Series secrets

Two producers speak as DWM previews series 2.

As the Doctor returns to BBC One, Doctor Who Magazine speaks to Doctor Who producers Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson.

Find out their hopes for the new series, whether they ever really worked out the whole Bad Wolf thing, and how they decided to bring back the Cybermen...

"The redesign was, in many ways, so much more difficult than the Daleks," says Phil. "Russell, Julie and I were constantly saying 'Are the handles the right shape? Is the chest unit in the right place? Do they feel iconic enough?' I think we could have gone on forever, tweaking and refining, but I'm thrilled that we didn't, because I do think they're beautiful..."

Also this issue, there are exclusive previews of the first two episodes of the new series, New Earth and Tooth and Claw, and a chat with Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel writer Tom MacRae.

Russell T Davies talks about getting in the removal men in an unmissable double-length Production Notes column, plus there's a preview of the new 'Tardisodes' for your mobile phone.

There's also a trip back to medieval England in a Fact of Fiction article on Sarah Jane Smith's first story The Time Warrior.

Meanwhile, young Mickey Smith takes centre-stage in a brand new comic strip adventure The Lodger, by Gareth Roberts and Mike Collins.

Plus there's a stack of unseen and exclusive photos, and the biggest Gallifrey Guardian ever - including news of the titles for Episodes 8, 10 and 11, the launch date for Series Two, cast members revealed for The Satan Pit, a new narrator for Doctor Who Confidential, the writers for spin-off series Torchwood, and some exciting news from the Doctor Who website team. Hey, that's us!

And they haven't even mentioned a trip to the planet Argolis for the Time Team, your questions answered by Sorvad in Matrix Data Bank, and previews of all the latest CD and DVD releases.

There are even two exclusive covers to pick from - featuring the Tenth Doctor or Rose Tyler. Which will you choose...?

DWM 368 goes on sale from Thursday 30 March 2006.