Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 609

Issue 609 of Doctor Who Magazine is released today. 

Inside this issue

• Eighth Doctor PAUL McGANN and companion INDIA FISHER talk about their roles and their wider Doctor Who career in a break from rehearsing for the live performances of audio play The Stuff of Legend.

• RUSSELL T DAVIES brings us an update on Ncuti Gatwa’s second series…

• THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA – an exclusive preview of this Doctor Who spin-off including a message from producer Edo Ferretti, and executive producer Phil Collinson on the cast.

• Monster magic! The performers behind the creatures stalking the latest Doctor Who Prom share their experiences with DWM.

• Script to Screen on the episode Boom – discover the design process behind the deadly Villengard ambulance.

• The Fact of Fiction – It’s been an endless source of fascination for DWM over the years – Alan Barnes scrutinises the Fifth Doctor two-parter Black Orchid.

• This Month In… 1977. Find out the newspapers’ initial reaction to K9!

• Stand-up comedian Alison Zrada considers the pitfalls of leaving home to travel with the Doctor… 

• Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

SEASON 25 BLU-RAY – SPECIAL FEATURES!

• A story-by-story guide to the reimagined versions of Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol, Silver Nemesis and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy included in the forthcoming Season 25 Blu-ray release.

• A look back at daytime TV’s celebration of the 25th Anniversary.

• We talk to producer Eric Luskin about the documentary – that he made for the New Jersey Network in the eighties – covering the making of Silver Nemesis…

• Rounding up our coverage of Season 25, we speak to Dick Fiddy and Justin Johnson about the BFI screening of The Happiness Patrol.

Regular features

• Gallifrey Guardian – the latest news from the Whoniverse.

• Shelf Life – including reviews of the latest books and audio releases.

• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.

• Prizes to be won including the new Season 25 Blu-ray box set, The Gold Archive hardback and a new audio adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 609 is on sale Thursday 10 October  from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). The print issue also includes he latest addition to the Target Books range – The Evil of the Daleks by Frazer Hines

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.