DWDVDF 126

The one hundred twenty-sixth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 30 October 2013.

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


 * Allies
 * The Paternoster Gang
 * The Doctor's friends kept Victorian London safe from attack.


 * Enemies
 * Winifred Gillyflower
 * This wicked woman tried to bring about the apocalypse.
 * Pangol
 * This Argolin wanted to clone himself and build an army.


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Billie Piper
 * Find out all about the actor behind Rose Tyler.
 * The Pit and the Pen!
 * Read our exclusive interview with writers Pip and Jane Baker


 * Technology
 * Eye Camera
 * How did a human eyeball end up in a security camera?


 * Flashback
 * "Danger Siren!"
 * Amy Pond faces a demon from the deep …


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * The Android Invasion
 * The Doctor and Sarah Jane battle the Kraals…


 * Alien Worlds
 * Sense Sphere
 * Visit the Horsehead Nebula and the planet of the Sensorites!

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.


 * The Android Invasion
 * "The Earth will be rid of its human population within three weeks …"
 * The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith land in the idyllic English village of Devesham. But all is not as it seems, and soon the time travellers are battling the Kraal]s, aliens who have conceived a terrifying fate for the people of Earth. What is going on at the nearby Space Defence Station? Who is Guy Crayford and is he really a national hero? What is Styggron's plan? And where on Earth is Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart?

Notable Information

 * The UK's Space Defence Station (set up to detect and repel alien invasions) was the only one in the world (1973) and was overseen by UNIT.
 * Winifred Gillyflower opened the gates of Sweetville in 1893.
 * When the SS Madame de Pompadour was hit by an ion storm in the Dagmar Cluster, the repair droids utilised human body parts in their repairs of the ship.
 * Actress Billie Piper's middle name is Paul. She was born in Swindon, Wiltshire on 22 September 1982.
 * The planet Sense Sphere was rich in the rare metal molybdenum, which has a melting point of 2622 degrees centigrade. It was also home to the dominant telepathic life-forms the Sensorites and the cave-dwelling giant spiders the Zilgans.
 * The historical pirate Henry Avery who the Doctor met in The Curse of the Black Spot was previously referenced in The Smugglers with the Doctor caught up in a search for Avery's fabled gold.
 * 13 Paternoster Row was in 1890s London, home to the Paternoster Gang of Vastra, Strax and Jenny Flint.
 * George Stephenson was the first civil engineer to use steam locomotives on the inter-city railways.
 * Some subscribers experienced a delay of receiving this issue of several weeks.

Credits

 * Project Manager: not credited this issue
 * Group Editor: not credited this issue
 * Editor: Kieran Grant
 * Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
 * Designer: not credited this issue
 * Sub-Editor: Catherine Anderson
 * Contributing Writers: Peter Griffiths
 * Illustrators: none credited this issue