DWM 601

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DWM 601
Price (in GBP):	£7.99
Cover date:	April 2024
Release date:	29 February 2024
Format:	84 pages, bound
Editor:	Jason Quinn
Publisher:	Panini Comics
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The 601st issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated April 2024.

This issue featured the Fifteenth Doctor on the cover, referencing its analysis of his new outfits. It was notable for having a blue spine, breaking away from the previous tradition of white spines.

Contents

Interviews

• Can You Fix It? - Abdoul Ceesay explains to Simon Guerrier about his life as director's assistant on Series 15.

Articles

• Gallifrey Guardian: Paul Neary - Marcus Hearn pays tribute to Paul Neary, Doctor Who Magazine's second editor and UK comic-strip legend, who passed away on 10 February.
• Script to Screen: The Goblin Crew - Simon Guerrier talks to the team of producers and designers that created, sculpted and animated the goblins and their king.
• DWM Hits TVC! - A look into the DWM 600 issues party at Television Centre, where luminaries of Doctor Who's history gathered to celebrate the magazine.
• Dedicated Follower of Fashion - Jason Quinn catches up with Pam Downe to discuss the costumes she designed for the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors, Ruby Sunday, the Toymaker, and the goblins.
• It's All About Care - Christel Dee reveals the significance of foster care representation being shown with Ruby Sunday's family in The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"].
• The Greatest TV Shows in the Galaxy - Cameron K McEwan looks at many of the biggest real-world television series directly referenced by Doctor Who over time.
• The Diet of Doctor Who - Beth McMillan breaks down a history of food and drink in Doctor Who and shares recipes for a meal inspired by some of the most famous dishes.
• Loose Talk - In commemoration of 600 issues, the conclusion of Paul Kirkley's chats to DWM writers about their most memorable moments interviewing for the magazine from the 1990s to today.
• Vale, Valeyard - Jonathan Rigby pays tribute to the Valeyard actor Michael Jayston, who passed away on 5 February.
• Prime Amazon - Bob Fischer previews The Collection: Season 15 on Blu-ray, including speaking to Louise Jameson on the long-awaited screen return of Leela in the promotional mini-episode The Final Battle ^[+]Loading...["The Final Battle (webcast)"].

Letter from the Showrunner

Russell T Davies looks back on the "Best Week Ever": 25-30 September 2023, the week Tales of the TARDIS was filmed, finally allowing him to meet many of the classic era cast.

Galaxy Forum

Readers discuss 600 DWM issues, the joys of a new era of Doctor Who, remembering Michael Jayston and Richard Franklin, favourite new articles, new Target Books novelisations, and more.

Stasis Cube

• Time: Tuesday, 2 April 1974
• Place: BBC Television Centre, Studio 1

Richard Atkinson analyses the filming of the scene of the Third Doctor's regeneration into the Fourth in Planet of the Spiders ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"], filmed almost exactly fifty years ago.

Time and Space Visualiser

• This Month In... 1984

Friday 30 March: The Twin Dilemma ^[+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (TV story)"] concludes, firmly cementing Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and, in stark contrast to some reviews in hindsight from the following forty years, fans have an almost unanimously positive reaction to his performance.

Comic strip

• Mancopolis ^[+]Loading...["Mancopolis (comic story)"], Part Three

Story: Alan Barnes

Art: Lee Sullivan

Colours: James Offredi

Lettering: Roger Langridge

Editor: Marcus Hearn

• The Daft Dimension 601 ^[+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 601 comic story)"] by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

• Planet of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"], Episodes Four to Six

Reviews

• Action figure: The Fugitive Doctor and TARDIS
• Audio: Attack of the Cybermen ^[+]Loading...["Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)"], The Chaos Cascade ^[+]Loading...["The Chaos Cascade (audio story)"], Poppet ^[+]Loading...["Poppet (audio story)"], Fugitive of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Fugitive of the Daleks (audio story)"], The Revenge of Wormwood, The Battle of Giant's Causeway ^[+]Loading...["The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story)"], Escape the Daleks! ^[+]Loading...["Escape the Daleks! (audio story)"]
• Book: The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"]

Competitions

• Win The Collection: Season 17 Blu-ray box set
• Win The White Dragon comic collection
• Win River of Death ^[+]Loading...["River of Death (audio story)"] audio reading
• Win The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"] audiobook
• Win Storm of the Sea Devils audio drama

Other Worlds

• The Trail of a Time Lord - Previewing The Quin Dilemma, the latest audio box set in The Sixth Doctor Adventures, celebrating forty years of the Sixth Doctor.
• Galactic Personae: The Voord - Detailing the rubbery villains ahead of their appearance in The Phaser Aliens & Other Stories, the latest in The Doctor Who Audio Annual series.
• In the Green Room with... India Fisher - The actor of the Eighth Doctor's first audio companion, Charlotte Pollard, discusses reuniting with the Sixth Doctor in Born to Die, the latest instalment of the Sontarans vs Rutans audio series.
• Six of the Best: Overseas Excursions - Writer David K Barnes lists his favourite Doctor Who holidays ahead of a trip to India in Storm of the Sea Devils, the newest release in The Fourth Doctor Adventures on audio.
• Corporeal Appropriation - Previewing Broken Memories, the latest anthology of the Classic Doctors, New Monsters audio series.
• Swept Away - Previewing River of Death ^[+]Loading...["River of Death (audio story)"], the latest BBC audiobook starring the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown.

Sufficient Data

• Sunday Supplemental - For the final edition, listing all Doctor Who stories at least partially set on, implied to be set on, and broadcast on Sundays to celebrate Ruby Sunday.

Credits

• Editor: Jason Quinn
• Art Editor: Mike Jones
• Deputy Editor: Richard Atkinson

Panini UK Ltd

• 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