DWDVDF 7

The seventh issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 8 April 2009.

Contents
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
 * The Doctor
 * New Face, Same Doctor?


 * Allies
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart


 * Enemies
 * Origins of the Daleks
 * Krillitanes


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Dressing the Doctor


 * Technology
 * Game Station


 * Flashback
 * Mara in the Mirror


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * The Parting of the Ways
 * The Christmas Invasion

DVD release (with cover blurb)

 * Each issue came with a DVD release covering two episodes.
 * Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.


 * The Parting of the Ways
 * "I am the Bad Wolf."
 * The Doctor and Captain Jack save Rose from the Daleks only to meet the Emperor of the Daleks who also survived the Time War. Sending Rose back to her own time, the Doctor must decide whether to destroy the Daleks at the cost of humanity or let them take over Earth. But there's another surprise in store — one that will change him forever!


 * The Christmas Invasion
 * "What do you mean that's the doctor?"
 * Crashing onto the Powell Estate, the Doctor falls into a coma just as an alien spaceship arrives over London! The Sycorax demand that the planet surrenders to them or one third of humanity dies! With the Doctor out of action, can Rose step into his shoes as Earth's companion?

Notable information

 * The final scene of The Parting of the Ways was a closely guarded secret. The crew were even given scripts with a different ending!
 * Nicholas Courtney, who played the Brigadier, had to wear a moustache to make him look older!
 * Krillitanes were originally called Krillians, until a check revealed that this was the name of a real computer company.
 * In the original story outline, The Long Game was set in the year 8922.

Credits

 * Project Manager: Ben Robinson
 * Group Editor: Claire Lister
 * Art Editor: James King and James Schiavi
 * Designer: Carly Giles
 * Writers/Sub-Editors: Neill Corry and Kieran Grant
 * Contributing Writer: David Bailey, Jason Loborik and Jacqueline Rayner.
 * Illustrators for this part work included Tom Connell, Matthew Savage and Lee Sullivan