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THE ALMOST DOCTOR

25 years on, DWM interviews the man who nearly played the Eighth Doctor
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Welcome
DWM 563
REGULARS
Gallifrey Guardian
The latest official news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe
Galaxy Forum
Your views on the world of Doctor Who
Time and Space VISUALISER
Each issue, the Time and Space Visualiser looks  back at a landmark moment and provides updates on Doctor Who luminaries, past and present…
Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 8
Our verdict on the latest episodes and products
Audio Frequencies
The End of the
Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet
The Pirate Captain (Bruce Purchase). F inally completing
The TV Movie
Book Featuring the Eighth Doctor Written by Gary
Dalek Combat Training Manual
Book Illustrations by Gavin Rymill BBC Books RRP
Competitions WIN!
Your chance to bag the latest Who goodies!
Coming Soon …
AUDIO DRAMA
SUFFICIENT DATA
Crunching the numbers and big ideas of Doctor Who
INTERVIEWS
NINE LIVES PART ONE: “It ’s a joyous thing to do.”
CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON has finally come back to Doctor Who. In his first DWM interview since 2004, he tells GRAHAM KIBBLE-WHITE about the traps and triumphs wrapped up in the role
Unpeeling the Doctor
STEVEN MOFFAT wrote The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances for Christopher Eccleston’s 2005 series. He tells GRAHAM KIBBLE-WHITE why bananas were such a good match for the Ninth Doctor – and why the Fourth Doctor didn’t need that scarf
FEATURES
It’s About NINE
The Ninth Doctor’s tenure was so brief that slotting new audio adventures into the existing continuity might seem like a daunting task. There are, however, a surprising number of opportunities. JONATHAN MORRIS explores the gaps in our knowledge…
RAVAGERS
Christopher Eccleston will be making his long-awaited return  in a new series of audio adventures from Big Finish. DAN TOSTEVIN discovers what’s in store…
REUNITED WITH UNIT
ROSSA McPHILLIPS discovers what happened to the real soldiers who formed part of UNIT, the military force that defended the Earth from alien attacks
REMASTERED
This is already proving to be a vintage year for the Doctor Who Restoration Team. ROBERT FAIRCLOUGH talks to them about the acclaimed Season 8 box set, the forthcoming Season 24 collection and their evolving techniques
The Ninth Doctor
When Doctor Who returned in 2005 its distinctive orange logo heralded a golden age of licensed toys and other merchandise. JAMIE LENMAN meets some of the collectors who couldn’t believe their luck
Father’s Day
Revealing the secrets of the Doctor’s adventures – scene by scene
THE MONSTERS INSIDE
STEVE LYONS looks at the adventures we might have missed between television episodes
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