Doctor Who season four writers announced

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Wanna know who'll be scripting next year's episodes?

The writers for next season's adventures have been revealed in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

Russell T Davies: four episodes (and the 2007 Christmas special).
Steven Moffat (writer of "The Girl in the Fireplace", etc): a two-parter.
Helen Raynor (writer of "Daleks in Manhattan"/"Evolution of the Daleks"): a two-parter.
Gareth Roberts (writer of "The Shakespeare Code"): one episode.
Tom MacRae (writer of "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel"): one episode.
Stephen Greenhorn (writer of "The Lazarus Experiment"): one episode.
James Moran (no previous Who credits): one episode.
Keith Temple (no previous Who credits): one episode.

Wondering who the new boys are? Well James Moran wrote the 2006 British horror-comedy Severance (and has also written a script for season two of Torchwood), while Keith Temple has credits for loads of shows, including EastEnders, Byker Grove, Casualty, Dangerfield, Emmerdale, Family Affairs and Heartbeat.

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