The 242nd issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 1 August 1996 and removed from British newsstands on 28 August 1996.
Contents[]
Articles[]
- Second sight - In Issue 235 of Doctor Who Magazine, an article called First Impressions had editor Gary Gillatt bringing the 1971 Jon Pertwee adventure Terror of the Autons to a South London primary school and exposing it to the scrutiny of a group of ten- and eleven-year olds. Their comments served to identify what a new generation of would-be Doctor Who viewers might want to see. Of course, Gary's next move was obvious...
- 20 moments when you know you're watching the greatest television series ever made... by Alan Barnes and Peter Ware
- Coincidental Music by The Watcher
Comic content[]
- Ground Zero - Part Five
Archives[]
Telesnap archives[]
Compiled by Matthew Pereira
- TV: The Evil of the Daleks - Episode 6
Interviews / Profiles[]
- Out of the TARDIS! - Nicholas Courtney played the Brigadier opposite five Doctors, but now faces a trial more deadly than any alien invasion. Chap with the tin...twenty questions rapid!
- Puppet on a shoestring? - In part two of this revealing interview, Chris D'Oyly-John talks to Peter Griffiths about his work on the dramatic (and budget-blowing) fourteenth season of Doctor Who...
Shelf Life[]
Reviews by Dave Owen
Regular features[]
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Timelines (Letters) - Including 'The Hit Parade'
- Crazy Caption!
- The High Council - Compiled by Elizabeth Jackson
Credits[]
- Editor: Gary Gillatt
- Assistant Editor: Scott Gray
- Designer: Paul Vyse
Additional details[]
- The Aliens in the Blood (an unproduced story) was also discussed.