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| | In a [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|parallel universe]] in which [[the Doctor]]'s [[N-Space|universe]] existed only as part of a [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] [[science fiction]] [[television]] series called ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'', the [[Eighth Doctor]] discovered the nature of this [[universe]] when he found the [[DWM 1 (TV Action!)|first issue]] of '''''Doctor Who Weekly''''' on [[12 October]] [[1979]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'') |
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| |aka = ''Doctor Who Weekly'', ''DWM''
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| |made by = Marvel Comics Group
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| |type = Magazine
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| |first = A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story) {{!}}''A Letter from the Doctor'' 1
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| {{You may|Doctor Who Magazine|n1=the real world magazine|Doctor Who Magazine (The Thief of Sherwood)|n2=the magazine from Godfrey Porter's world}}
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| '''''Doctor Who Weekly''''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 1]]'') later named '''''Doctor Who Magazine''''' and also abbreviated to '''''DWM''''', was a "[[magazine|tawdry periodical]]" that celebrated the ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' series, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 500]]'') or, as {{Delgado}} claimed, about himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A letter from the Master (short story)|A letter from the Master]]'')
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| The magazine was published by [[Marvel Comics Group|Marvel Comics]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 1]]'') The publication also had a [[comic strip]] by [[2013]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'')
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| == History ==
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| The [[Fourth Doctor]] once wrote and dispatched [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)#The Fourth Doctor's letters|two letters]] at a [[post office, Ganymede|post office]] on [[Ganymede]] on [[42 Paztenmber]], relative to [[1845]] "[[Earth]]-[[time]]", as the Doctor wanted to ensure his letters arrived in time to be printed in the [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 1|first issue]] of ''Doctor Who Weekly''. In the first letter, the Doctor talked about several features in the magazine and recommended the [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 879|879<sup>th</sup> issue]], and in the second letter, the Doctor explained how to use the [[rub-down action transfers]] included in the 1<sup>st</sup>, [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 2|2<sup>nd</sup>]], [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 3|3<sup>rd</sup>]], and [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 4|4<sup>th</sup>]] issues on two colour [[panorama]]s illustrated by [[Dave Gibbons (A Letter from the Doctor)|Dave Gibbons]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 1]]'')
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| The [[Doctor Who Magazine editorial team (in-universe)|editorial team]] was [[disintegration|disintegrated]] by {{Delgado}} after they asked him to write an introduction to the magazine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A letter from the Master (short story)|A letter from the Master]]'')
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| In [[2013]], [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] (who had been recently cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor#Legacy|Twelfth Doctor]]) wrote [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)#Peter Capaldi's letters|a letter]] to DWM, and he wrote about how good DWM had been to him thoughout his life. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'')
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| DWM intercepted and published an email sent on [[8 November]] [[2014]] by [[UNIT]] [[scientific advisor]] [[Malcolm Taylor]] on the subject of the discovery of the [[Masterplan Journal]], seemingly discarded by {{Gomez}} shortly after her apparent death at the hand of the [[Cyber-conversion|cyber-converted]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], and which was therefore evidence of her survival. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)|The Secret Diary of the Master]]'')
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| [[File:Doctor Who Magazine (magazine).jpg|thumb|left|The ''Doctor Who Magazine'' logo on Osgood's desktop. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]]
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| On [[29 April]], [[2016]], Peter Capaldi was requested to write a [[letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letter]] for the [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500|500<sup>th</sup>]], as well as either the [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 1000|1,000<sup>th</sup>]] or [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 100000|100,000<sup>th</sup>]] issue, but the actor couldn't remember which.
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| In his letter, he wrote about how he was proud about the magazine and how it inspired fans to "[[writing|write]] their own [[Story|stories]], [[drawing|draw]] their own [[picture]]s, and make their own [[music]] and [[film]]s". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 500]]'')
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| In the [[21st century]], [[Louise Jameson (Home Assistant)|Louise Jameson]] once had a couple of issues of DWM on her table in [[Louise Jameson's home|her garden]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Home Assistant (webcast)|Home Assistant]]'')
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| On [[10 May]] [[2020]], a desktop icon for "DWM" was seen on [[Petronella Osgood]]'s laptop. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')
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| == Other realities ==
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| There also existed a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine (The Thief of Sherwood)|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in [[Godfrey Porter's universe|a universe]] where [[the Doctor]] was [[Doctor Who (Godfrey Porter's World)|entirely fictional]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'') ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (TV Action!)|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' also existed in a [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|meta-fiction universe]] where the adventures of the Doctor were [[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|also fictional]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| * The icon on the computer in ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'' that was used to represent DWM seemed to have been a recreation of the [[w:c:logos:Doctor_Who_Magazine|logos used in the 1990s]].
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| === Information from invalid sources ===
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| In [[parallel universe (What If?)|a parallel universe]], the cover of [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 165 (in-universe)|issue 165]] of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' featured the announcement that [[Richard Griffiths (in-universe)|Richard Griffiths]] had been cast as the [[Eighth Doctor (What If?)|Eighth Doctor]], an interview with [[Nicola Bryant (in-universe)|Nicola Bryant]], a preview of ''[[Alixion (in-universe)|Alixion]]'', and a [[competition]] to win a [[VHS|video]] of ''[[The Curse of Fenric (in-universe)|The Curse of Fenric]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[What If? (feature)|What If?]]'')
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