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== 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. | ||
* [[ | * [[The Doctor (DWDVDF feature)|The Doctor]] | ||
: Part 54 Lonely Wanderer Read about the Tenth Doctor's solo adventures... | : Part 54 Lonely Wanderer Read about the Tenth Doctor's solo adventures... | ||
* [[ | * [[Allies (DWDVDF feature)|Allies]] | ||
: [[Vincent Van Gogh]] Find out more about the life of this great artist. | : [[Vincent Van Gogh]] Find out more about the life of this great artist. | ||
* [[ | * [[Enemies (DWDVDF feature)|Enemies]] | ||
: [[Reaper]]s Duck! The winged creatures from the Vortex are coming! | : [[Reaper]]s Duck! The winged creatures from the Vortex are coming! | ||
: [[Stike|Major Stike]] Meet the [[Sontaran]] who tried to travel in time... | : [[Stike|Major Stike]] Meet the [[Sontaran]] who tried to travel in time... | ||
* [[ | * [[Behind the Scenes (DWDVDF feature)|Behind the Scenes]] | ||
: Part 54 Wild Thing! Ex-companion [[Louise Jameson]] | : Part 54 Wild Thing! Ex-companion [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Technology (DWDVDF feature)|Technology]] | ||
: [[Voc Robot]] Look inside one of the robots that manned Storm Mine 4 | : [[Voc Robot]] Look inside one of the robots that manned [[Storm Mine 4]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Episode Guide (DWDVDF feature)|DVD Episode Guide]] | ||
: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' The [[Fourth Doctor]] is accused of murder! | |||
* [[Alien Worlds (DWDVDF feature)|Alien Worlds]] | |||
: [[Segonax]] Visit the planet that was home to the famed [[Psychic Circus]] | : [[Segonax]] Visit the planet that was home to the famed [[Psychic Circus]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Who on Earth (DWDVDF feature)|Who on Earth]] | ||
: Great Encounters Find out which ancient heroes the Doctor has met... | : Great Encounters Find out which ancient heroes the Doctor has met... | ||
== DVD release (with cover blurb) == | == DVD release (with cover blurb) == | ||
: Each issue came with a DVD release. | : 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. | : Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions. | ||
* ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' | * ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
:"Robots cannot kill!" | :"Robots cannot kill!" | ||
:: Everybody knows that robots are prevented by their prime directive from harming any humans. So when a murderer strikes aboard Storm Mine 4, an isolated sandminer crawling its way across a desert planet, it doesn't occur to a single member of the crew that one of their robots might be a killer. Only the Doctor and Leela suspect the truth: the robots are rising up to slay their human masters, and a terrifying revolution is about to begin. As the pair uncover a conspiracy of secrets and lies they realise it may already be too late to stop the robots of death... | :: Everybody knows that robots are prevented by their prime directive from harming any humans. So when a murderer strikes aboard Storm Mine 4, an isolated sandminer crawling its way across a desert planet, it doesn't occur to a single member of the crew that one of their robots might be a killer. Only the Doctor and Leela suspect the truth: the robots are rising up to slay their human masters, and a terrifying revolution is about to begin. As the pair uncover a conspiracy of secrets and lies they realise it may already be too late to stop the robots of death... | ||
== Notable information == | == Notable information == | ||
* A reference to [[Grimwade's Syndrome]] (a fear of robots) in the story ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' is an in-joke reference to the story's production manager [[Peter Grimwade]]. | * A reference to [[Grimwade's Syndrome]] (a fear of robots) in the story ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' is an in-joke reference to the story's production manager [[Peter Grimwade]]. | ||
* ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' includes the literary reference, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." (from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'') and is also an [[Agatha Christie]] novel title, ''By the Pricking of My Thumbs''. | * ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' includes the literary reference, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." (from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'') and is also an [[Agatha Christie]] novel title, ''By the Pricking of My Thumbs''. | ||
* The [[Reaper]]s are never named on-screen, only in the script to the episode. They were originally designed to have a more human appearance. | * The [[Reaper]]s are never named on-screen, only in the script to the episode. They were originally designed to have a more human appearance. | ||
* The actor who played [[Stike]], [[Clinton Greyn]], also appeared as [[Ivo]] in the Fourth Doctor adventure ''[[State of Decay]]''. | * The actor who played [[Stike]], [[Clinton Greyn]], also appeared as [[Ivo]] in the Fourth Doctor adventure ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''. | ||
* ''The Church at Auver's'' was a real painting by [[Vincent Van Gogh]] (minus the [[Krafayis]]). | * ''The Church at Auver's'' was a real painting by [[Vincent Van Gogh]] (minus the [[Krafayis]]). | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 9 March 2023
The fifty-fourth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 26 January 2011.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
- Part 54 Lonely Wanderer Read about the Tenth Doctor's solo adventures...
- Vincent Van Gogh Find out more about the life of this great artist.
- Reapers Duck! The winged creatures from the Vortex are coming!
- Major Stike Meet the Sontaran who tried to travel in time...
- Part 54 Wild Thing! Ex-companion Louise Jameson
- Voc Robot Look inside one of the robots that manned Storm Mine 4
- The Robots of Death The Fourth Doctor is accused of murder!
- Segonax Visit the planet that was home to the famed Psychic Circus
- Great Encounters Find out which ancient heroes the Doctor has met...
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.
- "Robots cannot kill!"
- Everybody knows that robots are prevented by their prime directive from harming any humans. So when a murderer strikes aboard Storm Mine 4, an isolated sandminer crawling its way across a desert planet, it doesn't occur to a single member of the crew that one of their robots might be a killer. Only the Doctor and Leela suspect the truth: the robots are rising up to slay their human masters, and a terrifying revolution is about to begin. As the pair uncover a conspiracy of secrets and lies they realise it may already be too late to stop the robots of death...
Notable information[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A reference to Grimwade's Syndrome (a fear of robots) in the story The Robots of Death is an in-joke reference to the story's production manager Peter Grimwade.
- The Robots of Death includes the literary reference, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." (from William Shakespeare's Macbeth) and is also an Agatha Christie novel title, By the Pricking of My Thumbs.
- The Reapers are never named on-screen, only in the script to the episode. They were originally designed to have a more human appearance.
- The actor who played Stike, Clinton Greyn, also appeared as Ivo in the Fourth Doctor adventure State of Decay.
- The Church at Auver's was a real painting by Vincent Van Gogh (minus the Krafayis).
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Project Manager: Ben Robinson
- Group Editor: Claire Lister
- Art Editor: James King
- Designer: Carly Giles,
- Writer/Sub-Editor: Neil Corry, Kieran Grant
- Editorial Assistant: Poppy Kemp
- Contributing Writers: Gary Gillatt, Peter Griffiths, Jason Loborik and Oli Smith.
- Illustrators: Peter McKinstry
