The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine celebrates the Thirteenth Doctor

In this issue

• In Thirteenth Doctor JODIE WHITTAKER’s most in-depth interview ever, she talks about joining the Fifteenth Doctor in his final episode, her love for Mandip Gill and the rest of the fam, and how she would love to return to Doctor Who with Billie Piper! 

• Director JOE CORNISH (perhaps best known for his collaborations with Adam Buxton) talks about casting Jodie in his 2011 movie Attack the Block – and how he thinks it might have worked as a Doctor Who movie.

• Writer JESSE ARMSTRONG (Peep Show, The Thick of It, Succession) on Jodie’s performance in anthology series Black Mirror’s first season finale.

• Writer JACK THORNE (His Dark Materials, Adolescence, The Hack) discusses Jodie’s central role in Netflix drama Toxic Town, plus his work with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.

• Former showrunner CHRIS CHIBNALL talks about Jodie in Broadchurch and reflects on the essential characteristics of the Thirteenth Doctor’s tenure…

• Back to 1974! David J Howe describes his attempts as a young fan to build his own Dalek!

• Concluding our scene-by-scene analysis of the Twelfth Doctor’s first season finale.

• Memories of the BSB weekend in 1990 – when the satellite broadcaster devoted an entire weekend to showing episodes of Doctor Who…

• Gary Gillatt considers the dread conjured up by the series’ doppelgangers.

• The final part of His Mad Pranks – our comic strip story featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our news round-up including details of YouTube series The Whoniverse Show, concept artist Peter McKinstry on his new book and the latest screening at Riverside Studios.

• Reviews – featuring the Season 13 Blu-ray set, the latest audios, books and action figures.

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

• Prizes to be won – including Season 20 on Blu-ray! 

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Doctor Who Magazine previews the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Season 13 in a special issue about the series’ Gothic horror episodes.

Every print copy includes a new and exclusive compilation CD from BBC Audiobooks!

 Doctor Who Magazine editor Marcus Hearn says

Highlights of the new issue include:

• Behind the scenes on the shoot that brought the Skarasen back to life.

• The restoration secrets of Terror of the Zygons and the other stories in The Collection: Season 13.

• An exclusive interview with Anna Ridley, the designer of 1977’s Image of the Fendahl.

• A look at the late-night TV schedules of the mid-1970s, with details of the horror-film screenings that inspired producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes. 

• The surprising story behind The Brain of Morbius – revealed by recently discovered documents in the archive of director Christopher Barry. 

• Doctor Who’s most controversial episodes – were any of Mary Whitehouse’s complaints justified?

• Eye witnesses share their memories of the 1975 location shoot for The Android Invasion. 

• The unmade Robert Holmes stories that would have taken Doctor Who even further into the dark side.

• The life and career of Louis Marks, who wrote The Masque of Mandragora.

• A guide to the Fourth Doctor’s friends and foes during the Gothic horror years.

PLUS

    A new and exclusive short story by Louise Jameson, who played Leela.

    AND MUCH MORE!

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 620 is out today.

In this issue

• ZYGONS! SUTEKH! KRAALS! KRYNOIDS! An in-depth exploration of THE COLLECTION – SEASON 13 Blu-ray box set. Including: details of a documentary on Ian Marter who played companion Harry Sullivan, producer Phillip Hinchcliffe visiting the locations from the series, and the creation of new monster effects!

• ENTER THE BLACK ARCHIVE! Join Doctor Who’s brand manager James Page in San Diego as he takes us behind the scenes at this year’s Doctor Who activation.

• Props art director MICHAEL VAN KESTEREN talks us through the creation of various gadgets for this year’s season, including: colour variants of the Doctor’s sonic, the “Polish! Polish!” robot Scoot, and the Rani’s time ring bracelet!

• THE SEVENTH DOCTOR IN UKRAINE! Dalek and Cyberman performer Mickey Lewis recounts how he joined Sylvester McCoy on a journey to entertain fans in war-torn Kyiv.

• A lost Seventh Doctor adventure! TV writer ROBIN MUKHERJEE talks to DWM about working on Doctor Who in the 1980s and how his story Alixion has finally been realised as an audio drama…

• A royal audience with MARY REYNOLDS who starred as our late Queen in the 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis.

• AFTER IMAGE: Simon Guerrier looks back at Lucky Day, The Story & the Engine, the Interstellar Song Contest and Wish World/The Reality War.

• Find out how students across the UK’s universities are testing their Who knowledge with a challenging quiz league!

• Back to 1975 (and 1963): Giving life to the Loch Ness Monster!

• The Randomiser: Gary Gillatt looks into the heroics of the first three Doctors during the Second World War.

• We examine the hidden depths of Dark Water, in the first part of our Fact of Fiction feature on the finale to the Twelfth Doctor’s first season.

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda’s adventures continue in the comic strip.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our news round-up including the announcement of a new range of adventures – across books, comics, audio and the web – that will reveal more about JO MARTIN’s Fugitive Doctor.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audio and book releases.

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

• Prizes to be won – including the new Monster Makers Comic Collection from Panini! 

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The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine is published today

In this issue

• CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON and BILLIE PIPER talk to DWM about being reunited for a brand-new series of audio adventures.

• Celebrating 60 years of Steven Taylor – actor PETER PURVES looks back over his fascinating career and his time travelling with the First Doctor.

• PLUS – a look behind the scenes of the Tales of the TARDIS episode that covered 1965’s The Time Meddler – including a chat with both Peter Purves and MAUREEN O’BRIEN who played Vicki in the serial.

• Script to screen: Find out all about how THE SHREEK from Lucky Day was conjured into reality!

• Illustrator extraordinaire DAN LILES shares some of the artwork he’s prepared for the Target Books range including original mock-ups and alternative designs.

• After Image: the first in a series looking back at episodes from the recent season – including reviews of the new Target Book adaptations.

• Boom! Piper Jones invites us to join her at the Ace Jacket book launch…

• Back to 1992: We look at some of Third Doctor Jon Pertwee’s final TV roles…

• The Randomiser: Gary Gillatt reviews chess as seen in Doctor Who with the help of expert THALIA HOLMES.

• We scrutinise the insect-world of Vortis in the concluding part of our Fact of Fiction on 1965’s The Web Planet.

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda’s adventures continue in the comic strip.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN – our news round-up including a look at plans for San Diego Comic-Con 2025.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audio and book releases.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe, including a chat with the team behind the new Ninth Doctor and Rose adventures!

• Prizes to be won – including the Limited Edition Steelbook of the Fifteenth Doctor’s second season! 

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The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine is out today

In this issue

• “OH, HELLO…” We take a look at the jaw-dropping revelations in this year’s season finale!

• Plus – RUSSELL T DAVIES looks back at how the Fifteenth Doctor’s two seasons developed.

• VARADA SETHU speaks to DWM about her time playing Belinda Chandra.

• ACCESS ALL AREAS! Join us on the set of Wish World and The Reality War – including contributions from director ALEX SANJIV PILLAI and Melanie Bush herself – BONNIE LANGFORD.

• JUNO DAWSON, co-writer of this year’s spectacular Interstellar Song Contest, talks about her Doctor Who journey.

• SCOTT HANDCOCK, UNA McCORMACK, JAMES GOSS and GARETH L POWELL discuss their new Target novelisations covering last year’s season finale and the first three episodes of Season 2…

• Ace! A preview of two books, curated by SOPHIE ALDRED, that tell the story of her character’s iconic jacket and collection of badges…

• JOHN LEVENE – aka UNIT’s Sergeant Benton – gets behind the wheel of Bessie at a special day at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu.

• Doctor Who lands in San Diego! A report from the new Worlds of Wonder exhibition in the US.

• Gary Gillatt argues that France is the Doctor’s spiritual home…

• Back to 1985… Alan Barnes recalls the final role of Doctor Who super villain VALENTINE DYALL.

• THE FACT OF FICTION travels back to 1965 to scrutinise life on the planet Vortis in The Web Planet.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN – our news round-up including a look ahead to spin-off series The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audio and book releases.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe including the return of the Thirteenth Doctor!

• Prizes to be won – bag yourself copies of the new Target Books! 

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Doctor Who Magazine is out today, and the print edition includes a Target Books paperback. An exclusive new edition of the wheel in space by Doctor Who author Terrance Dicks

In the magazine:

• THIS YEAR’S SEASON FINALE PREVIEWED! RUSSELL T DAVIES on what to expect in the much-anticipated concluding episodes Wish World and The Reality War…

• ACCESS ALL AREAS – Join DWM at UNIT HQ for the climactic scenes of Lucky Day – including contributions from writer PETE McTIGHE and guest star JONAH HAUER-KING.

• Barber Shop Quartet – actors SULE RIMI, SANYA ADEGBOLA, MICHAEL BALOGUN and JORDAN ADENE talk about their roles as the Barber’s captives in The Story & the Engine.

• Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN on her surprise return to the TV series…

• VIP backstage access to the Interstellar Song Contest! Writer JUNO DAWSON, director BEN A WILLIAMS and your host RYLAN are among those on hand to reveal the secrets of this entertainment spectacular!

• Mrs Flood unmasked! ANITA DOBSON chats about the latest revelations…

• The Rani reborn! ARCHIE PANJABI on taking on the mantle of the cold-hearted Time Lady!

• A guided tour to an impressive new exhibition opening in Peterborough.

• Target Books’ STEVE COLE remembers TERRANCE DICKS and discusses the special new edition of The Wheel in Space included with this issue.

• Gary Gillatt assesses the merits of alien art from across the universe…

• Back to 1973… We take a look at contemporary reactions to the environmental message of Third Doctor classic The Green Death.

• FACT OF FICTION – unravelling the mysteries of the Evolution of the Daleks.

• The adventures of the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda continue in the comic strip.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including details of the cinema screenings of the season finale.

• Reviews – featuring the latest Blu-ray/DVD, book and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won – including new adventures for the Fifteenth Doctor in print! 

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Issue 616 of Doctor Who Magazine is published today. 

In this issue:

• PREVIEWS OF THE LATEST EPISODES FROM THE NEW SEASON!Including contributions from writers PETE McTIGHE, INUA ELLAMS & JUNO DAWSON

and Interstellar Song Contest host RYLAN CLARK

• Director PETER HOAR discusses his work on The Robot Revolution and Lucky Day.

• RUTH MADELEY, aka UNIT’s Shirley Anne Bingham, announces a special competition!

• DWM joins the Doctor Who team on set for the recording of scenes from Lux, including chats with BRONTÉ BARBÉ, SAMIR ARRIAN & STEPH LACEY who play fans Eliie, Hassan and Robyn.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES on writing Lux.

• Script to Screen – the talented team from Framestore explain how they brought the 2D cartoon character Mr Ring-a-Ding to life!

• A tribute to SIMON FISHER-BECKER who played Dorium Maldovar alongside the Eleventh Doctor.  

• How the archives of the Radiophonic Workshop have been made available for a new generation of musicians.

• We visit Riverside Studios for a close examination of 1967’s The Tomb of the Cybermen.

• Gary Gillatt considers the use of pop music from An Unearthly Child to The Reality War…

• Back to 1966… what part did The Gunfighters have on the downfall of First Doctor William Hartnell?

• We scrutinise the schemes of DALEKS IN MANHATTAN.

• The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda in a brand-new comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including new audio ranges from Big Finish.

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest DVDs, Blu-rays and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including The War Games Blu-ray Steelbook! 

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Doctor Who Magazine celebrates 20 years of the Ninth Doctor, and 20 years since the show’s triumphant return to television.

The latest Special Edition is packed full of all-new content, which has been compiled in co-operation with some of the biggest names from the 2005 series. 

“This is an in-depth look of one of the most remarkable comebacks in television history,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “We’ve got some fantastic exclusives, including interviews with executive producer Mal Young and director Joe Ahearne. And there’s a very special contribution from Russell T Davies, who has written a new story relating to one of the Ninth Doctor’s adventures. The illustrations are by Martin Geraghty, and you can see some of his artwork on the front cover. It might give you a clue about the old foe Russell has revisited!”

Highlights of the new issue include:

• In his first interview for DWM, executive producer Mal Young describes how Doctor Who was finally brought back to the screen.

• In another first for the magazine, Joe Ahearne – who directed more Ninth Doctor episodes than anyone else – takes readers behind the scenes on the 2005 series.

• Christopher Eccleston explains what drew him to the role of the Doctor – and why he’s still coming back to it, 20 years on.

• Interviews with Lloyd Elis (first assistant director), Lee Sheward (stunt co-ordinator) and Lowri Thomas (location manager).

• The cast and crew of the 2005 series chose their favourite moments.

• The making of the renowned Trip of a Lifetime trailer.

• Concept artist Dan Walker reveals his original designs for the Ninth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver.

• Fans share their eyewitness accounts – and photographs – of the 2004 location filming.

• Action figures, radio-controlled Daleks and other merchandise that was available in Toys R Us, Woolworths and elsewhere.

• A guide to the Ninth Doctor’s adventures in the expanded universe.

PLUS

    A new and exclusive short story by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies!

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Issue 615 of Doctor Who magazine is out today.

Included with this issue:

• 2 EXCLUSIVE ART CARDS

• A 32-PAGE SUPPLEMENT COLLECTING RUSSELL T DAVIES’

PRODUCTION NOTES ON THE 2005 SERIES

In the magazine:

• PREVIEWS OF THE FIRST THREE EPISODES OF THE NEW SEASON!Including contributions from writers RUSSELL T DAVIES & SHARMA ANGEL-WALFALL, director PETER HOAR and executive producer PHIL COLLINSON – plus the adventures of MR RING-A-DING!

• ROSE AYLING-ELLIS on her role in the new series

• Slow Horses star CHRISTOPHER CHUNG on playing Cassio Palin-Paleen.

• The second part of our special feature looking back at the return of Doctor Who in 2005…Russell T Davies, Julie Garner, Jane Tranter talk Daleks, BAFTAs and babies…Plus – STEVEN MOFFAT & MARK GATISS on their debut stories…

• Behind the scenes on the new animated release of First Doctor story The Savages.

• With Varada Sethu stepping aboard the TARDIS, we take a look at the essential qualities needed to be a Doctor Who companion.

• Elisabeth Sladen’s daughter SADIE MILLER joins us for a very special tribute to the companion they have both played – the much-loved Sarah Jane Smith.  

• We consider the alternative path taken in Doctor Who In An Exciting Adventures With the Daleks.

• Gary Gillatt takes us on a very special trip to the pictures…

• Back to 2000… We take a look at Tom Baker’s role in the resurrected Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased).

• We examine the decisions that lie behind AMY’S CHOICE.

• Join the Fifteenth Doctor on his further travels in the comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including the latest casting for this year’s episodes.

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including The Savages Blu-ray Steelbook! 

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 614 is published today. 

Inside this issue

• We have an introductory chat with VARADA SETHU alias new companion Belinda Chandra.

• Back to terrorise the universe: SACHA DHAWAN on finding hidden depths to the Master!

• We celebrate the 20th anniversary of the return of Doctor Who in 2005 withRUSSELL T DAVIES, JULIE GARDNER, JANE TRANTER, ROB SHEARMAN & PAUL CORNELL.

• A very personal interview with Doctor Who’s first director WARIS HUSSEIN…

• …We also take a look at missing story MARCO POLO, which was also directed by Waris.

• STEPHEN WYATT and RICHARD UNWIN on Me and Him and Who – a play that reflects on the life and legacy of eighties producer JOHN NATHAN-TURNER.

• Actor PAUL GRIST speaks about playing Bill Filer in The Claws of Axos.  

• We visit the Propstore to see the Doctor Who costumes and props that are being auctioned in aid of BBC Children in Need.

• COLIN BAKER and NICOLA BRYANT are among the guests at an anniversary screening of 1985’sVengeance on Varos.

• We investigate the strategies of the Doctor’s plastic antagonists – the Autons.

• Gary Gillatt takes us on a voyage to the fiery surface of the planet Venus…

• Back to 1997… We reflect on the mystique of New Adventures novel Lungbarrow.

• Sorting fact from fiction in Twelfth Doctor adventure Robot of Sherwood!

• Join Beatie and the Hypnotising Cat in this issue’s comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including the announcement of new adventures for the NINTH DOCTOR and ROSE TYLER .

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest home video and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including Blu-rays of The Collection – Season 7! 

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