SFX Collection 47

This was the 47th release in SFX's regular series of Special Edition Collections - a Celebration of all things Who.

Contents

 * Arthur Darvill
 * The actor who plays Rory talks about being Who's equivalent of Kenny from South park!


 * Matt Smith & Karen Gillan
 * The Doctor and Amy talk about the Christmas special, and how their characters are evolving.


 * 100 Things we about Doctor Who
 * From Alpha Centauri to the Zygons, the quirky things, people and phenomena that we adore


 * My Life as a Dalek Voice
 * Voice artist Nick Briggs and operator Barnaby Edwards share their inside stories.


 * RTD vs Moffat
 * Who's the best producer– Russell T Davies or Steven Moffat? Let battle commence!


 * Costume Designs
 * We talk to series five costume designer Ray Holman, the man who made bow ties cool.


 * Michael Moorcock
 * The creator of Elric and Jerry Cornelius writes about his love of Who


 * Katy Manning
 * She was Pertwee-era companion Jo Grant, and she's just made her return to the Whoniverse!


 * Picture Puzzle
 * Can you find the 65 story titles in our fiendishly tricky two-page mindbender?


 * Special Effects
 * Model makers extraordinaire Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker talk about their work on Who


 * Stephen Baxter
 * He's a hard SF author with two degree, but he still thinks the new Who is brilliant.


 * The Leadworth Chronicle
 * Giant eye in the sky! Read all about it in these extracts from Rory and Amy's local freesheet.


 * Missing Episodes
 * Somewhere in an alternative universe, "Marco Polo" is out on DVD. Not here, though. Sob.


 * Pandorica Meeting Minutes
 * Because even when evil alien alliances have to brainstorm in front of a whiteboard ...


 * Terry Pratchett
 * Sir Discworld talks about what he likes about Who ... and what he doesn't!


 * 25 Silliest Moment
 * From the Doctor's useless robot double to the TARDIS towing the Earth home.


 * Who Crafting
 * Replica scarves! Cuddly Daleks! Giant waps! a celebration of fan creativity.


 * Arthur "Dies Daily" Darville
 * This '70s style comic strip must have fallen backwards in time from 2010 somehow ...


 * Marathon Man
 * Fanboy funnyman Toby Hadoke shares what he learnt from re-watching the entire series.


 * The IDW Comic
 * Matt Smith's Doctor is coming to the US comic in January. We talk to writer Tony Lee.


 * 20 Things we learned ...
 * Useful life lessons gained from series five.


 * Series Six Snaps
 * Paparazzi shots from location filming for the episode written by Mark Gatiss.


 * Who's Snogged Who?
 * A helpful diagram tracking who's locked lips (and More ...) in Doctor Who and Torchwood.


 * Episode Guide (Series 5)
 * Prepare for geek overload in the form of our mind-boggling detailed analyses of every episode of series five. Within these critical assessments you'll find love, praise and trivia intermingled with nitpicking, blooper-spotting and rather a lot of carping about Amy's rudimentary social skills. As if we can talk!

Additional details

 * SFX magazine (a regular monthly title in the UK), regularly produced special seasonal issues mainly focussing on a specific theme.
 * This Collection looks at the series including an episode guide to the Eleventh Doctors first series and was priced £7.99 (UK).
 * Writers included; Jason Arnopp, Stephen Baxter, Rhian Drinkwater, Dave Golder, Toby Hadoke, Graham Kibble-White, Paul Kirkly, Russell Lewin, Richard Molesworth, Michael Moorcock, Steve O’Brien, Neil Perryman, Terry Pratchett, Eddie Robson, Will Salmon, Nick Setchfield and John Williams.
 * Cover photography was by Adrian Rogers.
 * Unlike Doctor Who Magazine or Doctor Who Adventures, SFX is “100% unofficial and independent”.
 * A number of ‘extras’ were also included in this slip-cased issue including;
 * Two 5cm pin badges
 * Blue bow tie
 * Giant poster featuring classic series cyberman on one side and Dalek on the other.
 * 56 minute Tom Baker Sampler CD (see below)

= Free Tom Baker Sampler CD = 1 Extract from The Stuff of Nightmares, part one of Doctor Who:Hornets' Nest
 * Written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Richard Franklin

2 Extract from The Dead Shoes, part two of Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest
 * written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Christian Rodska

3 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Giant Robot
 * A novelisation by Terrance Dicks

4 Clip from Good Morning Sou’West, featuring Tom Baker and Philip Hinchcliffe
 * Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 30/9/1974 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 1

5 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Brain of Morbius
 * A novelisation by Terrance Dicks

6 Clip from Woman’s Hour, featuring Sue MacGregor and Tom Baker
 * Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 26/1/1977. Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2

7 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Pyramids of Mars
 * A novelisation by Terrance Dicks

8 Clip from Pete Murray’s Open House
 * Featuring Pete Murray, Tom Baker and Mary Tamm. Originaly broadcast on Radio Two on 29/8/1978

9 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Creature From The Pit
 * A novelisation by David Fisher

10 Clip from Pebble Mill At One
 * Featuring Donny McLeod, Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. Originally broadcast on BBC One in May 1977

11 Extract from Doctor Who and The Pescatons, written by Victor Pemberton
 * Featuring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen

12 Clip from Today
 * Featuring James Naufghtie, Douglas Adams and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 13/11/1999 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 1

13 Extract from Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, written by Terry Nation
 * Featuring Tom Baker, Michael Wisher and Peter Miles

14 Clip from Dead Ringers
 * Featuring Jon Culshaw and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 27/4/2001 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2.

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