7.7m viewers make Doctor Who the 7th most watched show of Christmas week

Letter from the Editor

Just as this issue was going to press, we received

TAKING UP THE FIGHT

To be perfectly honest, I was quite nervous about meeting

FROM TIME LORD TO WARLORD

Of all the Doctor’s many lives, the incarnation who renounced

THE TROUBLESHOOTER

Everything about Anthony Read seemed carefully considered – from his

THE LONG GAME

The 1980s was an exciting, formative era for videogames. It

ASK STEVEN MOFFAT

JACOB LOCKETT asks: At the end of the universe, who

Chibnall to take over from Moffat as next showrunner

The BBC has announced that Chris Chibnall will take over

A new Barbara joins the TARDIS on audio

The black-and-white era of the First Doctor returns to vivid

No win at the NTAs

◼ Doctor Who was nominated for its 11th consecutive National

Ianto Charity Day

◼ On Saturday 7 May 2016, Torchwood and Doctor Who

Douglas Adams Talk

◼ Highgate Cemetry will host ‘Douglas Adams in the 21st

New Tenth Doctor novel is among many new BBC books coming this year...

The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble will star in a

Who’s Your Own Adventure

Penguin is to publish a new ‘make your own adventure’

Beyond the TARDIS

◼ Last September Peter Capaldi joined UNHCR, the UN Refugee

Galaxy FORUM

Although it aired a good few weeks ago, it’s time

THE DAFT DIMENSION

NEW YORK, 1925

War of the worlds

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This column contains no Star Wars: The Force

Never forget

We’re adrift in space. Chris grips the arm of Michael’s

The King’s Demons

There’s a very clever idea at the heart of The

Downtime

Downtime is a fascinating artefact from a time in which

Longleat ‘83: The Lost Footage

If you were old enough, and you were a Doctor

Myth Makers: Mike Tucker

If we can call Reeltime’s series of Myth Makers videos

The Diary of River Song

For all her swooning devotion to the Doctor, River Song

All-Consuming Fire

Some people are always fantasising about ‘WhoLock’, a crossover between

You are the Doctor and Other Stories

Within the world of cinema there is a medium called

The Myth Makers

On 3 August 1965, William Hartnell recorded an interview for

The Legends of River Song

IN A NUTSHELL: Four new stories featuring the archaeologist, adventurer,

Aquitaine

IN A NUTSHELL: The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan arrive in

IN THE SHOPS...

■ Thee Space Museum[First DDoctor] by Glyn Jones. BBC AAudio,

The Labyrinth of Buda Castle

IN A NUTSHELL: The Doctor and Romana arrive in Budapest,

Prime Winner

IN A NUTSHELL: The TARDIS lands in a lavish room

The Space Museum

IN A NUTSHELL: The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki land

Torchwood: More Than This

IN A NUTSHELL: Gwen Cooper has triumphed against impossible odds

BACK ON TV!

Your guide to Doctor Who repeats airing in the UK

WOTCHA

If you’re a fan of David Whitaker’s swashbuckling, torridly romantic