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! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 615 is on sale Thursday 27 March 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). 

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

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! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 614 is on sale Thursday 27 February 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

The makers of Doctor Who Magazine have announced the latest issue of Chronicles, looking at Season Seven, first broadcast in 1970. 

Editor Marcus Hearn

Chronicles 1970 covers all the stories in Season 7: Spearhead from Space, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Ambassadors of Death and Inferno, alongside exclusive features, insightful commentary and previously unpublished images.

Highlights include:

• Assistant script editor Robin Squire speaks to DWM for the first time, revealing his contributions to Spearhead from Space and Inferno.

• New interviews with actors Constance Carling (Spearhead from Space), Nigel Johns (Doctor Who and the Silurians) and John Levene (Sergeant Benton).

• Costume designer Christine Rawlins describes inventing a look for the Third Doctor, and the other challenges of Season 7.

• Scene by scene on The Ambassadors of Death with camera operator Mike Minchin.

• Mark Ayres, Peter Crocker and Paul Vanezis explain how the episodes in The Collection: Season 7 were restored for Blu-ray.

• Behind the scenes on the new Nicholas Courtney documentary, Splendid Chap.

• The surprising links between Doctor Who and soap opera Crossroads!

• The life and career of writer Malcolm Hulke.

• Tributes to Jon Pertwee, Caroline John and Nicholas Courtney.

• Special effects and production techniques.

• Target novelisations, TV Comic strips and the Doctor Who annual.

• … and much more!

Doctor Who: Chronicles 1970 is on sale Thursday 13 February, RRP £12.99 from panini.co.uk and selected branches of WH Smith while stocks last. 

It’s also available digitally from pocketmags.com priced £11.99.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 613 is out today

Inside this issue

• RUSSELL T DAVIES on the writers joining him for the Fifteenth Doctor’s second season.

• With Jon Pertwee’s debut season coming to Blu-ray, we speak to team behind the release about the remastered episodes and the Special Features included on the set.

• The Fugitive Doctor is back! JO MARTIN talks about stepping out from the shadow of the Thirteenth Doctor as she embarks on a series of her own adventures on audio.

• Script to Screen – exec producer JOEL COLLINS, production designer PHIL SIMMS, visual effects supervisor SEB BARKER and others explain how they built the Time Hotel.

• MICKEY LEWIS shares his experiences of playing some of the Doctor’s most terrifying adversaries.

• We take a look at the history of lost First Doctor adventure The Savages – soon to be released as an animation…

• Actor John Lord speaks about taking on the role of a Yeti – among his other roles.  

• A tribute to the Doctor Who work of designer Ken Ledsham.

• Join us as we play mobile game Lost in Time – including the crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks.

• A fond look at the peculiarities of fan favourite Genesis of the Daleks.

• Gary Gillatt considers how dinosaurs have had a colossal impact on Doctor Who…

• Back to 1977… how script editor Robert Holmes was targeted by the tabloids!

• The Fact of Fiction looks at the concluding episodes of 1968’s The Dominators.

• The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including casting on the new series.

• 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 Blu-rays of Joy to the World and The Collection – Season 9! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 613 is on sale Thursday 30 January 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Issue 612 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today.

Inside this issue

• An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in Colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence.

• EastEnders veteran RUDOLPH WALKER recalls his role in The War Games…

• Writer and exec producer STEVEN MOFFAT discusses Joy to the World, including scenes that never made it to screen.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES explains what connects The Pirate Planet, The Christmas Invasion’s ill-fated Danny Llewellyn and a branch of Marks and Spencer…

• Build your own half-scale Dalek with a new Doctor Who partwork. We talk to the team behind this exciting new project…

• Script to Screen – on the creation of BabyStation Beta – as seen in the 2024 season debut Space Babies.

• LISA BOWERMAN, JAMES GOSS and GARY RUSSELL reflect on the enduring appeal of archaeologist adventure Professor Bernice Summerfield.  

• In the second part of our coverage celebrating 50 years of stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday, we talk to JAMES MATHEWS who played companion Jimmy.

• The Memory Worm gets its teeth into YEE JEE TSO – Chang Lee in the 1996 TV movie.

• We look at how fandom reacted to the casting of BONNIE LANGFORD as companion Mel in 1986…

• ALISON ZRADA asks us what advice can be found in Doctor Who for New Year’s resolutions.

• The Fact of Fiction looks at the opening episodes of 1968’s The Dominators.

• The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – looking ahead to the 2025 series!

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

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

• Prizes to be won including a special Blu-ray bundle! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 612 is on sale Thursday 2 January 2025  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 611 is released today and includes 4 exclusive art cards. 

Inside this issue

• The writer of this year’s Christmas Special, STEVEN MOFFAT, gives us a preview of what awaits on Christmas Day…

• PHIL COLLINSON and the team behind the colourisation of Second Doctor finale The War Games discuss the new edit of this landmark story.

• We catch up with JANET FIELDING (Fourth/Fifth Doctor companion Tegan) and INGRID OLIVER (Osgood) at the Bath Children’s Literature festival.

• Join the guests at Cardiff’s Arcadia convention including Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN.

• It’s 50 years since Doctor Who and the Daleks came to the West End in Seven Keys to Doomsday. We talk to Benedict Martin  – the son of stage Doctor, Trevor Martin.

• ANNEKE WILLS reflects on playing the First/Second Doctor’s companion Polly – and her fab fashions!

• All you need to know about the Eleventh Doctor’s final story – The Time of the Doctor.

• A look back at 1984’s Box of Delights starring Patrick Troughton.

• The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!

PLUS!

• RUSSELL T DAVIES’ traditional Twelve Days of Christmas!

• Christmas as seen on TV, on audio and in Doctor Who Magazine itself!

• The annual DWM Christmas quiz!

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – including full details of this year’s festive viewing.

• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest books and audio releases – and the new sonic screwdriver.

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

• Prizes to be won including The Collection Season 2 on Blu-ray! 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 611 is on sale Thursday 5 December  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK). 

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

The latest bookazine from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine examines the Daleks’ behind-the-scenes history, and their fictional universe, in unprecedented detail. 

Daleks: The Ultimate Guide includes all the television stories, along with details of Dalek feature films, stage plays, books, comic strips, webcasts, audio dramas and much more. New CG illustrations tell the story of the Daleks’ evolution from 1963 to the present day.

This 224-page publication, packed full of new and new and exclusive material, includes a lavish slipcase. 

Editor Marcus Hearn says

Doctor Who: Daleks – The Ultimate Guide is on sale Thursday 21 November 

from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £18.99.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 610 is available now. 

Inside this issue

• PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE – THE ULTIMATE INTERVIEW! The man behind Fourth Doctor classics such as Genesis of the Daleks, Terror of the Zygons, The Seeds of Doom and Robots of Death reflects on his career – sharing his views on what makes essential Doctor Who – and reacts to episodes of this year’s series.

• Showrunners RUSSELL T DAVIES, STEVEN MOFFAT, CHRIS CHIBNALL and the TV Movie’s producer PHILIP SEGAL talk about Hinchcliffe Who and how it inspired them.

• As the first series of Blake’s 7 arrives on Blu-ray, we examine how it crossed over with Doctor Who.

• John Kane – who played the loveable Tommy in 1974’s Planet of the Spiders – gives a rare interview about his part in the series.

• The Fact of Fiction – delving into the detail of Tenth Doctor story The Doctor’s Daughter.

• This Month In… 1967. How Carry On actor Bernard Bresslaw became an Ice Warrior!

• Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – full details of the new Dalek partwork launching next year, plus the latest book news.

• Shelf Life – including a review of the Season 25 Blu-ray boxset, plus books, action figures and audio releases.

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

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

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 610 is on sale from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). 

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

Issue 609 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today. 

Inside this issue

• Eighth Doctor PAUL McGANN and companion INDIA FISHER talk about their roles and their wider Doctor Who career in a break from rehearsing for the live performances of audio play The Stuff of Legend.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES brings us an update on Ncuti Gatwa’s second series…

• THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA – an exclusive preview of this Doctor Who spin-off including a message from producer Edo Ferretti, and executive producer Phil Collinson on the cast.

• Monster magic! The performers behind the creatures stalking the latest Doctor Who Prom share their experiences with DWM.

• Script to Screen on the episode Boom – discover the design process behind the deadly Villengard ambulance.

• The Fact of Fiction – It’s been an endless source of fascination for DWM over the years – Alan Barnes scrutinises the Fifth Doctor two-parter Black Orchid.

• This Month In… 1977. Find out the newspapers’ initial reaction to K9!

• Stand-up comedian Alison Zrada considers the pitfalls of leaving home to travel with the Doctor… 

• Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

SEASON 25 BLU-RAY – SPECIAL FEATURES!

• A story-by-story guide to the reimagined versions of Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol, Silver Nemesis and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy included in the forthcoming Season 25 Blu-ray release.

• A look back at daytime TV’s celebration of the 25th Anniversary.

• We talk to producer Eric Luskin about the documentary – that he made for the New Jersey Network in the eighties – covering the making of Silver Nemesis…

• Rounding up our coverage of Season 25, we speak to Dick Fiddy and Justin Johnson about the BFI screening of The Happiness Patrol.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – the latest news from the Whoniverse.

• Shelf Life – including reviews of the latest books and audio releases.

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

• Prizes to be won including the new Season 25 Blu-ray box set, The Gold Archive hardback and a new audio adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 609 is on sale Thursday 10 October  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). The print issue also includes he latest addition to the Target Books range – The Evil of the Daleks by Frazer Hines

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

The makers of Doctor Who Magazine present a lavish, 224-page bookazine in an exclusive slipcase.

Into the Vortex covers the entire history of the world’s longest-running science-fiction series, with details and highlights of all 311 television stories, plus sections dedicated to the series’ best-known monsters, villains and other characters. 

Newcomers to the show will find this the perfect way to navigate the huge archive of episodes on the BBC’s iPlayer, while longtime fans will find new and surprising insights into the television adventures of all 15 Doctors.

Editor Marcus Hearn says

Doctor Who: Into the Vortex is available now  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK). 

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £18.99.