It took 12 people three weeks to bring our legendary festive issue cover to life – but detail is everything, as Nick Park explains

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DOCTOR WHO SPINOFF THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA SEES THE CURTAIN FALL ON THE BBC’S COLLABORATION WITH DISNEY. WE VISIT THE SET AND TAKE A DEEP DIVE IN THE COMPANY OF CO-WRITER PETE MCTIGHE

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