The runaway bride sets out to find her Time Lord.

Donna Noble is determined to find the Doctor again – even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster and her hordes of sinister Adipose, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama returns for a fourth series. But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins?

There was another squealing sound from high above. Donna wondered what it was. The Doctor already seemed to know, and dragged her protesting over the sodden ground and towards the truck. 'Take cover!' he yelled. 'The bombardment has started!' 'Incoming!’ bellowed Harrison from the middle distance. A dull crump sounded from beyond the truck, and a fountain of black earth spurted up into the air and scattered over them. There was a fizzing sound of energy. The remaining soldiers leapt out of the transport vehicle, fresh weapons in their hands. Harrison had appeared by Donna's side. He was looking to her for orders, she realised. She wasn't in uniform, she wasn't able to command him, and all because of a simple misunderstanding. Harrison's eyes glazed over. He toppled face forward and sprawled in the mud. Only then did Donna know what the fizzing sound was. Weapons were firing. Harrison had been shot dead in front of her. The dun-coloured shapes of more soldiers scurried past, taking positions. It took Donna a moment to work out what they were doing: they were aiming their rifles upward. She followed the direction of their weapons. She stared in disbelief. Donna could make out thin legs on fat, swollen bodies dropping from the invisible sky. The air was alive with gunfire as the creatures fell through the fog and clattered to the ground. 'Oh my God,' she breathed. 'Doctor, they're dropping ponies on us!' Not exactly,' he said, pulling her behind the truck. Donna slithered in the mud, and landed on her bum. She could feel the water soak right through. The Doctor was still talking: 'Look again. Horses don't have parachutes.'

Press Release

Beware the Host!

This week’s Doctor Who Adventures looks at the (almost) silent stars of Voyage of the Damned, the Heavenly Host. Read all the essential information on these horrible androids and find out what happened to them aboard the Titanic.

Our special photo story this issue is about Time Crash, where the Fifth Doctor ends up in the Tenth Doctor’s TARDIS. The issue comes with an essential piece of kit for all Time Agents – a special Doctor Who log book with a pen and some cool stickers.

PLUS:
Posters: we’ve got Judoon, the Fifth Doctor and Host!
The Ultimate Guide to Doctor Who – The Runaway Bride to Evolution of the Daleks.
Quiz: this week we have some questions about the Doctor.
Doctor’s Data: who is Donna Noble?
Comic strip: Part two of a comic strip – Reign of the Stone Monkey.
Make: a child of the Slitheen mask – yuck!
Time Teasers: help Bloodtide and Doomfinger with this week’s word search and brain teasers.
Who knows! Your questions answered.
Secrets: discover who the Catkind of New Earth were created.
Win: loads of Doctor Who goodies!
Subscription offer: subscribe and get a free Cyberman watch!
AND LOADS MORE!

Top Programmes BBC2 (we 2 March 2008)

1 MASTERCHEF (THU 2000) 5.47m
2 MASTERCHEF (MON 2032) 4.41m
3 MASTERCHEF (WED 2002) 4.40m
4 MASTERCHEF (TUE 2030) 3.56m
5 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (MON 2001) 3.55m
6 TORCHWOOD (WED 2102) 3.31m
7 HORIZON (TUE 2100) 3.16m
8 AN ISLAND PARISH (TUE 1959) 2.90m
9 TROPIC OF CAPRICORN (SUN 2001) 2.70m
10 QI (FRI 2202) 2.28m

Top Programmes BBC3 (we 2 March 2008)

1 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 1.22m 
2 TORCHWOOD (Wed 2152) 1.18m 
3 KIZZY: MUM AT 14 (Mon 2101) 0.78m
4 EASTENDERS (Thu 2159) 0.74m
5 60 SECONDS (Mon 2200) 0.73m
6 EASTENDERS (Mon 2202) 0.65m
7 TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISP (Sun 2101) 0.64m
8 EASTENDERS (Fri 2201) 0.54m
9 DAWN GOES LESBIAN (Mon 2232) 0.52
10 DAWN GETS A BABY (Thu 2101) 0.47

Source BARB