DWM 401

The 401st issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 16 October through 12 November 2008.

Title
Davros Reborn - The inside story of how the Dalek creator was brought back to life!

Articles

 * Davros: The God Delusion - A look at the character and history of Davros by Philip MacDonald.
 * Davros: A New Genesis - Twenty years after his last TV appearance, Davros has returned - and he's the same as ever! Scott Handcock asked Russell T Davies, Neill Gorton and Peter McKinstry how they went about reinventing one of the greatest Doctor Who villains of all time...
 * So Long, Farewell - Oh no! Maria and her dad have packed up and left Bannerman Road for a new life in America! David Bailey was on set to witness the Jacksons' departure from The Sarah Jane Adventures...
 * Reactive-8 - The Doctor back... on BBC7 - Sheridan Smith, who plays his latest companion, and a host of star names - including Eighth Doctor Paul McGann - talk Benjamin Cook through Big Finish Productions' second series of radio plays.

Profiles / Interviews

 * Gareth Roberts (So Long, Farewell)
 * Joseph Lidster (So Long, Farewell)
 * Daniel Anthony, Thomas Knight and Anjli Mohindra (Who on Earth are...)

The Time Team

 * Time and the Rani (episodes 654-657)
 * - Compiled by Michael Pritchard
 * - Illustration by Adrian Salmon

Comic content

 * Thinktwice (part two)
 * - Story: Dan McDaid
 * - Pencil Art: Martin Geraghty
 * - Inks: David A. Roach
 * - Letters: Roger Langridge
 * - Editors: Tom Spilsbury and Scott Gray


 * Doctor Whoah! by Baxter

The Fact of Fiction

 * Resurrection of the Daleks - Alan Barnes is whisked off down a time corridor to 1984, where he gets a frosty reception from Davros in Resurrection of the Daleks...

DVDs Reviewed

 * TV: Four to Doomsday

Books reviewed

 * REF: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale

Audios Reviewed

 * PROSE: Doctor Who and the Green Death
 * AUDIO: The Doll of Death
 * AUDIO: Kingdom of Silver
 * AUDIO: The Ultimate Adventure

Issue previews
Issue 402

Audio previews

 * AUDIO: Brotherhood of the Daleks

You Are Not Alone

 * Dad of the Daleks - Neil Harris pays homage to the great creator

Regular features

 * Letter from the Editor
 * Production Notes
 * Gallifrey Guardian - All the latest news from every corner of the Doctor Who universe...
 * Who on Earth are... - Daniel Anthony, Thomas Knight and Anjli Mohindra
 * Galaxy Forum
 * Letters
 * And You Texted Us To Say...
 * Doctor Whoah - by Baxter
 * On This Month 5 years ago - Tom Spilsbury fishes out his copy of DWM 336, from October 2003

Competitions

 * Win Russell T Davies' Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale!
 * Win the latest Tenth Doctor novels (The Doctor Trap, Shining Darkness, and Ghosts of India)!
 * Win New Adventures CD box set!
 * Win Doctor Who Storybook 2009!
 * Win Seven Keys to Doomsday on CD!

Credits

 * Editor - Tom Spilsbury
 * Assistant Editor - Peter Ware
 * Designers - Peri Godbold, Stuart Manning, James Clarkson and Richard Atkinson
 * Head of Production - Mark Irvine
 * Managing Editor - Alan O'Keefe
 * Managing Director - Mike Riddell

Additional details
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