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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|image= DWM_540.jpg
|image = DWM_540.jpg
|cover date= [[August (releases)|August]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|cover date= [[August (releases)|August]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|release date= [[27 June (releases)|27 June]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|release date= [[27 June (releases)|27 June]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|format= 84 pages, bound
|format = 84 pages, bound
|editor= [[Marcus Hearn]]
|editor = [[Marcus Hearn]]
|publisher= [[Panini Comics]]
|publisher = [[Panini Comics]]
}}'''''Doctor Who Magazine'' {{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|3|}}''' was the issue of [[Doctor Who Magazine|the magazine]] cover-dated [[August (releases)|August]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. This issue marked 100 years since the birth of actor [[Jon Pertwee]] and 50 years since his casting as the [[Third Doctor]]. It primarily focused on the Third Doctor era of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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The '''540th issue''' of [[Doctor Who Magazine]] was cover dated [[August (releases)|August]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]].


Primarily [[Third Doctor]] themed, this issue marked 100 years since the birth of actor [[Jon Pertwee]] and 50 years since his casting as the Third Doctor. As of July 2024, this is also the final issue to contain [[The Time Team]] as a feature.
== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Profiles / Interviews ===
=== Profiles / Interviews ===
* [[Sean Pertwee]]
* [[Sean Pertwee]]
* [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Jon Pertwee]] (part one)
: Highlights from a rediscovered question and answer session from the first [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] convention in 1977, moderated by [[Jeremy Bentham]]
: Highlights from a rediscovered question and answer session from the first [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]] convention in 1977, moderated by [[Jeremy Bentham]]
* [[Barry Letts]]
* [[Barry Letts]]
: An interview conducted in 2008 which has been published for the first time
: An interview conducted in 2008 which has been published for the first time
* [[Howard Burden]]
* [[Howard Burden]] (part two)


=== Comic strip ===
=== Comic strip ===
* ''[[The Power of the Mobox (comic story)|The Power of the Mobox]]''
* ''[[The Power of the Mobox (comic story)|The Power of the Mobox]]'' Part One
:'''Story:''' [[Scott Gray]]
:'''Story:''' [[Scott Gray]]
:'''Art:''' Scott Gray
:'''Art:''' Scott Gray
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:'''Letters:''' [[Roger Langridge]]
:'''Letters:''' [[Roger Langridge]]
:'''Editors:''' [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] & [[Marcus Hearn]]
:'''Editors:''' [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] & [[Marcus Hearn]]
* ''[[The Daft Dimension]]'' by [[Lew Stringer]]
* ''[[The Daft Dimension (DWM 540 comic story)|The Daft Dimension]]'' by [[Lew Stringer]]


=== Regular features ===
=== Regular features ===
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==== Competitions ====
==== Competitions ====
* Win ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' book
* Win ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' book
* Win ''[[The Collection]] - [[Season 10]]'' Blu-ray
* Win ''[[The Collection]] - [[Season 10 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 10]]'' Blu-ray
* Win ''[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]'' talking book
* Win ''[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]'' talking book
* Win ''[[The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Two]]'' CD box set
* Win ''[[The Lives of Captain Jack: Volume Two]]'' CD box set
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==== The Time Team ====
==== The Time Team ====
* A Different Side of Pertwee
* A Different Side of Pertwee
: [[Beth Axford]], [[Christel Dee]], [[Gerard Groves]], [[Kezia Newsom]], and [[Zainab Sheriff]] watch ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' Episode 7, ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'' Episode Six, and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' Part Six
: [[Beth Axford]], [[Christel Dee]], [[Georgie O'Boy]], [[Kezia Newsom]], and [[Zainab Sheriff]] watch ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' Episode 7, ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'' Episode Six, and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' Part Six


==== Galaxy Forum ====
==== Galaxy Forum ====
* ''DWM'' readers celebrate 100 years since actor [[Jon Pertwee]]'s birth and 50 years since he was cast as the [[Third Doctor]]; discuss [[Eric Saward]], and the perception of political correctness in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]]; and pay tribute to writers [[Robin Bell]] and [[Dominic May]], both of whom died in May
* ''DWM'' readers celebrate 100 years since actor [[Jon Pertwee]]'s birth and 50 years since he was cast as the [[Third Doctor]]; discuss [[Eric Saward]], and the perception of political correctness in [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]]; and pay tribute to writers [[Robin Bell]] and [[Dominic May]], both of whom died in May


==== Production notes ====
==== Production notes ====
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The 540th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated August 2019.

Primarily Third Doctor themed, this issue marked 100 years since the birth of actor Jon Pertwee and 50 years since his casting as the Third Doctor. As of July 2024, this is also the final issue to contain The Time Team as a feature.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Profiles / Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Highlights from a rediscovered question and answer session from the first Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention in 1977, moderated by Jeremy Bentham
An interview conducted in 2008 which has been published for the first time

Comic strip[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story: Scott Gray
Art: Scott Gray
Colours: James Offredi
Letters: Roger Langridge
Editors: Peter Ware & Marcus Hearn

Regular features[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fact of Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Coming soon[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Time Team[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • A Different Side of Pertwee
Beth Axford, Christel Dee, Georgie O'Boy, Kezia Newsom, and Zainab Sheriff watch Doctor Who and the Silurians Episode 7, The Time Monster Episode Six, and Planet of the Spiders Part Six

Galaxy Forum[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • to be added

The Blogs of Doom[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The World Cup of the Third Doctor
Followers of DWM's Twitter are polled on the best Third Doctor stories, his best lines and jackets, and the best monsters and companion costumes from his era

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Panini UK Ltd
BBC Studios, UK Publishing