Doctor Who Magazine 612 looks ahead to the next series of Doctor Who coming in 2025 as part of its Gallifrey Guardian column.

Also in DWM 612:

• An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence
• EastEnders veteran Rudolf Walker recalls his role in The War Games
• Writer and exec producer Steven Moffat discusses Joy to the World, including scenes that never made it to screen
• The fifth and last installment of the comic strip The Monster Makers with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday
• Russell T Davies explains what connects The Pirate Planet, The Christmas Invasion’s ill-fated Danny Llewellyn and a branch of Marks and Spencer
• Script to Screen – on the creation of BabyStation Beta – as seen in the 2024 season debut Space Babies.
• The team behind a new Doctor Who partwork for a build-your-own half-scale Dalek
• Lisa Bowerman, James Goss and Gary Russell reflect on the enduring appeal of archaeologist adventure Professor Bernice Summerfield
• Interview with James Mathews who played companion Jimmy in Seven Keys to Doomsday in the second part of coverage celebrating 50 years of stage play
• The Memory Worm gets its teeth into Yee Jee Tso – Chang Lee in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie
• A look at how fandom reacted to the casting of Bonnie Langford as companion Mel in 1986
• The Fact of Fiction looks at the opening episodes of 1968’s The Dominators
• Shelf Life – reviews of the latest books and audio releases
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in the Doctor Who expanded universe
• Alison Zrada asks for advice on Doctor Who New Year’s resolutions
• Prizes to be won including a special Blu-ray bundle

Doctor Who Magazine 612 is on sale Thursday 2 January from Panini and WH Smith priced £7.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from Pocketmags priced £6.99.