DWDVDF 33

The thirty-third issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 7 April 2010.

Contents
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
 * The Doctor
 * Part 33 Changing Faces. Not everyone's happy about the new face in the TARDIS…


 * Allies(foldout)
 * Barbara Wright One of the Doctor's first companions – and one of the bravest!
 * Tim Latimer How a 20th-century schoolboy helped defeat the Family of Blood


 * Enemies
 * Mr Magpie There was only one escape for the man trapped by the Wire…
 * Sibylline Sisterhood Discover the women-only cult betrayed by the fiery Pyrovile! (foldout)


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Writing the Past The Fires of Pompeii writer James Moran feels the heat!


 * Flashback
 * Power Point! Davros turns the tables on the assassin hired to kill him!


 * Technology
 * Gadget A closer look at the robot from the ill-fated Bowie Base One.


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * Pyramids of Mars The Fourth Doctor faces a being that wants to destroy all life!

DVD release (with cover blurb)

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


 * Pyramids of Mars
 * "It takes a being of Sutekh’s almost limitless power to destroy the future."
 * After the TARDIS lands in 1911, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith face a foe of awesome power – Sutekh the Destroyer! Aided by his robot mummies, Sutekh plans to end all life in the universe, but can the Doctor find a way to stop this mighty being?

Notable Information

 * In Pyramids of Mars the Fourth Doctor says that he is around 750 years old.
 * In the novel Human Nature, the Family of Blood wanted to become rulers of time and space.
 * Barbara Wright was the first person on to see a Dalek in the TV series.
 * Actress Jacqueline Hill's husband was friends with director Terence Dudley, who cast her as Lexa, a priestess in Meglos — the only time a series regular has returned as a totally different character.
 * Kaled blood is green.
 * Other characters in Doctor Who named after birds include Mr Finch, Vivien Rook, Mr Crane, Sally Sparrow, Matt Crane, Clive Finch and Mr Magpie.

Credits

 * Project Manager: Ben Robinson
 * Group Editor: Claire Lister
 * Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
 * Designer: Carly Giles, Terry Sambridge
 * Writer/Sub-Editor: Neil Corry, Kieran Grant
 * Editorial Assistant: Poppy Kemp
 * Contributing Writers: Jason Loborik and Oli Smith.
 * Illustrators: Tom Connell, Lee Sullivan