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Out Now: Doctor Who Magazine #540

Just like the Doctor Who Companion, Doctor Who Magazine celebrates Jon Pertwee’s centenary in its latest issue.

DWM #540 has a stunning cover and includes 30 pages devoted to the Third Doctor. This includes:

  • The World Cup of the Third Doctor. How did your favourite story fare in DWM’s epic Twitter tournament?
  • Lost for more than 40 years – a candid interview with Jon Pertwee from the very first Doctor Who convention in 1977.
  • An exclusive interview with Jon’s son, actor Sean Pertwee.
  • A previously unpublished interview with Barry Letts, who produced most of the Third Doctor’s stories and co-wrote classics like The Dæmons and The Green Death.
  • Katy Manning, who played the Third Doctor’s companion Jo Grant, visits the Time Team.
  • DWM’s review of the Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 10 Blu-ray box set.

All that, plus:

  • An exclusive update on the production of Series 12 from showrunner Chris Chibnall.
  • The second part of an interview with costume designer Howard Burden, who created outfits for the Twelfth Doctor, Clara, and Missy.
  • The Fact of Fiction explores the Twelfth Doctor story, Time Heist.
  • The Legacy of Time – DWM talks exclusively to the cast and crew behind one of the most ambitious Doctor Who adventures ever, which features no fewer than six Doctors.
  • Part One of Power of the Mobox, a new comic strip adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends.
  • The Blogs of Doom, audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much, much more!

Doctor Who Magazine #540 is on sale now, priced £5.99.

Philip Bates

Editor and co-founder of the Doctor Who Companion. When he’s not watching television, reading books ‘n’ Marvel comics, listening to The Killers, and obsessing over script ideas, Philip Bates pretends to be a freelance writer. He enjoys collecting everything. Writer of The Black Archive: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang, The Silver Archive: The Stone Tape, and 100 Objects of Doctor Who.

Out Now: Doctor Who Magazine #540

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