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"Steve Thompson has been confirmed as one of the writers on Doctor Who series eight. The Sherlock scribe&amp;#039;s third episode for the BBC sci-fi drama - his first to star Peter Capaldi as the Doctor - will air in late 2014.  Thompson will write series eight&amp;#039;s fifth instalment, with Douglas Mackinnon (Doctor Who, Line of Duty) directing, reports Doctor Who Magazine. 2011&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Curse of the Black Spot&amp;#039; and 2013&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS&amp;#039; were Thompson&amp;#039;s two previous contributions to the show.  He has also written three episodes of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss&amp;#039;s Sherlock - 2010&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Blind Banker&amp;#039;, 2012&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Reichenbach Fall&amp;#039; and 2014&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Sign of Three&amp;#039;. Moffat is now confirmed as writing the first and fourth episodes of Doctor Who&amp;#039;s next series - debuting in late 2014 on BBC One - with Phil Ford scripting episode two and the writer of episode three as yet unconfirmed. Doctor Who Magazine issue 471 is on sale now. Reece Shearsmith on Doctor Who: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;d love to be a baddie&amp;#039; Watch a clip from Steve Thompson&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Curse of the Black Spot&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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