The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine, issue 622,  includes a 32-page mini-mag and a double-sided BBC Audiobooks wallchart

In the magazine

• Composer MURRAY GOLD, writer JUNO DAWSON and designer DAN MAY on the Interstellar Song Contest hit Dugga Doo and the alien race behind it…

• ROBERT SHEARMAN discusses his new novels – Jubilee and The Chimes of Midnight – based on audio dramas he wrote for the Sixth and Eighth Doctors in the early 2000s.

• A tribute to Season 18 script editor and the writer of Logopolis, Castrovalva and Frontios, CHRISTOPHER H BIDMEAD who died in August.

• Previously unpublished extracts from an interview with Christopher H Bidmead conducted in 2017.

• SOPHIE ALDRED talks about returning to the early days of companion Ace in a new audio drama box set.

• KATY MANNING and CAROLE ANN FORD discuss short stories they have written for a new anthology that explores what happened to their characters, Jo and Susan, in the aftermath of TV episodes…

• A celebration of BBC Audiobooks’ Doctor Who releases – including their recently completed run of talking books based on the Target novelisations.

• The Black Archive Quiz – how sharp is your Doctor Who knowledge?

• The monster hospital – the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi’s NEIL COLE explains how he’s brought some of the series’ memorable creatures back to life!

• A deep dive into the world of the Eleventh Doctor episode Let’s Kill Hitler.

• Back to 1988! What did the critics make of Seventh Doctor story Remembrance of the Daleks?

• Will computers be to blame for our downfall? Gary Gillatt investigates…

• A new comic strip adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our news round-up including details of Russell T Davies’ BAFTA win and the ‘Speakies’ nomination for First Doctor audiobook Agent of the Daleks.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audios, books, records and action figures.

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

• Prizes to be won – including Season 13 on Blu-ray! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 622 is on sale Thursday 9 October 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.

Doctor Who:  The Prison Paradox is a new adventure for the Doctor from Titan Comics.

The story sees the Fourteenth Doctor meet The Slitheen, marking the twentieth anniversary since they first appeared in the series.

The Prison Paradox is written by Dan Watters and illustrated by new series artist Sami Kivelä  

Covers are by Jay Anacleto, Nipuni, Flops and others

Issue #1 is published on 5th November and is available to pre-order from your local comic shop and Forbidden Planet for UK & Europe.