DWM 413

The 413th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 17 September through 14 October 2009. It revealed the results of a poll that asked viewers to rate all 200 televised Doctor Who stories.

Articles

 * The Mighty 200 - Six months ago, we asked you to give your verdict on every Doctor Who TV story ever made. Now, at last, DWM proudly presents the results. - Main commentary and poll compiler: Peter Griffiths. Interviewers: David Darlington and Jason Arnopp


 * The final 10 were:
 * 10 - Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways (Article by Patrick Mulkern)
 * 9 - The Robots of Death (Article by Jason Arnopp)
 * 8 - City of Death (Article by Gareth Roberts)
 * 7 - Pyramids of Mars (Article by Marcus Hearn)
 * 6 - Human Nature/The Family of Blood (Article by Peter Anghelides)
 * 5 - The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (Article by Graham Kibble-White)
 * 4 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (Article by Philip MacDonald )
 * 3 - Genesis of the Daleks (Article by Alan Barnes)
 * 2 - Blink (Article by Jonathan Morris)
 * 1 - The Caves of Androzani (Article by Robert Shearman)


 * With TV: The Twin Dilemma placing at 200; the second time in a DWM poll, the last time it placed 200 was in 1998.
 * The bottom 11 were:
 * 200- The Twin Dilemma
 * 199- Timelash
 * 198- Time and the Rani
 * 197- Underworld
 * 196- Time-Flight
 * 195- The Space Pirates
 * 194- The Underwater Menace
 * 193- Paradise Towers
 * 192- Fear Her
 * 191- The Dominators
 * 190- The Space Museum


 * You Are Not Alone: Sshh! Spoilers! - Neil Harris covers his ears and says "lalalalalalala…"
 * The Watcher's Guide to… The Seventh Doctor (1987 - 1996) - As we await the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor, the Watcher foreshadows the newcomer, by looking back at the Doctors past…

Previews

 * DVD Preview - TV: The Keys of Marinus - There's far more to The Keys of Marinus DVD than Yartek's alien Voord, as David Darlington discovers..
 * DVD Preview - TV: Dalek War - Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks - on DVD in full colour throughout! David Darlington tells us more…
 * Audio Preview - AUDIO: Blue Forgotten Planet - It's one of the most anticipated stories of the year! Dan Berry chats to the makers of the 'Charley finale'…
 * Audio Preview - AUDIO: The Day of the Troll - The latest Tenth Doctor audio adventure is a no-nonsense full-blooded tale of horror, as David Darlington finds out...

Comic content

 * Onomatopoeia

Reviews

 * DVD: TV: The Twin Dilemma - Review by Gary Gillatt
 * AUDIO: The Rising Night - Review by Vanessa Bishop
 * PROSE: Re:Collections - Review by Matt Michael
 * BBC Audio of TV: The Ambassadors of Death - Review by Vanessa Bishop
 * PROSE - The Planet of Oblivion - Review by Vanessa Bishop
 * AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution - Review by Matt Michael
 * AUDIO: Patient Zero - Review by Matt Michael
 * AUDIO: The Eight Truths - Review by Matt Michael

Profiles / Interviews

 * Who on Earth is… Thomas Sangster - The movie star and part time mechanic remembers coming of age on Doctor Who… Interviewed by Benjamin Cook

Regular features

 * Production Notes - Doctor Who' deparating executive producer Russell T Davies reports for DWM from the land of Comic-Con.
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Beyond the TARDIS
 * Public Image - Children of Earth takes Torchwood to new highs
 * Gallifrey Forum
 * Includes: On this Month 5 Years Ago - John Ainsworth has a browse through his copy of DWM 348, from September 2004.

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

 * There were a selection of 4 covers highlighting the four top ten stories. Part of The Mighty 200, these were City of Death (with Tom Baker on the cover), The Caves of Androzani (with Peter Davison on the cover), The Empty Child (with Christopher Eccleston on the cover) and Human Nature (with David Tennant on the cover).
 * Win Doctor Who Goodies! - Books! CDs! And the latest DVD! They could all by yours - just by answering a few simple questions…

Doctor Who Magazine 413