DWM 453

Doctor Who Magazine  was the issue of the magazine cover dated December 2012. It featured what might be considered "Karen Gillan's exit interview" — her farewell to Doctor Who fandom — and was therefore a kind of "bookend" to DWM 410.

Articles

 * to be added

Profiles / Interviews

 * Karen Gillan's last interview
 * Terrance Dicks and Philip Hinchcliffe 
 * Anthony Read, Louise Jameson and John Leeson
 * Philip Martin

Comic content

 * The Broken Man (Part 3)
 * Story: Scott Gray
 * Pencils: Martin Geraghty
 * Inks: David A Roach
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Letters: Roger Langridge
 * Editors: Tom Spilsbury and Peter Ware

A Battle of Wits

 * Are there circumstances where it's acceptable for the Doctor to kill his enemies, or should this be avoided at all costs?

Reviews

 * Television: A Town Called Mercy (TV story), The Power of Three (TV story), The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)
 * DVD: Vengeance on Varos (TV story)
 * Audio: Horror of Fang Rock Soundtrack, Doctor Who and the Visitation Audio Reading, Gods and Monsters (audio story), The Masters of Luxor (audio story), The Uncertainty Principle 
 * Books: The Dalek Project Graphic Novel, Who is the Doctor 

Competitions

 * Win Series 7 Part 1 DVD
 * Win The Claws of Axos (TV story) DVD
 * Win UNIT: Dominion on CD
 * Win The Pirate Planet on CD
 * Win Sleepers in the Dust on CD
 * Win a DWM subscription

Coming soon

 * DVD: The Claws of Axos (TV story)
 * Audio: UNIT: Dominion, The Shadow Heart (audio story), The Last Post, Sleepers in the Dust

The Time Team

 * Doomsday (TV story)

Countdown to 50!

 * 1983- The Trial of a Time Lord

Galaxy Forum

 * to be added

Production notes

 * Steven Moffat displays a missing scene from Amy Pond and Rory Williamss last adventure, The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)

Special features

 * Beyond the TARDIS Extra: Wizards Vs Aliens
 * The A-Z of Dread
 * Mary Tamm Obituary: First Lady of Time
 * 20 Years of Professor Bernice Summerfield

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Assistant Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Richard Atkinson
 * Editorial Assistants: John Ainsworth and Mark Wright
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Assistant: Jez Meteyard
 * Circulation and Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executive: Jess Doran