DWM 574

This issue covered the recently discovered script for the Mind of the Hodiac an unproduced TV story written by Russell T Davies, which had been adapted into the audio story of the same name.

Contents

Interviews

• Meeting of Minds: Paul Kirkley talks to Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Scott Handcock, Emily Cook, and Russell T Davies about Big Finish Productions' audio adaptation of Russell's unproduced TV story, Mind of the Hodiac.
• Journey's End: Part one of Paul Kirkley's chat with Doctor Who's outgoing executive producer, Matt Strevens, about his time on the show.
• The Key to Time: Jonathan Helm chats to Ben Pickles about the creation of his digital effects during the Thirteenth Doctor's era.
• Designs of the Zodiak: Tamsie Thomas and Myfanwy Harris from Zodiak VFX chat to Jonathan Helm about their award-winning visual work on Doctor Who since Series 12.
• Play It Again: Tim Worthington chats to Doctor Who fan Jess Jurkovic about his YouTube project which pays tribute to Dudley Simpson.

Articles

• Lens Flair: Oliver Lake pays tribute to Doctor Who director Michael Ferguson, who died in October 2021.
• Harbouring Ambitions: Paul Hayes looks back at the build-up to the announcement of Doctor Who's TV comeback in 2003, and how Russell T Davies' revival nearly entered production as far back as 1998.

Galaxy Forum

Readers discuss their reactions to Eve of the Daleks, pay tribute to Chris Achilleos, and describe getting involved in Time Fracture.

Public Image

Stats and viewing figures analysed for Eve of the Daleks.

Collectivity

• Trading cards

The Fact of Fiction

• The Romans

Apocrypha

• Invasion of the Daleks

Comic strip

• Hydra's Gate - Part One

Story: Jacqueline Rayner

Art: Russ Leach

Lettering: Roger Langridge

Editors: Marcus Hearn & Jason Quinn

• The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer
• Dalek Planetarium (reprint)

Reviews

• Audio: Charlotte Pollard: The Further Adventuress, Peladon, Warbringer, Time and the Rani, London, 1965

Competitions

• Win Old Friends audio drama
• Win The Lone Centurion: Volume Two audio drama
• Win The Annihilators audio drama
• Win Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen audiobook
• Win Short Trips: Volume 11 audiobook

Coming Soon

• Audio: Solo, Protectors of Time, Sleeper Agents

Credits

• Editor: Marcus Hearn
• Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
• Art Editor: Peri Godbold
• Design: Paul Taylor
• Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook

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