Smith: Doubtful of 50th Regeneration

Matt Smith has said that Doctor Who's 50th anniversary will be unlikely to feature a regeneration.

In an interview with Radio Times, he dismisses rumours that he will leave the show in November 2013, the month of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary.

"We want to make [the anniversary] as big and bold and as brilliant as we can because, we hope, it can be one of the monumental bits of TV history," said Smith. "But I doubt there'll be a regeneration."

He added: "Steven [Moffat] will tease you all right to the end. Because that's what he does to me."

Moffat - head writer and showrunner on Doctor Who - recently told Digital Spy that the anniversary celebrations would be "huge", but added that fans will have plenty to look forward to before 2013.

"We've got an awful lot of stuff to announce before that," he said. "We don't aim to have one event, over a year in the future - we want to make Doctor Who an event every single week. And we're going to pull that off, so... patience!"

Series 7: Moffat Radio Times Preview

Radio Times along with other television magazines are out in force this week celebrating the return of Doctor Who. 

Radio Times has dedicated a cover to Doctor Who and comes with a Dalek wallchart free inside.

Also, Steven Moffat has previewed the first 5 episodes of Series 7. They are summarised below.

Asylum of the Daleks

The Doctor is summoned by the mysterious Darla Von Karlsen with and a plea to rescue her daughter, it leads him to the Dalek Asylum.

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

A giant spacecraft is plunging to Earth and all humanity is imperilled. But this is no ordinary space craft - it’s ancient and so is the cargo.

A Town Called Mercy

The Doctor finds himself in a crossfire between a cyborg killer and an alien fugitive. He’s in a moral dilemma, but doesn’t seem to care.

The Power of Three

The human race discovers the world has been overrun by… small black cubes. Which then proceed to… do nothing much at all. The Doctor has to wait it out and moves in with the Ponds.

The Angels Take Manhattan

In New York, the Weeping Angels are waiting for the Doctor and co. Not even River Song can save them from the terrible events to come. Heartbreak is always a terrible thing. But imagine if you had two of them….

You can read the whole interview in the Radio Times, out now.