Doctor Who Magazine #519

DAVID BRADLEY IS THE DOCTOR!

ISSUE 519 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE HAS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW FIRST DOCTOR, DAVID BRADLEY

Four years ago he played William Hartnell in BBC Two’s An Adventure in Space and Time. Now David Bradley is returning as the First Doctor himself for this year’s Christmas Special Twice Upon a Time...

“I was playing the guy who was playing the Doctor, but now I’m the Doctor... It’s absolutely thrilling.”

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE…

• FRIGHT KNIGHT
  Sir Derek Jacobi talks to DWM about bringing back his version of the Master for Big Finish’s new series of audio adventures.
• DEDICATED FOLLOWERS
  DWM meets Jared Garfield and Lily Travers, the actors playing Ben and Polly in Twice Upon a Time.
• BEN ZEN
  In a previously unpublished interview from 1997, Michael Craze reflects on the time he spent playing Ben Jackson in Doctor Who from 1966 to 1967.
• DOC MARTIN
  In what turned out to be his final interview, Trevor Martin discusses playing the Doctor in the stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday. Elsewhere in this issue DWM pays tribute to his long career.
• DRESSING THE DOCTOR
  Costume designer Hayley Nebauer explains how she created the First Doctor’s 2017 look.
• ANNUAL REPORT
  BBC Audio is reviving stories from the Doctor Who annuals. Readers Peter Purves and Matthew Waterhouse are in the studio...
• 54 FIRST DATES
  What’s so special about the 23rd of November? And what else has happened on Doctor Who’s big day? DWM investigates...
• THE PHANTOM PIPER
  A brand-new comic strip adventure for the Doctor and Bill in part one of The Phantom Piper, written by Scott Gray and illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
• THE TIME TEAM
  The Time Team continues its mission to watch every episode of Doctor Who with 2011’s The Almost People.
• THE FACT OF FICTION
  Uncovering the details hidden in the 2007 episode The Lazarus Experiment.
• THE BLOGS OF DOOM
  DWM’s brand-new column begins...
• PLUS!
  Previews, book and audio reviews, news, prize-winning competitions and much more.