DWMSE 43

The 40th issue in a quarterly series of magazine releases by the publishers of Doctor Who Magazine from Panini UK looked at the special effects of Doctor Who.

Publisher's summary
"The Visual Effects Department, if it was a company, was the largest effects company in the world... We did everything, and pioneered a lot of new techniques." Mat Irvine

Special effects can transport audiences to alien planets, render familiar surroundings unrecognisable and bring terrifying monsters to life. Doctor Who has been at the forefront of such television trickery for more than 50 years.

This richly illustrated publication celebrates the series' greatest effects and meets the people who created them. From the trailblazers of the 1960s to the digital artists of today, here is the story of Doctor Who's journeys into the impossible.

Interviews

 * Peter Day
 * Ian Scoones
 * Ian Gosling
 * Mat Irvine
 * Peter Logan
 * Tony Harding
 * George Reed
 * Colin Mapson
 * Eric Alba
 * Will Cohen
 * Dave Houghton
 * Grant Hewlett

Other features

 * Build a Rocket Boys!
 * The story of Doctor Who's visual effects


 * A Peculiar Effect on the BBC
 * An extract from visual effects designer Bernard Wilkie's memoir of the same name


 * Trading Standards
 * The history of the visual effects and props hire company The Trading Post


 * Techniques: Miniature Effects
 * Looking back on miniature effects on Doctor Who


 * Techniques: The Golden Age of CSO
 * Explaining the then new technique of CSO as it was implemented on Doctor Who during the 1970s


 * The Monster Club
 * Looking back on a long-lost behind the scenes programme from 1972 called Television Club


 * Techniques: Physical Effects
 * Looking back on physical effects as they appeared on Doctor Who


 * After Effects
 * Steve Cambden, the assistant operator of K9 from seasons 17 to 18, remembers his time on the show


 * Side Effects
 * Interviews with the people who worked on versions of classic stories with new effects made for DVD


 * Made in Heaven
 * Post-production supervisor Samantha Price, Millennium FX's Kate Walshe and Milk VFX visual effects producer Louise Hastings remember their time realising Heaven Sent


 * Role Models
 * Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin pays tribute to the visual effects design on Doctor Who

Credits

 * Editor: Marcus Hearn
 * Art Editor: Peri Godbold
 * Editors-in-Chief: Tom Spilsbury, Peter Ware
 * Production Assistant: Emily Cook
 * Managing Director: Mike Riddell
 * Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
 * Head of Production: Mark Irvine
 * Production Assistant: Jez Meteyard
 * Circulation and Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
 * Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
 * Marketing Executives: Jess Bell, Becci Andrews
 * BBC Worldwide, UK Publishing


 * Director of Editorial Governance: Nicholas Brett
 * Director of Consumer Products and Publishing: Andrew Moultrie
 * Head of UK Publishing: Chris Kerwin
 * Publisher: Mandy Thwaites
 * Publishing Co-ordinator: Eva Abramik