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{{Infobox_Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|name  = Doctor Who DVD Files
|image = DWDVDF50.jpg
|image=DWDVDF50.jpg
|issue number  = 50
|issue number  = 50
|cover date    = December 2010
|cover date    = [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|format        = 20 detachable-paged partwork
|format        = 20 detachable-paged partwork
|editor        = [[Claire Lister]]
|editor        = [[Claire Lister]]
|publisher      = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]
|publisher      = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]
|previous issue = [[DWDVDF 49|49]]
|dvd = Mawdryn Undead (TV story)
|next issue    = [[DWDVDF 51|51]]
}}
}}
The ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]'' –“The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia” in fortnightly issues.
The '''fiftieth issue of the ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]''''' - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: The Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[The Doctor (DWDVDF feature)|The Doctor]]
: Part 50 Earth in Peril The Doctor faces his old enemy once again
: Part 50 Earth in Peril The Doctor faces his old enemy once again...


* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Allies|Allies]]
* [[Allies (DWDVDF feature)|Allies]]
: [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] & [[Polly Wright|Polly]] meet the first companions to see the Doctor regenerate.
: [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] & [[Polly Wright|Polly]] meet the first companions to see the Doctor regenerate.
: [[Moon|Doctor Moon]] Was everything as it seemed with the sinister physician?
: [[Moon|Doctor Moon]] Was everything as it seemed with the sinister physician?


* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Enemies|Enemies]]
* [[Enemies (DWDVDF feature)|Enemies]]
: [[Cobb]] Find out about the man who tried to kill the Tenth Doctor.
: [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]] Find out about the man who tried to kill the Tenth Doctor.
: [[Helen A]] The sugary-sweet villain who tried to ban sadness.
: [[Helen A]] The sugary-sweet villain who tried to ban sadness.
: [[Meglos]] Introducing the spiky-faced monster who faced the Fourth Doctor.
: [[Meglos]] Introducing the spiky-faced monster who faced the Fourth Doctor.


* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Behind The Scenes|Behind the Scenes]]
* [[Behind the Scenes (DWDVDF feature)|Behind the Scenes]]
: Friend or Foe? Read our exclusive interview with [[Mark Strickson]].
: Friend or Foe? Read our exclusive interview with [[Mark Strickson]].


* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Technology|Technology]]
* [[Technology (DWDVDF feature)|Technology]]
: [[Time Station]] Take a look inside this vast piece of Time Lord technology
: [[Time Station]] Take a look inside this vast piece of Time Lord technology...
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]]
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]]
: [[Mawdryn Undead]] Can you make sense of this timey-wimey adventure?
: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' Can you make sense of this timey-wimey adventure?


== DVD release (with cover blurb) ==
== DVD release (with cover blurb) ==
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: Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.
: Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.


* [[Mawdryn Undead]]
* ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''
:'''"Life without end or form. Changing, changing "'''
:"Life without end or form. Changing, changing..."
:: [[Mawdryn]] and his fellow mutants are cursed. Long ago they stole technology from the [[Time Lord]]s that allowed them to regenerate their bodies every time they died. Now they are trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, doomed to fly through the wastes of space until a cure can be found for their condition. But Mawdryn thinks he may have found salvation when the TARDIS appears Will the Doctor give up his own powers of regeneration to save the mutants? Who is [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and what has he got to do with the [[Black Guardian]]? And why are there two [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadiers]] on Mawdryn’s ship?
:: [[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn]] and his fellow mutants are cursed. Long ago they stole technology from the [[Time Lord]]s that allowed them to regenerate their bodies every time they died. Now they are trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, doomed to fly through the wastes of space until a cure can be found for their condition. But Mawdryn thinks he may have found salvation when the TARDIS appears... Will the Doctor give up his own powers of regeneration to save the mutants? Who is [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and what has he got to do with the [[Black Guardian]]? And why are there two [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadiers]] on Mawdryn's ship?


== Notable Information ==
== Notable information ==
* The rifles used by the humans and the [[Hath]] were actually powered by gas canisters which ignited to create their muzzle-shot.
* The rifles used by the humans and the [[Hath]] were actually powered by gas canisters which ignited to create their muzzle-shot.
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]] (the second Doctor’s companion)’s surname is never given on screen.
* [[Polly Wright|Polly]] (the second Doctor's companion)'s surname is never given on screen.
* Actor [[Mark Strickson]] was twenty-two or twenty-three when he was cast as sixteen-year-old schoolboy [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]
* Actor [[Mark Strickson]] was twenty-two or twenty-three when he was cast as sixteen-year-old schoolboy [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]].
* A waxwork of [[Tom Baker]] as prickly-faced [[Meglos]] was exhibited in [[Madame Tussauds]]!.
* A waxwork of [[Tom Baker]] as prickly-faced [[Meglos]] was exhibited in [[Madame Tussauds]]!.
* [[Mawdryn Undead]] replaced a story called [[The Song of Megaptera|The Song of the Space Whale]]about a group of people trapped in a massive monster in space.
* ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' replaced a story called ''[[The Song of Megaptera|The Song of the Space Whale]]'' about a group of people trapped in a massive monster in space.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
* '''Project Manager:''' [[Ben Robinson]]
* Project Manager: [[Ben Robinson]]
* '''Group Editor:''' [[Claire Lister]]
* Group Editor: [[Claire Lister]]
* '''Art Editor:''' [[James King]]
* Art Editor: [[James King]]
* '''Designer:''' [[Carly Giles]]
* Designer: [[Carly Giles]]
* '''Writer/Sub-Editor:''' [[Neil Corry]], [[Kieran Grant]]
* Writer/Sub-Editor: [[Neil Corry]], [[Kieran Grant]]
* '''Sub-Editor:''' [[Poppy Kemp]]
* Sub-Editor: [[Poppy Kemp]]
* '''Contributing Writers:''' [[Simon Guerrier]], [[Jason Loborik]], [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and [[Oli Smith]].
* Contributing Writers: [[Simon Guerrier]], [[Jason Loborik]], [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and [[Oli Smith]].
* '''Illustrators:''' [[Peter McKinstry]]
* Illustrators: [[Peter McKinstry]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.dwfiles.com Doctor Who DVD Files official website, with magazine and DVD details as well as interactive content]
* [http://www.dwfiles.com Doctor Who DVD Files official website, with magazine and DVD details as well as interactive content]
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The fiftieth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 1 December 2010.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Part 50 Earth in Peril The Doctor faces his old enemy once again...
Ben & Polly meet the first companions to see the Doctor regenerate.
Doctor Moon Was everything as it seemed with the sinister physician?
Cobb Find out about the man who tried to kill the Tenth Doctor.
Helen A The sugary-sweet villain who tried to ban sadness.
Meglos Introducing the spiky-faced monster who faced the Fourth Doctor.
Friend or Foe? Read our exclusive interview with Mark Strickson.
Time Station Take a look inside this vast piece of Time Lord technology...
Mawdryn Undead Can you make sense of this timey-wimey adventure?

DVD release (with cover blurb)[[edit] | [edit source]]

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.
"Life without end or form. Changing, changing..."
Mawdryn and his fellow mutants are cursed. Long ago they stole technology from the Time Lords that allowed them to regenerate their bodies every time they died. Now they are trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, doomed to fly through the wastes of space until a cure can be found for their condition. But Mawdryn thinks he may have found salvation when the TARDIS appears... Will the Doctor give up his own powers of regeneration to save the mutants? Who is Turlough and what has he got to do with the Black Guardian? And why are there two Brigadiers on Mawdryn's ship?

Notable information[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The rifles used by the humans and the Hath were actually powered by gas canisters which ignited to create their muzzle-shot.
  • Polly (the second Doctor's companion)'s surname is never given on screen.
  • Actor Mark Strickson was twenty-two or twenty-three when he was cast as sixteen-year-old schoolboy Turlough.
  • A waxwork of Tom Baker as prickly-faced Meglos was exhibited in Madame Tussauds!.
  • Mawdryn Undead replaced a story called The Song of the Space Whale about a group of people trapped in a massive monster in space.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]