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.

The latest issue in this series of 116-page bookazines examines Season 21 and the world of Doctor Who during Peter Davison’s final year in the leading role. 

Chronicles 1984 is packed full of new and rare content, which has been compiled in co-operation with some of the biggest names from the show. 

Editor Marcus Hearn explained

Highlights of the new bookazine include:

• In an exclusive interview, Peter Davison recalls his final season as the Doctor and his decision to leave the series.

• Janet Fielding discusses her relationship with 1980s producer John Nathan-Turner and returning to the role of Tegan.

• In another exclusive, director Graeme Harper offers a behind-the-scenes insight into the key moments of his classic story The Caves of Androzani.

• In his first Doctor Who Magazine interview, Oscar-winning visual effects artist Dimitri Delacovias describes working on Season 21 and shares previously unseen concept designs.

• A preview of the Warriors of the Deep Special Edition, with contributions from director Pete McTighe, visual effects designer Chris Thompson and others.

• An archive interview with Warriors of the Deep writer Johnny Byrne, unseen since December 1983.

• The life and career of Eric Pringle, writer of The Awakening.

• The strange story of how The Five Doctors’ writer Terrance Dicks fell out with John Nathan-Turner.

• Novelist Jenny Colgan describes spending a day at Television Centre on the set of Frontios.

• A look at the new merchandise available on both sides of the Atlantic in 1984.

PLUS

    Guides to every story in Season 21, Target books, the Doctor Who Annual, comic strips and much more!

Doctor Who: Chronicles 1984 is on sale 12 February, price £12.99 from panini.co.uk and selected news retailers while stocks last. Also available digitally from pocketmags.com price £11.99.

Issue 626 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today and features the Daleks.  

In this issue

• Join THE FIFTEENTH DOCTOR as he finally confronts his arch-enemies, the Daleks, in our comic strip adventure Corruption of the Daleks!

• An exclusive look at the content of the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Season 21 – PETER DAVISON’s final season as the Doctor, that also introduced Sixth Doctor COLIN BAKER.

• Writer and exec producer PETE McTIGHE continues his Production Diary giving us a day-to-day look at the production of The War Between the Land and the Sea.

• DYLAN HOLMES WILLIAMS, director of The War Between, shares his techniques!

• Scientific advisor DAVE HONE on giving the Sea Devils a ‘proper’ name.

• Can on-screen clues reveal exactly where and when the Doctor’s latest adventures take place?

• This month in 1980… A look at COLIN BAKER’s other big sci-fi role…

• UNA McCORMACK considers how important Liverpool has been in the fortunes of Doctor Who.

• Decipher the secrets of the Long Song in our Fact of Fiction feature on The Rings of Akhaten.

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: including the latest news about this spring’s Target Books releases.

• Reviews – including a look at the DVD and Blu-ray of 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 Blu-rays, audio dramas, action figures and theatre tickets! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 626 is on sale Thursday 5 February 2026  from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

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.

The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine previews the new spin-off series launching next Sunday, The War Between the Land and the Sea

In the magazine

• As THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA surfaces on BBC One and iPlayer, we speak to star RUSSELL TOVEY about his role as Barclay Pierre-Dupont.

• Writer PETE McTIGHE, producer JOEL COLLINS and director DYLAN HOLMES WILLIAMS discuss the development of this eagerly awaited spin-off.

• A preview of the new 90-minute version of Third Doctor classic THE SEA DEVILS.

• UNIT intelligence on previous SEA DEVIL skirmishes!

• Back to 1968! UNIT’s first encounter with the Doctor – 57 years ago!

• Concept artist PETER McKINSTRY talks about his work and his new book The Art of Time Travel.

• Doctor Who showrunner RUSSELL T DAVIES shares his latest 12 Days of Christmas!

• Looking back on 60 years of the Doctor Who Annual.

• We remember Doctor Who’s very first Dalek December…

• …and the many ways in which Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has influenced Doctor Who.

• We excavate the Cave-Monsters – in the first part of our deep dive into the fact and fiction of Doctor Who and the Silurians.

• A ghost story for Christmas featuring the Fifteenth Doctor…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: News including the launch of The War Between the Land and the Sea, a round-up of this year’s Doctor Who Day activity, and a Children in Need Special.

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

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – including the War Doctor’s clash with every Cyberman ever!

• Prizes to be won – you could win a massive Christmas bundle of Blu-rays and CDs! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 624 is on sale Thursday 4 December 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

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

The next DWM Special Edition begins a new series called Doctor Who: Legends, with a look at the life of Dalek creator Terry Nation.

Editor Marcus Hearn explains

The all-new content includes previously unpublished interviews, deep dives into all of Nation’s Doctor Who stories, and extracts from scripts that never made it to the screen. The issue is lavishly illustrated with rare and unseen images, including pictures from the Nation family’s collection. 

Highlights include:

• Terry Nation reflects on Doctor Who, Survivors and Blake’s 7 in a previously unpublished interview conducted in 1991.

• An exclusive interview with Rebecca and Joel Nation, in which they remember growing up with their famous father.

• Doctor Who writer and former showrunner Steven Moffat pays tribute to Terry Nation and revisits an overlooked Dalek story.

• Lost scenes from some of Terry Nation’s greatest scripts are brought to life with fresh analysis and new artwork.

• Kevin Jon Davies describes childhood meetings with Terry Nation in the 1970s.

• The story of Nation’s entire career from the 1950s to the 80s, including details of his contributions to Out of the Unknown, The Saint, The Avengers and other classics.

• Every Terry Nation film, television and radio credit, compiled for the first time.

• A previously unpublished interview with Nation’s friend and former agent, Beryl Vertue.

• The script-to-screen development of every Terry Nation Doctor Who story, including details from newly discovered notes and drafts.

    AND MORE!

Doctor Who: Legends – Terry Nation is available at panini.co.uk and good news retailers, price £9.99. It will also be available digitally from pocketmags.com price £8.99.

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is published today.

In the issue

• CAROLE ANN FORD, the first person cast in Doctor Who – as the Doctor’s granddaughter Susan – speaks to DWM about First Doctor WILLIAM HARTNELL, how she would have like to have played Susan and returning to Doctor Who in 2025!

• We examine how the character of Susan Foreman came into being…

• …and delve into the paperwork to discover the other actors considered for the role.

• We take a look at a new book celebrating the artwork used in DWM’s own Time Team column – encompassing every story from An Unearthly Child to the TV Movie.

• Back to 1980! PETER DAVISON is cast as the Fifth Doctor, and the demise of the last standing Mark 2 Police Box… 

• Gary Gillatt explains what dogs can teach us about our relationship with the Doctor…

• It’s the last throw of the dice for humanity. We travel to the end of the universe in search of Utopia…

• As we celebrate 62 years of Doctor Who we look back at the 20th Anniversary Special The Five Doctors…

• The concluding part of our latest comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor…

Regular features

• GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: Doctor Who returns to TV for Christmas 2026! Plus, we talk to Film Is Fabulous! about the hunt for missing episodes and bring you details of forthcoming audio releases.

• Reviews – featuring the latest audios and books.

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

• Prizes to be won – including Blake’s 7 Season 2 on Blu-ray! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 623 is on sale Thursday 6 November 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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