Doctor Who Magazine celebrates Sylvester McCoy and also has full details of the new Season 13 Collection
Doctor Who Magazine 620 is out now! Join the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, as he head to Ukraine to meet fans. Plus there’s a look behind the scenes at newly resurrected lost story Alixion. Plus, learn the full details of the huge Season 13 Blu-ray set from the Collection team. Including how they brought the Loch Ness Monster back to life!
Highlights this issue
- The Seventh Doctor in Ukraine – Dalek and Cyberman performer Mickey Lewis recounts how he joined Sylvester McCoy on a journey to entertain fans in war-torn Kyiv.
- Alixion – A lost Seventh Doctor adventure! TV writer Robin Mukherjee talks to DWM about working on Doctor Who in the 1980s and how his story Alixion has finally been realised as an audio drama…
- Mary Reynolds – A royal audience with the actor who starred as Queen Elizabeth II in the 25th anniversary serial Silver Nemesis.
- The Collection Season 13 – ZYGONS! SUTEKH! KRAALS! KRYNOIDS! An in-depth exploration of next month’s Blu-ray box set. Including: details of a documentary on Ian Marter who played companion Harry Sullivan, producer Phillip Hinchcliffe visiting the locations from the series, and the creation of new monster effects!
- Back to 1975 (and 1963) – Giving life to the Loch Ness Monster!
Also in Doctor Who Magazine 620
- His Mad Pranks Part Four – The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda’s adventures continue in the comic strip.
- After Image – Simon Guerrier looks back at Lucky Day, The Story & the Engine, the Interstellar Song Contest and Wish World/The Reality War.
- Michael Van Kesteren – The props art director discusses the creation of various gadgets for this year’s season, including: colour variants of the Doctor’s sonic, the “Polish! Polish!” robot Scoot, and the Rani’s time ring bracelet!
- San Diego Comic Con – Enter the Black Archive! Join Doctor Who’s brand manager James Page in San Diego as he takes us behind the scenes at this year’s Doctor Who activation.
- The Randomiser – Gary Gillatt looks into the heroics of the first three Doctors during the Second World War.
- The Fact of Fiction – The hidden depths of Dark Water, in the first part of the feature on the finale to the Twelfth Doctor’s first season.
- Whoniversity Challenge – Find out how students across the UK’s universities are testing their Who knowledge with a challenging quiz league!
- Gallifrey Guardian – news round-up including the announcement of a new range of adventures, across books, comics, audio and the web, that will reveal more about Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor.
- Reviews – featuring the latest audio and book releases.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Competitions – prizes to be won include the new Monster Makers Comic Collection from Panini!
Doctor Who Magazine 620
DWM Issue 620 is on sale Thursday the 14th of August from the online Panini store, and other retailers priced £7.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags for £6.99. You can also save with a subscription, as well as receiving exclusive, text-free covers.
