DWM 185

The 185th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current between mid-March and mid-April 1992. It was notably the final issued edited by John Freeman, who left the magazine as its then-longest-serving editor.

Though the issue was not fully "themed", it did contain heavy coverage of The War Machines and 1960s Doctor Who, generally.

Articles

 * On Set: The Time Meddler - Designer Barry Newbery's work on this recently rescreened Hartnell story is examined by David Richardson.
 * After file: The Mind Robber - By Marcus Hearn

Archive Feature

 * DW: The War Machines - By Andrew Pixley

Comic stories

 * The Grief - Part One
 * The Dalek Chronicles - Issue 6 &amp; 7

Fiction

 * Brief Encounter - Ships by Jamie Woolley

Interviews / Profiles

 * Directing Who - Gary Russell talks to Michael Ferguson, the director who, among other innovative things, first put the Doctor Who menace into contemporary England.
 * Writing Who: Ian Stuart Black - As part of our examination of The War Machines, Marcus Hearn talks to this prolific writer about Doctor Who's first major contemporary adventure.
 * Designing Who: June Hudson - Mark Wyman finds out just how one half of Season Eighteen's Costume design team went about creating the new-look Doctor Who for the Eighties.
 * Change and Decay - As script editor, Christopher H. Bidmead oversaw the Eighteenth season of Doctor Who, Tom Baker's last. As a writer he not only scripted Baker's finale, but also began the latest BBC Home Video releases, Philip MacDonald takes an in-depth look at Bidmead's contribution to these groundbreaking seasons.

Off the Shelf
From the murky depths of the Thames to the heat of the Master's fireplace, Gary Russell tracks down the latest BBC Video releases. And from the world of print 'The Two Andrews' tell all about their New Adventures...
 * VIDEO: DW: Logopolis
 * VIDEO: DW: Castrovalva
 * NA: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark
 * NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead

Regular features

 * Matrix Data-Bank
 * 'Doctor Who?' by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Beyond the TARDIS - Compiled by Dominic May
 * You on Who
 * Collectors' Corner
 * Pick of the Penguin

Credits

 * Outgoing Editor: John (sniff) Freeman
 * Et Tu, Brutus: Gary (power, at last!) Russell
 * Overworked Hero: Peri Godbold
 * Nice Lady: Louise Cassell
 * Outgoing Production: Mark Irvine (thanks Mark!)
 * Promotions Wunderkind: Sophie Health
 * Advertising Executive: Jane Smale
 * Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
 * Editorial Director: Paul Neary
 * Managing Director: Vincent Conran
 * Excelsior: Stan Lee

Additional details

 * Four postcards attached to magazine.