Last week, Steven Moffat took to the stage of the Screenwriters' Festival in Cheltenham to talk about what kind of things are in store for the upcoming fifth series of the revived Doctor Who. Interviewed on stage by Benjamin Cook, here are the highlights of what Mr Moffat had to say (and we're indebted to the report at Digital Spy for filling in some of the gaps - link at the bottom!)...

* Could the new Tardis interior be influenced by Peter Cushing's, from the movie version of the show? Steven Moffat revealed that he's certainly a fan of Cushing's Tardis, so don't be surprised if its influence it felt...

* He re-emphasised that Doctor Who is a kids' show, citing the failure of the 1996 TV movie with Paul McGann as an example of how going too grown-up with Doctor Who doesn't work.

* Very, very good news: Mr Moffat is penning six (SIX!) episodes of the next series of the show. Add to that the earlier news that Richard Curtis is penning an episode, and that's six more to work out. It seems that Moffat wasn't to be drawn on that, though, although he didn't confirm or seemingly deny rumours of high profile guest writers being involved (although Curtis falls into that camp, to be fair).

*  Moffat revealed that The Sun got hold of his script for The Silence In The Library before it was broadcast and threatened to publish it. Moffat simply told them to do it - "I'd like to see The Sun publish that many words in a day"

* Moffat said that Matt Smith was the third person auditioned for the role, reiterating that he's very much a young man coming across a lot older.

* The biggest challenge for Steven Moffat about Doctor Who's new series? According to the man himself, it's writing the final episode...

Digital Spy