In this month’s issue of Doctor Who Magazine
Steven Moffat presents three scene script extracts used for the 12th Doctor auditions.
Moffat makes it clear these scenes will never appear in the show and they are purely made up just for the auditions. He says there’s nothing to glean here about the 12th Doctor or upcoming stories.
The real challenge is to try and read these without thinking of Matt Smith saying them.
UPDATE: Doctor Who TV has removed the last two extracts at DWM’s request. Please consider buying the magazine to read them.
Scene 1 takes place in the TARDIS. The new Doctor is checking out the new body. Clara, watching. It’s been a few minutes, they’re both still adjusting.
Extract: show
THE DOCTOR: Right then, eyesight. Not bad, bit blue. Ears – not pointy, right way up, more or less level. Face – well I’ve got one. Oh, no – French!
CLARA: French.
THE DOCTOR: I’ve deleted French! Plus all cookery skills, and the breast stroke. And hopping. Never mind hopping, who needs to hop. Ohh, the kidneys are interesting. Never had that before – interesting kidneys.
CLARA: Are you all right?
THE DOCTOR: I don’t know, do I look all right?
CLARA: I don’t know.
THE DOCTOR: How’s the face? Seems all right from the inside. Nice action, responsive. Bit less heft on the chin. How is it?
CLARA: It’s… okay.
THE DOCTOR: Okay?
CLARA: It’s a bit… you know.
THE DOCTOR: No I don’t, I haven’t seen it yet.
CLARA: Maybe it’s just new.
THE DOCTOR: Have you changed height?
CLARA: No.
THE DOCTOR: You sure?
CLARA: It’s you, your height, you’re the one who’s changed.
THE DOCTOR: And look at your nose.
CLARA: What about my nose?
THE DOCTOR: It was really cute, I loved your nose, you should’ve kept it.
CLARA: I did, it’s the same nose, it’s the same all of me. You’re the one who’s… regenerated, whatever you call it.
THE DOCTOR: Are you wearing a smell?
CLARA: Do you mean perfume?
THE DOCTOR: Yes, I suppose it could be perfume.
CLARA: You’ve always liked that perfume, you said so.
THE DOCTOR: No I didn’t, that was the Doctor.
CLARA: You’re the Doctor.
THE DOCTOR: Yes, I suppose I am. That’s going to take a bit of getting used to.
CLARA: Yeah, it really is.
Scene 2 takes place on a space ship bridge. The Doctor is facing down the Cyberleader, who stares balefully down from the screen. The bridge around the Doctor is burning, ruined.
Scene 3 features the Doctor and a little boy. They’re sitting in the little boy’s bedroom. The boy tells the Doctor when the lights out his room changes, when he touches the walls, they’re all wet like a mouth.
