DWM 160

The 160th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of May 1990.

Articles

 * 'Season 26 Survey Results' The results of over 900 replies with readers opinions and comment by DWM writers.

Comic content

 * Train-Flight - Part 2

Archives

 * Season 26 Pull-Out Guide Part Two featuring The Curse of Fenric and Survival giving an overview, cast, credits, production, broadcast details and ratings analysis.
 * Episode Guide: Season 22 Colin Baker (Attack of the Cybermen - Revelation of the Daleks)

Interviews / Profiles

 * Barry Letts (Producer) interviewed by Jo Hillman and Graeme Wood

Previews / Reviews - Off the Shelf

 * NOVELISATIONS: Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch (Target Books)
 * NOVELISATIONS: An Unearthly Child novelised by Terrance Dicks (Target Books)
 * VIDEO: The War Games (BBC Video)
 * FANZINES: including Antonine Killer, International Electromatix, Celestial Farmyard, Whotopian and Yeti Comix.

Page Pin-ups

 * DJ Alexei Sayle from Revelation of the Daleks
 * Reverend Mr. Wainwright from The Curse of Fenric

Also featuring
(Doctor Who Underpants)
 * Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
 * Beyond the TARDIS (Who is doing what by Dominic May)
 * Gallifrey Guardian (News)
 * You on Who (Letters)
 * Data Coils (incorporating pen-pals and events listing)
 * 'Doctor Who?' by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett (comic strip)
 * 'Nix View' by Nick Miller (cartoon)
 * Collector's Corner (Merchandise)
 * Dont quote me on this ... (mentions of 'Who' in strange places)
 * Competition: Questions and tie-breaker to win The Curse of Fenric (novelisation).

Random quote

 * “Your ancestors have a talent for self destruction that borders on genius."


 * "Listen Doctor, I do not like the way you keep talking about my ancestors ..."


 * "I like your new dress."


 * "Thank You."


 * "It's a pleasure ..."
 * The Doctor and Leela, Image of the Fendahl

Credits

 * Editor / Designer: John Freeman
 * Production: Mark Irvine
 * Assistant Editor / Designer: Jacqui Papp
 * Advertising: Julie Hughes
 * Adviser: John Nathan-Turner
 * Acting Magazine Group Editor: John Freeman
 * Managing Director: Robert Sutherland
 * Excelsior: Stan Lee
 * Thanks also this issue to " ... London Buses, British Rail and the large spikey thing just creeping up behind you, right now ..."

Additional details

 * This issue has the second part of a pull-out guide to season 26 (8 pages) including A4 pictures.
 * With the number of new books from Target being reduced, Gary Russell begins to include in his reviews, older releases recently re-read.
 * Additional Input from DWM 162: Season 26 Guide: The OB recording dates for the two season 26 stories listed omitted from the original copy. These are The Curse of Fenric, 3rd-20th April; and Survival 10th-15th June (London) and 18th-23rd June (Dorset).Also in the Season 26 Guide, Martin Day points out that there's some dispute on the re-writing claims by Eric Saward of Eric Pringle's work on The Awakening.
 * This issue priced £1.50 (UK) featured a cover by artist Alister Pearson that was included as a giant poster inside showing the Third Doctor and the Ice Warriors.