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The 609th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated November 2024.

DWM 609

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Price (in GBP):

£10.99

Cover date:

November 2024

Release date:

10 October 2024

Format:

84 pages, bound

Editor:

Jason Quinn

Publisher:

Panini Comics


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The standard cover was dedicated to Season 25 as the latest box set in The Collection, as well as revealing a new Target Books paperback of the 2023 novelisation of The Evil of the Daleks, while the subscription cover was dedicated to the the stage play version of Big Finish Productions audio story The Stuff of Legend ^[+]Loading...["The Stuff of Legend (audio story)"], showing Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Legends in Their Lifetimes! - Paul McGann and India Fisher tell Tom Spilsbury all about taking Big Finish Productions live on stage as the Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard for their 25th-anniversary production, The Stuff of Legend ^[+]Loading...["The Stuff of Legend (audio story)"].
Network Seven - Producer Eric Luskin tells Kenny Smith about creating and presenting the American documentary The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis for the New Jersey Network, finally available again on The Collection: Season 25 Blu-ray box set.

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

The War Between the Land and the Sea - DWM reports on all the exclusive latest news from the upcoming spin-off series, including chatting to producer Edo Ferretti and revealing some new members of the cast.
Movin' with the Monsters - Beth Axford chats to some of the monster performers who got to take their work live at the Doctor Who Proms 2024: Barbara Fadden, Aidan Cook, and Erin Martha Kelly, with a bonus interview with movement director Paul Kasey.
Script to Screen: Villengard Ambulance - Simon Guerrier talks to the team of producers and designers that created the calmly murderous machines from Boom ^[+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"].
The Collection: Season 25 - Richard Unwin previews the brand-new Special Editions of all four stories from the anniversary season - Remembrance of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol ^[+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis ^[+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy ^[+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"] - and breaks down the many special features on the Blu-ray box set.
Daytime of the Doctor - Simon Horton describes his day as part of the Whonatics (with Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy, and Sophie Aldred) spent filming a segment for Daytime Live on BBC One in 1988, featured on the Season 25 box set.
Fondant Surprise! - Richard Unwin speaks to programmers Justin Johnson and Dick Fiddy, reporting from the BFI Southbank airing and Q&A session of The Happiness Patrol, celebrating Season 25.

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

The showrunner provides an update on everything in production in the Whoniverse, including The War Between the Land and the Sea, Joy to the World ^[+]Loading...["Joy to the World (TV story)"], and Season 2, with hints towards the future.

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

DWM readers discuss The Stuff of Legend live, The War Between the Land and the Sea, contrasting reactions to Season 1, and many other goings-on in the Who fandom.

Who & Me[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beth Axford chats with influencer Christel Dee about the story of her history with Doctor Who and what it means to her.

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

This Month In... 1977

Saturday 8 October: The Invisible Enemy ^[+]Loading...["The Invisible Enemy (TV story)"] Part Two airs for the first time, marking the debut of the highly publicised K9, who quickly split opinion in the press.

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Did I say it also travels in time? - Stand-up comedian Alison Zrada considers the real-life implications of travelling with the Doctor and what logistics are involved in getting back.

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

The Monster Makers ^[+]Loading...["The Monster Makers (comic story)"], Part Two

Story: Alan Barnes

Art: Mike Collins

Colours: James Offredi

Lettering: Roger Langridge

Editor: Marcus Hearn

The Daft Dimension 609 ^[+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 609 comic story)"] by Lew Stringer

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

Black Orchid ^[+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]

Shelf Life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio: The Trials of a Time Lord ^[+]Loading...["The Trials of a Time Lord (audio story)"], Dominant Species, Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)"], Family Ties
Book: Death in the Stars ^[+]Loading...["Death in the Stars (novel)"], The Time-Travelling Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time-Travelling Almanac (reference book)"], Doctor Who The Official Annual 2025
Soundtrack: The Crusade ^[+]Loading...["The Crusade (TV story)"]

Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Win The Collection: Season 25 Blu-ray box set
Win The Gold Archive ^[+]Loading...["The Gold Archive (reference book)"] hardback
Win Future Phantoms audiobook
Win Sting of the Sasquatch audio drama
Win Coda - The Final Act audio drama

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

Polishing the Silver - Previewing The Sirens of Time ^[+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"] Redux, a fully reworked version of the first-ever Main Range audio release from Big Finish Productions, made to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Galactic Personae: Alex Campbell - Detailing the alternate-universe version of the Doctor's great-grandson ahead of his appearance in Reflections, the first box set of The Eighth Doctor: Time War - Uncharted series on audio.
In the Green Room with... Simon Fisher-Becker - The actor discusses reprising his role as Dorium Maldovar on audio in Saving Time, the third series of Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter.
Six of the Best: Cyber-Moments - Writers Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle list their favourite Cyber-bits for the CyberMondans' return in The Quintessence ^[+]Loading...["The Quintessence (audio story)"], the latest release of The Third Doctor Adventures on audio.
Day of the Dead - Previewing Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children, the first release in the Doctor Who: Icons series of novels, where the Thirteenth Doctor meets the famous artist.
Day of the Devil - Previewing Widdershins ^[+]Loading...["Widdershins (audio story)"], the latest in the Torchwood - Monthly Range on audio, notably featuring none of the regular cast.