Inside this issue

• Previews of the new episodes broadcast this month. Russell T Davies talks about 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble, we reveal a tantalising glimpse at the recording of Rogue, and whet your appetite for season finale The Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death.
• Jonathan Groff talks about his role in Rogue and his first impressions of watching An Unearthly Child…
• A day in the life of Wolf Studios… join DWM on the set of Space Babies…
• Script to Screen on realising the Baby Station crew.
• Behind the scenes on The Devil’s Chord – including contributions from actors who played the Beatles, Jinkx Monsoon, Russell T Davies, Murray Gold… plus Shirley Ballas and Johannes!
• We catch up with recurring guest star Susan Twist.
• Steven Moffat discusses some of the philosophical ideas at the heart of Boom…
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies reports from New York as he publicises the return of Doctor Who in the US.
• “Are You My Mummy?” Nineteen years on, Time-Space Visualiser looks back at the series’ first meme…
• Loose Ends – this month we expand upon the Twelfth Doctor’s Regency adventures.
• The Fact of Fiction – a scene-by-scene look back at First Doctor story The Rescue.
• The first part of a brand-new comic strip featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

PLUS!

• Gallifrey Guardian – meet the new companion, played by Varada Sethu!
• Reviewed: the animated Celestial Toymaker on DVD and Blu-ray, and all the latest audio releases.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Win Blu-rays and the latest audio releases!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 604 is on sale Thursday 23 May  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).

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