DWM 122

This is the 122nd issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released in March 1987.

Articles

 * Doctor Who A BBC Production; to many people the workings of television are a mystery, so in this feature, Patrick Mulkern attempts to unravel the structure of the BBC.

Comic Strips

 * Profits of Doom - Part 3

Archives
Nostalgia Feature (a revisiting of classic stories and favourite moments) Episode Guide Update (With episode endings, dates and full credits)
 * DW: Pyramids of Mars by Patrick Mulkern
 * The Trial of a Time Lord

Interviews / Profiles

 * Travelling Companions- Tegan Jovanka; in recent years, the tendency has been towards short-lived and less memorable companions. Tegan Jovanka, played by Janet Fielding, was a significant exception.
 * Pennant Roberts Interview - Pennant Roberts was one of the most adept directors on Doctor Who. He came to the series in 1977, during the Tom Baker years, and stayed with the programme for 26 subsequent episodes. Richard Marson heard about Robert's time on Who, and his script that was never filmed.

Previews

 * None

Reviews - Off the Shelf

 * TV: Terror of the Vervoids
 * NOVELISATION: The Ambassadors of Death adapted by Terrance Dicks (Target Books)
 * NOVELISATION: The Macra Terror by Ian Stuart Black (Target Books)

Also Featuring

 * To the TARDIS (Letters)
 * featuring: 'Doctor Who?' by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett


 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Matrix Databank

Credits

 * Editor: Sheila Cranna
 * Assistant Editor: Penny Holme
 * Art Editor / Designer: Steve Cook
 * Production: Alison Gill
 * Advertising: Sally Benson
 * Publisher: Stan Lee
 * Advisor: John Nathan-Turner

Additional details

 * 'Story 3' of Trial of a Time Lord is still without a name.