Issue 626 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today and features the Daleks.  

In this issue

• Join THE FIFTEENTH DOCTOR as he finally confronts his arch-enemies, the Daleks, in our comic strip adventure Corruption of the Daleks!

• An exclusive look at the content of the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Season 21 – PETER DAVISON’s final season as the Doctor, that also introduced Sixth Doctor COLIN BAKER.

• Writer and exec producer PETE McTIGHE continues his Production Diary giving us a day-to-day look at the production of The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• DYLAN HOLMES WILLIAMS, director of The War Between, shares his techniques!

• Scientific advisor DAVE HONE on giving the Sea Devils a ‘proper’ name.

• Can on-screen clues reveal exactly where and when the Doctor’s latest adventures take place?

• This month in 1980… A look at COLIN BAKER’s other big sci-fi role…

• UNA McCORMACK considers how important Liverpool has been in the fortunes of Doctor Who.

• Decipher the secrets of the Long Song in our Fact of Fiction feature on The Rings of Akhaten.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: including the latest news about this spring’s Target Books releases.

• Reviews – including a look at the DVD and Blu-ray of The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.

• Prizes to be won – including Blu-rays, audio dramas, action figures and theatre tickets! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 626 is on sale Thursday 5 February 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £7.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

Propstore, one of the world’s leading entertainment memorabilia auction houses, in partnership with BBC Studios, is running an online auction of over 300 lots, showcasing costumes and props from across Doctor Who history.

Running online from February 3–19, 2026, the collection spans multiple eras of the Whoniverse, featuring material from David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor through to Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor, alongside memorable companion costumes, creatures, and production pieces.

With all lots starting at just £100, the auction offers an entry point for fans and seasoned collectors alike.

20% of the hammer proceeds will be donated in support of BBC Children in Need.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Among the most significant lots in the auction are Fourteenth Doctor’s (David Tennant) Rehearsal Sonic Screwdriver and Fifteenth Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) 'Joy To the World' Hero Light-Up Sonic Screwdriver, offered by BBC Studios in a public sale for the first time.

Also featured is a screen-matched cracked TARDIS from the Series 13 New Year’s Eve special Eve of the Daleks.

Standing out among the collection’s iconic creatures is the ‘NSDA4’ Dalek from Series 7’s Asylum of the Daleks. This Dalek has appeared in every Dalek story since 2012, served as a prominent “Time War” Dalek in The Day of the Doctor, and has been used extensively in official promotional appearances, including at Buckingham Palace alongside Doctors past and present.

The auction also marks the first time The Fifteenth Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) costume from Series 2, Episode 8, The Reality War, has been made available to collectors.

Additional highlights include a selection of companion costumes from across the Whoniverse, including River Song’s (Alex Kingston) costume from Rain Gods and Amy Pond’s (Karen Gillan) ensemble from Series 5’s Amy’s Choice.

This exclusive online auction is now live for bidding, with the full catalogue available at:

https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/info/id/494.

Stephen Lane, Propstore CEO, commented on the upcoming event: 

Sarah Bold, Head of Marketing, Global Brands and Licensing BBC Studios added:

The latest Special Edition from Doctor Who Magazine looks back at last year's season of Doctor Who

In this issue

• A look back at Ncuti Gatwa’s second – and final – season as the Doctor, including:The design of The Robot Revolution.The animation in Lux.Stunt work on The Well.A study of the Shreek from Lucky Day.Interviews with the Barber and Abena from The Story & the Engine.Staging The Interstellar Song Contest.The costumes of Wish World and The Reality War.

• Plus – we check in with Who fan Lizzie Abel since she became part of the Whoniverse!

• Meet the Who Kids of The Lamplighter School in Dallas, Texas…

• Memories of 2025’s Gallifrey One convention.

• How monster actor Mickey Lewis took the Cybermen home with him…

• Location Manager Iwan Roberts on finding alien worlds…

• Fans reflect on the importance of disability representation in the latest series.

• Pete McTighe and Chris Chapman assess their work on the Blu-ray range.

• A big year for Big Finish – we talk to the producers about new innovations on audio…

• Writer and designer Paul Lang on his work on the Doctor Who Annual 2026.

• Join Brand Manager James Page as he welcomes fans to Stonehenge for Doctor Who Day.

• Join DWM at the table read for The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• In Memoriam… Paying tribute to Doctor Who contributors who we’ve lost in the past year.

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition – The 2026 Yearbook is on sale Thursday 29 January 2026  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £9.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £8.99.

Issue 625 of Doctor Who Magazine is published today

In this issue

• This month TOM BAKER will celebrate his 92nd birthday. Join his family, friends and dignitaries on the day he was awarded an MBE for his services to television.

• An interview with The War Between the Land and the Sea star RUSSELL TOVEY. Now the series has aired he talks further about playing Barclay – ambassador for the whole of humanity!

• PETE McTIGHE, writer and executive producer of The War Between, shares his production diary…

• PLUS – an access-all-areas look at the production of this spectacular spin-off series.

• Destination: Daleks! Join Fifth Doctor PETER DAVISON and JANET FIELDING (Tegan) as they film a new mini-adventure for the forthcoming Season 21 – The Collection Blu-ray…

• Who Year’s Resolutions! Plans for Doctor Who fans in 2026!

• Back to 2009 – How did fandom react to the casting of Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith?

• We consider the tragedy of Time Lord renegade MORBIUS…

• The second part of our deep dive into the fact and fiction of the epic Third Doctor adventure Doctor Who and the Silurians.

• A brand-new, not-to-be-missed comic strip adventure with the Fifteenth Doctor and Melanie Bush…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: News including the latest on the animated CBeebies Doctor Who series.

• Reviews – featuring new audio releases including the Original Television Soundtracks of Series 10 and The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.

• Prizes to be won – including audio dramas featuring the Daleks and Cybermen! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 625 is on sale Thursday, 8 January 2026  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

Toby Hadoke has published his annual tribute to contributors to the worlds of Doctor Who who have died in the past year

In 2025 we said goodbye to, among others, companion actress Jean Marsh, Script Editor Christopher H Bidmead, Director Amanda Brotchie, Writer Barbara Clegg and actors Simon Fisher-Becker, Christopher Benjamin, Prentis Hancock, Pik-Sen Lim, Mary Peach, Nabil Shaban and Tony Caunter.

Doctor Who In Memoriam 2025

The Australian director Amanda Brotchie has died. 

Amanda Brotchie directed two episodes of the most recent season of Doctor Who, Lux and The Well. 

She talked about working on Lux

She also worked on the 2025 BBC Series Riot Women, directing three episodes. Previous works include Renegade Nell and Gentleman Jack.

With her husband, Adam Zwar, she created a satirical series on tabloid journalism, The Lowdown, which she also wrote and directed.

Her early work was in her native Australia, where her earliest work was a director on Neighbours. She later directed episodes of the 2017 series Picnic at Hanging Rock and worked on  A Place to Call Home and Mr Black.

She created the production company High Wire Films with producer Nicole Minchin and Zwar, responsible for the series Agony Aunts and Agony Uncles and the ABC comedy Twentysomething.

In 1999, Brotchie directed the multi-award-winning short film Break & Enter, winning an AFI award for Best Short Film and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Short Film. She later won an AACTA Award and two Australian Writers’ Guild Awards for Lowdown

Her death was announced by Adam Zwar, who paid tribute to his wife. 

Amanda Brotchie died in December 2025 after a long illness.

The next issue in the Black Archive series will look at the 5th Doctor story Mawdryn Undead

Mawdryn Undead, first broadcast in 1983, was an ambitious serial, weaving familiar elements of Doctor Who together with myth and legend. Balancing two Brigadiers, a murderous new companion, and a crew of hubristic mutated scientists is no mean feat, resulting in divided opinion across viewers.

Four decades on, Kara Dennison re-examines the first instalment in the Black Guardian trilogy as a story potentially before its time. What makes a ‘good’ companion? What truly makes immortality a curse? And what does it mean to trust a hero who will never stop changing?

Kara Dennison is one of the range editors of The Black Archive and a contributing author to many online and print genre outlets. She is the author of Black Archive #22: Hell Bent.

Mawdryn Undead is available now in paperback and electronic formats, direct from Obverse Books and from selected online retailers.

Doctor Who writer Andrew Cartmel has been awarded the 2025 Terrance Dicks Award for Writers by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. 

The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine previews the new spin-off series launching next Sunday, The War Between the Land and the Sea

In the magazine

• As THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA surfaces on BBC One and iPlayer, we speak to star RUSSELL TOVEY about his role as Barclay Pierre-Dupont.

• Writer PETE McTIGHE, producer JOEL COLLINS and director DYLAN HOLMES WILLIAMS discuss the development of this eagerly awaited spin-off.

• A preview of the new 90-minute version of Third Doctor classic THE SEA DEVILS.

• UNIT intelligence on previous SEA DEVIL skirmishes!

• Back to 1968! UNIT’s first encounter with the Doctor – 57 years ago!

• Concept artist PETER McKINSTRY talks about his work and his new book The Art of Time Travel.

• Doctor Who showrunner RUSSELL T DAVIES shares his latest 12 Days of Christmas!

• Looking back on 60 years of the Doctor Who Annual.

• We remember Doctor Who’s very first Dalek December…

• …and the many ways in which Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has influenced Doctor Who.

• We excavate the Cave-Monsters – in the first part of our deep dive into the fact and fiction of Doctor Who and the Silurians.

• A ghost story for Christmas featuring the Fifteenth Doctor…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: News including the launch of The War Between the Land and the Sea, a round-up of this year’s Doctor Who Day activity, and a Children in Need Special.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audios, books and action figures.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – including the War Doctor’s clash with every Cyberman ever!

• Prizes to be won – you could win a massive Christmas bundle of Blu-rays and CDs! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 624 is on sale Thursday 4 December 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

The next release in the Blu-ray Collection series will be Season 21, the last starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and introducing Colin Baker as the Sixth incarnation.

The box set will be released on Monday, 16th March 2026 and is available for pre-order on Amazon now. 

In his final season, the action ramps up for Peter Davison’s Doctor as he faces terrors from his past, invaders from the future, arch enemies and a battle to the death.

With companions Tegan (Janet Fielding), Turlough (Mark Strickson), Peri (Nicola Bryant) and robot Kamelion (Gerald Flood) the Doctor journeys from an underwater seabase to contemporary England, from a devastated Earth colony to the beaches of Lanzarote, from a volcanic alien world to the deadly caves on Androzani.

Along the way, the TARDIS crew confront Daleks, Sea Devils, Silurians, Tractators, slug-like Gastropods, the evil Malus and the vengeful Master!

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources – these classic adventures have never looked or sounded so good on home media. 

The Collection: Season 21 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material, including:

• UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS
  On The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Caves Of Androzani
• WARRIORS OF THE DEEP: SPECIAL EDITION 
• An exciting four-part re-edit with updated special effects and immersive 5.1 surround sound mix
• IN CONVERSATION
• Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
• NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES
• For Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Twin Dilemma
• LOOK WHO’S BOATING 
• Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton take to the River for an epic adventure.
• 48 HOURS WITH FIELDING
• Toby Hadoke crashes at Janet Fielding’s
• BEHIND THE SOFA 
• New episodes with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tara Ward (Preston), Keith Jayne (Will), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet), Rula Lenska (Styles), director Graeme Harper, Paul Conrad (Romulus) and Andrew Conrad (Remus).   
• THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM
• Two new teams battle it out
• BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY 
• On The Awakening
• NEW SURROUND SOUND MIXES 
• On Warriors Of The Deep, The Awakening and The Caves Of Androzani.
• TALES OF THE TARDIS 
• A 2023 edit of Earthshock with new linking material
• from Peter Davison and Janet Fielding
• THE FIVE(ISH) DOCTORS REBOOT
• With brand new audio commentary
• EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE TREATS 
• Including never-before-released TV appearances and studio footage
• HD PHOTO GALLERIES 
• INFO TEXT 
• PDF ARCHIVE
• PLUS LOTS MORE!

This ten-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD, including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries and more.

The Collection: Season 21 Announcement Trailer