DWDVDF 152

This was the final issue of 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.
 * The Doctor
 * The Twelfth Doctor
 * Meet the new Doctor and find out what makes him tick.


 * Allies
 * Ada Gillyflower
 * Winifred Gillyflower’s daughter kept the Doctor as a pet.


 * Enemies
 * Sharaz Jek
 * This masked madman tried to kidnap Peri
 * 12th Cyber Legion
 * These Cybermen received a message from the Doctor.


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Riot Act
 * Part two of our interview with director Timothy Combe.
 * Knocked for Five
 * Take a closer look at the Fifth Doctor’s costume.


 * Technology
 * Meson Rifle
 * The Sontarans used this heavy-duty blaster in their war zones.


 * Flashback
 * Into the Unknown!
 * The Doctor is ambushed by the Daleks.


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * Black Orchid
 * The Fifth Doctor gets caught up in a 1920’s murder mystery.

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.


 * Black Orchid
 * "Well played, Sir! "
 * The TARDIS lands in the village of Cranleigh in 1925.Due to a case of mistaken identity, the Doctor is asked to take part in a charity-cricket match at Cranleigh Hall. ]]Adric]], Nyssa and Tegan are invited to a fancy dress ball and, for once, the time travellers enjoy themselves enjoy themselves. But then a brutal murder shatters the peace, and the TARDIS crew are drawn into a sinister family plot …

Notable Information

 * The First Doctor often wore pince-nez for close reading, the Fifth Doctor occasionally wore a pair of half-moon spectacles, the Tenth Doctor wore ‘brainy spes’ just to look clever and the Eleventh Doctor adopted glasses once he lost his companion Amy Pond to the [Weeping Angel]]s.
 * The Meson rifle was the trademark weapon of the Sontaran Empire.

Credits

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