Doctor Who Magazine

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 with RUSSELL 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’s
Vengeance 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.