DWM 544

Doctor Who Magazine  was the 40th anniversary issue of the long-running magazine, cover-dated December 2019. It was released exactly 40 years after the cover date of DWM's very first issue. In celebration of this landmark in DWM history, DWM 544 was released alongside the 32-page Doctor Who Magazine: The Index.

Much of the content in this issue was dedicated to the life and works of writer and script editor Terrance Dicks, who had recently died on 29 August 2019.

Also contained within this special issue was a DVD containing 80 minutes of bonus material from across The Collection, and the 20-minute Messages from Space.

Interviews

 * Chris Chibnall
 * Russell T Davies
 * Steven Moffat
 * Dez Skinn & Jeremy Bentham
 * Terrance Dicks (2016 interview)

Profiles

 * Terrance Dicks

Comic strip

 * Mistress of Chaos Part Two
 * Story: Scott Gray
 * Art: John Ross
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Letters: Roger Langridge
 * Editors: Peter Ware & Marcus Hearn


 * The Daft Dimension special: The Origin of Doctor Who Magazine by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

 * The Creature from the Pit

Reviews

 * Audio: The First Doctor: Volume Three, Ravenous 4
 * Talking book: Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom

Competitions

 * Win The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 2 CD
 * Win The Abominable Snowmen vinyl
 * Win The Target Storybook anthology
 * Win The Flight of the Sun God and The Scent of Blood CDs

Coming soon

 * Audio: Warzone/Conversion, The Home Guard, Daughter of the Gods

Galaxy Forum

 * to be added

Production notes

 * to be added

The Blogs of Doom

 * to be added

Special features

 * 40th Anniversary DVD
 * Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
 * Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
 * The Writers' Room: Season 26
 * Tom Baker: In Conversation
 * Behind the Sofa: Genesis of the Daleks
 * The Collection trailers
 * Messages from Space (exclusive)
 * "That's How It All Began"
 * An exploration of Terrance Dicks' original synopsis for The Eight Doctors
 * Talking Books
 * Happy Times and Places

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
 * Panini UK Ltd


 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executive: Jess Bell
 * BBC Studios, UK Publishing


 * Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
 * Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
 * Head of Publishing: Mandy Thwaites
 * UK Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik