DWI 7

Doctor Who Insider 005 was sister title to Doctor Who Magazine printed in North America for September 2011

News

 * Geronimo!
 * Karen Gillan’s career, Elisabeth Sladen’s biography, new Third Doctor novel, The Mazes of Time game, new Fourth Doctor audios …

Features

 * Ian McNeice
 * Darren Scott talks to Ian McNiece about bringing Winston Churchill to life as part of the extended Doctor Who family.


 * Sophie Aldred
 * Darren Scott talks to actress Sophie Aldred about Ace, the companion who broke the mold …


 * The Doctor’s Wheels - Bessie and the Whomobile
 * Richard Dinnick reveals the story of the Doctor’s cars used while he was exiled to Earth…


 * Simon Fisher Becker
 * Dorium’s Delight - The actor Simon Fisher Becker who played Dorium Maldovar talks to Simon Fisher Becker about the returning character


 * Albert Welling
 * “I Was Adolf Hitler.”

Nexus Point
An examination of an important moment from one of the Doctor’s adventures
 * The Valeyard – The Doctor’s ultimate foe, himself (somewhere between his 12th and final incarnation …

Data File

 * The Second Doctor – The man himself, his personal effects, his companions and his regeneration.by Lee Binding.

Time Scoop

 * The Key to Time

Merchandise

 * DVD Insider
 * The Talons of Weng-Chiang (Special Edition) story overview includes a look at the spin-off audio series Jago & Litefoot from Big Finish


 * Audio Insider
 * The Doomsday Quatrain Seventh Doctor audio adventure includes introduction to the Phalanx of Kro and ‘Who was Nostradamus?’


 * Books Insider
 * Borrowed Time Writer Naomi Alderman talks about the new Eleventh Doctor novel and what inspired her …

Fan Zone

 * Doctor Who at Comic-con – special report from Tony Kenealy

Main team credits

 * Editor: John Ainsworth
 * Sub-Editor: Martin Ross
 * Designer: Alex Foot
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Interesting bits from within

 * Bessie (a four-seater Edwardian Tourer kit car), was built by a company called Siva/Neville Trickett (Design) Ltd. for the BBC. As a four- seater version it is not technically a roadster and cost £500 (UK) with all its extras.
 * The Whomobile (or ‘The Alien’ as it was known) was built from scratch by designer Pete Farries as a private commission for Jon Pertwee.
 * In The Talons of Weng-Chiang, the palace theatre conductor was played by Doctor Who composer Dudley Simpson.
 * Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame) was born in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France in December 1503.

Further information

 * This issue had a cover price of $6.99 (US and Canada) with a subscription offering a 10% discount.
 * While printed for a North American market, Panini UK Ltd did offer readers in the UK the chance to subscribe to this title, which was very much seen as a sister title to their long running Doctor Who Magazine title.
 * This issue came with a free double-sided poster featuring the Eleventh Doctor with Winston Churchill cover photograph and the Second Doctor on the reverse.