DWMSE 5

The fifth issue of Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition had a cover date of 3 September 2003.

Profile

 * Don't Look Back in Anger by Philip MacDonald
 * In May 1996, after seven long years, the Doctor was back on BBC1 – for one night only.…

1990-1996: Doctor Who's Wilderness Years

 * Something Changed  by Andrew Pixley
 * Andrew Pixley relates the epic story of a request, a rebirth, a romance, and, erm, some shoes. It all begins on the planet Skaro, where the Doctor's old enemy, the Master, was finally put on trial …
 * 1990 Cancellation Crises & Conventions
 * 1991 Burton & Books
 * 1992 Repeats & Recolourisations
 * 1993 Dark Dimensions & Documentaries
 * 1994 Sontarans & Susan
 * 1995 Downtime & Dalekmania
 * 1996 McGann & Merchandising

The DWM Archive

 * Doctor Who
 * Synopsis
 * Ooh Aah … Just a Little Bit  by Andrew Pixley
 * In Production

Audios

 * Return of the Mack by Dave Owen

Books

 * Hallo Spaceboy by Matt Michael

Comics

 * A Design for Life by Stuart Duncan

Afterword

 * “Dear Paul McGann…” – Gary Gillatt
 * reprinted for the first time the welcome letter from the then editor of DWM to the just-cast actor to play the Eighth Doctor. First printed in The Independent (UK newspaper) on Thursday 11th January 1996.

Credits

 * Editor: Clayton Hickman
 * Assistant Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Consultant: Andrew Pixley
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Additional details

 * This was the fifth in a series of quarterly specials given over to a specific Who-related theme.
 * Andrew Pixley had, over many years provided a focussed exploration of ALL the individual TV stories in a long-running feature in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. The special edition guides to each of the Doctors enabled the original features to be updated.
 * Included for every story was the original Doctor Who Magazine Archive issue reference, commissioning dates, production dates, Radio Times coverage notes, supplementary background information and a short reflective article by leading writers.
 * This standard sized, bound magazine was printed in September 2003 and had a cover price of £4.99 (UK).
 * This issue had the indicia title of Doctor Who Special Edition #5 The Complete Eighth Doctor.