The fifth issue of Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition had a cover date of 3 September 2003.
Contents
Profile
- Don't Look Back in Anger by Philip MacDonald
- In May 1996, after seven long years, the Doctor was back on BBC1 – for one night only....
1990-1996: Doctor Who's Wilderness Years
- Something Changed by Andrew Pixley
- Andrew Pixley relates the epic story of a request, a rebirth, a romance, and, erm, some shoes. It all begins on the planet Skaro, where the Doctor's old enemy, the Master, was finally put on trial ...
The DWM Archive
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- Synopsis
- Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit by Andrew Pixley
- In Production
Further Adventures
Audios
- Return of the Mack by Dave Owen
Books
- Hallo Spaceboy by Matt Michael
Comics
- A Design for Life by Stuart Duncan
Afterword
- “Dear Paul McGann...” – Gary Gillatt
- reprinted for the first time the welcome letter from the then editor of DWM to the just-cast actor to play the Eighth Doctor. First printed in The Independent (UK newspaper) on Thursday 11th January 1996.
Credits
- Editor: Clayton Hickman
- Assistant Editor: Tom Spilsbury
- Designer: Peri Godbold
- Consultant: Andrew Pixley
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Managing Director: Mike Riddell
Additional details
- This was the fifth in a series of quarterly specials given over to a specific Who-related theme.
- Andrew Pixley had, over many years provided a focussed exploration of ALL the individual TV stories in a long-running feature in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. The special edition guides to each of the Doctors enabled the original features to be updated.
- Included for every story was the original Doctor Who Magazine Archive issue reference, commissioning dates, production dates, Radio Times coverage notes, supplementary background information and a short reflective article by leading writers.
- This standard sized, bound magazine was printed in September 2003 and had a cover price of £4.99 (UK).
- This issue had the indicia title of Doctor Who Special Edition #5 The Complete Eighth Doctor.