EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JODIE WHITTAKER IN ISSUE 516 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE!

Jodie Whittaker shares her feelings about becoming the Thirteenth Doctor…

Jodie says: “Chris [Chibnall] wouldn’t have cast me as the Doctor because he wanted me to repeat anything that had gone before. And I think as a fan you don’t want to watch something that’s an imitation of something that’s gone before. Or what would be the point of recasting?”

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE…

• CASTING JODIE

DWM asks what the arrival of Jodie Whittaker means for the future of Doctor Who.

• MONSTERS INC

We go inside the workshop of Millennium FX, with previously unseen designs and photographs from the making of the 2017 series.

• NOW WE ARE SIX HUNDRED

Former showrunner Russell T Davies talks about his illustrations for BBC Books’ collection of Doctor Who poetry.

• NICHOLAS BRIGGS AND THE CYBERMEN

Nicholas Briggs reveals the secrets of giving voice to the Mondasian Cybermen.

• HANK MARVIN

Legendary Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin discusses his surprising links to the Doctor Who theme.

• THE AZTECS

Take a fresh look at the 1964 classic The Aztecs in The Fact of Fiction.

• TREVOR BAXTER TRIBUTE

We pay tribute to the late Trevor Baxter, who played Professor Litefoot in 1977’s The Talons of Weng-Chiang, with contributions from Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Christopher Benjamin, Lisa Bowerman and more…

• THE PARLIAMENT OF FEAR

A brand-new comic strip adventure continues for the Doctor and Bill.

• TRAIL OF A TIME LORD

An exclusive extract from Red, White and Who, the forthcoming book about the history of the series in the United States.

• PLUS! Previews, book and audio reviews, news, the Watcher’s column, prize-winning competitions and much, much more.

Doctor Who Magazine 516 is on sale from Thursday 24 August, price £5.99.