DWDVDF 72

The seventy-second issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 5 October 2011.

Contents
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into 7 categories that could be filed accordingly.


 * Allies
 * Tommy Connolly
 * Meet the young boy who helped the Tenth Doctor overcome the Wire.


 * Enemies
 * Lance Bennett
 * It's a good thing that Donna left this bad guy at the alter!


 * Eknodines
 * The old folk of Leadworth may not be as innocent as they look ...


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Seventh Dimension
 * Part two of our exclusive interview with ex-Doctor, Sylvester McCoy!


 * Technology
 * K9 Mark ll
 * Get the inside knowledge on how the Doctor's robotic dog works.


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * The Androids of Tara
 * It's a case of mistaken robotic identity for Romana in this adventure


 * Alien Worlds
 * Ember
 * Learn all about the shark-infested skies of this fog-bound planet.


 * Tara
 * Find out more about the planet and its robotic population.


 * Who On Earth
 * World at War
 * Read about the Doctor's exploits during World War Two.

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 Androids of Tara
 * "I've got better things to do than meddle in the politics of your piffling little planet!"
 * Searching for the fourth segment of the Key to Time, the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9 arrive on the seemingly peaceful planet of Tara. While the Doctor takes a day off to indulge in a spot of fishing, Romana gets herself captured by Count Grendel of Gracht, a local villain who plans to seize the throne of Tara. Why does the woman in the dungeon look like Romana? Will Prince Reynart make it through his coronation alive? And who exactly is George?

Notable information

 * The Androids of Tara is a sci-fi spin on Anthony Hope's 1894 classic novel The Prisoner of Zenda.
 * Ember was a planet in the Horsehead Nebula with an exceptionally strong and unusual magnetic pull - and a danger to passing space traffic. The key to power on the colony planet in the 44th century lay with Kazran Sardick not its president.
 * Actor Rory Jennings who played Tommy Connolly was living with his nan at the time in real life.
 * On the human colony planet of Tara, nine-tenths of the population were wiped out by a devastating plague leading to a dependence on androids because of the massive shortage in labour.

Credits

 * Project Manager: not credited this issue
 * Group Editor: Claire Lister
 * Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
 * Designer: Jon Barrett
 * Writer/Sub-Editor: Kieran Grant
 * Contributing Writers: Neil Corry, Gary Gillatt, Jason Loborik, Jacqueline Rayner and Mark Wright.
 * Illustrators: Peter McKinstry