The 160th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in May 1990.
Contents
Articles
‘Survey Results’ <Review: Season 26>
Comic story
- Train-Flight - Part 2
Archives - Nostalgia
- Season 26 Pull-Out Guide Part Two featuring The Curse of Fenric and Survival giving an overview, cast, credits, production and broadcast details.
- Episode Guide: Season 22 Colin Baker
(Attack of the Cybermen - Revelation of the Daleks)
Interviews / Profiles
Barry Letts (Producer) interviewed by Jo Hillman and Graeme Wood
Previews / Reviews - Off the Shelf
(TARGET) TV NOVELISATIONS:
Remembrance of the Daleks
(BBC) VIDEO:
The War Games
ALSO:
Fanzines reviewed
(TARGET) OLD NOVELISATIONS:
An Unearthly Child
Page Pin-ups
Season 26 Guide:
- Reverend Mr. Wainwright <The Curse of Fenric>
Also Featuring
- Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
- Beyond the TARDIS (Who is doing what by Dominic May)
- Gallifrey Guardian (News)
- You on Who (Letters)
- 'Doctor Who?' by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett (comic strip)
- 'Nix View' by Nick Miller (cartoon)
- Collector’s Corner (Merchandise)
( - Dont quote me on this ... (mentions of 'Who' in strange places)
Random quote
- “Your ancestors have a talent for self destruction that borders on genius."
- "Listen Doctor, I do not like the way you keep talking about my ancestors ..."
- "I like your new dress."
- "Thank You."
- "It's a pleasure ..."
Credits
- Editor / Designer: John Freeman
- Production: Mark Irvine
- Assistant Editor / Designer: Jacqui Papp
- Advertising: Julie Hughes
- Adviser: John Nathan-Turner
- Acting Magazine Group Editor: John Freeman
- Managing Director: Robert Sutherland
- Excelsior: Stan Lee
- Thanks also this issue to " … London Buses, British Rail and the large spikey thing just creeping up behind you, right now …"
Additional details
- This issue has the second part of a pull-out guide to season 26 (8 pages) including A4 pictures.
- Additional Input from DWM 162: Season 26 Guide: The OB recording dates for the two season 26 stories listed omitted from the original copy. These are The Curse of Fenric, 3rd-20th April; and Survival 10th-15th June (London) and 18th-23rd June (Dorset).Also in the Season 26 Guide, Martin Day points out that there’s some dispute on the re-writing claims by Eric Saward of Eric Pringle’s work on The Awakening.
- This issue priced £1.50 (UK) featured a cover by artist Alistair Pearson that was included as a giant poster inside showing the Third Doctor and the Ice Warriors.
