Doctor Who Magazine Special 73, on sale from Panini soon, revisits the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie and honours Paul McGann’s extraordinary tenure in the role.
While his TV appearances have, so far, been limited to, the incarnation has enjoyed a considerable number of appearances in other media, particularly in audio adventures from Big Finish, and in various Doctor Who comic strips.
Exclusive interviews include Paul McGann himself, Daphne Ashbrook, who played movie companion Grace Holloway, Eric Roberts (the Master), the TV movie’s director Geoffrey Sax, Steven Moffat, writer of The Night of the Doctor, and many more.
There are also contributions from Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) and the team behind the new 4K restoration of the movie, due for release soon, available on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as a limited edition steelbook version.
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.
(Matthew was also writer of the Big Finish audio drama, Puccini and the Doctor, included on The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Deadly Strangers).
• Doctor Who Magazine Special 73 is available to preorder direct from Panini here and will be on sale in newsagents and select supermarkets from 23rd April 2026
Inspired by his friends, the Doctor takes Charley and Audacity to Milan to meet Puccini and hear the music of love.
But the Doctor is not the only alien entranced by humanity. The mysterious Tura is setting riddles, and for those who answer, the experience is transformative…
Doctor Who – End Game (Complete Eighth Doctor Comic Strips Vol. 1, AmazonUK Affiliate Link)
Features six astonishing adventures of the time-travelling doctor in his eighth incarnation: “Endgame”, “The Keep”, ‘Fire and Brimstone”, “Tooth and Claw”, “The Final Chapter” and “Wormwood”, plus two bonus stories: “A Life of Matter and Death” and “By Hook or by Crook”
Doctor Who – the Glorious Dead (Complete Eighth Doctor Comic Strips Vol. 2, AmazonUK Affiliate Link)
The Eighth Doctor faces new perils in! This volume features eight amazing stories: “The Fallen,” “Unnatural Born Killers,” “The Road to Hell,” “The Company of Thieves,” The Glorious Dead,” “The Autonomy Bug,” “Happy Deathday,” and “TV Action!”
Also included are two bonus stories from the early days of Doctor Who Weekly, “Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman” and “Ship of Fools,” telling the origins of Kroton the Cyberman! And, a special six-page, behind-the-scenes feature where writers Scott Gray, Alan Barnes, and Adrian Salmon reveal background information on the stories’ origins, alongside never-before-seen sketches and character designs from Salmon and fellow artists Martin Geraghty and Roger Langridge.
Doctor Who – Oblivion (Complete Eighth Doctor Comic Strips Vol. 3, AmazonUK Affiliate Link)
The Eighth Doctor clashes with a new host of enemies in this collection featuring seven amazing stories: “Ophidius,” “Beautiful Freak,” “The Way of All Flesh,” “Children of the Revolution,” “Me and My Shadow,” “Uroboros,” and “Oblivion!”
Includes a newly-extended conclusion to the poll-winning Dalek strip “Children of the Revolution,” a bonus strip (“Character Assassin”) featuring the Doctor’s arch-enemy the Master, plus a fascinating, 22-page, behind-the-scenes feature in which writer Scott Gray reveals background information on the stories’ origins, alongside never-before-seen sketches and character designs from artists Martin Geraghty, Lee Sullivan, John Ross and Adrian Salmon.
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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