Letter from The Editor

“All Doctor Who fans have this very interesting relationship

Production NOTES

Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who’s new showrunner, looks forward to a new era…

The Last Battle

From the Western Front to the weapon forges of Villengard, Twice Upon a Time gave the First and Twelfth Doctors one final fling…

The Maestro

Dudley Simpson died on 4 November 2017 at the age of 95. A fellow Doctor Who composer pays tribute to the great man with the help of the people who knew him.

Melody Maker

Highlights of Dudley Simpson’s Doctor Who scores offer an insight into the prolific composer’s technique and reveal some of his musical influences…

Thinking Outside T he Box

This first-hand account reveals how the 1960s TARDIS prop was painstakingly recreated for the Christmas Special.

The Face of Evil

On a hostile world, the Doctor encounters a savage tribe of warriors… and discovers that he’s a god!

Christmas Quiz

Here are the answers to last issue’s Christmas Quiz. Unless otherwise indicated the answers refer to stories from 2017. How well did you do?

The Day She Saved the Doctor

Puffin Books has announced an all-female Doctor Who

Return of the Kandy Man!

The Eighth Doctor faces the Kandy Man in Ravenous,

BEYOND THE TARDIS

Keeping tabs on what the cast and crew of Doctor Who get up to away from the series…

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time included three Doctors, the return of old friends and the start of a new era. But was it a Christmas cracker?

AUDIO FREQUENCIES

Derek Jacobi returns as the Master for more tales from the Time War.

CROSSWORD

Do you know your Tim Latimer from your Digby Latimer? Can you solve this month’s puzzle?

The Fourth Doctor Adventures:

We talk to the talents behind the upcoming Doctor Who releases

The Diary of River Song:

Series Three

The Authentic Experience

Dan Starkey’s Short Trips debut is designed to disorient.

Kingdom of Lies

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Doctor Who and the Robots of Death

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Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen

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THE Blogs of Doom

Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in the Doctor’s orbit…

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New year, new Doctor – Jodie Whittaker tells DWM about

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The Doctor Falls

Rachel Talalay, the director of Twice Upon a Time, talks us through the decade’s most hotly anticipated regeneration scene.

BL ACK HOLES AND REVEL A TIONS

‘John Smith’ is the Canadian visual effects virtuoso responsible for some stunning computer-generated imagery in the Twelfth Doctor’s final adventures. But how did he go from fan to pro?

MR. HARGREAVES

It’s been promoted as ‘the greatest mash-up in the Whoniverse’. Writer and illustrator Adam Hargreaves explains how his Mr Men entered the world of Doctor Who…