DWDVDF 148

The Doctor Who DVD Files –“The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia” in fortnightly issues.

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


 * Allies
 * Maria Jackson
 * Sarah Jane Smith's protégé fought all kinds of alien threats.
 * Colonel Hugh Curbishley
 * Was this old soldier the murder of Eddison Manor?
 * Barclay
 * This London lad ended up on the planet San Helios.


 * Enemies
 * Zygon Commander
 * This Brutal alien declared war on the future.
 * Alistair
 * What does this shadowry collector have in his vault?


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Eight Couture
 * Take a closer look at the Eighth's Doctor's costume.


 * Flashback
 * DR 11-32 The Red Death
 * The Doctor becomes the pet of a Victorian girl.


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * “Colony in Space “
 * The Third Doctor takes Jo Grant on her first TARDIS trip.


 * Alien Worlds
 * Trenzalore
 * The Eleventh Doctor makes his last stand ...

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.


 * Colony in Space
 * "I am every kind of scientist!”"
 * The Master has stolen the Time Lord's secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, a device so powerful it could destroy whole galaxies. The High Council send the Third Doctor and Jo Grant to the planet Uxarieus, where the Master is posing as an Earth official on a diplomatic mission to a struggling colony. Why are giant reptiles attacking the colonists? Who are the IMC? And can the Doctor prevent his old rival from unleashing chaos?

Notable information

 * In The Chase (1965) the Doctor used a Time-Space Visualiser to spy on unfolding events on the planet Uxarieus – setting for Colony in Space (1971).
 * In 1562 the Zygon's arrived in England in search of a new world.
 * 'Mother's Ruin' was a working title for The Crimson Horror
 * Writer Mark Gatiss especially wrote the parts of Winifred and Ada Gillyflower for mother and daughter actresses Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling who he had worked on stage with.
 * The Eighth Doctor's final costume saw a new green coat, referencing the costume given to the character in his many comic strip appearances.
 * Trenzalore once had two moons Soror and Frater.
 * The Ice Warrior assault on the planet Trenzalore was led by Lord Ssardak

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