DWM 596

The 596th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated November 2023.

It was dedicated to the upcoming 60th anniversary alien creature Beep the Meep, which originated in the 1980 comic story Doctor Who and the Star Beast.

Interviews

 * Meet the Meep - Legendary actor Miriam Margolyes tells Emily Cook all about voicing the Meep in The Star Beast and her extensive past history and connections to Doctor Who.
 * Star Makers - Classic comic book writer Pat Mills and artist Dave Gibbons join Russell T Davies and David Tennant in telling Benjamin Cook about adapting DWM's own Doctor Who and the Star Beast for TV.
 * Effective Management - Visual effects editor for the 2023 specials, Matt Nathan, tells Simon Guerrier about how he creates the effects for a new era.
 * Noble Intentions - Jacqueline King and Karl Collins chat to Benjamin Cook about reprising their roles as Sylvia Noble and Shaun Temple in the 2023 specials.

Articles

 * The Beast Unleashed - Benjamin Cook goes behind the scenes on the brand-new behind-the-scenes program, Doctor Who: Unleashed, talking with Steffan Powell (presenter), Jo Pearce (executive producer), Ian Durham (series producer and editor), Jonathon Aiken (shooting PD) and Ally Francis (assistant producer)
 * "Nothing in the World Can Stop Me Now!" - Ahead of the animated version of The Underwater Menace, Jonathan Rigby delves into how Joseph Fürst portrayed Zaroff.
 * 60 Objects, 60 Years: 2013 to 2017 - A continuation of Jamie Lenman's exploration of Doctor Who objects from every year of the show's existence, looking at Royal Mail stamps, the siege mode TARDIS, the Doctor's guitar, new Chris Achilleos artwork, and the new CyberMondan costume.

Galaxy Forum
Readers discuss the best moments of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, memories of Melanie Bush, Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, revisiting The Power of the Doctor, and the return of the Toymaker.

Letter from the Showrunner
Russell T Davies shares some key dates to look out for ahead of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, gets excited over the classic era's appearance on BBC iPlayer, and teases a final few surprises before the show returns to TV.

Production Diary
Scott Handcock provides an update on the production of Series 15 and the post-production of the 2023 specials and Series 14 from 15 August to 14 September 2023.

Time and Space Visualiser

 * This Month In... 1979

Wednesday 31 October: I've Seen a Ghost: True Stories from Show Business is published by writer Richard Davis, including several pages of real-life ghost encounters described by Jon Pertwee, who would later appear on the book's paperback cover.

What? What?! What?!!

 * Drawn Upon a Spin-Off... - Molly Marsh lists the rare but notable moments where Doctor Who stories from other media have influenced the creation of a TV story.

Memory Worm
Jamie McCrimmon actor Frazer Hines is tested by Alistair McGown on how much he can remember of his history with Doctor Who.

Stasis Cube

 * Time: 8 October 2005
 * Place: TARDIS interior set, Unit Q2 studio near Newport

In the first of a new regular feature examining "frozen instants in time, bigger on the inside", Simon Guerrier analyses the filming of the scene in The Christmas Invasion where the Tenth Doctor chooses his outfit for the first time.

Comic strip

 * Liberation of the Daleks, Part Thirteen
 * Story: Alan Barnes
 * Art: Lee Sullivan
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Lettering: Roger Langridge
 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Daleks created by Terry Nation


 * The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

 * Partners in Crime

Reviews

 * Audio: In the Night, Dog Hop, Intelligence for War
 * Action figures: The Fourteenth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, The Sixth Doctor & TARDIS, History of the Daleks #13, History of the Daleks #14

Competitions

 * Win The Collection: Season 20 Blu-ray box set
 * Win Time Lord Immemorial audio drama
 * Win ''The Beast of Scar Hill audiobook
 * Win Dying Hours audio drama
 * Win Rebellion on Treasure Island book

Other Worlds

 * Little Bits of History Repeating - Previewing The Decades Collection, a set of six new young adult novels each set in a different decade since the 1960s.
 * Galactic Personae: Susan Campbell - Detailing what became of the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman after her travels before her appearance in the upcoming seventh and final release of the Once and Future 60th-anniversary audio series, The Union.
 * In the Green Room with... Silas Carson - Actor and voice of the Ood, Silas Carson, talks about Torchwood's encounter with the aliens in the latest Monthly Range instalment, Odyssey.
 * Six of the Best: Underwater Menaces - Writer Gary Russell chooses his favourite aquatic adversaries relating to the release of his latest BBC audiobook, The Lagoon Monsters.
 * A Clone Again, Naturally - Previewing Rogues Gallery, the first release of the second The Paternoster Gang audio series, Trespassers.

Sufficient Data

 * Panel Show - Counting the exact number of mainline comic strip appearances to date of every Doctor in DWM and its associated titles.

Credits

 * Editor: Jason Quinn
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Mike Jones


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