Doctor Who Magazine Issue 621

CELEBRATING THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR!

In this issue

In Thirteenth Doctor JODIE WHITTAKER’s most in-depth interview ever, she talks about joining the Fifteenth Doctor in his final episode, her love for Mandip Gill and the rest of the fam, and how she would love to return to Doctor Who with Billie Piper!
Director JOE CORNISH (perhaps best known for his collaborations with Adam Buxton) talks about casting Jodie in his 2011 movie Attack the Block – and how he thinks it might have worked as a Doctor Who movie.
Writer JESSE ARMSTRONG (Peep Show, The Thick of It, Succession) on Jodie’s performance in anthology series Black Mirror’s first season finale.
Writer JACK THORNE (His Dark Materials, Adolescence, The Hack) discusses Jodie’s central role in Netflix drama Toxic Town, plus his work with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant.
Former showrunner CHRIS CHIBNALL talks about Jodie in Broadchurch and reflects on the essential characteristics of the Thirteenth Doctor’s tenure…
Back to 1974! David J Howe describes his attempts as a young fan to build his own Dalek!
Concluding our scene-by-scene analysis of the Twelfth Doctor’s first season finale.
Memories of the BSB weekend in 1990 – when the satellite broadcaster devoted an entire weekend to showing episodes of Doctor Who…
Gary Gillatt considers the dread conjured up by the series’ doppelgangers.
The final part of His Mad Pranks – our comic strip story featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda…

Regular features

GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our news round-up including details of YouTube series The Whoniverse Show, concept artist Peter McKinstry on his new book and the latest screening at Riverside Studios.
Reviews – featuring the Season 13 Blu-ray set, the latest audios, books and action figures.
Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
Prizes to be won – including Season 20 on Blu-ray!

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 621 is on sale Thursday 11 September 2025 from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

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41 comments

beef
September 14th, 2025 - 9:21am
for me, Jodie finally and truly became the doctor in the last episode of Ncuti’s run. Kinda tragic in a way lol
- not RTD
  September 14th, 2025 - 11:57am
  if you say so … we all have our own favourites and least favourite none of us are right or wrong about them its just a difference of opinion
The Golden Pineapple
September 13th, 2025 - 8:22pm
Any subscribers still awaiting this issue? Never been this late for me before. Usually get it by the Saturday latest.
time lord
September 12th, 2025 - 10:54pm
no offence to anyone who likes/loves the 13th doctors era but i can not see this issue flying off the shelves when she was the current doctor the magazine did not sell well there was always the last issue with the current one in the shops ..hopefully with time people can look back on that time in the programme now and see some good in it
- James
  September 13th, 2025 - 11:40am
  Did think it wasn’t actually issue 621 I was reading. Almost all of it was Jodie. More like a special tissue not regular. Maybe this also needs a rest of reduce amount of issues to bimonthly. 6 issues a year at £10
- Missyrules
  September 13th, 2025 - 12:37pm
  There are other readers than you two you know…
- James
  September 13th, 2025 - 2:42pm
  We gather that. Just meant there’s more in the Whoniverse then Doc13. Unless they did it as a special issue like they have this month with s13 Tom baker special issue.
  Regards to resting it just meant as there isn’t anything until at least 2027 maybe going bimonthly would be better.
  A lot of titles have gone this way recently. Even Grazie, match of the day, and yours which used to be weekly are now fortnightly.
- time lord
  September 13th, 2025 - 2:47pm
  i knew someone would take offence LOL ….doctor who is a cult programme but its not a cult movement we all don’t all need to agree on everything
- time lord
  September 13th, 2025 - 2:56pm
  James… the specials sell a little less copies them the regular magazine so maybe if they did a special issue about 13 maybe even less would be sold
- The Golden Pineapple
  September 13th, 2025 - 3:33pm
  They’ve done plenty of issues like this before: the massive interview with Tom Baker in 501 for DWM’s 500th issue which spanned the entire contents of the magazine apart from Gallifrey Guardian which was moved to the back (far more of a ‘special’ than this). Then the Peter Davison interview in issue 503, Terrance Dicks in issue 507 (as part of an issue focusing on the 1970s), and the Phillip Hinchcliffe interview last year. It makes complete sense to do this style, with her return in The Reality War and arrival at Big Finish.
  
  I wasn’t a massive fan of the Chibnall era, but I love Jodie and looking forward to reading when my subscription copy arrives.
- Amypondfan
  September 13th, 2025 - 6:04pm
  You realise if they do less issues the costs will probably increase due to less sales and having staff to still pay. Or staff will have to be let go. Notice you chaps don’t complain when it’s another doctor taking most of the magazine. Personally I’m over the moon we have a jodie issue.
- Missyrules
  September 13th, 2025 - 6:05pm
  Not offended at all. Just pointing out the magazine isn’t just aimed at two fans.
- James
  September 13th, 2025 - 6:55pm
  Wouldn’t have mattered who the doctor was. Just felt it wasn’t a regular issue. It was proportionally focused on Jodie/Doc13. In my view it was a special issue dedicated to one Doc.
  Regarda to less issues. What i meant as there isnt any Doctor Who content other than 5 episdoes of WBTLATS in early 2026 it’s around 2 years of nothing. So would make sense to reduce the amount of issues and just concentrate on content and not posters, diaramas etc. Pre 2005 the magazine was just the magazine for £3.99 with the occasional cd/audio disc.
  The magazine world is complex different nowadays. Less people buying print as reading online. Salea figures show 2013/2014 6 months of 36,000 average. 2021 sales around 12,000.
  Doing less issues at a £10 bi month in my view could help it from ceasing publication.
  
  And its nothing to do with the gender of the reader or the gender or the doctor.
- time lord
  September 13th, 2025 - 9:30pm
  Missyrules the magazine and the programme seams to be aimed at only two fans.well four fans including chris chibnall and russell t davies for years that is why the ratings went down the toilet
- bbb
  September 13th, 2025 - 9:50pm
  Amypondfan i don’t think they should be less of the monthly magazine its only 13 times a year its my regular doctor who treat.. but they could cut down on the specials at 6 a year or more with the bookazines they are running out of ideas if they cut it to 3 a year . either 3 specials or 2 with 1 bookazine just until or if. there is another series then they may have something to put in them
- beef
  September 14th, 2025 - 9:23am
  Yeah, every issue should have David and Tom on the cover and be about them and nobody else. /s
  
  Also why are doctor who fans so bloody illiterate?
F D R
September 12th, 2025 - 4:06pm
for the first time in over a year i found a shop in the real world that had copies of DWM TGjones (really WH smiths ) no waiting days or weeks for it to arrive and paying for the p&p to do so this off line shopping could catch on
Demdike@CultLabs
September 11th, 2025 - 5:23pm
Jodie’s interview runs a whopping 23 full pages. When you consider all she and the rest of the cast gave when actually playing the Doctor gave were in effect soundbites this is some going.

Just for the record as far as i can recall Gatwa gave the magazine a single interview, yes one, of about four pages when he first began filming.
- Mark
  September 11th, 2025 - 8:50pm
  Gatwa…………….
Gavin Herd
September 11th, 2025 - 3:02pm
Pocketmags has a great subscription offer right now, 13 issues of Doctor Who Magazine for £26.99. Subscription starts with current issue.
comicshopsdontstand
September 11th, 2025 - 2:16pm
The next issue £10.99 next month – with various extras
- The DR.
  September 11th, 2025 - 2:31pm
  Yeah. I just wish they would keep the price down and Avoid all the Extras, Which if I’m honest Nobody asked for. The price is already high enough for the Standard Issue.
- Matt
  September 11th, 2025 - 3:02pm
  In my opinion, if it’s a free target book, then £10.99 is very worth it, but if it’s just posters or paper cut-outs then it’s a bit steep
- The DR.
  September 11th, 2025 - 8:18pm
  Yes Matt, Excellent Value if it comes with a Target book, but otherwise it’s not worth it at all and be honest how many Issues in all these Years have come with a Target Book. (3)?
- Master of M
  September 11th, 2025 - 10:48pm
  Random audio book CD apparently
- bbb
  September 12th, 2025 - 1:01am
  it will be one i already got it always is lol
- Chris H
  September 12th, 2025 - 9:39am
  Master of M,
  No it’s a wall chart and The Complete Series 2 Production Notes (32 pages).
- James Morris-Wyatt
  September 12th, 2025 - 2:55pm
  One of the advantages of subscribing: You’re never stung by any issue being more expensive because it’s bundled with irrelevant extra stuff.
  
  (As it happens, I am actually interested in one of the extra things this time, but all those novelisations we had recently would’ve been annoying if I’d had to pay more to chuck that extra stuff in the recycling!)
The DR.
September 11th, 2025 - 1:55pm
Really Nice Cover, I think One of the best in a long Time. I liked Jodie as the Doctor, a Very Good Dynamic with Yazz. And of Course who doesn’t like Brad?
Grimsby
September 11th, 2025 - 1:27pm
One of the greatest issues of the magazine. Fantastic interview and full of Chibnal era details and information. My favourite Doctor!
- William
  September 11th, 2025 - 3:29pm
  Not got mine yet in the post , hopefully tomorrow or Saturday . Royal Mail been very poor with delivery lately.
Daniel Seymour
September 11th, 2025 - 12:56pm
Favorite modern era Doctor! Nice to see a Thirteen focus this issue especially as the fact of fiction ignores her era.
- Duncan
  September 12th, 2025 - 10:35am
  Glad to hear that. I was beginning to think I was on my own !
Anthony G
September 11th, 2025 - 12:36pm
What a lovely (and long!) Jodie interview. A great tribute to her era.
The ergon
September 11th, 2025 - 12:19pm
Just heading out for my copy. I dont buy every month. Im just drawn in for the jodie interview.
- James
  September 11th, 2025 - 8:51pm
  The price is very high almost £11 just for a magazine I remember when it was £4.99
- Amypondfan
  September 12th, 2025 - 12:36am
  This issue is £7.99 james
- F D R
  September 12th, 2025 - 1:03am
  James i am older then you I remember when it was £2.99
- Bookcollector
  September 12th, 2025 - 9:09am
  I remember when it was 12p!
- JRT!
  September 12th, 2025 - 9:47am
  Me too! And weekly,lol!
- Kevin225
  September 13th, 2025 - 7:21am
  12p and somebody else would pay for it too (as I had just started primary school)!

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