IN MEMORIAM

THE 2024 YEARBOOK

Here we are in 2024, looking back over

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS 2023

It was a landmark year for Doctor Who in which we were introduced to not one but two new Doctors. It was also a busy year for many of the familiar faces involved with the Whoniverse…

DOOM'S DAY IS HERE!

It was a big year for epics… We had DWM’s Liberation of the Daleks and, starting in the summer leading up to the 60th anniversary, there was Doom’s Day. Chris McAuley gives us an overview of the mammoth multiplatform storyline.

TALES OF THE TARDIS

One of the major surprises of the 60th Anniversary was the unveiling of Tales of the TARDIS. Join us as Jason Quinn and Andalucia Armstrong-Jones take a look at this phenomenal treat.

Marathon Man

I am Jamie Lenman, the Marathon Man. My mission is to watch an entire series of Doctor Who in a single day, armed only with my TARDIS dressing gown and array of snacks. What insights will I gain from watching the show as a continuous narrative instead of weekly episodes? Will the takeaway get my order correct or will I have to settle for no chips again? Let’s start small with the 2023 specials and see how we go…

THE SCRAPES OF WRARTH

The Meep may have attracted the lion’s share of the attention in The Star Beast, but let’s not forget those sentinels of justice, the Wrarth Warriors. Jason Quinn catches up with Sergeant Zogroth himself, creature actor Robert Strange.

JANIS GOBLIN

EAT ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF YOUR HEART

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

The 60th anniversary kicked off in style in September 2023 with Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration – a live orchestral mix-tape of some of the greatest music ever composed for television – played where much of it was originally recorded, Cardiff’s Millennium Centre. With special guests aplenty, including a full complement of 21st century showrunners! Mike Jones relives the spectacular night and chats to one of the guest musicians, DWM’s very own Emily Cook!

THE SOUNDS OF 2023

Jamie Lenman listens to a selection of the vast number of Doctor Who audiobooks, soundtracks and audio dramas that have been released over the last twelve months.

SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY

Richard Unwin leafs through some recent additions to the TARDIS bookshelf, and speaks to several of the authors who wrote them…

THE ULTIMATE WHOVIAN

Barnaby Eaton-Jones recalls his daughter’s role in Blue Peter’s quest to find the Ultimate Whovian.

ONCE UPON A DOCTOR

A brand-new Doctor? Check. A brand-new adventure? Definitely! Andalucia Armstrong-Squires chats to writer Alan Barnes and artist Lee Sullivan about how this epic story came about.

SET TO STUN

Let Jamie Lenman guide you around the Set to Stun Exhibition at Gunnersbury Park, a must for all lovers of classic Who and sci-fi.

DOCTOR HUE

A surprise highlight of the 60th anniversary celebrations was the chance to watch a new cut of the iconic sixties classic The Daleks, in full colour!

Into the ARCHIVE

For those of us left in awe by the wealth of material the BBC website gave us last November, we have the tireless researchers of the BBC Library and Curatorial Services to thank. Jason Quinn chats with digital archivist Helen Randle to find out more about their painstaking work.

Coming Soon In 2024

As far as anniversaries go, 2023 was pretty special. The danger is that things could feel a little flat after all that excitement. Don’t worry, flat is the last thing you’ll be feeling as we look to the future in 2024!