DWM 590

The 590th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was cover dated June 2023.
It was dedicated to the real world coronation of King Charles III by alluding to 2006 TV story The Idiot's Lantern, which centred around the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
== Contents ==
=== Interviews ===
* Gold Faithful - Composer Murray Gold tells Benjamin Cook about returning to score Doctor Who for the 2023 specials after six years away.
* Scarf Ace - Dave Gibbons tells Mark Wright about how he drew the art for the very first DWM comic strips back in 1979.
* Secret Service - Jacqui Stonebridge tells Robert Brown about being in charge of publicity surrounding Doctor Who when it first launched, and how its first details were revealed to the press.
* The Running Fan - Devante Fleming tells Simon Guerrier about life as one of the floor runners on Series 14 of Doctor Who.
=== Articles ===
* The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Third Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Third Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
* The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Fourth Doctor - Looking back at the best and the worst of the Fourth Doctor era, as voted for by readers.
* Writer of the Lost Ark - Stuart Manning charts the history of John Lucarotti's writing on Doctor Who ahead of the audio release of The Ark: the story that eventually became The Ark in Space.
* 60 Objects, 60 Years: 1983 to 1987 - A continuation of Jamie Lenman's exploration of Doctor Who objects from every year of the show's existence, looking at a recording of The Five Doctors, Fine Art Castings' Fifth Doctor figurine, "Save Doctor Who" stickers, The Mysterious Planet's space station model, and Ace's jacket.
=== Letter from the Showrunner ===
Russell T Davies discusses the difficulty in knowing what news to announce and when, tying into the recent reveal of Jinkx Monsoon's casting.
=== Galaxy Forum ===
Readers discuss the Third and Fourth Doctors' best episodes, the results of the previous issue's anniversary poll, and Jinkx Monsoon being cast in Series 14.
=== Production Diary ===
* Scott Handcock discusses Doctor Who's production of Series 14 during March 2023.
=== Time and Space Visualiser ===
* This Month In... 1971
Thursday 29 April: Location filming takes place for The Dæmons, with a large audience in attendance, and the creation of the Brigadier's famous "five rounds rapid" line.
=== Comic strip ===
* Liberation of the Daleks, Part Seven
: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 ===
* The Idiot's Lantern
=== Reviews ===
* Audio: Conflicts of Interest, Gobbledegook, Beyond Bannerman Road, Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil, Warriors of the Deep, The Amazing World of Doctor Who
=== Competitions ===
* Win Past Lives audio drama
* Win Purity Unleashed audio drama
* Win The Amazing World of Doctor Who audiobook
* Win Launch Date audio drama
* Win The Robots: Volume Six audio drama
=== Other Worlds ===
* Degeneration Game - Previewing the first instalment of Big Finish Productions' Once and Future 60th anniversary audio series, Past Lives.
* Galactic Personae: The War Doctor - Ahead of The War Doctor Begins audio anthology Comrades-in-Arms, a breakdown is given to the Doctor's forgotten incarnation.
* In the Green Room with... Ian Conningham - Ian Conningham discusses playing real-life Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen in The Ninth Doctor Adventures audio anthology Pioneers.
* Six of the Best: Harry Sullivan Moments - Christopher Naylor, the voice of Harry Sullivan in Big Finish's audio adventures, reveals his six favourite moments of his character before the release of the Lost Story, Daleks! Genesis of Terror.
* Running Scared - A promotion of the new Torchwood: The Story Continues audio series, Among Us 1.
=== Sufficient Data ===
* Three/Four - Identifying similar key moments from readers' top-ranked Third and Fourth Doctor stories, Inferno and City of Death.
=== Additional Information ===
This issue is accompanied by a double-sided poster of artwork from The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The War Games, Inferno, and City of Death, as well as a free download of The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 1 audio story The Cars That Ate London!.
== Credits ==
* Editor: Marcus Hearn
* Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
* Art Editor: Mike Jones
* 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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