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The 598th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated January 2024.
This issue featured incoming Doctor Ncuti Gatwa on the cover in costume for the first time after his debut on issue 578 and thus continued the trend of having "is the Doctor" written on it.
This was the first issue in over a year to not feature a part of the comic story Liberation of the Daleks [+]Alan Barnes, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2022-2023)., which began in issue #583 and ended in the previous issue. The comic story of this issue would be set between the TV episodes The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023). and Wild Blue Yonder [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023)..
Contents
Interviews
- Alien Superstar - The incoming Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, gives his first DWM interview to Benjamin Cook, providing a deep dive into his life and that of his incarnation of the Time Lord.
- Sunday Best - Jason Quinn catches up with two key supporting actors from the new series - Michelle Greenidge and Angela Wynter, playing Ruby Sunday's mother Carla and grandmother Cherry - to discuss life in the Sunday family.
- My Old Soldier - From location filming for Wild Blue Yonder [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023). in May 2022, Bernard Cribbins gives his last-ever interview with Benjamin Cook to talk about his time as Wilfred Mott.
Articles
- Preview: The Giggle - Jason Quinn previews the final instalment of the 2023 specials, heralding the return of the Toymaker and the Fourteenth Doctor's regeneration into the Fifteenth.
- Preview: The Church on Ruby Road - Jason Quinn previews the 2023 Christmas Special: the first full adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and introducing a new companion, Ruby Sunday.
- Extras Terrestrial - In the first part of a new deep dive, Robbie Dunlop looks into the acting agency that supplied many of the extras that appeared in 1960s Doctor Who.
- The Diary of the Meep - Emily Cook writes a diary of her time lodging with Miriam Margolyes as she records her lines as the Meep in The Star Beast [+]Russell T Davies, adapted from Doctor Who and the Star Beast (Pat Mills and John Wagner), Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023). in October 2022.
- Further Than We've Ever Gone Before - Emily Cook goes behind the scenes on Wild Blue Yonder [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023). to discover the technical expertise needed to provide its many varied special effects.
- The DWM Christmas Quiz
Galaxy Forum
Readers discuss reactions to Destination: Skaro [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who (BBC One, 2023)., Tales of the TARDIS, and building a Doctor Who collection.
Letter from the Showrunner
Russell T Davies' Doctor Who-inspired 12 Days of Christmas returns, providing hints and reveals towards Ncuti Gatwa's era of the show - just like it did the previous year.
Production Diary
Scott Handcock provides an update as filming starts on Series 15 and the post-production of the 2023 specials and Series 14 from 16 October to 1 November 2023.
Time and Space Visualiser
- This Month In... 1982
Monday 4 January: The Fifth Doctor's era begins with the airing of Castrovalva [+]Christopher H. Bidmead, Doctor Who season 19 (BBC1, 1982). Part One, moving the show away from Saturdays for the first time in its history, while Scottish fans get to catch the episode as early as 3:30 pm due to scheduling conflicts.
Comic strip
- Untitled [+]Alan Barnes, DWM Comics (Panini Comics, 2023).
- Story: Alan Barnes
- Art: Lee Sullivan
- Colours: James Offredi
- Lettering: Roger Langridge
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
Memory Worm
1980s director Andrew Morgan is tested by Alistair McGown on how much he can remember of his history with Doctor Who.
The Fact of Fiction
- Hell Bent [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).
Reviews
- Audio: Audacity, Rogue Encounters, Broken Hearts [+]Lisa McMullin, All of Time and Space (The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles, Big Finish Productions, 2023).
- Blu-ray/DVD: The Underwater Menace [+]Geoffrey Orme, Doctor Who season 4 (BBC1, 1967).
- Book: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Frazer Hines, Mike Tucker and Steve Cole, adapted from The Evil of the Daleks (David Whitaker), BBC Books novelisations (BBC Books, 2023).
- Action figures: The Deadly Assassin, History of the Daleks #15, History of the Daleks #16/#17
Competitions
- Win Series 1-4 Blu-ray box set
- Win In the Bleak Midwinter audio drama
- Win The Cuckoo [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW. audiobook
- Win Liberation of the Daleks [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW. graphic novel
- Win The Romanov Project [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW. audiobook
Other Worlds
- Seven and the Ragged Timeline - Previewing The Last Day 1, the latest instalment of The Seventh Doctor Adventures audio series from Big Finish Productions, leading up to the end of the Seventh Doctor's life.
- Galactic Personae: Valarie Lockwood - Detailing the life of the Eleventh Doctor's part-cyborg companion ahead of her next appearance in The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles audio series, Everywhere and Anywhere.
- In the Green Room with... Ronny Jhutti - The Danny Bartock actor chats about returning for Oracle [+]Ash Darby, Torchwood (Big Finish Productions, 2023)., the conclusion of Torchwood - Monthly Range's Ood trilogy on audio.
- Six of the Best: Snowbound Stories - Writer Roy Gill chooses his favourite chilly moments as The Eighth Doctor Adventures face tales In the Bleak Midwinter on audio.
- A Christmas Kraal - Previewing Ten Days of Christmas [+]Steve Cole, Penguin Books (2023)., a short story collection of Tenth Doctor Christmas tales.
- Case Closed? - Previewing the next instalment of The War Doctor Begins on audio, Enemy Mine.
Additional information
This issue is accompanied by a free download of the 2016 Novel Adaptations audio story Cold Fusion [+]Lance Parkin, adapted from Cold Fusion (Lance Parkin), Novel Adaptations (Big Finish Productions, 2016)., a supplement reprinting the entirety of the Doctor Who and the Star Beast [+]Pat Mills and John Wagner, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1980). 1980 comic story, and a double-sided poster.
Credits
- Editor: Jason Quinn
- Art Editor: Mike Jones
- Deputy Editor: Richard Atkinson
- Managing Director: Chris Clover
- Consultant: Mike Riddell
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
- Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
- Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
- BBC Studios, UK Publishing
- Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
- Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
- Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
- Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan
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