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That was the DWM that was
Doctor Who Magazine by Jonno Simmons

The Basics - Issue 201, 7 July 1993. The front cover has a photo from The Mind Robber, whose director David Maloney is interviewed inside. The contents page and Next Issue box are given a new look. The issue includes a new set of free postcards of Alister Pearson artwork from the Titan script book covers.

News And Views - BBC Video have revealed that they had been planning a drama special themselves, with a script having been written. This now seems unlikely to appear, and certainly not in time for this November's celebrations. Negotiations are underway to launch Doctor Who - The Musical on stage during 1994, with six songs already written. It is rumoured that the next two Titan script books will be The Web of Fear and The Pirate Planet. Timelines includes letters from Paul Cornell on the sex and violence debate regarding the New Adventures, and Gary Leigh of DWB congratulating DWM on its 200th issue.

New Fiction - This issue's Prelude is for White Darkness, and includes the Third Doctor and the Brigadier.

Reviews - Craig Hinton takes over from Gary Russell in the reviews section, which is now renamed Shelf Life. He reviews White Darkness ("an enjoyable adventure story"), Shadowmind ("a bit of a letdown"), The Invasion ("highly recommended"), The Keeper of Traken ("a solid story") and Vengeance on Varos ("one of the most appalling Doctor Who stories I have ever seen"). After Image reviews Revelation of the Daleks ("a formidable and striking piece of television").

Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in July 93 were the continuing Dreams and Pray by Take That.

Critique - After the special 200th issue, it's back to the regular format now, albeit with a new-look contents page and a delightful new style box for the following issue designed in the style of Radio Times listings of long-gone days. Whilst Big Finish have recently announced in the present day their schedule for adapting "missing stories", this issue covers one of the casualties of the Trial of a Time Lord season - "Attack From The Mind". It would have been one of three two-parters to conclude the season (following two four-parters by Robert Holmes and Philip Martin) and the feature includes an extensive background to the script as well as a synopsis. Well worth checking out for Trial fans!