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This is a special preview edition of the forthcoming DWV: The Big 50th celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who. Artwork and features are not necessarily representative of the final product.

DWV: The Big 50

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90 PAGES 50 YEARS 11 DOCTORS THIS NOVEMBER

In early 2003 (40 years later), the first rumblings of a new Doctor Who series began. Speculation was later confirmed when it was announced that, indeed, Russell T. Davies, famed as the creator and writer of shows such as 'Children's Ward' and 'Queer as Folk' , would take on the unenviable task of reinvigorating the show, that by the end of its run, was the unloved pet of the BBC family ready to be put down.

He assembled a team of writers, directors and the like that he knew would get his vision of a new Doctor Who. Most of these people, such as Steven Moffat and Mark Gattiss, like him, grew up watching the original show. They regenerated the show as a multi-million pound drama that would put Saturday night TV back into the hearts of the nation.

show the brilliant show it is today. But, crucially, it was no longer the Doctor's show. The first person we see is Rose. It's her story of meeting up with the Doctor and going off into space and time. The companion is no longer the side show, she is now crucial to the show. Imagine if that hadn't worked out. How sad would this world be without people knowing about Doctor Who. What would Tumblr be full of without Doctor Who? When, after only one series, Eccleston left the show, Davies called upon another of his former colleagues and , like the team he had assembled initially, grew up with Doctor Who – David Tennant. Chris's Doctor was harsh, but Rose had managed to calm him, humanise him even, and now David takes that down another level. He's the definition of cool – exactly what the Doctor should be. It's like F1 drivers. They are such inspiration to young kids because they've got a cool job and a cool car. Here we've got that personified in David Tennant's performance.

Then, in 2009, DT announced his resignation along with Russell T. Davies and producer Julie Gardner. Steven Moffatt took over from Davies as the new 'headwriter' . He cast Matt Smith as the youngest Doctor ever, but who could convincingly pull off the 'old man of the universe' performance if required. Moffat's tenure takes the series into a whole different type of show. The mind bending plots take the show into whole new league.

Christopher Eccleston took on the role of the Doctor having previously worked with Davies on ITV's The Second Coming.

Billie Piper was a fomer teen-popstar who was beginning to make her self a name as an actress.

And that takes us to now. 50 years, 238 TV stories, 11 Doctors (or 12 and soon to be 13) Between them and the later. crew, they made the

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