SERIES 11 COMPANIONS MANDIP GILL AND TOSIN COLE WRITE FOR DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE! READ THEIR DOCTOR WHO DIARY IN THE LATEST ISSUE.

Doctor Who Magazine 529 also includes:

• Meet the writers and directors of Series 11
• An interview with Roy Scammell, who was part of Doctor Who‘s stunt team in the 1970s
• The life and work of Don Harper, the composer responsible for the soundtrack to 1968 epic The Invasion
• Big Finish’s Lisa Bowerman answers questions from the TARDIS tin
• Games company Gale Force 9 reveal the background to Time of the Daleks
• A tribute to Alan Bennion, who played three Ice Warriors in the 1960s and 70s
• Part Six of The Clockwise War, a new comic strip adventure featuring the Doctor and Bill
• The Time Team watches three pseudo-historical Doctor Who stories
• The Fact of Fiction explores the 2013 Eleventh Doctor story Hide
• Third Doctor cosplay with Rob Lloyd
• Previews, audio, DVD and game reviews, news, The Blogs of Doom, prize-winning competitions and much, much more!
• PLUS a huge double-sided poster featuring the Doctor, Yasmin, Ryan and Graham.

DWM 529 is on sale from 23 August, priced £5.99.

There have been Doctor Who fans for as long as there has been Doctor Who. And like the show itself, fandom has spent decades evolving into a global phenomenon, with enthusiasts in such far-flung territories as the United States, China and New Zealand.

If you’re new to Doctor Who, or curious about the way its viewers are inspired by the programme, then this unique guide will tell you everything you need to know about television’s most devoted fans.

DWM Special 50 – The World of Doctor Who is on sale from Thursday 9 August, price £5.99. Also available from pocketmags.com

In the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, showrunner Chris Chibnall describes the meticulous preparations to reveal Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor in the original trailer. Despite all the secret plotting, the plan nearly came off the tracks when their cover was in danger of being blown by a wedding and a Velothon…

In the exclusive article, Chris recalls his anxiety:

In my mind I’m thinking: are we really doing this? A secret shoot, with only nine people involved? Will this work? Can we reveal the new Doctor this way? Are the BBC really going to put it out during the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final? Is it crazy? Will people even watch or notice? (Turns out, the answer to all those questions is yes).

Somewhere on a train, Jodie Whittaker is making her way towards us, having told people she’s off to make a low budget Scandinavian film this weekend.

Recce done, we hole up in a hotel. Some of us are checked in under fake names, I can’t work out whether that’s for security, or because we’re all enjoying the cloak and dagger. When I go to check in, I forget my fake name. I’m not very good at this.

The hotel is quiet. Great. As we walk across reception we notice lots of champagne glasses. The staff explain: preparations for the massive wedding reception that’s going to be happening tonight. Right. Uh-oh.

To get to the car tomorrow, Jodie will have to walk through this big reception, where the hungover wedding guests will be checking out in the morning. How do we get the new Doctor from her room to the car park, in the costume she’s wearing for the shoot, without anyone spotting? We’re just going to have to style it out.

Sunday morning. Jo Pearce (Social and Digital genius) has gone out early, done a dry run driving from the hotel to the location checking the route. And she comes back alarmed: there’s a Velothon on the route! Some of the roads are closed! Her brilliantly planned shortest possible route from hotel to location won’t work. What’s more, the car will be passing hundreds of cyclists. What if we have to stop at traffic lights? What if somebody looks in and sees the new Doctor? Hopefully Velothon cyclists will have other things to think about. We manage to smuggle the new Doctor into the back of Jo’s car. Hood up in the back, like she’s cosplaying The Matrix, sandwiched between two others.

The week rolls towards the Wimbledon final. Calls are made. Who needs to know the identity of the new Doctor before the rest of the world? Most importantly, Peter Capaldi. We set a time, I call him…

The full story revealing more details about the secrecy that went on, how the shoot happened and who else received those all-important calls is in the new issue of DWM.

Other highlights of issue 528 include:

• A visit to the archive of Doctor Who writer and script editor Douglas Adams
• Peter Purves answers questions from the TARDIS tin
• The untold story of Sky Ray ice lollies and Doctor Who, with images of rare 1960s memorabilia
• Behind the scenes on IDW’s distinctive range of American Doctor Who comics
• Graphic designer Lee Binding reveals what went into the packaging for the Season 12 Blu-ray box set
• The Time Team tackles three of Doctor Who’s most controversial episodes
• The Fact of Fiction explores the 2017 story Empress of Mars
• Seventh Doctor cosplay with Jamie Lenman
• Part Five of The Clockwise War, a new comic strip adventure featuring the Doctor and Bill
• Previews, audio reviews, news, The Blogs of Doom, prize-winning competitions and much more!

Doctor Who Magazine 528 is on sale Thursday 26 July, price £5.99.

DOCTOR WHO STARS WENDY PADBURY, CAROLE ANN FORD AND SOPHIE ALDRED TALK EXCLUSIVELY IN DWM!

Wendy Padbury, who played Second Doctor companion Zoe, recalls how the part she played in Doctor Who was ahead of its time: “She was a strong character for the period. I didn’t quite realise at the time … She thought she was cleverer than the Doctor, brighter. Zoe would never get offended by the Doctor; she knows she’s the brightest and doesn’t see what the problem is. I’ve met two or three people who became astrophysicists because of Zoe, and that’s quite a thing. It’s amazing how the show has that influence. Extraordinary.”

As her character returns for Big Finish’s Class, Sophie Aldred reflects on playing Ace alongside the Seventh Doctor: “I know some Doctor Who assistants weren’t happily served by their characters or by their writers, but I was so well served, at that early age, by everyone around me. I was given a lot of chance for my own input, I was allowed to make my own choices about how to play her, and that was amazing, when I think about being 24 and let loose on one of the most-loved programmes on TV. It gave me a lot of confidence, I think.”

Meanwhile, Carole Ann Ford, who played the First Doctor’s granddaughter Susan, says she would most like to meet… “Jodie Whittaker. I really would like to meet her. Wouldn’t it be fun?! What would I say to her? “Hello grandma!” Jodie’s got a very strong presence. I saw the moment she arrived [in Twice Upon a Time]… The TARDIS is spinning around in space now, but in my time, in the olden days, you could never have the doors of the TARDIS opening in space while it was in flight.

Also in this issue…

BACK TO SCHOOL
Class cast members Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Vivian Oparh and Jordan Renzo, and composer Blair Mowat, talk about the spin-off series’ new audio adventures at Big Finish.

LONDON, 1965!
An inside look at Twitch’s viewing marathon which is live-streaming over 500 episodes of Doctor Who‘s original 1963-89 run.

GLASGOW’S POLICE BOXES
One man’s mission to save the disappearing police boxes from the streets of Glasgow.

NEW DOCTORS
The third part of our series of articles looking back at the ways new Doctors have been introduced to the public.

WHO, ME
Australian comedian Rob Lloyd tells DWM about his Doctor Who themed show Who, Me.

THE MAN WHO SAVED THE DOCTOR
A tribute to Graham Strong, the man who made soundtrack recordings of 1960s Doctor Who.

THE CLOCKWISE WAR
Part Four of The Clockwise War, our new comic strip adventure featuring the Doctor and Bill, written by Scott Gray and illustrated by Martin Geraghty.

TIME TEAM
The Time Team takes a virtual trip to Gallifrey, watching three adventures set on the Doctor’s home planet: 1969’s The War Games, 1976’s The Deadly Assassin and 2015’s Hell Bent.

THE FACT OF FICTION
This issue’s Fact of Fiction delves into the 2010 Eleventh Doctor story The Vampires of Venice.

VORTEX MANIPULATOR
We show you how to make Captain Jack Harkness’ favourite gadget in a simple step-by-step guide.

PLUS…
The Blogs of Doom, previews, DVD and audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much, much more!

Doctor Who Magazine 527 is on sale from Thursday 28 June, price £5.99.

Doctor Who’s predictions of the future have depicted the destruction of planet Earth and the ultimate collapse of the universe. Alien superpowers have subjugated star systems and galactic empires have fallen, leaving only a few witnesses to the end of time itself. This lavish publication sets the TARDIS co-ordinates for a journey into this dangerous realm, exploring landmark episodes and meeting the talents who brought them to the screen.

Packed full of exclusive features, including a wealth of previously unseen images, this is the essential guide to the series’ greatest futuristic adventures.

The Essential Doctor Who: Adventures in the Future is on sale from 14 June 2018, priced £9.99. It’s also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com

TOM BAKER REVISITS HIS FIRST SERIES AS THE DOCTOR IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

As part of DWM’s detailed preview of the forthcoming Season 12 Blu-ray set, Tom Baker reflects on the role that changed his life. “You know, Doctor Who is nothing to do with science fiction,” he says. “It’s nothing to do with anything. It’s a bit like religion really, in that all you have to do is believe it. And I can believe any old nonsense.”

Also in this issue…

ROGER MURRAY-LEACH
An extensive interview with the production designer who achieved the impossible on Season 12 of
Doctor Who.

THE HOLMES MASTER PLAN
How Season 12 script editor Robert Holmes created a storytelling formula that continues to
influence the modern series.

KEVIN LINDSAY
The life and career of the Australian actor who played Styre in Season 12’s The Sontaran Experiment.

BREWING UP
The untold story of how Doctor Who led a marketing campaign for tea bags in 1976.

GEORGIA TENNANT
The actress talks about how her life has changed since she made her Doctor Who debut – and met
her future husband – in 2008.

JESSICA MARTIN
Jessica talks about illustrating her character Mags (from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy) for a new
Seventh Doctor comic.

NEW FACES
The second part of a series looking at how new Doctors have been introduced to the public.

THE TIME TEAM
It’s hankies at the ready as the Time Team watch tearjerking episodes from 1982, 2006 and 2010.

THE CLOCKWISE WAR
Part Three of a new comic strip adventure written by Scott Gray and illustrated by John Ross.

PLUS…
The Blogs of Doom, previews, DVD and audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much
more!

Doctor Who Magazine 526 is on sale from Thursday 31 May, price £5.99.