{"id":40146,"date":"2023-11-21T13:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T12:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1930580"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:10:40","slug":"doctor-whos-david-tennant-and-catherine-tate-are-on-this-weeks-radio-times-cover","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-david-tennant-and-catherine-tate-are-on-this-weeks-radio-times-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s David Tennant and Catherine Tate are on this week\u2019s Radio Times cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stars step back inside the TARDIS as the BBC is giving us time and space to enjoy the Doctor’s 60th anniversary with the first of three birthday specials. <\/p>

By Shem Law\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 21 November 2023 at 12:13 PM<\/p>

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For a certain generation, Tom Baker is the one and only Doctor. Obviously, it\u2019s sacrilege to say that in the Whovian universe of regeneration, which, as the original director of the show Waris Hussein tells us in the latest issue of Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, provided the magic ingredient that transformed a \u201960s sci-fi drama into a BBC classic for the ages.<\/p>\n

But Baker\u2019s years were memorable, his performance magisterial, and his tenure of the TARDIS the longest in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

In this issue we celebrate a TV landmark with a special issue largely devoted to Doctor Who<\/a>. David Tennant reveals what it took to persuade him to return to the role, having done so much to revive the show alongside showrunner Russell T Davies, and explains why he and Davies have teamed up again for three fresh adventures.<\/p>\n

Davies himself joins us for a conversation with Hussein. And we also bring together a companion from the past \u2013 Bonnie Langford \u2013 with a companion from the future, Millie Gibson, who will make her Who debut as Ruby Sunday this Christmas. Together they swap notes on what it takes to accompany a Time Lord across time and space.<\/p>

Which brings us back to Baker, who gave Radio Times<\/strong> the rare honour of an interview just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. We sent broadcaster and Who fan Matthew Sweet to meet Baker. Like your editors, Sweet grew up with Baker\u2019s Doctor and found his childhood hero in charmingly mischievous form.<\/p>\n

As Baker puts it, \u201cKnowing anything is a bit dangerous when you play Doctor Who.\u201d But don\u2019t take that to mean he didn\u2019t know what he was doing. As he makes clear in a candid interview, he has long enjoyed the power that came with the role. So to what does he attribute his success? \u201cI found this performance, which I\u2019ve done non-stop ever since\u2026 It\u2019s been very successful so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Also in this week\u2019s Radio Times:<\/strong><\/h2>\n