DWM 252

The 252nd issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 8 May through 4 June 1997.

Articles

 * dalek - Sandwiched between 'Dalecarlian' and 'Daliesque' in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary lies the byword for terror and oppression that Terry Nation gave the language. Martin Wiggins assesses the life and career of the late writer without whom Doctor Who might not have lasted 33 weeks, let alone 33 years.
 * Licence to Kill - Ishtar, the terrible Hoothi, the cruel and chitinous Chelonians...Some of the Doctor's most fearsome adversaries have been bred behind a chrome and glass facade in London's Ladbroke Grove. But no more. As Virgin Publishing's New Adventures bid farewell to a certain Time Lord, Matthew Jones uncovered their plans for a Doctorless future...
 * Do you know this man? - In the final part of Question Marks, Philip MacDonald continues to investigate the Doctor's identity - and wonders if he is truly greater than the sum of his parts...

Comic content

 * The Dalek Chronicles - Return of the Elders - Part 4 of 6
 * Fire and Brimstone - Part Two

The DWM Archive
By Andrew Pixley
 * TV: The Ambassadors of Death

The Telesnap Archive
Compiled by Matthew Pereira
 * TV: The Macra Terror - Episode 2

Interviews / Profiles
none

Shelf Life
Reviews by Dave Owen
 * VIDEO: TV: The War Machines
 * PROSE: The Eight Doctors
 * PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune
 * PROSE: Dragons' Wrath
 * VIDEO: DOC: Return to Devil's End
 * BBC Audio: Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film

Regular features

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Timelines (Letters)
 * The life & times of Jackie Jenkins
 * The High Council Compiled by Elizabeth Jackson

Credits

 * Editor: Gary Gillatt
 * Assistant Editor: Alan Barnes
 * Designer: Michael Yeowell, Gary Gillatt

Additional details
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