Doctor Who Magazine marks 30 years of the Eighth Doctor with a special edition issue revisiting the 1996 TV movie and celebrating Paul McGann’s extraordinary tenure in the role.

The special issue includes exclusive interviews include: Paul McGann (the Eighth Doctor), Daphne Ashbrook (Grace Holloway), Eric Roberts (the Master), Geoffrey Sax (the TV movie’s director), Steven Moffat (The Night of the Doctor writer) and many more.

Other Highlights:
• Contributions from Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor)
• Restoring the TV movie — from video to Ultra High Definition
• The Night of the Doctor Revealed – the version you never saw
• A new short story by Matthew Jacobs, the writer of the TV movie
• An afterword by Philip Segal, executive producer

Doctor Who Magazine Special 73 — 30 Years of the Eighth Doctor is available to pre-order from Panini for a 23 April 2026 delivery to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Gibraltar. Doctor Who Magazine special editions are typically available as a digital version from Pocketmags on the day of release.