DWM 166

The 166th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was published with a 31 October 1990 cover date.

Articles

 * Blood and Iron - Previewed

Comic content

 * Fellow Travellers - Part 3

Archives

 * None this issue

Interviews / Profiles

 * Julia Sawalha - The new companion tells us all about Katie.
 * Andrew Cartmel - Talks about his time on Doctor Who.
 * Who's Who?: Colin Baker
 * Sheelagh Wells (Make-up Designer) gives a behind-the-scenes account of the making of Mawdryn Undead the story that introduced Turlough and is interviewed by Sheelagh Wells and Joe Nazzaro.
 * Obituary: Graham Williams by John Nathan-Turner.

Page Pin-ups

 * Sylvester McCoy and Julia Sawalha as the Seventh Doctor and Katie.
 * Winifred Bambera and Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart the two Brigadiers from Battlefield

Also featuring

 * Beyond the TARDIS (Who is doing what by Dominic May)
 * Gallifrey Guardian (News)
 * You on Who (Letters)
 * Data Coils (now incorporating pen-pals and events listing)
 * Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett
 * 'Nix' by Nick Miller (cartoon)
 * Collector's Corner (Merchandise) (Doctor Who and the Daleks Cuttastic (Bell Toys Ltd), Weetabix Stand-up Figures (Weetabix), Dalek Toilet Soap (Northants Association for the Blind), Miniature Police Box (Dinky), Leela Doll (Denys Fisher), The Doctor Who Technical Manual (Seven House), Zarbi and Grub Plastic Badge (Plastoid Ttd.) and Doctor Who Greetings Cards (Denis Alan Print)
 * Dont quote me on this ... (mentions of 'Who' in strange places)
 * Controversy Corner ('Regeneration' or 'Rejuvenation' article by Richard Landen)
 * Competition: 3 questions to win one of ten The Curse of Fenric video releases.

Credits

 * Editor: John Freeman
 * Design : Gary Gilbert / John Freeman
 * Knight of the Realm: Dan Abnett
 * Production: Mark Irvine
 * Advertising: Jane Smale
 * Advisor: John Nathan-Turner
 * Magazine Group Editor: John Freeman
 * Managing Director: Robert Sutherland
 * Excelsior: Stan Lee

Additional details

 * This issue priced was £1.50 (UK). It featured Julia Sawalha on the cover, as Katie Tollinger, from Crime of the Century.
 * This issue sees a tweaking of its occasional features. There is no Matrix Data Bank but a two page expanded Collector's Corner, Archive Feature. Two new features are Controversy Corner, a feature challenging popular opinions, and Case Studies, an analysis of characters from the series.