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Production NOTES

Showrunner CHRIS CHIBNALL reflects on an emotional day at Roath Lock Studios

That’s a Wrap!

The latest official news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe

TARDIS Den

Building the den. The TARDIS is set to

The Seventh Doctor Adventures

Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford are set to

Who Adventures

A new book about the Doctor Who

► Christmas Countdown

Hero Collector’s Doctor Who TARDIS advent calendar

► The Long Game

The inside story of Doctor Who’s journey back

Galaxy Forum

Your views on the world of Doctor Who

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WHO TUBE

This issue’s selection of Who-related videos

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…

COMIC STRIP

THE HALLOWEEN APOCALYPSE

Our verdict on the latest episodes and products

WAR OF THE SONTARANS

FLUX: CHAPTER TWO

Galaxy 4

Top: Vicki and the Chumblies in the new

Audio Frequencies

Reviewed this issue The Doctor Chronicles:

Torchwood: The Red List

I n recent times, Big Finish’s monthly Torchwood

The Ashes of Eternity

Audiobook Featuring The Ninth Doctor and Rose Written

Doctor Who: The Official Annual 2022

Book BBC Children’s Books Written and designed by

Competitions

Your chance to bag the latest Who goodies!

Coming Soon …

We talk to the talents behind the upcoming Doctor Who releases

The Year of Martha Jones

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Karen of Troi

Inset left: Deanna Troi (Marina Sertis) in Star

Stranded 3

RELEASED December BIG FINISH RRP £19.99 (digital) Comprises:

Upcoming Releases

AUDIOS DECEMBER RELEASES Stranded 3 [Eighth Doctor]

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Battles in Time

With the universe unravelling and time running wild, what terrors and thrills lie in store as Flux continues? Here, Doctor Who’s executive producers, its stars and its incoming director explain how I would say the storytelling – they’re pushing the series in new directions

Shaggy Dog Story

A n undisputed star of the first two

A Town Called Mersey

I f Sheffield was the centre of the

BLUE MEANIE

PAUL KIRKLEY meets ROCHENDA SANDALL , who leapt at the chance to play Series 13 supervillain Azure. But are the Ravagers actually evil – or just misunderstood?

SWARM ENEMY

Series 13’s lord of misrule is the latest in a distinguished line of screen villains for SAM SPRUELL. But he assures PAUL KIRKLEY that he’s a nice guy really

AMAZING SPACES

DAFYDD SHURMER, Doctor Who’s production designer, takes PAUL KIRKLEY on a tour of the Series 13 universe

KARVANISTA’S LUPARI SHIP

“ “T hat was the first thing

THE TEMPLE OF ATROPOS

Top left and above: Concept art of the

OUTPOST ROSE

Right above: Concept art of Outpost Rose showing

SONTARAN SHIP

Left: Concept art of the Sontaran ship interior.

MARY SEACOLE’S BRITISH HOTEL

“ “I really love period drama, period research.

WILLIAMSON’S TUNNELS

Top left: Joseph Williamson (Steve Oram) argues with

FLUX-IMPACTED TARDIS

“W e were trying to think of the

RISEN

The trailer for the new Season 17 Blu-ray box set explores an overlooked piece of Doctor Who history. Writer and director PETE McTIGHE describes how he made a chilling return to the planet Skaro…

BACK WITH A BANG

JONATHAN MORRIS continues his personal view of the strategies employed to relaunch and publicise Doctor Who. How was the series sold to a new audience in 2005? And how has it been promoted in more recent years?

The Five Faces of DOCTOR WHO

Forty years ago, BBC2 treated viewers to some rare glimpses of Doctor Who’s distant past. This repeat season would have a profound impact on the series, as CHRIS BENTLEY explains

Planet of Fire

Revealing the secrets of the Doctor’s adventures – scene by scene

Essential INFO

Above from top: Director Fiona Cumming; Nicola Bryant

PERI PHRASING

Above: Peri on the planet Sarn. P eri

IMPERIAL COLLEGE

References to Turlough being a presumably posh scion