DWM 490

The 490th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated October 2015.

Comic strip

 * Spirits of the Jungle Part Two
 * Story: Jonathan Morris
 * Art: John Ross
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Letters: Roger Langridge
 * Editors: Scott Gray & John Ainsworth


 * The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

 * State of Decay

The DWM Review

 * Audio: The Secret History, The Cloisters of Terror, The Companion Chronicles: The First Doctor: Volume One, The Ghost Trap, The Shadows of Serenity
 * Books: Erimem: The Last Pharaoh, The Man Behind the Master, The New Who Programme Guide

Competitions

 * Win a ticket to the Doctor Who Festival
 * Win tickets to the Radio Times Festival
 * Win Big Bang Generation, Deep Time and Royal Blood novels
 * Win Curse of Fenric CD
 * Win Terror of the Sontarans CD
 * Win The Last Adventure box set

Coming soon

 * Books: Royal Blood, Big Bang Generation, Deep Time
 * Audio: Torchwood: The Conspiracy, Terror of the Sontarans
 * Talking books: The Two Doctors, The Curse of Fenric

The Time Team

 * The End of Time

Galaxy Forum

 * DWM readers discuss the Colin Baker interview from the previous issue and its aftermath

Production notes

 * Steven Moffat
 * The head writer and executive producer answers questions from DWM readers

A History of Doctor Who in 100 Objects...

 * Michelle Leuppi's passport

Supporting artist of the month

 * The horse Bloodaxe rides in The Time Warrior

Articles

 * Born to save the universe!
 * Preview for series 9


 * Lost in Translation
 * DWM investigates why everyone in the DWU seems to speak English


 * The Complete History Preview

Prose stories

 * The Doctor of War by Steven Moffat
 * The Secret Diary of the Master by James Stoker

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Richard Atkinson
 * Editorial Assistant: Mark Wright
 * Panini UK Ltd


 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Assistant: Jez Meteyard
 * Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executives: Jess Bell, Becci Ireland
 * BBC Worldwide, UK Publishing


 * Director of Editorial Governance: Nicholas Brett
 * Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
 * Head of UK Publishing: Chris Kerwin
 * Publisher: Mandy Thwaites
 * Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik