Doctor Who: Into The Vortex

Monday, 30 September 2024 - Reported by Marcus
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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

It’s been many years since DWM published a guide to every television story. Into the Vortex brings us right up to date and approaches this vast subject from a new angle. I’ve reserved a place for it on the shelf where I keep my DVDs and Blu-rays!”

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.

 
 
 
 
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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 607

Thursday, 15 August 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine:  Issue 607 (Credit: Panini)

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  • A previously unpublished interview with eighties producer John Nathan-Turner.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

 




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Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Missing Doctor Who

Saturday, 3 August 2024 - Reported by Marcus
The Missing Doctor Who (Credit: Panini)

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

We’ve extended the definition of ‘missing Doctor Who’ wider than ever before. Within these pages you’ll find articles about filming locations that have disappeared,merchandise that never made it to shops and a remarkable Tenth Doctor story that was never produced.

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).

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

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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 606

Thursday, 18 July 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine:  Issue 606 (Credit: Panini)

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.

 




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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 605

Thursday, 20 June 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 605 (Credit: Panini)

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.

 




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Doctor Who: Print the Legend

Friday, 14 June 2024 - Reported by Marcus
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The latest special from Doctor Who Magazine, Doctor Who: Print the Legend, is now available.

 

This lavish, 116-page bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine is the essential guide to novelisations – hardback, paperback and audio adaptations of television stories.

Highlights include profiles of leading authors, a section on collecting rarities, a look at the recording of the audiobooks and a tribute to illustrator Chris Achilléos.

Exclusives include a previously unpublished extract from The Enemy of the World, the book that legendary Doctor Who writer David Whitaker was working on before his death in 1980.

Editor Marcus Hearn says

The first of these books was published in 1964, and there have been 223 to date,
This special issue includes details on every single one, with cover illustrations, information about reprints, foreign-language editions and much more.

Each issue of Print the Legend comes with a free CD audiobook, randomly selected from the BBCAudiobooks Doctor Who range.

Doctor Who: Print the Legend is on sale now from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £11.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £10.99.

 

 

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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 604

Thursday, 23 May 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine:  Issue 604 (Credit: Panini)

Issue 604 of Doctor Who Magazine is published today

Inside this issue

  • Previews of the new episodes broadcast this month. Russell T Davies talks about 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble, we reveal a tantalising glimpse at the recording of Rogue, and whet your appetite for season finale The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death.

  • Jonathan Groff talks about his role in Rogue and his first impressions of watching An Unearthly Child…

  • A day in the life of Wolf Studios… join DWM on the set of Space Babies…

  • Script to Screen on realising the Baby Station crew.

  • Behind the scenes on The Devil’s Chord – including contributions from actors who played the Beatles, Jinkx Monsoon, Russell T Davies, Murray Gold… plus Shirley Ballas and Johannes!

  • We catch up with recurring guest star Susan Twist.

  • Steven Moffat discusses some of the philosophical ideas at the heart of Boom…

  • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies reports from New York as he publicises the return of Doctor Who in the US.

  • “Are You My Mummy?” Nineteen years on, Time-Space Visualiser looks back at the series’ first meme…

  • Loose Ends – this month we expand upon the Twelfth Doctor’s Regency adventures.

  • The Fact of Fiction – a scene-by-scene look back at First Doctor story The Rescue.

  • The first part of a brand-new comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

  • Gallifrey Guardian – meet the new companion, played by Varada Sethu!

  • Reviewed: the animated Celestial Toymaker on DVD and Blu-ray, and all the latest audio releases.

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

  • Win Blu-rays and the latest audio releases!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 604 is on sale Thursday 23 May  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

 




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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 603

Thursday, 25 April 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine  Issue 603 (Credit: Panini)

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine marks the return of Doctor Who to Television screens worldwide

Inside this issue

  • Previews of the new episodes broadcast this month. Russell T Davies talks Space Babies and The Devil’s Chord and we take a quick peek behind the scenes of Boom with writer Steven Moffat and exec producer Joel Collins.

  • Meet the Beatles: John, Paul, George and Ringo (alias Chris Mason, George Caple, Philip Davies and James Hoyles) and their producer George Martin (Ed White)…

  • …and to celebrate the Beatles appearance on opening night of the new season, we also look back at the relationship between the band and Doctor Who over the years…

  • Jinkx Monsoon discusses her role as the malevolent Maestro.

  • Can we get any answers from Anita Dobson about her character, the mysterious Mrs Flood? Worth a try!

We also speak to the equally intriguing Susan Twist about her roles in last year’s episodes and her involvement in the forthcoming season…

  • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies considers the scheduling of the new episodes and welcomes new readers!

  • Script to screen: discover the intricacies involved in bringing ‘Jimbo’ – the robot from Wild Blue Yonder – into being.

  • A tribute to the work of the late Sid Sutton who, among many other career highlights, designed the Doctor Who titles in the 1980s.

  • We test the memory of Matthew Waterhouse, who played companion Adric.

  • Time-Space Visualiser – how second Doctor Patrick Troughton made a partial comeback in the late seventies…

  • Loose Ends – tying up some dangling threads from the 1960s

  • The Fact of Fiction – a scene-by-scene look back at an earlier opening night: 2007’s Smith and Jones.

  • The concluding part of Mancopolis – our comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

  • An exclusive comic strip supplement featuring TIMESLIP – the memorable multi-Doctor comic strip by former DWM editor Paul Neary. This also includes an essay on the story by Gary Gillatt and a chat with Dez Skinn who came up with the original idea for the strip.

  • Two art cards to celebrate the new season!

AND ALL THE USUAL REGULAR FEATURES INCLUDING THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND COMPETITIONS!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 603 is on sale Thursday 25 April  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £9.99 (UK). 

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

 





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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 602

Thursday, 28 March 2024 - Reported by Marcus
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Issue 602 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today

Inside this issue!

  • In the run-up to the new series, Millie Gibson talks to DWM about playing companion Ruby Sunday – her most in-depth interview yet!

  • We examine a long-lost interview that First Doctor William Hartnell gave to the Scottish press – including some forthright opinions!

  • Davina McCall shares her love of Doctor Who and reflects on her role in last year’s Christmas Special. 

  • Script to screen: find out what processes went into bringing creepy puppet Stooky Bill and his family to life in The Giggle.

  • To tie-in with the release of Season 15 on Blu-ray, we present an interview with model-maker Bill Pearson.

  • We visit the set of Henry House – a new series starring many familiar faces....

  • A report from from LA super convention Gallifrey One!

  • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on celebrating milestones out of sequence!

  • Time-Space Visualiser – this month: the Trods! 

  • Who & Me – DWM contributor Beth Axford on how she became hooked on Doctor Who.

  • Loose Ends – exploring the mysteries of the Sixth Doctor!

  • The Fact of Fiction – a deep dive into the plot of Twelfth Doctor story The Woman Who Lived.

  • The adventures of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday continue in the comic strip!

PLUS!

  • Gallifrey Guardian – packed with all the latest news about the upcoming series!

  • Reviewed – the new Season 15 Blu-ray Collection and all the latest audio releases.

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

  • Win Blu-rays and the latest audio releases!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 602 is on sale Thursday 28 March from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

 




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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 601

Thursday, 29 February 2024 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Magazine:  Issue 601 (Credit: Panini)

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 601 is released today

 

Inside the issue

  • Costume designer Pam Downe discusses dressing the stylish new Doctor, as well as how she created looks for the Toymaker and the Goblin army.

  • Script to screen: An in-depth look at how the Goblin army developed, from the original concept to the finished product – blending masks and animatronics with digital effects.

  • A tribute to Michael Jayston who played the Doctor’s evil alter-ego the Valeyard.

  • Louise Jameson is among the interviewees in a special preview of the Season 15 Blu-ray collection.

  • Abdoul Ceesay – director’s assistant on Doctor Who – talks to DWM about his role and future aspirations!

  • Get cooking! A deep dive into the part food has played in the series over the years, with some recipes you can try at home!

  • A look at how other TV shows have found their way into episodes of Doctor Who.

  • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies sings in praise of companions of yesteryear as he recalls a week making Tales of the TARDIS!

  • Time-Space Visualiser – learn how fandom went mad for the Sixth Doctor! Rightly so! 

  • The Fact of Fiction – we examine the closing episodes of 1973’s Planet of the Daleks.

  • The adventures of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday continue in the comic strip!

PLUS!

  • Gallifrey Guardian – new cast and directors revealed and an update on the Christmas ratings.

  • Reviews – covering books, audio dramas and the Fugitive Doctor action figure!

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

  • Win Season 17 on Blu-ray, plus books and CDs!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 601 is on sale Thursday 29 February  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

 




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