DWM 589

The 589th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated May 2023. It was dedicated to First and Second Doctor actors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.

Interviews

 * The Three Directors - Chanya Button, Tom Kingsley and Rachel Talalay chat to Paul Kirkley about directing the upcoming 60th anniversary specials.
 * How Cleo Carried On - Actress and singer Cleo Sylvestre chats to Robert Dunlop about her appearance in The Crusade as a non-speaking part.
 * Best Life - Moses Ogundeji chats to Simon Guerrier about his role as best boy on Series 14 of Doctor Who.

Articles

 * Gallifrey Guardian Extra: Comic Relief 2023 - Executive producer Phil Collinson explains how the Comic Relief short Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant came to be.
 * The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The First Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the First Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
 * The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Second Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Second Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
 * Tea Time Terror - Looking back at The Amazing World of Doctor Who ahead of its audio adaptation.
 * 60 Objects, 60 Years: 1978 to 1982 - A continuation of Jamie Lenman's exploration of Doctor Who objects from every year of the show's existence, looking at the Key to Time, greetings cards, Tom Baker's waxwork, View-Master sets, and CyberNeomorphs.
 * The DWM Poll 2023 - A chance to rank the best of Doctor Who merchandise and Doctor Who Magazine itself from 2022.

Letter from the Showrunner

 * Russell T Davies proves how all stories are Doctor Who stories by connecting a recent phone call from fellow executive producer Julie Gardner on the eve of the BAFTAs to the night of surprises while filming the climax of Rose.

Galaxy Forum

 * Readers discuss the First and Second Doctors' best episodes, the BFI screening of The Sea Devils, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Comic Relief.

Production Diary

 * Scott Handcock discusses Doctor Who's production during February 2023.

Time and Space Visualiser

 * This Month In... 2003

Thursday 10 April: The closure of the BBC Visual Effects Department.

Comic strip

 * Liberation of the Daleks, Part Six
 * 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

 * Flatline

Reviews

 * Audio: The Return of Jo Jones, New Frontiers, Thirst Trap, The Time Monster
 * Blu-ray: The Collection: Season 9

Competitions

 * Win Beyond Bannerman Road audio drama
 * Win Strange Chemistry audio drama
 * Win Excelis Collected audio drama
 * Win Terror of the Master audiobook
 * Win Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil audiobook

Other Worlds

 * Song and Dance - Promoting The Sixth Doctor Adventures audio anthology Purity Unleashed.
 * Six of the Best: Sixth Doctor Moments - Chris Chapman, writer of Purification in Purity Unleashed, reveals his six favourite Sixth Doctor stories from TV and audio.
 * In the Green Room with... Mina Anwar - Gita Chandra actress Mina Anwar shares her memories of The Sarah Jane Adventures in promotion of the debut Rani Takes on the World anthology Beyond Bannerman Road.
 * Galactic Personae: Iris Wildthyme - A breakdown of eccentric time traveller Iris Wildthyme in promotion of Big Finish Productions' audiobook version of The Polythene Terror.
 * Launch Date - A promotion of Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Launch Date.
 * The Amazing World of Doctor Who - A promotion of the audio version of the short story/reference book, The Amazing World of Doctor Who.

Sufficient Data

 * One/Two - Identifying similar key moments from readers' top-ranked First and Second Doctor stories, The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games.

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Peri Godbold
 * Design: Mike Jones, Paul Taylor
 * Contributing Editor: Alan Barnes


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