Doctor Who Magazine Issue 548

Thursday, 6 February 2020 - Reported by Marcus

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has an exclusive, in-depth interview with Sacha Dhawan. Other highlights include:

A choice of collectable covers, one featuring Sacha Dhawan and one featuring Jodie Whittaker.
Exclusive previews of the final four episodes of Series 12.
The latest Production Notes from showrunner Chris Chibnall.
A report from the filming of Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror at the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria.
An exclusive interview with Robert Glenister, who played Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror.
A tribute to the 1960s writer and story editor Donald Tosh.
Peter Purves shares his memories of Donald Tosh.
The director of Doctor Who and the Silurians, Timothy Combe, looks back on its production.
Remembering the late Doctor Who comic-strip artist Bill Mevin.
Updates on Doctor Who luminaries, past and present, with new feature Time and Space Visualiser.
Public Image looks at how Doctor Who is doing in the TV ratings.
The Fact of Fiction continues its epic exploration of The Daleks’ Master Plan.
The final part of Mistress of Chaos, a new comic-strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.
Reviews of the Series 5 Blu-ray Steelbook and Sophie Aldred’s novel At Childhood’s End.
Big Finish previews and reviews, news, prize-winning competitions, The Blogs of Doom and much more

On sale from Thursday 6 February 2020 £5.99 (UK)

FILTER: - DWM

Sat 11:00pm PDT
The Brain of Morbius: Part Three

(Repeated: Sun 4:00am)

Sat 11:30pm PDT
The Brain of Morbius: Part Four

(Repeated: Sun 4:30am)

Sat 11:00pm PDT
The Seeds of Doom: Part One

(Repeated: Sun 4:00am)

The Celestial Toymaker: The Dancing Floor premiered on BBC One in 1966 at 5:49pm BST, watched by 9.40 million viewers.

Aliens of London premiered on BBC One in 2005 at 7:00pm BST, watched by 7.63 million viewers.

I Get a Sidekick out of You premiered on BBC Three in 2005 at 7:45pm BST

Birthdays

Anton Thompson McCormick is 32 today - credited as Carl in Revenge of the Slitheen(SJA)

Lily Loveless is 34 today - credited as Ellie in The Curse of Clyde Langer(SJA)

Ricco Ross is 64 today - credited as Ringmaster in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Paul Lavers is 74 today - credited as Farrah in The Androids of Tara

Derrick Sherwin (died 2018 aged 82) would be 88 today - 9 credits, including Script Editor for The Dominators

Godfrey James (died 2019 aged 88) would be 93 today - credited as Tarn in Underworld

Martin Boddey (died 1975 aged 68) would be 117 today - credited as Walker in The Sea Devils

Deaths

Helen McCrory (died 2021 aged 52) - credited as Rosanna in The Vampires of Venice

Frank Wylie (died 1994 aged 58) - credited as Ruther in Castrovalva