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WELCOME
DWM 600
REGULARS
INTO THE VORTEX!
The latest official news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe...
THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS
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LEELA AND THE TIME WAR!
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SPACEY TINFOIL
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LETTER FROM the Showrunner
Russell T Davies gives us a progress report on this year’s episodes… and 2025’s!
GALAXY FORUM
Your views on the world of Doctor Who...
THE DAFT DIMENSION
This issue’s selection of Who-related videos...
►Ncuti Gatwa shows off the Fifteenth Doctor’s sonic
TV SPECIALS ARE A RATINGS SMASH!
The anniversary episodes give Doctor Who its highest viewing figures for over five years. Tom Spilsbury has all the stats…
DOCTOR WHO?
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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…
This month in... 1965 AND 1975
SATURDAY 13 AND SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY
MANCOPOLIS
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THE ROMANOV PROJECT
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ENEMY MINE
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DOCTORS AND DALEKS: COLLECTOR’S EDITION
GAMEBOOKS Written by Emmet Byrne, Walt Ciechanowski, Zak
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME: SIXTY YEARS OF ADVENTURE-BOOKS ONE AND TWO
GAMEBOOKS Edited by Lynne Meyer Cubicle 7 Games
THE LAST DAY: PART ONE
AUDIO DRAMA Sylvester McCoy, Edward Peel and Sophie
EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE
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60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS
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Your essential guide to the expanded Doctor Who universe – on audio, in print and more.
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GALACTIC PERSONAE
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This month, the Vienna Salvatori actress renews her acquaintance with the Master, and meets a new old enemy: the alien parasite Axos!
Ace Attributes
She meets up with Torchwood again in this month’s Sabotage – but what does writer James Goss like best about reformed delinquent Ace?
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TALK TALK
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TOWER OF STRENGTH
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AFICIONADOS INTERNACIONALES!
We often think of Doctor Who as a very British institution, but these days the love is spreading out across the globe. Dylan Torres turns the spotlight on the Whovians of Spain.
ACTING CAPTAIN
Richard Franklin, who died on Christmas Day, played Mike Yates, a vital part of the early-1970s UNIT entourage. Jonathan Morris salutes him.
MY FRIEND RICHARD
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PLANET OF THE DALEKS EPISODES ONE TO THREE
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SUNDAY GIRL!
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The Doctor’s TARDIS contains many mysteries but DWM’s TARDIS tin contains 100 questions, ranging from the deeply philosophical to the very silly. Lisa Gledhill challenges the latest ‘UNIT family’ to dip in and honestly answer whatever question comes out. TARDISes are telepathic so they always know if people are fibbing!
THE GOBLIN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE
The Goblin Song was one of the surprise highlights of the 2023 festive period as it made a serious assault on the charts. Jason Quinn came face to face with the voice behind Janis Goblin, the one and only Christina Rotondo.
THE LONELY NIGHTS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER!
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