DWM 406

The 406th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 5 March through 1 April 2009.

Content
What's so Funny, Doctor...? Who Nose! - David Tennant tells us what's in store on Comic Relief Night - Friday, 13 March, BBC One.

Articles

 * Funny Business - David Tennant is hosting part of Comic Relief later this month, and he tells us why DWM readers should try to do something Funny For Money... (Words: Benjamin Cook)
 * Daleks' Invasion U.S.A. 1967 AD - In the mid-1960s, the Daleks came within an incredible six weeks of starring in their own TV series! Andrew Pixley reveals the true story of the Doctor Who spin-off that almost happened: The Daleks...
 * Even Better than the Real Thing...? - From books to audios to interactive games to Tardisodes... to proper Doctor Who on your actual telly! Clayton Hickman finds that Gareth Roberts doesn't need to pretend any more. Well, much...
 * The Supreme Dalek: John Scott Martin (1926-2009) - Nicholas Pegg remembers John Scott Martin, the much-loved actor, best known to Doctor Who fans as the definitive Dalek operator, who died in January aged 82.

Profiles / Interviews

 * David Tennant (Funny Business)
 * Gareth Roberts (Even Better than the Real Thing)
 * Colin Baker (Who on Earth is...)

Comic content

 * Mortal Beloved - Part One
 * - Story: Dan McDaid
 * - Pencil Art: Sean Longcroft
 * - Inks: James Offredi
 * - Letters: Roger Langridge
 * - Editors: Tom Spilsbury and Scott Gray

The Time Team
Four Fans, one mission: to watch all 751 episodes of Doctor Who. In order. From the start.
 * Remembrance of the Daleks
 * - Compiled by Michael Pritchard
 * - Illustration by Adrian Salmon

The Fact of Fiction

 * Logopolis
 * Man the battle stations! Sound the cloister bell! David Bailey salutes the Fourth Doctor's last stand, as the end approaches...

Reviews
All the latest Doctor Who DVDs, books and CDs reviewed...

DVDs reviewed

 * TV: The Rescue/The Romans
 * - Illustration by Ben Willsher

Books reviewed

 * PROSE: The Sontaran Games

Audios reviewed

 * TV: The Mind of Evil
 * AUDIO: The Prisoner's Dilemma
 * AUDIO: The Nemonite Invasion
 * PROSE: Key 2 Time: The Judgement of Isskar

Toys reviewed

 * Role-playing accessories - sonic screwdrivers, the Journal of Impossible Things and the Vortex manipulator

Previews

 * DVD Preview - TV: Attack of the Cybermen - David Darlington talks to DVD producer John Kelly about creating the extras for Attack of the Cybermen...
 * Audio Preview - AUDIO: The Chaos Pool - It's the big one! As the Key 2 Time season reaches its sensational climax, David Darlington finds out more...
 * Audio Preview - AUDIO: Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller - Series Three - A brand new series of audio adventures for the Eighth Doctor starts this month! David Darlington finds out more...

Issue previews

 * DWM 405

Regular features

 * Letter from the Editor
 * Production Notes - Showrunner Russell T Davies writes exclusively for DWM - and gets ready to celebrate a Doctor Who milestone...
 * - Illustration by Ben Morris


 * Gallifrey Guardian - All the latest news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe...
 * Public Image - 7 million viewers tune in for the Eleventh Doctor... - Tom Spilsbury reports on Doctor Who Confidential's and The Sarah Jane Adventures' ratings...
 * Galaxy Forum
 * You are Not Alone - Is this Death...? - Neil Harris ponders where Doctor Who went wrong...
 * Who on Earth is... - Colin Baker - Doctor Number Six tackles Bach, Jesus, and "fatties" - live from New York!

Competitions
Books! CDs! And the very latest DVDs! All of these could be yours - just by answering a few simple questions...
 * Win Attack of the Cybermen DVD!
 * Win New Tenth Doctor Talking Books! (Shining Darkness, The Doctor Trap, Ghosts of India)
 * Win The Cybermen CD!
 * Win Collectable Time Squad figures!
 * Win Orbis on CD!

Credits

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