DWM 249

The 249th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 13 February 1997 and removed from British newsstands on 12 March 1997.

Articles

 * "Deep in Hyperspace is planet Skaro..." - Feature on The Dalek Chronicles, new feature comic strip
 * To be continued... - Much of broadcast Doctor Who's edge-of-the-seat appeal derived from its cliffhangers; unresolved end-of-episode action which kept us coming back for more. Alan Barnes and Peter Ware uncover the fine art of the cliffhanging...
 * Includes: And cut it...NOW! - The 10 greatest Doctor Who cliffhangers ever!

Comic content

 * The Dalek Chronicles - Return of the Elders - Part 1 of 6
 * The Keep - Part Two

Archives
By Andrew Pixley
 * TV: The Trial of a Time Lord Parts Five to Eight

Interviews / Profiles

 * "I am what I am..." - The John Nathan-Turner Memoirs: The Final Chapter. In this article, Nathan-Turner indicates that he does not consider the 1993 anniversary charity special NOTVALID: Dimensions in Time to be canonical.
 * Out of the TARDIS! - As Zoe, Wendy Padbury travelled with the Second Doctor until he was put on trial by the Time Lords. She now faces her own inquisition, as she dips into the TARDIS tin...
 * Return to Zenda - Doctor Who producer Graham Williams' second season proved remarkable: a series of stories bound by a common thread - an intergalactic search for the fabulous Key to Time. In the second part of this previously unpublished tête-à-tête with the late producer, originally conducted in 1984, Philip Newman uncovers a saga of ice princesses and swamp monsters, scuppered movies - and Daleks...

Shelf Life
Reviews by Dave Owen
 * VIDEO: TV: The Awakening
 * VIDEO: TV: Frontios
 * PROSE: The Dark Path
 * PROSE: Lungbarrow

Regular features

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Timelines (Letters)
 * Crazy Caption!
 * Fluid Links - The hero that failed by Matthew Jones

Credits

 * Editor: Gary Gillatt
 * Assistant Editor: Alan Barnes
 * Designer: Paul Vyse

Additional details
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