on Netflix, and and season 3 of the joyous Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai. Plus, Star Wars and Harry Potter's Warwick Davis gives us the latest on that Willow follow-up.
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And our festive feast also includes the best alternative Christmas movies for all you Scrooges out there, Yuletide TV specials ranked, and the bleakest moments from some reality TV specials of yesteryear. Meanwhile, we've had a look back at some of Pixar's most emotional moments to celebrate the release of Soul, how Hollywood's version of the 2020s stood up to reality, and why Bruce Willis' post-apocalyptic time-traveller flick 12 Monkeys is especially poignant 25 years on.
Finally, to quote The Doctor: "There's a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive... wormhole refractors... You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold."
Let's hope the TARDIS can warp us all into a much brighter future where that's possible for everyone again. Merry Christmas.
Laurence Mozafari, Editor
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Twitter: @Laurence_Moza
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