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The '''603rd issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was cover dated [[May (releases)|May]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].
The '''603rd issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was cover dated [[May (releases)|May]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]].


It was dedicated to the second episode of the new series, {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}, with the textlight cover showing images of [[the Beatles]] as well as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]], and the text cover showing the Doctor and Ruby in full.
It was dedicated to the second episode of the [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|new series]], {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}, with the textlight cover showing images of [[the Beatles]] as well as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]], and the text cover showing the Doctor and Ruby in full.


For the time being, this issue of DWM marked the last to contain a comic story from [[Lee Sullivan]] as an [[artist]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dArdLa447NAHLkRZ/? '''My last Who story for now''' - Lee Sullivan, 25 April 2024]<ref>
For the time being, this issue of DWM marked the last to contain a comic story from [[Lee Sullivan]] as an [[artist]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dArdLa447NAHLkRZ/? '''My last Who story for now''' - Lee Sullivan, 25 April 2024]</ref>


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This issue was bundled with two A5 art cards, featuring the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] with [[Ruby Sunday]] and the issue's cover art, as well as [[Timeslip (graphic novel)|a graphic novel]] reprinting the entirety of the [[1980 (releases)|1980]] comic strip, {{cs|Timeslip (comic story)}}.
* This issue was bundled with two A5 art cards, featuring the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] with [[Ruby Sunday]] and the issue's cover art, as well as [[Timeslip (DWM supplement)|a supplement]] reprinting the entirety of the [[1980 (releases)|1980]] comic strip, {{cs|Timeslip (comic story)}}.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

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The 603rd issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated May 2024.

It was dedicated to the second episode of the new series, The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"], with the textlight cover showing images of the Beatles as well as the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, and the text cover showing the Doctor and Ruby in full.

For the time being, this issue of DWM marked the last to contain a comic story from Lee Sullivan as an artist.[1]

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Preview: Space Babies - Simon Guerrier previews the opening episode of Season 1: the start of a brand-new era of Doctor Who and the first regular-season episode since December 2021.
  • Preview: The Devil's Chord - Benjamin Cook previews the second episode of Season 1, with guest appearances from the Beatles, Jinkx Monsoon as a maleficent god, and uniquely releasing as the second half of a double-bill.
  • Preview: Boom - Paul Kirkley previews the third episode of Season 1, taking the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday to an alien battlefield with the writing return of Steven Moffat.
  • Script to Screen: Jimbo - Simon Guerrier talks to the team of producers and designers that created the very slow robot from Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"].
  • Got to Get Who into My Life - Tim Worthington looks at the story behind the real-life Beatles' surprise appearance in The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"] and other connections between the two British institutions.
  • The Stars Aligned - Graham Kibble-White pays tribute to Sid Sutton, the graphic designer who created Doctor Who's 1980s title sequences.

Russell T Davies[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a double-length special, the showrunner discusses his reasoning behind the new release schedule for Season 1, avoiding spoilers in the past and present, and welcoming new fans to the worlds of Doctor Who on the eve of the new era.

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

Readers discuss predictions for Season 1, celebrating Patrick Troughton's performances, and frustrations at the new episodes' UK midnight launch.

Time and Space Visualiser[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This Month In... 1979

Saturday 5 May: Patrick Troughton returns to screens as a time-traveller with a unique ship and young human companions... albeit as Professor Adam Wagstaff in the Children's Film Federation movie A Hitch in Time.

Memory Worm[[edit] | [edit source]]

Matthew Waterhouse is tested by Alistair McGown on how much he can remember of his history with Doctor Who.

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

  • Mancopolis [+]Loading...["Mancopolis (comic story)"], Part Five
Story: Alan Barnes
Art: Lee Sullivan
Colours: James Offredi
Lettering: Roger Langridge
Editor: Marcus Hearn

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

Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Worlds[[edit] | [edit source]]

Loose Ends[[edit] | [edit source]]

Words by Jonathan Morris
Illustrations by Roger Langridge

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Panini UK Ltd
BBC Studios, UK Publishing

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]