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“A secret shoot? Will this work?” New show secrets revealed in latest Doctor Who Magazine

By John Freeman on July 24, 2018

In the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine showrunner Chris Chibnall reveals the meticulous preparations that went into announcing Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor.

(Despite all the secret plotting, the plan nearly came off the tracks when their cover was in danger of being blown by a wedding and a Velothon…)

Plus the new TARDIS crew describes filming for Series 11.

Other highlights of Issue 528:

A visit to the archive of Doctor Who writer and script editor Douglas Adams

Former companion Peter Purves answers questions from the TARDIS tin

The untold story of Sky Ray ice lollies and Doctor Who, with images of rare 1960s memorabilia

Behind the scenes on IDW’s distinctive range of Doctor Who comics

Graphic designer Lee Binding reveals what went into the packaging for the Season 12 Blu-ray box set

The Time Team tackles three of Doctor Who’s most controversial episodes

The Fact of Fiction explores the 2017 story Empress of Mars

Seventh Doctor cosplay with Jamie Lenman

Part Five of the comic strip adventure “The Clockwise War” featuring the Doctor and Bill, written by Scott Gray, coloured by James Offredi, lettered by Roger Langridge
Cartoon by Lew Stringer

Previews, audio reviews, news, The Blogs of Doom, prize-winning competitions and much more!

• Doctor Who Magazine Issue 528 is on sale Thursday 26th July in all Good newsagents and comic shops

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

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.