The 407th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 2 April through 29 April 2009. It previewed the upcoming Easter special, Planet of the Dead.
Content
End of the Line? - The Doctor is stranded on a desert planet with no transport...We preview the 200th Amazing Doctor Who story - inside!
Articles
- Seven Tales from Dubai - ...as told to Benjamin Cook.
- - The Doctor's Tale, The Bus Driver's Tale, The Monster's Tale, The Director's Tale, The Sound Recordist's Tale, The Editor's Tale, The Producer's Tale
- Beautiful, Dirty, Rich - So... Let's meet the woman who's accompanying the Doctor on his latest adventure. Michelle Ryan tells Benjamin Cook who the Lady Christina de Souza finds the Time Lord an irresistible proposition...
- Out of the TARDIS: Sheridan Smith - DWM's TARDIS Tin contains 50 taxing, tormenting and trivial questions. Each interviewee must answer a random selection... Sheridan Smith, the Eighth Doctor's companion Lucie Miller, chats about drowning, drunkeness, and doggies... (words: David Darlington, pictures: Barnaby Edwards)
- Science Fiction - Christopher H. Bidmead was the script editor of Doctor Who's highly acclaimed 18th series in 1980-81. With three of those stories just released on DVD, Jason Arnopp asks the controversial writer his opinion on what makes for a good Doctor Who story...
- The Watcher's Guide to The First Doctor - As we await the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor, The Watcher foreshadows the newcomer, by looking back at Doctors past...
Survey
- "The Mighty 200" - Doctor Who Magazine and 2|entertain invite you to take part in the biggest survey of Doctor Who stories... ever!
Profiles/Interviews
- Michelle Ryan (Beautiful, Dirty, Rich)
- Sheridan Smith (Out of the TARDIS)
- Christopher H. Bidmead (Science Fiction)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Who on Earth is...)
You are Not Alone
- Who are you Trying to Fool? - Neil Harris just isn't sure what to believe anymore...
Comic content
- Mortal Beloved (part two)
- - Story: Dan McDaid
- - Pencil Art: Sean Longcroft
- - Inks: David A. Roach
- - Colours: James Offredi
- - Letters: Roger Langridge
- - Editors: Tom Spilsbury and Scott Gray
The Time Team
- The Happiness Patrol (episodes 672-674)
- - Compiled by Michael Pritchard
- - Illustration by Adrian Salmon
The Fact of Fiction
- Castrovalva - It was all change in 1982, as the Fifth Doctor took his first wobbly steps. David Bailey finds himself going round in circles...
Reviews
- - All the latest Doctor Who DVDs, books and CDs reviewed...
DVDs reviewed
Audios reviewed
- PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cybermen
- AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights
- AUDIO: Orbis
- AUDIO: The Transit of Venus
Previews
- TV Preview: 2009 Easter Special - Desert Storm - He's back! And this time, he's travelling not by TARDIS, but by London Bus! Join us as we look forward to the surprised in store on the Planet of the Dead...
- DVD Preview - TV: Image of the Fendahl - David Darlington talks to DVD producer Richard Molesworth about the extras for Image of the Fendahl...
- Audio Preview - AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap - The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex embark on an Alpine adventure! David Darlington finds out more...
- Books Preview - PROSE: Judgement of the Judoon / The Slitheen Excursion / Prisoner of the Daleks - David Darlington speaks to the writers of the latest novels...
Regular features
- Letter from the Editor
- Production Notes - Russell T Davies writes exclusively for DWM - and tells us of the day he finished his final Doctor Who script...
- - Illustration by Ben Morris
- Gallifrey Guardian - All the latest news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe...
- Galaxy Forum
- Who on Earth is... - Daniel Kaluuya - He missed out on kissing the Doctor's daughter! "You can't have them all," he says...
Competitions
- Win Image of the Fendahl DVD!
- Win Three new Tenth Doctor novels! (Prisoner of the Daleks, The Slitheen Excursion, Judgement of the Judoon)
- Win The Cybermen Collection DVD!
- Win The Masque of Mandragora CD!
- Win The Magic Mousetrap CD!
Credits
- Editor - Tom Spilsbury
- Assistant Editor - Peter Ware
- Designers - Peri Godbold
- Head of Production - Mark Irvine
- Managing Editor - Alan O'Keefe
- Managing Director - Mike Riddell
Additional details
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