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The 605th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated July 2024.

DWM 605

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Price (in GBP):

£7.99

Cover date:

July 2024

Release date:

20 June 2024

Format:

84 pages, bound

Editor:

Jason Quinn

Publisher:

Panini Comics


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It was dedicated to the eighth and final episode of the new series, Empire of Death ^[+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"], showing the Fifteenth Doctor in a sandstorm.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Death Becomes Her - Susan Twist tells Benjamin Cook about her many guest appearances throughout Season 1, culminating in announcing the revival of Sutekh as Susan Triad in The Legend of Ruby Sunday ^[+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"].
The Men from UNIT - Benjamin Cook chats to two of the new UNIT team - Lenny Rush and Alexander Devrient - about their roles in the season finale.
Double Duchess - Indira Varma talks with Lisa Gledhill about playing the Duchess of Pemberton (and the Chuldur leader that takes her form) in Rogue ^[+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"], as well as her history as Suzie Costello in Torchwood.
Like Father, Like Daughter - Jemma Redgrave talks to Paul Kirkley about returning to the role of Kate Stewart in 73 Yards ^[+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"].
Strictly Doctor - Benjamin Cook talks to Strictly Come Dancing stars Shirley Ballas and Johannes Radebe about their twisting cameos at the end of The Devil's Chord ^[+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"].
Who Crew: She's Got the Look Book - Abbie Jenkins explains to Simon Guerrier about her life as the assistant to production designer Phil Sims in Season 2.

Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Preview: Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars / Empire of Death - Benjamin Cook previews the look back at the first appearance of Sutekh with the Fourth Doctor and the grand finale story of Season 1 in which he returns.
Ballroom Blitz - Lisa Gledhill provides a set report from the making of Rogue ^[+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"] with the cast and crew, including continuing the interview with Jonathan Groff.
73 Yards: Up Close - Paul Kirkley provides a set report from the making of 73 Yards ^[+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"] with the cast and crew, including star Millie Gibson.
Bang on Target - DWM chats with Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, Alison Rumfitt, Scott Handcock, Kate Herron, and Briony Redman about their new Target novelisations of The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"], Space Babies ^[+]Loading...["Space Babies (novelisation)"], 73 Yards ^[+]Loading...["73 Yards (novelisation)"], and Rogue ^[+]Loading...["Rogue (novelisation)"].

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

The showrunner discusses the pitfalls of texting while watching TV, his sisters' reactions to watching Boom ^[+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"] live and his ignoring his advice by texting the cast and crew while watching the episode as it airs.

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

Readers share memories of William Russell, reactions to Boom ^[+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"], 73 Yards ^[+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"], and Dot and Bubble ^[+]Loading...["Dot and Bubble (TV story)"], reactions to a fresh start for the franchise, and getting married the Who way.

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

Katy Manning shares the story of her history with Doctor Who and what it means to her with Beth Axford.

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

This Month In... 2008

Saturday 28 June: 16 years before The Legend of Ruby Sunday ^[+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"] employed the same tactic, the revived era of Doctor Who uses its first "TO BE CONTINUED" cliffhanger as the Tenth Doctor regenerates in The Stolen Earth ^[+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"], leading to frenzied speculation in the press.

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

The Hans of Fear ^[+]Loading...["The Hans of Fear (comic story)"], Part Two

Story: Alan Barnes

Art: Mike Collins

Colours: James Offredi

Lettering: Roger Langridge

Editor: Marcus Hearn

The Daft Dimension 605 ^[+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 605 comic story)"] by Lew Stringer

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

Vincent and the Doctor ^[+]Loading...["Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)"]

Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio: Morbius ^[+]Loading...["Morbius (audio story)"], Echoes, Bad Influence, The Demons Within ^[+]Loading...["The Demons Within (audio story)"], The Highlanders ^[+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], Tube Strike ^[+]Loading...["Tube Strike (audio story)"] / Missing Molly ^[+]Loading...["Missing Molly (audio story)"] / Disco ^[+]Loading...["Disco (audio story)"]
Novel: Ruby Red ^[+]Loading...["Ruby Red (novel)"]
Gamebook: A Stitch in Time

Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Win The Collection: Season 22 Blu-ray box set
Win The Return of the Daleks comic collection
Win I, TARDIS book
Win In Wonderland book
Win Goth Opera audio drama

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

Salford's Lost - Previewing Goth Opera ^[+]Loading...["Goth Opera (audio story)"], the latest full-cast Novel Adaptation on audio, celebrating thirty years of the Virgin Missing Adventures novels from which it originated.
Galactic Personae: The Other Third Doctor - Detailing the alternate-universe Unbound Doctor ahead of his final appearance in Dark Gallifrey: The War Master ^[+]Loading...["The War Master (audio story)"], Part One on audio, following David Warner's death in 2022.
In the Green Room with... Wendy Padbury - The Zoe Heriot actor discusses returning to the role alongside the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon in The Second Doctor Adventures audio box set, Conspiracy of Raven.
Six of the Best: TARDIS Moments - Writer Steve Cole lists his favourite moments of the Doctor's TARDIS itself ahead of I, TARDIS ^[+]Loading...["I, TARDIS (novel)"] - his collection of the box's memoirs.
Squid Game - Previewing Caged ^[+]Loading...["Caged (novel)"], the next BBC New Series Adventures novel starring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday.
Period Pieces - Previewing Art Decadence ^[+]Loading...["Art Decadence (audio story)"], the next episode of the Torchwood - Monthly Range on audio which introduces 1920s Torchwood, and Ascension ^[+]Loading...["Ascension (Torchwood Soho audio story)"], the latest story from Torchwood Soho.