Philip Newman Philip Newman was a feature writer and interviewer for " Doctor Who Magazine " for a ten - year period spanning 1987 - 97 . He had previously been News Editor for the DWAS ' " Celestial Toyroom " newsletter under Editor Neil Hutchings , contributing additional features to their " TARDIS " magazine , as well as other fan publications such as Richard Bignell ' s " Private Who " , J . Jeremy Bentham ' s seminal " Space & Time / In - Vision " part - work and Howe / Stammers / Walker ' s " The Frame " . " Douglas Camfield - A Tribute " — a magazine Philip compiled and edited — was published as the first Special Edition of " The Frame " in 1990 . His first DWM article ( on the then - proposed Green Light " Dr Who " Movie ) was commissioned by outgoing editor Sheila Cranna in 1987 ; interviews and a series of annual reports from the Dr Who Exhibitions at Longleat , MoMI and others followed during her successor John Freeman ' s editorship . Between 1994 and 1996 , he contributed over a dozen features ; his ( often first - time ) interview subjects included director Michael Hayes ( " The Androids of Tara " , " The Armageddon Factor " and " City of Death " ) , assistant script editor and actor Trevor Ray , " Radio Times " art editor David Driver , K - 9 voice actor John Leeson , a 3 - part presentation of a hitherto unknown interview with former producer the late Graham Williams , and a number of designers including Michael Young ( " The Massacre " ) , John Bloomfield ( costume designer on " The Face of Evil " and " The Talons of Weng - Chiang " ) and Roger Cheveley ( " The War Games " ) — thus uncovering an extensive selection of very rare and previously unseen colour slides from Patrick Troughton ' s final adventure . In 1993 , he appeared as Kiv in the BBC ' s Children - in - Need 30th Anniversary " Doctor Who " story , " Dimensions in Time " . As part of the 21st birthday celebrations at Longleat ' s " Doctor Who " Exhibition in 1994 , Philip designed a special logo and artwork which appeared on badges , T - shirts , pencils — and a special birthday cake cut by Doctors Pertwee , Davison , C . Baker and McCoy ( with support from Brigadier Nick Courtney ) . Michael Hayes asked him to appear as a supporting artist in " The Mentors " , a supernatural drama pilot he was co - directing for producer ( and one - time fellow DWM contributor ) Austen Atkinson , partly recorded at the Rollright Stones . In 1996 , he took part in the BBC ' s popular " Telly Addicts " quiz , reaching the quarter - finals with his " Double Deckers " team - mates . In 2009 , Philip was invited to participate in the BBC DVD " fan commentary " on " Doctor Who : The Monster of Peladon " ep . 4 alongside moderator Toby Hadoke , Kate du Rose and writers Robert Shearman and Mark Aldridge . A year later , he fronted a report for BBC News Online on a major auction of " Doctor Who " costumes , props and memorabilia at Bonham ' s ( see http : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 1 / hi / entertainment / 8530881 . stm ) . In 2012 , he was approached by producer Ed Stradling to act as a consultant on , and conduct the interviews for , some special features for a forthcoming BBC " Doctor Who " DVD due for release in 2013 .