DWM 407

The 407th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 2 April through 29 April 2009.

Content
End of the Line? - The Doctor is stranded on a desert planet with no transport...We preview the 200th Amazing Doctor Who Story - inside!

Articles

 * Seven Tales from Dubai - ...as told to Benjamin Cook.
 * - The Doctor's Tale, The Bus Driver's Tale, The Monster's Tale, The Director's Tale, The Sound Recordist's Tale, The Editor's Tale, The Producer's Tale


 * Beautiful, Dirty, Rich - So... Let's meet the woman who's accompanying the Doctor on his latest adventure. Michelle Ryan tells Benjamin Cook who the Lady Christina de Souza finds the Time Lord an irresistible proposition...
 * Out of the TARDIS: Sheridan Smith - DWM's TARDIS Tin contains 50 taxing, tormenting and trivial questions. Each interviewee must answer a random selection... Sheridan Smith, the Eighth Doctor's companion Lucie Miller, chats about drowning, drunkeness, and doggies... (words: David Darlington, pictures: Barnaby Edwards)
 * Science Fiction - Christopher H. Bidmead was the script editor of Doctor Who's highly acclaimed 18th series in 1980-81. With three of those stories just released on DVD, Jason Arnopp asks the controversial writer his opinion on what makes for a good Doctor Who story...
 * The Watcher's Guide to The First Doctor - As we await the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor, The Watcher foreshadows the newcomer, by looking back at Doctors past...

Survey

 * "The Mighty 200" - Doctor Who Magazine and 2|entertain invite you to take part in the biggest survey of Doctor Who stories... ever!

Profiles/Interviews

 * Michelle Ryan (Beautiful, Dirty, Rich)
 * Sheridan Smith (Out of the TARDIS)
 * Christopher H. Bidmead (Science Fiction)
 * Daniel Kaluuya (Who on Earth is...)

You are Not Alone

 * Who are you Trying to Fool? - Neil Harris just isn't sure what to believe anymore...

Comic content

 * Mortal Beloved (part two)
 * - Story: Dan McDaid
 * - Pencil Art: Sean Longcroft
 * - Inks: David A. Roach
 * - Colours: James Offredi
 * - Letters: Roger Langridge
 * - Editors: Tom Spilsbury and Scott Gray

The Time Team

 * The Happiness Patrol (episodes 672-674)
 * - Compiled by Michael Pritchard
 * - Illustration by Adrian Salmon

The Fact of Fiction

 * Castrovalva - It was all change in 1982, as the Fifth Doctor took his first wobbly steps. David Bailey finds himself going round in circles...

Reviews

 * - All the latest Doctor Who DVDs, books and CDs reviewed...

DVDs reviewed

 * TV: Attack of the Cybermen

Audios reviewed

 * PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cybermen
 * AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights
 * AUDIO: Orbis
 * AUDIO: The Transit of Venus

Previews

 * TV Preview: 2009 Easter Special - Desert Storm - He's back! And this time, he's travelling not by TARDIS, but by London Bus! Join us as we look forward to the surprised in store on the Planet of the Dead...
 * DVD Preview - TV: Image of the Fendahl - David Darlington talks to DVD producer Richard Molesworth about the extras for Image of the Fendahl...
 * Audio Preview - AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap - The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex embark on an Alpine adventure! David Darlington finds out more...
 * Books Preview - PROSE: Judgement of the Judoon / The Slitheen Excursion / Prisoner of the Daleks - David Darlington speaks to the writers of the latest novels...

Regular features

 * Letter from the Editor
 * Production Notes - Russell T Davies writes exclusively for DWM - and tells us of the day he finished his final Doctor Who script...
 * - Illustration by Ben Morris


 * Gallifrey Guardian - All the latest news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe...
 * Galaxy Forum
 * Who on Earth is... - Daniel Kaluuya - He missed out on kissing the Doctor's daughter! "You can't have them all," he says...

Competitions

 * Win Image of the Fendahl DVD!
 * Win Three new Tenth Doctor novels! (Prisoner of the Daleks, The Slitheen Excursion, Judgement of the Judoon)
 * Win The Cybermen Collection DVD!
 * Win The Masque of Mandragora CD!
 * Win The Magic Mousetrap CD!

Credits

 * Editor - Tom Spilsbury
 * Assistant Editor - Peter Ware
 * Designers - Peri Godbold
 * Head of Production - Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor - Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director - Mike Riddell

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