DWM 489

The 489th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated September 2015.

It celebrated the release of Colin Baker's long-awaited performance as the Sixth Doctor in an official regeneration story, The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure, giving him a cover that finally reflected his official exit and respectfully served as a belated sendoff issue that paid tribute to his incarnation of the Doctor in return. The last time Colin was still recognised as the then-current incarnation of the Doctor was on the cover of DWM 122.

Profiles / Interviews

 * Colin Baker
 * Ellis George

Comic strip

 * Spirits of the Jungle, Part One
 * Story: Jonathan Morris
 * Art: John Ross
 * Colours: James Offredi
 * Letters: Roger Langridge
 * Editors: Scott Gray and John Ainsworth


 * The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

 * The Monster of Peladon

The DWM Review

 * Audio: The Triumph of Sutekh, The King of the Dead
 * Talking books: The Massacre, The Roundheads, The Ark in Space
 * Soundtrack: Series 8 Soundtrack
 * Books: The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, The Drosten's Curse
 * Live: Symphonic Spectacular

Competitions

 * Win I Was a Doctor Who Monster! DVD-R


 * Win Gods of Winter CD
 * Win Schizoid Earth book
 * Win Return to Telos CD
 * Win Human Nature talking book

Coming soon

 * Audio: The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure, The Gods of Winter, Return to Telos, The Warehouse, Foreshadowing
 * Talking book: Human Nature

The Time Team

 * The Waters of Mars

Galaxy Forum

 * DWM readers discuss features in earlier instalments of the magazine and news of the then-cancellation of The Underwater Menace's DVD release

Production notes

 * Steven Moffat
 * The head writer and executive producer answers questions from DWM readers

A History of Doctor Who in 100 Objects

 * The Cranleigh family tree

Supporting artist of the month

 * The unmoving Trog in Underworld

Special features

 * The DWM 2014 Season Survey
 * DWM readers' verdict on series 8, plus their thoughts on 2014 merchandise


 * Red Hulke!
 * A feature on the late Doctor Who writer Malcolm Hulke and his then-recently declassified MI5 file

Credits

 * Editor: Tom Spilsbury
 * Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
 * Art Editor: Richard Atkinson
 * Editorial Assistants: John Ainsworth, Mark Wright


 * 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 Ireland


 * 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