In Doctor Who Magazine 611, writer Steven Moffat previews the Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan.

Issue 611 also includes:

• Four exclusive art cards
• Russell T Davies’ traditional Twelve Days of Christmas column
• Phil Collinson and the team behind the colourisation of Second Doctor finale The War Games discuss the new edit of this landmark story
• Anneke Wills reflects on playing the First/Second Doctor’s companion Polly – and her fab fashions
• Part four of The Monster Makers, the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday comic strip, Ghoul Reunion
• Benedict Martin, the son of stage Doctor Trevor Martin on 50 years since Doctor Who and the Daleks came to the West End in Seven Keys to Doomsday
• Janet Fielding (Fourth/Fifth Doctor companion Tegan) and Ingrid Oliver (Osgood) at the Bath Children’s Literature festival
• Jo Martin (Fugitive Doctor) and other guests at Cardiff’s Arcadia convention
• All you need to know about the Eleventh Doctor’s final story – The Time of the Doctor
• A look back at 1984’s The Box of Delights starring Patrick Troughton
• Christmas as seen on TV, on audio and in Doctor Who Magazine itself
• The annual DWM Christmas quiz
• All of the regular features

Doctor Who Magazine 611 is on sale Thursday 5 November from Panini and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags priced £7.99.