June 25, 2026
Doctor Who Magazine discusses all things CIRCUIT BREAKER ahead of Jo Martin's triumphant return...
Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor embarks on her first full adventure today as Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker begins. Launching with an exclusive story on the UNIT HQ website, the Doctor's journey will take her across novels, audio productions, comics and more Whoniversal media, as she endeavours to help Osgood and her assistant Andrew return corrupted artefacts to their points of origin from across time and space.
Doctor Who Magazine caught up with Jo Martin as she prepares to return to the role of the Doctor - read an exclusive excerpt below...
Doctor Who Magazine issue 631 is on sale now. You can order it here.
Jo Martin on her triumphant return as the Fugitive Doctor:
“We know she is going to change. Her attitudes to violence and getting the job done at any cost are changing. It’s great to see that gradual thawing of her character, because it’s true to life, isn’t it?
“We all go on journeys and have experiences. Those journeys and experiences – and the people we meet – change us. All of these things influence you, if you’re open to life and open to living – trying to understand what this thing called life really is, and what the world really is.
“Under it all, she’s about kindness and fairness. That’s what the Doctor stands for. All the Doctors. It goes through us, like a stick of rock. She’s always interested in what’s fair and what is right. The Doctor is all about that, even if their methods are different. She can be quite ruthless in the way she goes about things, but now she is beginning to question her own methods. She’s beginning to realise that she doesn’t always need a sledgehammer to deal with every problem she comes across."
Read the full interview in issue 631 of Doctor Who Magazine.
In this issue:
- As she prepares to take on Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels and Sontarans, Fugitive Doctor JO MARTIN talks to DWM about her return to Doctor Who in new audio adventures, comics, books, games and online content…
- OMARI DOUGLAS, who plays Osgood’s assistant Andrew in Circuit Breaker tells us all about his character and his wider career, which included a role in Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin.
- The creative masterminds behind Circuit Breaker – ESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON and JAMES PAGE – on how the project came about and the epic story it will tell…
- Costume designer JAMES SUTTON discusses working on the Fugitive Doctor’s new look.
Plus
- Ianto-actor GARETH DAVID-LLOYD and writer JOE LIDSTER talk about saying goodbye to the long-running range of Torchwood audio dramas…
- A new exhibition celebrates the work of designer RICHARD CROFT – including his work on many Seventh Doctor episodes.
- Script to Screen – find out how the Nigerian city of LAGOS was brought to life at Wolf Studios in The Story & the Engine!
- PATRICK MULKERN talks about his new book celebrating Doctor Who’s connection with the LGBT community.
- The second part of our interview with AL DEWAR about his work on the extraordinary Character Options action figure range.
- The making of a Big Finish audio… Learn more about how the covers and promotional videos for Rutans vs Sontarans came about.
- What is the unsettling truth behind the second segment of Sixth Doctor saga The Trial of a Time Lord?
- Back to 1991… ALAN BARNES looks back at the Doctor Who exhibition staged at London’s Museum of the Moving Image…
- The final part of the Fifteenth Doctor’s clash with the Daleks in the comic strip.
Regular features
- GALLIFREY GUARDIAN: our monthly round-up of news.
- Reviews – including the latest audios and action figures.
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
- Prizes to be won! Including audio releases featuring the Seventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fifteenth Doctors.
Doctor Who Magazine issue 631 is on sale now. You can order it here.
