DWI 3

Doctor Who Insider 003 was sister title to Doctor Who Magazine printed in North America for May 2011

News

 * Geronimo!
 * Monsters Past and Present – Summer releases
 * The Doctor takes Manhatten

Features

 * Arthur Darvill
 * Darren Scott talks to Arthur Darvill about Rory Pond being tougher than he looks…


 * Future Histories
 * Mark Sheppard
 * Darren Scott talks to Mark Sheppard who played Canton Everett Delaware lll in The Impossible Astronaut


 * Stuart Milligan
 * Darren Scott talks to Stuart Milligan who played Richard Nixon in The Impossible Astronaut


 * Murray Gold
 * Phillip Hamilton talks to Murray Gold composer of the last six years of Doctor Who.


 * Anna Barry
 * “I Was Anat.” (Day of the Daleks)

Nexus Point
An examination of an important moment from one of the Doctor’s adventures
 * The Three Doctors – “We’re not just Time Lords. We’re the same Time Lord!”

Data File

 * Time and the Rani – an annotated photo-montage of this adventure by Lee Binding.

Time Scoop

 * Silurians

Merchandise

 * DVD Insider
 * Time and the Rani story overview includes interview with Wanda Ventham (Faroon)
 * Frontios story overview includes interview with Lesley Dunlop (Norna)


 * Audio Insider
 * BBC Radio Episodes: The Paradise of Death, Exploration Earth, The Ghosts of N-Space, Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?, Slipback and The Pescatons.


 * Books Insider
 * The Way Through the Woods Writer Una McCormack talks about the new Eleventh Doctor novel.

Fan Zone

 * The Recreation Generator (fantastic fan costume feature)

Main team credits

 * Editor: John Ainsworth
 * Sub-Editor: Mark Oliver
 * Designers: Alex Foot
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell

Interesting bits from within

 * The working title for Time and the Rani was Strange Matter.
 * The working title for Frontios was The Wanderers.
 * The Ara Jecks of Heiradi hollowed out a huge subterranean city during the Twenty Aeon War.
 * Tractators have highly refined senses of abstract reasoning, and knew of the Doctor at least by reputation. But without the Gravis they are harmless burrowing earth creatures. (Frontios)
 * Doctor Who and the Pescatons (1976) was the first ever Doctor Who story written for audio by Victor Pemberton.
 * Gallifrey wildlife includes Plungbolls small, furry, thumbnail-sized creatures that attach themselves to any source of heat.

Further information

 * This issue dated July was sent out to UK subscribers at the same time as Issue 002 dated June on 5th May!
 * This issue had a cover price of $6.99 (US and Canada) with a subscription offering a 10% discount.
 * While printed for a North American market Panini UK Ltd did offer readers in the UK the chance to subscribe to this title which was very much seen as a sister-title to their long running Doctor Who Magazine title.
 * This issue came with a free double-sided poster featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Rory Williams cover photograph and the Time and the Rani double page Data File photo-montage on the reverse (but without the annotated text)