October 10th, 2024
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Doctor Who Magazine Issue #609 Includes Target Evil of The Daleks
Available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.com and www.panini.co.uk
EXCLUSIVE! The latest addition to the TARGET BOOKS range – THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS by Frazer Hines is included with this issue!
PLUS! A FULL-LENGTH EIGHTH DOCTOR AUDIO DRAMA DOWNLOAD
Inside this issue
- Eighth Doctor PAUL McGANN and companion INDIA FISHER talk about their roles and their wider
- Doctor Who career in a break from rehearsing for the live performances of audio play The Stuff of Legend.
- RUSSELL T DAVIES brings us an update on Ncuti Gatwa’s second series…
- THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA – an exclusive preview of this Doctor Who spin-off
- including a message from producer Edo Ferretti, and executive producer Phil Collinson on the cast.
- Monster magic! The performers behind the creatures stalking the latest Doctor Who Prom share their experiences with DWM.
- Script to Screen on the episode Boom – discover the design process behind the deadly Villengard ambulance.
- The Fact of Fiction – It’s been an endless source of fascination for DWM over the years – Alan Barnes scrutinises the Fifth Doctor two-parter Black Orchid.
- This Month In… 1977. Find out the newspapers’ initial reaction to K9!
- Stand-up comedian Alison Zrada considers the pitfalls of leaving home to travel with the Doctor…
- Comic strip action with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.
SEASON 25 BLU-RAY – SPECIAL FEATURES!
- A story-by-story guide to the reimagined versions of Remembrance of the Daleks, The Happiness Patrol, Silver Nemesis and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy included in the forthcoming Season 25 Blu-ray release.
- A look back at daytime TV’s celebration of the 25th Anniversary.
- We talk to producer Eric Luskin about the documentary – that he made for the New Jersey Network
in the eighties – covering the making of Silver Nemesis… - Rounding up our coverage of Season 25, we speak to Dick Fiddy and Justin Johnson about the BFI screening of The Happiness Patrol.
Regular features
- Gallifrey Guardian – the latest news from the Whoniverse.
- Shelf Life – including reviews of the latest books and audio releases.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Prizes to be won including the new Season 25 Blu-ray box set, The Gold Archive hardback
- and a new audio adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 609 is on sale Thursday 10 October from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.
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NickD
November 5th, 2024 - 10:00pmThat cover of that novelisation is just awful.
Andy
October 18th, 2024 - 1:06amSHAKESPEARE
Franny
October 16th, 2024 - 10:51pmLove Cumbria, issue with spine not too pronounce, so maybe it got better during printing/pressing process? Sorry to hear others paid and got substandard. They should do like the Blu-ray range and ask people to send their copies in exchange for a pristine pressing.
Dalekoddjob
October 17th, 2024 - 8:48amIts a free giveaway – why would they swap them?
Bookcollector
October 12th, 2024 - 4:05pmIn terms of the spine of the book. Yes its faulty. It has a ripple effect on it, like the book has been read and the spine creased or cracked open. But the spine isn’t actually damaged. It’s not cracked as the book doesn’t fall open at the ripples. It’s a printing issue not a damage issue.
Radburn
October 12th, 2024 - 5:45pmEither way, I would not have bought this if I had known the book was an abridged version. Strange that they did not mention this in any of the Preview materials? Plus the fact that the book has a bad printing error, which doesn’t look great on Doctor Who Magazine for these faults. Next time something looks good, I’ll wait for the magazine to come out & check it’s reviews before purchasing!
Bookcollector
October 12th, 2024 - 8:59pmIt’s not an abridged version. It’s an alternative version in the same way pirate planet target is different to the full novel. Pirate has rewritten sequences as does evil.
Radburn
October 13th, 2024 - 7:36pmAbridged – From the Cambridge Dictionary “made shorter by having some details or less important information removed”
Bookcollector
October 13th, 2024 - 10:06pmIt isn’t an abridged version. It is a different version. It’s not just sections removed it’s been altered. City of death and pirate planet are not abridged versions of those novels and neither is this.
Radburn
October 13th, 2024 - 11:58pmTAO
Missyrules
October 17th, 2024 - 9:25amTAO? What? Does anyone know what radburn means by this!
Snowman
October 18th, 2024 - 4:57pm“Together as One”?
Missyrules
October 19th, 2024 - 4:25pmFound this explanation of it but I’m not convinced its relevant!
The word Tao has multiple meanings, including a Chinese word that means “path, way, right way”, and a slang term for a condom
Bookcollector
October 12th, 2024 - 2:54pmFinished the new evil book, and it is a new book. It’s the opposite of the city and pirate target paperbacks. They changed the novels into more screen accurate target books. Here the original novel is screen accurate and the target book takes the approach of changing it into a tighter plot. My issue with the evil TV story (which I love) has always been the opening episodes being to convulted to actually make sense, the plot to lure the doctor to the shop is so unnecessary and then in the 1866 sequences the terril character adds nothing to the plot. This version drops the opening episode nearly completely and removes, terrill and by default ruth maxtible and toby. Its interesting to see none of that makes any difference to the story it flows perfectly well without it.
Daniel Seymour
October 14th, 2024 - 7:37amThanks for confirming my correct decision not to buy this. A book for the you tube generation of needing a fast fix.
Daniel Seymour
October 14th, 2024 - 7:54amIts a shame as I thought it was the full version of the excellent original Hines novel which is very target like anyway. No need for any amendments.
Bookcollector
October 14th, 2024 - 12:43pmActually it’s a really good book.
James
October 12th, 2024 - 10:56amDid anyone else complete the survey? I said it should revert to standard price around £5. Any extras/ “freebies” have a form inside the magazine to fill in and send away for as not everyone wants them .(diarama and posters). This month came with the book for £3 extra. Could have had a coupon inside to use in stores if it was to be general sale. Sfx used to do this where you could get a book a few quid or half price if you presented the voucher in whs stores.
Missyrules
October 12th, 2024 - 2:48pmJames the magazine will never go back to that price. Printing costs mean it just can’t. Everything costs more to produce now. Most magazines are around the £7.99-8.99 such as empire and total film. I remember paying £0.95 for the target books but times change and we can’t expect to pay the same prices we paid 5 years ago for the magazine.
atl
October 11th, 2024 - 10:03pmi got the book yesterday and i am already halfway through it .its a good read it is the first time i have read a novelisation in years i have not even had a look at the magazine yet
Justin Gillespie
October 11th, 2024 - 9:35pm€17.41 today in Easons. Into the Vortex is a ridiculous €32!
F D R
October 11th, 2024 - 10:07pmthe price for Into the Vortex is a bit O T T
Bookcollector
October 11th, 2024 - 5:22amWell, having started the book it’s very different from the original novel. The first episode is virtually gone and it seems a full reedit has occurred. Looking forward to reading this even more now
Eraser
October 10th, 2024 - 4:34pmAnyone in the Sheffield area having problems getting a copy? No sign of it today in WH Smith in centre of Sheffield.
Eraser
October 10th, 2024 - 5:00pmOh, I found one. They all seem to have gone to WH Smith at the bus station.
demdike@Cult Labs
October 10th, 2024 - 2:33pmThe next issue will probably be a Tom Baker era cover as it promises a big new interview with Philip Hinchcliffe.
Look forward to that.
Phillip
October 12th, 2024 - 10:14pmThe Golden Era and Best Producer Season 12-14
demdike@Cult Labs
October 10th, 2024 - 2:29pmLove the new photo of Paul McGann at the TARDIS console on the cover.
The first non-Davies new era Doctor cover for well over a year – July 2023 to be precise with Eccleston – or to go genuinely non RT-D era, May 2023 with Hartnell and Troughton.
Rex F
October 11th, 2024 - 2:40pmIs it from the script reading? I’d assumed it’d just be the actors behind microphones.
Jason Z
October 13th, 2024 - 12:01pmRex, me too but I’ve seen online pictures of McGann in costume at thar event. Behind a microphone!
demdike@Cult Labs
October 13th, 2024 - 4:39pmIt’s from The Stuff of Legend live show which had the actors in costume.
Rex F
October 14th, 2024 - 4:05pmAh! Good on them for putting in the effort to make it something special.
Peter
October 15th, 2024 - 5:31pmJust to clarify on this – I was there for the Sunday matinee of “The Stuff of Legend”. It was McGann only who wore costume, and the TARDIS console set was on stage (as it was for BF Day on the stage in the same hall earlier in the year). It seems reasonable to conclude that the pic of McGann in costume (lovely cover BTW!) was taken on the stage set at some point over the weekend of the performances. The actors were indeed behind microphones/ in a booth – nobody performed on the TARDIS set (which was basically stage dressing. there was a Dalek on stage too – as per BF Day).
Young j
October 10th, 2024 - 1:03pmI have brought my copy at tesco
Bookcollector
October 10th, 2024 - 12:02pmSo to answer the question… it’s not the full version of the hardback novel. The interludes are gone between the episodes with only the first and last included. It’s been altered to have chapters instead of the individual episodes as one chapter each. I’m a bit annoyed, if they are going to do this include the full novel! Does this mean a future general release will return to the original novel? I’m pleased with book in terms of its look but the other issue is the spine of my copy is damaged. I cant afford to buy another one so that’s annoying too. Why didn’t they just release a full version as a target book in stores? Seems pointless to me to release an edited version!
Daniel Seymour
October 10th, 2024 - 1:12pmThats a real shame that it is not the full version of the excellent novel, they just had to mess about with it didnt they! I dont think ill bother now and just stick with my original version. The interludes made it different and unique from the John Peel version and out the two I much preferred Hines novel it was a joy to read.
Saved me some money then as from last issue onwards I decided to stop buying the magazine I would have had to make an exception for this one.
Bookcollector
October 10th, 2024 - 1:45pmIf I’d known it was edited I would not have bothered myself. The novel will still be good as the adaptation was excellent but the interludes just added that little something to it to differentiate it from the peel book. If they announce an official shop bought version it will be a case of waiting to see it in a shop to see which version it is. I’ll read this new one but will stick with the hardcover for future reads.
Ricky
October 10th, 2024 - 1:54pmCan’t you get it replaced?
Bookcollector
October 10th, 2024 - 1:59pmMy sister bought it and didn’t get a receipt
Davros
October 10th, 2024 - 2:47pmApparently the damage to the book’s spine is a production issue. I have the same damage and so does my friend.
Andy R
October 10th, 2024 - 2:50pmDid it have a ripple effect on the spine? My copy does… looks like its been read already
SV7
October 10th, 2024 - 3:42pmSame here, bottom of the spine is rippled slightly, otherwise fine.
TimelordTim
October 10th, 2024 - 3:47pmSame with the spine of mine too
MJS
October 10th, 2024 - 3:48pmHaven’t all the Target versions of the large hardback (city, shada) been edited for paperback?
Bookcollector
October 10th, 2024 - 4:02pmCity and pirate were but this one didn’t need editing down. Actually city would have fitted into the target format without editing either. Shada hasn’t been given the target treatment yet and considering the controversy surrounding the author now I don’t know if it will be done. I’d like it to done but who knows. Now I know the ripple effect on the spine is a production issue I’ll not worry about it. Perfect condition would be ideal but I’m not going to hunt one out. As you say MJS these have been traditionally edited and that’s fine, this will be good but it is annoying even so! Just print the full book as a target book. Does it matter if its thicker than the others?
Rory
October 10th, 2024 - 4:45pm@MJS, City and Pirate were both edited down for the Target release. Shada has never had a Target and likely never will I wouldn’t be surprised if this gets an unabridged paperback with the original cover, same as the other hardbacks (including Drosten’s Curse, etc.).
Daniel Seymour
October 10th, 2024 - 5:01pmResurrection and Revelation of the Daleks were not edited when in thier Target format. I could be wrong but when I read the Target versions they seemed pretty much the same as the original hardbacks.
Bookcollector
October 10th, 2024 - 5:38pmResurrection and revelation were essentially target books in their hardcover format. They weren’t full novels like the others so were unedited in the paperback target release
Snowman
October 11th, 2024 - 10:41amMine has a Spine issue aswell. When BookCollector first mentioned it I wondered if it was a Widespread issue.
Snowman
October 11th, 2024 - 12:51pmAndy R.
Yes mine looked like it had been Opened and someone had read the Book and Creased all the Spine.
Dalek Eye Stalk
October 10th, 2024 - 11:18amI absolutely adore the Evil of the Daleks book cover art. I only occasionally buy the magazine these days. Definitely getting this issue.
Janice The Friendly Slitheen
October 11th, 2024 - 9:55pmI work with the person who did the cover art for this book ! 😀
Dalek Eye Stalk
October 12th, 2024 - 9:31pmLet Dan Liles know that it’s a great cover.
TimelordTim
October 10th, 2024 - 9:48amJust picked this up from my local Tesco, very happy to finally have this book in paperback with a bonus magazine as well.
Coleman
October 10th, 2024 - 11:41amToo Early for me Tim, I’ll pop out after Dinner and hopefully I’ll be able to pick up a Copy.
Coleman
October 11th, 2024 - 2:13pmPicked one up yesterday, but I didn’t go out while about 3.00pm. There was Three Copy’s left when I went to Cortonwood Morrisons.
TimelordTim
October 13th, 2024 - 9:07amGlad you picked one up
Bellal
October 10th, 2024 - 9:39amSadly will think I’ll pass on this one €19.41 here in Ireland. With exchange rate that’s £16.21 for a magazine. A shame
Justin Gillespie
October 11th, 2024 - 9:34pm€17.41 today in Easons. Into the Vortex is a ridiculous €32!
Bellal
October 11th, 2024 - 10:53pmOuch!!!
Brian
October 8th, 2024 - 6:28pmWhat’s the 8th doctor audio download?
BigBen64
October 9th, 2024 - 8:57amIt’s “The Time of the Daleks” (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-daleks-dwm609-promo-3162)
And looks like there’s a promo sale too…
https://www.bigfinish.com/collections/v/dwm609-offer
Brian
October 9th, 2024 - 10:06amThanks BigBen64 – I have already got The Time of the Daleks!
atl
October 8th, 2024 - 5:44pmon the panini website i got this and the special, in to the vortex with free p&p and £3 knocked off
Snowman
October 8th, 2024 - 5:58pmHave you got Into the Vortex Yet?
Mine came this Morning. The Cover you see in Promo Photos is a Cardboard SlipCover, While the actual Magazine inside as no Writing on it at all. Abit like the Subscriber Edition of the Normal Magazine.
atl
October 8th, 2024 - 10:55pmnot yet both will come at the same time
Snowman
October 8th, 2024 - 5:03pmVery Nice indeed.
Andy R
October 8th, 2024 - 4:58pmI think i am more excited about the season 25 features then the free Evil book!
Snowman
October 8th, 2024 - 5:04pmI wouldn’t say the book is Free as the Magazine is a lot more than a “Normal” Issue.
Amypondfan
October 8th, 2024 - 5:22pmComplete opposite lol. Have zero interest in the magazine only buying it for the book!
Snowman
October 8th, 2024 - 5:37pmI’m 50/50. Was really looking forward to the Book. But the Magazine looks Decent Too, Especially with the Coverage of Season 25.