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Welcome

Back in 2007 I was fortunate enough to spend a day

Production Notes

The finale of Series 12 is almost upon us but, as showrunner Chris Chibnall explains, there’s still plenty to do…

Gallifrey Guardian

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

Galaxy Forum

We’re already over halfway through Series 12! However

WHO TUBE

This issue’s selection of Who-related videos…

ON TWITTER…

Your thoughts on Series 12 so far…

SUBSCRIPTIONS

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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… 1984 WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY

Without question, the Daleks’ first full appearance

ALSO THIS MONTH

Thursday the 23rd On the night that Nicola Bryant made

Public iMaGE

How is Doctor Who doing in the TV ratings? We have all the numbers…

The Complete Fifth Series

It’s now a decade since the Raggedy Doctor plummeted

At Childhood’s End

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We talk to the talents behind the upcoming Doctor Who releases.

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Over the last few years, several of the Tenth Doctor’s

Subterfuge

Of all the scripts that I’ve written, this one gave

THE Blogs of Doom

Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in the Doctor’s orbit…

Terror in the Sky

Inside the new animated version of The Faceless Ones

A Little Chaos is a Wonderful Thing

Sacha Dhawan is the Master! In this exclusive interview, Sacha reveals what attracts him to playing the villain, how he learnt to sympathise with a renegade Time Lord, and why he had to keep his casting a secret from Peter Capaldi…

SHOCK AND AWE

The guest stars in Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror included an actor who previously appeared in one of Doctor Who’s undisputed classics. “I’m like a kid with a train set,” says Robert Glenister.

Donald and Me

Peter Purves and Donald Tosh were Doctor Who contemporaries – but it would be another four decades before they really got to know each other.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREEN

Fifty years on from the first broadcast of Doctor Who and the Silurians, director Timothy Combe looks back on its turbulent production.

Can You Hear Me?

As Graham, Ryan and Yaz return to Sheffield, the Doctor’s investigations lead her to a hospital in 1380s Syria. Across both time zones, something sinister is stalking people’s nightmares…

The Haunting of Villa Diodati

At Lake Geneva in the summer of 1816, Lord Byron challenges Mary Shelley to come up with a ghost story. Eager to witness this moment in literary history, the Doctor and her friends arrive as some spine-chilling events unfold…

Ascension of the Cybermen

Anyone who’s been paying attention to Series 12 won’t be surprised to learn that the Cybermen are returning to challenge the Doctor and her friends. The sheer scale of the battle in the final two-parter has, however, not been revealed. Until now…

The Timeless Children

The shattering conclusion of Series 12 addresses a m ystery that has been lingering since the Thirteenth Doctor began her travels…

The Man Who Dre w Yesterday

A tribute to Bill Mevin, the artist who created some of the best-remembered Doctor Who comic strips of the 1960s.

STREET CRED

Roath Lock isn’t the only studio where episodes of Series 12 were recorded. And sometimes a foreign location can be chosen for less than obvious reasons. All of which became clear when Doctor Who Magazine spent two days on the set of Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror…

A Sense of History

Donald Tosh, the last remaining writer and story editor from the William Hartnell era, passed away on 3 December. He applied a meticulous and innovative approach to a role that was a highlight of his career.

The Daleks’ Master Plan

Exploring the hidden depths of Doctor Who’s most intriguing stories…