32-PAGE MINI-MAG INCLUDED WITH THIS ISSUE:
RUSSELL T DAVIES’ PRODUCTION NOTES ON DAVID TENNANT’S FIRST SEASON

PLUS – A DOUBLE-SIDED BBC AUDIOBOOKS WALL CHART IN THE MAGAZINE

  • Composer MURRAY GOLD, writer JUNO DAWSON and designer DAN MAY on the Interstellar Song Contest hit Dugga Doo and the alien race behind it…
  • ROBERT SHEARMAN discusses his new novels – Jubilee and The Chimes of Midnight – based on audio dramas he wrote for the Sixth and Eighth Doctors in the early 2000s.
  • A tribute to Season 18 script editor and the writer of Logopolis, Castrovalva and Frontios,
    CHRISTOPHER H BIDMEAD who died in August.
  • Previously unpublished extracts from an interview with Christopher H Bidmead conducted in 2017.
  • SOPHIE ALDRED talks about returning to the early days of companion Ace in a new audio drama box set.
  • KATY MANNING and CAROLE ANN FORD discuss short stories they have written for a new anthology that explores what happened to their characters, Jo and Susan, in the aftermath of TV episodes…
  • A celebration of BBC Audiobooks’ Doctor Who releases – including their recently completed run of talking books based on the Target novelisations.
  • The Black Archive Quiz – how sharp is your Doctor Who knowledge?
  • The monster hospital – the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi’s NEIL COLE explains how he’s brought some of the series’ memorable creatures back to life!
  • A deep dive into the world of the Eleventh Doctor episode Let’s Kill Hitler.
  • Back to 1988! What did the critics make of Seventh Doctor story Remembrance of the Daleks?
  • Will computers be to blame for our downfall? Gary Gillatt investigates…
  • A new comic strip adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda…

 

Regular features 

  • GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our news round-up including details of Russell T Davies’ BAFTA win and the ‘Speakies’ nomination for First Doctor audiobook Agent of the Daleks.
  • Reviews – featuring the latest audios, books, records and action figures.
  • Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
  • Prizes to be won – including Season 13 on Blu-ray!

 

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 622 is on sale Thursday 9 October 2025 from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £10.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £9.99.