DWM 557

The 557th issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated December 2020.

Interviews

 * Emperor of the Daleks
 * Nicholas Briggs interviewed by Emily Cook about his contribution to Daleks!


 * Dressed to Kill
 * Ray Holman interviewed by Emily Cook and Marcus Hearn about creating the creatures of Series 12.


 * The Sands of Time
 * Penny Joy, Carole Ann Ford, and Philip Voss interviewed by Toby Hadoke about the creation of Marco Polo (unpublished from 2013)

Articles

 * Invasion Plan (by Emily Cook)
 * A discussion with the key people behind Daleks! about how the series came to be.


 * Doctor Who's 50 Scariest Moments (by Paul Kirkley)
 * To celebrate Halloween, Chris Chibnall discusses horror in Doctor Who, followed by a top 50 countdown.


 * Collectivity: Annuals (by Jamie Lenman)
 * The start of a new regular feature and look into the history of Doctor Who annuals, how to collect them, and why they are interesting.

The Fact of Fiction

 * Marco Polo, episodes five to seven

Apocrypha

 * The World Shapers

Comic

 * Monstrous Beauty part two
 * ''The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

Reviews

 * Book: The Monster Vault, The Knight, The Fool and The Dead
 * Audio: Lost in Translation, Her Own Bootstraps, These Stolen Hours
 * Talking book: The Keeper of Traken

Competitions

 * Win The Monster Vault book
 * Win Mistress of Chaos comic collection
 * Win Hearts of Darkness audio drama
 * Win The Web Planet talking book
 * Win The Knight, The Fool and The Dead novel

Coming Soon...

 * Audio: Precious Annihilation, Wicked Sisters, Blue Boxes

The Blogs of Doom

 * Dr Black (Vincent and the Doctor'')

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Designer: Mike Jones
 * Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook


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