Doctor Who Magazine DWM issue 590 has been released 27th of April 2023, available from selected branches of WH Smith and some supermarkets. Available to order online from https://www.panini.co.uk while stocks last (UK, Ireland and Gibraltar only) for £7.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.
In this issue you can read the first interview with Murray Gold since it was announced that the acclaimed composer, who scored Doctor Who from 2005-17, was returning to the series.
Other highlights of the issue 590 include:
- A giant-double sided poster.
- A Big Finish download code for a complete audio adventure.
- The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll – the analysis of the results continues, with this issue looking at the rankings of the Third and Fourth Doctor’s adventures.
- Liberation of the Daleks Part Seven – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
- Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on the casting of new Doctor Who cast member Jinkx Monsoon.
- Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
- Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news, including cast announcements.
- Scarf Ace – acclaimed artist Dave Gibbons looks back at his work on the Doctor Who comic strip.
- Secret Service – Jacqui Stonebridge, who was in charge of Doctor Who’s press and publicity at the time of its launch in 1963, recalls her work on the early days of the series.
- The Running Man – Devante Fleming reveals what it’s like to work as a runner on Ncuti Gatwa’s forthcoming episodes.
- Writer of the Lost Ark – the life and times of writer John Lucarotti, whose original version of 1975’s The Ark in Space in set for release on audio.
- 60 Objects, 60 Years – the latest instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
- The Fact of Fiction travels back to the coronation of 1953 and uncovers the secrets of the Tenth Doctor adventure The Idiot’s Lantern.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.