DWMSE 56

DWMSE 56
Release date:	16 December 2020
Editor:	Marcus Hearn
Publisher:	Panini Comics
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The 56th issue in a quarterly series of magazine releases by the publishers of Doctor Who Magazine from Panini UK.

Publisher's summary

Packed with all-new content and previously unseen images, DWM Special Edition 56: The 2021 Yearbook is the essential guide to an extraordinary year. Highlights include:

• Exclusive interviews with stars Jodie Whittaker (the Doctor), John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Mandip Gill (Yaz) and Tosin Cole (Ryan); guest stars Laura Fraser (Kane in Orphan 55), Anjli Mohindra (Queen Skithra in Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror) and Warren Brown and Matthew McNulty (Jake and Adam in Praxeus); and writers Ed Hime (Orphan 55) and Maxine Alderton (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)
• Analysis of all 10 episodes from the 2020 series, from Spyfall to The Timeless Children
• The inside story of the new YouTube series Daleks!
• Behind the scenes of the Radiophonic Workshop’s latest project
• Tributes to the Doctor Who luminaries who passed away during 2020

… and much more!

Contents

Interviews

• The Year of the Doctor

Jodie Whittaker tells Emily Cook how she's dealt with a year like no other.

• No Time to Die

John Barrowman talks to Emily Cook about keeping secrets - and keeping his famous character alive.

• Khan-Do Attitude

Mandip Gill talked to Emily Cook about new challenges for her character Yaz and a memorable location shoot.

• Life of Ryan

Tosin Cole spoke to Emily Cook about Spyfall at a press event in December 2019.

• What we did on our Holidays

Writer Ed Hime and actor Laura Fraser talk to Emily Cook about the making of Orphan 55.

• The Scorpion Queen

Anjli Mohindra talks to Emily Cook about returning to Doctor Who - and the Challenges of playing the Queen Skithra in Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror.

• The Lighthouse Family

Frank Sheahan tells Emily Cook about a top-secret location shoot.

• Urban Spaceman

Warren Brown and Matthew McNulty, who play on-screen partners Jake Willis and Adam Lang in Praxeus, tell Emily Cook about guest-sterring in Doctor Who.

• Best Mates

Buom Tihngang tells Emily Cook about the way he approached the role [of Tibo].

• Tales of the Dead

Maxine Alderton, the writer of The Haunting of Villa Diodati, talks to Claudia Boleyn.

• Animation of the Daleks

Peter Caddock and Jon Doyle show Emily Cook how they brought Daleks! to life.

Articles

• Spyfall Part One
• Spyfall Part Two
• Orphan 55
• Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
• Fugitive of the Judoon
• Praxeus
• Can You Hear Me?
• The Haunting of Villa Diodati
• Ascension of the Cybermen
• Latent Talent
• The Timeless Children
• Drawn to Donate
• In Memoriam
• "You are the Timeless Child"

Credits

• Editor: Marcus Hearn
• Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
• Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
• Designer: Mike Jones
• Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
• Special Thanks: Jonathan Rigby

Panini UK Ltd

• Managing Director: 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: Jess Bell

BBC Studios, UK Publishing

• Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
• Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
• Head of Publishing: Mandy Thwaites
• Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan
• UK Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik

Notes

• Buom is misspelt as "Boum" throughout the Best Mates interview.