DWMSE 23

This was the 23rd issue in a quarterly series of magazine releases by the publishers of Doctor Who Magazine from Panini UK.

A celebration of one of Doctor Who’s best-loved and much enduring companions – and the TV show of which she’s the star!

The Doctor has been accompanied by countless companions in his adventures through space and time, from his granddaughter Susan to 'supertemp' Donna Noble. But there's one he holds especially dear – Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist whom he first met while in his third incarnation. A courageous woman who travelled with him across the universe, fighting Cybermen and Sontarans, Ice Warriors and Zygons, Wirrn and Krynoid; she even witnessed the genesis of the Daleks on the planet Skaro. When Sarah Jane finally left the Doctor's side, the Time Lord didn't forget her, sending her the robot dog K9 as a parting gift. Today, along with her adopted son Luke and her young friends Clyde and Rani, Sarah Jane battles monsters on Earth and continues to have the most extraordinary adventures!

Doctor Who Magazine takes you behind the scenes of Sarah Jane Smith's own incredible series, with an in-depth episode-by-episode guide written by Andrew Pixley, including original storyline ideas, deleted scenes, and hundreds of facts – all illustrated with gorgeous, never-before-seen photographs. We cover all 22 episodes of the first and second series, plus the pilot episode, Invasion of the Bane.

Plus, an extensive, brand new interview with Sarah Jane herself, Elisabeth Sladen, in which she talks candidly about her time on both Doctor Who and her own series and her long and varied acting career.

Sarah Jane Smith is essential reading for all Doctor Who fans.

Because life on Earth can be an adventure, too …

Features

 * Interview: Elizabeth Sladen
 * Elisabeth Sladen talks about her life, her career, and over three decades of playing the one and only Sarah Jane Smith …

Episode Guide
(Each episode is given a synopsis, production details, broadcast dates, full cast and crew credits, fact file, Radio Times coverage, script snippet and connections.


 * 1.X Invasion of the Bane


 * 1.1 / 1.2 Revenge of the Slitheen
 * 1.3 / 1.4 Eye of the Gorgon
 * 1.5 / 1.6 Warriors of Kudlak
 * 1.7 / 1.8 Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
 * 1.9 / 1.10 The Lost Boy
 * 2.1 / 2.2 The Last Sontaran
 * 2.3 / 2.4 The Day of the Clown
 * 2.5 / 2.6 Secrets of the Stars
 * 2.7 / 2.8 The Mark of the Berserker
 * 2.9 / 2.10 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
 * 2.11 / 2.12 Enemy of the Bane


 * Comic Relief Special 

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Editorial Assistant: John Ainsworth
 * Design: Peri Godbold
 * Written and researched by Andrew Pixley
 * Consultant: Russell T Davies
 * Cover Photography: Dan Goldsmith
 * Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Additional details

 * This was the twenty-third in a series of quarterly specials given over to a specific Who-related theme.
 * This standard sized, bound magazine was printed in December 2009 and had a cover price of £5.99 (UK).
 * This issue had the indicia title of Doctor Who Special Edition #23 – Sarah Jane Smith.