TEDW 9

The ninth issue of The Essential Doctor Who was centred on invasions of the planet Earth in Doctor Who.

Publisher's summary
"We deal with the odd. The unexplained. Anything on Earth... or even beyond."

In the twentieth century mankind reached for the stars... and made enough noise to attract some unwelcome attention. We have been invaded by Daleks, Cybermen, Zygons and many other ruthless creatures. Standing in their way is the similarly ruthless UNIT and its enigmatic scientific advisor.

This essential guide celebrates Doctor Who's most renowned invasion episodes. Highlights include exclusive interviews, unproduced storylines and numerous rare images — all telling the story of our planet's most epic battles.

Contents

 * The Invaders
 * Writer Terry Nation's original storyline for what eventually became The Dalek Invasion of Earth


 * The Boy with the Knack
 * Interview with actor Ray Brooks


 * Fury from the Deep
 * Devils' Work
 * A previously unpublished interview conducted in 1988 with writer Victor Pemberton


 * Ice Sculpting
 * A previously unpublished interview conducted in 1995 with often-uncredited monster maker Jack Kine


 * The Seeds of Death
 * Terror Firma
 * Interview with director Michael Ferguson


 * Spearhead from Space
 * The Spare-Part People
 * A look at the unproduced storyline written by Jon Pertwee and Reed De Rouen in the 1970s


 * Day of the Daleks
 * Time Warrior
 * Interview with actor Anna Barry


 * Terror of the Zygons
 * Military Precision
 * Profile on actor Nicholas Courtney


 * The Seeds of Doom
 * Who's Army
 * A look at the parallels between the early UNIT stories and Hammer horror films and spy films of the 1960s


 * Horrible History
 * Paeleontologist Dr Dave Hone looks at the accuracy of the dinosaurs in the television story Invasion of the Dinosaurs


 * Warriors of the Deep
 * Deep Trouble
 * A previously unpublished interview conducted in 1989 with writer Johnny Byrne


 * Aliens of London/World War Three
 * Counterstrike
 * Feature on the Counter-Measures audio dramas, featuring the Intrusion Countermeasures Group


 * The Christmas Invasion
 * Comic-strip invasions
 * A history of five decades of Earth invasions in Doctor Who comic strips


 * The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky
 * Marshalling the Troops
 * Interview with director Douglas Mackinnon


 * The Vampires of Venice
 * Secret Armies
 * Interview with writer Toby Whithouse


 * The Power of Three
 * Behind the Mask
 * Interview with actor Jon Davey


 * Flatline
 * Inversion of the Body Snatchers
 * Interview with writer Peter Harness


 * Everybody Wants to Rule the World
 * A look at why so many aliens want to invade Earth in Doctor Who, and why they keep failing


 * The Secret Invasion
 * A look at the final Dalek story with involvement by Dalek creator Terry Nation

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Art Editor: Peri Godbold
 * Editorial Assistant: Emily Cook
 * Editors for DWM: Tom Spilsbury & Peter Ware
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Assistant: Jez Meteyard
 * Circulation and Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executives: Jess Bell, Becci Andrews
 * BBC Worldwide, UK Publishing


 * Director of Editorial Governance: Nicholas Brett
 * Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
 * Head of UK Publishing: Chris Kerwin
 * Publisher: Mandy Thwaites
 * Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik