DWM 556

The 556th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated November 2020.
== Contents ==
=== Interviews ===
* Out of the TARDIS
: Tracy-Ann Oberman interviewed by Scott Handcock
* Legend in the Making
: James Goss interviewed by Emily Cook about creating Time Lord Victorious
* Love and Monsters
: Russell T Davies interviewed by Paul Kirkley about the Virgin New Adventures novels
* Secrets of the Orient
: Waris Hussein interviewed by Toby Hadoke about the creation of Marco Polo (unpublished from 2013)
=== Articles ===
* Epic Intent (by John J Johnston and Dan Tostevin)
: An overview of the various strands of Time Lord Victorious and how they tie together.
* The Path to Victory (by James Goss)
: Brief summaries of key characters' stories in Time Lord Victorious across all media.
* Doctor Who Classics (by Richard Molesworth)
: A look at the BBC's attempts to repeat several classic Doctor Who episodes on BBC Two across summer 1978.
* New Adventures in Sci-Fi (by Paul Kirkley)
: The team behind the Virgin New Adventures novels discuss how they came about and what made them unique.
* Written in the Stars (by Paul Kirkley)
: Over a dozen authors of the New Adventures reveal how they got into the job.
==== The Fact of Fiction ====
* Marco Polo, episodes one to four
==== Apocrypha ====
* Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q"
=== Comic ===
* The Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer
=== Reviews ===
* Blu-ray / DVD: Fury from the Deep
* Audio: The Eighth Doctor: Time War: Volume Four, The Flying Dutchman/Displaced
* Talking book: Enlightenment
=== Competitions ===
* Win Fury from the Deep Blu-ray Steelbook
* Win He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not audio drama
* Win Shadow of the Daleks 1 audio drama
* Win Enlightenment talking book
* Win Time Lord Victorious T-shirts
=== Coming Soon... ===
* Audio: Shadow of the Daleks 1, The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 4
=== The Blogs of Doom ===
* Harold Chorley
=== Supplement ===
Monstrous Beauty - the opening episode of a new comic story of the same name that tied into Time Lord Victorious.
== Credits ==
* Editor: Marcus Hearn
* Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
* Art Editor/Designer: Peri Godbold
* Designer: Mike Jones
* Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
: Panini UK Ltd
* Managing Director: 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: Jess Bell
: BBC Studios, UK Publishing
* Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
* Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
* Head of Publishing: Mandy Thwaites
* Compliance Manager: Cameron K McEwan
* UK Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik
== Additional details ==
* This was the first issue since DWM 552 to feature a comic strip since the three-issue break as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was published in a standalone, double-length supplement.
* A double sided poster and paper diorama of the The Doctor's TARDIS console was included with this issue.
* A download code for the Big Finish audio drama Farewell, Great Macedon was included with this issue.
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