Whotopia Issue 32

Issue 32 of the fan production Whotopia is now available from Jigsaw Publications

This issue looks at the world of Doctor Who in print

• DOUGLAS ADAMS AND DOCTOR WHO
Adams’ stories come to life as novelisations, Jessica Chaleff shares her thoughts.
• INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR NICK MELLISH
Bob Furnell speaks with Whotopia’s longest-running columnist, and his plans for the ‘Target Trawl’ book.
• WHO YOU BUILD Dave Etches explores more full-scale Doctor Who model making
• COLUMN: MASTER WHO PART 5: PRINTS OF DARKNESS
Dan Tessier explores the Master as depicted in print.
• REVIEW: THE DOCTOR FALLS
Jon Arnold reviews the Series Ten finale.
• REVIEW x 2: TWICE UPON A TIME
Matthew Kresal and James P Quick take turns to steer us through Peter Capaldi’s festive farewell.
• COLUMN: WHOLIFE: COOKING IN THE TARDIS
Grant Bull raises a glass to one of the more unusul Doctor Who books.s
• REVIEWED: TWELFTH DOCTOR NOVELS
Dan Tessier tests the waters with three new Twelfth Doctor adventures.
• REVIEW: THIS TOWN WILL NEVER LET GO
Matthew Kresal gives us the lowdown on Lawrence Miles’ Faction Paradox novel.
• INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR ROBERT MAMMONE
Bob Furnell sits done with writer, editor and all-round creative engine Rob Mammone to discover the secrets of writing.
• REVIEW: SCRIPT DOCTOR
Jez Strickley takes a second look at the Sylvester McCoy era through the eyes of its script editor, Andrew Cartmel.
• TARGET NOVELIZATIONS AND ME
Jessica Chaleff ponders the world of collecting Doctor Who books.
• COLUMN: THE AUDIO ARCHIVES: ISH
Andrew Screen reviews the Sixth Doctor story Ish.’
• MEMORIES OF AMNESIA: THE EIGHTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES
A reflection on the Eighth Doctor book range by Dan Tessier.
• INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR RICK CROSS
How does a writer get plugged into the professional circuit? Whotopia regular Matthew Kresal speaks to Candy Jar Books author Rick Cross.
• LOOKING AT COVERS
Hamish Crawford takes a tour of the series’ bookcover artworks.
• COLUMN: THE BLACK ARCHIVES INVESTIGATED
Andrew Screen continues his look at the Black Archives collection.
• REVIEW: CLASS NOVELS
Nick Mellish critically examines the latest run of series-extending novels, this time derived from the Doctor Who spin-off Class.
• COLUMN: THE CURATE'S EGG: PETER HAINING
Richard Michaels shines a glowing light of approval on one of the series’s most prolific historians.
• BOOKMARKS IN TIME
Two nostalgic book slices by David P. May.
• RETROPLAY: THE GUNFIGHTERS
A recently uncovered review of The Gunfighters (1966) written by the late Gary Phillips.

Issue 32 is available to download for free in PDF format from the Whotopia site and/or to purchase in print via this link.