Doctor Who Magazine 526

TOM BAKER REVISITS HIS FIRST SERIES AS THE DOCTOR IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

As part of DWM’s detailed preview of the forthcoming Season 12 Blu-ray set, Tom Baker reflects on the role that changed his life. “You know, Doctor Who is nothing to do with science fiction,” he says. “It’s nothing to do with anything. It’s a bit like religion really, in that all you have to do is believe it. And I can believe any old nonsense.”

Also in this issue...

ROGER MURRAY-LEACHAn extensive interview with the production designer who achieved the impossible on Season 12 of Doctor Who. THE HOLMES MASTER PLANHow Season 12 script editor Robert Holmes created a storytelling formula that continues to influence the modern series. KEVIN LINDSAYThe life and career of the Australian actor who played Styre in Season 12’s The Sontaran Experiment. BREWING UPThe untold story of how Doctor Who led a marketing campaign for tea bags in 1976. GEORGIA TENNANTThe actress talks about how her life has changed since she made her Doctor Who debut – and met her future husband – in 2008. JESSICA MARTINJessica talks about illustrating her character Mags (from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy) for a new Seventh Doctor comic. NEW FACESThe second part of a series looking at how new Doctors have been introduced to the public. THE TIME TEAMIt’s hankies at the ready as the Time Team watch tearjerking episodes from 1982, 2006 and 2010. THE CLOCKWISE WARPart Three of a new comic strip adventure written by Scott Gray and illustrated by John Ross. PLUS...The Blogs of Doom, previews, DVD and audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much more!