DWM 208

The 208th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 23 December 1993, and had a cover date of 19 January 1994.

Articles

 * Nothing at the End of the Lane - In DWM 207 we printed a summary of the six months of production immediately prior to Doctor Who's very first transmission. Marcus Hearn now turns the clock back further, examining the understated role played by C. E. Webber and reveals exactly how Doctor Who was first formulated.
 * Writing (New) Who - Love them or loathe them, and the Doctor Who fandom does both with vigourous fervour, it seems The New Adventures novels are here to stay. We dispatched Craig Hinton to grill the books' authors over whether they really are the keepers of the flame - or betrayers of the myth...
 * Thirty Years in the TARDIS - Marcus Hearn followed the production in the studio and behind the scenes on the production.

Comic content

 * Cuckoo - Part One

Fiction

 * Brief Encounter: Front Line by Paul Smith
 * Prelude - Conundrum by Steve Lyons

Archives
By Andrew Pixley
 * TV: The Mind of Evil

Telesnap archives

 * Fury from the Deep - Episode 2

Interviews / Profiles

 * The Scientific Screamer - It is now twenty-four years since astrophysicist Zoe Heriot took her last voyage in the TARDIS. However BBC Video's Doctor Who releases have ensured that all the surviving episodes featuring Zoe are available to a new audience. Steve Lyons and Chris Howarth talked to actress Wendy Padbury at the busy London theatrical agency where she now works.

Reviews - Shelf Life
Reviews by Craig Hinton
 * VIDEO: TV: Planet of Evil
 * VIDEO: TV: Dragonfire
 * PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird
 * PROSE: Conundrum
 * CASSETTE: TV: Fury from the Deep
 * REF: Doctor Who - The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor
 * REF: Timeframe
 * The DWB Compendium: The Best of the First 100 Issues

Regular features

 * Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Beyond the TARDIS
 * Matrix Data-bank
 * Timelines (Letters)

Credits

 * Editorial: Gary Russell & Marcus Hearn
 * Design: Peri Godbold
 * Production: Chris, Jules 'n' Mat
 * Display advertising: Jane Smale

Additional details

 * Free promotional collectors' card