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This month’s Doctor Who Magazine hunts down everything you need to know about the recently rediscovered episodes

The First Doctor’s companion Katarina makes her DWM cover debut with the latest issue! She, the Doctor, and Steven star in two episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, lost to viewers since 1964. Doctor Who Magazine 629 uncovers how Film is Fabulous! recovered them, and gets the reactions from those seeing them for the first time.

 

Coverage of the recovery of The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet

• Peter Purves – the actor who played the First Doctor companion, space pilot Steven Taylor shares his delight on seeing episodes he recorded over 60 years ago!
• Film is Fabulous! – meet the people behind Film is Fabulous! Hear the story behind this remarkable find, and what hope there is for further discoveries…
• Toby Hadoke – the Doctor Who historian on the enduring fascination of the show’s missing episodes.
• Reactions – Find out what Doctor Who celebrities and experts made of the episodes now they can finally see them. Among those discussing the episodes are Russell T Davies, Katy Manning, Matthew Waterhouse, Ben Aaronovitch, Rob Shearman, Pete McTighe, Nicholas Pegg and Matthew Sweet
• Reviews –Gary Gillatt on The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet

 

Other highlights this issue

• Rutans vs Sontarans – check out exactly how a Big Finish audio drama is recorded, with contributions from Paul McGann, Colin Baker, and Nicola Bryant
• The Fact of Fiction – a deep dive into the mysteries of Twelfth Doctor episode The Pyramid at the End of the World.
• Back to 1987… – and the discovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who…
• The Caves of Androzani – How does the poll-topping fan favourite compare to modern TV drama?
• Corruption of the Daleks – The Fifteenth Doctor and Mel battle the Daleks in the comic strip…
• Gallifrey Guardian – your monthly round-up of news from across the Whoniverse.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – including the latest Eighth Doctor audio box set, the 100th monthly Torchwood release and an interview with Siobhan Redmond about playing the Rani.
• Competitions – prizes to be won include the Steelbook edition of the TV movie. 

 

Doctor Who Magazine 629 (c) Panini Doctor Who Magazine 629

DWM Issue 629 is on sale Thursday the 30th of April from the online Panini store, TG Jones and other retailers priced £8.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags for £7.99. You can also save with a subscription, as well as receiving exclusive, text-free covers.

 

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Doctor Who’s Donna Noble, Catherine Tate, stars in dark comedy Oh Mary! until July

Doctor Who’s Catherine Tate is the latest star to take the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the West End production of Oh Mary! The play is an uproariously dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln. It depicts her as an alcoholic former cabaret star trapped in a largely loveless marriage with the deeply closeted Abraham.

Tate takes over the role from Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman, Quantum Leap.) Across the Atlantic, the Broadway production of Oh Mary! has starred actors such as Jinkx Monsoon (The Devil’s Chord), Jane Krakowski (30 Rock), and currently Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live.)

Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play (Cole Escola) and Best Direction of a Play (Sam Pinkleton).

The former Doctor Who star, who played companion Donna Noble from 2006 to 2010 before returning to the role for the 60th anniversary in 2023, will be appearing in eight performances a week until the 18th of July. You can buy your tickets now from the Trafalgar Theatre website.

Though best known for her television roles, such as Doctor Who, The Office, and her own Catherine Tate Show, Tate has been appearing on stage in dozens of productions since 1988’s Blood Wedding. Notable roles including Lydia in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, Michelle in Under the Blue Sky, and Peggy in The Enfield Haunting. Perhaps most famously, however, is her astonishingly entertaining double act with Who co-star David Tennant for the 2011 production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

 

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Doctor Who episode The Story & the Engine is among the 2026 Hugo Award nominees

Doctor Who has its 37th Hugo Awards nomination ahead of the 2026 ceremony taking place at WorldCon in California on the 30th of August. This year’s nomination goes to the fifth episode of the most recent season, The Story & the Engine.

The episode brought the Doctor and Belinda to Lagos in Nigeria. There they discover the sinister unnamed Barber has taken over the barber shop of the Doctor’s old friend Omo. He uses their stories to power his engine’s journey through the web of fiction, to further his mission to strike at the gods themselves. It’s a voyage which will also reveal a secret from deep in the Doctor’s past…

The prestigious Hugo Awards recognize the best in science fiction literature, film, TV, art and journalism every year. Doctor Who’s nomination is in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category. This broadly, but not strictly, functions as the category of outstanding television episodes. This year Doctor Who is up against episodes of Murderbot, about a security robot with a mind of its own, Pluribus, in which an alien virus turns almost the entire human race into one vast hive mind, Severance, about a nightmarish office where workers’ personalities and memories are divided between work and time off, and The Wheel of Time, set in a world of magic and destiny.

 

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Doctor Who: The Story & the Engine, written by Inua Ellams, directed by Makalla McPherson (BBC One, Disney +)
• Murderbot: All Systems Red, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
• Murderbot: The Perimeter, written by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, directed by Paul Weitz, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
• Pluribus: We Is Us, written and directed by Vince Gilligan (Apple TV)
• Severance: Cold Harbor, written by Dan Erickson, directed by Ben Stiller (Apple TV)
• The Wheel of Time: The Road to the Spear, written by Rafe Lee Judkins, directed by Thomas Napper, based on the book The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (Amazon Prime Video)

 

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Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred will headline Doctor Who convention Pandorica as it moves to its new home in the Albany Theatre this Hallowe’en

Fantom Events have begun to announce guests for their biggest convention of the year, Pandorica. Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred will headline the Doctor Who convention, which takes place the weekend of the 30th of October to the 1st of November. The actors, who played the Doctor and his companion Ace, respectively, from 1987 to 1989 will appear alongside their Battlefield co-star Marek Anton. His character, the Destroyer, was an interdimensional demon who attempted to consume the entire Earth.

Fantom describe Pandorica as two action packed days of stage entertainment and fans’ opportunity to meet legends from both sides of the camera. All the fun will be in Fantom’s own unique, accessible and individual style.

The weekend includes stage talks, exclusive video presentations, evening entertainment, autographs, merchandise and photo opportunities. Tickets are strictly limited and are already selling fast. All-inclusive tickets start from only £129, and talk-only tickets start from only £79.

This year’s event takes place at a new venue: the Albany Theatre in Coventry.

The regular ‘Mondas’ tickets cost £79 and include entry to all stage panels and screen presentations as well as the evening entertainment. You’ll also receive a ‘regeneration pack.’ Autographs will need to be bought separately on the day, however.

The ‘Skaro’ tickets give you all the same benefits as the regular entry tickets, plus one autograph from every guest. These tickets cost £129.

Finally, the most exclusive package is the Gallifrey ticket for £189. This includes two autographs per guest, and an exclusive mystery gift. There are only 30 Gallifrey tickets so they’ll likely sell out well in advance of the event.

You can buy tickets directly through the Fantom Events website, as well as keep up to date with new announcements.

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Circuit Breaker’s story will twist and turn through books, audios, comics, games, websites, and DVD this Summer

A major new Doctor Who story event is here, and this time, the threat is closer than ever. Following its initial reveal last year, BBC Studios unveiled new rollout details, story elements and artwork for Circuit Breaker.

Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker launches on 25 June 2026, kicking off an epic, multi-platform adventure unfolding this summer across audio, publishing, gaming and digital, bringing fans together for one connected, must-follow Whoniverse event.

The story event will see a single, escalating crisis play out across multiple formats, with each chapter unlocking new clues, new dangers… and also a new side to the Time Lord.

Circuit Breaker brings together a range of longstanding Doctor Who partners including Titan Comics, Doctor Who Magazine, BBC Audiobooks, East Side Games, Puffin, Penguin Random House and Big Finish, each delivering a unique chapter of the story across the summer.

Fans can follow every twist via the Doctor Who website and official channels as well as The Whoniverse Show, with the first chapter of the epic story launching on the in-universe UNIT website on the 25 of June.

 

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​Osgood finds the Doctor to help save reality, but it’s not the any of the ones she was expecting…

In the depths of UNIT’s most secure facility, the Black Archive, familiar objects have been pulled through time and space surrounded with a dangerous energy signature threatening to tear reality apart. With time running out, newly appointed Head of the Black Archive, Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) and her assistant Andrew (Omari Douglas) turn to the only person who can help… the Doctor (Jo Martin).

This is no ordinary crisis, and not the Time Lord they are familiar with. As the Doctor confronts her most infamous enemies such as the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans and a rogue Weeping Angel, she is forced to complete a mission with an insidious presence lurking in the shadows.

Secrets begin to surface, and trust between UNIT and the Doctor begins to erode as those who idolise her start to question if she really is the Time Lord they thought they knew…

 

Circuit Breaker architect Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson promises some innovative, bold, and fantastic stories ahead Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson writer of The Moon Cruise and the Target novelisation of The Church on Ruby Road, is the architect for the new multimedia event. Describing the series, she says, “Circuit Breaker is truly unique in the Doctor Who universe. Just as the Fugitive Doctor rocked everyone’s world when they first appeared on our screens, we wanted to bring something exciting and new to the fans, a story that takes the best parts of Doctor Who and melds them with a fresh and innovative boldness that makes for fantastic storytelling.” Jo Martin both voices the Doctor in Circuit Breaker, and contributes her debut novel, having first played the role in 2020’s Fugitive of the Judoon. “Circuit Breaker now has an official start date!” she enthuses, “I’m delighted for fans to join the Fugitive Doctor on a brand-new adventure! One that may even showcase a more vulnerable side (yes, she does have one!). But for now, I invite you to take a first look at my Doctor’s brand new costume.”

The countdown to Circuit Breaker has begun, with more story reveals to come. For more information and the latest Circuit Breaker news, visit the Doctor Who website and official channels. ​ ​ ​

 

Your guide to the different elements of Doctor Who: Circuit Break (c) BBC Studios How to Follow the Story

• 25 June: Calling the Doctor – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
• 8 July: Adversary of the Daleks – Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 23 July: The Honourable Society – Doctor Who Magazine issue 632, written by Jason Quinn and illustrated by Anthony Williams
• 30 July: The Deadliest Weapon – BBC Audiobooks Audio Original written by Steve Lyons, narrated by Jo Martin with David Banks as the Cyber-Leader
• 4 August: Dawn of the Daleks –Titan Comics, written by Dulce M. Montoya and Dan Watters, with stunning art from Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
• 6 August: Castling – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. (The icon for this game in the official guide suggests this will feature the Sontarans.)
• 17 August: Don’t Blink! – UNIT website written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. (As if the title wasn’t a big enough clue, the guide icon also suggests this features the Weeping Angels.)
• 20 August: The Doctor and the Three Witches – Puffin book written by Janelle McCurdy. (With the icon for this being the crystal ball from The Shakespeare Code, this novel likely involves the Carrionites.)
• 27 August: Moment Mori – East Side Games written by Mario Mentasti. Based on the game icon, this appears to bring back the Clockwork Droids from The Girl in the Fireplace.)
• 31 August: The Black Archive Files – Circuit Breaker DVD release
• 3 September: The Kaleidoscope – Penguin Random House book written by Jo Martin. The icon for Martin’s debut novel indicates an appearance by the Silence. ​
• 22 September: Full Circuit – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine
• 24 September: Short Circuits – Big Finish audio story written by Robert Valentine

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Doctor Who’s Christopher Eccleston joins James McAvoy in an adaptation of Frankie Boyle’s murder mystery thriller Meantime, filming now

Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston discovers lots of planets have a Scotland as he joins the cast of Sky’s latest crime drama. Meantime is a brand-new thriller with a darkly comedic twist. And it comes from the mind of Scottish stand-up comedian, presenter and author, Frankie Boyle. The series is currently filming.

Meantime adapts Boyle’s bestselling debut novel of the same name. It stars James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) as Felix McAveety, a drug addict and alcoholic whose life falls apart when his best friend Marina turns up dead in a Glasgow park.

As the police’s prime (and most convenient) murder suspect, Felix tries to clear his name. Easier said than done when still in the deep paranoia and fog of his addiction.

Enlisting the help of one of his most chaotic friends, as well as an ageing former Detective Inspector turned crime novelist (Josette Simon, Blake’s 7), Felix sets out to get to the bottom of things. However, he soon discovers finding the culprit is the least of his problems. Marina was involved in an AI company’s secretive plans but were they worth killing for? Meanwhile, GP and dealer Dr. Chong (Benedict Wong, Dr. Strange) is convinced they’re all characters in a computer simulation. Could he be right?

As their search for the truth quickly spirals out of control, the Scottish city turns into a dangerous (but hilarious) playground of murky edges and stunning twists.

Sky have not yet officially revealed Christopher Eccleston’s role in Meantime. However, it seems possible he might be playing the novel’s shady MI5 agent Jeremiah Brond. The series also features other Doctor Who alumni Shirley Henderson (Love & Monsters), Mark Bonnar (The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People), and Lois Chimimba (The Tsuranga Conundrum, Redacted.)

Boyle wrote the script alongside Neil Webster, with Jon S. Baird (Filth, Tetris) acting as director for the series.

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The new Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition is out now, celebrating 30 years since the TV Movie

Three decades ago, the world’s favourite Time Lord returned, and it was about time! The Doctor Who TV Movie is unique in the show’s history, yet also a missing link between the 20th and 21st century incarnations of the show. The charismatic, romantic new lead Paul McGann took his new friend Grace by the hand and led her through motorbike chases, daring heists, and his the vast dark chamber that is his TARDIS, as they try to stop the Master’s plan to wipe the entire planet from existence.

Since then Paul McGann’s incarnation of the Time Lord has starred in just under 500 audio plays, novels, comics, and more, including returns to television for Night of the Doctor and The Power of the Doctor.

Now, Doctor Who Magazine marks 30 years of the Eighth Doctor with a special edition revisiting the 1996 TV movie and celebrating Paul McGann’s extraordinary tenure in the role.

Exclusive interviews include: Paul McGann (the Doctor), Daphne Ashbrook (Grace Holloway), Eric Roberts (the Master), Geoffrey Sax (the TV movie’s director), Steven Moffat (The Night of the Doctor writer) and many more. There are also contributions from Sylvester McCoy (the Old Doctor) and the team behind the new 4K restoration of the movie.

Other highlights include a new short story by Matthew Jacobs, the writer of the TV movie, and an afterword by Philip Segal, its executive producer.

 

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