September 17th, 2026
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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 634
Inside this issue:
- An in-depth interview with ANNEKE WILLS who, 60 years ago, was cast as companion POLLY opposite the First and Second Doctors. We chat with her about her Doctors, fighting Daleks and Cybermen, being a part of sixties culture, and her life up to the present day…
- ARTHUR DARVILL returns as Rory opposite River Song in a new series of audio dramas. We talk to him about being paired with his character’s wayward daughter, bringing his mum (actor Ellie Darvill) to work with him, and his passion for music…
- The Patrick Troughton Years… Ten things you might not have known!
- Meet the forgotten Romanas! YVONNE GALLAGHER speaks for the first time about her fleeting appearance alongside Fourth Doctor Tom Baker in 1979’s Destiny of the Daleks.
- We enter the ASYLUM OF THE DALEKS in this issue’s Fact of Fiction feature.
- THIS MONTH IN… 2008 – when daytime soap Doctors was inspired by Doctor Who…
- We consider the monstrous experiments of the wretched Rani.
- The first part of a brand-new comic strip featuring THE TENTH DOCTOR and ROSE.
Regular features
- GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news, including Doctor Who screenings, the latest comic collection and audio drama releases, and a preview of the book included with next month’s DWM…
- Reviews of the audio dramas, print fiction and the latest action figure releases.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Prizes to be won! Including the Circuit Breaker Blu-ray release.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 634 is on sale Thursday 17 September 2026 from panini.co.uk, TG Jones and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK).
Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.
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Sausage
September 19th, 2026 - 6:57amMany thanks for the replies
RobW
September 18th, 2026 - 4:49pmAnneke’s interview is warts and all, no holds barred!
Bill silver
September 19th, 2026 - 9:40amI noticed that.
bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 3:17pmI was reading about the tender and that the show could be back 2028 and I can’t say I’m excited. I think I may be done with new who. I enjoyed it up to the last three years, finding Russell’s return hard going and you won’t hear me saying no one should like it, I’m sure there are many fans of ncuti despite what others on here think, but I am getting old and I think it might just be for younger fans now. I may end up watching it and enjoying it, but buying it? Not so sure about that. I’ve stopped getting original fiction now, I made an exception for some of the circuit breaker stuff, the novel, short story and I have the dalek omnibus on order (which has been delayed by 2 weeks) but I can’t say i was riveted by it. So original fiction is out now. Happy to get the ace book in the mag next month as its one I’ve read and did enjoy. The target books and the panini graphic novels are the only stuff I’m really bothered about now. Obviously animations and returned episodes will continue to be bought.
Peter
September 18th, 2026 - 3:23pmThat era of Who is over. You’ve said it yourself. Might as well wait and see if the next one is more to your liking.
bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 3:36pmI just don’t know if I can be bothered anymore peter. The kerfuffle that surrounds the show has reached a point where I avoid all social media, YouTube and most sites. I love this site for two reasons, one its generally more kind than other sites but still on the borders at times but most importantly, two, it has provided great info about things I would have missed if I hadn’t seen them on here. I like the classic era and most of the new who we have but I’m starting to suspect the tone of modern life is leaving me behind and frankly good, modern life is far too depressing to contemplate. I’ve decided on a policy of wilful ignorance (like modern politicians across the globe and there wilful denying of the patent truth!) I’ll stick to my books, old fashioned cds and dvds. There’s a world outside the house? Really!? Keep it! Lol…
War Chief.
September 18th, 2026 - 3:53pmIt all depends….who will be the New Doctor…
Having just watched Bookish, I’m rather in favour of Mark Gatiss….!
not RTD
September 18th, 2026 - 6:29pmhope for the best,i did for years i would think next weeks episode will be good ,, and it wasn’t but now the bbc is starting to realise people do not want the crap they have been putting out over the last few years and not just bad who but with a new team with old thinking but new ideas it could be the doctor who a lot of people loved so then bbc got a lot of money out of
Bookcollector
September 17th, 2026 - 8:48pmCover on the new sophie book looks great, happily get the mag next month.
War Chief.
September 17th, 2026 - 8:03pmThe woman who married the Toymaker…! There’s not many who can say that….
M
September 17th, 2026 - 7:19pmWonderful issue! 🙂
BW
September 17th, 2026 - 6:12pmThat cover Photoshopping has turned Patrick Troughton into Stretch Armstrong.
The Unlicensed Physician
September 17th, 2026 - 6:33pmDepth and perspective are regularly given a battering by Photoshop. Even art that looks good at first can fall apart if you pay closer attention.
Andy
September 17th, 2026 - 4:01pmAnd no mention of any future Blu-ray releases, but interesting that the surviving episodes of missing stories are getting big screenings are they more surprises coming our way with the discovery of more missing episodes turning up. If we remember when the Daleks Master Plan two missing episodes turned up. There was rumours that two more were in the possession of a private film collector and the episodes bfi and screening is from The Underwater Menace epi 2 & 3. Is it possible that they have invited Anneke Wells to the screening is she like Peter Purves going to get a surprise that just maybe they have the missing episodes of 1 & 4 and are keeping them under wraps as a surprise, are these the two this private collector had all along and is this awaiting announcement for a straight release to DVD/Blu-ray.
The Unlicensed Physician
September 17th, 2026 - 6:15pmAre you sure the BFI are screening anything? Not just Riverside Studios having their latest regular event?
Gordon
September 17th, 2026 - 6:25pmFirstly it’s no surprise of the lack of future blu ray news as they usually don’t write anything in the mag until it’s ready to go that day or week.
Secondly the event that you describe is just another of riverside studios events they have been doing since at least 2023 which has nothing to do with the bfi. They have done moonbase and tenth planet events showing the surviving eps and never once they had surprises.
Plus any reveal from FIF will get a iPlayer release prior to any stand alone release
Andy R
September 17th, 2026 - 2:26pmJust picked up my copy from my local (soon to close) TG Jones. Anneke interview looks impressively indepth and fact of fiction on a decent story. Comic strip even looks interesting. Worth picking up.
ComicAdventuresContinue
September 17th, 2026 - 1:59pmIs the comic strip adventure for the 10th Doctor and Rose – just a re-print from Doctor Who Adventures Comic/Magazine ?
As it looks a lot like it style wise and how it ends.
Ross
September 17th, 2026 - 2:08pmthe comic annoyed me so much, they say “literally” far too many times, all felt a bit too repetitive
ComicAdventuresContinue
September 17th, 2026 - 2:47pm@ross – been cooler if they had done a Second Doctor adventure after doing the 1st doc one for the last few issues.
And kept going onwards in Doctors every few issues.
Bookcollector
September 17th, 2026 - 2:53pmPresumably new as the adventures stories tended to only be one part. What is it called? I’ll look it up for you.
Missyrules
September 17th, 2026 - 3:03pmFrankly any doctor would have been preferable to Tennant. Troughton would have been brilliant, but how about a John hurt story for a change?
ComicAdventuresContinue
September 17th, 2026 - 6:47pm@bookcollector its called Bizarre Baxaar!
Bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 4:58pmDefinitely new, no story with that title in the original 10th dr rose stories
The Dr
September 17th, 2026 - 11:46amIsn to it about time we had the 15th Doctor back on the cover and all the info in the Magazine about him aswell, with a indepth interview etc. After all he is the Newest Doctor still untill more Who is made?
Kev
September 17th, 2026 - 12:08pmNah he’s long gone and no one cares. Anyway Sylvester is the current TV Doctor………having appeared most recently.
Jamie
September 17th, 2026 - 12:10pmIt would be nice to see 15 on the cover again yeah.
Gordon
September 17th, 2026 - 12:11pmWhat exactly would they interview him about? There really isn’t anything who related he’s been involved with since he left
Amypondfan
September 17th, 2026 - 12:24pmJohn Martin appeared most recently
Amypondfan
September 17th, 2026 - 12:24pmAutocorrect again Jo martin
not RTD
September 17th, 2026 - 1:09pmthey should have 15 on the cover because they need to sell the magazine and he like 13 was not popular
not RTD
September 17th, 2026 - 1:38pmthat last message should have had a NOT in it as in they should NOT have 15 on the cover because they need to sell the magazine and he like 13 was not popular
War Chief
September 17th, 2026 - 4:32pmBut the show is on hiatus….
And he was only in it for 2 years…
And only for 8 episodes, not 13…
and in ones like 43 Yards, whatever it was , hardly in it…
The Dr
September 17th, 2026 - 5:27pmI know War Chief, I was just being abit cheeky. I realise nothing sells from that Doctor, whether its the show or any Merchandise. I’m really of the same opinion as Kev who Commented above. Sorry I couldn’t resist.
War Chief
September 17th, 2026 - 6:58pmI might still have bought any figures of him in his other costumes…
Black leather jacket was my favourite….or the Beatles look….
But there it is….
and i’d have loved that Console Room….just the central console you know, and maybe the jukebox…
Stephen Palmer
September 17th, 2026 - 7:04pmerm 16 episodes and two xmas specials. Which actually gives him about as much screen time as Colin Baker and way more than Paul Mcgann
War Chief.
September 17th, 2026 - 7:41pmFair point, Stephen….
RobW
September 17th, 2026 - 8:23pmClassic Who seems to be very popular with figure sets selling out, target books, the blu rays (or lack of new limited ones), compared to 15. Ecclestone and Tennant are probably the most popular Doctors from Nu Who, you could put them on the front and content inside about them and they would sell well.
The BBC tender is out, I just looked at and thought it’s last chance saloon for the show.
War Chief.
September 17th, 2026 - 9:12pmEccleston and Capaldi for me….they were cold, remote, slightly alien….exactly the way the Doctor should be…
At least, Peter Capaldi started out that way…
DeliveryRus
September 17th, 2026 - 10:21amNext issue £11.99 due to extra book been included
Amypondfan
September 17th, 2026 - 10:27amDoes it say what book?
SV7
September 17th, 2026 - 10:28amWhat’s the book?
DeliveryRus
September 17th, 2026 - 10:44amThe Companion Book
not RTD
September 17th, 2026 - 1:11pma paperback of at childhood’s end with a new cover … target style
Fezmeister
September 17th, 2026 - 1:36pmIt looks like the book is “At Childhood’s End” by Sophie Aldred, printed in the style of the Target “The Companions of Doctor Who” range from the 80s.
Bookcollector
September 17th, 2026 - 6:24pmSounds interesting. Might have to get next months mag now. Wonder if it’s a straight reprint or a re-edit?
Bellal
September 17th, 2026 - 7:16pmAm getting next month for the novel. Beautiful cover with Ace and happily supporting DWM. My God the Capaldi days were brilliant for the magazine
bookcollector
September 17th, 2026 - 7:22pmWill definitely get it next month. I enjoyed at childhoods end and a version like a target book is something I have to have lol
War Chief.
September 17th, 2026 - 9:38pmThe only thing I now remember about At Childhoods End was that it had Ace in it….
And….the 13th Doctor…? I can’t even remember if that’s right…
Sausage
September 18th, 2026 - 3:28pmWhen is Issue 635 out datewise?
bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 3:42pm11th November I think, could be wrong so put me right anyone if you have to
Gareth Pugh
September 18th, 2026 - 4:47pmSausage, 635 is on sale Thursday 15th October
Bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 4:52pmYep I looked at something else lol
Bookcollector
September 18th, 2026 - 5:01pmActually just checked again and forbidden planet indicates its 11th November for issue 635. Just ignore it, must be the 15th October.
Sausage
September 19th, 2026 - 6:58amMany thanks for the replies