Doctor Who Magazine

Doctor Who Magazine

Doctor Who Weekly issue 1, cover dated 17 October 1979
Editor	Jason Quinn
Categories	Science fiction television
Frequency	13 times a year (once every four weeks)
Circulation	16,304 (average per issue) (ABC data for 2020)[1]
Founded	11 October 1979
First issue	17 October 1979 (1979-October-17) (603 issues as of April 2024)
Company	Panini Comics
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	Official website
ISSN	0957-9818

Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Launched in 1979 as Doctor Who Weekly, the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. With 13 issues a year, as well as producing triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002–) and Bookazines (2013–), the publication features behind the scenes articles on the TV show and other media, as well as producing its own comic strip. Its founding editor was Dez Skinn, and the longest-serving editor was Tom Spilsbury who served from 2007 to 2017. He was succeeded by Marcus Hearn, who took over from Spilsbury in July 2017.^[2] The incumbent editor is Jason Quinn, who took over from Hearn in September 2023. DWM is recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest running TV tie-in magazine, celebrating 40 years of continuous publication on 11 October 2019.^[3] The magazine published its 600th issue on 1 February 2024.