DWDVDF 131

The one hundred thirty-first issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 8 January 2014.

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


 * Allies
 * Professor Peach
 * The first victim of the Vespiform was on to something ...
 * Buzzer
 * Could Buzzer be trusted? Or was he a devious Ganger?
 * Amy Pond: Top 10 Moments
 * Relive the highs and lows of Amy's extraordinary adventures


 * Enemies
 * Admiral de Coligny
 * This French officer was involved in the massacre of 1572
 * Val Cane
 * The humans on the Crusader 50 had it in for the Doctor ...


 * Behind the Scenes
 * Freema Agyeman
 * A profile of the actor who played Martha Jones


 * Technology
 * Bowie Base One: Life on Mars
 * Take a look inside the first human outpost on the Red Planet


 * Flashback
 * Living Doll!
 * What horrors lurk inside George's cupboard?


 * DVD Episode Guide
 * Terror of the Vervoids
 * The Sixth Doctor presents the case for his defence.

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.


 * Terror of the Vervoids
 * "I am being manipulated, but the only way to discover why, and by whom, is to press on ... "
 * The Doctor's trial continues, and this time it's his turn to present evidence. He selects an adventure from his future, in which he and a companion he hasn't met yet become embroiled in a murder mystery aboard the luxury starliner Hyperion Three. What dark secret is contained in the ship's cargo hold? Can the passengers aboard be trusted? And will the Doctor really resort to genocide to ensure the defeat of the Vervoids?

Notable information

 * Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express was written in 1934 some seven years after Donna Noble had prematurely mentioned it to the author herself. A copy of the book was seen being read by Professor Lasky aboard the Hyperion Three in 2986.
 * The board game Cluedo, based around a murder mystery, was first released in 1949 by a company called Waddingtons.
 * The actress Freema Agyeman, who played travelling companion Martha Jones, was born on 20th March 1979.
 * The Huguenot's or Protestants, spoke out against Catholic attacks and incurred the wrath of Catherine de Medici, France's Catholic Queen Mother in 1572 the result was a Massacre on St Bartholomew's Eve.
 * A spooky nursery rhyme heard at the end of Night Terrors hinted at the death of the Eleventh Doctor. It was written by Mark Gatiss on Steven Moffat's request.
 * Bowie Base One was destroyed in a nuclear explosion on 21st November 2059.
 * Let's Kill Hitler was Steven Moffat's 20th Doctor Who episode.

Credits

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