Doctor Who Magazine - Issue 427

The cover and info on this month's edition of Doctor Who Magazine:

Matt Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, Katy Manning and Russel T Davies talk about the Death of the Doctor - exclusively in Doctor Who Magazine issue 427!

Death of the Doctor is a brand new story for The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring Elisabeth Sladen and written by Russel T Davies. The story features not only Matt Smith as the Doctor, but also the return of Katy Manning as Jo Jones (nee Grant!).

“It’s incredible,” says Matt, or working with his two co-stars. “You realise what a wonderful legacy you are part of, and how much it affects people. Just the very notion of the Doctor and the companion. It makes me feel quite warm that I get to work with two companions who have worked with two really great Doctors...”

Also this issue:

BAKER, HUDSON AND CROISSANTS!

The Fourth Doctor himself, the legendary Tome Baker is out to lunch with costume designer June Hudson in the streets of Soho, London! DWM tags along and discovers a wealth of stories about Seagulls, Ice Queens and crumbly pastries… not to mention Tom’s return as the Doctor in Demon Quest! Not to be missed!

NASTY, BRUTISH AND SHORT!

They’re everyone’s favourite race of militaristic clones! Yes, the secrets of those squat, troll-like monstrosities, the Sontarans, are finally revealed, as The Watcher's Guide presents the definitive low-down on one of the Doctor’s most enduring foes!

YOUNG, HANDSOME AND SMART!

DWM meets Finn Jones, who plays Jo Grant’s grandson Santiago in Death of the Doctor, to talk monsters, Matt Smith - and the possibility of his character’s return to the series…

RAIN GODS, DALEKS AND LEGS!

What have rain gods, Daleks and Karen Gillan’s legs got in common? Find out, as Neil Gaiman writes exclusively in DWM about his much-anticipated Doctor Who episode in Production Notes!

MONSTERS, MUSIC AND MAYHEM!

It’s the show of the century! DWM goes behind the scenes of the brand new touring production, Doctor Who Live, and talks to stars Matt Smith, Nigel Planer and Nicholas Briggs, and writer Gareth Roberts about the spectacular stage show!

AXONS, UNIT AND HAVOC!

Things look grim for the Doctor and Amy as the Axons invade Tokyo! It’s action all the way as the thrilling new comic strip, The Golden Ones by Jonathan Morris and Martin Geraghty continues!

BRIGADIERS, TURLOUGH AND TIMEY-WIMEY CONFUSION!

The Fact of Fiction journeys back to 1983 and 1977, to look at the time-bending, Bliovitch-limiting, UNIT-dating-controversy-causing Fifth Doctor adventure Mawdryn Undead - and reveals all you need to know to make sense of the temporal paradoxes presented!

PLUS!

Doctor Who’s executive producer and head writer Steven Moffat tells DWM all the latest official news; the latest DVDs and CDs are previewed; merchandise reviews; prize-winning competitions; and much, much more!

Issue 427 of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale from tomorrow at all good newsagents priced £4.20 per copy.