Panini’s latest, 116-page bookazine, Doctor Who: Chronicles, examines the world of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor Who during 1972. 

Season 9 offered viewers some much-needed glamour and excitement amid the economic gloom of the early 1970s. In episodes that played like a colourful comic strip brought to life on the screen, the debonair Doctor and his plucky sidekick Jo Grant saved Earth from Daleks and the Master, as well as venturing to alien worlds steeped in mystery and intrigue.

“We’ve explored some of the most unusual corners of 1972 in this issue,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “What was it like to be at the Science Museum exhibition? Why does The Sea Devils sound like that? And what exactly was a ‘Mark 7’ Dalek? These are among the questions we’ve asked on these pages. Some of the answers are quite surprising.”

Highlights of the new bookazine include:

• Katy Manning and other visitors to the BBC’s Special Effects Exhibition recall the groundbreaking event.

• An interview with Keith Miller, who was still at school when he became Secretary of the official Doctor Who Fan Club in 1972.

• The inside story of the ‘Mark 7’ Dalek toys offered as prizes in a Radio Times competition.

• The Radiophonic Workshop’s Mark Ayres pays tribute to Malcolm Clarke, the maverick composer who created the avant-garde score for The Sea Devils.

• How Jon Pertwee made a bid for pop stardom – with a bit of help from Deep Purple. 

• The unmade Brian Hayles stories that led to his Doctor Who comeback with The Curse of Peladon.

• The life and career of Third Doctor comic-strip artist Gerry Haylock.

• Director Christopher Barry’s notes on the casting and shooting of The Mutants.

• How Doctor Who tried – and failed – to break America in 1972.

PLUS

    Guides to every story in Season 9, the Doctor Who Annual, comic strips and much more!

Doctor Who: Chronicles 1972 is on sale Thursday 5 November, price £12.99 from panini.co.uk and selected news retailers while stocks last. Also available digitally from pocketmags.com price £11.99.

Doctor Who Magazine is published today and comes with a 240-page target book by Ace actor Sophie Aldred –At Childhood’s End

Plus: a full-length audio drama download – Colditz starring Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy, and featuring David Tennant in his first big finish role

IN THE MAGAZINE:

• SOPHIE ALDRED shares her memories of working with photographer and DWM designer STEVE COOK – including images showcasing their work together.

• Executive producers RUSSELL T DAVIES and JULIE GARDNER remember their work on Torchwood, as the Doctor Who spin-off celebrates 20 years since its first broadcast.

• A new Key to Time omnibus collects together the six stories from Season 16! Authors JAMES GOSS and ROBERT SHEARMAN discuss their bold reinterpretations of these stories…

• The Cyber Leader himself, DAVID BANKS, talks about his new memoir.

• CARMEN GOMEZ on playing Anita in 1985’s The Two Doctors – and her remarkable career since…

• More Tales of the TARDIS with author BETH AXFORD.

• As it clocks up 50 years, we visit the locations of Season 14 opener The Hand of Fear.

• We stare into the Heart of the TARDIS to learn more about 2005 episode Boom Town.

• This Month in 1979… What could possibly have topped Doctor Who’s highest viewing figure ever?

• Wishes can come true… The Tenth Doctor and Rose in the comic strip.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news, including news of the Invitation to Tender for the next series, a first look at Doctor Who: TARDIS Team – the animated CBeebies series, the 20th anniversary cinema screening of The Satan Pit and the latest books and audio releases…

• Reviews of the closing chapters of the Circuit Breaker saga, plus this year’s Halloween treat from Big Finish.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including Season 25 on Blu-ray.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 635 is on sale Thursday 15 October 2026  from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £11.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 634 is out today.

Inside this issue:

• An in-depth interview with ANNEKE WILLS who, 60 years ago, was cast as companion POLLY opposite the First and Second Doctors. We chat with her about her Doctors, fighting Daleks and Cybermen, being a part of sixties culture, and her life up to the present day…

• ARTHUR DARVILL returns as Rory opposite River Song in a new series of audio dramas. We talk to him about being paired with his character’s wayward daughter, bringing his mum (actor Ellie Darvill) to work with him, and his passion for music…

• The Patrick Troughton Years… Ten things you might not have known!

• Meet the forgotten Romanas! YVONNE GALLAGHER speaks for the first time about her fleeting appearance alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.

• We enter the ASYLUM OF THE DALEKS in this issue’s Fact of Fiction feature.

• THIS MONTH IN… 2008 – when daytime soap Doctors was inspired by Doctor Who…

• We consider the monstrous experiments of the wretched Rani.

• The first part of a brand-new comic strip featuring THE TENTH DOCTOR and ROSE.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news, including Doctor Who screenings, the latest comic collection and audio drama releases, and a preview of the book included with next month’s DWM…

• Reviews of the audio dramas, print fiction and the latest action figure releases.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including the Circuit Breaker Blu-ray release.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 634 is on sale Thursday 17 September 2026  from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Issue 633 of Doctor Who Magazine features the Tenth Doctor

Inside this issue:

• Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor DAVID TENNANT discusses his extraordinary career and the new series of audio adventures in which he stars alongside Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures played by ANJLI MOHINDRA.

• We join TOM BAKER as he meets fans in Rye.

• Fourteen years after playing Amy and Rory, KAREN GILLAN and ARTHUR DARVILL reunite to talk about those times on their new podcast: the Pondcast.

• A tribute to TOM CHADON who played Duggan in City of Death and Merdeen in The Trial of a Time Lord.

• JAMES SUTTON reveals the story behind the creation of the Fugitive Doctor’s new sonic screwdriver.

• Meet the forgotten Romanas! LEE RICHARDS speaks for the first time about her fleeting appearance alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.

• As Time Goes By… We trace the connections of this song through the history of Doctor Who…

• The Sontarans make their move in THE POISON SKY – this issue’s Fact of Fiction feature.

• THIS MONTH IN… 1984 – were the Tripods a credible rival for the Daleks?

• Are the shape-shifting Zygons the unbeatable force they claim to be?

• The Tenth Doctor and Amy married them… but what place do the Tudors have in Doctor Who?

• BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: original fiction by NICOLA BRYANT that sees the Sixth Doctor’s companion Peri with a new friend…

• The concluding part of our comic strip set during the events of THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news. Doctor Who brand manager JAMES PAGE explains how the TARDIS ended up at the Commonwealth Games…

• Reviews of the audio dramas from Big Finish and the new Fifteenth Doctor action figure release.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including the new series of Twelfth Doctor audio adventures.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 633 is on sale Thursday 20 August 2026  from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Issue 632 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today

Inside the magazine:

• WHERE NEXT FOR THE TARDIS? Director WARIS HUSSEIN, former showrunner STEVEN MOFFAT, and prolific Big Finish script writer ROCHANA PATEL consider where the series might go next…

• INGRID OLIVER talks to DWM about the return of UNIT’s Petronella Osgood – and her involvement in the Circuit Breaker story arc…

• Writer STEVE LYONS and producer MICHAEL STEVENS on pitting Jo Martin’s Doctor against the Cybermen in audio original The Deadliest Weapon…

• JAMES SUTTON reveals the intriguing story of the Fugitive Doctor’s TARDIS.

• Meet the forgotten Romanas! MAGGY ARMITAGE speaks for the first time about her fleeting appearance alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.

• Make-up designer VANESSA POULTON talks about her work on Doctor Who in the seventies and eighties.

• SOPHIE ALDRED’S ACE ODYSSEY! Sophie and producer Paul Carmichael talk about this quirky podcast series.

• Events mastermind LORNE MARTIN, who was involved in countless Doctor Who exhibitions, is remembered by those who worked with him.

• Did Terrance Dicks get his ideas from Star Trek?! Find out how the classic sci-fi series may have influenced some of his Who serials.

• We scrutinise THE SONTARAN STRATAGEM – the Tenth Doctor’s skirmish with the formidable warmongers!

• THIS MONTH IN… Travel back to the sweltering summer of 1976!

• THE RANDOMISER discusses holiday cover – learn all about William Hartnell’s stand-in for The Celestial Toymaker…

• BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: two of Doctor Who’s heroines meet in a deserted London Underground station…

• A brand-new comic strip explores a diversion during the events of THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news.

• Reviews of the latest audio dramas from Big Finish.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including the new comic collection featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 632 is on sale Thursday 23 July 2026  from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £11.99 (UK). 

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

Issue 631 of Doctor Who Magazine is published today

In this issue

• As she prepares to take on Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels and Sontarans, Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN talks to DWM about her return to Doctor Who in new audio adventures, comics, books, games and online content…

• OMARI DOUGLAS, who plays Osgood’s assistant Andrew in Circuit Breaker tells us all about his character and his wider career, which included a role in Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin.

• The creative masterminds behind Circuit Breaker – ESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON and JAMES PAGE – on how the project came about and the epic story it will tell…

• Costume designer JAMES SUTTON discusses working on the Fugitive Doctor’s new look.

Plus

• Ianto-actor GARETH DAVID-LLOYD and writer JOE LIDSTER talk about saying goodbye to the long-running range of Torchwood audio dramas…

• A new exhibition celebrates the work of designer RICHARD CROFT – including his work on many Seventh Doctor episodes.

• Script to Screen – find out how the Nigerian city of LAGOS was brought to life at Wolf Studios!

• PATRICK MULKERN talks about his new book celebrating Doctor Who’s connection with the LGBT community.

• The second part of our interview with AL DEWAR about his work on the extraordinary Character Options action figure range.

• The making of a Big Finish audio… Learn more about how the covers and promotional videos for Rutans vs Sontarans came about.

• What is the unsettling truth behind the second segment of Sixth Doctor saga The Trial of a Time Lord?

• Back to 1991… ALAN BARNES looks back at the Doctor Who exhibition staged at London’s Museum of the Moving Image…

• The final part of the Fifteenth Doctor’s clash with the Daleks in the comic strip.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news.

• Reviews – including the latest audios and action figures.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including audio releases featuring the Seventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Doctors.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 631 is on sale Thursday 25 June 2026  from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Issue 630 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today.

In this issue

• BRIAN HODGSON – the legendary Radiophonic Workshop sound designer who created the voice of the Daleks – and the sound of the TARDIS – discusses his Doctor Who work.

• The story of the remarkable recovery of a unique Dalek prop that has survived in a private collection since 1965.

• I was a secret Dalek! NICHOLAS EVANS – Dalek operator and Slyther in The Dalek Invasion of Earth – among other roles – talks to DWM.

• MICKEY LEWIS shares his memories of playing a Dalek – and a Dalek zombie – in 2012’s Asylum of the Daleks.

Plus

• A preview of the new ULTRA HD release of the TV movie starring Eighth Doctor Paul McGann.

• ALAN YENTOB – controller of BBC1 when the TV movie was being made – talks about his role in the return of Doctor Who in an interview conducted shortly before his death.

• RICHARD HUDOLIN – designer on the TV movie – discusses his extraordinary TARDIS sets…

• MARK STRICKSON on his time as shifty Fifth Doctor companion Turlough…

• Scores to settle! Find out all about how the music and sound effects come together in the latest part of our series on Rutans vs Sontarans.

• The truth behind The Lie of the Land. The Fact of Fiction dissects this unsettling Twelfth Doctor story.

• The Fifteenth Doctor faces off against the Daleks in the comic strip.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news including the latest on the multi-platform series Circuit Breaker.

• Reviews – including PAUL KIRKLEY on the TV movie.

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

• Prizes to be won! Including the latest audio dramas featuring the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth Doctors.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 630 is on sale Thursday 28 May 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 629 is out today with special in-depth coverage of the two previously lost episodes of Doctor Who, The Daleks' Master Plan

Including

• PETER PURVES – alias First Doctor companion and space pilot Steven Taylor – shares his delight on seeing episodes he recorded over 60 years ago!

• Meet the people behind FILM IS FABULOUS! Hear the story behind this remarkable find – and what hope there is for further discoveries…

• TOBY HADOKE on the enduring fascination of Doctor Who’s missing episodes.

• Find out what Doctor Who celebrities and experts made of the episodes now they can finally see them. Among those sharing their reactions are: RUSSELL T DAVIES, KATY MANNING, MATTHEW WATERHOUSE, BEN AARONOVITCH, ROB SHEARMAN, PETE McTIGHE, NICHOLAS PEGG and MATTHEW SWEET…

Plus

• Rutans vs Sontarans! Check out exactly how a Big Finish audio drama is recorded, with contributions from PAUL McGANN, COLIN BAKER and NICOLA BRYANT.

• We take a deep dive into the mysteries of Twelfth Doctor episode The Pyramid at the End of the World.

• Back to 1987… and the discovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who…

• How does poll-topping fan favourite The Caves of Androzani compare to modern TV drama?

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Mel battle the Daleks in the comic strip…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news from across the Whoniverse.

• Reviews – including GARY GILLATT on The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – including the latest Eighth Doctor audio box set, the 100th monthly Torchwood release and an interview with SIOBHAN REDMOND about playing the Rani.

• Prizes to be won! Including the Steelbook edition of the TV movie.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 629 is on sale Thursday 30 April 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £8.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

Issue 628 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today and comes with a Dalek Mini Mag featuring a thrilling comic story from PETE McTIGHE featuring the Fifth Doctor.

In the magazine

• TWO MISSING EPISODES OF THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN FOUND! Read our preview of First Doctor episodes The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet – not seen in over 60 years and streaming on iPlayer from 3 April.

• The making of Big Finish audio range RUTANS VS SONTARANS from start to finish. In this issue, producer DAVID RICHARDSON discusses how early ideas came together and scripts were commissioned.

• In advance of the 4K release of the 1996 TV movie, we track down MALCOLM DANE, who played Grace Holloway’s boyfriend Brian.

• Actor KAREN CLEGG shares her memories of playing Sarn in the Seventh Doctor’s debut Time and the Rani.

• PHIL ROBINSON discusses the Sea Devils he has sculpted for the Collection Blu-rays – including on the recent Season 21 box set – plus his work for toy manufacturer Dapol and on episodes of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who.

• We speak to AL DEWAR, the man behind Character Options long-running range of action figures.

• Beyond his appearance in 2023 Special The Giggle, discover STOOKY BILL’s connections to the world of Doctor Who!

• A look at the work of Star Cutouts and their impressive range of life-size standees of Doctors, companions and monsters.

• Celebrate Easter with a look back at Doctor Who-themed Easter Eggs!

• Nothing in the world can stop us now! We head to Atlantis to unearth facts about early Second Doctor escapade The Underwater Menace.

• Back to 1977… Have you had your Weetabix? We look at their fondly remembered Doctor Who promotion…

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Mel battle the Daleks in the comic strip…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: the latest news including DAVID TENNANT’s return as the Tenth Doctor on audio.

• Reviews – featuring a review of the Collection: Season 21 Blu-ray boxset.

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

• Prizes to be won! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 628 is on sale Thursday 2 April 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £10.99 (UK). 

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

Doctor Who Magazine, issue 627 is released today

In this issue

• Brave heart! An in-depth chat with JANET FIELDING who played the irrepressible Tegan opposite the Fourth and Fifth Doctors.

• ALEX KINGSTON talks about playing River Song alongside the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, as well as her on-going audio adventures with Big Finish, and her new book Stormcage.

• Meet MILES TAYLOR, who is assuming the role of the Eleventh Doctor in a new range of audio dramas!

• Monster actor RICHARD PRICE shares his memories of playing Cybermen, a Sea Devil and a Scaly Man!

• 40 Years of Fundraising! Looking back at the incredible artistry and charitable work of the Hyde fundraisers – including their contribution to last year’s season finale.

• We examine the forbidden text of the Veritas, in our FACT OF FICTION feature on the mind-bending Twelfth Doctor episode Extremis.

• Top Trumps! A stat-busting guide to Doctor Who editions of the popular card game.

• Back to 1985… Blake’s 7’s Paul Darrow joins the cast of Doctor Who…

• We assess the battle plans of the various factions in Remembrance of the Daleks.

• The inner workings of the Dalek City on Skaro explored!

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Mel learn more about the Daleks’ plans, in the latest instalment of Corruption of the Daleks…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: the latest news including the 4K Ultra HD release of the Paul McGann TV movie.

• Reviews – including the latest audio releases, books and action figures.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – featuring a chat with ANNEKE WILLS who played companion Polly.

• Prizes to be won – including the new Season 21 Limited Edition Blu-ray boxset! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 627 is on sale Thursday 5 March 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £7.99 (UK). 

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