Doctor Who Magazine | 614
Inside this issue
• We have an introductory chat with VARADA SETHU alias new companion Belinda Chandra.
• Back to terrorise the universe: SACHA DHAWAN on finding hidden depths to the Master!
• We celebrate the 20th anniversary of the return of Doctor Who in 2005 with RUSSELL T DAVIES, JULIE GARDNER, JANE TRANTER, ROB SHEARMAN & PAUL CORNELL.
• A very personal interview with Doctor Who’s first director WARIS HUSSEIN…
• …We also take a look at missing story MARCO POLO, which was also directed by Waris.
• STEPHEN WYATT and RICHARD UNWIN on Me and Him and Who – a play that reflects on the life and legacy of eighties producer JOHN NATHAN-TURNER.
• Actor PAUL GRIST speaks about playing Bill Filer in The Claws of Axos.
• We visit the Propstore to see the Doctor Who costumes and props that are being auctioned in aid of BBC Children in Need.
• COLIN BAKER and NICOLA BRYANT are among the guests at an anniversary screening of 1985’s
Vengeance on Varos.
• We investigate the strategies of the Doctor’s plastic antagonists – the Autons.
• Gary Gillatt takes us on a voyage to the fiery surface of the planet Venus…
• Back to 1997… We reflect on the mystique of New Adventures novel Lungbarrow.
• Sorting fact from fiction in Twelfth Doctor adventure Robot of Sherwood!
• Join Beatie and the Hypnotising Cat in this issue’s comic strip!
Regular features
• Gallifrey Guardian – our news round-up including the announcement of new adventures for the NINTH DOCTOR and ROSE TYLER .
• Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest home video and audio releases.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Prizes to be won including Blu-rays of The Collection – Season 7!
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 614 is on sale Thursday 27 February 2025 from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Doctor Who Magazine 614.