DWDVDF 134

The one hundred thirty-fourth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 19 March 2014.

Magazine Content
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into nine categories that could be filed accordingly.


 * Allies
 * Captain Latimer
 * This ex-military man was Clara’s boss.


 * Tollmaster
 * Who was the mysterious ticket inspector?


 * Enemies
 * Cybermen: Telos
 * The Cybermen spread all over the Universe …


 * Martians
 * The Red Planet has been home to many menaces.


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Arthur Darvill
 * Read our profile of the actor who played Rory


 * Technology
 * Dalek Incubator
 * Discover Davros' grisly secret on Necros.


 * Flashback
 * Cyber Craig!
 * The Cybermen have captured Craig Owens …


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * Nightmare of Eden

The Fourth Doctor is involved in a space crash.


 * Alien Worlds
 * Echo Universe
 * The Doctor journeyed to this terrifying dimension

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.


 * Nightmare of Eden''
 * "Interfere! Of course we should interfere. Always do what you'’re best at, that what I say. "
 * The TARDIS arrives on the space liner Empress which has become locked together with a private ship, the Hecate, after colliding with it on emerging from hyperspace. Before long the Doctor and Romana are drawn into a murky plot involving drug smuggling. What is the secret of Vraxoin and why does it leave a trail of death and devastation in its wake? Why are Mandrels, monstrous swamp-creatures from the planet Eden loose aboard the ship? With time running out, the two Time Lords must defeat the nightmare of Eden …

Notable information

 * The Empress was a space liner that shuttled between the Western Galaxy and the Station Alpha on Azure.
 * The company Galactic Salvage Insurance was set up in 2068 and shut down in 2096. The Doctor claimed to work for them in Nightmare of Eden set in 2116 - after the company had ceased trading.
 * Latimer was a Victorian widower, left to bring up his two children (Digby and Francesca, who employed a governess – Miss Montague – who was actually Clara Oswald. The previous governess had died when she fell into the pond.
 * Actor Arthur Darvill was born on 17th June 1982 in Birmingham. Before getting the part of Rory Williams he had appeared on stage with Matt Smith in a play Swimming with Sharks (2007).
 * The god-like Sutekh (originally from Phaester Osiris) was imprisoned on Mars.
 * Time Lords found it difficult to navigate in pocket universes that included E-Space, the Echo universe and the one that contained House.

Credits

 * Project Manager: not credited this issue
 * Group Editor: not credited this issue
 * Editor: Kieran Grant
 * Art Editor: Pete Byrne
 * Designer: not credited this issue
 * Sub-Editor: Catherine Anderson
 * Contributing Writers: not credited this issue
 * Illustrators: none credited this issue