Category Archives: Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition

Considered a unique record of Doctor Who’s history in the era before fanzines, official magazines and home video, Target books are probably the most cherished items of merchandise inspired by the show. They’re certainly the most commercially successful. From the … Continue reading →

Doctor Who Magazine continues its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 100-page volume dedicated to the first four episodes of Series 8 starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald: Deep Breath, Into the … Continue reading →

Few television programmes make the same production demands as Doctor Who. With such diverse settings as distant points in Earth’s history and alien civilisations in the far future, the series has always stretched the ingenuity – and resources – of … Continue reading →

Doctor Who’s creators envisaged a series that would go forwards, backwards and sideways in time. The Doctor’s trips to parallel universes and alternative dimensions have provided the show with some of its best-loved adventures – from its black-and-white beginnings to … Continue reading →

Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the Doctor was one of the television events of 2018 and a landmark in Doctor Who’s long history. The latest Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition explores the making of Series 11 in unprecedented detail. Highlights among … Continue reading →

There have been Doctor Who fans for as long as there has been Doctor Who. And like the show itself, fandom has spent decades evolving into a global phenomenon, with enthusiasts in such far-flung territories as the United States, China … Continue reading →

The Essential Doctor Who: Adventures in the Future Doctor Who’s predictions of the future have depicted the destruction of planet Earth and the ultimate collapse of the universe. Alien superpowers have subjugated star systems and galactic empires have fallen, leaving … Continue reading →

In 1963 Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson devised an ambitious concept that would stretch the BBC’s technical resources to the limit. In its earliest days Doctor Who was jeopardised by a fierce dispute over facilities. The programme survived, but never … Continue reading →

The Essential Doctor Who: Science and Technology Ever since the TARDIS was first revealed in 1963, Doctor Who has presented a bewildering array of alien technology and gadgetry. Human scientific knowledge can do nothing to explain the mysteries of the astonishing devices … Continue reading →

At the end of 2017 a remarkable chapter in the history of Doctor Who draw to a close. Two incarnations of the Time Lord overcame an existential threat…  before the arrival of the Thirteenth Doctor heralded a bold new era for the … Continue reading →

PANINI’S LAVISH SERIES OF BOOKZINES – THE ESSENTIAL DOCTOR WHO – CONTINUES WITH A 116-PAGE ISSUE DEVOTED TO DAVROS AND DOCTOR WHO’S OTHER NOTORIOUS VILLAINS! “The last issue dealt with monsters,” says editor Marcus Hearn, “so this time we’re turning … Continue reading →

THE NEW DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SPECIAL IS MUSIC TO OUR EARS! For the first time in the 36-year history of Doctor Who Magazine – an entire issue devoted to the music and sound design of Doctor Who! From Delia Derbyshire’s … Continue reading →

THE ESSENTIAL DOCTOR WHO: ALIEN WORLDS Issue 3 of The Essential Doctor Who is a lavish 116 page guided tour of some of the numerous planets visited by the Doctor. The tour begins at Alfava Metraxis and ends at Zolfa-Thura, … Continue reading →

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Missing Episodes – The First Doctor Sadly, 106 Doctor Who episodes from the 1960s aren’t currently held in the BBC’s Archives. The original videotapes were erased, and although film recordings for many early episodes … Continue reading →