The new edition of Doctor Who Magazine was published today, and features an exclusive interview with Mummy on the Orient Express guest star, comedian Frank Skinner, who discusses his role as Perkins in the episode:

Also in this issue:

• Extensive previews of Episodes 5 to 8 of the new series – Time Heist, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon and Mummy on the Orient Express. DWM talks exclusively to writers Steven Moffat, Stephen Thompson, Gareth Roberts, Peter Harness and Jamie Mathieson.
• Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers’ questions in his exclusive column.
• DWM talks to Billy Hanshaw, the man who inspired the brand new title sequence for this year’s series of Doctor Who.
• DWM investigates the nature of ‘spoilers’ and asks if they really spoil anything?
• Into the Dalek writer Phil Ford talks about getting to know a Dalek from the inside out!
• In-depth reviews the twelfth Doctor’s first four adventures: Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood and Listen.
• As audio company Big Finish celebrates its 15th anniversary with an epic audio adventure, The Worlds of Doctor Who, DWM talks to its stars including Colin Baker, Louise Jameson, Lalla Ward, Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter and Jamie Glover.
• The Doctor and Clara’s comic strip adventures continue in The Eye of Torment written by Scott Gray, illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
• The Time Team comment on the 2008 Tenth Doctor adventure Turn Left.
• Jacqueline Rayner finds unexpected inspiration for her Relative Dimensions column at the breakfast table...
• A look back at August’s Doctor Who World Tour which saw Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman travel round the globe to promote the new series.
• The Watcher eloquently explains why Doctor Who belongs in the Autumn in Wotcha!
• The DWM crossword, prize-winning competitions and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine issue 478 is out now.

The new edition of Doctor Who Magazine catches up on set with Peter Capaldi for what is billed as his most extensive and revealing interview to date.

In issue 477 – on sale this coming Thursday – the publication asked him how he had gone about making the part his own:

The new DWM, which is a bumper 100 pages this edition, includes a giant double-sided poster featuring Capaldi on one side and a Dalek on the other (pictured below) plus:

• Read extensive previews of the first four episodes of the new series – Deep Breath, Into The Dalek, Robot of Sherwood and Listen – as DWM talks exclusively to writers Steven Moffat, Phil Ford and Mark Gatiss
• Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers' questions and reveals more behind-the-scenes secrets in his exclusive column
• DWM reunites former Doctor-and-companion team Tom Baker and Louise Jameson with their producer, Philip Hinchcliffe, to chat about the new Doctor Who adventures that they're working on and to reminisce about the 1970s adventures
• Louise Jameson writes a very special letter to herself, exclusively for DWM
• A new comic strip – The Eye of Torment – begins, written by Scott Gray and illustrated by Martin Geraghty
• DWM examines the unique scrapbooks of Peter Hawkins, the man who was one of the first voices of the Daleks in the 1960s
• The Fact of Fiction takes a detailed look at the 1964 First Doctor adventure The Reign of Terror
• Legendary writer Terrance Dicks talks about his later work on Doctor Who – and what he thinks of the series today
• The Time Team face an unknown horror as they watch the 2008 Tenth Doctor adventure Midnight
• Jacqueline Rayner writes about the perils of watching Doctor Who on a dodgy TV in Relative Dimensions
• The Watcher extols the virtues of not giving in to temptation in Wotcha!
• Reviews and previews of the latest CDs and books
• Official news, the DWM crossword, prize-winning competitions and more

Doctor Who Magazine has released the full list of episode titles for the 34th Season of Doctor Who. The next edition of the Magazine is published on Thursday and will contain previews of the first four episodes in the series.

The latest circulation figures for Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures show both publications suffering a drop in sales for the first half of this year, although DWM can take comfort from recording a year-on-year rise.

The new Audit Bureau of Circulations figures cover the January to June 2014 period, and during that time DWM saw its total average net circulation fall to 33,538 per issue - down by 2,613 and 7.2 per cent on the previous six months. On the plus side for the Panini publication, it was still a year-on-year rise of 5.8 per cent. The figure is for both print and digital copies.

DWA, however, has suffered particularly badly. The fortnightly mag from Immediate Media Co fell just below the 20,000 mark, posting a total average net circulation of 19,966 per issue for the first six months of this year, equating to a drop of 8,477 and a slump of 29.8 per cent. Year-on-year, this represented a fall of 18.5 per cent. The figure is for print copies only. Although the publication is also available as a download, zero digital sales have been recorded.

In a statement, DWM editor Tom Spilsbury said:
There has been no statement as yet from DWA.

For detailed breakdowns of the new figures, click on the relevant links in the table below.


The circulation figures for July to December 2014 are due to be published in February 2015.

UPDATE - 18th AUGUST 2014: DWA today gave Doctor Who News the following statement regarding the latest circulation figure.

Consultant publisher Jaynie Bye said: Meanwhile, editor Moray Laing said:

Discover the behind-the-scenes secrets of the most exciting year in Doctor Who's long history in the latest Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition. Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, marking half a century of time-travel adventures. The Year of the Doctor is researched and compiled by Andrew Pixley, and has 100 pages packed with previously unpublished photos, day-to-day details of Doctor Who’s production and hundreds of fascinating new facts.

This essential guide contains in-depth articles on the Paul McGann mini-episode The Night of the Doctor; the 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor; Matt Smith's final story The Time of Doctor; the drama based on the origins of the series, An Adventure in Space and Time; the hilarious The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot; Doctor Who at the Proms 2013; the Brian Cox lecture The Science of Doctor Who; the documentaries Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide and Me, You and Doctor Who; Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty; and much, much more!

The Year of the Doctor is in shops now, priced £5.99.

Showrunner and head writer Steven Moffat gives Doctor Who Magazine readers an exclusive guide to the new series of Doctor Who in the latest edition
Also in this issue:

• Doctor Who's production designer Michael Pickwoad on how to create entire worlds.
• Former script editor Andrew Cartmel talks to the writers he employed on what could have been Doctor Who's very last season:Ben Aaronovitch, Ian Briggs, Marc Platt and Rona Munro.
• Terrance Dicks – script editor, writer and novelist supreme – talks about his work on Target's Doctor Who books.
• DWM pays tribute to the life and times of director Derek Martinus, the man who introduced the Cybermen, Ice Warriors and Autons to Doctor Who.
• The Fact of Fiction takes a detailed look at the 1982 Fifth Doctor adventure, Kinda.
• The Crystal Throne ­– the brand new comic strip adventure starring Vastra, Jenny and Strax continues.
• The Time Team watch the Doctor meet River Song for the first time in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead.
• Jacqueline Rayner and her family get World Cup fever as they wait for the start of the new series in Relative Dimensions.
• The Watcher poses more questions and reveals dubious secrets from the archives in Wotcha!
• Reviews and previews of the latest CDs and books.
• Official news, the DWM crossword, prize-winning competitions and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine 476 is on sale now, priced ï¿¡4.99.

Vastra, Jenny and Strax all take centre stage in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

Inside this month's issue is an exclusive interview with the actors who have brought the Paternoster Gang to life: Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey. Also in this issue:

• The magazine pays tribute to the life and times of Kate O'Mara, the actress who played the Rani during the 1980s.
• Former script editor Andrew Cartmel talks to the writers he employed on Doctor Who's silver anniversary season back in 1988: Ben Aaronovitch, Graeme Curry and Stephen Wyatt.
• Terrance Dicks – script editor, writer and novelist supreme – talks about his work on Doctor Who in the '60s and '70s.
• Showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers' questions in his regular column.
• The Fact of Fiction takes a detailed look at the 1977 Fourth Doctor adventure The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
• The Crystal Throne ­– a brand new comic strip adventure starring Vastra, Jenny and Strax.
• The Time Team watch the Tenth Doctor and Donna meet Agatha Christie in 2008's The Unicorn and the Wasp.
• Jacqueline Rayner and her family take a trip to see a new police box in relative dimensions.
• The Watcher poses more questions and reveals dubious secrets from the archives in Wotcha!
• Reviews and previews of the latest CDs and books.
• The DWM crossword and prize-winning competitions

The latest in Doctor Who Magazine's special releases, The Essential Doctor Who, is published today, and this time focuses on the Doctor's 'wife', the TARDIS.

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine reveals the most popular stories of the first five decades of the series, as voted for by readers of the magazine.

Which classic twentieth-century story hits the Top Five for the first time ever?
Which adventure shoots up the list to become the top story of the Second Doctor’s era?
Which two recurring monsters see their every appearance land inside the Top 75?
Which two Doctors find an incredible 50% of their stories inside the top third of the poll?
Which adventure will be voted the greatest Doctor Who story of all time?

The answers to these questions are revealed as the magazine celebrates the Top 10 stories of each decade, from the 1960s to the 2010s – and gives the ultimate chart placing of each and every one of the Doctor’s 241 adventures to date.

Also in this issue:

• Showrunner Steven Moffat writes his exclusive column for the magazine.
• The thrilling conclusion to the final Eleventh Doctor comic strip, The Blood of Azrael.
• The Time Team watch 2008's The Doctor’s Daughter.
• Jacqueline Rayner reveals how Doctor Who can cause family tension in Relative Dimensions.
• The Watcher looks back at Doctor Who polls of the past in Wotcha.
• Previews of all the latest merchandise.
• Reviews of the latest CDs, and books.
• Prize-winning competitions and the DWM crossword,

The Magazine, which comes with 16 extra pages and a souvenir gatefold cover, is on sale from Thursday 29 May.

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine harks back to the Seventh Doctor's era as former script editor Andrew Cartmel examines how the series was reinvented for a new generation.

In issue 473, published tomorrow, Cartmel catches up with the writers that he employed, with Stephen Wyatt, Malcolm Kohll and Ian Briggs revealing what it was like to write for the show and discussing how they feel their stories paved the way for the modern reinvention of the programme. Briggs says: Also in the new edition:

• Producer Marcus Wilson looks back at his work on Doctor Who, including The Time of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor
• Showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers' questions
• DWM pays tribute to the life and times of the late Christopher Barry, one of Doctor Who's most prolific directors
• Clive Doig talks to Toby Hadoke about working on the earliest episodes of Doctor Who
• The Fact of Fiction takes a detailed look at the 1969 Ice Warriors adventure The Seeds of Death
• The Doctor and Clara's latest comic-strip adventure - The Blood of Azrael - continues
• The Time Team watch the Tenth Doctor meet an old friend - and some even older enemies - in The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky
• Jacqueline Rayner sees Doctor Who's special effects in a whole new light in Relative Dimensions
• The Watcher exposes the remarkable relationship between Doctor Who and the Eurovision Song Contest in Wotcha!
• Reviews of the latest DVDs, CDs and books
• Competitions, puzzles and more