Issue 612 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today.

Inside this issue

• An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in Colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence.

• EastEnders veteran RUDOLPH WALKER recalls his role in The War Games…

• Writer and exec producer STEVEN MOFFAT discusses Joy to the World, including scenes that never made it to screen.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES explains what connects The Pirate Planet, The Christmas Invasion’s ill-fated Danny Llewellyn and a branch of Marks and Spencer…

• Build your own half-scale Dalek with a new Doctor Who partwork. We talk to the team behind this exciting new project…

• Script to Screen – on the creation of BabyStation Beta – as seen in the 2024 season debut Space Babies.

• LISA BOWERMAN, JAMES GOSS and GARY RUSSELL reflect on the enduring appeal of archaeologist adventure Professor Bernice Summerfield.  

• In the second part of our coverage celebrating 50 years of stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday, we talk to JAMES MATHEWS who played companion Jimmy.

• The Memory Worm gets its teeth into YEE JEE TSO – Chang Lee in the 1996 TV movie.

• We look at how fandom reacted to the casting of BONNIE LANGFORD as companion Mel in 1986…

• ALISON ZRADA asks us what advice can be found in Doctor Who for New Year’s resolutions.

• The Fact of Fiction looks at the opening episodes of 1968’s The Dominators.

• The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – looking ahead to the 2025 series!

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest books and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including a special Blu-ray bundle! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 612 is on sale Thursday 2 January 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 611 is released today and includes 4 exclusive art cards. 

Inside this issue

• The writer of this year’s Christmas Special, STEVEN MOFFAT, gives us a preview of what awaits on Christmas Day…

• PHIL COLLINSON and the team behind the colourisation of Second Doctor finale The War Games discuss the new edit of this landmark story.

• We catch up with JANET FIELDING (Fourth/Fifth Doctor companion Tegan) and INGRID OLIVER (Osgood) at the Bath Children’s Literature festival.

• Join the guests at Cardiff’s Arcadia convention including Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN.

• It’s 50 years since Doctor Who and the Daleks came to the West End in Seven Keys to Doomsday. We talk to Benedict Martin  – the son of stage Doctor, Trevor Martin.

• ANNEKE WILLS reflects on playing the First/Second Doctor’s companion Polly – and her fab fashions!

• All you need to know about the Eleventh Doctor’s final story – The Time of the Doctor.

• A look back at 1984’s Box of Delights starring Patrick Troughton.

• The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!

PLUS!

• RUSSELL T DAVIES’ traditional Twelve Days of Christmas!

• Christmas as seen on TV, on audio and in Doctor Who Magazine itself!

• The annual DWM Christmas quiz!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – including full details of this year’s festive viewing.

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest books and audio releases – and the new sonic screwdriver.

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

• Prizes to be won including The Collection Season 2 on Blu-ray! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 611 is on sale Thursday 5 December  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

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

The latest bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine examines the Daleks’ behind-the-scenes history, and their fictional universe, in unprecedented detail. 

Daleks: The Ultimate Guide includes all the television stories, along with details of Dalek feature films, stage plays, books, comic strips, webcasts, audio dramas and much more. New CG illustrations tell the story of the Daleks’ evolution from 1963 to the present day.

This 224-page publication, packed full of new and new and exclusive material, includes a lavish slipcase. 

Editor Marcus Hearn says

Doctor Who: Daleks – The Ultimate Guide is on sale Thursday 21 November 

from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK). 

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 610 is available now. 

Inside this issue

• PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE – THE ULTIMATE INTERVIEW! The man behind Fourth Doctor classics such as Genesis of the Daleks, Terror of the Zygons, The Seeds of Doom and Robots of Death reflects on his career – sharing his views on what makes essential Doctor Who – and reacts to episodes of this year’s series.

• Showrunners RUSSELL T DAVIES, STEVEN MOFFAT, CHRIS CHIBNALL and the TV Movie’s producer PHILIP SEGAL talk about Hinchcliffe Who and how it inspired them.

• As the first series of Blake’s 7 arrives on Blu-ray, we examine how it crossed over with Doctor Who.

• John Kane – who played the loveable Tommy in 1974’s Planet of the Spiders – gives a rare interview about his part in the series.

• The Fact of Fiction – delving into the detail of Tenth Doctor story The Doctor’s Daughter.

• This Month In… 1967. How Carry On actor Bernard Bresslaw became an Ice Warrior!

• Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – full details of the new Dalek partwork launching next year, plus the latest book news.

• Shelf Life – including a review of the Season 25 Blu-ray boxset, plus books, action figures and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including Blake’s 7 on Blu-ray! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 610 is on sale from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Issue 609 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today. 

Inside this issue

• Eighth Doctor PAUL McGANN and companion INDIA FISHER talk about their roles and their wider Doctor Who career in a break from rehearsing for the live performances of audio play The Stuff of Legend.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES brings us an update on Ncuti Gatwa’s second series…

• THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA – an exclusive preview of this Doctor Who spin-off including a message from producer Edo Ferretti, and executive producer Phil Collinson on the cast.

• Monster magic! The performers behind the creatures stalking the latest Doctor Who Prom share their experiences with DWM.

• Script to Screen on the episode Boom – discover the design process behind the deadly Villengard ambulance.

• The Fact of Fiction – It’s been an endless source of fascination for DWM over the years – Alan Barnes scrutinises the Fifth Doctor two-parter Black Orchid.

• This Month In… 1977. Find out the newspapers’ initial reaction to K9!

• Stand-up comedian Alison Zrada considers the pitfalls of leaving home to travel with the Doctor… 

• Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

SEASON 25 BLU-RAY – SPECIAL FEATURES!

• A story-by-story guide to the reimagined versions of Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol, Silver Nemesis and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy included in the forthcoming Season 25 Blu-ray release.

• A look back at daytime TV’s celebration of the 25th Anniversary.

• We talk to producer Eric Luskin about the documentary – that he made for the New Jersey Network in the eighties – covering the making of Silver Nemesis…

• Rounding up our coverage of Season 25, we speak to Dick Fiddy and Justin Johnson about the BFI screening of The Happiness Patrol.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – the latest news from the Whoniverse.

• Shelf Life – including reviews of the latest books and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including the new Season 25 Blu-ray box set, The Gold Archive hardback and a new audio adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 609 is on sale Thursday 10 October  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). The print issue also includes he latest addition to the Target Books range – The Evil of the Daleks by Frazer Hines

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

The makers of Doctor Who Magazine present a lavish, 224-page bookazine in an exclusive slipcase.

Into the Vortex covers the entire history of the world’s longest-running science-fiction series, with details and highlights of all 311 television stories, plus sections dedicated to the series’ best-known monsters, villains and other characters. 

Newcomers to the show will find this the perfect way to navigate the huge archive of episodes on the BBC’s iPlayer, while longtime fans will find new and surprising insights into the television adventures of all 15 Doctors.

Editor Marcus Hearn says

Doctor Who: Into the Vortex is available now  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £18.99.

Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 607 is out today.

Inside this issue

• The concluding part of our access-all-areas coverage of this year’s apocalyptic season finale. We speak to NCUTI GATWA, MILLLIE GIBSON, RUSSELL T DAVIES, director JAMIE DONOUGHUE, plus Mrs Flood herself – ANITA DOBSON.

• Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill talk to DWM about a new series of audio adventures for the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz.

• Behind the scenes at San Diego Comic-Con with executive producer Julie Gardner.

• Find out all about the making of Madame Tussauds’ stunning Fifteenth Doctor wax figure, with sculptor Stephen Mansfield and set designer Amanda So.

• Russell T Davies shares his experiences of visiting the Madame Tussauds exhibit.

• June Hudson on becoming the victim of the devilish Maestro.

• Bonnie Langford talks to Jacqueline Rayner about Mel’s continuing adventures in print.

• A previously unpublished interview with eighties producer John Nathan-Turner.

• The first of a two-part interview with Seventh Doctor set designer John Asbridge.This issue he talks about his work on Delta and the Bannermen and Dragonfire.

• Find out all about the new mobile game Worlds Apart.

• Discover the links between Pertwee radio drama Paradise of Death and Dennis Potter!

• Join us for a night out at the Gallifrey Cabaret.

• The Fact of Fiction – we examine the Twelfth Doctor’s encounter with Davros in The Magician’s Apprentice…

• Comic strip adventures with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

• Gallifrey Guardian – find out all about the new spin-off series: The War Between the Land and the Sea.PLUS – casting for this year’s Christmas Special, a Star Trek crossover, and forthcoming audio releases!

• Shelf Life: We take a look at the latest audio dramas and the new Fifteenth Doctor Target Books.

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

• Prizes to be won including the Eighth Doctor’s clash with the Daleks in audio drama The Stuff of Legend.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 607 is on sale Thursday 15 August  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Doctor Who Magazine has released a new Special Edition: The Missing Doctor Who

This issue reveals the results of the ‘League of Legends’ poll, which asked readers to name the ‘lost ’ episodes they’d most like to watch.

But that’s just the beginning of a journey into the most mysterious corners of the Whoniverse.

Editor Marcus Hearn says

Other highlights include CG reconstructions of sets from The Daleks’ Master Plan and The Space Pirates, and a new insight into the making of The Smugglers.

There are exclusive interviews with Carole AnnFord, Wendy Padbury, Anneke Wills, Macra Terror director John Davies and others. Ths issue is packed with exclusive features and rare photos

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Missing Doctor Who is on sale Thursday 1 Augus from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £9.99 (UK).

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Issue 606 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today. 

Inside this issue

• Behind the scenes on this year’s season finale with NCUTI GATWA, BONNIE LANGFORD, JEMMA REDGRAVE, YASMIN FINNEY, RUSSELL T DAVIES and many more!

• Join GABRIEL WOOLF as he records the voice of Sutekh for The Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death and remembers his role in 1975’s Pyramids of Mars. Plus! We talk to James Burge – the hand of Sutekh…

• Script to Screen: creating the bird-like alien Chuldur for Regency episode Rogue.

• We discuss the more unsettling aspects of Finetime with CALLIE COOKE and TOM RHYS HARRIES – alias Dot and Bubble’s Lindy and Ricky.

• Russell T Davies runs into Louis Theroux at the BBC and the conversation quickly turns to Doctor Who.

• What If…? We journey down the roads never taken during the Fourth Doctor’s era…

• The Time and Space Visualiser takes us back to 1982 to look at a formative Doctor Who publication…

• A tribute to WILLIAM RUSSELL. We reflect on the important role his character, Ian Chesterton, played in the series; take a look at his wider career; and share the memories of those who worked with him including CAROLE ANN FORD, MAUREEN O’BRIEN and PETER PURVES.

• Loose Ends drops in on Graham O’Brien’s companion support group, where they’re bidding a touching farewell to their most senior member…

• The Fact of Fiction – a detailed analysis of 1965’s The Space Museum.

• The latest instalment of our comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest news, including details of the Eighth Doctor live on stage!

• Reviewed: audio dramas, books, games and models!

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

• Win Blu-rays, books and audio releases!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 606 is on sale Thursday 18 July from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 605 is out today.

Inside this issue

• Previews of the thrilling season finale, Empire of Death, and the new Tales of the TARDIS episode, Pyramids of Mars – a new presentation of a seventies classic!

• The Changing Face of Susan Twist – as the mystery behind her character is resolved, she reflects on her role in the latest season…

• The men from UNIT – Lenny Rush (aka new scientific adviser Morris Gibbons) and Alexander Devrient (Colonel Ibrahim) share their experiences of working on the season finale.

• Indira Varma on playing the Duchess of Pemberton and a bird-like alien Chuldur.

• Access All Areas: Rogue. Join the cast and crew on a night shoot in south Wales, including more from Jonathan Groff about playing the eponymous bounty hunter.

• Access All Areas: 73 Yards. Join Millie Gibson on location and get up close to the mysterious woman who stalked Ruby over the decades.

• Strictly confidential! Shirley Ballas and Johannes Radebe share their delight in being invited to dance in The Devil’s Chord.

• Bang on Target! The authors of the new novelisations discuss how they adapted some of the latest episodes for print.

• Russell T Davies on watching (or trying to watch!) recent episode Boom with his family.

• Meet the crew – an interview with one of the tireless creatives working behind the scenes.

• Loose Ends travels to ancient Egypt and imagines scenes that happened off screen.

• The Fact of Fiction – a scene-by-scene look back at Eleventh Doctor story Vincent and the Doctor.

• The latest installment of our comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest news, including details of a wide range of books soon to hit the shelves!

• Reviewed: all the latest audio releases.

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

• Win Blu-rays, books and audio releases!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 605 is on sale Thursday 20 June  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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