Discover the world of Doctor Who with the BBC Doctor Who Magazine issue #595, featuring a world exclusive look at Highway to Mel! This magazine, published in October 2023, is a must-have for any fan of the iconic British sci-fi series.


This is the subscriber edition, please note minor spine damage - see photo - perhaps due to Daleks running the post office.



Highlights include:


- Highway to Mel – in her first major interview with DWM since her return to Doctor Who was announced, Bonnie Langford talks exclusively about reprising the role as Melanie Bush opposite Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor.

- Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies shares his reactions as he watches the finished version of The Star Beast, the first of this year’s Doctor Who Specials.

- We Need to Talk About Mel Bush – a compelling argument as to why Mel is the most underrated companion of all time.

- Dread Right Hand ­­­– what makes a great sinister assistant in Doctor Who, and how do they get their dirty work done? DWM investigates…

- Web Slingers, Surfers and Time Lords – acclaimed comic-book writer Dan Slott on his debut Doctor Who graphic novel, Once Upon a Time Lord.

- The Butterfly Effect – DWM talks to Emily Cook and finds out how a virtual event during lockdown snowballed into something that would change the course of Doctor Who history.

- Game designer Gavin Verhey and art director Matt Cavotta reveal how they combined fantasy trading card game Magic: The Gathering with Doctor Who.

- Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.

- Welcome to Aladdin’s Cave – brand asset manager Jonathan Davies on how it feels to have 60 years’ worth of Doctor Who props, costumes and assets at his fingertips.

- Liberation of the Daleks Part Twelve – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor continue in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.

- 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 unlocks the secrets of the Sixth Doctor’s final episodes, The Trial of a Time Lord Parts Thirteen and Fourteen.

- Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.

- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.