DWM 510

Doctor Who Magazine  was the issue of the magazine cover-dated April 2017. It paid tribute to the late John Hurt, who portrayed the War Doctor, after he passed away earlier in the year.

Profiles / Interviews

 * David Tennant
 * The actor remembers fellow The Day of the Doctor co-star John Hurt, who died in January


 * Big Finish
 * Actor John Hurt's colleagues at the audio production company pay tribute to him


 * Richard Curtis and Steven Moffat
 * The writers and executive producers remember their time on The Curse of Fatal Death and Vincent and the Doctor

Comic strip

 * Doorway to Hell Part Three
 * Story: Mark Wright
 * Art: Staz Johnson
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Letters: Roger Langridge
 * Editor: Scott Gray


 * The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

The DWM Review

 * Audio: The Diary of River Song Series Two, The Star Men, The Beast of Kravenos
 * Talking books: Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock, Tales from the TARDIS Volume 2

Competitions

 * Win Wartime Chronicles DVD
 * Win Tales from the TARDIS Volume 2 CDs
 * Win The Silent Scream audio drama
 * Win Four to Doomsday talking book
 * Win The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years DVD

Coming soon

 * Audio: Jago & Litefoot: Series Thirteen, The Jago & Litefoot Revival, Philip Hinchcliffe Presents The Helm of Awe, Dethras, Alien Heart/Dalek Soul, Torchwood: The Dollhouse
 * Talking book: The Mind of Evil

The Time Team

 * Day of the Moon

Galaxy Forum

 * DWM readers pay tribute to actor John Hurt and discuss previous issues of the magazine and the announcement that Peter Capaldi will leave Doctor Who at Christmas

Production notes

 * Ask Steven Moffat
 * The head writer and executive producer recalls his meetings with six of the first eight actors who played the Doctor

Dramatic FX

 * The Invisible Enemy

A History of Doctor Who in 100 Objects...

 * 1979

Supporting artist of the month

 * A Lunar Penal Colony inmate whose drink goes down the wrong way in Frontier in Space

Special features

 * The Many Lives of John Hurt
 * DWM pays tribute to actor John Hurt's life and work


 * Tape Heads
 * DWM looks back on Doctor Who fans' work producing and preserving off-air video tapes of the show


 * Who Created Doctor Who?
 * A look back on BBC Head of Drama Sydney Newman's attempts to be officially recognised as the creator of Doctor Who


 * Vworp Drive!
 * Feature on the Doctor Who fanzine Vworp Vworp!

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Richard Atkinson
 * Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
 * Cover Photograph by Dr Andy Gotts MBE
 * Panini UK Ltd


 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Assistant: Jez Meteyard
 * Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executives: Jess Bell, Becci Andrews
 * BBC Worldwide, UK Publishing


 * Director of Editorial Governance: Nicholas Brett
 * Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
 * Head of UK Publishing: Chris Kerwin
 * Publisher: Mandy Thwaites
 * Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik