DWM 227

The 227th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 8 June 1995 and removed from British newsstands on 5 July 1995.

Articles

 * Worlds Apart - Philip MacDonald explores the ways in which Doctor Who has breathed life into alien planets and their colourful cultures.
 * Fluid Links - Why do companions scream? by Matthew Jones
 * The Sonic Boom - Followers of the Doctor's adventures on audio are in for a treat this summer, with new projects from the BBC Radio Collection and the Cybertech musicians. Graeme Fowler investigates these two new additions to the world of Doctor Who merchandise.

Comic content

 * Up Above the Gods
 * The Cybermen: The Hungry Sea, Part One

Fiction

 * Meridians - Part One by Andrew Cartmel (illustrated by Adrian Salmon)

Archives
By Andrew Pixley
 * TV: Snakedance

Telesnap archives
Compiled by Matthew Pereira
 * The Abominable Snowmen - Episode Four

Interviews / Profiles

 * Marks out of Ten - Former Doctor Who companion Mark Strickson has spent most of the Nineties away from the UK, having emigrated to Australia at the beginning of the decade. With his recent return to England, Steve Lyons and Chris Howarth spoke to him about his time Down Under and the mysterious Turlough's ten adventures with the Fifth Doctor. Additional material from Paul Scoones.
 * The Nick of Time - In the second part of this interview, Nick Courtney and Nick Briggs continue their relaxing afternoon or four. Strangely enough, the conversation turns to Doctor Who, the Brigadier, life, saving the universe...and not an eyepatch in sight.
 * Out of the TARDIS - Sophie Aldred

Reviews - Shelf Life
Reviews by Dave Owen
 * VIDEO: TV: The Power of Kroll
 * VIDEO: TV: The Armageddon Factor
 * PROSE: System Shock
 * PROSE: Original Sin
 * CD: Cybertech - Pharos

Regular features

 * Gallifrey Guardian
 * Beyond the TARDIS
 * Timelines (Letters)
 * Crazy Caption

Credits

 * Editor: Gary Gillatt
 * Assistant Editor: Scott Gray
 * Designer: Paul Vyse
 * Magazine Group: Marcus Hearn & Philip MacDonald
 * Group Editor: Gary Russell
 * Production: Julie Pickering, Mark Irvine & Andrew Parslow
 * Promotion Manager: Chris McCormack
 * Art Director: Helen Nally
 * Editorial Director: Paul Neary
 * Financial Director: Caroline Aubrey
 * Managing Director: Mike Hobson
 * Chairman: Jim Galton

Additional details

 * This is the first Shelf Life by Dave Owen.
 * After not appearing in DWM 226, editor Gary Gillatt officially confirmed in this issue that Doctor Who? would no longer feature in the magazine, with Off Target taking its place as the regular cartoon.