Doctor Who Magazine is the official magazine of the hugely successful BBC TV drama series Doctor Who, with each issue containing exclusive news, interviews, features and photos about the show.
The go-to source for fans since 1979, Doctor Who Magazine works closely with the makers of the show to present exclusive interviews with the stars, as well revealing behind-the-scenes secrets from all eras of the show, from 1963 to the present day.
Perfect for mature and younger readers alike, a subscription to Doctor Who Magazine is the essential companion to the TV show.
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- An inside look at the producers' production notes
- Reviews of episodes both new and old
- Fascinating features on all aspects of the show's history
- Detailed insights into classic adventures, featuring never-before-published information
- The latest Doctor Who news as it happens and much, much more!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Doctor Who Magazine DWM Special 43 – Special Effects.
DOCTOR WHO
SPECIAL EFFECTS In the final episode of Nigel Kneale’s groundbreaking serial The Quatermass Experiment (1953), a hideously mutated creature takes refuge in Westminster Abbey. With no means to depict ...
BUILD A ROCKET BOYS!
Picture the scene: a too-close encounter with an alien organism has caused a man to mutate into a writhing mass of plant matter, the size of a building. Before we go any further, we’re not talking a...
A Peculiar Effect on the BBC
FEATURE BY BERNARD WILKIE Bernard Wilkie, photographed in 1973 for the Radio Times Special marking the tenth anniversary of Doctor Who. In the early days of the Visual Effects Department, everything ...
TRADING STANDARDS
In the earliest days of Doctor Who the BBC’s Visual Effects Department didn’t have a great deal to do with the programme, as it was considered beyond their resources. As a result, effects would be ha...
MINIATURE Effects
The public has always enjoyed seeing highly detailed miniatures of buildings or vehicles, and behindthe-scenes documentaries showcasing the making of films such as Star Wars and Close Encounters of t...
COSTUME DRAMAS
Joining the BBC’s Visual Effects Department in 1958, Peter Day was only its third member of staff, after Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie. Peter contributed to ten Doctor Who stories, from 100,000 BC in ...