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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 587
Available to order from www.panini.co.uk
Digital editions and subscriptions are available to order from www.pocketmags.com
Exclusive interview with new executive producer Joel Collins
Joel Collins, one of Doctor Who’s new executive producers, reveals how his association with the series began in the 1970s, through knowing acclaimed director Douglas Camfield and seeing the series being made…
“Douglas was, and still is, one of the biggest inspirations to me. There was something so brilliant about him. I can absolutely see now why I’m in this business. As a kid, you’re watching this show avidly on TV, and then suddenly you’re on set – touching everything, fiddling with everything, and going: ‘Oh my God, look at these miniatures and creatures and all this craziness…’ I was completely inspired by that.”
Other highlights of the new issue include:
- Liberation of the Daleks Part Four – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
- Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on what you might have missed in the recent trailer for the 2023 Doctor Who Specials.
- Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report on the forthcoming episodes, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
- Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news, including exclusives from producer Phil Collinson, guest star Jemma Redgrave and casting director Andy Pryor.
- Close to the Edit – an interview with Rasheed Bello, Doctor Who’s new assistant script editor.
- Tesh and Blood – a tribute to the late Chris Boucher, including contributions from producer Philip Hinchcliffe and actress Louise Jameson, who played Leela.
- Sympathy for the Sea Devil – behind the scenes of Defenders of Earth, the trailer for the new Season 9 Blu-ray box set, with cast and crew including star Katy Manning.
- 60 Objects, 60 Years – from the UNIT beret in 1968 to the Third Doctor’s sonic screwdriver in 1972, the latest instalment of this series tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
- The Fact of Fiction – inside one of the Fourth Doctor’s greatest adventures, Chris Boucher’s The Robots of Death.
- The Watchers: Sea Base 4B – fans recall studio visits to see Warriors of the Deep being recorded in 1983.
- Coming Soon – an exclusive preview of the Season 9 Blu-ray box set, including a disc-by-disc breakdown of the contents.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to forthcoming stories in the expanded Doctor Who universe.
- Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 587 is on sale Thursday 2 February from www.panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £6.99 (UK).
Shane
February 22nd, 2023 - 11:38amDoesn’t seem to have arrived in Irish newsagents this month. First issue Eason’s haven’t gotten since the early days of Covid.
Anonymous
February 8th, 2023 - 5:13pmi finally got a copy .good magazine fourth good one in a roll the only way it could be better is if it was easier to get hold of in the shops
me
February 2nd, 2023 - 2:54pmonly one copy delivered to my local wh smiths in somerset and it was sold before i got there the 3rd month in a roll i got to go looking for it
the 15th doctor
February 2nd, 2023 - 3:47pmi got the same problem i am thinking of getting a subscription but i do not like the subscribers only covers i want the usual covers with the text on ,does any body know if panini will deliver the magazine with normal coves to subscribers ?
Sons of Skaro
January 31st, 2023 - 11:13pmThe Robots of Death is my favourite Doctor Who story. So, of course I love this cover
Bob James
January 31st, 2023 - 9:05pmIt’s SO nice to have a DWM that I can read and enjoy each month again.
atl
January 31st, 2023 - 5:00pmgood cover this magazine has got better and better over the last few months….i want too say it this time when is it out
Doug Who
January 31st, 2023 - 3:48pmFantastic cover and a nice tribute. Chris Boucher was a wonderful writer, brilliant at dialogue, which is quite rare in many SF writers. I suppose because he worked mainly in ‘popular television’ he perhaps didn’t get the wider recognition he deserved. Love his work on ‘Blake’s 7’ too.
I especially love ‘Fendahl’ and the folk horror blended with SF works so well. So dark in places when the gun is handed over and Thea’s fate – that smile she gives as the Core is so creepy!
Demdike@Cult Labs
January 31st, 2023 - 1:53pmGoing to look spectacular minus the text.
bryan
January 31st, 2023 - 11:26amThat is one Beautiful Cover. I always felt Chris never hot top billing, it was always Robots wow,Fendahl Wow, Leela Wow, with sets,costumes etc in the list before Chris got his piece of cake.
B7 changed that to some extent. He also got the Terry Nation treatment. Could you write us…leela,Robots,Fendahl etc. When he wanted to write new stories.
Wow that cover really does pop out .
Judooning
January 31st, 2023 - 11:22amLooking forward to mine. Great cover! One of my favourite 4th Dr episodes