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