DWM 589

The 589th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated May 2023.
It was dedicated to First and Second Doctor actors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.
== Contents ==
=== Interviews ===
* The Three Directors - Chanya Button, Tom Kingsley and Rachel Talalay chat to Paul Kirkley about directing the upcoming 60th anniversary specials.
* How Cleo Carried On - Actress and singer Cleo Sylvestre chats to Robert Dunlop about her appearance in The Crusade as a non-speaking part.
* Best Life - Moses Ogundeji chats to Simon Guerrier about his role as best boy on Series 14 of Doctor Who.
=== Articles ===
* Gallifrey Guardian Extra: Comic Relief 2023 - Executive producer Phil Collinson explains how the Comic Relief short Lenny Henry Regenerates into David Tennant came to be.
* The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The First Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the First Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
* The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Second Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Second Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
* Tea Time Terror - Looking back at The Amazing World of Doctor Who ahead of its audio adaptation.
* 60 Objects, 60 Years: 1978 to 1982 - A continuation of Jamie Lenman's exploration of Doctor Who objects from every year of the show's existence, looking at the Key to Time, greetings cards, Tom Baker's waxwork, View-Master sets, and CyberNeomorphs.
* The DWM Poll 2023 - A chance to rank the best of Doctor Who merchandise and Doctor Who Magazine itself from 2022.
=== Letter from the Showrunner ===
* Russell T Davies proves how all stories are Doctor Who stories by connecting a recent phone call from fellow executive producer Julie Gardner on the eve of the BAFTAs to the night of surprises while filming the climax of Rose.
=== Galaxy Forum ===
* Readers discuss the First and Second Doctors' best episodes, the BFI screening of The Sea Devils, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Comic Relief.
=== Production Diary ===
* Scott Handcock discusses Doctor Whos production during February 2023.
=== Time and Space Visualiser ===
* This Month In... 2003
Thursday 10 April: The closure of the BBC Visual Effects Department.
=== Comic strip ===
* Liberation of the Daleks, Part Six
:Story: Alan Barnes
:Art: Lee Sullivan
:Colours: James Offredi
:Lettering: Roger Langridge
:Editor: Marcus Hearn
:Daleks created by Terry Nation
* The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer
=== The Fact of Fiction ===
* Flatline
=== Reviews ===
* Audio: The Return of Jo Jones, New Frontiers, Thirst Trap, The Time Monster
* Blu-ray: The Collection: Season 9
=== Competitions ===
* Win Beyond Bannerman Road audio drama 
* Win Strange Chemistry audio drama
* Win Excelis Collected audio drama
* Win Terror of the Master audiobook
* Win Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil audiobook
=== Other Worlds ===
* Song and Dance - Promoting The Sixth Doctor Adventures audio anthology Purity Unleashed.
* Six of the Best: Sixth Doctor Moments - Chris Chapman, writer of Purification in Purity Unleashed, reveals his six favourite Sixth Doctor stories from TV and audio.
* In the Green Room with... Mina Anwar - Gita Chandra actress Mina Anwar shares her memories of The Sarah Jane Adventures in promotion of the debut Rani Takes on the World anthology Beyond Bannerman Road.
* Galactic Personae: Iris Wildthyme - A breakdown of eccentric time traveller Iris Wildthyme in promotion of Big Finish Productions' audiobook version of The Polythene Terror.
* Launch Date - A promotion of Big Finish's Torchwood audio story Launch Date.
* The Amazing World of Doctor Who - A promotion of the audio version of the short story/reference book, The Amazing World of Doctor Who.
=== Sufficient Data ===
* One/Two - Identifying similar key moments from readers' top-ranked First and Second Doctor stories, The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games.
== Credits ==
* Editor: Marcus Hearn
* Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
* Art Editor: Peri Godbold
* Design: Mike Jones, Paul Taylor
* Contributing Editor: Alan Barnes
:Panini UK Ltd
* Managing Director: Chris Clover
* Consultant: Mike Riddell
* Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
* Head of Production: Mark Irvine
* Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
* Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
* Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
:BBC Studios, UK Publishing
* Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
* Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
* Director, Magazines and Consumer Products: Mandy Thwaites
* Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan
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