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The '''611th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was cover dated [[Winter]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. | The '''611th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was cover dated [[Winter]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. | ||
This issue was dedicated to the upcoming [[Christmas Special]] {{cs|Joy to the World (TV story)}}, and had the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] on the cover in a dressing gown, reading a [[newspaper]]. The text light cover displayed the [[Time Hotel]] from said episode, as background. | This issue was dedicated to the upcoming [[Christmas Special]], {{cs|Joy to the World (TV story)}}, and had the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] on the cover in a dressing gown, reading a [[newspaper]]. The text light cover displayed the [[Time Hotel]] from said episode, as background. | ||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
=== Interviews === | === Interviews === | ||
'' | ''None this issue'' | ||
=== Articles === | === Articles === | ||
'' | * ''Preview: [[Joy to the World (TV story)|Joy to the World]]'' - [[Tom Spilsbury]] previews the [[2024 (releases)|2024]] [[Christmas Special]], guest-starring [[Nicola Coughlan]] as companion stand-in [[Joy Almondo]] and marking the Christmas return of former showrunner [[Steven Moffat]]. | ||
* ''Preview: [[The War Games in Colour (TV story)|The War Games]]'' - [[Jason Quinn]] previews the brand-new edited colourisation of the [[Second Doctor]]'s epic finale story, cut down from ten episodes to just 90 minutes and with some new surprises. | |||
* ''Welcome to Christmas!'' - [[Andalucia Armstrong-Squires]] highlights the best ''Doctor Who'' [[Christmas]]es, including the regular episodes set at Christmas. | |||
* ''It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas!'' - [[Richard Unwin]] breaks down some of his favourite festive-inspired audio adventures from [[Big Finish Productions]], past and present. | |||
* ''Books, Bath and Beyond!'' - Richard Unwin visits the Bath Children's Literature Festival, where [[Janet Fielding]], [[Ingrid Oliver]], and [[Sophie Aldred]] were amongst the alumni discussing their latest ''Doctor Who'' stories for families. | |||
* ''Arcadia Awaits'' - [[Alex Moore]] reports from the Arcadia convention in [[Cardiff]], a one-day, fan-run event celebrating the show's modern era. | |||
* ''The Power of the Doctor'' - [[Lillian Crawford]] from the Autism Through Cinema podcast investigates ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s connections to and portrayals of neurodivergent behaviour from the beginning. | |||
* ''O Come All Ye Faithful'' - A look back through the history of Christmas as covered by ''Doctor Who Magazine'' itself - or rather, how little coverage it used to get in the classic era. | |||
* ''Behind the Curtain'' - [[Robbie Dunlop]] meets [[Benedict Martin]] to discuss his father [[Trevor Martin|Trevor]] playing [[The Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|the Doctor]] on-stage in {{cs|Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)}} on its 50th anniversary, plus some recollections from audience members who were there. | |||
* ''The DWM Christmas Quiz'' | |||
=== Russell T Davies === | === Russell T Davies === | ||
'' | The showrunner brings back his annual ''Doctor Who''-inspired 12 Days of Christmas to hint at what's to come for [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 2]] and ''[[The War Between the Land and the Sea (series)|The War Between the Land and the Sea]]''. | ||
=== Galaxy Forum === | === Galaxy Forum === | ||
'' | ''DWM'' readers discuss [[Dursley McLinden]], the last issue's interview with [[Philip Hinchcliffe]], the showrunners' opinions, and many other goings-on in the ''Who'' fandom. | ||
=== Stasis Cube === | |||
* Time: [[Thursday]], [[6 July (production)|6 July]] [[2006 (production)|2006]] | |||
* Place: Roof of International Press Centre, Shoe Lane, [[London]] | |||
[[Simon Guerrier]] analyses the filming of the scene where the [[Tenth Doctor]] gives a [[bio-damper]] ring to [[Donna Noble]] in {{cs|The Runaway Bride (TV story)}} - the first full scene filmed for the future companion, somehow not leaked to the press. | |||
=== Who & Me === | |||
[[Beth Axford]] chats with [[Anneke Wills]] about her history with ''Doctor Who'' and what it means to her. | |||
=== Time and Space Visualiser === | === Time and Space Visualiser === | ||
* This Month In... | * This Month In... [[1984 (releases)|1984]] | ||
=== | [[Monday]] [[24 December (production)|24 December]]: The final episode of [[BBC One|BBC1]]'s TV adaptation of ''The Box of Delights'' airs, starring [[Patrick Troughton]], bringing back his magic previously seen as the [[Second Doctor]]. | ||
'' | |||
=== Fantrap! === | |||
* ''This could be the start of something beautiful!'' - [[Alison Zrada]] attempts to find a middle ground between casual ''Who'' fans and confessed obsessives like herself. | |||
=== Comic strip === | === Comic strip === | ||
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:'''Lettering:''' [[Roger Langridge]] | :'''Lettering:''' [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
:'''Editor:''' [[Marcus Hearn]] | :'''Editor:''' [[Marcus Hearn]] | ||
* {{cs| | * ''[[The Daft Dimension (series)|The Daft Dimension]]'': {{cs|Christmas on Skaro! (comic story)}} by [[Lew Stringer]] | ||
=== The Fact of Fiction === | |||
{{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}} | |||
=== Shelf Life === | === Shelf Life === | ||
'' | * '''Book''': {{cs|The Gold Archive (anthology)}}, {{cs|Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children (novel)}}, {{cs|Eden Rebellion (novel)}} | ||
* '''Audio''': ''[[Reflections (audio anthology)|Reflections]]'', {{cs|The Quintessence (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Hollow Choir (audio story)}} | |||
* '''Model''': [[Fifteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] | |||
=== Competitions === | === Competitions === | ||
'' | * Win ''[[The Collection]]: [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]]'' Blu-ray box set | ||
* Win [[Bi-generation]] [[The Doctor|Doctors]] vinyl figures | |||
* Win {{cs|Monstrous Beauty (graphic novel)}} comic collection | |||
* Win ''[[Deadly Strangers (audio anthology)|Deadly Strangers]]'' audio drama | |||
* Win ''[[Unknown Soldiers (audio anthology)|Unknown Soldiers]]'' audio drama | |||
=== Other Worlds === | === Other Worlds === | ||
'' | * ''Fandom of the Opera'' - Previewing ''[[Deadly Strangers (audio anthology)|Deadly Strangers]]'', the latest box set of ''[[The Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' on audio, featuring the return of the [[Mara]] and the first ever new script from [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]] writer [[Matthew Jacobs]]. | ||
* ''Galactic Personae: The [[Movellan]]s'' - Detailing the android warriors ahead of their return, battling the young [[War Doctor]] in the second volume of ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor Rises]]'' on audio, ''[[Unknown Soldiers (audio anthology)|Unknown Soldiers]]''. | |||
* ''In the Green Room with... [[Neve McIntosh]] and [[Dan Starkey]]'' - The [[Vastra]] and [[Strax]] actors discuss writing for the [[Paternoster Gang]] in the third volume of their ''[[The Paternoster Gang (audio series)|Trespassers]]'' series on audio, ''[[No Place Like Home (audio anthology)|No Place Like Home]]''. | |||
* ''Six of the Best: Present-Day Horrors'' - Visual effects designer and writer [[Mike Tucker]] lists his favourite invasions of modern [[Earth]] ahead of his [[Seventh Doctor]] ''[[Audio Originals]]'' episode, ''[[House of Plastic (audio story)|House of Plastic]]'', featuring the [[Auton]]s. | |||
* ''Resident Medieval'' - Previewing ''[[The Curse of Time (audio story)|The Curse of Time]]'', a special release in ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' on audio made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | |||
* ''Scary Christmas'' - Previewing ''[[Reflect (audio story)|Reflect]]'', the latest ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' audio episode, features some [[Christmas]] ghost stories from [[Ace]] and [[St John Colchester]]. | |||
=== Loose Ends === | === Loose Ends === | ||
* ''[[Loose Ends 10: | * ''[[Loose Ends 10: The Five Doctors (short story)|10: The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
: Words by [[Jonathan Morris]] | : Words by [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
: Illustrations by [[Roger Langridge]] | : Illustrations by [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
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:[[BBC Studios]], UK Publishing | :[[BBC Studios]], UK Publishing | ||
* | * SVP Global Licensing: [[Stephen Davies]] | ||
* Global Director, Magazines: [[Mandy Thwaites]] | * Global Director, Magazines: [[Mandy Thwaites]] | ||
* Compliance Manager: [[Cameron K McEwan|Cameron McEwan]] | * Compliance Manager: [[Cameron K McEwan|Cameron McEwan]] | ||
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[[File:DWM 611 - Unreleased.jpg|thumb|Unreleased cover]] | [[File:DWM 611 - Unreleased.jpg|thumb|Unreleased cover]] | ||
* Before release, the text light variant of the cover used the same background as the text cover to disguise the background, the [[Time Hotel]] seen in {{cs|Joy to the World (TV story)}}. | * Before release, the text light variant of the cover used the same background as the text cover to disguise the background, the [[Time Hotel]] seen in {{cs|Joy to the World (TV story)}}. | ||
* This issue came with four A4 art cards: one featuring a colourised photo of the [[Second Doctor]] and a group of enemies in promotion of ''[[The War Games in Colour (TV story)|The War Games in Colour]]'', one of the [[Eighth Doctor]] on-stage for {{cs|The Stuff of Legend (stage play)}}, and two based around {{cs|The Time Hotel (illustration)}} from {{cs|Joy to the World (TV story)}}. | |||
{{DWM issues}} | {{DWM issues}} | ||
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The 611th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated Winter 2024.
This issue was dedicated to the upcoming Christmas Special, Joy to the World [+]Loading...["Joy to the World (TV story)"], and had the Fifteenth Doctor on the cover in a dressing gown, reading a newspaper. The text light cover displayed the Time Hotel from said episode, as background.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]
None this issue
Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Preview: Joy to the World - Tom Spilsbury previews the 2024 Christmas Special, guest-starring Nicola Coughlan as companion stand-in Joy Almondo and marking the Christmas return of former showrunner Steven Moffat.
- Preview: The War Games - Jason Quinn previews the brand-new edited colourisation of the Second Doctor's epic finale story, cut down from ten episodes to just 90 minutes and with some new surprises.
- Welcome to Christmas! - Andalucia Armstrong-Squires highlights the best Doctor Who Christmases, including the regular episodes set at Christmas.
- It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas! - Richard Unwin breaks down some of his favourite festive-inspired audio adventures from Big Finish Productions, past and present.
- Books, Bath and Beyond! - Richard Unwin visits the Bath Children's Literature Festival, where Janet Fielding, Ingrid Oliver, and Sophie Aldred were amongst the alumni discussing their latest Doctor Who stories for families.
- Arcadia Awaits - Alex Moore reports from the Arcadia convention in Cardiff, a one-day, fan-run event celebrating the show's modern era.
- The Power of the Doctor - Lillian Crawford from the Autism Through Cinema podcast investigates Doctor Who's connections to and portrayals of neurodivergent behaviour from the beginning.
- O Come All Ye Faithful - A look back through the history of Christmas as covered by Doctor Who Magazine itself - or rather, how little coverage it used to get in the classic era.
- Behind the Curtain - Robbie Dunlop meets Benedict Martin to discuss his father Trevor playing the Doctor on-stage in Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)"] on its 50th anniversary, plus some recollections from audience members who were there.
- The DWM Christmas Quiz
Russell T Davies[[edit] | [edit source]]
The showrunner brings back his annual Doctor Who-inspired 12 Days of Christmas to hint at what's to come for Season 2 and The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Galaxy Forum[[edit] | [edit source]]
DWM readers discuss Dursley McLinden, the last issue's interview with Philip Hinchcliffe, the showrunners' opinions, and many other goings-on in the Who fandom.
Stasis Cube[[edit] | [edit source]]
Simon Guerrier analyses the filming of the scene where the Tenth Doctor gives a bio-damper ring to Donna Noble in The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"] - the first full scene filmed for the future companion, somehow not leaked to the press.
Who & Me[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beth Axford chats with Anneke Wills about her history with Doctor Who and what it means to her.
Time and Space Visualiser[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This Month In... 1984
Monday 24 December: The final episode of BBC1's TV adaptation of The Box of Delights airs, starring Patrick Troughton, bringing back his magic previously seen as the Second Doctor.
Fantrap![[edit] | [edit source]]
- This could be the start of something beautiful! - Alison Zrada attempts to find a middle ground between casual Who fans and confessed obsessives like herself.
Comic strip[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Monster Makers [+]Loading...["The Monster Makers (comic story)"], Part Four
- Story: Alan Barnes
- Art: Mike Collins
- Colours: James Offredi
- Lettering: Roger Langridge
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
- The Daft Dimension: Christmas on Skaro! [+]Loading...["Christmas on Skaro! (comic story)"] by Lew Stringer
The Fact of Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"]
Shelf Life[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Book: The Gold Archive [+]Loading...["The Gold Archive (anthology)"], Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children [+]Loading...["Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children (novel)"], Eden Rebellion [+]Loading...["Eden Rebellion (novel)"]
- Audio: Reflections, The Quintessence [+]Loading...["The Quintessence (audio story)"], The Hollow Choir [+]Loading...["The Hollow Choir (audio story)"]
- Model: Fifteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver
Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Win The Collection: Season 2 Blu-ray box set
- Win Bi-generation Doctors vinyl figures
- Win Monstrous Beauty [+]Loading...["Monstrous Beauty (graphic novel)"] comic collection
- Win Deadly Strangers audio drama
- Win Unknown Soldiers audio drama
Other Worlds[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fandom of the Opera - Previewing Deadly Strangers, the latest box set of The Eighth Doctor Adventures on audio, featuring the return of the Mara and the first ever new script from TV movie writer Matthew Jacobs.
- Galactic Personae: The Movellans - Detailing the android warriors ahead of their return, battling the young War Doctor in the second volume of The War Doctor Rises on audio, Unknown Soldiers.
- In the Green Room with... Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey - The Vastra and Strax actors discuss writing for the Paternoster Gang in the third volume of their Trespassers series on audio, No Place Like Home.
- Six of the Best: Present-Day Horrors - Visual effects designer and writer Mike Tucker lists his favourite invasions of modern Earth ahead of his Seventh Doctor Audio Originals episode, House of Plastic, featuring the Autons.
- Resident Medieval - Previewing The Curse of Time, a special release in The Fourth Doctor Adventures on audio made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fourth Doctor.
- Scary Christmas - Previewing Reflect, the latest Torchwood - Monthly Range audio episode, features some Christmas ghost stories from Ace and St John Colchester.
Loose Ends[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Words by Jonathan Morris
- Illustrations by Roger Langridge
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editor: Jason Quinn
- Art Editor: Mike Jones
- Deputy Editor: Richard Atkinson
- Managing Director: Chris Clover
- Consultant: Mike Riddell
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Publishing Manager: Simon Frith
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
- Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
- Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
- BBC Studios, UK Publishing
- SVP Global Licensing: Stephen Davies
- Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
- Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Before release, the text light variant of the cover used the same background as the text cover to disguise the background, the Time Hotel seen in Joy to the World [+]Loading...["Joy to the World (TV story)"].
- This issue came with four A4 art cards: one featuring a colourised photo of the Second Doctor and a group of enemies in promotion of The War Games in Colour, one of the Eighth Doctor on-stage for The Stuff of Legend [+]Loading...["The Stuff of Legend (stage play)"], and two based around The Time Hotel [+]Loading...["The Time Hotel (illustration)"] from Joy to the World [+]Loading...["Joy to the World (TV story)"].
