Behind the Scenes (DWDVDF feature)

Doctor Who DVD Files is a fortnightly partwork publication from GE Fabbri Ltd - The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia

One of its regular features is Behind the Scenes, a series looking at how Doctor Who is made.

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 * Part 1: Monster Makers
 * Will Cohen from The Mill talks about making weird creatures.


 * Part 2: Model Behaviour
 * Model maker Mike Tucker on his amazing creations.


 * Part 3: Dalek Sec Speaks
 * Nicholas Pegg reveals all about what it's like inside a Dalek!


 * Part 4: Writer's Block
 * Paul Cornell reveals how he wrote 'Father's Day' - and more!


 * Part 5: Back to the Drawing Board
 * Concept artist Peter McKinstry on the look of Doctor Who.


 * Part 6: Man or Monster?
 * Monster man Paul Kasey suits up as a big, green alien meanie!


 * Part 7: Dressing the Doctor
 * Who decides what the Doctor will wear? Find out here!


 * Part 8: Creature Features
 * Discover the secrets of Doctor Who's wildest prosthetics!


 * Part 9: Cast Away!
 * Find out how actors get roles in Doctor Who in our casting interview.


 * Part 10: Direct Hit!
 * Director Graeme Harper takes us behind the camera.


 * Part 11: Growing the TARDIS
 * See how the Doctor Who art department built the Doctor's ship ....


 * Part 12: Space-suited and Booted
 * Costume Designer Louise Page talks spacesuits ...


 * Part 13: Cyber Insider!
 * Paul Kasey opens up about what it's like to play a Cyberman.


 * Part 14: Cyber Creations
 * Find out how the Cybermen could have looked!


 * Part 15: Words of Power
 * Writer Gareth Roberts talks witches, giant wasps and fly-people!


 * Part 16: Script Doctoring
 * Helen Raynor talks to us about script editing and writing for the show.


 * Part 17: The Write Man
 * Mark Gatiss talks about writing for and starring in Doctor Who.


 * Part 18: Clothing Companions
 * Louise Page (Costume Designer) talks about dressing Rose, Martha and Donna.


 * Part 19: Design Time!
 * James North (Associate Designer) interviewed about creating alien and historic worlds


 * Part 20: The Age Old Question
 * Neill Gorton explains all about how to add years with prosthetic pieces …


 * Part 21: Past Masters
 * Find out about all the actors who have played the evil Time Lord.


 * Part 22: When in Rome… 
 * Discover behind-the-scenes secrets of recreating an ancient world …


 * Part 23: Who’s behind the Ood?
 * Find out some script secrets from the writer of Planet of the Ood Keith Temple


 * Part 24: Familiar Faces
 * Starring in Doctor Who is not always a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.


 * Part 25: Shaun Williams interview
 * (Storyboard artist) Exclusive interview


 * Part 26: K9: Old Dog, New Tricks
 * Find out how K9 was rescued from a skip for his TV comeback…


 * Part 27 - Lost in Time
 * Find out about the scenes that almost made it to your screen.


 * Part 28: The Voice of Fear.
 * Meet the voice of the Daleks and Cybermen!


 * Part 29: Andrew Cartmel
 * (Script Editor of the Seventh Doctor’s adventures)


 * Part 30: Companion Piece
 * An exclusive interview with Katy Manning who played Jo Grant.


 * Part 31: Re-imagining the Daleks
 * An exclusive interview with Robert Shearman, writer of Dalek.


 * Part 32: The Other Doctors
 * More actors have played the Doctor than you think…


 * Part 33: Writing the Past
 * The Fires of Pompeii writer James Moran feels the heat!


 * '''Part 34: Doctor, Doctor!
 * An exclusive interview with the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison!


 * Part 35: Shaw Thing!
 * Exclusive interview with Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw!


 * Part 36: Script Supremo!
 * Exclusive interview with Doctor who legend Terrance Dicks!


 * Part 37: Location Location Location!
 * Your guided tour of Doctor Who’s London – and Cardiff!


 * Part 38 - Action Man!
 * The second part of our exclusive Graeme Harper interview.


 * Part 39: Write Again!
 * The second part of our interview with writer Terrance Dicks.


 * Part 40: Terrible Time Lords 
 * If only all Gallifreyans were as peace-loving as the Doctor …


 * Part 41: Clan TARDIS
 * Actor Frazer Hines talks about his time playing Jamie McCrimmon


 * Part 42: Robots and Reboots
 * The third part of our exclusive chat with writer Terrance Dicks


 * Part 43: Sci-fi Serious
 * Meet Bob Baker, one half of the writing team that created K9!


 * Part 44: Getting into character! 
 * Actor Christopher Benjamin has worked with three different Doctors!


 * Part 45: Highland Fling! 
 * The second part of our interview with Jamie actor Frazer Hines


 * Part 46: Coming of Age
 * Christopher H Bidmead reveals the secrets of Season 18.


 * Part 47: Mad World
 * The second part of our chat with writer Christopher H Bidmead.


 * Part 48: Jo Goes! 
 * Find out why Jo Grant actress Katy Manning left Doctor Who.


 * Part 49: Going Boho!
 * Take a peek inside the Fourth Doctor's wardrobe.


 * Part 50: Friend or Foe?
 * Read our exclusive interview with Mark Strickson


 * Part 51: Ace’s High!
 * An exclusive interview with Sophie Aldred, who brought Ace to life.


 * Part 52: Challenge Anneke!
 * We talk to Anneke Wills, who played Swinging Sixties companion Polly


 * Part 53: Pretty Polly
 * Part two of our interview with ex-companion Anneke Wills


 * Part 54: Wild Thing!
 * Ex-companion Louise Jameson talks about her time in the TARDIS


 * Part 55: Mars Attacked! 
 * Find out what it was like on Mars in our interview with Gemma Chan!


 * Part 56: Faithful Friend
 * Bernard Cribbins talks about his two Doctors.


 * '''Part 57: Enlightened Companion
 * Mark Strickson talks about his role in Enlightenment.


 * Part 58 Boy Star!
 * Matthew Waterhouse talks about his early days as companion Adric.


 * Part 59: Ace Image
 * Ex-companion Sophie Aldred talks more about her time in the TARDIS.


 * Part 60: What Katy Did Next …
 * Katy Manning talks about returning to the role of Jo Grant in 2010.


 * Part 61: Armed and Dangerous
 * Part two of our interview with ex-companion Louise Jameson


 * Part 62: Direct Action
 * Christopher Barry The first man to direct Daleks talks about his Doctor Who adventures.


 * Part 63: Fourth Time Lucky
 * Part two of our exclusive interview with director Christopher Barry.


 * Part 64: Direct Shot! 
 * Rodney Bennett, director of many adventures, talks about Doctor Who.


 * Part 65: Theory of Relativity
 * Meet the actress who played the Doctor’s granddaughter Susan.


 * Part 66: Seventh Heaven
 * Read our exclusive interview with Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.


 * Part 67: It’s a Dog’s Life
 * An interview with John Leeson, the man who gave K9 his voice.


 * Part 68: Going Mentor! 
 * Find out what it was like to play a giant alien slug!


 * Part 69: Boy Wonder
 * The second part of our interview with Adric actor Matthew Waterhouse.


 * Part 70: Ideas Man
 * Doctor Who writer Chris Boucher talks about his classic stories.


 * Part 71: Action Man! 
 * Former stuntman Stuart Fell talks about his explosive role in Doctor Who!


 * Part 72: Seventh Dimension 
 * Part two of our exclusive interview with ex-Doctor, Sylvester McCoy!


 * Part 73: The Queen of Scream! 
 * Deborah Watling, who played Victoria, looks back at the 1960s.


 * Part 74: Pond Life
 * Exclusive interview with Arthur Darvill, the actor behind Rory the Roman!


 * Part 75: Redesign of the Daleks
 * Read an exclusive interview with concept artist,Peter McKinstry.


 *  Part 76: Terror in Trogir! 
 * Visit Croatia, the exotic home of vampires and Van Gogh.


 *  Part 77: Boots, Braces and Bow Ties! 
 * Take a look at the Eleventh Doctor’s super-cool wardrobe”


 *  Part 78: Time Lady!
 * Exclusive interview with Kate O'Mara who played the Rani.


 *  Part 79: The Rani Returns
 * Read part 2 of our exclusive interview with Kate O'Mara


 *  Part 80: Astro Girl
 * Exclusive interview with Wendy Padbury who played Zoe


 *  Part 81: Taylor Talks! 
 * Actor Peter Purves shares his memories of playing Steven


 *  Part 82: Sontaran Concept Art
 * Check out the designs that brought the clone warriors to life.


 *  Part 83: Ood Doodles 
 * Check out the concept art that brought the Ood to life.


 *  Part 84: Dramatic Exit
 * Read our exclusive interview with actor Matthew Waterhouse


 *  Part 85: Scale Model! 
 * Find out how the new Silurians evolved …


 *  Part 86: Mars Attacks! 
 * Find out how the Flood managed to look so scary.


 *  Part 87: Into the Vortex! 
 * Check out the history of the Doctor Who title sequence.


 * Part 88: Wiped from history? 
 * Find out about the missing episodes of Doctor Who …


 *  Part 89: World Building!
 * Check out the amazing sets of A Christmas Carol


 *  Part 90: Matt Smith 
 * Our profile of the actor behind the Eleventh Doctor …


 *  Part 91: Glitz & Glamour 
 * Actor Tony Selby talks to us about his time on the show.


 *  Part 92: David Tenant 
 * A profile of the man behind the Tenth Doctor.


 *  Part 93: Fire & Glitz
 * Part two of our exclusive interview with actor Tony Selby


 * ''' Part 94: Christopher Eccleston
 * Find out all about the actor who played the Ninth Doctor.

Where To File Them
In Issue 2 and Issue 3 subscribers receive a binder and seven coloured divider cards. The Behind the Scenes pages are filed behind the yellow divider.

Like The Doctor pages, Part 2 is filed immediately after Part 1 and so on.