Doctor Who Magazine DWM issue 578

DWM issue 578 will be on sale from 26 May 2022 and it’s introducing the new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa. It’s available from panini.co.uk (UK/Ireland only), selected supermarkets and WH Smith priced £6.99 (UK). Digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £5.99.

Russel T Davies speaks about the secret operation to launch the new Doctor – “it took a hell of a lot of planning…”

Highlights of the new issue include:

• An exclusive from Russell T Davies, Doctor Who’s incoming showrunner, on the casting of Ncuti Gatwa.
• The story of Ncuti Gatwa’s life and career to date.
• A 1991 interview with Gordon Flemyng, director of the 1960s Dalek movies, published in full for the first time.
• Jill Curzon, who played Louise in Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., answers questions from the TARDIS tin.
• Assistant director Anthony Waye recalls working on Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
• Inside the 4K restoration process for the Dalek movies.
• CGI recreations of the Dalek city from Dr. Who and the Daleks, revealing how the Shepperton Studios sets were put together.
• Exclusive previews and disc breakdowns of the forthcoming Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 22 Blu-ray box set and the Blu-ray/UHD Blu-ray releases of the Dalek movies.
• Ruth Madeley talks about playing Hebe Harrison, the new companion in the Sixth Doctor’s audio adventures.
• The Fact of Fiction reveals the hidden secrets of Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
• Dr. Who & The Mechonoids, a brand-new comic strip adventure for Dr Who and his granddaughter, Susan.
• Apocrypha revisits Doomcloud, the first Doctor Who adventure that was told twice!
• Previews, reviews, news, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser, Sufficient Data and more.