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The first issue of Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition had a cover date of June 2002. It was released on 24 January 2002.

Profile

 * Too Much, Too Young? by Philip MacDonald
 * The sense of danger and vulnerability in Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor galvanised the dramatic potential ...

Season 19
In Production
 * Prince Charming by Andrew Pixley

The Stories
 * Castrovalva
 * The Day Before You Came by Gary Gillatt
 * Originally Archived in DWM 258
 * Four to Doomsday
 * The Land of Make Believe by Jonathan Morris
 * Originally Archived in DWM 213
 * Kinda
 * Go Wild in the Country by Lance Parkin
 * Originally Archived in DWM 226
 * The Visitation
 * It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) by Mark Wyman
 * Originally Archived in DWM 275
 * Black Orchid
 * Someone Somewhere (in Summertime)  by Paul Cornell
 * Originally Archived in DWM 298
 * Earthshock
 * Leave in Silence by Gareth Roberts
 * Originally Archived in DWM 239
 * Time-Flight
 * My Camera Never Lies by Alistair McGown
 * Originally Archived in DWM 294

Season 20
In Production
 * Diamond Life by Andrew Pixley

The Stories
 * Arc of Infinity
 * This is Not a Love Song by Vanessa Bishop
 * Originally Archived in DWM 261
 * Snakedance
 * Union of the Snake by Stephen Cole
 * Originally Archived in DWM 227
 * Mawdryn Undead
 * War Baby by Robert Shearman
 * Originally Archived in DWM 234
 * Terminus
 * Crushed by the Wheels of Industry by David Darlington
 * Originally Archived in DWM 291
 * Enlightenment
 * Love is a Stranger by David Bailey
 * Originally Archived in DWM 186
 * The King's Demons
 * That Was Then But This is Now by Philip MacDonald
 * Originally Archived in DWM 269
 * The Five Doctors
 * Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Dave Owen
 * Originally Archived in DWM 313

Season 21
In Production
 * Hide and Seek by Andrew Pixley

The Stories
 * Warriors of the Deep
 * Close (to the Edit) by Gary Russell
 * Originally Archived in DWM 199
 * The Awakening
 * Ghostbusters by Andy Lane
 * Originally Archived in DWM 282
 * Frontios
 * Atmosphere by Mark Gatiss
 * Originally Archived in DWM 220
 * Resurrection of the Daleks
 * Love Resurrection by Jonathan Blum
 * Originally Archived in DWM 194
 * Planet of Fire
 * Let's Hear it for the Boy by Sue Cowley
 * Originally Archived in DWM 206
 * The Caves of Androzani
 * The Killing Moon  by Justin Richards
 * Originally Archived in DWM 279

Audios

 * Get the Balance Right by Gary Gillatt

Books

 * Read 'em & Weep by Matt Michael

Comics

 * All Cried Out by Scott Gray

Afterword

 * “It took me three bloody years to find my feet! ...” – Peter Davison

Credits

 * Editors: Alan Barnes Clayton Hickman
 * Assistant Editor: Benjamin Cook
 * Designer: Peri Godbold
 * Consultant: Andrew Pixley
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Additional details

 * This was the first in a series of quarterly specials given over to a specific Who-related theme.
 * Andrew Pixley had, over many years provided a focussed exploration of all the individual TV stories in a long-running feature in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. The special edition guides to each of the Doctors enabled the original features to be updated.
 * Included for every story was the original Doctor Who Magazine Archive issue reference, commissioning dates, production dates, Radio Times coverage notes, supplementary background information and a short reflective article by leading writers.
 * This standard sized, bound magazine was printed in 2002 and had a cover price of £4.99 (UK).
 * This issue had the indicia title of Doctor Who Special Edition #1 The Complete Fifth Doctor.