The 625th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated January 2026, and released 8 January 2026.
It was dedicated to Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker, who had been awarded an MBE.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Representing the Human Race - Russell Tovey talks to Lisa Gledhill once more about playing Barclay Pierre-Dupont and his experience throughout his time working on The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- An MBE for the Doctor! - Alex Moore reports from the grand presentation of Tom Baker's MBE award, talking to some of the prop builders, guests including Louise Jameson, and the man himself as he approaches his 92nd birthday.
- Pete McTighe's Production Diary: Part One - The co-writer and executive producer of The War Between the Land and the Sea shares with DWM his behind-the-scenes notes, from signing on and starting to write on 25 September 2023 up to filming in Majorca on 7 October 2024.
- In Mysterious Fathoms Below - Lisa Gledhill provides a giant set report from the making of The War Between, meeting up with the cast and crew from across the series that made it happen, including bonus interviews with co-producer Robyn Paiba and costume designer Rachel Walsh.
- Who Year's Resolutions - Beth Axford presents some New Year's resolutions for the Doctor Who fan, inspired by the actions of the Doctors themselves. Also includes the answers to the 2025 DWM Christmas Quiz, compiled by Eddie Robson.
- Dalek Resurrection - Marcus Hearn meets up with the cast and crew on location filming of the latest mini-episode for The Collection, Destination: Daleks [+]Loading...["Destination: Daleks (webcast)"], featuring writer/director Pete McTighe and star Peter Davison.
Galaxy Forum[[edit] | [edit source]]
DWM readers discuss The Sea Devils [+]Loading...["The Sea Devils (TV story)"] re-edited, The War Between the Land and the Sea, filling a Who-shaped hole, and other goings-on in the Who fandom.
Time and Space Visualiser[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This Month In... 2009
Saturday 3 January: Alan Barnes recalls the mounting speculation over the identity of the Eleventh Doctor, kicked into overdrive as an otherwise unassuming Doctor Who Confidential instalment was announced to be revealing him 24 hours beforehand, and looks back at some of the live internet forum reactions.
Fault Locator[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Even a sponge has more life than I" - Christian Dornak takes a critical look at the fate of the tortured genius that is Morbius.
Comic strip[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Corruption of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Corruption of the Daleks (comic story)"], Part One
- Story: Alan Barnes
- Art: John Ross
- Colours: James Offredi
- Lettering: Roger Langridge
- Editor: Jason Quinn
- The Daft Dimension 625 [+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 625 comic story)"] by Lew Stringer
The Fact of Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"], Episodes Four to Seven analysed by Alan Barnes
Reviews[[edit] | [edit source]]
Written by Richard Atkinson, Jamie Lenman, Katherine Wheeler, and Greg Martin, with illustration by Jamie Lenman.
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Second Doctor Adventures: The Potential Daleks
- The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Empty Vessels
- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Dare You [+]Loading...["Dare You (audio story)"]
- Short Trips: The Wednesday That Wasn't [+]Loading...["The Wednesday That Wasn't (audio story)"]
- The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity 4
- The War Doctor Rises: Cybergene [+]Loading...["Cybergene (audio story)"]
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Competitions[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Win series 10 original television soundtrack
- Win Cybergene [+]Loading...["Cybergene (audio story)"] audio drama
- Win Return to Marinus [+]Loading...["Return to Marinus (audio story)"] audio drama
- Win The Time-Splitters [+]Loading...["The Time-Splitters (audio story)"] & Dimension 13 [+]Loading...["Dimension 13 (audio story)"] audiobook
- Win Fear Death by Water [+]Loading...["Fear Death by Water (novel)"] audiobook
Other Worlds[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Marinus Revisited - Chris Bentley previews Return to Marinus [+]Loading...["Return to Marinus (audio story)"], a rematch against the Daleks and the Voord for The First Doctor Unbound series on audio.
- Galactic Personae: The Sixth Doctor - Chris Bentley details a lesser-seen side to the Doctor, as taken from The Lost Stories: The Collected Sixth Doctor 1 on audio.
- In the Green Room with... Maddison Bulleyment - The actor discusses with David Richardson about playing a mysterious new role in Ride or Die [+]Loading...["Ride or Die (audio story)"], the next episode of The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures on audio.
- Six of the Best: David Troughton - Producer Michael Stevens chooses his favourite audiobook readings by the actor ahead of his newest Audio Originals Second Doctor story, The Mind Trap [+]Loading...["The Mind Trap (audio story)"].
- Split Infinity - Chris Bentley previews The Time-Splitters [+]Loading...["The Time-Splitters (audio story)"] & Dimension 13 [+]Loading...["Dimension 13 (audio story)"], the debut duo of shorter audiobooks known as The Audio Novellas.
- Ichthyophobia - Chris Bentley previews The Pescatons [+]Loading...["The Pescatons (novelisation)"], a new Target novelisation audiobook based on the classic LP audio adventure for the Fourth Doctor.
The Randomiser[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Architecture - Richard Atkinson discusses whether Doctor Who has shown that building high for happiness really works over the decades, and how classic architecture plays into the plots of some classic stories. With illustration by Jamie Lenman.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editor: Jason Quinn
- Art Editor: Mike Jones
- Deputy Editor: Richard Atkinson
- Managing Director: Chris Clover
- Consultant: Mike Riddell
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Publishing Manager: Simon Frith
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
- Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
- Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
- BBC Studios, UK Publishing
- SVP Global Licensing: Stephen Davies
- Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the indicia is the text, "I wonder what brings the Daleks back to Butler's Wharf all these years later. Maybe, as seen in The Dalek Invasion of Earth [+]Loading...["The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)"], they just like having a dip in the Thames..."
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Doctor Who Magazine 625 page on doctorwhomagazine.com
- Official Doctor Who Magazine 625 page on panini.co.uk