Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 551

Thursday, 30 April 2020 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 551 features former Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat who interview each other.

Steven, you know full well we’re always winging it

Issue 551 also includes:

Extended Production Notes from current showrunner Chris Chibnall.
Composer Segun Akinola reveals his inspirations for the Series 12 soundtrack.
In the first virtual Out of the TARDIS, Neil Gaiman answers questions from the TARDIS tin.
The Fact of Fiction explores 1984 classic The Caves of Androzani.
A tribute to the late David Collings (Revenge of the Cybermen, The Robots of Death, Mawdryn Undead), including extracts from a previously unpublished interview.
How Doctor Who fans around the world are staying connected during the lockdown.
A lockdown viewing guide to Doctor Who stories that are available on DVD and streaming services.
A look at Birth of a Renegade, a short Doctor Who story from the Radio Times 20th Anniversary Special.
A review of the Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 14 Blu-ray box set.
Time and Space Visualiser presents a lockdown special, with contributions from former Doctors and companions.
Public Image presents a full round-up of how Series 12 performed in the ratings.
Part Three of The Piggybackers, a new comic-strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.
Big Finish previews and reviews, news, prize-winning competitions, The Blogs of Doom and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 551 is on sale from Thursday 30 April 2020 price £5.99 (UK)

Thu 10:40 GMT
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The Woman Who Lived

Fri 03:55 GMT
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The Zygon Inversion

Fri 10:57 GMT
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The Zygon Invasion

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: World's End premiered on BBC One in 1964 at 5:40pm GMT, watched by 11.40 million viewers.

Doctor Who - Blue Peter Special premiered on CBBC in 2013 at 5:30pm GMT

An Adventure In Space And Time premiered on BBC2 in 2013 at 9:02pm GMT, watched by 2.71 million viewers.

William Hartnell: The Original premiered on BBC2 in 2013 at 10:25pm GMT

Who is The Doctor? premiered on BBC Radio 2 in 2013 at 10:30pm GMT

Face The Raven premiered on BBC One in 2015 at 8:10pm GMT, watched by 6.06 million viewers.

Village of the Angels: Flux: Chapter Four premiered on BBC One in 2021 at 6:19pm GMT, watched by 4.57 million viewers.

Birthdays

Liza Tarbuck is 60 today - 3 credits, including Captain Kaliko in The Infinite Quest

Jon Older is 61 today - 4 credits, including First Assistant Director for The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances

Nickolas Grace is 77 today - 10 credits, including Albert Einstein in Death Is the Only Answer

Juliet Mills is 83 today - credited as Miss Carew in The Devil and Miss Carew(TW)

Ingrid Pitt (died 2010 aged 73) would be 87 today - 3 credits, including Solow in Warriors of the Deep

Malcolm Hulke (died 1979 aged 54) would be 100 today - 13 credits, including Writer for The War Games

Deaths

Cynthia Grenville (died 2021 aged 90) - credited as Maren in The Brain of Morbius

Rodney Bewes (died 2017 aged 79) - credited as Stien in Resurrection of the Daleks

Anthony Read (died 2015 aged 80) - 10 credits, including Script Editor for Underworld