July 25th, 2025 9 comments

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Doctor Who Magazine Special Horror Issue

Doctor Who Magazine celebrates the Blu-ray release of Season 13 with a special issue about the show’s classic Gothic horror episodes. Every copy includes a new and exclusive compilation CD from BBC Audiobooks!

Highlights of the all-new content include:

• Behind the scenes on the shoot that brought the monstrous Skarasen back to life, for the new Special Edition of Terror of the Zygons.
• An exclusive interview with Anna Ridley, the designer of 1977’s Image of the Fendahl – including previously unseen photos from her collection.
• A visit to the picturesque East Hagbourne – the location for The Android Invasion.
• The late-night TV horrors that inspired some of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever made.
• The surprising story behind The Brain of Morbius – revealed by recently discovered documents in the archive of director Christopher Barry.
• A fresh look at the campaign Mary Whitehouse waged against Doctor Who in the mid-1970s.
• The unmade Robert Holmes stories that would have taken Doctor Who even further into the dark side.
• A guide to the Fourth Doctor’s friends and foes during the Gothic horror years.

PLUS A new and exclusive short story by Louise Jameson, who played Leela!

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