DWM 400

The 400th issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of 15 October 2008.

It was the four-hundredth regular issue of the magazine. To mark this, it featured several celebratory articles. The cover's photo shoot took place on the TARDIS set during the shooting of Journey's End.

Articles

 * The Sheer Brilliance of Doctor Who as told by Gary Gillatt
 * World of Adventures! - Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures report.
 * Four Hundred DWMs! - If you haven't already noticed, DWM is 400 issues old this month. The Watcher takes a nostalgic look back over the last four centuries.

Profiles / Interviews

 * In The Midnight Hour - In his most candid interview ever, Russell T Davies invites DWM into his Manchester home to reveal the truth about the 2009 Specials, lying in interviews, the darkest corners of fandom, and "twisty-turny, timey-wimey"...Words by Benjamin Cook, Photo: Rex
 * Who on Earth is David Tennant - Who's better, William Shakespeare or Russell T Davies?

Comic content

 * Thinktwice (Part 1) - For the first time since The Flood, Doctor Who Magazine comics introduces a new companion, namely Majenta Pryce. (The character had, however, debuted in an earlier story.)

Previews

 * AUDIO: Time Reef
 * AUDIO: The Forever Trap

DVDs reviewed

 * TV: The War Machines
 * DOC: Flight Through Eternity: The Sixties Volumes 1-3

Books reviewed

 * DWAN: Doctor Who Storybook 2009
 * PROSE: Short Trips: Transmissions

Toys Reviewed

 * Sonic Screwdriver Pen Set/Interactive Sonic and Laser Screwdriver Set

Audio Adventures Reviewed

 * AUDIO: The Great Space Elevator
 * AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse
 * AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius
 * PROSE/BBC Audio: Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars/Doctor Who and the Dæmons

The Time Team
Stories reviewed by the Time Team:
 * TV: Terror of the Vervoids
 * TV: The Ultimate Foe, with special guest reviewer; Colin Baker, for his last story and Issue 400

Competitions

 * Chance to visit the set of Doctor Who
 * Win an exclusive DWM framed print
 * Win Torchwood Series Two DVD boxset
 * Win The Forever Trap
 * Win The War Machines on DVD
 * Win The Ultimate Adventure on CD

Regular features

 * Letter from the editor
 * Production Notes by Russell T Davies
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Galaxy Forum
 * You Are Not Alone - Why DWM made me the fan I am - Neil Harris wallows in his pile of DWMs...
 * Who On Earth Is... (David Tennant)

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Assistant Editor: Peter Ware
 * Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Additional details

 * The free poster included featured every previous Doctor Who Magazine covers on one side and that issue's cover on the other.