Doctor Who Magazine 544 was the 40th anniversary issue of the long-running magazine, cover-dated December 2019. It was released exactly 40 years after the cover date of DWM's very first issue. In celebration of this landmark in DWM history, DWM 544 was released alongside the 32-page Doctor Who Magazine: The Index.
Much of the content in this issue was dedicated to the life and works of writer and script editor Terrance Dicks, who had recently died on 29 August 2019.
Also contained within this special issue was a DVD containing 80 minutes of bonus material from across The Collection, and the 20-minute Messages from Space.
Contents
Interviews
- Chris Chibnall
- Russell T Davies
- Steven Moffat
- Dez Skinn & Jeremy Bentham
- Terrance Dicks (2016 interview)
Profiles
Comic strip
- Mistress of Chaos Part Two
- Story: Scott Gray
- Art: John Ross
- Colours: James Offredi
- Letters: Roger Langridge
- Editors: Peter Ware & Marcus Hearn
Regular features
The Fact of Fiction
Reviews
- Audio: The First Doctor: Volume Three, Ravenous 4
- Talking book: Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
Competitions
- Win The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 2 CD
- Win The Abominable Snowmen vinyl
- Win The Target Storybook anthology
- Win The Flight of the Sun God and The Scent of Blood CDs
Coming soon
Galaxy Forum
- to be added
Production notes
- to be added
The Blogs of Doom
- to be added
Special features
- 40th Anniversary DVD
- "That's How It All Began"
- An exploration of Terrance Dicks' original synopsis for The Eight Doctors
- Talking Books
- Happy Times and Places
Credits
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
- Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
- Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
- Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
- 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
- Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
- Head of Publishing: Mandy Thwaites
- UK Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik