DWM 255

The 255th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was current from 31 July through 27 August 1997.
== Contents ==
=== Articles ===
* What if? - Having survived Survival, Doctor Whos fortunes took an upward turn in the early eighties. Here, Dave Owen refreshes our memories of those great days...
* 27 up - In preparing What if?, Dave Owen drew upon the expert testimony of Doctor Who's leading lights circa 1989 - so here is the story behind the story of Seasons Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight...
::Both articles include details on several unproduced stories including: Earth Aid, Ice Time, Crime of the Century, Alixion, Night Thoughts, Animal, Illegal Alien, A School for Glory, Avatar and Hostage.
:::What if? additionally includes details of: Network.
* Out of the vaults - The first of a major three-part DWM series: Richard Molesworth opens up the fabled BBC film and video archives to compile the definitive account of what lies within...
* Robots: Part 5 Buddha and Trickster - in the penultimate part of the survey of the many influences to have borne down on Doctor Who, Steven Cartwright looks to Stevenson, Conradd, Buddha, Ballard, Burgess, legend, lore and more...
=== Comic content ===
* Fire and Brimstone - Part Five
=== The DWM Archive ===
By Andrew Pixley
* TV: Dragonfire
=== The Telesnap Archive ===
Compiled by Matthew Pereira
* TV: The Macra Terror - Episode 4
=== Interviews / Profiles ===
* It takes all sorts - Offbeat Season Twenty-Five thriller The Happiness Patrol is finally released on video this month. Peter Griffiths tracked down three of its guest stars and asked them to chew over their memories.
:* John Normington - Trevor Sigma
:* Georgina Hale - Daisy K
:* Rachel Bell - Priscilla P
=== Shelf Life ===
Reviews by Dave Owen
* PROSE: The Bodysnatchers
* PROSE: The Ultimate Treasure
* PROSE: Ship of Fools
* BBC Audio: Kinda
* CD: Music from The Tomb of the Cybermen
=== Regular features ===
* Gallifrey Guardian
* Timelines (Letters)
* The life & times of Sophie Aldred
== Credits ==
:Editor: Sophie Aldred
:Flunkeys: Gary Gillatt, Alan Barnes
:Art drones: Michael Yeowell, Gary Gillatt
== Additional details ==
to be added
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