June 8th, 2016
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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500
Available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.com
The longest running TV-tie in magazine in the world, as recognised by Guinness World Records, reaches its 500th issue on Thursday 26 May 2016!
Doctor Who Magazine, which began life as Doctor Who Weekly in October 1979, has continued to grow and thrive ever since, becoming an essential read for die-hard Doctor Who fans and general viewers alike. The highly collectable issue 500 comes packaged in a striking card envelope, and is a bumper 116-pages long.
Below is the cover featuring Peter Capaldi recreating the Tom Baker pose from the cover of the very first issue.
Highlights include:
• EXCLUSIVE interviews with: the current Doctor, Peter Capaldi; the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker; and showrunner, Steven Moffat, about the future of the show.
• A message to readers from new companion Pearl Mackie
• A letter from the Doctor
• Peter Capaldi answers questions once put to William Hartnell
• The biggest-ever comic strip the magazine has ever published: a glorious 20-page adventure, illustrated by a host of returning artists from Doctor Who Magazine’s past
• An in-depth feature on the story that fans voted the best Doctor Who story of all time: the 2013 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor.
• An article celebrating the most memorable moments from 500 issues of Doctor Who Magazine
• A look at how Doctor Who might have returned to TV in 2001, as imagined by award-winning writer Mark Gatiss
• Competitions to win HUGE prizes, including over £500 of DVDs and Blu-rays!
• Plus News, Reviews, Coming Soon, Wotcha and LOTS of surprises!
Issue 500 is also accompanied by a wealth of extra goodies:
• An additional 116-page magazine, charting the history of magazine and containing images of every single cover, from issue 1 to the present day, with a fascinating commentary from the magazine’s past editors and designers
• A sticker sheet featuring memorable images from DWM’s 500 issues
• A double-sided A1 poster
• The first in a series of nine collectable art cards
THE GIANT DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 500 PACK – 2016’S BIGGEST DOCTOR WHO EVENT – WILL BE ON SALE FROM THURSDAY 26 MAY, PRICED JUST £9.99.
You can keep up to date with Doctor Who magazine, see larger images of this and other covers on their Facebook Page Here Or you can now follow them on twitter.
Information can also be found on their website www.doctorwhomagazine.com
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Anonymous
May 29th, 2016 - 11:17amAnyone managed to track this down in GLOUCESTER yet???
Pudsy who?
May 28th, 2016 - 10:22am9.99 that’s very schourched earth for a magazine considering I saw a queens anervesry magazine with the same amount of pages for 5.99
BlueBoxJackie
May 29th, 2016 - 1:19pmYes but it also comes with a Poster, stickers and exclusive art card
Gareth Pugh
May 29th, 2016 - 7:03pmIt’s actually very good value for what you get – a 116-page edition of the regular magazine (that’s extra pages than normal), plus a whole extra 116-page magazine which is ad-free and in effect like one of their thrice-yearly Special Editions where this time the subject matter is the history of DWM itself (massively nostalgic and beautiful to look at) – and the huge poster, sticker sheet (admittedly a bit in-jokey – helps if you’ve been a long-term reader to appreciate what some of them are about/getting at), and the art-card. Given you pay £9.99 for one of their ‘Essential Doctor Who’ mag-books, this is a massive amount of top-notch content for your the money being asked. I suppose it *is* a large sum to find in one ‘go’, but you get masses in return.
Anonymous
May 27th, 2016 - 6:41pmAny one able to find this in Gloucester yet?
Peter
May 27th, 2016 - 5:33pmComes with a sticker of Paul Cornell’s face. You could make a Paul Cornell voodoo doll.
Demdike@CultLabs
May 26th, 2016 - 11:52pmMy copy arrived today. I’m desperately trying not to open it until i finish work tomorrow.
It looks fantastic.
Mr Nobody
May 26th, 2016 - 10:00pmLooked in 3 shops in my area of Bristol that always stock Doctor Who Magazine. And none of them had it! One of the shops was still stocking issue 499. It seems like this particular special issue hasn’t materialised in my pat of Bristol yet.
The Iron Legion
May 27th, 2016 - 7:58amIt also wasn’t available in WHSmiths Cardiff or Newport yesterday, or Sainsburys which is my usual backup! Obviously hasn’t been distributed to Wales/South West yet.
BlueBoxJackie
May 27th, 2016 - 9:49amHad the same here yesterday in Yorkshire, went to two whsmiths and both were still selling 499, the better have it today
Simon W
May 27th, 2016 - 11:02amI know how u feel Mr Nobody I too live in Bristol and my shop that Iv been getting it from for the last 22 years has not got it in either. I phones the Number in the mag and they said it is out now and they don’t know why this area has not had it. it’s made me very sad that a special issue is hot there.
booboo
May 27th, 2016 - 11:09ampossible they delayed distribution so the cover didn’t leak
Simon W
May 28th, 2016 - 12:31pmMine is on a long time order the distributer I think its called Smiths down my temple meads. the shop has been charged for it on Thursday as well as my other Dr Who Adventures. has anyone out side the Bristol and south wales not had these yet?
Anonymous
May 28th, 2016 - 1:04pmI’m in Gloucester and I have had zero luck anywhere for the last 3 Days!!
Anonymous
May 30th, 2016 - 7:23amI currently think there is a Distribution problem in the South West region because neither this or DWA #15 seem’s to be available?
Anonymous
May 30th, 2016 - 9:32amI’m going to check on Thursday now
The Flying Shark
May 26th, 2016 - 6:56pmGot this today, an absolutely stunning tribute to DWM and genuinely worth every penny.
EvanCoatpehenLeost
May 26th, 2016 - 5:17pmAwesome ! But I’m french and I have no idea where I can buy it. Any guesses ?
Doctorfan
May 26th, 2016 - 4:48pmLooks just as good in person
Love it
CG
May 26th, 2016 - 12:19pmMy letter got in! It was regarding the TARGET books, pretty cool. It is the final letter in the issue
whotoys
May 26th, 2016 - 6:16pmWhat page is it on as I have just started reading it?
Demdike@CultLabs
May 26th, 2016 - 11:52pmGood work!
CG
May 27th, 2016 - 3:56am13
The Iron Legion
May 25th, 2016 - 7:16pmThis looks amazing!!! A great tribute to the stellar work DWM has done through the years.
Black Guardian
May 25th, 2016 - 11:48amDefinitely getting this. It’s not that pricey when you consider what you’re getting for your money.
Weeping Angel
May 25th, 2016 - 9:59ami cant belive in total you get 232 pages! plus art cards, stickers and lots more!!! that is amazing!
Nicholas
May 24th, 2016 - 10:36pmWouldn’t say it’s a ‘bit pricey’ at all really… You get TWO 116 page magazines (bear in mind 1 magazine is normally about 85 or so pages and costs £5) plus a whole host of extras…
Anonymous
May 25th, 2016 - 5:33pmI forget I’m getting older. Luckily for you otherwise I’d have mentioned it’s original price of 12p a week (48p a month) so you’re right to correct me. Even then it’s nearly two and six in old money, lol.
obsie
May 25th, 2016 - 5:34pmSee the memory is going due to old age, that was me replying.
Obsie
May 24th, 2016 - 9:19pmAs the 50th Anniversary special used the original titles it’s only fitting that the magazine harks back to it’s first cover as well. “After all, that’s where it all started”, lol. A bit pricy perhaps but I’ll jumble my finances around a bit.
DalekAgent
May 24th, 2016 - 7:33pmIm REALLY excited to get this issue, also that cover just looks AMAZING (or should i say FANTASTIC)
Weeping Angel
May 25th, 2016 - 9:57amim really excited too!!!!!!!!!! it comes out tomorrow!!!
Oliver Crabtree
May 24th, 2016 - 7:23pmQuite pricey but I might buy it
Dalekparadigm2
May 24th, 2016 - 5:44pmAmazing cover
Jordan Scott
May 24th, 2016 - 5:35pm*sighs* just stop criticizing, I hate it when people start stating as ‘facts’ which episodes of Dr Who are good and bad! Love the cover though! 🙂
The super whovian
May 24th, 2016 - 5:18pmLooks awesome
TheMoonbase
May 24th, 2016 - 5:17pmI cannot wait for this! This is the one issue I’ve been waiting for since I subscribed to the magazine!
Savethecoffeeboysavetheworld
May 24th, 2016 - 4:39pmSo excited
RoryDarvillPond
May 24th, 2016 - 4:31pmSimply the best cover ever 🙂
Doctorfan
May 24th, 2016 - 4:28pmIntrigued by the art card series
Anonymous
May 24th, 2016 - 4:26pmHow long has it been a Guinness world record
Doctorfan
May 24th, 2016 - 4:29pmThat was me
Anonymous
May 25th, 2016 - 11:32amIt’s the longest running magazine based on a TV show, from 1979 to present. It took the record in April 2010.
Part Gollum Part Time Lord
May 24th, 2016 - 4:20pmTiny bit pricy but I understand the wealth of content within so I’m gonna go for it!
Anonymous
May 24th, 2016 - 3:55pmThe price is far too much for a magazine in my opinion
BeeptheMeep
May 24th, 2016 - 4:01pmIt’s two whole extra length magazines plus a poster, art card, and stickers. I think it’s pretty worth the price.
Demdike@CultLabs
May 24th, 2016 - 2:05pmCan’t wait for this to drop through the letterbox tomorrow.
prototype dalek
May 24th, 2016 - 12:49pmLove it, love the first issue recreation idea! Will certainly buy it 🙂
BlueBoxJackie
May 24th, 2016 - 11:16amHow much?
booboo
May 24th, 2016 - 11:17am£9.99