DWM 599

The 599th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated February 2024.

This issue featured Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday on the cover; Gibson's first appearance in costume as Ruby since her debut on issue 586.

Contents

Interviews

• Doctor, Doctor! - Benjamin Cook listens in to the first ever dual interview between Ncuti Gatwa and David Tennant, on set for The Giggle ^[+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"].
• First Class Post - Post-production producer Ceres Doyle and post-production supervisor Liv Duffin tell Simon Guerrier about their work leading up to the broadcast of the 60th Anniversary Specials.

Articles

• Talkin' 'Bout Bi-generation - Benjamin Cook has access to all areas of the filming of the pivotal bi-generation scene in The Giggle ^[+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], with many insights from the Doctors, Ncuti Gatwa and David Tennant, co-stars Catherine Tate, Bonnie Langford and Jemma Redgrave, director Chanya Button, showrunner Russell T Davies, and more.
• Ruby Sunday: Jewel in the Crown - A brief analysis of the many unique facets of Ruby Sunday, as seen in The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"].
• Even Bigger on the Inside - Paul Kirkley discovers how the Fourteenth Doctor's TARDIS set was created, with executive producer Joel Collins, production designer Phil Sims, senior art director Crissy Howes, and David Tennant.
• Sonic Disruptors - The team responsible for designing the unique Fifteenth Doctor's sonic screwdriver tell Paul Kirkley about how it was made.
• Blue Box Peter - Paul Kirkley joins the team from Blue Peter as they treat a young fan named Verity to a VIP set tour after winning an artwork competition.
• Crowd Sourcing - The conclusion Robbie Dunlop's deep dive into the acting agency that supplied many of the extras that appeared in 1960s Doctor Who.
• The DWM Christmas Quiz Answers

Letter from the Showrunner

Russell T Davies provides some New Year "random thoughts" on the state of Doctor Who following the 60th Anniversary Specials with some small behind-the-scenes stories.

Galaxy Forum

Readers discuss the Twelfth Doctor winning the 60th-anniversary poll, reactions to The Star Beast ^[+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"], Wild Blue Yonder ^[+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"], and The Daleks in Colour ^[+]Loading...["The Daleks in Colour (TV story)"], and special events for the anniversary.

Production Diary

Scott Handcock provides his final update on the production series 15 and the build-up to the 60th anniversary from 2 to 25 November 2023.

Time and Space Visualiser

• This Month In... 1966

Friday 7 January: Nearly sixty years before Millie Gibson, Doctor Who's first Mancunian companion actor, Jackie Lane, records her first scene as Dodo Chaplet.

Memory Worm

Sophie Aldred is tested by Alistair McGown on how much she can remember of her history with Doctor Who.

Comic strip

• Mancopolis ^[+]Loading...["Mancopolis (comic story)"], Part One

Story: Alan Barnes

Art: Lee Sullivan

Colours: James Offredi

Lettering: Roger Langridge

Editor: Marcus Hearn

• The Daft Dimension 599 ^[+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 599 comic story)"] by Lew Stringer

The Fact of Fiction

• A Good Man Goes to War ^[+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"]

Reviews

• Radio: My Life in a Mixtape, Doctor Who @ 60: The Classic Years/The Modern Era, Murray Gold: Hitting the Right Notes, Surviving Doctor Who - an A-Z, Doctor Who: The Wilderness Years
• Book: Whotopia, Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"], The Art of the Audio Adventures
• Soundtrack: Revenge of the Cybermen, Time and the Rani
• Blu-ray: series 1-4 & Specials
• Audio: In the Bleak Midwinter, The Cuckoo ^[+]Loading...["The Cuckoo (audio story)"], Oodunnit ^[+]Loading...["Oodunnit (audio story)"], The Box of Terrors ^[+]Loading...["The Box of Terrors (audio story)"]

Competitions

• Win 60th Anniversary Specials Blu-ray
• Win Escape the Daleks! ^[+]Loading...["Escape the Daleks! (audio story)"] audiobook
• Win Fugitive of the Daleks audio drama
• Win The Star Beast ^[+]Loading...["The Star Beast (novelisation)"], Wild Blue Yonder ^[+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)"] and The Giggle ^[+]Loading...["The Giggle (novelisation)"] novelisations
• Win The Revenge of Wormwood audio drama

Other Worlds

• Game of Clones - Previewing The Battle of Giant's Causeway, the first instalment of Sontarans vs Rutans, a special Big Finish Productions audio series marking the 50th anniversary of the Sontarans and providing the return of the Eighth Doctor's companion C'rizz.
• Galactic Personae: Mrs Wormwood - Detailing the life of the old adversary of Sarah Jane Smith from her return in the titular Rani Takes on the World audio box set, The Revenge of Wormwood.
• In the Green Room with... Rebecca Root - The actor of the Eighth Doctor's former housemate Tania Bell chats about co-narrating the latest Audio Novel, The Chaos Cascade ^[+]Loading...["The Chaos Cascade (audio story)"], as her character returns to meet the Twelfth Doctor and Missy.
• Six of the Best: Dodo Moments - Writer Jonathan Morris chooses his favourite moments of the First Doctor's companion before she returns in the latest The First Doctor Adventures audio story, Fugitive of the Daleks.
• Puzzled - Previewing Escape the Daleks! ^[+]Loading...["Escape the Daleks! (audio story)"], the latest Third Doctor audiobook from BBC Audio, narrated by Katy Manning.
• Twigged - Previewing the next Torchwood - Monthly Range audio episode, Poppet, starring Rhys Williams.

Credits

• Editor: Jason Quinn
• Art Editor: Mike Jones
• Deputy Editor: Richard Atkinson

Panini UK Ltd

• Managing Director: Chris Clover
• Consultant: Mike Riddell
• Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
• Head of Production: Mark Irvine
• Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
• Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
• Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond

BBC Studios, UK Publishing

• Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
• Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
• Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
• Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan