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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Magazines

50 Years of Doctor Who (front cover)

 





50 Years of Doctor Who (back cover)

Perhaps a little pricey at £9.99 but 50 Years of Doctor Who is a beautifully laid out publication packed with informative articles about each actor playing the Doctor in the television series (including Peter Capaldi) along with articles about scripting for each incarnation. The magazine is edited by Marcus Hearn and contributors include Andrew Cartmel, Jonathan Rigby and Chris Bentley. There's also an interview with Mark Gatiss, writer of the excellent An Adventure in Space and Time.





Doctor Who Magazine issue 467 (envelope front cover)

 

 

Doctor Who Magazine issue 467 (front cover)

 

Doctor Who Magazine comes in a neat package for its souvenir issue. Priced at £7.99, its contents are contained in an illustrated sturdy envelope. It almost feels wrong to break the seal, but it has to be done. Inside we have our regular DWM goodness with reviews, letters, comic strip and time team. And then there are the features with quite a bit focusing on the show's early days. There's the first part of an in-depth article about Anthony Coburn, writer of the very first story and a look at that story's early drafts. 

As for the present era, there's a preview of 'The Day of the Doctor' as well as interviews with Matt Smith and David Tennant together and Jenna Coleman. Tons of stuff to read, really. Great stuff!

 

 

 

 

Tucked away inside our envelope is this treat. The first anniversary of 'Doctor Who' was celebrated in this 1964 issue of DWM. Not a spoof. No, sir. And the back cover:

 

 

 

It's all in the cards with this artwork and info with a card for each Doctor also in the DWM envelope.

 

 

 

50 Amazing Years of the Doctor





At £3.99 and not towing the party line is 50 Amazing Years of the Doctor from horror magazine, 'The Dark Side'. This is an unashamedly nostalgic look back at the show and features a great interview with Tom Baker. Also among the goodies here is Marcus Hearn who talks about his new book 'The Vault' and a look at the two films featuring Peter Cushing as Doctor Who.