Saturn Awards

Nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards have now been announced.

Doctor Who is up for one award this year, nominated for Best Youth-Oriented Series On Television; it faces Being Human, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, Secret Circle, Teen Wolf, and The Vampire Diaries.

Torchwood: Miracle Day has done rather better in the nominations, with the series itself nominated in the Best Presentation in Television (10 episodes of less); it will be facing competition from Camelot, Falling Skies, Game of Thrones, The Killing, The Walking Dead, and Trek Nation. Star Eve Myles has been listed for Best Actress in Television; she faces Anna Torv (Fringe), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Mireille Enos (The Killing), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer). Bill Pullman appears in the list for Best Supporting Actor In Television, facing John Noble (Fringe), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) amongst others. Similarly, Lauren Ambrose features in the Best Supporting Actress list, which includes Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Michelle Forbes (The Killing) and Frances Conway (American Horror Story).

Previously, Doctor Who won Best Television in 1997, and Best International Series in 2008; in 2010 it lost out to Torchwood: Children of Earth in the Best Presentation on Television category.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on 20th June in Burbank.

The Saturn Awards are presented by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and have been running for over thirty years.

Eagle Awards

Though many of Doctor Who Magazine's readership follow the publication's extensive articles on the series, the comic strip has been a staple foundation since the very first issue.

This year sees the graphic adventures of the Doctor nominated again for an Eagle Award, in the Favourite British Comicbook: Colour category. The magazine is up against older 1970s sci-fi comic 2000AD and its more recent spin-off Judge Dredd, as well as CLiNT and STRIP (from former DWM editor John Freeman). Though nominated in the past, DWM has yet to receive an award.

The American adventures of the Doctor are also recognised in the survey, with IDW's Issue 12 nominated in the Favourite Single Story category; this is up against Animal Man #1, Daredevil #7, Aquaman #4, and The Amazing Spiderman #655.

Last year writer Paul Cornell won the award for Favourite Newcomer Writer.

Voting closes on 2nd April, with the results announced at the Eagle Awards Ceremony taking place at London’s MCM Expo on 25th May.

The Eagles have been running since 1976 and are the comics industry's longest-established awards.

Nebula Awards

The Doctor Who story The Doctor's Wife has been nominated for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation in this year's Nebula Awards, the annual event held by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

As with last year's runner-up Vincent and the Doctor, this year's nomination (written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Richard Clark) is the only television programme in the category. It is up against The Adjustment Bureau, Midnight in Paris, Source Code, Hugo, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Attack The Block.

The winners will be announced at SFWA's 47th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington between 17th and 20th May.

The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. Voting will open to SFWA Active members during March.

Roundup

The SFX Awards 2012 winners included: Best TV Show - Doctor Who; Best Actor - Matt Smith; Best Actress - Alex Kingston; Screen-Writing Excellence - Neil Gaiman; Elisabeth Sladen Award - The Sarah Jane Adventures; plus Living Legend - Brian Blessed!

The Broadcast Awards 2012 saw both Doctor Who Series 6 and Torchwood: Miracle Day nominated for Best International Programme Sales, but lost out to Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. The Sarah Jane Adventures similarly was a runner-up to Grizzly Tales, Grizzly TV in Best Children's Programme.

Not an award as such, but nominations are being accepted for BBC Radio 4's The New Elizabethans, the aim of which is to profile the 60 public figures who have made the greatest impact in these islands during the Queen's reign - men and women who have defined the era and whose deeds will stand the test of time. The list of nominees suggested so far includes Doctor Who's succesful reviver Russell T Davies. Nominations will be accepted until 9th March.

Figures out today for Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures show both titles experiencing a drop in total average net circulation per issue, with the latter falling beneath the 50,000 mark.

In the results, part of the Audit Bureau of Circulations report for consumer magazines over the period covering July to December 2011, DWM registered a negligible decrease of 0.2 per cent to 30,614 per issue from 30,682 over the preceding six-month period (January to June 2011), while DWA's circulation fell by 3.1 per cent to 48,470 from 50,013.

When compared against the similar period of July to December 2010, however, both publications showed a far more significant drop, with Panini's DWM recording an 8.8 per cent fall from 33,554 and Immediate Media Company's DWA sliding by 14.4 per cent from 56,648.

During the July to December 2009 period, DWM's circulation figure was estimated to be about 29,000 (this was before it was included in the ABC figures) and DWA's was 44,664.

For the official certificates for each title, which include a comprehensive statistical breakdown, click here for DWM and here for DWA.

The next set of circulation figures, covering January to June 2012, will be published on 16th August.

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out today) delves into the history of Doctor Who's wiped episodes, how their film copies were made and sold around the world during the 1960s and 1970s, and how some might still exist somewhere today? What are their chances of survival ... the answers might surprise you ...

Also in this issue:

• Old Friends, New Faces - As work begins on the new series of Doctor Who, showrunner Steven Moffat takes DWM readers into his confidence, and looks ahead to the final fate of Amy and Rory – and just what might happen next...
• Sha-Daaaa! - At last, more than 30 years since the TV production was abandoned, Shada has been completed – thanks to BBC Books! DWM talks to author Gareth Roberts about the challenges of writing a novel based on Douglas Adams' lost 'Fourth Doctor' story.
• Rutans, Sontarans and Giant Prawns - DWM goes back to the 1977 and celebrates the season which introduced K9 and attempted some of the most ambitious stories in Doctor Who's history, as Countdown to 50! continues.
• An Olympian Task! - The Doctor and his new Greek philosopher chum Socrates meet the Gods of Olympus, while Amy and Rory face danger in ancient Athens! Don't miss the latest thrilling instalment of the brand new comic strip, The Chains of Olympus by Scott Gray, with art by Mike Collins.
• Fire and Ice - Go on an ANT hunt, explore the Ice Caves and feel the Dragon's fire! With fascinating new facts and photos, The Fact of Fiction guides you through the 1987 Seventh Doctor story that introduced Ace – Dragonfire!
• It Must Be Love - If the love of your life is a Doctor Who fan, should you share their enthusiasm or leave them to it? Katherine Hadoke (wife of Toby) and Gigi Candon (wife of Johnny) discuss the pros and cons as the regular DWM debaters defer to their better halves in A Battle of Wives!
• An Alien Werewolf in Scotland - The Tenth Doctor and Rose team up with Queen Victoria to battle a savage werewolf in Scotland, 1879! With their mistletoe at the ready, what will The Time Team of Emma, Chris, Will and Michael make of Tooth and Claw?
• Essential Reading - The mysterious Watcher remembers a landmark in Doctor Who publishing, champions another Supporting Artist of the Month and challenges readers with his Six Faces of Delusion. Don't miss the latest Wotcha!

PLUS! All the latest official news, reviews of TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword – and much, much more!

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 12th January) features an exclusive interview with Robert Banks Stewart, writer of the two highly regarded stories Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom featuring as this month's choice of covers.

The writer is also the original writer of audio adventure The Foe From The Future which sees Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) travelling alongside companion Leela (Louise Jameson) - the first part of which can be listened to for free via the magazine. Discussing his unused 1970s script:

Also this issue:

• Menace from The Past - Two 1960s episodes of Doctor Who, thought lost forever, have been found! DWM presents the first review of Galaxy 4: Air Lock and The Underwater Menace Episode Two, and examines how they were recovered. We also chat to the people who starred in them, including stars Maureen O'Brien, Frazer Hines and Anneke Wills.
• Watch in Wonder! - Writer, actor, novelist and all round gentleman, Mark Gatiss tells of the thrill of watching the recovered episodes – and gives reveals some tantalising hints about his next Doctor Who script – in Production Notes.
• More Janis Thorns! - The Fourth Doctor and Leela are reunited in a brand new series of audio adventures! DWM goes behind the scenes and catches up with Tom Baker and Louise Jameson as they prepare to battle the Master, the Daleks, Kraals and more...
• Let's Shoot Hitler! - DWM interviews dynamic director Richard Senior about Let's Kill Hitler, recording special scenes for DVD, and his life-long love of Doctor Who.
• Assassins and Talons and Hands, Oh My! - It was the season that saw the departure of Sarah Jane, the arrival of Leela, and the Fourth Doctor face some of his most terrifying foes... Countdown to 50! continues with a look back to the 70s and Series 14...
• New New York, New New York - The Time Team revisit the year five billion and watch what happened when the Doctor and Rose met Cat Nuns, Cassandra and the Face of Boe. What will Emma, Chris, Michael and Will make of New Earth?
• Gods and Monsters - The Gods are angry and ancient Greece will suffer their wrath! The Doctor, Rory and Amy face the mighty Zeus himself in Part Two of the new comic strip adventure, The Chains of Olympus, written by Scott Gray and drawn by Mike Collins.
• We Love the Doctor! - Romance! Aliens! And the Electric Light Orchestra! The Fact of Fiction puts the Tenth Doctor and Rose adventure Love & Monsters under the microscope, with exclusive additional comments from writer Russell T Davies!
• Money, Money, Money - The Watcher reveals the surprising relationship that the Doctor has with filthy lucre, celebrates another supporting artist, and challenges readers with The Six Faces of Delusion in Wotcha!
  

PLUS! All the latest official news, merchandise previews and reviews, a prize-winning crossword, competitions and much more!

Details for the fourth Doctor Who Companion volume covering the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor have been released by Doctor Who Magazine. This edition picks up from the last volume, covering the episodes from The Rebel Flesh through to The Girl Who Waited, plus the special introduction to the National Television Awards.

The magazine will be published on 15th December 2011.

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 15th December) previews The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe, and goes behind-the-scenes to see the episode brought to life by the cast and crew, including Matt Smith who said:

Also this issue:

• Docteur Qui - He was scared of the Sea Devils and performs a Belgian jazz version of the Doctor Who theme tune as part of his act. Life-long fan Bill Bailey tells DWM that it’s a dream come true to be playing Commander Droxil in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.
• Time Lord Land Lord - Tenth Doctor, David Tennant was once her lodger, now she’s an armour-clad soldier in the Christmas Special. DWM talks to Arabella Weir about playing Billis.
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Nine-year-old Maurice Cole, who plays young Cyril Arwell in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, tells DWM all about living out a Christmas fantasy with the Doctor – but he still has to find time to do his homework.
• Christmas Holly - Teenage Lily Arwell gets a Christmas that she will never forget when she meets the Doctor in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. Actress Holly Earl talks to DWM about confronting monsters and keeping secrets.
• Chocks Away! He was the voice of Mr Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures but now he’s in front of the cameras as RAF pilot Reg Arwell in the Doctor Who Christmas Special. Alexander Armstrong takes flight with DWM.
• You're asking the Questions ... Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat turns over his regular Production Notes this issue to answer some of the burning questions put to him – via Twitter – by you, the readers!
• Yuletide Who - How many Doctor Who Christmas Specials have there been? More than you might think, as the Watcher points out in his festive Watcher's Guide to Christmas!
• Looking Back - It’s the final issue of 2011 and DWM takes a moment to look back at the events – both happy and sad – that have come our way in The DWM Review Of 2011.
• Yonder the Yeti... Alan Barnes wraps up warm for a Tibetan escapade as he scrutinises the 1967 story, The Abominable Snowmen in Fact of Fiction.
• I'm Asking the Questions... The Watcher is back to tax your brains once more with his annual, fiendishly festive Christmas Quiz!
• 13 – Lucky For Some! DWM’s COUNTDOWN TO 50 reaches Series Thirteen and sees the last remnants of the past being cast off to make way for a new, darker and more frightening version of Doctor Who.
• In With The New! The Time Team relive Christmas past! Emma, Michael, Chris and Will say ‘Hello’ to the Tenth Doctor as he makes his début in The Christmas Invasion and defends the world against the alien Sycorax.
• New For Old? Is it right to recast old Doctors with new actors? Or can no-one ever replace the originals? Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon once again find themselves at loggerheads as they each fight their corner in A Battle of Wits.
• Beware of Greeks... The Doctor, Amy and Rory come over all classical when they take a trip ancient Greece. But it’s not long before they feel the wrath of the gods, in the first part of a brand new comic-strip adventure, The Chains of Olympus by Scott Gray, with art by Mike Collins.
• Top Of The Pops! It's that time again! DWM invites you to cast your vote for your favourite episodes, CDs, books, DVDs and DWM features in the annual DWM Season Survey.

PLUS! Three free collectable art cards, all the latest official news, TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

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The magazine's cover reflects one of the earliest covers to feature on the television listings magazine The Radio Times. DWM's editor Tom Spilsbury said:

The two covers can be seen side-by-side on the Radio Times website.

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 17th November) visits Christmas, with an exclusive, in-depth interview with Doctor Who’s producer, Marcus Wilson:

Also this issue:

• Holding the Baby - DWM talks to Closing Time director, Steve Hughes, who reveals the secrets of turning a department store into a haunted house, giving the Cybermats teeth, and defending the honour of Adric!
• Like Father, Like Son - DWM goes behind the scenes of Serpent Crest, AudioGO’s latest series of audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, and talks exclusively to David Troughton – who joins the cast to take on his father’s role as the Second Doctor!
• Here's to the Future! - Executive producer Steven Moffat writes about experiencing Christmas in the snow, his plans for Doctor Who in 2012, and the series’ 50th anniversary, in Production Notes!
• School Winners! - DWM joins the crew of Doctor Who Confidential and visits the pupils of Oakley Junior School to meet Matt Smith and watch their winning entry for the ‘Script to Screen’ competition, Death is the only Answer – featuring Albert Einstein and an Ood!
• And the Winners Are ... - The results of the DWM merchandise poll for the most popular books, audios, and DVDs of 2010 are revealed at last – along with your views on DWM itself!
• Shock Return - The Fact of Fiction is filled with fascinating facts and sinister Cybermen, as it focuses its attention on the much-loved Fifth Doctor adventure from 1982, Earthshock!
• Let's have a Party ... or not? - As the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who approaches in 2013, how best to mark the occasion – celebrate the past with a multi-Doctor extravaganza or pave the way to the future with something new, original and completely unexpected? There’s only one way to decide… get debating duo Toby Hadoke and Johnny Candon to argue the toss in A Battle of Wits!
• The Child of Time - The Doctor, Amy and Alan Turing face their ultimate encounter with the time-twisting Chiyoko in the thrilling climax to the Eleventh Doctor’s latest comic-strip adventure, The Child of Time by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.
• Going Fourth - It’s the season that saw the return of the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Sontarans... and the very first appearance of Davros! Discover more as DWM’s Countdown to 50 looks back at 1974/5’s Series Twelve and the debut of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
• It's all been fantastic! - The Time Team shed a tear as they reach the end of the Ninth Doctor era with The Parting of the Ways – what will Emma, Michael, Chris and Will make of the Time Lord’s encounter with the Dalek Emperor and the Bad Wolf?

PLUS! All the latest official news, reviews of TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 20th October) celebrates the life of Elisabeth Sladen in a special 100-page issue. Among those paying tribute are Doctors Tom Baker, David Tennant and Matt Smith.

Tom Baker describes Sladen's death in April as "a terrible blow" and remembers being overwhelmed by the public reaction:

Also in this issue:

• Remembering Elisabeth Sladen: Family, friends and colleagues, including Brian and Sadie Miller, Katy Manning, John Barrowman, Louise Jameson, Sophie Aldred, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Philip Hinchcliffe, Terrance Dicks, Christopher Barry, Graeme Harper and many more, share their personal memories of Lis.
• The Doctor's Best Friend: DWM takes an in-depth look at the life and times of Elisabeth Sladen, from her childhood in Liverpool, through to her starring roles in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• The Final Interview: DWM presents Elisabeth Sladen’s final magazine interview, originally conducted for Radio Times in 2010, and published here exclusively in full for the first time.
• Introducing Miss Smith: It was the series that saw the first appearance of Sarah Jane Smith – and the departure of the Third Doctor. DWM looks at a year of Daleks, Ice Warriors and Sontarans as Countdown To 50 reaches 1973/4’s Series Eleven!
• The Last Adventures: DWM catches up with Phil Ford, the Head Writer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and stars Daniel Anthony, Anjli Mohindra and Sinead Michael, about working with Lis and making the final series of the top-rated CBBC spin-off from Doctor Who.
• Happy Birthday! Doctor Who’s showrunner Steven Moffat has some confidential thoughts to share exclusively with DWM readers in the 100th edition of Production Notes!
• World's End! The Doctor, Amy and Alan Turing are on a mission to stop Chiyoko – and save the human race – in Episode 3 of the latest comic strip, The Child of Time by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.
• Game On! The Doctor on Big Brother. Rose on The Weakest Link. And Captain Jack with the makeover from hell! DWM’s Time Team – Emma, Chris, Will and Michael – travels to the year 200,100 and watches the penultimate Ninth Doctor story, Bad Wolf as their mission to watch every episode in order continues!
• Wotcha, Sarah Jane! The Watcher uncovers a feast of fantastic facts about everyone’s favourite investigative journalist, in Wotcha!

PLUS! All the latest official news, reviews of TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions, a prize-winning crossword and much, much more!

The new Doctor Who Magazine (out 22nd September) previews the finale of the current series, The Wedding of River Song, and interviews star Alex Kingston about River Song's forthcoming nuptials...


Also in this issue:

• Business Unusual: DWM catches up with Gareth Roberts and finds out about his latest episode, Closing Time, his forthcoming novelisation of Douglas Adams’ Shada, and how to write for the most complex character on TV – the Doctor!
• The Girl Who Waited - and the Boy Who Wrote It: DWM chats to Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, Amy and Rory Pond, about the heart-breaking episode The Girl Who Waited – and interviews the story’s writer Tom MacRae about his remarkable script, the immersive theatre production Crash of the Elysium and the secrets of creating great drama.
• Parting is such sweet sorrow: Steven Moffat, Doctor Who’s showrunner, says fond farewells and recalls initial encounters with two of the most important people on the show in Production Notes.
• Expect the Unexpected: What do Buddy Holly, Alan Turning and the dodo have in common? Discover the answer in the second part of the thrilling new comic strip adventure The Child Of Time, by Jonathan Morris with art by Martin Geraghty.
• Past and Future Glories: DWM revisits Doctor Who’s tenth season – five fantastic stories, featuring Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor, that celebrated the past and lay seeds for the future – as Countdown to 50 continues.
• Delete! Delete! 108 episodes of Doctor Who have been wiped from the archives and no longer exist. That’s terrible, right? Or is it? Jonny Candon and Toby Hadoke argue the surprising pros and cons in the latest Battle of Wits.
• It'll be all Reich on the Night: River Song herself, Alex Kingston, takes DWM behind the scenes of Let's Kill Hitler and reveals her thoughts on River’s past – and future – in Doctor Who...
• You Gotta Have Faith! A creepy clown, Weeping Angels and a marauding Minotaur – yes, it’s possibly the weirdest story this year, The God Complex! DWM chats on set to the cast and crew of this a-maze-ing tale, including stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, writer Toby Whithouse and the Minotaur itself – Spencer Wilding.
• The Final Adventures: Phil Ford, head writer on The Sarah Jane Adventures, gives DWM readers an exclusive preview of what to expect in all three stories of the fifth and final series of the popular CBBC spin-off from Doctor Who.
• Excuse David, he's a bit of a fan... David Walliams, star of The God Complex, talks about his memorable role as the cowardly alien, Gibbis, and confesses his long-term love of all things Doctor Who.
• Boom! Boom! Emma, Chris, Michael and Will take a trip to sunny Wales and watch the Ninth Doctor, Rose, Captain Jack and Mickey take on Margaret Slitheen – what on Earth will The Time Team make of Boom Town?

PLUS! All the latest official news, TV and merchandise reviews, previews, competitions and a prize-winning crossword.

Details for the third Doctor Who Companion volume covering the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor have been released by Doctor Who Magazine. This edition features the first four episodes of the 2011 series, The Impossible Astronaut to The Doctor’s Wife , plus the 2010 Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol; it also covers the 2010 Prom, Doctor Who Live, and the Comic Relief special, Space/Time.

The magazine will be published on 8th September 2011.