April 7th, 2026
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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 628
With this issue:
A thrilling comic story from PETE McTIGHE featuring the Fifth Doctor
AN AUDIO DRAMA DOWNLOAD FOR EVERY READER
Get your copy of DALEK SOUL starring PETER DAVISON
Plus a discount offer on other releases
In the magazine
- TWO MISSING EPISODES OF THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN FOUND! Read our preview of First Doctor episodes The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet – not seen in over 60 years and streaming on iPlayer from 3 April.
- The making of Big Finish audio range RUTANS VS SONTARANS from start to finish. This issue, producer DAVID RICHARDSON discusses how early ideas came together and scripts were commissioned.
- In advance of the 4K release of the 1996 TV movie, we track down MALCOLM DANE who played Grace Holloway’s boyfriend Brian.
- Actor KAREN CLEGG shares her memories of playing Sarn in the Seventh Doctor’s debut Time and the Rani.
- PHIL ROBINSON discusses the Sea Devils he has sculpted for the Collection Blu-rays – including on the recent Season 21 box set – plus his work for toy manufacturer Dapol and on episodes of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who.
- We speak to AL DEWAR, the man behind Character Options long-running range of action figures.
- Beyond his appearance in 2023 Special The Giggle, discover STOOKY BILL’s connections to the world of Doctor Who!
- A look at the work of Star Cutouts and their impressive range of life-size standees of Doctors, companions and monsters.
- Celebrate Easter with a look back at Doctor Who themed Easter Eggs!
- Nothing in the world can stop us now! We head to Atlantis to unearth facts about early Second Doctor escapade The Underwater Menace.
- Back to 1977… Have you had your Weetabix? We look at their fondly remembered Doctor Who promotion…
- The Fifteenth Doctor and Mel battle the Daleks in the comic strip…
Regular features
- GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: the latest news including DAVID TENNANT’s return as the Tenth Doctor on audio.
- Reviews – featuring a review of the Collection: Season 21 Blu-ray boxset.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Prizes to be won!
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 628 is on sale Thursday 2 April 2026 from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £10.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.
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Michael parsons
April 22nd, 2026 - 8:30amregarding the comment about using a scissors yes that is the simple way but you are still damaging the outer packaging but from now on that will be the method used but the magazine is or have got a short life span the magazine is not the same as it used to be as long as it is on the shelves I will continue to buy it but its inevitable that it will go up again in price I think it is time to put this magazine to bed it has had a good run nothing is for ever
Missyrules
April 22nd, 2026 - 1:18pmIf you don’t enjoy it just stop getting it.
Michael parsons
April 21st, 2026 - 8:42amI do not wish to criticise any thing about doctor who but this has to be said the latest doctor who was 10.99 not 10.00 but over 10.00 so looking at what you have for this price will any body agree with me that the usual magazine and one comic strip supplement if that is the correct terminology seem to be not very much for that price also very annoying trying to open the package with out damaging the artwork I had trouble and damaged the outer artwork. the publishers need to be warned this magazine is not long for this magazine market if they continue to exploit fans in this way.
Amypondfan
April 21st, 2026 - 8:57amIt’s easy to open, just use scissors to open the top.
James
April 21st, 2026 - 11:40amThey could have incorporated the comic into the issue itself. Either by straight forward printing it so extra pages. OR done as a pull out supplement: loosely stapled to centre of the mag so can remove.
I get why they do the paper bag to reduce plastic yet I’m the same, I like to keep it as preteen as possible to hate ripping it or cutting. Should stick to basic mag and reduce the cost. Then do a special around Christmas in a cardboard box like the 50th anniversary: at least then you could peel it open or remove the tape.
In the space of 20 years of collecting them it’s gone up by £7 currently, roughly 150%. With sales going the opposite direction. I sued to work at a well know newsagents before its name changed to toby Gordon jones. Used to get 15/20 copies a month and sell almost out. Just before our store closed it dropped to around 5 copies and only selling 2 or 3 (one being mine).
So many titles have ceased publication over the years and big titles. With less people buying print (mags as well as newspapers), I cant see being long before this either goes to bimonthly, quartley or gone all together.
Missyrules
April 21st, 2026 - 1:00pmJames all magazines have seen similar increases in price. A magazine my partner buys has increased by 130% in seven years and it’s a weekly magazine. There is nothing untoward about the price of the magazine. Once again, costs have dramatically risen in terms of printing and distribution. The magazine is never going to be cheaper unless they stop using colour photos and/or reduce the page count. Two things people will complain about!
James
April 8th, 2026 - 1:59pmWith they’d bring Davison back with Tegan for a mini series. Even though they are older they still look great and act no different
Fred
April 8th, 2026 - 7:14pmI think they both act better actually. There’s a lot more looseness and chemistry now. I’ve always been surprised at how much fun all of that gang seems behind the scenes, given how dull they all came across in the original episodes.
Peter
April 9th, 2026 - 9:34amActually Fred I agree with you on that point – they are better together now after all these years. bring it on!!!!!
Duncan
April 9th, 2026 - 2:47pmI’d be up for that, even if it was just 4 or 5 episodes. I’d like Nyssa to be in on it as well, and this time let any writer really give the character something to get her teeth into. I’m convinced Sarah has good enough acting chops, something that she rarely appeared to be allowed to put across back in the day. Nyssa and 5 feel like natural buddies to me.
Peter
April 10th, 2026 - 12:08pmDuncan have you heard Nyssa and 5 on audio at BF? I was listening to an oldie the other day (The Mutant Phase – now 25 years old!) and was struck how great Nyssa and 5 are together. And agreed – Sarah Sutton is a good actress but never really got anything to push her when she was in the show.
Fred
April 7th, 2026 - 8:25pmSays in the back that the next issue has much more about the found episodes. That’s what I’m really interested in. Lovely cover though, one of the best.
Jason Z
April 8th, 2026 - 1:18pmYou should see the subscriber cover too then – he’s next to Tegan on that, in the same pose.