It's a real honour to be asked to switch on Cardiff's Christmas lights because the city has become like a second home to not only me, but the rest of the Doctor Who production team.

We love filming here in Wales and we even managed to get into the festive spirit extra early this year when filming the Doctor Who Christmas special in August.

Cardiff is a great city and I'd like to thank all of its residents for being so welcoming and accommodating.

Prison in Space was originally commisioned for Season Six but, despite Dick Sharples’ script being completed, the story was never made. The audio production is adapted by Simon Guerrier and performed by Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury and Susan Brown.

The Daleks: The Destroyers was originally planned by Terry Nation to be the pilot for a US series. The script has been adapted for audio by Nicholas Briggs and John Dorney, and is performed by Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom, with Alan Cox as Mark Seven, Chris Porter as Jason Corey, Alex Mallinson as David Kingdom, and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks.

Thin Ice
Written by Marc Platt; Directed by Ken Bentley

Starring: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Ricky Groves, John Albasiny, Beth Chalmers, Nigel Lambert, John Banks and Nicholas Briggs

Moscow 1967. The Doctor and Ace have arrived behind the Iron Curtain, and the Soviet Union is seeking a new weapon that will give it mastery in the Cold War.

What is the secret of the Martian relics? As the legendary War Lord Sezhyr returns to life, the Doctor is faced with some of his oldest and deadliest enemies.

The fate of Earth – and the future of Ace – are now intertwined...

When I came back home, to work in Wales, it was amazing to meet Menna and to find a creative leader who was truly fearless. And great fun too! But she's a crusader for talent, and has opened up opportunities for so many people, in so many ways, leaving Welsh culture immeasurably better and richer and bolder.

Menna Richards is the land lady of the TARDIS. Without her, would Russell Davies's great idea of reviving Doctor Who in Wales actually have worked? Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Coalhouse, Snowdonia - things that have really put BBC back on the map in the UK context.

During a decade leading BBC Cymru Wales, Menna has been at the forefront of Welsh broadcasting and has made a major contribution to the thriving creative industries that are important to the economy of Wales. Under Menna's strong leadership, Wales has become a major creative centre for the BBC.

The fantastic successes of networked programmes such as Gavin and Stacey, Dr Who, Torchwood and Coalhouse has given BBC Cymru Wales a reputation for excellence and placed it in prime position to reap benefits from the transfer of more drama and factual programme production out of London.

The new BBC drama village, which begins production in Cardiff Bay next summer, will be a lasting legacy to Menna's vision and leadership of BBC Cymru Wales. I thank her for her huge contribution to broadcasting in Wales and wish her well for the future.

We wanted to brand the development with a name which reflects both the history of the Cardiff Bay area and its fantastic waterside location.

We did think about Tiger Bay. However, it was never a geographical ward in the city, but was more about the spirit of the place which people often refer to. We also didn’t want to be accused of misappropriating the name. There are also places around the world in port areas which are also called Tiger Bay.

We are seeing increased numbers of inquiries from companies interested in locating their business close to the BBC drama production studios and are confident that Porth Teigr will, over time, become an internationally recognised mixed-use location, attracting new jobs and investment into Wales.

Who played Doctor Who for the longest time?
Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, or David Tennant

The Million Pound Drop producers have confirmed that the correct answer to this question was Sylvester McCoy and not David Tennant as shown on the broadcast on Friday 5th November. This is due to Sylvester McCoy's final appearance in a 1996 TV movie. We apologise for this oversight and as a result, the contestants, Johnny and Dee, will return to the show to finish the game this Friday or Saturday at 10pm on Channel 4 with the £325,000 they placed on McCoy.

Julie Gardner: We have some U.K. settings and stories, and then a lot of it moves to America. That’s what we mean by international. There’s a big global threat at the heart of it, and we see the implications play out in those two countries, predominantly.

Russell T Davies: The ambition is to shoot in Los Angeles, but that is yet to be confirmed. Any place can double up as a number of places. There will be scenes set in Washington, certainly, but we won’t go to Washington to shoot. No one does that anymore. But, we have a very experienced production and design team, so we’ll be able to do that. It’s exciting.

Children of Earth left things almost formatless. They had no base, no authority and no mission, a lot of the time, except to survive. I thought that was very successful, and that is very much the template of the new Torchwood. They’re not working for the government. They’re not working for the police. They’re very much underground and trying to survive. They’ve taken extreme actions. They have friends, they have enemies and they have betrayals. I love that. What you saw in Children of Earth is the format now.

We’ve got one script and very concrete storylines, so we know there are new regulars, new occasional guest stars and relatives of those characters. It’s all laid out, but we’re keeping it a secret. We’re keeping it close to our chests.

On the impact of the previous series on Jack: He’s a man who’s lived for thousands of years, and he’s seen the beginning and the end of the universe. We will deal with it properly, sensibly and intelligently, but at the same time, the most important thing is to move on, as you would want for any of your friends. If your friend had suffered through a terrible time, you don’t want to be the friend who sits there and says, “Tell us about your terrible time, all over again.” Move on, look up, start a new relationship, and look towards the horizon and the dawn. There will be a lot of that with Jack as well.

Torchwood will have been off-air for two years, so I think it will feel like two years have passed. The script isn’t that specific about it, but I think that two-year gap feels right.