Doctor Who Magazine Companion Edition: The 2009 Specials

The annual Doctor Who Magazine Companion special is out soon and the cover has been revealed:

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It is beautiful!

These magazines are full of brilliant stuff and very informative! I highly reccomend them!

This edition is due out on Thursday 15th April with the RRP of 5.99

This cover was originally going to have the new logo on! Tom Spilsbury, the DWM editor, said on a certain forum that it would have the new logo as he didn't want it to look like an outdated magazine which has been sitting on the shelf for a while with no one buying it. Some other members, including myself, did what we Who fans do best and moaned and it worked! Tom changed his mind and used the old logo! I'm sure you'll agree this is much better! It matches the previous 4 and it wouldn't of seemed right having the new logo on a magazine about the specials.

Lovely!

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Doctor Who Adventures: Issue 160 - REGENERATED

Doctor Who Who Adventures is regenerating!

Out today is the very last issue with the old logo. Next week it's out with the old and in with the new... sadly.

Here is what it will look like:

It doesn't look that bad but the "Adventures" writing looks terrible. It's cartoony, childish writing which doesn't go well with a classy, adult logo like that. Absolutely terrible.

Anyway, the next issue is at the regular price of 2.10 and will come with a free TARDIS clock as well as the first in a set of tokens needed to enter a competition to win a life size Dalek!

The new DWA goes on sale on Thursday April 1st.
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In other news, Doctor Who Magazine editor, Tom Spilsbury, has confirmed that the new issue of DWM, due out in one week, will be a multiple cover issue. The covers will be revealed next week. The issue will also contain previews for the first 4 adventures; The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks and Time of the Angels/Flesh and Stone.
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Apologies for the lack of posts lately. I am working on an extremely important project with Matt and don't have much spare time. I will try and post the odd news post (Such as this) but I'm afraid we won't really be back to normal until after Easter Weekend.

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Doctor Who Magazine Issue 416

The cover of the Doctor Who Magazine Christmas Special (Issue 416) has now been released and can be seen below:

The bumper issue, containing a whopping 84 pages, hits the shops on Thursday 10th December and at the price of £4.99, will cost one pound more than usual but it's certainly worth it as it contains:

- David Tennant Interview

- John Simm Interview

- Bernard Cribbins Interview

- Christmas Specials Preview

- Part 1 of the Tenth Doctor's final comic strip adventure

- Russell T Davies' final Production Notes

- The Watcher's Guide to the Tenth Doctor

- Review of 2009

- Chance to win DVD boxsets

- Giant double-sided A1 poster!

Make sure you buy the brilliant DWM Christmas Special!

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DWM: Issue 415 Cover

Issue 415 of Doctor Who Magazine is in the shops in one week and here is the lovely cover:

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The magazine costs £3.99 and is available from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents.

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Happy belated birthday DWM!

DWM (Doctor Who Magazine) was 30 years old yesterday!

To the left is a picture of the very first issue entitled 'Doctor Who Weekly' on the 17th October 1979! It became 'Doctor Who A Marvel Monthly', which became 'Doctor Who Monthly', which became 'The Official Doctor Who Magazine', before becoming 'Doctor Who Magazine (DWM)'.

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Many happy returns DWM!

Chandra.

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Doctor Who Magazine New Pictures

This picture is of issue 414 of Doctor Who Magazine without the outer cover on.

The outer cover can be seen below:

Issue 414 is on sale from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents for the price of £3.99 from today, and includes:

- A look at Series Three of SJA
- The chance to win a limited edition replica Sonic Screwdriver and DVD's (Including Series Two of SJA)
- All of the latest news
- And four free packs of the brand new "Alien Armies" card collection along with an exclusive to DWM card of The Doctor

Dave is off camping this weekend, and I'm taking the opportunity to post some news a bit early.

Chandra.

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Doctor Who Magazine 414

The cover of issue 414 of Doctor Who Magazine has been revealed rather early this month.
The outer cover can be seen below:

Issue 414 is on sale from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents for the price of £3.99 from Thursday 15th October (The day Series Three of SJA starts!) and includes:

- A look at Series Three of SJA
- The chance to win a limited edition replica Sonic Screwdriver and DVD's (Including Series Two of SJA)
- All of the latest news
- And four free packs of the brand new "Alien Armies" card collection along with an exclusive to DWM card of The Doctor

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The Widow's Curse Graphic Novel

By: Ian Edginton

Publish Date: 08/10/2009

This is the second volume of comic strips collecting the 10th Doctor’s complete adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and the Doctor Who Storybook (Panini).

The famous Time Lord meet some gigantic monsters with Martha Jones, fights Zombies and Sycorax with Donna Noble and battles sinister Skith in the freezing wastes of the Antarctic!

The Graphic Novel Features the following Tenth Doctor comic strips:

o The Woman Who Sold the World
o Bus Stop!
o The First
o Sun Screeno Death to the Doctor!
o Universal Monsters
o The Widow’s Curse
o The Immortal Emperor
o The Time of My Life

Original Cover…

Chandra.

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Doctor Who Magazine Special: Sarah Jane Smith: Cover

Following up from my last post about the upcoming Doctor Who Magazine Special: Sarah Jane Smith, the cover has now been released and can be seen below:



This Special Edition magazine will be in the shops on October 1st at the price of £5.99

Will you be buying this?

I am personally still undecided. I think it's bad enough that the normal magazine is four pounds but six pounds is even worse!
I was also left very disappointed with the 200 Greatest Moments Special Edition magazine so I don't know if I will be buying this.

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Doctor Who Magazine Special: Sarah Jane Smith

It has been announced that the 23rd special edition Doctor Who Magazine will be all about the brilliant Sarah Jane Smith.

The magazine will be released on 1st October and will cost £5.99.

More details as and when it`s available.

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The Mighty 200 Poll Results!

WARNING: CONTAINS POLL SPOILERS!

As I'm sure you all know, the results of the Mighty 200 Poll are in the new issue of DWM and the results can be seen below:

Main Results:

001. The Caves of Androzani.
002. Blink.
003. Genesis of the Daleks.
004. The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
005. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances.
006. Human Nature / The Family of Blood.
007. Pyramids of Mars.
008. City of Death.
009. The Robots of Death.
010. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways.
011. The Girl in The Fireplace.
012. Turn Left.
013. The Stolen Earth / Journeys End.
014. Remembrance of the Daleks.
015. Dalek.
016. The Seeds of Doom.
017. Terror of the Zygons.
018. The Evil of the Daleks.
019. Earthshock.
020. The Deadly Assassin.
021. Power of the Daleks.
022. Army of Ghosts.
023. Web of Fear.
024. Silence in the Library.
025. Tomb of the Cybermen.
026. Horror of Fang Rock
027. Last of the Time Lords
028. The Ark in Space
029. The War Games
030. The Curse of Fenric.
031. The Invasion
032. Inferno.
033. School Reunion
034. The Daemons
035. The Impossible Planet
036. Spearhead From Space.
037. The Daleks.
038. The Five Doctors.
039. The Green Death
040. The Brain of Morbius
041. Fury from the Deep
042. The Dalek Masterplan
043. Midnight.
044. The Dalek Invasion of Earth
045. The Silurians
046. Revelation of the Daleks.
047. The Time Warrior
048. The Christmas Invasion
049. Fathers Day
050. The Sea Devils
051. Terror of the Autons.
052. Tooth and Claw.
053. Logopolis.
054. The Unquiet Dead.
055. The Tenth Planet.
056. The Fires of Pompeii.
057. The Aztecs.
058. The Three Doctors.
059. The Abominable Snowmen.
060. The Mind Robber.
061. An Unearthly Child.
062. Carnival Of Monsters.
063. Rose.
064. The Shakespeare Code.
065. Marco Polo.
066. Smith and Jones.
067. The Stones of Blood.
068. Rise of the Cybermen.
069. Kinda.
070. The Keeper of Traken.
071. Day of the Daleks.
072. Enlightenment.
o73. Image of the Fendahl.
074. Gridlock.
075. The Time Meddler.
076. Ghost Light.
077. The Visitation.
078. The Ice Warriors.
079. Planet of the Ood.
080. Survival.
081. Warriors Gate.
082. The Curse of Peladon.
083. The Unicorn and the Wasp.
084. Planet of Evil.
085. The Masque of Mandragora.
086. The Massacre.
087. State of Decay.
088. Castrovalva.
089. Planet of the Spiders.
090. The Ambassadors of Death.
091. The Sontaran Stratagem.
092. The Mind of Evil.
093. Resurrection of the Daleks.
094. The End of the World.
095. The Androids of Tara.
096. The Hand of Fear.
097. The Romans.
098. Partners in Crime.
099. Planet of the Dead.
100. The Crusade.
109. The Pirate Planet.
110. The Awakening.
111. The Seeds of Death.
112. The Moonbase.
113. Frontier in Space.
114. Voyage of the Damned.
115. The Runaway Bride.
116. The Face of Evil.
117. Black Orchid.
118. Planet of the Daleks.
119. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.
120. Snakedance.
121. Destiny of the Daleks.
122. The Faceless Ones.
123. The Android Invasion.
124. Vengeance on Varos.
125. The Two Doctors.
126. The Myth Makers.
127. The Rescue.
128. Death to the Daleks.
129. The Claws of Axos.
130. Revenge of the Cybermen.
131. Invasion of the Dinosaurs.
132. Aliens of London.
133. Mission to the Unknown.
134. Planet of Fire.
135. Doctor Who The TV Movie.
136. 42.
137. The Macra Terror.
138. The Idiots Lantern.
139. The Enemy of the World.
140. The Doctors Daughter.
141. Boom Town.
142. The Trial of a Time Lord.
143. New Earth.
144. The Reign of Terror.
145. The Highlanders.
146. Battlefield.
147. The Sun Makers.
148. The Mark of the Rani.
149. The Leisure Hive.
150. The Lazarus Experiment.
151. The Celestial Toymaker.
152. Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks.
153. Love & Monsters.
154. The Ark.
155. The Invasion of Time.
156. The Wheel in Space.
157. The Chase.
158. Inside the Spaceship.
159. The Smugglers.
160. The Keys of Marinus.
161. Attack of the Cybermen.
162. The Savages.
163. Planet of Giants.
164. The Invisible Enemy.
165. The Long Game.
166. The Krotons.
167. Nightmare of Eden.
168. The Armageddon Factor.
169. Terminus.
170. The Happiness Patrol.
171. Colony in Space.
172. Galaxy 4.
173. Four to Doomsday.
174. The Power of Kroll.
175. The Gunfighters.
176. Silver Nemesis.
177. Arc of Infinity.
178. The Web Planet.
179. The Monster of Peladon.
180. Delta and the Bannermen.
181. The King's Demons.
182. The Mutants.
183. The Sensorites.
184. The Creature from the Pit.
185. Warriors of the Deep.
186. Dragonfire.
187. The Time Monster.
188. Meglos.
189. The Horns of Nimon.
190. The Space Museum.
191. The Dominators.
192. Fear Her.
193. Paradise Towers.
194. The Underwater Menace.
195. The Space Pirates.
196. Time-Flight.
197. Underworld.
198. Time and the Rani.
199. Timelash.
200. The Twin Dilemma.

Average Score By Doctor:

01. Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor)..74.4%
02. David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)............73.6%
03. Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor).................70.7%
04. Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor).................70.6%
05. Patrick Troughton (Second Doctor)....69.3%
06. Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)...............67.3%
07. William Hartnell (First Doctor)............65.6%
08. Paul McGann (Eight Doctor)...............64.4%
09. Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor).....62.7%
10. Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor).................59.5%

Average Score By Series:

01. Thirteenth (1975/76).....79.27%
02. Fourteenth (1976/77)....78.76%
03. Seventh (1970)..............78.16%
04. Thirtieth (2008).............75.73%
05. Twelfth (1974/75).........75.70%
06. Twenty-Ninth (2007).....74.67%
07. Twenty-Seventh (2005)..74.43%
08. Fifth (1967/68)..............73.92%
09. Tenth (1972/73)............73.19%
10. Twenty-Sixth (1989)......72.54%
11. Twenty-Eighth (2006)....71.82%
12. Eighth (1971).................70.32%
13. Eighteenth (1980/81).....68.25%
14. Fourth (1966/67)...........68.18%
15. First (1963/64)..............67.72%
16. Eleventh (1973/74)........67.10%
17. Nineteenth (1982)..........66.97%
18. Sixteenth (1978/79).......66.04%
19. Twenty-Fifth (1988).......65.97%
20. Ninth (1972)...................65.90%
21. Sixth (1968/69)..............65.68%
22. Twenty-First (1984).......65.40%
23. Second (1964/65)..........64.70%
24. Third (1965/66).............64.27%
25. Seventeenth (1979/80....63.56%
26. Twenty-Third (1986)......63.40%
27. Fifteenth (1977/78)........63.29%
28. Twentieth (1983)............62.76%
29. Twenty-Second (1985)...62.44%
30. Twenty-Fourth (1987)....49.44%

The Trial of a Time Lord:

01. Parts 13-14..65.54%
02. Parts 9-12....61.37%
03. Parts 5-8.....59.58%
04. Parts 1-4.... 57.84%

Other Worlds & Spin-Offs:

01. Time Crash..........................................82.52%
02. Children In Need (2005).......................69.69%
03. Daleks' Invasion Earth - 2150AD..........68.37%
04. The Curse of Fatal Death......................68.29%
05. Shada...................................................66.80%
06. Music of the Spheres............................65.23%
07. Dr Who and the Daleks.........................62.91%
08. The Infinite Quest.................................61.76%
09. Attack of the Graske.............................60.10%
10. Scream of the Shalka............................57.27%
11. K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend...51.55%
12. A Fix With Sontarans............................36.92%
13. Dimensions in Time.............................36.24%

Phew, that took a while!

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Many of those results surprised me. I was amazed that Caves came out on top. I've never seen it personally but I've never heard anyone else say it's their favourite episode.

The issue also has some great news and articles as always so be sure to pick it up and remember, there are four covers to choose from!
I was going to get the Empty Child cover but accidently found out who won the poll last night and so, whilst that annoyed me at first, it meant I could get the winning cover.

And for those who are slightly worried about Moffat taking over for Series Five, Russell's highest episode in the poll is #10 and most of us have loved his episodes. Moffat's highest episode in the poll is #2....
The future looks bright

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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 413

The final three covers of issue 413 of Doctor Who Magazine have been released and all four covers can be seen below:



My personal favourite is The Empty Child cover so I`ll be hunting that one down.

Which cover will you be getting?

Issue 413 of Doctor Who Magazine which includes the results of The Mighty 200 Poll is on sale tomorrow from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents priced £3.99.

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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 413

In the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine which is due for release on Thursday 17th September, the results of The Mighty 200 poll are announced and to celebrate this, there will be four different covers of DWM.

All will be of stories which are close to the top of the poll and the first cover is...



The next will be revealed and posted here tomorrow and so on.

So which stories do you think will make the covers and will you be collecting all of the covers or just one?

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Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 412

The cover of DWM Issue 412 has now been released!

Issue 412 features:
- Interviews with Nicola Bryant & Mary Tamm
- The Watchers Guide to The Sixth Doctor
- Another exclusive interview with Tom Baker
- On-set photos of The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond
- The chance to win signed copies of Tom Baker's brand new audio adventures
- And much, much more...

DWM Issue 412 is out on Thursday 20th August at the price of £3.99.
Available from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents.

To be honest, I am a little disappointed with the cover.
Tom was on the cover last issue.
I was really hoping the cover would be Matt and Karen in costume!

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Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 411

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 411



Free Doctor Who Audio Story (Download)

Includes:
- Tom Baker returning for audio adventures
- Is Doctor Who actually any good? The shocking truth revealed
- And much, much more...

DWM Issue 411 is out on Thursday 23rd July at the price of £3.99.
Available from WHSmith, Asda and all good newsagents.

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