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Published August 4, 2013 at 948 × 549 in New Doctor Who to be revealed tonight

Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury on BBC Breakfast in 2013

Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury on BBC Breakfast in 2013

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