DWM 556

The 556th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated November 2020.

Interviews

 * Out of the TARDIS
 * Tracy-Ann Oberman interviewed by Scott Handcock


 * Legend in the Making
 * James Goss interviewed by Emily Cook about creating Time Lord Victorious


 * Love and Monsters
 * Russell T Davies interviewed by Paul Kirkley about the Virgin New Adventures novels


 * Secrets of the Orient
 * Waris Hussein interviewed by Toby Hadoke about the creation of Marco Polo (unpublished from 2013)

Articles

 * Epic Intent (by John J Johnston and Dan Tostevin)
 * An overview of the various strands of Time Lord Victorious and how they tie together.


 * The Path to Victory (by James Goss)
 * Brief summaries of key characters' stories in Time Lord Victorious across all media.


 * Doctor Who Classics (by Richard Molesworth)
 * A look at the BBC's attempts to repeat several classic Doctor Who episodes on BBC Two across summer 1978.


 * New Adventures in Sci-Fi (by Paul Kirkley)
 * The team behind the Virgin New Adventures novels discuss how they came about and what made them unique.


 * Written in the Stars (by Paul Kirkley)
 * Over a dozen authors of the New Adventures reveal how they got into the job.

The Fact of Fiction

 * Marco Polo, episodes one to four

Apocrypha

 * Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q"

Comic

 * ''The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

Reviews

 * Blu-ray / DVD: Fury from the Deep
 * Audio: The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Four, The Flying Dutchman/Displaced
 * Talking book: Enlightenment

Competitions

 * Win Fury from the Deep Blu-ray Steelbook
 * Win He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not audio drama
 * Win Shadow of the Daleks 1 audio drama
 * Win Enlightenment talking book
 * Win Time Lord Victorious T-shirts

Coming Soon...

 * Audio: Shadow of the Daleks 1, The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 4

The Blogs of Doom

 * Harold Chorley

Supplement
Monstrous Beauty - the opening episode of a new comic story of the same name that tied into Time Lord Victorious.

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Designer: Mike Jones
 * 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
 * Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
 * Head of Publishing: Mandy Thwaites
 * Compliance Manager: Cameron K McEwan
 * UK Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik

Additional details

 * This was the first issue since DWM 552 to feature a comic strip since the three-issue break as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was published in a standalone, double-length supplement.
 * A double sided poster and paper diorama of the The Doctor's TARDIS console was included with this issue.
 * A download code for the Big Finish audio drama Farewell, Great Macedon was included with this issue.