DWM 594
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The 594th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated September 2023.
It was dedicated to the Fourteenth Doctor actor David Tennant brandishing the new sonic screwdriver.
This issue was notably the final issue to be edited by Marcus Hearn.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Designated 'Driver - Props makers Michael van Kesteren and Barry Jones tell Paul Kirkley all about the creation, design choices, and hidden Easter eggs in the Fourteenth Doctor's new sonic screwdriver prop.
- All Decs on Hand - Series 14's assistant set decorator Verity Scott and set decorator's assistant Lois Drage explain to Simon Guerrier about their roles and the subtle difference between their jobs.
Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Conjuring Patrick - Robbie Dunlop reports from the grand unveiling of a blue plaque honouring Patrick Troughton at London's Mill Hill School.
- The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Twelfth Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Twelfth Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
- The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Thirteenth Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Thirteenth Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
- 60 Objects, 60 Years: 2003 to 2007 - A continuation of Jamie Lenman's exploration of Doctor Who objects from every year of the show's existence, looking at the Resistance is Futile: Doctor Who Remixed sampler CD, filming slates, Series 1 billboards, clamshell phones, and the Journal of Impossible Things.
- The DWM Poll 2022 Results - The best of Doctor Who merchandise and Doctor Who Magazine itself from 2022, ranked by the readers.
- Sweet Dreams Are Made of This - Bob Fischer previews the upcoming The Collection: Season 20 Blu-ray set.
Galaxy Forum[[edit] | [edit source]]
Readers discuss their memories of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors' eras.
Letter from the Showrunner[[edit] | [edit source]]
Russell T Davies reports from the final day of filming for Series 14 and thinks back to witnessing Doctor Who actors behind the scenes at the BBC 36 years earlier - both experiences shared with Bonnie Langford.
Production Diary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Scott Handcock provides the final update on the production of Series 14 up to its wrapping on 14 July 2023.
Time and Space Visualiser[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This Month In... 1975
Saturday 6 September: Terror of the Zygons Part Two airs opposite the debut of rival series Space: 1999, with the whole of Season 13 having been moved forward specifically to counter it.
Memory Worm[[edit] | [edit source]]
Writer Andrew Smith is tested by Alistair McGown on how much he can remember of his history with Doctor Who.
Comic strip[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Liberation of the Daleks, Part Eleven
- Story: Alan Barnes
- Art: Lee Sullivan
- Colours: James Offredi
- Lettering: Roger Langridge
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
- Daleks created by Terry Nation
The Fact of Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Audio: Prisoners of London, Travel in Hope, Two's Company
- Book: The Waters of Mars, The Zygon Invasion
Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Win Two's Company audio drama
- Win Purity Unbound audio drama
- Win The Teeth of Ice audiobook
- Win The Orphan Quartet audio drama
- Win Josephine and the Argonauts book
Other Worlds[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Red Planet Brigade - Promoting the fifth instalment of Big Finish's Once and Future series, The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50.
- Six of the Best: Victorian Episodes - Ahead of The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50, writer Jonathan Barnes selects his favourite episodes of Doctor Who set in the Victorian era.
- In the Green Room with... Niky Wardley - The former voice of the Eighth Doctor's audio companion Tamsin Drew, Niky Wardley, is interviewed about her appearance in The Fifth Doctor Adventures anthology Into the Night.
- Galactic Personae: Bilis Manger - A breakdown of the sinister time-hopper for his final appearance in the Torchwood - Monthly Range episode Sigil.
- Pure Evil - Preview of Purity Unbound, the final anthology in the current plot arc of The Sixth Doctor Adventures.
Sufficient Data[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Twelve/Thirteen - Identifying similar key moments from readers' top-ranked Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctor stories, World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls and The Power of the Doctor.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
- Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
- Art Editor: Mike Jones
- Managing Director: Chris Clover
- Consultant: Mike Riddell
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
- Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
- Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
- BBC Studios, UK Publishing
- Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
- Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
- Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
- Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan
